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A job is more than a job，especially to the old. “It’s not the money that matters，but the sense of self-worth．”56-year-old Cbeng Wonlan said. So，every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels，letters and documents and does her rounds in North Point. She’s a courier(快遞員)
Five years ago．Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic. She had worked there for 30 years but was Jobless when the doctor migrated. It was difficult for her to find another job as a nurse. “People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，”she said. After two years of searching, she eventually found another nursing job. But then after two years，she quit Why?
‘My colleagues were young and they didn’t understand me because of my age. They often asked me ‘You are so old what are you working for? I was very unhappy” She said. So while the rest of her family left for work，she was left to lonely boredom at home .Then her neighbours told her about Employee’s Retraining Board(ERB)offering retraining courses for older people. These courses are specifically designed to encourage the older people back to work.
“I was interested in courier work. I didn’t think my age was a barrier because I was fit.” She said .Upon graduating，Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company. But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict：she was caught between honour and employment“I felt embarrassed about carrying and delivering letters and parcels.” she said. It took Ms Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind：there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about doing the job. So she went off to work as a courier．
Ms Cheng’s employer is delighted with her responsible attitude and said．“I hired older people because they were able and reliable .Age is not an important factor but attitude is Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will”
【小題1】Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing Job?

A．Nursing clinics were hard to find

B．She found it difficult to trust others

C．People thought she was too old to work

D．People didn’t think she had enough work experience

【小題2】Ms Cheng left her second nursing job because___________.

A．she was bored with change less jobs

B．it was too difficult

C．she was too old to do the job

D．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable

【小題3】Employee Retraining Board is a plan for___________.

A．finding jobs for older people

B．teaching new skills to older people

C．training older people to be healthier

D．providing older people with chances to earn money

【小題4】According to Anthony Chong，young people___________.

A．a(chǎn)re more likely to give up than the older ones

B．a(chǎn)re less experienced than the older ores

C．a(chǎn)re filler and stronger than the older ones

D．a(chǎn)re able and reliable

【小題5】From the text, we call infer that__________.

A．the life of the old is miserable

B．there is a generation gap between young and old

C．job—hunting is hard for old people

D．the old are looked down upon in society

Answer 1

   
【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：文章大意：對(duì)于老年人來(lái)說(shuō)，工作不再僅僅是一份工作，而是自我價(jià)值的體現(xiàn)。不過(guò)老年人再就業(yè)會(huì)遇到種種的困難。
【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，”she said.可以推測(cè)出人們認(rèn)為她年齡太大而不能工作了。故C正確。
【小題2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段‘My colleagues were young and they didn’t understand me because of my age. They often asked me ‘You are so old what are you working for? I was very unhappy” She said.可知她同事的不理解讓她感到不舒服。故D正確。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段Then her neighbours told her about Employee’s Retraining Board(ERB)offering retraining courses for older people. These courses are specifically designed to encourage the older people back to work.可知其目的。故B正確。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will可以得出答案。故A正確。
【小題5】推理判斷題。文章主要講述老年人再就業(yè)的過(guò)程中的種種困難，故可以推測(cè)出對(duì)于老年人找工作是困難的。故C正確。
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