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China's top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire.
Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, demonstrated that we did not put a timetable on the move when he spoke about it during a forum at the weekend.
"Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue and we will study it according to the situations of population and employment and consider different groups of people," Yin said.
He noted that hikes in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and ensure the healthy and stable development of social security.
The life expectancy of Chinese people is now 73 years and is expected to rise to 74 during the next five years, he said.
Nearly three out of 10 Chinese people will be older than 60 by 2040, according to a United Nations forecast.
The retirement age in China currently is 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers.
The idea of delaying the retirement age is being widely supported by government officials, while many laborers and non-government employees were less enthusiastic about the prospect of working for longer. Currently, they have to pay into their pension plans for at least 15 years before they can retire.
Chen Xianlian, a female worker at a motorcycle parts manufacturer in Chongqing municipality is among those who would like to see the retirement age left as it is. “I have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and I feel very tired after my working day,” the 41-year-old said. “All my colleagues are discussing the government's possible move to lift the retirement age. None of us wants to work any extra years.”
University graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that ________.A．China is not planning to push back the age at which workers can retireB．China is discussing the problem of delaying the retirement age nowC．China is probably going to delay the retirement ageD．China has pushed back the age at which workers can retire小题2:The underlined word “hikes” in Paragraph 4 means ________.A．increasingB． marchingC． pushingD． discussing小题3:According to the current policy, Chen Xianlian has to work ________ more years from now before her retirementA．14B． 9C． 19D． 15小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．All the Chinese people support the new policy.B．The life expectancy of Chinese people is expected to rise to 73 during the next five years. C．The retirement age in China will be 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers.D．The government did not set a fixed timetable on the new policy.小题5:It can be inferred from the text that ________.A．Chen Xianlian is a civil servant.B．Delaying the retirement age is a very complicated issue.C．Many countries have begun to delay the retirement age.D．It may be harder for the university graduate to find a job in the future. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D 解析
本文主要讨论的中国政府正在计划的推迟退休的新政策，文章中发表了这一新政策的原因，以及各方面对这一政策的观点。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第1段和第4段China's top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire.和He noted that hikes in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and ensure the healthy and stable development of social security.可知我们中国政府正在考虑推迟退休的年龄，而且世界上有很多国家都已经这样做了。所以中国很有可能会这样做。故C正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据本句 He noted that hikes in the retirement age have been brought in by many countries and can be a good way to deal with an aging population and ensure the healthy and stable development of social security.他说提高退休年龄已经被很多国家采用。因为本文讨论的话题就是提高退休年龄。故该词应该指A项含义、
小题3:B 计算题。根据本句“I have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and I feel very tired after my working day,” the 41-year-old said.以及文章第7段The retirement age in China currently is 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers.可知中国现在女性工人50岁退休，那么她还有工作9年才可以退休。故B正确。
小题4:D 推理题。在本文讲述的内容里，并没有明显说明国家究竟想要人们在什么样的年龄退休，只是说要提高退休年龄。而且这个计划正在讨论中。所以D项说法是正确的。
小题5:D 推理题。根据文章最后一句University graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities.可知大学毕业生很担心，如果退休年龄变大，那么给年轻人就业的机会就变少了，他们就业就变得更为困难了。故D正确。 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“China's top labor of.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。
新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
