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  3. Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and i

Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and i

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问题    Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the ideas of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history.
   The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They don’t like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the young are doing. They are question the assumptions of their elders and disturbing their complacency. Who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilty in their personal lives? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Haven’t the old lost touch with all that is important in life?
   Traditionally, the young have turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed. The old—if they are prepared to admit it—could learn a thing or two from their children. One of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not ’sinful’. It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future.
Which of the following statements is the reason why the old always assume they know best?
选项 A、They are richer than the young.
B、They are happier than the young.
C、They have better memory than the young.
D、They have lived longer than the young.
答案D
解析 题干问的是，老年人为什么会认为他们知道得多并了解得更深刻呢?根据常识以及结合文章的意思可知，老一辈人会有这种想法，无非是认为自己是老人，有经历，走过的路比年轻人吃过的盐还多。再结合文章第二段的段首句“The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer．”在这里，they have been around a bit longer就是D项表达的意思，即：他们认为自己活得长一点，经历多一点。
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