Question

16．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．Accor ding 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 th e 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 income protection for older people．Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net．
5．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
6．According to 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．
7．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 free health care for sick older people．
8．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．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了老年人口的比例在发展中国家猛增，这无疑会带来很多问题，尽管这一问题很棘手，但解决这一问题势在必行、刻不容缓．

解答 5．C．推理判断题．根据文章第二段内容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可知，在法国，115年里老年人口的比例从7%增长到了14%，而在中国仅仅用于23年的时间就达到了这个增长幅度．因此可推知，将来中国老龄人口比例的增长速度要比法国快得多；故选C．
6．A．细节理解题．根据第三段第二句"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，政府担心，人们活的寿命越长，人们的健康压力会越大；故选A．
7．D．细节理解题．根据文章Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society，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可知解决人口老龄化问题要消除就业中的年龄歧视，为老年人提供终身学习计划和让老年人有足够的收入保障；故选D．
8．B．段落大意题．根据最后一段中"there is no time to be lost"可知，作者认为，尽管人口老龄化这一问题很棘手，但解决它已经是刻不容缓了；故选B．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．