Question

【题目】阅读理解。

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A littleknown 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(估计) to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications(暗指) 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 (歧视) in employment. Lifelong learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.

Social security policies need t 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(比例)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】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 lifelong learning programs to older people.

【4】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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries.”以及第二段中所举的例子可知，发展中国家人口老龄化的速度比发达国家快，故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“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，随着人口老龄化，政府最担心的是老人的疾病和残疾问题，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段的“Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment.”可知，A项正确；根据文章倒数第二段的“Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people.”可知，B项正确；根据文章倒数第三段的“Lifelong learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country’s development.”可知，D项正确，只有C项在文章中并没有体现，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。作者在最后一段指出：要解决社会老龄化问题需要大量的时间和努力，但是有一件事已经确定：再没有可浪费的时间了，可知尽管社会老龄化问题难解决，但是却急需解决，故选B。