1、课时分层作业(十五).阅读理解AWorkers are returning to their careers，or starting new ones after age 65.More than ever，work is where many of us get our sense of purpose.That doesnt end at age 65.After being retired for only three months，Sue Ellen King returned to work at the University of Florida Health in Jackson
2、ville，Florida，where she had been a care nurse and nursing educator for 38 years.She is now working parttime in a position created just for her.“Its perfect，” she told The New York Times.“I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do.” With the average lifespan for those who reach age
3、64 now getting all the way to 84 years old，those who reach retirement age still have many potential years of work to go.Job sites connected toward parttimers，temporary positions，and some can also turn up opportunities that may lead to longerterm work.Fred Dodd tried a parttime job after his unemploy
4、ment as a clerk for large banks at age 63.Hed thought about retiring then.“But part of me just wanted to keep working partly for the money，but more just because I felt I wanted to do more in my career，” he said.The retired have the advantage of not needing to focus on the earnings potential of whate
5、ver jobs they take on，so these older workers are attracted to more meaningful work.And since they are voluntarily putting their skills and experience to good use，they may well have more flexibility than midcareer people.Twothirds of retirees whod come back to the work world were doing meaningful wor
6、k they enjoyed.Legal work and community service were popular choices，as was teachingall areas in which older workers might have an opportunity to make their own schedules.Earning more money rarely seems like a bad idea，but it can cause issues for retirees，including effects when they claim Social Sec
7、urity (申请社会保障) benefits early.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了65岁(退休)以后，工人们开始重返自己的职业生涯，或者开始新的职业生涯这一社会现象。1How does Sue Ellen King like her work?AInteresting.BSatisfying.CBoring.DEncouraging.B推理判断题。根据第二段的“Its perfect， she told The New York Times.I get the satisfaction of having people appreciate what I do.” “太完美了，
8、”她告诉纽约时报。“人们欣赏我所做的事情，让我感到满足。”可知，Sue Ellen King对她的工作很满意。故选B。2What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?AGiving an example of successful returning to work after retirement.BWhy Sue Ellen King found a nursing job.CWhat is Sue Ellen Kings work.DGiving an example of working fulltime in a university.A
9、段落大意题。第二段主要以休艾伦金为例，介绍她在退休三个月后，回到位于佛罗里达州杰克逊维尔的佛罗里达大学健康中心工作，她在那里做了38年的护理护士和护理教育工作者。她在重返工作岗位后，感到非常满足。由此可知，本段主要是给出一个退休后，成功重返工作岗位的例子。故选A。3What was the main reason for Fred to have a parttime job?AHe was out of work.BHe could help large banks.CHe had personal crisis.DHe liked continuing working.D细节理解题。根据第
10、三段的“But part of me just wanted to keep working partly for the money，but more just because I felt I wanted to do more in my career， he said.”“但我想继续工作，一方面是为了钱，但更多的是因为我觉得自己想在职业生涯中做得更多，”他说。可知，他做兼职工作是因为他喜欢继续工作。故选D。4Why do the retired like meaningful jobs?AThese jobs have more flexibility.BThese jobs have
11、 lots of potential.CThey dont care much for salary.DThey cant do very hard jobs.C细节理解题。根据第四段可知，退休人员的优势在于，不管他们从事什么工作，他们都不需要关注潜在的收入，所以这些年长的员工会被更有意义的工作所吸引。可知，退休人员关注有意义的工作是因为他们不需要关注收入。故选C。BI always had the preference to take on more than I should when I was young.At times，I wanted to prove to myself tha
12、t I could handle it.At other times，my purpose was to please someone and gain recognition for my efforts.Sometimes this led to stress or frustration.When I was an IT manager after college graduation I was assigned to work with a wealthy customer and be a gobetween (中间人) for my company.I took on the a
13、ssignment happily，thinking that this might be my time to shine.However，the customers demands proved to be more than I could do with.And the company chose to stand by the customer and tried to meet his unreasonable requirements rather than stick to what we had originally offered in the contract.As yo
14、u can imagine，this led to a lot of unexpected problems and arguing with some of the staff who refused to do anything outside their scope (范围) of work.I remember walking into my office one morning，opening my laptop and staring at the blank screen for long，thinking to myself：What should I do？That was
15、a difficult time in my life and then I finally had to give up my first job and left that company sadly.Perhaps，I thought then，I could find the job that didnt involve dealing with difficult people and difficult situations.But later I realized：Is this possible in our modern world？No，it is impossible.N
16、ow，I know，I shouldnt run away from the challenges I faced in life：I had to learn how to deal with them.I regret not persevering (坚持) in my job.We should train ourselves to look at things from a positive point of view，because that is far better than being trapped in the bad circle depression.Ive come
17、 to see that when faced with difficulties，I should not give up，but persevere.【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者一直是个好强的人，却在大学毕业后从事第一份工作时，遇到了挫折。最终，丢掉了工作，失意地离开。从这段经历中，他悟出了面对困难时，要坚持下去，不能放弃。5Why did the author take the work assigned to him happily?AHe wanted to please the boss.BThe work was very easy for him to do.
18、CHe failed to find a job many times before.DHe thought it was time to prove his ability.D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“I took on the assignment happily，thinking that this might be my time to shine.”可知，第一段中作者就自述了是个好强的人，之所以欣然接受委派，就是觉得到自己大显身手、证明能力的时候了，与D选项描述相符。故选D。6What does the underlined word “this” in the second p
19、aragraph mean?AArguing with some of the staff.BMeeting the customers unreasonable requirements.CAccepting the assignment without hesitation.DSticking to what had been originally offered in the contract.B词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，公司选择站在客户一边，努力满足客户不合理的要求，而不是坚持我们在合同中最初的承诺。由此推断，画线词所在句表示“此举”导致了一系列问题的出现，而问题的根源就是前句中指出
20、的公司的错误决策罔顾合同承诺，而一味迎合客户的不合理要求，所以第二段中画线的“this”指满足客户不合理的要求。故选B。7What made the author leave his first job?AThe depressing job situation.BThe low payment.CHis lack of ability.DA better job waiting for him.A推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，那是我人生中最困难的一段时间，最后我不得不放弃我的第一份工作，遗憾地离开了那家公司。根据第三段第一句可知，那时我想，也许我能找到一份不需要和难相处的人打交道、不需
21、要面对困难情况的工作。由此可推知，就是因为在第一份工作中常常落入让人犯难的处境和情形中，不得不对付一些难办的事务，才使得作者放弃了工作，A选项“令人沮丧的工作处境”符合文意。故选A。8Whats the best title of the text?ARunning Away from ChallengesBPersevering Instead of Giving UpCRefusing to Argue with CustomersDLearning to Take on More Than One CanB标题归纳题。根据文章最后一句我明白了，面对困难时，不应该放弃，而应该坚持下去。并结
22、合全文内容可知，本文就是作者通过分享自己的第一份工作经历，想要表达“面对困难时，应该坚持，而非放弃”这一主题，故选B。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。It was somewhere between spring and summer，my mom and I were driving through the countryside.Back then，I was 13 years old，and always felt unhappy with mom.But little did I know that this trip was goi
23、ng to be a special one.A pot of flowers sat in the back seat，whose heavenly scent filled the car.Suddenly，in the middle of nowhere，my mom pulled over.“What are you doing？” I cried，fearing that the car had broken down and wed be stuck there，so far from home.But that wasnt the case.My mom hopped out o
24、f the car，grabbing the flowers from the back seat.“Itll just be a minute.” She called back through the open windows.My eyes impatiently skimmed the edge of the road before settling on a little sign showing that it was a nursing home.I looked back to the building，somewhat annoyed，as my mom reappeared
25、emptyhanded.Before she started the car，curiosity drove me to ask.“Do you know someone there？”She shook her head.“Then what did you do with the flowers？” She smiled slightly.“I gave them to the receptionist.” “What？”She laughed at my confusion.“I told the receptionist to give the flowers to whoever n
26、eeded them，especially who hasnt gotten any in a while.”I kept silent for a moment.Not long after we continued our driving，I spoke again.“Did you leave your name？”To this she answered instantly.“No.Leaving flowers there for someone who will appreciate them makes me feel good，which is enough of a than
27、k for me.”Suddenly，still thinking about moms deeds，I heard something burst loudly.It was our car that broke down！Nothing could be worse，because neither my mom nor I understood how to repair it，and we didnt know where the garage was.It also seemed impossible to wait for any passerby，since we had seen
28、 so few along the way.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。We were worrying about what could be done. As we drove along，a flower shop came into sight on the road. 【参考范文】We were worrying about what could be done. But after waiting in vain for a considerable time，mom and I decided to walk back the road to the n
29、ursing home and seek help.God knows how far we had driven！When we arrived，the receptionist was surprised，but warmly helped us contact the garage.There，the old men who had received the flowers were excited to meet us，talking about how great that day was.It amazed me that random actions of kindness co
30、uld mean a lot to the people who received it.While we were laughing and talking merrily，the garage got our car repaired.As we drove along，a flower shop came into sight on the road. I paced quickly into the flower shop，where a bunch of flowers glowing red in full bloom caught my eye.Having witnessed
31、the effect of kindness，I decided to send mom the sweet flowers.Soon，the heavenly scent filled the car again.Mom tried to conceal her excitement，but the glittering tears failed her.Through this trip，I discovered that，despite my occasional anger towards her，I actually felt proud of her.This was the trip of my life.