The New Old Age
October 4, 2017
New York City
Age discrimination (歧视) may be the last prejudice to still be tolerated in mainstream American culture. Older people are usually kept out of TV screens, advertising billboards and other popular-culture areas. Yet aging athletes, scientists, musicians and many more have proven time and time again that you can age and still do great things. What will it take for the rest of society to catch up with this reality? The Atlantic’s New Old Age Forum will invite top experts on aging for a full discussion of age discrimination and they will explore relevant issues ranging from aging in place to long life and work.
10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th floor
New York, NY 10007
For more information, please contact Grace Harvey at gharvey@theatlantic.com.
Presented by
Atlantic LIVE
Speakers
James Hamblin, senior editor, The Atlantic
Ellen Cole, professor of psychology, The Sage Colleges; co-author, Women Thriving in their 8th Decade
Susan Donley, publisher and managing director, Next Avenue
Joyce Jed, founder and president, Good Neighbors of Park Slope
Kathryn Lawler, executive director, Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement
Elizabeth White, author, Fifty-Five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal
Alison Stewart, contributing editor, The Atlantic
1.Age discrimination in mainstream American culture mainly refers to ________.
A. old people’s being abused B. old people’s negative image
C. old people’s being overlooked D. old people’s unemployment
2.What do we know about the New Old Age Forum?
A. The discussion is between old people. B. There are many lectures by scientists.
C. The speakers work for The Atlantic. D. It is held indoors in New York.
“Mom, I don’t want to go!” In Inchon Airport, people were ______ moving as always. But when the girl cried out, people stopped and turned towards the ______. Her mother ______ the girl’s hands that tightly held her sleeve, but everyone could see the mother’s eyes holding tears. That girl ______ to leave was me. As I ______ let go of my mother’s sleeve, I also let go of my 15 years’ being a little girl, _________ under my mother’s skirt in Korea.
After a 13-hour flight, I arrived at the Culver Academies, where I spent the last four of my _______ years. After unpacking my luggage, I sat on my bed and had a good ______ until sunset. I felt myself fading in the ______ In America, there was nobody doing my laundry, ______ me when I returned from school. I didn’t understand the Greek mythology Mr. Davies spoke about. There was only me in America.
One day after school, on my way back to my ______, I saw a lonely duck stuck between rocks, fluttering his wings. I stopped and ______ that duck, sure he wouldn’t make any ______, and would stay between the rocks forever. Surprisingly, that duck got himself out of that _______, despite the chance of getting hurt, and flew away to the sky. I sat on the ground and smiled widely ______ I saw myself flapping my wings and struggling to get out of the broken rocks. It was me bravely _______, energetically going forward to my dream, not ______ to be hurt.
I went back to my dorm as always. Girls were ______ and chatting as always. But that day, I didn’t drop my ______; I didn’t miss the chance to say hello to strangers.
“Hi, I’m Min-Kyung, a ________ girl from Korea.”
The sky was high, the wind was warm, trees were green, and I flew.
1.A. carefully B. happily C. steadily D. busily
2.A. argument B. stage C. scene D. plane
3.A. left off B. shook off C. held out D. threw up
4.A. brave B. unwilling C. free D. able
5.A. eventually B. frequently C. similarly D. occasionally
6.A. ordering B. waiting C. struggling D. hiding
7.A. hard B. common C. teenage D. old
8.A. memory B. cry C. meal D. game
9.A. noise B. world C. darkness D. picture
10.A. greeting B. introducing C. visiting D. protecting
11.A. bedroom B. dorm C. workplace D. home
12.A. encouraged B. saved C. treated D. observed
13.A. trouble B. decision C. difference D. attempt
14.A. ground B. box C. base D. break
15.A. because B. so C. or D. though
16.A. escaping B. digging C. guiding D. helping
17.A. preparing B. fearing C. pretending D. admitting
18.A. taught B. served C. requested D. gathered
19.A. food B. note C. head D. book
20.A. new B. wise C. kind D. skillful
—You’re rather energetic today. What’s going on?
—Oh, ________. I think I’ve had a few too many coffees.
A. nothing really B. no end C. no problem D. nothing serious
The school children are walking along the country road, ________ a small red cap.
A. each of whom wearing B. wearing C. each wears D. each wearing
He advised farmers to choose the best seed-heads, _______ that had the best colour.
A. that B. ones C. those D. one
With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, a student will find ______ information from the largest libraries and museums in the world.
A. accessible B. abundant C. admirable D. abnormal
