C
Aseriousproblemfortoday’ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblem，
butalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.
First，employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible，apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife
longresponsibilityforitsemployees，
itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.
Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.
Inaddition，
thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.Furthermore，
someinstitutionsshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens，
whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately，
asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows，
thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly，
particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.
Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.
Tosumup，alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore，
itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.
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语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。主要讨论了解决老年人养老问题的方法。文章提出了四种解决方法，但是这些方法有利有弊。
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28．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?
A．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.
B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople.
C．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople.
D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.
答案 A
解析 写作意图题。纵观全文可知，作者提出了老年人的养老问题，并提出了四种解决办法，总的看来，它们都有优缺点，结合使用就会有好的效果。由此可知，作者写作本文的主要目的是探讨这一重要社会问题的一些可能的解决方法。故选A。
29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable”mostprobablymean?
A．Impossible. B．Practical.
C．Useful. D．Successful.
答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。上文提到政府应该承担照顾老年人的责任，根据本句话的意思及其所在的语境可知，该词的意思是“实际的，可实行的”。句意为：不幸的是，我们国家目前的状况表明，这不是一种切实可行的解决方法。故选B。
30．Accordingtothepassage，howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?
A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.
B．Increasesavinglevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.
C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.
D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的
“Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.”可知，政府可以通过税收增加老人的养老金，以改善他们的生活。故选D。
31．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.
B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.
C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.
D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。最后一段说明上述的方法都有优缺点，所以单独一种方法并不能奏效，将这些方法结合起来效果会更好。故选D。
