问答题 2.  Directions: For" this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Caring for the Elderly following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
   
Caring for the Elderly

    1.随着人们生活水平和医疗水平的提高,我们身边的老人越来越多
    2.作为他们的子孙后代,我们应该更多地为他们做些事情
    3.这么做的意义
【正确答案】[范文]
   
Caring for the Elderly

   With the ever-rising living standards and the rapidly improving medical quality in China, elderly people are taking an ever larger proportion in our population. What should young people—their offspring—do for them?
   Generally speaking, we need to awaken the whole society's care for the senior citizens. Specifically, we may take into consideration their convenience when designing public facilities, provide them with more recreational places and programs, and set up new clinics near residential quarters to secure both their psychological and physical health, etc.
   Aging is a natural process, and we ourselves will grow old one day. Taking good care of our seniors means taking care of ourselves. More significantly, how well the elderly are respected and attended reflects our society's moral standards and degree of civilization.
【答案解析】 这是一篇给定提纲的论说文。第一点要求考生描述现象并简述原因。第二点要求考生提出相应举措,这是主体部分。最后一点要求简要说明这种举措的意义.根据题目要求,文章内容可安排如下:
   第一段:概述现象,并简要说明原因(如人们生活水平和医疗水平大幅提高),可使用过渡句自问自答引出下一段的举措。
   第二段:采用先总述后分述的方式列举相应举措:总的来说,全社会要关爱老人;具体做法……
   第三段:指出这么做的意义——人总要变老,照顾老人就是照顾自己;更深层的意义是,尊重老人、照顾老人的程度可以反映一个社会的道德水平和文明程度。