题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
British people are working to an older age. 【1】 number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in recent years. Around 10% of people in 【2】 (they) early 70s now work. This is the 【3】 (high) figure on record. An important reason【4】 the British work in their old age is that retirement pensions are becoming more difficult to live on. 【5】___________(consequence) many older people have to work in order to survive.
Britain【6】_______ (see) great changes in the labor market during the last decade, 【7】 _______far more people working beyond their retirement age. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to earn extra cash because they can not afford【8】_______(retire) early. Older people need decent(体面地) jobs and pensions so that they can make a proper 【9】 (choose) about whether they remain in work. Now they are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses, 【10】 (devote) to something they may have dreamed of doing for years.
【答案】
【1】The
【2】their
【3】highest
【4】why
【5】Consequently
【6】has seen
【7】with
【8】to retire
【9】choice
【10】devoted
【解析】
试题分析：文章介绍了英国许多年老的退休人员仍然工作的现状及原因。
【1】The.考查冠词。the number of“……的数量”，此处指70—74岁工作的老人的数量，故填The.
【2】their.考查物主代词。in one’s early 70s“在某人70几岁时”，此处用they的形容词性物主代词，故填their.
【3】highest.考查形容词。此处由the限定并修饰名词figure，根据句意用最高级形式，指记录的最高数，故填highest.
【4】why.考查副词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是reason，定语从句是the British work in their old age，先行词在定语从句中做状语，指“英国人在年老了还工作的原因”，故填why.
【5】Consequently.考查副词。句意：因此许多老年人为了生存不得不去工作。修饰句子用副词，故填Consequently.
【6】has seen.考查时态。根据句中时间状语during the last decade（在过去的十年期间）可知用现在完成时，主语是单数，故填has seen.
【7】with.考查介词。此处是with的复合结构表示伴随，指有更多的人超过了退休年龄还在工作，故填with.
【8】to retire.考查不定式。此处指“负担得起做某事”用afford to do sth, 故填to retire.
【9】choice.考查名词。此处由a proper修饰要用名词，指“一个适当的选择”，故填名词choice.
【10】devoted.考查动词形式。be devoted to“专心于，致力于”，此处指“致力于多年来梦想的事”，前面已经出现are，故填devoted.
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Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two hands．These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems．In order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufactured．This helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aids．The kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person only．It is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobs．The following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant use．
The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks．These stocking aids have a gutter(槽) that is made up of plastic material．These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it．The sock is then put over the gutter．The foot is placed inside the gutter．The cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock．In this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one’s back and reaching the foot．
There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingers．
The third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts．Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs．These lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applications．It is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to use．
For people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab rails．These grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies．These rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and angles．These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variations．One can purchase and fix one to their homes according to one’s specificities．These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place．The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes．
A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid．It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled．These portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved about．These holders relieve the strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a book．The holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distance．
Thus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex one．
Disability Aids
Theme | Disability aids are important to people with disabilities 【1】from some major sickness or other problems. | |
Different 【2】of aids | Stocking aids | They can be used to help individuals whose bodies are not 【3】enough to reach their feet to put on socks by themselves. |
Openers | They can be used to aid the disabled to open the bottles when the use of hands or wrists is a 【4】 | |
Lifts | They can be used to lift people from specific areas.They come in 【5】of types and are 【6】numerously. | |
Grab rails | They can be used to keep their balance in a stable manner after proper 【7】 | |
Book holders | They can be used to help with the 【8】of strains on one’s hands necks and shoulders when reading. | |
【9】 | 【10】these disability aids,the life of the old and disabled would become cumbersome and complex | |