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Part Ⅴ Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.
The current people approach which 67 on younger people and on skills for employment is not 68 to meet the challenges of demographic (人口结构的) change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is 69 spent on the oldest third of the population.
The 70 include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in 71 , that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are 72 state pension age.
“ 73 needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources 74 young people cannot meet the new 75 ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.
The major 76 of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. 77 people are changing their jobs, 78 , partners and lifestyles more often than 79 , they need opportunities to learn at every age 80 , some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.
People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to 81 to the later stage of employed life, and to plan for the transition (过渡) 82 retirement, which may now happen 83 at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.
And there should be more money 84 to support people in establishing a 85 of identity and finding constructive 86 for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.
67. A) operates B) focuses C) counts D) depends
68. A) superior B) regular C) essential D) adequate
69. A) currently B) barely C) anxiously D) heavily
70. A) regulations B) obstacles C) challenges D) guidelines
71. A) enjoyment B) retirement C) stability D) inability
72. A) over B) after C) across D) beside
73. A) Indentifying B) Learning C) Instructing D) Practicing
74. A) at B) by C) in D) on
75. A) desires B) realms C) needs D) intentions
76. A) measure B) ratio C) area D) portion
77. A) When B) Until C) Whether D) Before
78. A) neighbors B) moods C) homes D) minds
79. A) age B) ever C) previously D) formerly
80. A) For example B) By contrast C) In particular D) On average
81. A) transform B) yield C) adjust D) suit
82. A) within B) from C) beyond D) to
83. A) unfairly B) unpredictably C) instantly D) indirectly
84. A) reliable B) considerable C) available D) feasible
85. A) sense B) conscience C) project D) definition
86. A) ranks B) assets C) ideals D) roles
Part V Cloze
篇章结构
本次完形填空选自2009年1月20日www.guardian.co.uk网站的一则报道,题目是Older People’s Education ‘neglected’(‘被忽视的’老年教育),选入本文时略有删减。从题材看,本次完形填空属于论说文体,主题为教育。阐述了教育对于每个阶段的人的重要性和终身学习的意义。全文共六段,第一段首先指出学习对于老年人的重要意义。接着讲述老年人教育面临的种种问题和阻力,与此同时也指出了对老年人进行教育投入的必要性。文章最后提出了一个发人深思的问题:应该有更多的资金来保证人们塑造个性和在“第三年龄段”发挥建设性作用。
核心词汇
1. contribute v. 捐助,捐献,贡献
【搭】contribute for 为……捐助;contribute to 把……捐给【拓】contribution n. 贡献,捐献;contributing a. 贡献的
2. focus n. 集中,聚集
【搭】focus one’s attention 集中注意力;focus on/upon 强调,使集中于焦点;focus the camera on 把照相机的焦点对准……
3.concentrate v. ①专心于,注意 ②集中,聚集
【搭】concentrate efforts 集中力量;concentrate one’s mind 专心【拓】concentration n. 集中,专心
难句解析
1.The current approach which focuses on younger people and on skills for employment is not adequate to meet the challenges of demographic change.
【解析】该句的主语是The current approach,主语后跟了一个which引导的定语从句。“is not adequate”是谓语,其后为动词不定式作目的状语。
【译文】现在的教育方法倾向于年轻人和技能性训练,难以应对人口结构变化的挑战。
2. The challenges include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in retirement, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are over state pension age.
【解析】该句看起来很长但结构并不复杂。是由一个主句The challenges include the fact和三个that引导的同位语从句构成的。
【译文】这些挑战包括:多数人生命的三分之一将在退休后度过;五十九岁以上人口数高于十六岁以下人口数;一千一百三十万人达到国家法定领取退休金年龄。
3. People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to adjust to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition to retirement, which may now happen unpredictably at any point from 50 to over 90.
【解析】本句主句成分为“People need opportunities”,其后是两个动词不定式作目的状语。划线部分是retirement的定语从句。
【译文】人们需要一个“中年回首”的机会来适应以后的工作生涯,规划退休后的角色转化。这种转化可以发生在五十岁到九十多岁的漫长时间内。
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