题目内容
Today most Chinese teenagers are happy to be favored by two parents and four grandparents in their families. But have you ever thought about how to take care of four to twelve old people when you grow up and get married? This could be a problem for most Chinese youths as China is entering a new stage of an aging society.
An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60. By the end of 2007, Chinese over 60 years old have made up 11.7 percent of the nation’s total population. “China is getting old before becoming rich,”said Cai Chuang, a professor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The population increase that has powered Chinese growth for three decades will give way over the next ten years to a rapid aging of the society. This will lead to weaker economic growth, because of a lack of labor resources.
As a result of the family planning policy, it is expected that the country’s total working population will decrease after 2015.
China is not the only country getting old. More that 60 countries have become aging societies and one in three people in the European Union is a senior citizen.
However, experts said that China doesn't have a highly developed social security network to support the old. Social security is an insurance program protecting those in need, including the old, the disabled and others.
1.An aging society is a society that _________.
A.less that 10% of its population is over 60 |
B.10% or more of its population is over 60 |
C.there are four old people in a family |
D.most of its population is over 60 |
2.If China enters an aging society, __________.
A.there will not be enough labor resources |
B.the family planning policy will be ended |
C.everyone needs to take care of four to twelve old people |
D.China will have a highly developed social security network |
3.What does Cai Chuang mean by saying“China is getting old before becoming rich.”?
A.China will be an aging society, then be a developed country. |
B.China will be a rich country before being an aging society. |
C.An aging society will affect Chinese economy development. |
D.China will stop developing because of its aging problem. |
4.The passage mainly talks about .
A.an aging society |
B.Chinese social problem |
C.family panning policy |
D.aging problem in China |
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.D
【解析】
1.细节理解题。文章第二段一开始就给老龄化社会下了定义:An aging society refers to one where 10 percent or more of its population is over 60.故应选B。
2.细节推理题。根据第二段最后一句Cai Chuang 说的话This will lead to weaker economic growth,because of a lack of labor resources.可以知道答案为A。
3.句意理解题。根据文章第二段Cai Chuang 的话可知,老龄化社会会影响中国的经济发展,故答案应选C。
4.主旨大意题。本文主要写的是中国的老龄化问题及老龄化社会对中国社会经济发展的影响。故应选D。
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.
In the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers.This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of skill, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their insistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the US, China,Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys reflect their surroundings.Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been affected by technological quick development that characterize inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the ox-cart to the automobile is a direct line of ahievement. The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by a baby today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of times and subject to the limtations of available materials.
1.. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that_________.
A.their social roles are strictly determined |
B.most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions |
C.boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers |
D.they like challenging activities |
2.. Which of the following is the author’s view on the historical development of toys?
A.The making skills in toys has remained essentially unchanged. |
B.Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries. |
C.The toy industry has witnessed great improvement in technology in recent years. |
D.Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character. |
3.. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys________.
A.follow a direct line of achievement |
B.also appeal greatly to adults |
C.are not characterized by technological progress |
D.reflect the pace of social progress |
4.. The author uses the example of a rattle to show that________.
A.in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials |
B.even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology |
C.it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making |
D.even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time |