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Research carried out last year stressed the growing challenge facing employers in terms of managing and supporting the UK’s 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 million—up 25,000 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 within 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 before 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 children—needed to be given greater priority (优先权) by employers,a white paper by insurer and healthcare 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 employees 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 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.dissatisfying C.inspiring D.surprising
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.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.
B
About twenty of us had 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 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 actors 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 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 教案、试题、试卷中小学
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and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island.By a simple trick like this,palm trees,sandy beaches,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.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 in the film. C.The author would leave the studio. D.The next scene would be prepared.
C
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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 mother 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 tyres;a glorious,but not a pleasurable pastime.
Then,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 their 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.Phillips,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 don’t let her know I told you.” So we never 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 back of a milk-cart yesterday;but it wasn’t much hurt”;or “A policeman stopped her Ladyship because she was on the wrong side of the road;but she said she didn’t 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 at her command,for the stories were always true enough.
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D.Tricycles could carry young children as well.
8.What made it possible for bicycling to become popular among women? A.The writer’s 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.Phillips 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 writer’s mother was stopped by a policeman one day because . A.she failed to follow the road system B.she was too old as a driver then C.she could not control the car D.she behaved too proudly
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