四、阅读与回答问题
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过10个词。
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1. When did Xu Shuangmin decide to become a volunteer teacher in Xinjiang?

2. How does Zhong Dakang feel about being a volunteer teacher?

3. What makes Sun Xudong decide to become a volunteer teacher?

4. What's the purpose of the national silver-age teacher action plan?

5. According to the figure, what social problem may we have in the future?

四、【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“高校银龄教师支援西部计划”以及三位志愿教师。1. In September 2021. 根据“In September 2021，67-year-old Xu surprised everyone with a decision... work as a volunteer teacher at a university in Karamay，Xinjiang.”可知2021年9月徐双敏决定去新疆当志愿教师。2. Happy/Glad. 根据“Education is something I love to work on.”和“But I don't mind that as I love teaching.”可知钟大康热爱教育，由此可知他对成为志愿教师感到高兴。3. The hope to improve the education in Xinjiang. 根据“I've always hoped to improve the local education.”可知希望改善新疆的教育让孙旭东决定成为志愿教师。4. To improve educational quality of universities in the western areas. 根据“The national silver-age teacher action plan... to improve educational quality of universities in the western areas.” 可知“高校银龄教师支援西部计划”的目的是提高西部地区高校的教育质量。5. China's population continues to age quickly. 根据“The plan comes as China's population continues to age quickly”和图片内容可知中国人口继续快速老龄化。

【分析】
本题是阅读理解的细节回答题，需根据每个问题的关键词，回到原文中定位对应语句，提取符合“答案不超过10个词”要求的内容。具体思路：先明确每个问题的核心关键词，再在原文中精准找到相关信息，最后提炼出简洁的答案。
【解析】
1. 问题关键词为Xu Shuangmin和decide to be volunteer teacher，定位原文第一段“In September 2021, 67-year-old Xu... work as a volunteer teacher...”，提取时间为In September 2021。
2. 问题关键词为Zhong Dakang和feel，定位其表述“Education is something I love to work on... as I love teaching”，可知他的感受是Happy/Glad。
3. 问题关键词为Sun Xudong和decide，定位其表述“I've always hoped to improve the local education”，提炼原因：The hope to improve the education in Xinjiang。
4. 问题关键词为national silver-age teacher action plan和purpose，定位原文“The national silver-age teacher action plan... to improve educational quality of universities in the western areas”，提取目的：To improve educational quality of universities in the western areas。
5. 问题关键词为figure和social problem，结合图表与原文“The plan comes as China's population continues to age quickly”，得出答案：China's population continues to age quickly。
【答案】
1. In September 2021.
2. Happy/Glad.
3. The hope to improve the education in Xinjiang.
4. To improve educational quality of universities in the western areas.
5. China's population continues to age quickly.
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、信息提取
【点评】
本题为说明文阅读的细节回答题，考查学生定位原文信息、提炼关键内容的能力，需注意答案的字数限制，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6