Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all,
they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this,
they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a
large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never
worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are
supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a
larger number of old women than old men become window(single
women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and
women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among
older windows is lower than that among widows(single men).
Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of
elderly women with husbands still living, compared
to(与---相比)82 percent of men.
Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage,
many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no
social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the
woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans
the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some
75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as
buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the
home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their
later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all
the society.
44.If they had more money, elderly women _______.
A. would have no more problem B. could live a fairy life
C. would get more respect D. would need no care of others
45.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands
still living.
A.75. B.52. C.82. D.78.
46.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000
elderly men, _____of them are
widowers.
A.27,000 B.78,000 C.72,000 D.123,000
47.According to the writer, _______.
A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should
live with their families
C. all people should do something for elderly women
D. housework should not be done by elderly women
参考答案：
CDAC