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  3. It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form which actually humiliates them. Their friends, with good wi

It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form which actually humiliates them. Their friends, with good wi

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问题     It is curious how often sympathy for the old and infirm takes a form which actually humiliates them. Their friends, with good will, sometimes lean forward to rearrange their neckwear, touching their hair or patting their faces-things they would never presume to do, unasked, to one of their contemporaries. An equally humiliating habit is to talk about old people in front of them as if they were not there, discussing their health.
    It is now universally accepted that children should be encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves in order to develop their brains and muscles, but so few people today seem to have time to allow the elderly the same means of keeping their minds and muscles active. They perform innumerable services for the old that they would be much better left to do, even with a struggle, for themselves.
    Convenient flats, "motherly" visitors, or organized entertainments cannot make up for the fundamental need which must be satisfied--the need to retain to the end of life human dignity and the respect of one’s fellows.
If the old are left to do as much as they can for themselves, ______.
选项 A、they may keep human dignity and enjoy the respect of the fellows
B、they won’t feel hurt or humiliated
C、they will be able to develop their brains and muscles
D、they will be able to keep their minds and muscles active
答案D
解析 本题依据在第二段首句，关键词语是“…the same means of keeping their minds and muscles active”，意思是“老年人跟孩子一样需要自己多做些事情来保持头脑和肌肉的活力”。
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