题文
A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their Lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees．To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose． But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may softer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years．This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor．
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior daises, which can help provide a comfortable life for them．Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer．The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young．
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?A．The problems faced by the old in society．B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．C．How we can improve the lives of the old．D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．小题2:According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．小题3:The underlined word "viable" most probably means"_ "．A．impossibleB．practicalC．useful D．successful小题4:What can be concluded from the passage?A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money．B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age．C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people．D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．小题5:What is the writer's main purpose in writing this article?A．To point out the need for government support for old people．B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life． 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
文章讲了社会养老问题并就如何提高老人的生活质量提出了一些建议。
小题1:C主旨题。文章是总分结构，文章首段提出问题：“A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their Lives．”，后面段落给出一些改善老人生活的建议，由此可知文章的主要大意是“怎样提高老人的生活质量”，故答案为C。
小题2:D细节题。由题干中的“the government”定位答案于第四段，此段第二句明确指出“This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．”，即“政府通过税收增加老人的养老金”，由此可知，D项是此句的同义转述，故为答案。
小题3:B词义理解题。由题干中的“viable”定位答案于第四段，此段最后一句“The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young”说明了由政府忙于照顾小的，没有资金照顾老人，所以这措施是行不通的，没有可操作性，故选B。
小题4:D推理题。文章第二至第五段提出了五种提高老人生活质量的建议，最后一段说“…all these options have advantages and disadvantages…it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．”，由此可以推断“解决老人问题没有单一的方法”，故D项为正确答案。
小题5:B主旨题。文章首段的最后一句有明显表写作目的的句子“I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．”，B项符合原文此句的同义转述，故为正确答案。
考点
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社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
