1. (2019八下·昆山期末) 阅读理解

    More Americans hope to work past their 65th birthday and never retire(退休).The Associated Press with the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research asked 1075 people, aged 50 and older. One-fourth of them said they never planned to retire. Among people who earn less in that age group that is even truer than the ones who earn more.

    In America, as tradition(传统), the age of 65 is the common age to retire. Sixty percent of people aged 50 to 64 said they expect to work past their 65th birthday More than half of those who are already older than 65 said they plan to keep working too. They say they are working 31 hours a week. Those 50 years of age or older said money was the most important reason that affected(影响) when to retire. Most of the workers—especially those who are 65 and older—plan to move into a new profession(行业), as they come into the later years. One-third of people earning less than $5000 a year said they would keep working. About twenty percent of those who earn more than $100000 said they would never retire.

    People born from 1946 to 1964 reach age 65, and the United States' population will have more older people than ever before. The number of Americans 65 and older jumped twenty-one percent—or to 35.5 million—from 2002 to 2012. That number will probably reach 92 million by 2060.

1. （1） What is TRUE about the American older people?

   A . More Americans hope to retire by their 65th birthdays. B . People who can earn more hope to stop working by 65. C . Older people hope to work on, especially those who earn less. D . People used to retire at the age of 50 in America.
3. （2） What do we know from the passage?

   A . Money affects the decision of when to retire. B . Age makes people decide when to retire. C . Tradition affects people's retiring age. D . Working hours affect people's retiring age.
5. （3） What would older people do when they come into their later years?

   A . Working as bosses or managers. B . Working on a $5000 payment. C . Working 31 hours a week. D . Trying a new job.
7. （4） Why does the author write this passage?

   A . To introduce the retiring age in the US. B . To call people's attention to more and more American older people. C . To show love to older people in the US. D . To advise that older people have to work to support themselves.