正如以前三番五次地和大家强调过的一样，混合提问的问题大家千万不要掉以轻心。果不其然，又一个混合提问的考题在4月8日横空出世。乍一看，相信熟悉题库的考生会惊呼“这不是2015年的老题重现吗？”。大可不必高兴的太早。

4月8号考题如下：

Nowadays, men and women in many countries decide to have babies at a later age. What are the reasons? Do you think the advantages of this outweigh its disadvantages? 20170408

2015年的一个考题如下：

Nowadays, men and women in many countries decide to have babies at an older age. What are the reasons? And what effects does this trend have on society and family life? 20150521

题干背景部分着实相同，但是由于提问方式不同，这两道题对应的文章也会有所不同。前几日考的是一个混合提问，而15年考的是双提问报告。难度上，前者略高。希望当天考试的考生们分清了两者的区别。

It can be thought to be an overwhelming tendency that the age gap between children and their parents is becoming increasingly wider than ever before. Thus, the public assert that it is the high time to analyze reasons of this situation and judge whether it is beneficial or not.

首段还是一如既往地背景介绍和点题。这个点题应该包含题干的两个问题，不能厚此薄彼。这种提问方式的文章切忌在开头段表达个人立场。因为笔者立场可能较为复杂，需要相对较多篇幅。

For one thing, lack of preparation in either financial or psychological aspect forces young couples to postpone the plan of having a baby over and over again in this contemporary society. To begin with, economic status of young couples is probably unstable. For providing a better material life for their future babies, they have to devote most of their time working hard to save adequate fund for raising a child. This process lasts for many years and even longer in metropolis. On top of this, many young couples have the concern that their perfect lifestyle will be totally ruined if they have to spend numerous time and energy for taking care of a child. Why some young people get married is because they like to enjoy the world of two persons but not the family of three or more.

主段一来回击题目中的第一个问题。从两个角度分析了晚育的两个原因，并展开论述。

For another, as to those babies, it could also be salutary that their parents gave birth to them at an elder age. Specifically, after being born, the baby can enjoy a better living environment because of their parents’ relatively stable income. Mid-aged people certainly have more free time to spend with their family, which can be thought as an important factor for children’s healthy growth. The couples also benefit greatly from having babies after they have sacrificed almost all their time and energy for working hard in order to make success in their career. They are definitely in superior situation with adequate fund and time to raise their babies.

主段二，回击题目的第二个问题。从孩子和家长的两个不同角度分别论述了这个趋势对于孩子和家长都有益处。

In summary, couples will surely plan to have a baby when they are completely ready for doing so since it can be seen as the most considerable decision they can make. Thus, delaying the plan due to deficient preparation makes sense. Meanwhile, both babies and their parents are more likely to become beneficiaries of this tendency.

结尾段重申笔者立场，利用两句话分别对应题目中的两个问题。