Question

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 retired 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 funded through government taxes to increase the lever 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 practical 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 set up some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these measures have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these measures may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

Title :More Concern Should be Given to the __1__

Topic	Who should take responsibility for the __2__of the lives of the elderly?
__3__ to the problem	★__4__ should set a percentage of profits aside in case of  __5__ from a commercial disadvantage. ★Individuals should save during his working years to pay for the years of __6__. ★The government could provide funds through government __7__ to increase the level of pensions. ★Workplaces for the elderly, where they can enjoy __8__, should be set up.
__9__	It is necessary to __10__ these measures to provide the care to the elderly.

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 Elderly 

 improvement(s)

  Solutions 

  Employers/Companies

 suffering

 retirement

 taxes

 independence

  Conclusion

 combine

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者就如何给老年人更多的关心的问题提出了几点可能性的建议。

 从第一段第一行（总起句），结合全文可知文章主要讲述如何给老年人更多的关心的问题。

 信息加工题。关键词是第一段第二行的improve,根据文表对应的原则，表格处应填入一个名词，故将improve(V)转换成名词improvement(s)

 概述词。文章第一段最后一行是过渡句，既作者要提出的几种可行解决方法，故填Solutions

 从第二段第一句可找到答案。该句谈论雇主应该怎么做。

 从第二段第四行可找到正确答案。

 从第三段第二三行可知答案，即对于个人而言，在工作期间应储蓄好一定资金以应对退休后的生活

 从第四段第二行找到答案，即政府应通过税收来提高养老金水平。

 信息加工题。从倒数第二段可找到关键词independent,然后根据表格应使用名词independence

 概述词。文章最后一段是总结,下结论部分。故填conclusion

 信息加工题。文章倒数第二行combination为关键词，然后根据表格中句子结构应使用动词

考点：社会生活类任务型阅读

点评：本文作者就如何给老年人更多的关心的问题提出了几点可能性的建议。做阅读填表题应注意文表对应。先看表格，了解文章的梗概，分清表格的属性，即根据概述词的位置确定为左右型，上下型和混合型。确定哪些空格应填概述词，然后仔细看文章，注意直接信息题和信息加工题，尤其是信息加工题，要注意概括，转换。