1、1阅读理解提升练(三)AResearch carried out last year stressed the growing challenge facing employers in terms of managing and supporting the UKs ageing workforce.Figures from the Office for National Statistics have suggested that the number of people aged 65 and over still working has reached 1.19 millionup 2
2、5,000 from a year ago.There were also now more people aged 50-74 in work than ever before.However,the overall trend was hiding the fact that 12% people are forced to stop working before reaching state pension age because of ill health or disability.Nearly half a million (436,000) workers who are wit
3、hin five years of state pension age have had to leave work for medical reasons,with an apparent divide between the North (worse) and South (better).Those in the lowest-paid jobs,including cleaners,leisure industry workers and people doing heavy laboring jobs,were twice as likely to stop working befo
4、re retirement age,because of sickness and disability than managers or professionals.Within this,the needs of the “sandwich generation”those juggling work with caring for elderly dependents as well as childrenneeded to be given greater priority (优先权) by employers,a white paper by insurer and healthca
5、re provider concluded.Its research argued that 66% of managers think the average age of retirement in their organization will increase in the next 5 to 10 years.Yet,36% reported being unaware of anything their organization did to attract,keep and engage older staff.Fewer than a quarter (23%) of empl
6、oyees said they felt supported by their employer with their responsibilities for caring for a loved one.This was perhaps unsurprising,given that only 28% of managers said their organization had formal policies and practices in place to support these employees,argues healthcare distribution director
7、Chris Horlick.1.According to the passage,who is more likely to leave work before retirement age?A.Tom,a physician.B.Jason,a language teacher.C.Henry,a construction worker.D.Bill,a bank manager.2.The present support from the employers can be best described as . A.moving B.dissatisfyingC.inspiring D.s
8、urprising3.What is the main idea of the passage?2A.Old employees are well attended in the UK.B.Aging workforce should be well supported in the UK.C.Employers show responsibilities for supporting their employees.D.UK employers are facing challenges in supporting aging workforce.BAbout twenty of us ha
9、d been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚) to take part in a crowd-scene.Although our “act” would last only for a short time,we could see quite a number of interesting things.We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene,setting up trees at the edge
10、 of a winding path.Very soon,bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position.The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby.Since it was hot in the studio,it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actor
11、s put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path.A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him,and soon the trees were covered in “snow”.Two more fans were turned on,and a “strong wind” blew through the trees.The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.The next scene was
12、 a complete contrast(对比).The way it was filmed was quite unusual.Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen.An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the waters edge on an island.By a simple trick like this,palm trees,sandy b
13、eaches,and blue,clear skies had been brought into the studio!Since it was our turn next,we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us.For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film “stars”!4.Who is the author?A.A cameraman.B.A film director.C
14、.A crowd-scene actor.D.A workman for scene setting.5.What made the author feel cold?A.The heavy snowfall.B.The man-made scene.C.The low temperature.D.The film being shown.6.What would happen in the “three minutes” mentioned in the last paragraph?A.A new scene would be filmed.B.More stars would act i
15、n the film.C.The author would leave the studio.D.The next scene would be prepared.C(2018浙江余姚中学高三押题卷一)The bicycling craze came in when we were just about at the right age to enjoy it.At first even “safety” bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride,and they had to have tricycles.My m
16、other had (I believe) the first female tricycle in Cambridge,and I had a little one.We used to go out for family rides,all together,my father in front on a bicycle,and my poor brother Charles standing miserable on the bar behind my mother.I found it very hard work,pounding(轰隆隆行进) away on my hard tyr
17、es;a glorious,but not a pleasurable pastime.3Then,one day at lunch,my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre,filled up with air,and he thought it might be a success.And soon after that everyone had bicycles,ladies and all;and bicycling became the smart thing,and the lords and ladies had the
18、ir pictures in the papers,riding along in the park,in straw boater hats(硬草帽).My mother must have fallen off her bicycle pretty often,for I remember seeing the most appalling cuts and bruises(青肿) on her legs.But she never complained,and always kept these mishaps(灾祸) to herself.However,the great Mrs.P
19、hillips,our cook,always knew all about them,as indeed she knew practically everything that ever happened.She used to draw us into the servants hall to tell us privately,“Her Ladyship had a nasty fall yesterday;she cut both her knees and sprained her wrist.But dont let her know I told you.” So we nev
20、er dared say anything.Similar little accidents used to occur when,at the age of nearly seventy,she insisted on learning to drive a car.She never mastered the art of reversing(倒车),and was in every way an unconventional and terrifying driver.Mrs.Phillips used then to tell us,“Her Ladyship ran into the
21、 back of a milk-cart yesterday;but it wasnt much hurt”;or “A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road;but she said she didnt know what the white line on the road meant,so he explained and let her go on.” Mrs.Phillips must have had an excellent Intelligence Service
22、 at her command,for the stories were always true enough. 7.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A.Bicycling demanded too much hard work for women.B.Bicycling was considered unsafe and unladylike then.C.Women preferred to ride tricycles.D.Tricycles could carry young chil
23、dren as well.8.What made it possible for bicycling to become popular among women?A.The writers father popularised it.B.Air-filled tyres began to be used.C.Noble people started enjoying it.D.Newspapers had pictures of cyclists.9.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?A.Mrs.Phil
24、lips served as a spy as well as a cook.B.Mrs.Phillips was in command of all the servants as an Intelligence Service.C.Mrs.Phillips was the most knowledgeable cook they had ever met.D.Mrs.Phillips had an outstanding ability to gather information.10.The writers mother was stopped by a policeman one da
25、y because . A.she failed to follow the road systemB.she was too old as a driver thenC.she could not control the carD.she behaved too proudly4阅读理解提升练(三)A【语篇导读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了英国雇主们所面临的员工老龄化问题以及解决措施。1.C 细节理解题。根据第三段“Those in the lowest-paid jobs,including cleaners,leisure industry workers and people doing
26、 heavy laboring jobs,were twice as likely to stop working before retirement age,because of sickness and disability than managers or professionals.”可知,construction worker 属于早于退休年龄离职的人。故选 C项。2.B 推理判断题。根据文章最后两段可知,目前员工们得到了老板的帮助和支持,但这种现状还不是非常令人满意。故选 B项。3.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知,文章主要讲述了在英国,老板们所面临的劳动力老龄化问题,以及如何向
27、他们提供帮助来解决这一严峻问题。故选 D项。B【语篇导读】 作为群众演员,作者去影棚参与电影拍摄。在影棚内,作者由衷地感受到了专业演员为了拍摄一部好电影,在各种各样的人造场景下所付出的艰辛。4.C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段开头提到的“About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene.”并结合下文可知,作者其实是一名群众演员。故选 C项。5.B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段提到的“Two more fans we
28、re turned on,and a strong wind blew through the trees.The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.”可知,是影棚中逼真的人造场景使作者感觉冷。故选 B项。6.A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段提到“Since it was our turn next,we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us.”并结合上文可知,接下来会拍摄一个针对群演的新的场景。故选 A项。C【语篇导读】 是什么让我们对自行车情有独钟?是什
29、么让我们对此恋恋不舍?让我们读文章了解一下吧。7.B 细节理解题。由第一段第二句“At first even safety bicycles were too dangerous and improper for ladies to ride”可知,起初,即使是“安全型”的两轮自行车也是太危险或不适宜妇女骑行的,因此选择 B项。8.B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre,filled up with air,and he thought it might be a success.And soon af
30、ter that everyone had bicycles,ladies and all”可知,充气轮胎的使用使骑自行车变得普及。9.D 句意理解题。菲利普斯太太之所以了不起是因为她“几乎知道发生的每一件事”,就好像“有一个出色的情报部在为她工作”一样。因此 D项是正确答案。10.A 细节理解题。由最后一段倒数第二句“A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road;but she said she didnt know what the white line on the road meant,so he explained and let her go on.”可知,答案为 A项。
