六级阅读练习:年龄与智慧-姜真的是老的辣吗?
<p> 本篇阅读材料选自《经济学人》(原文标题：<span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>: <span word="Older">Older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span>? 2012.4.7)</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wizened">wizened</span> <span word="Zen">Zen</span>-<span word="master">master</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="benevolently">benevolently</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="antics">antics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="grasshoppers">grasshoppers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="affectation">affectation</span>, <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wizened">wizened</span> <span word="masterhood">masterhood</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Igor">Igor</span> <span word="Grossmann">Grossmann</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quantify">quantify</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Grossmann">Grossmann</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asiathe">Asiathe</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wizened">wizened</span> <span word="Zen">Zen</span>-<span word="masterand">masterand</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grasshoppers">grasshoppers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="equals">equals</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>.</p><p> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 刻板印象;老套</p><p> <span word="benevolent">benevolent</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 仁慈的;亲切的;仁爱的</p><p> <span word="quantify">quantify</span> <span word="v">v</span>. 量化;为定量</p><p> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Grossmanns">Grossmanns</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Psychological">Psychological</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>, <span word="recruited">recruited</span> 186 <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> 225 <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="Participants">Participants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="articles">articles</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="columns">columns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>: <span word="siblings">siblings</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>? <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transcribed">transcribed</span>.</p>
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