more skillful and more experienced than workers of any other ages, that, to some extent, this age is the prime time for one’s productivity and creativity. To force them
to retire is a huge waste of the nation’s best resources. On the contrary, if we turn our attention to the other end of the range of ages, a more effective way might appear. Today only 3% school leavers are allowed to go to college, leaving the majority of the young people under 18 without adequate preparation to join the labor force. If, however, more of them are able to attend college and begin fulltime employment at later age, more job opportunities will be created as the 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.
61. 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
62. The word “prime” in line 7, para .2. most probably means____. A) first B) early C) major D) spring
63. 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.
64. What is the writer’s attitude towards the present situation of employment?__
A) Concerned B) Hopeless C) Interested D) Satisfied 65. 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? Part IV Translation (66-70 略) Part V Cloze
The head of my daughter’s school said to me, “She may be up to__71___we’re
trying to accomplish.” He was really saying she didn’t have the __72___. I got mad
because I knew she was smart. We had her tested and found that the ___73__ my daughter was having were the 74 as those I had had. She was dyslexic, and so __75__ I. But I was a successful television writer and producer. I wasn’t overcome by the
brain defect.
Had I known earlier that there was a __76___ beyond my control to explain 77 I
was a low achiever, I may not have worked 78 hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I
was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason 79 to hear people
praise me. I needed that praise because I was a failure 80 language courses.
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I did 81 successful, and people now say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.”
No. you don’t overcome it, you 82 to compensate for it. Despite my weakness, I
view dyslexia 83 a gift, not s suffering. Many dyslexia are good 84 right-brain, abstract thought, and that’s what my kind of creative writing is. I’m starting 85
nothing and coming up with something that didn’t 86 before. That’s my strong suit. Parents have to 87 chances whenever they can, whether it’s music, sports 88 art. You want your dyslexic child to be 89 to say,” yeah, reading’s hard. But I have these 90
things I can do.”
71. A) as B) which C) this D) what
72. A) knowledge B) intelligence C) mind D) idea 73. A) troubles B) illness C) abilities D) causes 74. A) like B) manner C) same D) way 75. A) was B) did C) had D) would
76. A) case B) chance C) reason D) matter 77. A) why B) when C) what D) if
78. A) so B) such C) ever D) even 79. A) as B) than C) and D) or 80. A) by B) in C) for D) to
81. A) turn B) may C) remain D) become 82. A) know B) study C) learn D) get 83. A) with B) for C) along D) as 84. A) at B) of C) about D) by
85. A) with B) before C) under D) till 86. A) maintain B) exist C) keep D) reach 87. A) strike B) develop C) invent D) create 88. A) and B) but C) or D) as
89. A) capable B) certain C) able D) alike 90. A) both B) other C) all D) similar Part ? Writing
Directions: In this part you are required to write a composition on the topic Why Do I Want to Further My Study? You should base your writing on the following outline
given in Chinese. And your writing should be no less than 100 words. Remember to
write the composition on the Composition Sheet. 1. 已经在高等专科/职业学校毕业，成绩良好。
2. 希望能进入大学继续学习，因为… 3. 将努力学习，成为一个… 4. 要为…作出更大贡献。
Words for reference:
高等专科学校: junior college; 高等职业学校: professional college 9
江西省专升本英语统一考试试题
