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江西普通高校专升本英语

number of years that an average person works fulltime shrinks.

Most importantly, we should not be merely satisfied to solve the problem of unemployment, but
rather, we should improve the quality of the work force at the same time by keeping the skilled adults and
employing the well-educated young.

1. Forcing middle-aged persons to retire might cause ______.
A. the loss of valuable resources B. shortage of the work force
C. elderly people to feel upset D. families to be unstable

2. The word “prime” in line 8, para.2. most probably means______.

A. first B. early C. major D. spring

3. Which of the following suggestions did the writer make?
A. Young people should work harder in order to go to college.

B. Colleges should be open to more high school-leavers.
C. The old should be allowed to work as long as they want to.
D. Policy makers should create more job opportunities.

4. What is the writer’s attitude towards the present situation of employment?

A. Concerned B. Hopeless C. Interested D. Satisfied

5. The best TITLE for this passage might be______.
A. Should Workers Be Forced To Retire?
B. Why Don’t We Educate the Young?

C. How to Solve Unemployment Problem?
D. Are the Policy Makers Wise?

【答案】ACAAC
【解析】
1. A 细节推断题。根据题干中关键词Forcing middle-aged persons to retire，可定位篇章中第二段第
三行至第八行，A. the loss of valuable resource是第八行“To force them to retire is a huge waste of

the nation’s best resources”的同义解释；B. shortage of the work force劳动力的短缺，原文并未提
及；C. elderly people to feel upset，过度推断；D. families to be unstable过度推断，作者只是说如果

退休那么家庭就会受到影响，故选A。
2. C词义猜测题。定位题干所需猜测的单词，位于篇章第二段的第八行，“that to some extent this
age is the prime time for one’s productivity and creativity.”根据上文的“more stable, more skillful
and more experienced than workers of any other ages.”中年员工比其他年龄段的员工更稳定，技术
更好，更有经验，可知这个年龄段是生产力和创造力的主力军。结合选项词义，故选C

3. A细节推断题。根据题干及选项的关键词（colleges, high school-leavers等），可定位篇章第二段

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