建行筆試題目(3)

1、建行筆試題目（3）英語類Psychiatrists （精神病專家）who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child rearing - older pare nts are more thoughtful, use less physical discipli ne and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and en ergy. Many older pare nts find themselves b

2、alancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and faili ng health aga inst the grow ing dema nds of an active child. Dying and leav ing young childre n is probably the older parents' biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor. often m

3、eans parents, particularly fathers, end up retiringmuch later. For many,retireme nt becomes an un obta in able dream.Henry Metcalf. a 54-year-oldjournalist,knows it takesmoney to raise kids. But he's also worried that his en ergy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athlet

4、ic fifth grader, but he's lear ned that young at heart does n't mea n young. Lately he's bee n tak ing after noon n aps （午睡）daoha ngto keep up his energy. My body is aging, says Metcalf. You can't get away from that.Often, older pare nts hear the tick ing of ano ther kind ofbiologica

5、l clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older pare nts say fears about agi ng are no thi ng to laugh at.They worry they'll be mistake n for gra ndpare nts, or that they'llneed help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school, says Joa nn Galst, a New York psychologist.

6、But at the core of those little fears there is ofte n a much bigger one: that they won't be alive long eno ugh to support and protect their child, she says.Many late-life pare nts, though, say their childre n came atjust the right time. After marryi ng late and un derg oing yearsof fertilily (受孕

7、)treatment,Marilyn Nolen and her husband.Ran dy, had twins. We both wan ted childre n, says Marily n, who was 55 whe n she gave birth. The twins have give n the couple what they desired for years, a sense of family. Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their father

8、s are more invoIved in their lives. 'The dads are older, more mature, says Dr. Silber, and more ready to focus on pare nti ng.1. Why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child reari ng?A) Older pare nts are ofte n better prepared finan cially.B) Older pare nts can take better care of

9、their childre n.C) Olderparentsare usually more experieneed inbringing up their ehildre n.D) Older parents can better balanee their resources aga inst ehildre n's dema nds.2. What does the author mean by saying For many, retireme nt becomes an un obta in able dream (Lines 7-8, Para.1)?A) Theyret

10、ireme nt age.are reluetantto retirewhe ntheyreachtheirB) Theycan'tobtai nthe retireme nt ben efitstheyhavedreamed of.C) Theycan'tget fullpensionuni esstheyworksomeextra years.D) They have to go on work ing bey ond their retireme ntage.3. The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show

11、thatA) older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic childre nB) many people are young in spirit despite their adva need ageC) older pare nts tend to be concerned about their agingbodiesD) taki ng after noonn aps is a good way to mai nta inen ergy4. What's the biggest fear of

12、 older pare nts accord ing toNew York psychologist Joa n Galst?A) Approaching of death. C) Being laughed at by other people.B) Slowi ng dow n of their pace of life. D) Bei ng mistake n for gran dpare nts.5. What do we lear n about Marily n and Randy Nole n?A) They thought they were an example of suc

13、cessfulfertility treatme nt.B) Not until they reached hav ing childre n.middleage didthey think ofC) Not untiltheyhadthetwinsdid theyfeelthey hadformed a family.D) They believedthatchildre nborn ofolderpare ntswould be smarter.6. B Older pare nts can take better care of their childre n.7. D They hav

14、e to go on worki ng bey ond their retireme nt age.8. C older parents tend to be concerned about theiraging bodies9. A Approachi ng of death.10. C Not un til they had the twi ns did they feel they had formed a family.VocabularyCon sumers are being con fused and misled by the hodge?podge of environmen

15、tal claims made by household products, according to a green labeling study published by Con sumers Intern atio nal Friday.Among the report s more outrageous findings a Germa n fertilizer described itself as earthworm frien dly a brand of flour said it was non? polluti ng and a British toilet 被過濾clai

16、medto be en vir onmen tally frien dlier .The study was written and researched by Britain sNati onal Con sumer Coun cil (NCC) for lobby group Con sumerIntern ati on al.It was fun ded by the Germa n and Dutchgover nments and the Europea n Commissi on.While many good and useful claims are being made, i

17、t isclear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequatelyin formedabout the en vir onmen talimpact ofproducts they buy, said Con sumers Intern ati onal director Anna Fielder.The 10?co untrystudy surveyed product packag inginBrita in. Western Europe, Scandin avia and the Un ited States.

18、 Itfound that products sold in Germa ny and the Un ited Kin gdommade the most en vir onmen tal claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as deterge nt in sect sprays and by some garde n products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the InternationalStandards Organization(ISO) in September,1999.Many products had specially?designed labels to make them seem en vir onmen tally frien dly, but in fact many of these symbols mean no thi ng. said report resear