Passage Two The age of gilded youth is over. Today'sunder-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect lowerliving standard than their parents. Research into the lifestyle and prospectsof people born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime oflonger working hours, lower job security and higher taxes than the previousgeneration. When they leave work late in the eveningthey will be more likely to return to a small rented flat than to a house oftheir own. When, eventually, they retire it will be on pensions far lower inreal terms than those of their immediate forebears. The findings are revealedin a study of the way the aging of Britain's population is affecting differentgenerations. Anthea Tinker, professor of socialgerontology at King's 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. "Today's older middle-aged andelderly are becoming the new winners,"she said. "They made relativelysmall contributions in tax but now make relatively big claims on the welfaresystem. Generations born in the last three to four decades face the prospect ofhanding over more than a third of their lifetime's earnings to care forthem." The surging number of older people, manyliving alone, has also increased demand for property and pushed up houseprices. While previous generations found it easy to raise a mortgage, today'sunder-thirties have to live with their parents or rent. If they can afford tobuy a home it is more likely to be a flat than a house. Laura Lenox-Conyngham, 28, grew up in alarge house and her mother did not need to work. Unlike her wealthy parents shegraduated with student and postgraduate loan debts of £13,000. She now earnsabout £20,000 a year, preparing food to be photographed for magazines. Her homeis a one-bedroom flat in central London and she sublets the lounge sofa-bed toher brother. "My father took pity and paid off mystudent debts," she said. "But I still have no pension and no chanceof buying a property for at least a couple of years and then it will besomething small in a bad area. My only hope is the traditional one of meeting arich man. Tinker's research reveals Lenox-Conynghamis representative of many young professionals, especially in London Manchester,Edinburgh and Bristol.
Anthea Tinker's research reveals that_____
A、nowadays wealth flows from younger generations to the older ones
B、nowadays wealth flows from older generations to the younger ones
C、the traditional way of accumulating wealth has been reversed
D、long-established traditions have already been reversed
【正确答案】：A
