2014届高三英语二轮专题突破：阅读理解61.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题突破：阅读理解 1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Launched in 1935, Social Security is a federal program that provides money for retirees, the disabled and living family members of workers who have died. Social Security benefits are funded through a Social Security tax that most U.S. employees pay. However, the money that employees pay is not held in a personal account that they can later draw from. Instead, the tax they pay now is being used to pay people who are currently receiving benefits. Although most of the people receiving Social Security are retirees, many others are eligible for assistance. These recipients(接受者) include the disabled, a spouse(配偶) or child of someone who gets Social Security, a spouse or child of a worker who died, or a dependent parent of a worker who died. Depending on circumstances, people may be eligible for Social Security benefits at any age. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, 85 cents of every dollar Social Security is used for current retires and their families, as well as surviving spouses and children of workers who have died. The other 15 cents is used for people with disabilities and their families. When employees are ready to receiver their Social Security, payments are based on how much they earned during their career, with higher lifetime earnings resulting in higher monthly benefits. Benefits amounts are also affected by the age at which an employee decides to retire. Payments are available as early as age 62, but the value would be about 25 percent lower than what’s collected by those who wait until full retirement age, which ranges from 66 to 67 years old depending on the year in which they were born. Today, about 159 million people work and pay Social Security taxes, and roughly 55 million receive monthly benefits. 67. Most of the Social Security benefits are intended for _____. A. the retirees B. the disabled C. workers’ family D. workers who have died 68. What does the underlin