【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 blem 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 citizens, which can help provide a fortable 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 bination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.56．What is the passage mainly about? A．The problem 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. 57．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.58．The underlined word “viable” most probably means . A．impossible. B．practical. C．useful. D．successful59．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．Being independent should be the goal of most old people.D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old.60．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 peopleC．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problemD．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life. BAccording to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist “something each of us does daily.We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sense to bee aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativity is remaking or rebining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new bination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing。 to put the idea to work is another.These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius (天才), but they are also involved in many of our daytoday activities.61. Which of the following activities in NOT a creative one according to the passage? A. To prepare a meal with four and flowers. B. To buy some books from a bookstore. C. To “write” a letter with the puter. D. To arrange the furniture I a peculiar way.62. The author holds the view that creativity is ____. A. connected with a deep insight（洞察力）to some extent B. to create something new and concrete （具體的）C. to practice great works of genius D. linked to the courage of achieving new results63. The underlined sentence “There is nothing new under the sun,” really implies that ___. A. a new thing is only a tale B. we can seldom create new things C. we can scarcely（幾乎不）see really new things in the world D. a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things64. What does the author think about the relationship betw