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(1)F.推理判断题。根据前句According to a recent survey,most think nostalgia(怀旧)just isn't what it used to be表示"根据最近的一项调查,大多数人认为怀旧和以前不一样了",以及后句The Internet,cheap foreign travel,cars,healthcare and television are among developments that make life better today,although they do say PPI telemarketing calls,junk mails and bad manners make them cross表示"互联网、廉价的外国旅行、汽车、医疗保健和电视是当今生活改善的发展之一,尽管他们确实说PPI电话营销电话、垃圾邮件和不礼貌会让他们很困扰",可知表示"这主要是因为科技、医疗等方面的进步"的选项F可以起到承上启下的作用,故选F.
(2)E.推理判断题。根据前句Grandparents don't seem to want to turnback time表示"祖父母似乎不想让时间倒流";以及后句They also show the opinion older people think everything used to be better isn't true表示"他们还表明,老年人认为过去一切都好的观点是不正确的",可知表示"几乎六成的人说他们的生活质量比他们的父母好"的选项E可以起到承上启下的作用,故选E.
(3)D.细节理解题。根据前句Retirement may have come with a little anxiety in the past.Nowadays,however,it's rightfully something to look forward to表示"在过去,退休可能伴随着一点焦虑。然而,如今,这是值得期待的",可知表示"主要原因是科技使他们的生活更舒适"的选项D符合前后的语境,look forward to和their life more comfortable是关联词,故选D.
(4)A.主旨判断题。根据后句A third of those polled say films are of a higher standard now.Slightly less than a third think they are worse now表示"三分之一的受访者表示,现在电影的标准更高了。不到三分之一的人认为现在情况更糟",可知表示"对电影的看法大相径庭"的选项A本段的主题,films是原词复现,故选A.
(5)G.细节理解题。根据后句A third on the list gave the word "optimistic"表示"名单上的第三名是乐观一词",可知表示"当被要求用词来描述今天的生活时,他们选择了:有压力的和自私的"的选项G符合前后的语境,"optimistic"和 "stressful" and "selfish"是关联词,故选G.