Question

 

短文阅读，根据所读内容在文后的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意每空一超过3个单词。

    The population of the United States is growing older and will continue to do so.

According to a report, 39 million Americans will be 65 or older by the year 2010, 51 million by 2020, and 65 million by 2030.

   The "graying" of the United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U. S. living longer. As a matter of fact, the number of U.S. citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population. It is also largely due to the old-growing of the "baby boomers," the generation born after World War II. In 1957, over 4.3 million babies were born. More than 75 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964, the largest generation in U.S. history. In less than twenty pears, millions of them will become elderly people.

   The "graying" of the U.S. will greatly affect the nation’s family and workforce. One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit; it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. The other likely development will be a change  the proportion (比例) of the nation’s workforce. In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 and older; by the year 2030, they will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older.

Title  1..            

Numbers of citizens 65 or older	2..	By 2020	By 2030
39 million	51 million	65 million
3..	4..
Baby boomers’ old growing
5..	6.	7..                             -- multigenerational family
8..	9..     to citizens 65 or older
10.	By 2030
3.5:1	2:1

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Graying USA

【详解】根据每段首句判断其题目。

2.By 2010

【详解】由第一段“39 million Americans will be 65 or older by the year 2010”推知

3.Causes/reasons

【详解】由第二段The "graying" of the United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U. S. 知道是“理由和原因”

4.Citizens’ longer living

【详解】由第二段 The "graying" of the United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U. S. living longer. 推知答案

5.Effects/Results

【详解】由第三段 The "graying" of the U.S. will greatly affect the nation’s family and workforce.中affect的名词形式是effect。

6.Family unit change

【详解】由第三段“One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit;”推知

7.Workforce and proportion change

【详解】由第三段 “The other likely development will be a change  the proportion (比例) of the nation’s workforce. ”推知

8.Nuclear family

【详解】由第三段“it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family.”推知

9.Workers

【详解】由最后一句In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 and older;

10.In 1989

【详解】由最后一句 In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 and old