A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for the old 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 several 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 set aside for this purpose . But when a company must take lifelong 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 seem 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 the responsibility for the care of the old . This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions(养老金). Furthermore，some institutions should be created for senior citizens，which can help provide a comfortable life for them . Unfortunately，as the present situation in our country shows，this is not a truly viable answer . The government can seldom afford to care for the old，particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.

One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some workplaces especially for the old where they are independent.

To sum up，all these options have advantages and disadvantages . Therefore，it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to the old generations.

71.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The problem 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.

72.According to the passage，how can the government help to improve the lives of the retired people?

A.Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.

B.Increase saving levels of people during their working years.

C.Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.

D.Make available pensions for those who have retired.

73.The underlined word “viable” most probably means “________”.

A.impossible   B.practical       C.useful    D.successful

74.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 problem of the old.

75.What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this passage?

A.To point out the need for government supporting for old people.

B.To make general readers aware of the problems of the retired people.

C.To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.

D.To instruct the retired people on how they can have a happier life.

2011—2012学年度高一年级下学期第一次月考英语答题卷

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第一节：根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。(每空一词，共10分)

76. Under the leadership of our party , we finally gained i           on Oct.1,1949.

77. I hope you will always be               (充满精力的)when having classes .

78. He a                to the teacher for being late for class .

79. We must keep the b            of nature to make the world going .

80. Both of the two restaurants have their s            and weaknesses .

81. She ________(撒谎) to them about her age to get the job.

82. Every year a large number of b_____________(商人) go to and from Yiwu(义乌).

83. The traffic is heavy . Better walk on the p                to make sure you are safe .

84. At the beginning of the year , farmers usually have lots of a               work to do .

85. Without the teacher’s p              , you can’t play with the computer in our classroom .

第二节：完成下列句子。(每空一词，每空0.5分，共10分)

86. The film                           (使他回想起)what he had seen in China .

87.                             (如果时间允许),she will take part in the sports meeting .

88. Generally speaking , children are                             (充满了好奇心).

89. He                              (将受益于)the new ways of doing business .

90. I think                                        than him .(没人比他更仔细了)

91. It was                                        that she left last night.(昨晚直到我返回来她才离开。)

第三节：书面表达(满分15分)

请就下面居伊•德•莫泊桑的资料，写一篇人物简介，以便刊登在《英语辅导报》上。

1.莫泊桑是19世纪法国著名的小说大师;

2.莫泊桑于1850年8月出生在法国诺曼底一个普通家庭;

3.从童年时代起，他就对文学有着浓厚的兴趣;喜欢文学的母亲培养他写诗，母亲是他走上文学道路的启蒙老师;

4.1871年他在教育部工作之余开始从事写作，作品深受人们喜爱。《项链》就是这个时期的作品;

5.他的作品多是短篇小说，并以惊人的故事结局而著称。

【注意】1、可适当增加细节;2、不要逐条翻译;3、100词左右;4、专有名词：Guy de Maupassant莫泊桑，Normandy诺曼底，The Necklace《项链》。