六级经典的阅读7
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Opportunities">Opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="age">age</span> 40， <span word="job">job</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span>， <span word="throw">throw</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Lilian">Lilian</span> <span word="Hellman">Hellman</span>`<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span>， <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>`<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unemployment">Unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span>， <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="minorities">minorities</span>， <span word="than">than</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>： <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="job">job</span>-<span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="harder">harder</span>， <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="absenteeism">absenteeism</span> (缺勤)， <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="better">better</span> ， <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="sexism">sexism</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="ageism">ageism</span>， <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doorstep">doorstep</span>-<span word="it">it</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="in">in</span>， <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tish">Tish</span> <span word="Sommers">Sommers</span>， <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1981 <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Hosuse">Hosuse</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aging">Aging</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span>， <span word="older">older</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span>， <span word="best">best</span> <span word="fed">fed</span>， <span word="best">best</span> <span word="housed">housed</span>， <span word="healthiest">healthiest</span>， <span word="most">most</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="reliant">reliant</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="explode">explode</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fears">fears</span>. <span word="Opportunities">Opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="shrink">shrink</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>， <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="satisfying">satisfying</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>， <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ploughing">ploughing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p>
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