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江苏省常熟2021届高三下学期英语5月三模考试试卷
The year 2020 marks the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the "young old", as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75, who continue to work and stay socially engaged. . The yold are more numerous, healthier and wealthier than previous generations of seniors.
Of the 3.7 years of increased life expectancy (预期寿命) in rich countries between 2000 and 2015, says the WHO, 3. 2 years were enjoyed in good health. Working is one of the factors that are helping people stay healthy longer. A German study found that people who remain at work after the normal retirement age manage to slow the cognitive (认矢口的) decline. The yold are also better off, while the wealth of ail other age groups declined.
The yold are not just any group of old people They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as who are wearing indoor shoes and look after the grandchildren. They become one of the fastest rowing group for airline business. They spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than young adults. So they are vital to the Tourism industry. They are also changing education and finance Because of the importance of pensions, the yold are transforming insurance companies from passive distributors of fired an nuities (年金) to financial service providers for customers who want to manage their pension pots more actively.
They find that older workers have, if anything, slightly above-average productivity and that teams of workers from multiple generations are the most productive of all. Societies should be better off because public spending on health and pensions should be lower than expected, as people work longer and need less medical care.
Today, some big things will have to change, under pressure from the yold themselves. The most important is public attitudes towards older people and in particular the expectation that 60-somethings ought to quietly retire into the background. The yold will demand that companies become more age-friendly and, in the process, help change attitudes towards aging itself.
A. Healthy yold people will require great changes in health spending.
B. Many companies discriminate against older workers by offering training only to younger ones.
C. The rise of the yold will definitely be a blessing to both culture and economy.
D. Health worsens with age, but the yold are resisting the decline better than most.
E. Many bosses think productivity falls with age, but studies in Germany suggest otherwise.
F. That will disturb consumers, service and financial markets.
G. The yold, in their new appearance as the young old, are expected to change the world.
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