Passage 1
(2020·河北遵化教育局中学教研室期末考试)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. The “standard” retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011. However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their own countries.
There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organisation if they are made to retire. Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees and are more willing to implement (执行) company policies than the young. A more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that practically their useful life is over.
Allowing old people to work indefinitely (无限地), however, is not always a good policy. Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability. Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives. Having compulsory (强制性的) retirement allows new ideas in an organisation. On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life's labour by being given generous pensions (退休金) and the freedom to enjoy leisure. They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and achieve their retirement goals.
With many young people unemployed or frustrated in lowlevel positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual's freedom — and right — to work. In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit both society and the individual.
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There has been an ongoing debate about the proper retirement age.(要点1) Some argue that older people should be allowed to delay retirement considering their ability and loyalty as well as recognition from society.(要点2) However, opponents advocate compulsory retirement to make room for young innovative employees and reward older people for their work.(要点3) The writer claims that it is beneficial to society and individuals to provide more options about retirement age.(要点4)
