山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（三十三）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFamouscentenarians(百岁老人)stillactiveinarts,scienceareinnomoodtoretire."Thosewhostandstill,die,"isoneofOliveira'sfavoritephrases.Heknowsfromexperiencewhatitmeans,asthePortuguesefilmdirectorhasreachedtheageof102andisstillactiveinhisprofession.Everyyear,Oliveirashootsafilmandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextproject."Youhavetowork,work,workinordertoforgetthatdeathisnotfaraway,"hesaid.Whenaskedabouthisage,Oliveirasaidwithsomehumility:"It'sdowntomothernature.Itgavetomewhatittookfromothers."Beingbothmentallyandphysicallyfitinoldageispartlyamatterofluck,butitalsohassomethingtodowithcharacter.Noteverywhite-hairedpersoniswiseandsocialskills,opennessandtheabilitytotrainthebrainareessentialforseniorcitizens.AlongwiththearchitectOscarNiemeyer(103),NobellaureateMontalcini(101)anddirectorKurtMaetzig(100),Oliveiraisoneofthosepeopleofwhomitwouldbeverywrongtothinkasmembersofalistlesselderlygeneration.AnothermasterinhisprofessionisthearchitectOscarNiemeyer.The103-year-oldBrazilianisbestknownforhisfuturistic-looking（未来派的）buildingsinBrasilia,buthealsospeaksoutonbehalfofthepoor."Theroleofthearchitectistostruggleforabetterworldwherewecandevelopaformofarchitecturethatserveseveryoneandnotjustaprivilegedfew,"saidNiemeyerrecently.HespendsalmosteverydayworkinginhisofficeinCopacabana,andevenwhenhefallsillhekeepsworkingonideas:Afteragallbladder(胆囊)operationhecomposedasambatune(桑巴舞曲)intheclinic.Anothermanwhocouldsingasongaboutageis107-year-oldHeesters.TheDutch-bornoperasingerspentmostofhislifeperforminginGermany,wherehestillworks.RecentlyHeesterssaid:"Iwanttobeatleast108-years-old."Healsoplanstokeepperforming."ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?"Heestershasnotgivenuptryingtoaddtohistallyofawardsandislookingfora"goodstagerole".ItalianscientistRitaLevi-Montalcini,whois101-year-oldandisstillactiveinmedicalscience,hasdescribedtheforcethatkeepsdrivingheron:"Progressiscreatedthroughimperfection."In1986sheandherlabcolleaguewereawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinefortheirworkonnervegrowthfactor.She'sconvincedthathumansgrowonchallenges.Withsomanybrilliantexamplesgiven,wecanseeclearlythatageisnobarriertosomehighachievers.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecansee______.A.beingactiveat102isachievableforeverybodyB.Oliveiraoweshislonglifetohismother’shelp用心爱心专心1C.beingfitinoldageisamatterofluckandcharacterD.socialskillsandwisdomaredifficultforthesenior2.Howmanycentenariansarementionedinthispassage?A.4B.5C.6D.73.Bysaying"ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?",Heestersshowsushe________.A.wantstositorlieincomfortB.iswaitingforpeopletopickhimupC.iswillingtoworktillhediesD.preferstogiveperformanceathome4.Inthepassagesomanyexamplesweregiventoshow________.A.oldageisabigproblemifyouwanttosucceedB.asaseniorcitizen,youhavetobeopen-mindedandoptimisticC.olepeopleshouldneverthinkofthemselvesasoldD.oldagecannotpreventagreatpersonfromachievingalot5.Inthewriter’sopinion,thearchitectOscarNiemeyerisnot________.A.sympathyB.pessimisticC.positiveD.diligentBAboutfiveyearsago,anAmericanelectricalengineernamedScottBrusawandhiswifeJuliecameupwiththeideaofputtingsolarpanels(控制板)onthegroundratherthantheroof.ThentheybegantodeveloptheSolarRoadway.TheSolarRoadwayisanint...
