Chinese people are now living happier and longer than before. According to the l

Chinesepeople are now living happier and longer than before. According to the lateststudy, the number of people over 60 years old is 130 million, making up 10percent of the whole population, and increases at a rate of 3 percent per year.This marks that China has stepped into the aged society. It is the Chinesetradition to respect, love, support, and help old people, and the aging problemhas received more and more attention from the society.

  China has built the system to protect and serve old people’s legal (法律的) rights and interests, graduallydeveloped social insurance, public health services and social welfare (福利) projects for old people, and alsoapplied the minimum living standard protection (最低生活保障) system for the aged who are unable to work and receive nosupports. Now, China is bringing the aging problem into the work of sustainable(持续的) developmentaccording to China’s conditions, to build and develop a social security systemfor old people, set up a system combined with the state, collectives (集体) and families to solve the problem of“the elderly should be provided for”. The life of China’s old people is morecolorful along with the fast and sound economic development of the country.

  Old people in today’s China who don’t have to consider their food and clothinghope to live more colorfully. The happy psychology (心态) of the aged makes them thirsty for knowledge.Strong and healthy old people can be seen everywhere of the country. They learnnew knowledge, surf the Internet, practice handwriting and drawing, and takepart in fashion shows, exercises and entertainments. Their active and soundliving attitude encourages the youth around and they are in fact an importantrole in ensuring a stable and peaceful society.

1.Theunderlined part “thirsty for” (in the last paragraph) means “________”.

A. want todrink water       B. feel hungry    C.want to learn   D. want to teach

2.Which ofthe following is NOT the author’s idea?

A. Chinahas entered an aged society.    

B. Allpeople in the society should care for the old.

C. Oldpeople’s active living ways have a good effect on the young.

D. Thesociety hasn’t done enough for old people.

3. Whatwould be the best title for the passage?

A. How torespect old people               B.Old people’s life in China

C. Oldpeople’s problem                            D.Old people’s wishes

4.From thepassage we can know that the author is ________ about the aging problem inChina.

A.disappointed         B.hopeful                C.worried           D. doubtful

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

【解析】略