高考英语二轮复习限时检测：阅读理解 时文报道类

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1、阅读理解之时文报道类(共3篇，限时23分钟)A(2013·洛阳名校高三第四次诊断性测试)Peopleintheirsixtiesshouldgotouniversitytoretrainbecausetheywillbeexpectedtoworkforlongerbeforeretirement,theGovernmenthassuggested.Olderworkerswhotakecoursestokeeptheirskillsuptodatewillbemorelikelytokeeptheirjobs,claimsDavidWilletts,thehighereduc

2、ationminister.Hesaidtheagelimitonstudentloanstocovertuitionfeeshadbeenlifted,makingadegreecourse“greatvalue”forolderpeople.Hiscommentsfollowedagovernmentreportwhichfoundthatthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccesswoulddependontheskillsandcontributionsofolderworkers.Oneinfourpeoplewillbeolderthan65b

3、y2033andeconomistshavewarnedthattheageingpopulationwillplaceaheavyburdenontaxpayersunlessmorepeopleworkforlonger.Thestatepensionageistoriseto67by2028.Ministershavewarnedthattheyhavenoideawhenyoungerworkersintheirthirtieswillbeabletoretire.MrWilletts,whoisaccompanyingDavidCameroninIndia,urged

4、workersolderthan60togivefurthereducationseriousconsideration.“Thereiscertainlyapressureforcontinuingtogetretrainedandupskilled，”hesaid.“Highereducationhasaneconomicbenefitinthatifyoustayuptodatewithknowledgeandskillsyouwillbemoreemployable.”MrWillettssaidauniversitycoursehad“wider”benefits,m

5、akingpeoplemorelikelytoleadhealthylives.“Educationissuchagoodthingthatitisnotreservedforonlyyoungerpeople，”hesaid.“Therewillbepeopleofallageswhowillwanttostudy.Thereisgreatvalueinlifelonglearning.”Underpreviousrules,studentsinEnglandwouldgetaloantocovertuitionfeesonlyiftheywereyoungerthan54.

6、Latestfiguresshowedthatonly1,940undergraduatesstartingcourseslastyearwereolderthan60,outofatotalof552,240studentsinBritain.Some6,455wereagedbetween50and60,accordingtotheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency.语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。英国政府呼吁年逾花甲者回归校园接受培训，以应对老龄化问题。1．WecanlearnfromParagraphs1&2thatolderworkers__

7、______.A．shouldberetrainedafterretirementB．havenochancetogetaloantocovertuitionfeesC．mayholdbackthecountry'sfutureeconomicsuccessD．areencouragedtogobacktouniversityandretrain解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，政府鼓励老人进大学再充电。第二段内容说老龄工人充电的好处，故D项正确。根据第一段中的“becauseth