A rious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elder

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A rious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly(老年人) 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 veral 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 t aside for this purpo. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer 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 em 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 increa the level of pensions（养老金）. Furthermore, some in-situation should be created for nior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the prent situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can ldom 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 the options（选择）have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of the 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．Increa savings levels of people during their working years.C．Increa the discounts for food and transport for the old.D．Make available pensions for tho who have retired.小题3:The underlined word “viable” most probably means “__________”.A．impossibleB．practicalC．ufulD．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 purpo 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

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小题1:C小题1:D小题1:B小题1:D小题1:C

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