2023年4月自考00596英语阅读(二)试题及答案含评分标准 .pdfVIP

绝密★考试结束前 2023年4月高等教育自学考试 英语阅读 (二)试题 课程代码：00596 1.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔 填写在答题纸规定的位置上。 选择题部分 注意事项： 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮 擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。 I. Reading Comprehension.(40 points,2 points for each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are four passages. Following each passage, there are five questions with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and then write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. Passage One Instead of producing goods or services-the traditional economic model products-older persons may contribute a productthat has value to society, such as caring for children, caring for other older persons, caring for the oldest old, providing community leadership, mentoring or being an effective role model. But in spite of their significant human and economic benefits, such contributions have not been figured into an economys gross national product. And they have not been appropriately valued. Over the past several decades, most industrialized countries have experienced a substantial drop in the average age at which individuals retire from the. labour market. Longer life expectancy and better health have not been accompanied by longer working lives. As a consequence, these countries are facing serious concerns about the viability of social security systems. A key challenge for these countries is to mitigate the effects of a drop in the working age 浙00596#英语阅读 (二)试题第1页(共14页) population by increasing and prolonging the participation of older people in the labour market. Social protection is a basic component of decent work. The objective of most social prot