2018_2019学年高中英语module2ajobworthdoing课下能力提升（五）外研版

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1、Module2课下能力提升（五）阅读理解AInmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohavehighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon't.About65%ofAmericanmenaged62－74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce(劳动人口),comparedwith32%ofmenwhoonlyfinishhighschool.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewelleducatedwealthyand

2、theunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualsandsociety,areprofound.Theworldisfacinganastonishingriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopu

3、lationofthoseaged65ormorewillalmostdouble,from600millionto1.1billion.Theexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevity(长寿)translatedintomoreyearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobserversthatthisshift(变化)willleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswelling(渐增的)ranksofpens

4、ionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.Policiesarepartlyresponsible.ManyEuropeangovernmentshaveabandonedpoliciesthatusedtoencouragepeopletoretireearly.Eventhebetteroffmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalsoplaysabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyedu

5、cated,andthosepeoplecontinuetoreap(获得)richrewardsintooldagebecausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethanthepreceding(先前的)generation.Technologicalchangemaywellreinforce(强化)thatshift:theskillsthatcomplement(补充)computers,frommanagementknowhowtocreativity,donotnecessarilydeclinewith

6、age.1．Whatisthecommonphenomenonintheworkforceinrichcountries?A．Youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly.B．Welleducatedpeopletendtoworklonger.C．Peoplewithnocollegedegreecannotfindanyjob.D．Unemploymentratesaredecreasingyearafteryear.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一句“Inmanydevelopedcountries,peoplewhohaveh

7、ighdegreesbegintoworklongerthanthosewhodon't”可知，在发达国家，受过良好教育的人的工作年限更长，故选B。2．Inviewoftheexperienceofthe20thcentury,manyobserverspredictthat________.A．economicgrowthwillslowdownB．governmentbudgetswilldecreaseC．morepeoplewilltrytoreceivehighereducationD．therewillbemore