英语专业四级考试指南 test 3

　　Old Age
Many people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of increased illness and loneliness.In fact, people do not suddenly change when they reach the age of 60 or 65.Consequently,We should not expect more mental illness among the 60 to 70 age group than among the 50 to 60.Furthermore,although more parentsand their married children live in separate¹ households than ever before,this is usually by choice. It is not because children now tend to neglect² their parents when they become old.
It is also wrong to believe that old age seriously affects a person’s mental abilities.There is clear proof³ that people who were eager to learn and who welcomed new experiences in their middle age,continue to do so in old age. It is true that older people tend to take longer to learn something new than young people.Nevertheless,if they are given sufficient⁴ time,they learn as well as young people do.

1 separate   

n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居

参考例句：

• Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。

2 neglect   

vt.忽视，忽略；疏忽，玩忽；n.疏忽，玩忽

参考例句：

• Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.你离开时别忘了锁门。
• Today's housing problems are the product of years of neglect.今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。

3 proof   

adj.防...的，耐...的，能防护；n.校样，证据，证明；vt.检验，给...做防护措施

参考例句：

• He is living proof of the wonders of modern medicine.他是当代医学奇迹的活证明。
• The proof was fished up from some old papers.校样在旧文件中被找到了。

4 sufficient   

adj.enough充足的，充分的

参考例句：

• His income is sufficient for his needs.他的收入能满足他的需要。
• Have you had sufficient?你吃饱了没有？