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二、阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。（每题10分）
The number of elderly people aged above 60 increased. Demand for elderly care services in China will continue to rise due to the increasing aging population. The number of elderly people aged above 60 was over 200 million in 2012, and will be 300 million in 2025 and 400 million in 2034, according to experts.
It will be a tough challenge for China to deal with, due to the increasing rates of urbanization and a decreasing birth rate. The Chinese people will be facing a big challenge if we do not have enough money when we get older.
The United Nations defines an aging society as one that has 10 percent of its population at or above the age of 60.
When most developed countries were classed as an aging society, their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita stood at between 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars or above. However, China became an aging society in 2001, and its GDP per capita was only 1,000 U.S. dollars. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars in 2012. China’s economic foundation for an elderly society is fragile.
On Sept. 13.2013, the State Council issued a guideline to speed up the development of China’s elderly care services, hoping to complete a social care network for its elderly by 2025.
1. What does the word “decreasing” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. It means “falling”.
B. It means “rising”.
C. It means “peaking”.
2. What does GDP stands for?
A. Government Document Publishing Service.
B. Gross domestic product.
C. General domestic product.
3. What was China’s GDP per capita in 2012?
A. It was 1,000 U.S. dollars.
B. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars.
C. It was 10,000 U.S. dollars.
4. Why is China’s economic foundation for an elderly society fragile？
A. Because of its increasing aging population and its low GDP per capita.
B. Because when China was classed as an aging society, our gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is high.
C. Because of its decreasing aging population and its high GDP per capita.
5. The passage implies that
A. Chinese government can do nothing to deal with the challenge of the increasing aging population
B. Chinese people don’t need enough money when they get older
C. The Chinese social care network is expected to be completed in the near future
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解析：
1. 这是一道推断题，本文是在讲述老龄化社会，出生率降低是造成老龄化社会的原因之一，另外，de- 是否定前缀，这样可以推断decreasing 是降低的意思，所以选A.
2. 这是一道细节题。在第四段第一句话中有明确告知，所以选B。
3. 这是一道细节题，文中第四段可找到，所以选B。
4. 这是一道推断题。文中第一段就讲述中国老龄人口不断增加，第四段讲述中国与发达国家的GDP相比，还是非常低。所以选A。
5. 这是一道主旨题。文中文中第五段讲述中国政府发布纲要以加快关爱老人的服务，所以不能选A，文中第二段讲述中国人到老了如果没有足够的钱的话就会遇到很大的挑战，所以不能选B，文中第五段最后一句话，希望在2025年能够建成社会关怀网络，所以答案选C。