Somethingstrangehasbeenhappeningtomelately:Womeninthest...

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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 (美发厅) 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.事实细节题.根据第四段最后一句找到*,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,头发变灰白接受年龄比节省时间和金钱带来的感受更重要.说明花在这上面的时间和金钱是不值得的.故选 D. 2.事实细节题.根据倒数第二段e's nothing shameful about growing older. And pretending it's not happening is a way of giving up our power.可知,当我们老的时候,我们要接受并积极的回应.故选C. 3.主旨大意题.全篇通过不再染发阐述对于变老的思考和态度,在文章五六七段都提到了自己坦然面对白发,面对年龄的感慨,故选 B. 4.主旨大意题.文章全文脉络是由染发提出问题,有反思有感慨,最后得出坦然变老的态度.通过最后一段第一句 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:不是获得,虽然文中最后有 gaining 这个词,但是更多的要面对要珍惜,是提醒.故选 D.

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