16．A job is more than a job，especially to the old．"It's not the money that matters，but the sense of self-worth．"56-year-old Cbeng Wonlan said．So，every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels，letters and documents and does her rounds in North Point．She's a courier（快遞員）
Five years ago，Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic．She had worked there for 30years but was jobless when the doctor migrated（移居）．It was difficult for her to find another job as a nurse．"People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，"she said．After two years of searching，she eventually found another nursing job．But then after two years，she quit．Why？
"My colleagues didn't understand me because of my age．They often asked me‘You are so old．What are you working for？'I was very unhappy"She said．So while the rest of her family left for work，she was left to lonely boredom at home．Then her neighbours told her about Employee's Retraining Board（ERB）offering retraining courses for older people．These courses are specifically designed to encourage older people back to work．．
"I was interested in courier work..I didn't think my age was a barrier because I was fit．"She said．Upon graduating，Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company．But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict：she was caught between honour and employment"I felt embarrassed about carrying and delivering letters and parcels．"she said．It took Ms Cheng 24hours to make up her mind：there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about doing the job．So she went off to work as a courier．
Ms Cheng's employer is delighted with her responsible attitude and said．"I hired older people because they were able and reliable．Age is not an important factor but attitude is．Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will．"
61．Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing Job？C
A．Nursing clinics were hard to find
B．She found it difficult to trust others
C．People thought she was too old to work
D．People didn't think she had enough work experience
62．Ms Cheng left her second nursing job becauseD．
A．she was bored with changeless jobs
B．it was too difficult
C．she was too old to do the job
D．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable
63．Employee's Retraining Board is a plan forB．
A．finding partners for older people
B．teaching new skills to older people for them to work again．
C．training older people to be healthier
D．providing older people with well-paid jobs．
64．We can infer from the last sentence that young peopleA．
A．a(chǎn)re more likely to give up than the older ones
B．a(chǎn)re less experienced than the older ones
C．a(chǎn)re stronger than the older ones
D．a(chǎn)re able and reliable
65From the text，we can conclude thatC．
A．the life of the old is difficult
B．there is a generation gap between young and old
C．job-hunting is hard for old people
D．the old are respected in society．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了對于老年人來說，工作不再僅僅是一份工作，而是自我價值的體現(xiàn)．不過老年人再就業(yè)會遇到種種的困難
解答 61．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段"People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，"she said．可以推測出人們認(rèn)為她年齡太大而不能工作了．故選C．
62．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段‘My colleagues were young and they didn't understand me because of my age．They often asked me‘You are so old what are you working for？I was very unhappy"She said．可知她同事的不理解讓她感到不舒服．故選D．
63．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段Then her neighbours told her about Employee's Retraining Board（ERB）offering retraining courses for older people．These courses are specifically designed to encourage the older people back to work．可知雇員再培訓(xùn)的目的是向老年人教授新技能讓他們重新工作．故選B．
64．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will控制年輕人可能比老人更容易放棄．故選A．
65．C 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文主要向我們介紹了對于老年人來說找工作是困難的，故選C．
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
