There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known 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 aging is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the rate of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years 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 ine protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.
【小题1】The rate of older people .
A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries
B. B. is one-seventh of the population in developing countries
C. C. will increase much faster in China than in France
D. D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020
2.According to 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.
【小题2】 It is stated directly in the passage that older people should .A．be treated differently in different culturesB．enjoy a similar lifestyleC．be ignored as society changesD．be valued by the younger generations【小题3】Which of the following measure is NOT mentioned to solve the population aging problem?A．Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.B．Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.C．Making sure adequate ine protection for older people.D．Providing free health care for sick older people.【小题4】The author concludes in the last paragraph that .A．governments have spent lots of time in solving the aging problemB．population aging is a hard problem, but it needs to be solved urgentlyC．people are too busy to solve the population aging problemD．much time and effort will be lost in solving the aging problemC
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(答案→)C
解析：1.根据一、二段可看出答案。over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries.排除A. B未说到。D 和第一段表述不符。 所以选C
2.从课文“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.
”可看出是A
3.从课文“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.”可看出D
4.看倒数第二段， 没有说的是D
5.“社会老龄化是一困难的问题， 急需解决。”这就是文章的结论。