問題詳情：
Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me I’m brave.
My act of courage isn’t much - I just stopped coloring my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing(染) it. It was expensive and time-consuming. And my hair grows fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon (美髮廳) every 5 weeks.
Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their youth for as long as possible, giving off the impression that they don’t have much wisdom or many accomplishments. But our hair starts to turn gray and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover.
Of course, people should do what they want with their own body - my mother is 91 and still has “blond” hair, and why not? I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.
I like my natural hair, just as it is. I like how it has got curly and full again. It is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed attitude in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity. It reminds me that I’m not a kid anymore - and this isn’t a bad thing. Not being a kid anymore means I read the books I want, and not the books I feel I should read. It means not wasting my time at events I don’t need to attend when I’d rather be with my family and friends.
When I see my hair in the mirror, it’s a reminder that my time is limited, and I should spend it doing what matters. There’s nothing shameful about growing older. And pretending it’s not happening is a way of giving up our power.
I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my “flag” and I’m letting it fly proudly.
does the author feel about coloring hair?
shows people’s great courage. is a good way to hold onto youth.
shows wisdom and accomplishments. is not worth the time and money spent on it.
should we do when we grow old according to the author?
up our power. end to be still young.
pt it and act positively. as many books as possible.
is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?
explain why youth is valued.
share her opinion on growing older.
stress the importance of different attitudes.
analyze the advantages and disadvantages of aging.
h can be the best title for the passage?
ing Onto Youth ng Your Hair
ing Value With Age ing Wisdom Of Age
【回答】
1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D 解析：1.事實細節題.根據第四段最後一句找到*,I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.可以看出坦然做自己就好,頭髮變灰白接受年齡比節省時間和金錢帶來的感受更重要.說明花在這上面的時間和金錢是不值得的.故選 D. 2.事實細節題.根據倒數第二段e's nothing shameful about growing older. And pretending it's not happening is a way of giving up our power.可知,當我們老的時候,我們要接受並積極的迴應.故選C. 3.主旨大意題.全篇透過不再染髮闡述對於變老的思考和態度,在文章五六七段都提到了自己坦然面對白髮,面對年齡的感慨,故選 B. 4.主旨大意題.文章全文脈絡是由染髮提出問題,有反思有感慨,最後得出坦然變老的態度.透過最後一段第一句 I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it.可以看出:不是獲得,雖然文中最後有 gaining 這個詞,但是更多的要面對要珍惜,是提醒.故選 D.
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