Question

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more.A lime?known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries.According to the World Health Organization，by 2020 there will be 1 billion，with over 700 million living in developing countries.

It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries.For example，it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent.It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk？One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live，the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability.Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible，including during old age，to lessen the financial burden on the state.

Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society.In some African countries，certainly in Asia，older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge.Yet traditions are fading away daily，which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people.As society changes，attitudes will change.

Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧視) in employment.Life?long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.

Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people.Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort.One thing is sure：there is no time to be lost.

1.The proportion of older people________.

A．is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

B．is one?seventh of the population in developing countries

C．will increase much faster in China than in France

D．will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020

2.According to the passage，which of the following are governments most worried about?

A．The diseases and disability of older people.

B．The longer life and good health of people.

C．The loss of taxes on older people.

D．The increasing respect for older people.

3.It is stated directly in the passage that older people should________.

A．be treated differently in different cultures

B．enjoy a similar lifestyle

C．be ignored as society changes

D．be valued by the younger generations

4.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?

A．Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.

B．Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.

C．Providing free health care for sick older people.

D．Supplying life?long learning programs to older people.

5.The author concludes in the last paragraph that________.

A．governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem

B．population ageing is a hard problem，but it needs to be solved urgently

C．people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem

D．much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

語篇解讀　本文為一篇說明文。老年人口的比例在發(fā)展中國家猛增，這無疑會(huì)帶來很多問題，盡管這一問題很棘手，但解決這一問題勢在必行、刻不容緩。

1.解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容可知，在法國，115年里老年人口的比例從7%增長到了14%，而在中國僅僅用于23年的時(shí)間就達(dá)到了這個(gè)增長幅度。因此可推知，將來中國老齡人口比例的增長速度要比法國快得多。

答案：　C

2.2】解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句“One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live，the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability.”可知，政府擔(dān)心，人們活的壽命越長，人們的健康壓力會(huì)越大。

答案：　A

3.3】解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations...society.”可知，年輕人應(yīng)該理解和尊重老年人，D項(xiàng)為文章中直接陳述的觀點(diǎn)。

答案：　D

4.4】解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第一句可知，A項(xiàng)表述正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知，B項(xiàng)表述正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第二句可知，D項(xiàng)表述正確。

答案：　C

5.5】解析：　段落大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中“there is no time to be lost”可知，作者認(rèn)為，盡管人口老齡化這一問題很棘手，但解決它已經(jīng)是刻不容緩了。

答案：　B