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1、閱讀理解之時文報道類(共3篇，限時23分鐘)A(2013·洛陽名校高三第四次診斷性測試)Peopleintheirsixtiesshouldgotouniversitytoretrainbecausetheywillbeexpectedtoworkforlongerbeforeretirement,theGovernmenthassuggested.Olderworkerswhotakecoursestokeeptheirskillsuptodatewillbemorelikelytokeeptheirjobs,claimsDavidWilletts,thehighereduc
2、ationminister.Hesaidtheagelimitonstudentloanstocovertuitionfeeshadbeenlifted,makingadegreecourse“greatvalue”forolderpeople.Hiscommentsfollowedagovernmentreportwhichfoundthatthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccesswoulddependontheskillsandcontributionsofolderworkers.Oneinfourpeoplewillbeolderthan65b
3、y2033andeconomistshavewarnedthattheageingpopulationwillplaceaheavyburdenontaxpayersunlessmorepeopleworkforlonger.Thestatepensionageistoriseto67by2028.Ministershavewarnedthattheyhavenoideawhenyoungerworkersintheirthirtieswillbeabletoretire.MrWilletts,whoisaccompanyingDavidCameroninIndia,urged
4、workersolderthan60togivefurthereducationseriousconsideration.“Thereiscertainlyapressureforcontinuingtogetretrainedandupskilled，”hesaid.“Highereducationhasaneconomicbenefitinthatifyoustayuptodatewithknowledgeandskillsyouwillbemoreemployable.”MrWillettssaidauniversitycoursehad“wider”benefits,m
5、akingpeoplemorelikelytoleadhealthylives.“Educationissuchagoodthingthatitisnotreservedforonlyyoungerpeople，”hesaid.“Therewillbepeopleofallageswhowillwanttostudy.Thereisgreatvalueinlifelonglearning.”Underpreviousrules,studentsinEnglandwouldgetaloantocovertuitionfeesonlyiftheywereyoungerthan54.
6、Latestfiguresshowedthatonly1,940undergraduatesstartingcourseslastyearwereolderthan60,outofatotalof552,240studentsinBritain.Some6,455wereagedbetween50and60,accordingtotheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency.語篇解讀：本文是一篇新聞報道。英國政府呼吁年逾花甲者回歸校園接受培訓(xùn)，以應(yīng)對老齡化問題。1．WecanlearnfromParagraphs1&2thatolderworkers__
7、______.A．shouldberetrainedafterretirementB．havenochancetogetaloantocovertuitionfeesC．mayholdbackthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccessD．a(chǎn)reencouragedtogobacktouniversityandretrain解析：選D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，政府鼓勵老人進大學(xué)再充電。第二段內(nèi)容說老齡工人充電的好處，故D項正確。根據(jù)第一段中的“becauseth
