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1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（21）及答案第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A(2012·上海春招)TheAgeofUnreasonCharlesHandyInhisbookTheAgeofUnreasonProfessorHandydescribesthedramaticchangesthataretakingplaceinourlivestodayandwarnsthatwemustadapttothesechan

2、gesifwewanttosurviveinthefuture.Handybelievesthatinthefuturelessthan50%oftheworkforcewillbeemployedfulltimebyanorganization.Thesefulltimeemployeeswillbethequalifiedprofessionals,technicians,andmanagerswhoareessentialtoanorganization.Theirworkingliveswillbealotmorede

3、mandingthantoday,butinreturntheywillbewellpaidandtheywillretireearlier.Therestoftheworkforcewillbeselfemployedorwillworkparttime,providingorganizationswiththeproductsandservicestheyrequireonacontractbasis.Handyforecastsabigincreaseinthenumberofworkingmothersinfuture

4、andbelievestherewillbealargenumberofunemployed.Handygivesusplentyoffigurestoworryabout.Heestimatesthatbytheyear2040,onepersoninfivewillretire,andoneintenwillbeoverseventyfiveyearsold.Therewillbeoneretireetoeverythreepeopleofworkingage,andevenmorethanthatincountriess

5、uchasGermanyandSwitzerland,wheretheproportionwillbeasmuchasonetotwo.Retireeswillremainhealthyandactiveforlongerthantheydotodayandmanywilllivetobeahundredyearsold,afactwhichleadsHandytosuggestthatthetermretirementwillnolongerbeappropriate.Hesuggeststhethirdageisamore

6、appropriatedescription,sinceitwillbeasimportantapartofourlivesasthefirstageoflearningandthesecondageofworkingareforustoday.文章大意：本文讲述了汉迪教授写的《非理性时代》一书的简介。56．ProfessorHandywrotethebookmostprobablyto________.A.warnusofpotentialsocialproblemsinthefutureB.predicttheleadin

7、gprofessionsinthecomingyearsC.describetheeffectofunemploymentonsocietyD.suggestabettertermforfutureretirement答案：A　细节理解题。由第一段“...warnsthatwemustadapttothesechangesifwewanttosurviveinthefuture”可知，Handy教授写这本书的目的是警告我们：在未来我们必须适应社会变化才能生存。57．AccordingtoProfessorHandy,thefu

8、tureworkforcewill________.A.adapttothechangesinretirementeasilyB.bemainlyselfemployedC.havefewerfulltimeworkersthantodayD.workonacontractb