大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题(2)
<p> 六级考试就要来了，同学们从现在开始一定要坚持做练习哦!以下是小编为大家整理的大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题，供各位参考。</p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 61 <span word="to">to</span> 65 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="Retired">Retired</span>, <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span>. <span word="Away">Away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> .<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16-<span word="to">to</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="by">by</span> 597,000. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 240 <span word="o">o</span>000.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="graying">graying</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2001, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="Happily">Happily</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthier">healthier</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="happily">happily</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="defined">defined</span>-<span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> ,<span word="spurred">spurred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>: 63% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p>
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