2020高考英語(yǔ)三模前閱讀理解專題練18（學(xué)生版）三年真題研讀專練

三模前閱讀理解專題練18

題組

A

Item1

YouthoughtyourcurvedTVwascool?TheLGSignature

OLEDTVRisa65-inch4KTVthatis,unlikeyourlame

andrigidscreen,rollable,andcanretract（收回）intoitsbase

whenyou'renotenjoyingit.Whileyoucancontrolitusing

eitherGoogleAssistantorAmazonAlexa,theTVRalso

supportsApple'sAirPlay2andHomeKit.

Item2

Gaminglaptopsaren'tnew,buttheyusuallylackpower

comparedtotheirbeefierdesktopcounterparts.Nvidia's

latestannouncementchangesthat,andbringsthe

desktop-classpowerfoundinitsRTXlineofgraphicscards

tolaptops.Morethan40laptopmodelswillturnupbythe

endofthemonthwithRTXgraphicscardsinside,whichcan

producemorerealisticgraphicsandboostperformancefor

themostgamers.

Item3

Ifsleepingisharderthanitshouldbe,theDreembandmight

beabletohelpyoufigureoutwhatyou'redoingwrong.The

Dreembandisafabric-coveredheadbandthatwrapsaround

yourheadandusesacombinationofsensorsliketheonesin

yourAppleWatchtodetectvariousbiometricslikeyour

heartrateandrespirationactivity.Italsousesbone

conductiontocommunicateaudiocuestoyouprivately.

Item4

Samsung'sshownoffitsMicroLEDtechnologyinthepast,

usingittobuildTheWall,a146-inchTV.Thecompany's

nowshowingoffasmallerMicroLEDTV.UsingSamsung's

MicroLEDpanels,youcancreateavarietyofdisplaysizes

supportingdifferentaspectratios,goingfromanultra-wide

21:9screentoaperfectlysquare1:1displaywithoutlosing

imagequality.

56.Ifonelikesdoingthingsbyhimself,whichoftheitemssuitshimbest?

A.Item1.B.Item2.C.Item3.D.Item4.

57.Whichofthefollowingtechnologiesappearedforthefirsttimeintheshow?

A.TheTVRUser'scontrollingtheTVbyGoogleAssistant

B.Nvidia'slaptops'solvingtheproblemofpower

C.TheDreemband'sdetectyourheartrate

D.Samsung'sMicroLEDtechnologymakinga146-inchTVpossible

B

ReasonsEveryTeenShouldGoToSummerCamp

?1ImproveInterpersonalSkills&FormCloseFriendships

Inaworldwhereanyonecanlookupafactandwheremachinesarereplacingevencomplexworkplacetasks,

employersneedemployeeswhocaninteracteffectivelywithotherpeople.Thisisoneofthemostimportantskills

teenslearnatcamp.Inthenon-competitivecampculture,teensbuilduptheir"emotionalintelligence,,(EQ),their

face-to-facecommunicationandrelationshipskills.

?2ExperienceCharacterDevelopmentandDevelopLifeSkills

Teensdevelopotherimportantlifeskillsatcamp,includingindependence,responsibility,anddecision-making.

Teensgrowconsiderablyinenvironmentawayfromtheirparentswheretheyareforcedtoliveontheirownand

findtheirownresources.

?3MeetPositiveRoleModels

Walkintoanywell-runsummercampandyou'Hbesurroundedbywholesome,outdoorsyyoungpeople.

Campoffersteenstheopportunitytobeamongyoungadultswhoarepositiverolemodelsandtoformclose

relationshipswiththem.Mostcampcounselorsarehard-workingcollegestudentswhowanttoserveothers.Aren't

theyjustthekindofyoungadultsyouwantyourteentobecome?

?4DiscoverTheirBestSelf

Campexperiencesofferteensthechancetostepbackfromthetiringtaskofacademicandcompetitivesports

andinsteadthinkaboutwhat'simportanttothem.Manycampersbecomelessself-absorbedafterspendingafew

weeksatcamp,learningtotraintheirfocusonothers.Theydiscovernewhobbiesandavenuestopursuein

educationandtheirfuturecareers.

58.Whatcanteensacquireinthecamptomeettheirfuturecareer?

A.Computercompetence.B.Communicationskills.

C.Adventurousspirit.D.Academicquality.

59.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribescampcounselors?

A.Committed.B.Ambitious.C.Humorous.D.Demanding.

60.Whatchangecancampexperiencesbringtomanycampers?

A.Preferringnon-competitiveculture.B.Becomingpositiverolemodels.

C.Focusingmoreonacademicscompetition.D.Findingmoresuitablefuturecareerchoices.

C

Foraslongastherehavebeengifts,wenaturallymakechoicesbasedontherecipient（接受者）.Butwhatifwe

havebeenwrongallalongandthatwecouldturnthingsaround,whichnotonlymadegiftbuyingeasier,butthe

recipienthappier?

In2015,psychologistsLaurenHumanandLaraAkninconductedanonlinesurvey,whichsuggestedthatwhen

peoplebuygifts,theyprefertochoosesomethingbasedontherecipienfspersonalityandtastes.Mostpeoplealso

saidthattheypreferredreceivinggiftsboughtwiththeminmind:giftsforthem.

ButHumanandAkninwonderedifthisapproachtogivingfailedtotakeadvantageofthewayweconnectas

people.Sotheysent78volunteersintoashoppingcentrebeforeMother'sDay.Halfweretoldtobuyacardthat

“reveals（揭示）yourknowledgeoftherecipient"whiletheotherssetouttobuyacardthat“revealsyourtrueself'.

Afterthepurchase,thegiverswhohadthoughtpartlyofthemselvesreportedfeelingemotionallyclosertotheir

mothers.

Tofindouthowthatapproachgoesdownwithrecipients,thepsychologistsdidanothertest,askingmorethan

100studentstochooseasongoniTunestogivetoafriend,partnerorfamilymember.Eachhalfofthegroup

receivedthesameinstructionsasthecardbuyers.Resultsrevealedthatrecipientsofsongsthatrevealedsomething

ofthegiversfeltclosertothemthanthosewhoreceivedgiftsboughtonlywithiheminmind.

HumanandAkninsuggestitmightapplytoallgifts.t4Ifbuildingstrongersocialconnectionsisthe

underlying。替在的）goal“ofagiftandsurelyitshouldbe——thenwe“maywellbeadvisedtooffermore

self-reflectivegifts”.Inshort,forapresenttobemeaningful,youneedtogiveawayabitofyourselfevenifthere

isariskthatthegiftmightnotsocloselysuittherecipient'spracticalneedsortastesasoneacquiredpurelywith

thatinmind.

Moreover,givingsomethingofoneselfcanbeasaferact,thepsychologistsadded.Becauseitreducestherisk

ofrevealingpoorknowledgeofarecipientbyattemptingtobuysomethingthatfitstheircharacter-andfailing.

Butanoteofcautionhere:whattheresearchdoesnotexamineisthepotentialriskinrepeated,unsympathetic

giver-centeredgiving,which,accordingtoHumanandAknin"couldsignalsel「obsession"-andnobodywantsto

revealthataboutthemselves.

61.FromtheMother'sDaycardtest,wecanconcludethat.

A.giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellonthegiver

B.mostpeoplechoosegiftswiththerecipientinmind

C.mostpeoplechoosegiftsbasedontheirpersonaltastes

D.giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellontherecipient

62.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"them,them^^refertoinorderofappearance?

A.Therecipients;thegiversB.Thegivers;therecipients

C.Thegivers;thegiversD.Therecipients;therecipients

63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthesignificanceofgiftgiving?

A.Makingthegiver'slifehappier.

B.Showingone'sknowledgeoftherecipient.

C.Establishingandstrengtheningsocialconnections.

D.Meetingtherecipienfspracticalneeds.

64.WhichofthefollowingisHumanandAknin'sadviceongiftgiving?

A.Choosegiftsthatreflectmoreofyourself.

B.Justfocusonyourowntasteswhenchoosinggifts.

C.Buysomethingthatfitstherecipient'scharactermost.

D.Becarefulnottosignalyourtruepersonality.

D

Shellyhuggedherhusband.ctBecareful,Billy.^^

“Comeon,Shell!^^Billrolledhiseyes."Youworrytoomuch,Honey.MeandtheboyswillbeOK.It9sjusta

three-daytrip.We'llcatchenoughhalibuttobeabletofixupthebaby'sroomthewayyouwantit."'

“Billy,Iloveyouandworryeverytimeyougotosea,especiallyinwinter.^^

"Shell,Ipromiserilbecareful.Imaybetheyoungestcaptaininthisport,butI'mthemostcareful.Ilearned

atthehelmofDaddy'sboat,whichIwaspracticallyraisedon.”

Theyhuggedagain.Billplantedatenderkissonhercheek,restedhisopenpalmonherslightlyswollen

stomach,''Besides,Ineedtobehere.LittleBillywillneedhisdaddy."Shellyslappedhimontheshoulder."It's

BillyJeanandyouknowit.”

Billlaughed,<4Notonmywatch,Girl.Igaveyouaboytotakeoverascaptain.^^

Theirlaughterbrokethetension.havetogo,Shell.Seeyouinafewdays?”Heturnedtoleaveandthen

turnedback,reachedintothepocketofhisheavycoatandpulledoutanenvelope.,,Ialmostforgot.Here'smy

letter?"

Shellytookthecrispenvelopeandslippedintothepocketofherdress.t4Thanks,Billy.^^Ithadbeentheir

customsincetheystarteddating.Billygaveheranotebeforehewenttosea.Shewasn'tallowedtoopenituntilthe

nextday.Heusuallywroteofloveorsometimessomethingsilly-bothmadehersmile.Shewroteareplyandleftit

onthekitchentableforhim.Readingherreplywasthefirstthinghedidwhenhecamehome.

Shewatchedasherhusbandwalkedthelengthofthepiertowheretheforty-fivefoot“ShellyGirl"andhis

crewwaited.Hegaveafinalwaveandclimbedaboard.

Shellystoodbytheirpickuptruckandwatcheduntiltheboatroundedthepointanddisappearedfromview."I

loveyou,Billy.^^shewhispered.t6Besaffe.”①

Thatevening,fivehundredmilestothesouth,asmallwinterdepressionmovednorthalongtheAtlanticcoast

oftheUSA.Expertsfoundanunexpectedchangeinthejetstream,whichwouldmakethesmalldepressionbecome

aragingwinterstorm.②

Shellywokeinthemorningandlistenedtotheweatherreportonthebatteredradiosittingonkitchentable.

Thephonerang."HeUo."

“Shelly?”

"Hi,Gail!^^Sherecognizedthevoiceofherfriend,whowasthewifeofoneofBilly'screw."Haveyouheard

theweather?”

“Hangonasecond.Ijustturnedtheradioon."Shelly'sfacepaledassheheardtheweatherpersonsayamajor

winterdepressionhadmovedintothearea.4tOhcrap!^^

“That'swhat[saidtoo.”

"They'llbeOK,Gail.They'reexperiencedfishermen.^^ShellysaidtoGailItwasaattempttoconvinceherself

thathermanwouldbesafe.(3)

OffthesouthshoreofNovaScotia,BillstruggledtocontroltheShellyGirlinthegrowingwaves.Windand

waterattackedBillandhiscrewfromalldirections.Thefbrty-andfifty-footwallsofwaterweretoomuchofa

challengefortheyoungcaptain.

Theforceofthewaterflippedtheboatover,torethewheelhouseoffandtossedBillandhiscrewintotheicy

Atlantic.

Thewater,onlyafewdegreesabovethefreezingpoint,soonovercameBill'swilltolive."Shelly!

Hetookalastpainfulbreathofsaltwaterandslippedbelowthesurface.?

Thecrispenvelopebentbeneathherfingersasshelaiditonherlapandread."Shelly,youaremylife,,my

loveandsoon-to-bemotherofourson-girlifthatiswhatyoureallywant.Tilalwayscomehome.^^

Shellyreachedforthepeninherdresspocket.Tearsdrippedfromherfaceandstainedthepapershewroteon,

Hernotesitsontheirkitchentablestill—neverread.

65.WhywasShellyworriedtoomuchwhenBillygotoseathistime?

A.BecausesheandtheirbabyBillyJeanneededBilly'sprotectionandcare.

B.Becausesheknewfromtheradiothatamajorwinterdepressionwouldcome.

C.BecauseshehadafeelingthatBillywouldneverreturnhome.

D.BecauseshecaredaboutBilly'ssafetyinthesea,especiallyinwinter.

66.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.BillycouldreadShelly'sreplyletteronlywhenhereturnedhomefromthesea.

B.BillyandShellywroteletterstoeachothersincetheygotmarried.

C.ShellyreadBilly'slettereagerlyeachtimeshegothisletter.

D.TheyexchangedtheirletterswitheachothereverytimeBillywentout.

67.Whichwordcanbefilledintheblankinthepassage?

A.weakB.strongC.hardD.desperate

68.Wherecanthesentences“Shellsatinherfavoritespotontheporchoftheirweatheredbeachhouse,thesaltyair

stickingtoherheavywinterclothes.Theoncomingstormblewsandacrossherwinterboots.Jbeputin?

A.①B.②C.③D.(4)

69.WhichofthefollowingmaybeShelly'sreplytoBilly'sletter?

A.Billy,youweresobrave,Ialwaysknew.B.Billy,Ialwaysknewtheoceanwasyourhome.

C.Billy,Ialwaysknew,youwouldcomeback.D.Billy,Iloveyou,Iwouldalwayswaitforyou.

70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AnunluckyBillyB.AstorminlifeC.AbrokenShellyD.Neverread

題組二

A

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designingawebsitecanbetimeconsumingandexpensive.Webdesignersaredifficulttoworkwith,andeven

thoughyou'repayingthem.Therearecheaperwaystoestablishyourcompanyonline,andWstandsout

amongthem.

WoffersfreeHTML5andFlashwebsitedesignthatyoucandoonyourown,withouthavingtopay

forapriceywebdesigner.Withunlimitedspaceforasmanypagesasyouwant,customizedlooks,photogalleries,

andblogplatformcapabilities,socialnetworkingbuttons,Wixhaseverythingabusinessofanysizeneedstomake

animpactonline.Yougetfullcontroloverwhatinformationfillsintheblanks,andyoudon'thavetoknowathing

aboutHTMLtomakethiswork.Thewayyourwebsitelookssaysalotaboutyourcompany.Wixdoesthat,andit

doesitforfree.AnotherthingthatmakesWixthemostaffordableoptionincreatingawebsiteisthatyoudon't

havetopayforaseparatewebhost-everypagecreatedonWixishostedonWix,freeofcharge.

TheInternetisthemarketplaceofideas:yourcompanyneedstosharewhatyouthink.Ifyouthinkjust

becauseyoudon'tsellaproductonlineyoudon'tneedawebsite,you'redeadwrong.Nomatterwhatkindof

businessyouhave,ifyouwanttoreachanaudience,youwanttohaveawebsitethatspeakstopeople.Wixletsyou

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Ifyouhaveabiggerbudget,Wixhasmoreoptionsthanjustthefreewebsitedesign.Youcanchooseto

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themostimportantthingtoyouisgettingyourcompany'snameonlinerightnow,tryWtoday.

56.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Waysoffindingfreeservice.B.AdvantagesofW.

C.Skillsofcreatingwebsites.D.Tricksofrunningacompany.

57.What'sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toteachabudgetlesson.B.Tomakeanadvertisement.

C.Topresentawebsitedesign.D.Tointroduceanewbusiness.

B

AsNewYorkCityparentsdebatehowtogiveallstudentsfairaccesstogoodpublicschools,someadvocates

inBrooklynwanttoabolishmiddleschools,useofacademiccriteriatoselectstudents.

SomesupportersoftheproposalforDistrict15fromitsDiversityPlanWorkingGroupareoptimistictheywill

win,partlybecauseNewYorkCitySchoolsChancellorRichardCarranzahasquestionedtheprincipleforaccepting

studentsbyability.Otherparentsarecautious,sayingtheywanttheirhard-workingchildrentohavethechanceto

earntheirwayintodesirableschools.

District15,whichincludeslow-incomeimmigrantneighborhoodssuchasSunsetParkandmore-affluent（富裕

的）areaslikeParkSlope,isoneofthefirstinthecitytryingtochangeitsadmissionsystemtobetterintegrate（整

合）allofitsmiddleschools.ItsDiversityGroup,whichincludesparentsandcityDepartmentofEducationofficials,

hastriedtodrumupsupportbyhostingworkshopsandseekingcommunityinput.

MicheleGreenberg,aDistrict15parent,callstheproposalmorefairthanthecurrentselectivesystem,which

shesaiddiscriminatesagainststudentswithfewresources."Childrenshouldn'tberejectedbecausetheydon't

somehowfit,“shesaid.

Departmentofficialssaidtheywilldecideontheproposalthissummer.Ifapproved,theplanwouldmarka

hugechangefromtoday'smethod.Now,studentsranktheschoolstheywanttoattend,andschoolsrankstudents

theywanttoenroll,basedonvaryingcriteriasuchascoursegrades,testscores,behavior,attendance,punctuality

andauditions.Thedepartmentmakesmatches.Manyparentscomplainthiscomplexprocessbringsmassive

anxiety.

AlinaRodriguez,aspecial-educationteacherwhoworksandlivesinDistrict15,feelstom.Asamother,she

believesherdaughterwouldgetintoastrongmiddleschoolthroughselectiveadmissions.Butasateacher,she

worriesmanyofherstudentsaren'tpreparedformoreseverechoices.tcIwantthemtobepushedbutdon'twant

themtoshesaid.

Screened（篩選的）admissionhasledtoenrollmentdisparities（差異）byincomeandrace.About70%ofthe

district'swhitestudentsclusteredatthreetop-performing,low-povertymiddleschoolslastyear,includingM.S.51,

Math&ScienceExploratorySchoolandNewVoices,accordingtostatedata.Attwolower-perfbrmingschools,by

contrast,nearlyallstudentswerepoorandHispanic.AndrewRobertson,aDistrict15parent,saidtheproposal

wouldequalizetheplayingfield."Thepeoplesofrightenedbytheconceptarethemodern-dayversionofpeople

worriedaboutcivilrights,“hesaid.

58.Accordingtothepassage,thepresentselectivesystemofcompetitivepublicschools.

A.equalizestheplayingfieldforstudentsrichorpoor

B.doubtstheprincipleforacceptingstudentsbyability

C.abolishesmiddleschools,useofacademicstandards

D.attachesimportancetostudents5schoolperformance

59.Whoholdsaconflictingattitudetowardstheproposal?

A.AlinaRodriguezB.RichardCananzaC.AndrewRobertsonD.MicheleGreenberg

60.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.StudentsgetequalaccesstoeducationB.Thenewproposalgainsgreatcurrency

C.SchoolentryplandrawsmixedreactionD.Screenedadmissionshouldbecanceled

C

Theworldweliveinisbecomingincreasinglycomplexanduncertain.Andwithit,theconventionalthinking

ofyesterdayisnolongersufficient.Creatingrealbreakthroughopportunitiesrequiresafundamentalchangeinour

thinking.AsEinsteinsaid,"Wecan'tsolveproblemsbyusingthesamekindofthinkingweusedwhenwecreated

them.^^

There'snobetterexampleofthisthanthemythofthefbur-minutemile.

Forcenturies,runnershadbeenattemptingtorunamileinunderfourminutes.Inthe1950s,theattemptto

breakthebarriertookonrenewedimportance,andanumberoffamousrunnerspubliclyandunsuccessfully

attemptedthechallenge.Manyofthenewspapersofthedaybegantoquestionwhetherhumanswouldeverbeable

torunasub-four-minutemile.Then,in1954,amannamedRogerBannisterdidtheunthinkable.Hebrokethrough

theimaginarybarrier,runningthemilein3minutesand59.4seconds.Itwasanamazingachievement.

Buthere'swhat'sreallyinteresting:itwasonlyforty-sixdayslaterthatanotherrunnerbrokeBannister's

record.Andthefollowingyear,twonewrunnersbrokethefour-minutemarkinthesamerace.Dozensfollowed,

andasofthiswriting,morethan1,400runnershaveaccomplishedthegoal,includingonerunnerwhorantwo

milesinlessthaneightminutes.

Didsomethingchangewithrespecttohumanbody,trackconditions,weatherpatterns,runningshoes,orthe

humandietbetweenthestartofBannister'sraceandthefewyearsthatfollowed?No.Sowhatexplainsthesudden

anddramaticexplosionofathleticachievement?

Themyth'sunimaginablepoweroverrunnershadlifted.WhatBunnisterhaddonewasnotjustbreakthefour

——minute——milebarrier;heshattered（粉碎）themyththatcreatedthebarrierinthefirstplace.Thisparadigm（榜

樣）hadofferedasetofactionsavailableforrunnerstotake.Runnerswerereallyfreetorunthroughtheinvented

boundary.

Creatingbreakthroughsrequiresshatteringthemythsthatlimitourimaginationandlockusintoconventional

thinking.Thinkaboutyourownsituation.Whatmythsareyoustuckin?Andwhatwouldbepossibleifyouhadthe

couragetochallengethemyths?

61.Whatisneededtocreatebreakthroughs?

A.Conventionalthinking.B.Changesinourthinking.

C.Complexsituation.D.Einstein'sencouragement.

62.Whatwastherealbarrierthatkeptrunnerssucceedinginthefbur-minutemile?

A.Thebeliefthatitwasunachievable.B.Lackofprofessionaltraining.

C.Thepoortrackconditions.D.Lackofsufficientdiet.

63.TheexampleofRogerBannisterisusedto.

A.listanewrecordintheraceB.provenewspapersarewrong

C.showbarriercanbebrokenD.callonustolearnfromhim

64.WhatdoesthewritertrytoexplaininParagraph6?

A.Thepowerofthemyth.B.TheachievementsofBannister.

C.Theimportanceofrunningfreely.D.Thesignificanceofbreakingbarriers.

65.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CreatingBreakthroughsB.AcceptingtheMyths

C.LockingYourImaginationD.BecomingtheBestAthlete

D

ArecentBBCdocumentary,TheTownThatNeverRefiredsoughttoshowtheeffectsofincreasingthestate

pensionagebyputtingretireesbacktowork.

Althoughthedocumentarywasfun,theyneednothavebothered.Awayfromthecameras,agreatnumbers

ofolderpeoplearestayinginwork.Sincethestartoftheeconomydeclinesthatbeganin2008.thenumberof16-to

24-year-oldsinworkhasfallenby597,000.Overthesameperiodthenumberofworkersovertheageof65has

increasedby240.000.

ThegrayingoftheBritishworkforcedatesbacktoaround2001sincewhentheproportionofolderpeople

workinghasnearlydoubled.Butithasacceleratedsincethestartoftheeconomydeclines.Thereareseveral

reasonswhy.Happily,peoplearelivinglongerandhealthierlives,whichmakesstayinginworklessdiscouraging

thanitwas.Lesshappily,lowinterestrates,adisappointingstockmarketandtheendofmanydefined-benefit（固定

收益）pensionschemesmakeitafinancialnecessity.Andchangingattitudes,inspiredbyrulesagainstage

discrimination,aremakingiteasierthanever.

Mostolderworkersaresimplyhangingonattheoffice:63%ofworkersoverstatepensionagehavebeen

withtheiremployerformorethantenyears.Overtwo-thirdsofthemworkpart-time,mostlydoingjobsthatthey

onceperformedfull-time.Abigadvantageisthattheyneednotpaynationalinsurancecontributions.

AccordingtoStephenMcNair,directoroftheCentreforResearchintotheOlderWorkforcetheflexibility

explainswhyolderworkershavenotsufferedsomuchintheperiodofeconomydeclineInsteadofcuttingbackon

theworkforce,asinpreviousdepression,manyfirmshavestoppedtakingonnewworkersandcutworkinghours.

Atsmallbusinessesmparticular,keepingonolderworkersischeaperandlessriskythantrainingreplacements.

Overhalfofworkersoverstatepensionageworkforbusinesseswithfewerthan25employees.

ChristopherNipper,whoownsDavidNipper,awomen'swearmanufacturerbasedinDerbyshire,prizeshis

semi-retiredworkers,whocanbeemployedatshortnoticeanddonotneedtoworkfull-timetosurvive.Retired

machinistscanfillinifthereisariseinorders;formersalesadviserscanworkaspart-timeconsultants.Ashis

competitorshavemovedproductionabroad,leavingthepooloftrainedlaborbehind,continuingtohaveolder

workersandtheirskillshasbecomeevenmoreimportant.

Thereisatendencyfortheolderworkforcetoexpand*Workersovertheageof50whoaremadeunemployed

findithardertopickupnewjobs,whichcouldmeanthatmoreofthemwanttoworkthanareableto.TheOffice

forBudgetResponsibility,thefiscalwatchdog,reportedonJuly12ththatanageing,unproductivepopulationisthe

biggestlong-termthreattoBritain'seconomichealth.

DatafromtheOECD,athink-tank,showsthatemploymentratesamongworkersapproachingretirementage

aresplitinEurope,witholdworkershangingonbestinthenorth.Governmentcreditratingsfollowasimilar

pattern.ThatBritain'sageingworkforcemorecloselyresemblesGermany'sthanItaly'scouldprovethecountrys

beingsavedfromharm.

66.WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromtheBBCdocumentaryTheTownThatNeverRetired?

A.Ithasreceivedgoodcommentsfromaudience.

B.Whatitintendstorevealiscontrarytothereality.

C.ItaimstocriticizethepoorpensionsystemintheUK.

D.Itreflectsthecurrentphenomenonofretireescomingbacktowork.

67.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword"it"inPara.3refersto.

A.afinancialnecessityB.stayinginworkafterretiring

C.agediscriminationD.thechangingattitude

68.AccordingtoChristopherNieper,whyaresemi-retiredworkersfavoredinhiring?

A.BecausethepooloflaborintheUKisemptied.

B.Becausetheycanfillinthejobvacancyinabrieftime.

C.Becausetheirworkinghourscanbeasflexibleastheywant.

D.Becausetheyworkharderthantheyoungbecauseofeconomicpressure.

69.ThereportfromtheOfficeforBudgetResponsibilityshowstheolderworkforcewillplayaroleinthe

country'seconomichealth

A.steadyB.positiveC.negativeD.fundamental

70.I