浙江高考英语百日训练之书面表达概要写作（40）含答案解析
【题文】
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early immigrants came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude still influences America today. Work is not only important for the salary, but also for social and psychological working, being productive. For most Americans, they are what they do. What happens, then, when a person retires at the age of sixty-five or seventy? It’s easy to imagine that retirement is no easy thing. Retirees often feel they are unproductive and no longer needed by others.
Once people retire, they may also get into financial trouble. Many people rely on Social Security checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very rapidly. After retirement, they have to change their lifestyles. They have to spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel, and other necessities.
Of course, not all senior citizens feel sad when they are in face of retirement. Working for so many years, they eventually have time to spend with their families or to enjoy their hobbies such as reading, traveling or joining some senior citizen clubs. Some continue to work part time; others choose to do volunteer work like helping young people to get started in new business.
American government is taking steps to ease the problems of retired people. They are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and providing other services, such as free courses, food service, and help with housework. It is wise to do so. Retired citizens are an important part of the population and their special needs must be concerned about. After all, everyone will be a senior citizen someday.
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Work plays an extremely important role in American culture, so people find retirement difficult as they may feel useless without jobs. Retirement can also bring financial problems as Social Security checks don’t provide enough money. However, some senior citizens feel happy about retirement as they finally get time to do what they really want. American government is solving retired citizens’ problems and concerning their special needs, which is wise and necessary, because everyone will get old. 【解析】
【分析】
该文要求写一个内容概要，对所给材料的主要内容进行概括总结。
【详解】首先，考生应该认真阅读所给材料，了解每一段的主要内容。然后，考生应该根据每段的主要内容，用自What happens, then, when 己的语言将其表达出来。考生可以寻找每一段的主题句。在所给材料中，第一段的中心句为：a person retires at the age of sixty-five or seventy? It’s easy to imagine that retirement is no easy thing. 第二段的中心句为：Once people retire, they may also get into financial trouble. 第三段的中心句为：Of course, not all senior citizens feel sad when they are in face of retirement. 第四段的中心句为：American government is taking steps to ease the problems of retired people. 考生可以对这些中心句进行总结概括，连句成篇。
【点睛】所给答案清楚完整的概括了整篇文章的主要内容。要点概括齐全，条理明确。适当运用了一些较好的表达，为文章增色不少。
【标题】浙江省五校2019届高三5月份联考英语试题 【结束】
浙江高考英语百日训练之书面表达概要写作(40)含答案解析
