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Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 12月英语六级考试试题预测5 英语六级预测试题：12月英语六级考试试题预测5 大学六级英语提升课程  Passage Two  Questions 57 to 61are based on the following passage.  The age of gildedyouth is over. Todays under-thirties are the first generation for a centurywho can expect a lower living standard than their parents.  Research into thelifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they arelikely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job security andhigher taxes than the previous generation.  When they leavework late in the evening, they will be more likely to return to a small rentedflat than to a house of their own. When, eventually, they retire, theirpensions are far lower in real terms than those of their immediate forebears.  These findings arerevealed in a study of the way the ageing of Britains population is affectingdifferent generations.  Anthea Tinker,professor of social gerontology(老人学)at Kings College London, who carried out much of the work, saidthe growth of the proportion of people over 50 had reversed the traditionalflow of wealth from older to younger generations.  Todays oldermiddle-aged and elderly are becoming the new winners, she said.They made relatively small contributions in tax but now make relativelybig claims on the welfare system. Generations born in the last three to fourdecades face the prospect of handing over more than a third of their lifetimesearnings to care for them.  The surging numberof older people, many living alone, has also increased demand for property andpushed up house prices. While previous generations found it easy to raise amortgage, todays under-thirties have to live with their parents or rent. Ifthey can afford to buy a home it is more likely to be a flat than a house.  Laura Lenox-Conyngham,28, grew up in a large house and her mother did not need to work. Unlike herwealthy parents, she graduated with student and postgraduate loan de