答案：
16. What does the author mean when she thinks “There goes my future.” (para. 2)? A. The same is true of her future. B. Her future might be worse.
C. She doesn't have much of a future.
D. She can't tell what her future holds for her.
17. In the author's eyes, why did her friend Rosemary benefit less in the health spa? A. Because she did her mall shopping instead.
B. Because she reverted to her old habit of smoking. C. Because she did physical exercise not suitable for her. D. Because she stayed there for a span of five days.
18. The author's high opinion of the health spa is based on ________. A. her own experience
B. her friend Rosemary's experience C. her mother's experience
D. both Rosemary's and her mother's experiences
19. According to the passage, which of the following can be found in a care home? A. Loads of boutiques. B. Lots of free activities. C. Charming young staff. D. Poor-quality food.
20. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. Rosemary will revisit the health spa and stay there longer for recovery. B. a care home is not as attractive as the health spa
C. the health spa is more to the taste of old ladies than to old men D. the health spa cannot manage itself long term with its lower price
原文：
Questions 16-20
Why bankrupt yourself in a so-called old people's home? Try a health spa - it might actually be cheaper.
Sometimes I see old ladies shuffling along the pavement with their sticks, Zimmer frames for greater support, swollen ankles, backs bent, fingers clutching at the small bag of shopping for one, and I think: “There goes my future.”
But perhaps it need not be like that. Instead of bankrupting oneself or the state with the increasingly high cost of home care or an old people's home, why not try a health spa instead? My friend Rosemary has just returned from a five-day visit to one of these health farms, which she thought might aid her recovery from her heart attack.
It wasn't exactly her cup of tea, she said: a sort of mix between mall shopping and a Saga cruise, “with the same awful whirlpools, people waiting about half-clothed, and loads of boutiques selling odd things.
It would have been more beneficial had she not foolishly tried yoga and lay on the floor trying to breathe. One should not do this after a heart attack.
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Rosemary soon felt clammy and sick, sat on a chair, and then, even more foolishly, raised her arms above her head and nearly flaked out. So she staggered to the smoking room, now hidden away in a distant chalet behind the lawn because despite a tremendous struggle, she hasn't quite managed to give up completely yet.
But the food was fabulous, the grounds were heavenly, and there were hordes of charming young staff, and loads of free activities, not all strenuous. Rosemary was able to do blessed little for five days and she did have a lovely rest - perfect if one is old and fairly helpless.
When my mother was alive, I took her to both Rosemary's health spa and a local care home. It wasn't a nursing home - my mother was able to wash and dress herself and move about - but entertainment and activities were minimal and the food was grim: the customary dried chicken legs and bits of quiche and white bread ham sandwiches for supper.
This wretched place cost exactly the same as the health spa. How can the spa do it for that price and also manage respect for guests, fabulous food and attractive surroundings? We just can't work it out.
解析：
这篇文章的主题是老年人的生活，作者先从Rosemary的个人经历讲起，再提到她的母亲，详细说明当前老年人的一种全新的生活方式。
第十六题，题目“当作者认为“There goes my future.”时，她表示什么？” A. 她的将来和这一样。 B. 她的将来可能更糟。 C. 她并没有太好的将来。
D.她不知道将来会是什么样的。
选A，第二段的冒号提示了答案在“There goes my future.”之前的一句话。BCD文中都没有提到。“There goes my future.”表示“我的将来就那样了。”
第十七题，题目“根据作者所见，为什么她的朋友Rosemary在健康疗养中获益较少” A. 因为她用逛商场代替。 B. 因为她恢复吸烟的旧习惯。
C. 因为她进行的是不适合她的物理运动。 D. 因为她只呆了五天。
选C，答案在“tried yoga and lay on the floor trying to breathe”, yoga是瑜伽，这里C选项”“physical exercise”符合。
第十八题，题目“作者的健康疗养观点是在什么基础上” A. 她自己的经历
B. 她朋友Rosemary的经历 C. 她母亲的经历
D. 她朋友Rosemary和母亲的经历
选D，从文章的第7段到第9段是通过举例子，即例证来说明health spa这一观点，根据她们的经历，作者提出了对于health spa的看法。
第十九题，题目“根据文章，以下哪项可以在疗养院找到” A. 大量小商店。 B. 许多自由活动。 C. 漂亮的年轻人。 大家网，大家的！ http://www.topsage.com 更多精品在大家！
D. 糟糕的食物。
选D，activities were minimal可排除B，原文“the food was grim”与题干对应“Poor-quality food.”。grim表示糟糕的。这道题比较简单在原文可直接找到答案。
第二十题，题目“文中提到________”
A. Rosemary将到健康疗养呆上更长的时间来恢复 B. 疗养院没有健康疗养吸引人
C. 比起老年人，健康疗养更吸引老妇人
D. 价格这么低，健康疗养不能长时间维持。
选B ，这道题属于推理题。最后一段We just can't work it out.表示我们也不知道“健康疗养是怎样以那样的价格维持的”可排除D，A和C文中都没有提到。而B选项可以从全文和作者的感情色彩判断，对于她来说，“疗养院没有健康疗养吸引人”。 单词
bankrupt vt.使破产, 使枯竭, 使极端贫困
The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine. 为诽谤罪辩护的诉讼费几乎使这家小杂志社破产。
shuffle v.拖着脚步走
Don't shuffle your feet along. 别拖着脚步走。
revert to v.回复,归还
span n.A period of time一段时期 a span of life 生命期
load: a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person大量 load of
The plane was carrying a full load of fuel.飞机装载着大量汽油。
grim a.糟糕的
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