问题
单项选择题
The author's attitude toward the aged is ______.
A．realistic
B．optimistic
C．pessimistic
D．sympathetic
答案
参考答案：D
解析：[分析] 态度题型。 从文章头两句Modem industrial society grants little status to old people. In fact, such a society has a system of built-in obsolescence．以及全文看，作者一直对老年人因受不到继续教育而落伍导致退休，从而在社会中失去地位而感到同情。 realistic现实的；optimistic乐观的，pessimistic悲观的；sympathetic同情的。