06 阅读四选一训练之热点话题类-2024年中考英语阅读理解提分宝典（原卷版）.pdf

06阅读四选一训练之热点话题类

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Itiscommonlybelievedthatchildrenaretooyoungtofullyappreciate(欣赏)theexperienceandknowledge

oftheirelders,whilemanythinkthatoldpeopledon’tunderstandtheyoung.Butactually(事实上),bothgroups

havealottolearnfromeachother.

JamesSmithrunstheSmith’sCareHomeinmycity.Itismainlyanorganization(机构)forservingtheelderly.

Butnotallofitsvisitorsareoldpeople.Thehomealsoincludesachildcarecenterforpre-schoolkids.Thereisa

playgroundinthecarehome,wheretheelderlycanplaywiththekids.Inthisway,theycanlearnmoreabouteach

other,andrespect(尊重)andunderstandoneanother.

Isupposethisisquiteaninterestingidea.Foronething,weliveinaworldwheretherearemoreandmoreold

people.Theworldisfacingthisproblemanditspopulationages.Itwillbeimportantforyoungpeopletobeableto

understandandcarefortheelderlyinthecomingyears.

Regretfully,myowngrandparentsweren’taroundwhenIwaslittle,astheyhadalreadypassedaway.Inever

gottolearnwhattheworldwaslikethroughtheireyes,orwhatkindsofproblemstheymighthavefacedwhenthey

weremyage.Tome,theirliveswillalwaysbeamystery—hardtounderstandorexplain.

However,IthinkIcanstilllearnfromotherpeopleofoldergenerations(辈).Imightfindsomeoftheirideas

outofdate,andtheymightbelievethatmygeneration’swayofthinkingisstrangeorincorrect.Butwecanstill

learnfromeachotheranyway.

1．WhatisspecialabouttheSmith’sCareHome?

A．Itisonlyachildcarecenteractually.

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BTheelderlylookafterkidscarefullythere.

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CItacceptsboththeelderlyandpre-schoolkids.

2．Inthewriter’sopinion(观点),whatproblemistheworldfacing?

A．Therearemoreandmoreoldpeople.

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BTheworld’spopulationisdroppingrapidly.

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CTheworldisshortofcarehomesforoldpeople.

3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mystery”meaninParagraph4?

A．笑话