12.There are many older people in the world and there wil be many more.A little-known fact is that over 60percent of the older people live in developing countries.According to the World Health Organization,by 2020there will be 1billion,with over 700million living in developing countries.
It is a surprising fact that the population aging is particularly rapid in developing countries.For example,it took France 115years for the rate of older people to double from 7percent to 14percent.It is estimated to take China a mere 27years to achieve this same increase.
What are the implications 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 make sure the continued high regard of older people.As society changes,attitudes will change.
Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment.Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.
Social security policies need to 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.
25.The rate of older peopleC.
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
26.According to the passage,which of the following are governments most worried about?A
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.
27.Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem?D
A.Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.
B.Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.
C.Making sure adequate income protection for older people.
D.Providing fre health care for sick older people.
28.The author concludes in the last paragraph thatB.
A.governments have spent lots of time in solving the aging problem
B.population aging is a hard problem,but it needs to be solved urgently
C.people are too busy to solve the population aging problem
D.much time and effort will be lost in solving the aging problem.
分析 文章大意:本文主要講了老年人口的比例在發(fā)展中國家猛增,這無疑會帶來很多問題,盡管這一問題很棘手,但解決這一問題勢在必行、刻不容緩,然后文章提到了解決這一問題的措施.
解答 25.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容For example,it took France 115years for the rate of older people to double from 7percent to 14percent.It is estimated to take China a mere 27years to achieve this same increase.可知,在法國,115年里老年人口的比例從7%增長到了14%,而在中國僅僅用于27年的時間就達到了這個增長幅度.因此可推知,將來中國老齡人口比例的增長速度要比法國快得多.因此答案選C.
26.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段第二句"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,政府擔(dān)心,人們活的壽命越長,人們的健康壓力(疾病和殘疾)會越大.因此答案選A.
27.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第一句What are the implications 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可知,A項表述正確;根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination in employment可知,B項表述正確;根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第二句可知,C項表述正確.因此根據(jù)題干要求可知答案選D.
28.B 段落大意題.根據(jù)最后一段中"there is no time to be lost"可知,作者認(rèn)為,盡管人口老齡化這一問題很棘手,但解決它已經(jīng)是刻不容緩了.因此答案選B.
點評 點評:本題考查社會文化類閱讀理解.這類題材的閱讀理解是高考?嫉膬(nèi)容,難度適中,考生可以通讀全文,了解大意,在此基礎(chǔ)上再根據(jù)問題結(jié)合選項及語境做出正確的選擇.