12．"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 4-2-1family 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 as the proportionrote） of people aged 60and above accounted for over 10percent of the entire population，By the end of 2005，China had nearly 144million people over 60，accounting for 11percent of the population，according to the white paper．
An expanding aged population inevitablymeans 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．
64．Which of the following is not caused by an aging society？D
A．Social problem．
B．The problem of the pension system．
C．More pressure on the family．
D．Unemployment．
65．From the passage，we can inferA．
A．the aging people problem is one of the concerns for the Chinese government
B．China will encourage young couples to have more than one child
C．many people have realized the problem of aging society
D．children will not support their parents in an aging society
66．Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word inevitably？B
A．Surprisingly． B．Certainly．
C．Hopefully． D．Unluckily
67．From the text we can see thatD．
A．China is the only country to face an aging society
B．most of the developing countries face an aging society
C．countries with a large population face an aging society
D．more and more developed countries face an aging society．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了越來越多的發展中國家面臨了老齡化問題，老齡化不僅給家庭帶來的巨大的經濟壓力，也挑戰了勞動力供給和養老保險制度，帶來嚴重的社會問題，因此我們應該盡快采取有效措施預防和改變老齡化的狀況．
解答 64．D．細節理解題．根據文章第四段"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．"給家庭帶來了更大的壓力，造成令人不安的經濟后果和嚴重的社會問題，它也挑戰了勞動力供給和養老保險制度，可知失業并不是老齡化帶來的問題，故選D．
65．A．推理判斷題．根據文章第三段"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""國務院新聞辦公室就中國采取措施幫助其老齡人口這一問題發表白皮書"，可知中國政府對人口老齡化問題是擔憂的，故選A．
66．B．詞義推斷題．根據文章第四段"An expanding aged population inevitablymeans that many issues must be settled"不斷擴大的老年人口必然意味著許多問題必須解決，可知inevitably意為無疑的，確定的；故選B．
67．D．推理判斷題．根據文章第二段As is the case with more and more developed countries 和越來越多的發達國家一樣，中國面臨了老齡化社會，可知越來越多的發展中國家面臨了老齡化問題；故選D．
點評 考察學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力，做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
