13.A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives.It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society.I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First,employers should take the responsibility for their retried employees.To make this possible,a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose.But when a company must take life long responsibility for its employees,it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual.This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement.This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years.This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition,the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly.This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions.Furthermore,some institutions should be created for senior citizens,which can help provide a comfortable life for them.Unfortunately,as the present situation in our country shows,this is not a truly viable answer.The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly,particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some workplaces especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up,all these options have advantages and disadvantages.Therefore,it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
29.What is the passage mainly about?C
A.The problem faced by the old in society.
B.Why we should take responsibility for the old.
C.How we can improve the lives of the old.
D.Where the old can go to get their pensions.
30.According to the passage,how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?D
A.Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire
B.Increase saving levels of people during their working years
C.Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old
D.Make available pensions for those who have retired
31.The underlined word"viable"most probably meansB.
A.impossible
B.practical
C.useful
D.successful
32.What can be concluded from the passage?D
A.Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money
B.Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age
C.Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people
D.There is no single solution to the problem of the old.
分析 本文是一篇議論文.當(dāng)今社會(huì)需要特別強(qiáng)調(diào)的問題是關(guān)注老人并改善他們的生活. 文章從四個(gè)方面分析了做好這些工作的方法及其可行性,而且指出了這些方法的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和不足.
解答 29.C,主旨大意題.根據(jù)第一段中的"I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem",再結(jié)合下文中提到的四個(gè)方面的內(nèi)容可知C項(xiàng)正確.
30.D,細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions可知,政府可以通過給退休人員養(yǎng)老金來提高他們的生活,故答案為D.
31.B,詞義猜測題. 根據(jù)本句話的意思以及其所在的語境可知該詞的意思是"實(shí)際的,可實(shí)行的".句意:不幸的是,我們國家目前的狀況表明,這不是一種真正可實(shí)行的解決方法.因此B項(xiàng)正確.
32.D,推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段Therefore,it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.為了照顧好老一代人,應(yīng)把這些選擇結(jié)合在一起,也就是對于老年人這問題沒有單一的解決方法,故答案為D.
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