Old And Active
It is well-known that life expectancy is longer in Japan than in most other countries. A____1____report also shows that Japan has the longest health expectancy in the world. A healthy long life is the result of the____2____in social environment1.
Scientists are trying to work____3____exactly what keeps elderly Japanese people so healthy, and whether there is a lesson to be____4____from their lifestyles for the rest of us. Should we____5____any changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast? Is there some secret____6____in the Japanese diet that is particularly____7____to the human body?
Another factor____8____to the rapid population aging in Japan is a decline in birthrate. Although longer life should be celebrated, it is_____9___considered a social problem. The number of older people had____10____in the last half century and that has increased pension and medical costs. The country could soon be____11____an economic problem, if there are so many old people to be looked_____12___,and relatively few younger people working and paying taxes to support them.
_____13___the retirement age from 65 to 70 could be one solution to the problem2. Work can give the elderly a_____14___of responsibility and mission in life. Its important that the elderly play active____15____in the society and live in harmony with all generations.
词汇：
expectancy /?kspektns?; ek-/ n.期望,预期
life expectancy预期寿命,平均寿命
health expectancy预期健康寿命
elderly /eld?l?/ n.年长者,老年人adj.上了年纪的,稍老的
population aging 人口老龄化
注释:
1. A healthy long life is the result of...健康长寿是的结果。
2. ...could...be one solution to the problem.是解决问题的可能方法之一。
练习：
1.A. late B. recent C. contemporary D. new
2.A. increase B. progress C. growth D. improvement
3.A. for B. out C. in D. off
4.A. learnt B. gathered C. understood D. gained
5.A. do B. make C. set D. give
6.A. ingredient B. component C. portion D. helping
7.A. helpful B. supportive C. advantageous D. beneficial
8.A. contributing B. helping C. resulting D. causing
9.A. therefore B. actually C. even D. however
10.A. reduced B. added C. doubled D. multiplied
11.A. facing B. meeting C. adopting D. encountering
12.A. for B. after C. over D. out
13.A. Putting B. Moving C. Rising D. Raising
14.A. sense B. sentiment C. feeling D.characteristic
15.A. roles B. posts C. positions D. parts