15．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 Cheng 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 became jobless when the doctor moved away．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 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．When the rest of her family left for work，she was lonely and bored at home．Then her neighbours told her about Employees'Retraining Board offering retraining courses for older people．These courses are specifically designed to encourage the older people back to work．
"I was interested in courier work．I didn't think my age was a barrier（障礙） because I was fit，"she said．Upon graduating，Ms Cheng was offered a job by a 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，Anthony Chong，is delighted with her responsible attitude and said，"I hire older people because they are 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．"
21．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．
22．Ms Cheng left her second nursing job becauseD．
A．it was too difficult for her
B．she was bored with the job
C．her family didn't want her to do the job
D．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable
23．Employees'Retraining Board is an organizationB．
A．finding jobs for older people
B．teaching new skills to older people
C．training older people to make them healthier
D．providing older people with chances to earn money
24．According to Anthony Chong，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 fitter and stronger than the older ones
D．a(chǎn)re able and reliable．

分析 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 21．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．可以推測出人們認為她年齡太大而不能工作了．故C正確．
22  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D正確．
23．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．可知其目的．故B正確．
24．A細節(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可以得出答案．故A正確．

點評 是一篇文學藝術(shù)類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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