B
While talking about age, older people can bring more experience, skills and ideas to what they do. Moreover, it also challenges the idea that there is a fixed timeline for succeeding in life.
Jean Bailey, a 102-year-old woman, is a senior resident of Elk Ridge Village Senior Living in Omaha. She is teaching a fitness class to women at the senior living home. Some of her regular clients(客户) have health problems that limit their movements. Bailey asks them to get started at their own pace. They can comfortably do stretching exercises and get benefits from them. “I don’t care what they do, but they had better move as much as they can,” Bailey said.
Bailey started the exercise classes in 2020. Despite being a senior resident, she was not discouraged by her younger peers. She wanted to stay active and was good at encouraging people. One of her clients is Phyllis Black, 87, who lives down the hall from Bailey and enjoys her classes. Black was usually welcomed by Bailey with homemade cookies. Bailey often treats the clients to baked goods after the class. Bailey said, “We’ve
gotten pretty close up there on our floor. We would do something for anybody. We really keep track of(保持联系)each other and are friendly to each other in daily life.”
Bailey conducts a 30-minute exercise class four times a week. She said, “You move every part of your body, from your hands to your toes.” She explained that she is often teased (揶揄) and called “mean” for being strict in her classes. “The girls seem to realize what I’m going to do for them. It’s for me, too,” she added. Sean Tran, a director at Elk Ridge Village, has known Bailey for many years. “She joins in almost every activity that we’ve got here. So everybody knows who she is and you can’t help but want to hang out and spend some time with her. She’s the sweetest,” Tran said.
4. What does Jean Bailey try to do through her fitness class? ()
A. Achieve her fitness goal.
B. Get people with illness to move.
C. Encourage the young to do exercise.
D. Keep in touch with other old people.
5. What can we learn about the clients in Bailey’s class? ()
A. They form great friendships.
B. They are good at cooking.
C. They often give her fitness advice.
D. They have generally returned to health.
6. What kind of person is Bailey in her clients’ eyes? ()
A. Funny and calm.
B. Strict but popular.
C. Careless but bright.
D. Professional and polite.
7. What message can we get from Bailey’s story? ()
A. The person who laughs last laughs best.
B. Opening our minds to new things is necessary.
C. Age cannot stop you from doing what you love.
D. Success comes from hard work and positive thinking.

4. B 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Bailey的客户因为健康问题而行动受限，她教健身课是为了使她们至少动起来。故选B。
5. A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后Bailey说的话可知，Bailey认为她的每个客户都愿意为其他人服务，她们在日常生活中保持联系、友好相处，即她们建立了深厚的友谊。故选A。
6. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“...called‘mean’for being strict in her classes ... you can't help but want to hang out and spend some time with her”可知，Bailey既严格，又很受欢迎。故选B。
7. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，102岁的老人Jean Bailey依然在教课，她鼓励有健康问题的老年人积极地进行适当的体育锻炼，还与客户建立了深厚的友谊。她的故事告诉我们，无论在什么年纪，都可以做自己喜欢的事情。故选C。