Question

【題目】 Our peers(同輩)usually have a great influence on our lives. However, when it comes to learning valuable lessons about life, we learn much more from older people than our peers.

Unlike our peers, older people have a better understanding of life. 【1】 So we can learn more from their seasoned knowledge. Many of my friends spend little time on their lessons and they just use their time to have fun. However, my uncle has taught me that if I focus on studying instead of playing all the time, my life will be more fulfilling(有成就的)later on. 【2】

Also, older people can point us in the right direction and away from the mistakes they have already made. If we simply follow our peers, we will often run into similar problems. 【3】 My brother tried out for the football team last year and did not make it. Many of his peers told him to give up on the sport forever. But my father helped him realize that giving up was not the answer. Then my brother practiced harder. 【4】 In the end, older people can help us make the right decisions when we are in difficulties.

【5】 Older people have more life experience, and they can give us excellent advice.

A.However, we can avoid them if we listen to and learn from our elders.

B.People who are your age are called peers.

C.Without his advice, I would not realize the importance of a good education.

D.In short, we learn more from older people than our peers.

E.That's because they have already been through it.

F.It's human nature to learn from other people in your age group.

G.This year, not only did he make the team, but he was also the captain.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】A

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。本文通過一些實例，說明了我們從老年人身上學(xué)到的東西比同齡人更多這個道理。

【1】

上文Unlike our peers, older people have a better understanding of life.(不像我們的同齡人，老一輩的人對生活有一個更好的理解)與E. That's because they have already been through it.(那是因為他們已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了生活)承接自然，上下文是明顯的因果關(guān)系，選項中的they就是上文的older people，故選E項。

【2】

上文However, my uncle has taught me that if I focus on studying instead of playing all the time, my life will be more fulfilling later on.(然而，我的叔叔教育我如果我關(guān)注學(xué)習(xí)，而不是整日的玩，我以后的生活將更有成就)與C. Without his advice, I would not realize the importance of a good education.(如果沒有他的建議，我就不會意識到一個良好教育的重要性)承接自然，選項中的his advice就是上文提到的“如果我關(guān)注學(xué)習(xí)，而不是玩，以后的生活會更有成就”，故選C項。

【3】

上文If we simply follow our peers, we will often run into similar problems.(如果我們只聽同齡人的，那么我們就會常常犯相似的錯誤)與A. However, we can avoid them if we listen to and learn from our elders.(但是，如果我們從老一輩那里傾聽和學(xué)習(xí)就可以避免它們)承接自然，選項是解決上文提到情況的方法，選項中的them就是上文提到的similar problems，故選A項。

【4】

上文But my father helped him realize that giving up was not the answer. Then my brother practiced harder.(但我的爸爸幫助他意識到放棄不是答案。后來我哥哥更加努力地練習(xí))與G. This year, not only did he make the team, but he was also the captain.(今年，他不僅創(chuàng)建了運動隊，還當(dāng)上了隊長)承接自然，選項是作者的哥哥聽了父親話后努力的結(jié)果，故選G項。

【5】

根據(jù)第一段的However, when it comes to learning valuable lessons about life, we learn much more from older people than our peers.(然而，當(dāng)談到學(xué)習(xí)有價值的人生課程時，比起從同齡人那里，我們從長輩那里學(xué)到的更多)可知用D. In short, we learn more from older people than our peers.(簡言之，比起從同齡人那里，我們從長輩那里學(xué)到的更多)可以起到前后呼應(yīng)的作用，故選D項。