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 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了越来越多的发展中国家面临了老龄化问题，老龄化不仅给家庭带来的巨大的经济压力，也挑战了劳动力供给和养老保险制度，带来严重的社会问题，因此我们应该尽快采取有效措施预防和改变老龄化的状况．
解答 64．D．细节理解题．根据文章第四段"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．"给家庭带来了更大的压力，造成令人不安的经济后果和严重的社会问题，它也挑战了劳动力供给和养老保险制度，可知失业并不是老龄化带来的问题，故选D．
65．A．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"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""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"，可知中国政府对人口老龄化问题是担忧的，故选A．
66．B．词义推断题．根据文章第四段"An expanding aged population inevitablymeans that many issues must be settled"不断扩大的老年人口必然意味着许多问题必须解决，可知inevitably意为无疑的，确定的；故选B．
67．D．推理判断题．根据文章第二段As is the case with more and more developed countries 和越来越多的发达国家一样，中国面临了老龄化社会，可知越来越多的发展中国家面临了老龄化问题；故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
