Retirement Age

Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely.The " standard" retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011.However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their own countries.

There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able.Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire.Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees to and are more willing to implement company policies than the young.A more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to old people.To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that effectively their useful life is over.

Allowing old people to work indefinitely (无限地), however, is not always a good policy.Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability.Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives.Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization.On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life' s labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy leisure.They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and achieve their retirement goals.

With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily retire older workers.However, this can affect the older individual' s freedom—and right—to work.In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.

1.According to the passage, older people should go on with work because ____.

A.they will help the business not to fail quickly

B.they have grasped much practical experience

C.they need to have a sense of achievement

D.they want to learn more knowledge

2.The underlined word "implement" in Paragraph 2 probably means "______".

A.take over         B.work on           C.get rid of          D.carry out

3.The third paragraph is mainly to tell us that ______.

A.older people can' t do their work well

B.young people usually have new ideas

C.it is better for older people to retire on time

D.older people would like to do something else

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

 

Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stick.McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a 33  person, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.

Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays 36 .

“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our37 ,” said Laurence.She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38  bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks.“We'd be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”

And on Saturday evening it was just too 43. “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake.The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45.Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast.“I couldn't 46 him.He was up there in a flash.It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”

Smith is not going to take things further with the police.He has also promised to change his 47 from now on.And what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”.“49 the most exciting birthday 50 !” said the cheerful old man.“The best since my adolescence I'd say!”         

1.                A.hitting          B.tapping         C.pushing   D.touching

 

2.                A.by             B.with           C.through  D.via

 

3.                A.quiet          B.sensitive        C.peaceful  D.stubborn

 

4.                A.accustomed     B.taken          C.driven    D.attracted

 

5.                A.seed           B.fish            C.plant D.newspaper

 

6.                A.himself         B.itself           C.herself   D.themselves

 

7.                A.bathroom       B.balcony         C.bedroom D.kitchen

 

8.                A.which          B.what           C.that  D.whether

 

9.                A.sitting          B.exercising       C.sleeping  D.eating

 

10.               A.regularly       B.unconsciously    C.precisely  D.suddenly

 

11.               A.swum          B.watered        C.showered  D.drowned

 

12.               A.taste           B.sense          C.feeling    D.smell

 

13.               A.little           B.soon           C.late  D.much

 

14.               A.Instead         B.Besides         C.Otherwise D.Consequently

 

15.               A.over           B.across          C.through   D.down

 

16.               A.stop           B.blame          C.ignore D.stand

 

17.               A.views          B.attitude        C.mind D.ways

 

18.               A.While          B.Since          C.Until  D.As

 

19.               A.Sincerely       B.Impossibly      C.Previously D.Definitely

 

20.               A.before         B.already         C.ever  D.since

 

 

请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。  

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

Interviewing someone for a job is not as easy as it looks. First, as the interviewer, you're tasked with finding the person who will not only do the job well but also fit in well with the other employees.

You have to make an evaluation of abstract qualities that can't be found on a résumé. Because you have to repeat the process for every potential employee, you end up asking question after question, applicant after applicant.

Still, interviewers need to be told something,“What is your biggest weakness?” is not a good question. It just isn't.

Now, job seekers have to understand that interviewers want to find some way to know what makes an applicant different from others. Asking questions that are seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see who can think creatively. Then what may be a proper way to respond to such a question?

Honesty, with a twist(新手法)

“‘What are your three strengths and three weaknesses?’ is a classic,  but not too many people know how to answer this,” says Kenneth C. Wisnefski,  founder and CEO of WebiMax, an online marketing company.

“As an interviewer, we want to hear strengths that describe initiative(主动性), motivation and dedication. The best way to respond is to include these qualities into specific ‘personal statements’.”

“Similarly, weaknesses should be positioned as a strength that can benefit the employer.”

“I like to hear applicants state an exaggerated strength, and put an interesting twist on it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong, that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’”

This answer leads with a strength that employers want—initiative—and still acknowledges that you're not perfect.

Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you're being honest.

Honesty, with progress

When you consider what your weaknesses are, think about how you have attempted to overcome them. No one is perfect, so pretending that you are a perfectionist will come across as insincere.

Debra Davenport, author of “Career Shuffle”, believes citing(引用) examples are the best approach.

“My preferred response for this question is to tell the truth without damaging the applicant's image.” Davenport explains.

“A better response might be, ‘I've had some challenges with work­life balance in the past and I realize that a life out of balance isn't good for me, my family or my employer. I've taken the time to learn better time and project management, and I'm also committed to my overall wellness.’”

The answer adds some dimension to the question, and proves you're thought beyond the answer. You've actually changed your behavior to address the situation, even if you haven't completely overcome the weakness.

Put yourself in the interviewer's shoes

However you decide to answer, Debra Yergen, author of “Creating Job Security Resource Guide”, recommends job seekers imagine themselves sitting on the other side of the desk.

“If you were doing the hiring, what would you be looking for? What would be your motivation for asking certain questions? Who whould you be trying to weed out? If you can empathize(共鸣) with the interviewer, you can better understand what they want and need, and then frame your qualifications to meet their needs for the position you seek.”

Once you consider what the goal of the question is and figure out what your honest answer is, you'll be able to give the best possible answer to a tricky question.

Job Interviews

Tasks for a job interviewer

☆ Find the person both doing the job well and (1)________ along well with other employees.

☆ (2)________ abstract qualities of applicants by asking one question after another.

(3)________ to interviewees for replying to a tricky question

☆ Understand that the interviewers want to (4)________ between applicants and that asking a question seemingly impossible to answer is one way to see an applicant's (5)________.

☆ Be (6)________ and inventive when asked about your weaknesses, and respond properly.

☆ Never (7)________ you are perfect, which may be believed to be insincere.

☆ Try to show that you've changed a lot (8)________ you haven't completely get rid of your weaknesses.

☆ Put yourself in the interviewer's shoes and have a better (9)________ of their needs for the job.

Conclusion

☆ With the goal of the question (10)________ into account and the honest answer in your mind, you will be able to give the best possible answer.

 

My daughter recently asked me what a Travel Agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. “Why haven’t we ever been in there?” she wanted to know. “Because we do everything ourselves online these days” I explained. “But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you?” she wondered out loud.

The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them. If you book your ticket yourself, online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip. All those $30 discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that.

Still, how bad is it really to pay someone $30 and trust them to buy you something decent? Wouldn’t you say your free evenings are worth more than $10 a piece?

Consider books for a moment. Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book. Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address. So far so good.

Unfortunately that does mean you spend way too much time browsing Amazon. com while you could do something fun instead. Like maybe reading an actual book?

Then the package arrives and you aren’t home and end up having to pick it up at the local post- office. All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process.

Time sounds free, but to most of us, it is more valuable than money.

The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle-men and we loved it. Somehow, I’m starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle-men we were so eager to get rid of.

In any project you can always pick two of these: fast, cheap or good. We seem to have focused a lot on ‘cheap’ and ‘good’ but the extra time we need to invest to keep it ‘fast’ comes out of our own pockets.

You can always make more money but you can never make more time.

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.It mainly shows the curiosity of the author’s daughter.

B.It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life.

C.It tells us the importance of a travel agency.

D.It shows why people need a travel agency.

2.What’s the author’s attitude towards the Internet Economy?

A.The author thinks online shopping saves time and is a convenient way to buy products.

B.The author worries about sending personal information over the internet.

C.The author doesn’t think online shopping is satisfactory in every way.

D.The author likes the convenience but is concerned about the e-commerce environment.

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.The convenience of the Internet Economy.

B.How to save money in the Internet Economy.

C.The hidden cost of the Internet Economy.

D.How to save time in the Internet Economy.

 

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