【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 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 pany must take lifelong responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a mercial 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（養(yǎng)老金） . Furthermore, some insituation 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 anizations 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. 1． What is the passage mainly about? A． The problem faced by the old in society． 大家網(wǎng)高考論壇 大家網(wǎng)，全球第一學(xué)習(xí)門戶！ 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． 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 saving 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． 3． The underlined word“viable”most probably means_________. A． impossible B． practical C． useful D． successful 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． Being independent should be the goal of most old people． D． There is no single solution to the problem of the old． 5． What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this article? A． To point out the need for government supporting 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． （三）任務(wù)型閱讀：閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。（ 20分 ） Literature is a term used to describe written as well as spoken material． Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama and fiction． Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life? A lot of us read literature for pleasure and relaxation． It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books, such as edies and novels, in our spare time． In a modern life full of 大家網(wǎng)高考論壇 大家網(wǎng)，全球第一學(xué)習(xí)門戶！ pressure, it is our mon desire to read some imaginary works and seek relaxation from the stress in life． Reading literature is more than fun。 it also enables us to acquire knowledge． As a general rule, literature represents a language or a people, and it often gives us an insight（ 洞察力 ） into the traditions, customs, beliefs, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written． Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world． It helps us make sense of the world around us． It introduces us to new worlds of