“Hey, little boy, will you support me when I’m getting old?” Wang Wenshan, 35, asked his n

“Hey, little boy, will you support me when I’m getting old?” Wang Wenshan, 35, asked his newborn baby as he picked him up at home.
The Chinese tradition of raising sons to support parents in their old age has been weakened by the rapidly growing economy and improving standard of living. As is the case with more and more developed countries, China faces an aging society. People are living longer and having fewer children. Therefore, many Chinese families are falling into a 4－2－1 family pattern: a couple raises one child and supports four elderly parents. But few realize that a problem is likely to happen ahead.
The aging of the population is a trend that now affects a growing number of countries. Not long ago, the Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, issued a white paper on measures China is taking to help its elderly population. The paper said China’s population entered the aging period at the end of the 20th century and the proportion of people aged 60 and above accounted for over 10 percent of the entire population. By the end of 2005, China had nearly 144 million people over 60, accounting for 11 percent of population, according to the white paper.
An expanding aged population inevitably means that many issues must be settled, as the problem concerns every aspect of society. It puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing economic consequences and serious social problems. It also challenges the labor force supply and the pension system.
“I used to think that it’s not an issue for me to provide for the aged,” said Wang, whose parents and parents-in-law all enjoy pensions and medical insurance. But last year Wang’s father suffered a serious illness and afterward Wang began to feel the pressure on his shoulders.
After his father recovered, Wang opened bank accounts for each parent and deposited some money into the account every month to prepare for future uncertainties. In addition, he has to save money every month to provide for his son’s future education. “I’m now breaking my back working to support my family: saving pensions for the parents, my son’s education funds, and living costs.”
Wang also bought some commercial old-age insurance for himself. “We have to take precautions before it is too late, and many of my colleagues share the same view,” he said.
【小题1】 Which of the following is not caused by an aging society?A．Social problemB．The problem of the pension systemC．More pressure on the familyD．Unemployment【小题2】From the passage, we can infer A．the aging people problem is one of the concerns for the Chinese governmentB．China will encourage young couples to have more than one childC．many people have realized the problem of aging societyD．children will not support their parents in an aging society【小题3】Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word inevitably?A．SurprisinglyB．CertainlyC．HopefullyD．Unluckily【小题4】Form the text we can see that A．China is the only country to face an aging societyB．Most of the developing countries face an aging societyC．countries with a large population face an aging societyD．more and more developed countries face an aging societyD

(答案→)D 解析：文章介绍现在中国的老龄化越来越严重，以及老龄化给社会和家庭带来的后果，政府也在积极的采取措施解决这个问题。【小题1】细节题：在Paragraph 4中，“It puts more pressure on each family, causing disturbing economic consequences and serious social problems．It also challenges the labor force supply and the pension system．”选项A、B、C所述内容均包含在内，而It also challenges the labor force supply所指为employment这一问题，而非选项D，故而D为正确答案。【小题2】细节题：在Paraghaph 3中，讲到“国务院新闻办公室就中国采取措施帮助其老龄人口这一问题发表白皮书”，故A项正确。选项B所述内容文中并未提及；由But few realize that a problem is likely to happen ahead．可知选项C错误；由Paraghaph 6和7所述Wang Wenshan 的做法可知D项与原文不符。【小题3】猜词题：Surprisingly意外地 Certainly 无疑地，确定地； 当然地； 必定； Hopefully抱有希望地 Unluckily 不幸地 根据语境:越来越大的老年人口无疑意味着很多问题需要解决。应选B项。【小题4】细节题：在Paraghaph 2中As is the case with more and more developed countries 可知越来越多的发达国家也面临这样的问题，选项D正确，其它各项均未提及。

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