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二十三、广州外语外贸大学1985年硕士研究生考试综合试题

I. Read through the following passage and then fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word from the list following the passage (30%)

The war against ageing is being fought today on a broad front. Psychologists and sociologists, for instance, are studying the (1)……...of culture on the physical well-being of an

(2) …… person. In Hanzl (Kashmir), Vilcabamba (Ecuador), and Abkasis (Russia), in all

(3) …… where longevity seems to run in whole (4) .…….., the aged are esteemed and almost

(5) ......... for their years, which are (6) .…….. to bring them wisdom. But in a youth-loving

(7) …….., like the American, the old seem somehow (8) …....... the outsiders of our society.

Part of the (9) ……… is that our perception of old age is fogged by a (10) .……. of myths. "Most of our ideas about old (11) ......…… are really grotesque stereotypes forced (12)......... them by this society," says Dr. Margaret Clark, an anthropologist who has studied ageing in

(13) ......….. cultures. "People believe them and (14).......….they become self-fulfilling

(15)......... Anthropological evidence shows us it needn't be go – in many parts of the world, old people (16) ………very effectively in very active (17)……….”One of the most popular stereotypes Dr. Clark (18) ........…. is the idea of inevitable (19)… ......... deterioration in the age. For years it was regarded (20) ….........almost axiomatic that a person's I. Q. tended to rise through (21)…...... and adolescence reached a plateau in the 30s and then, after 40, began a slow, (22) …..….. decline. New evidence, however, (23) .......….. this. Intelligence is an umbrella, (24). ....... ...that covers different kinds of abilities--in some areas such as information storage, many people even (25) ......... actual improvement with age. Happiness in older people in our society (26)………..on what kind of adjustment the older person can (27) …......... to the assortment of (28) .....….. and stereotypes all around him. Some older people

(29).......….. submit to being an "old man" or "old woman"; others (30) ………. stubbornly against it. Several American organizations have been established in recent years to combat the stereotypes of old age.

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People on populations communities

Effect older believed fight

Passively pension situation term

Dismal make myths many

Prqhecies disputes youth as

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Mental suffers since at

Alien roles problem much

II. Each question in this part consists of a sentence in which one word or phrase has been

underlined. Four words or phrases, marked a, b, c, and d, are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose the ONE word or phrase which could be substituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentence. (30%) a. familiar b. peculiar

c. handsome d. funny a. forest b. barn

c. valley d. building

33. A goodhunter, like a good football coach, must keep young dogs working with the a. guide b. trainer

c. feed d. animal doctor a. horses b. dogs