题文
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(快递员)Five years ago．Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic. She had worked there for 30 years but was Jobless when the doctor migrated. 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. 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 the 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 24 hours 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”
小题1:Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing Job?A．Nursing clinics were hard to findB．She found it difficult to trust othersC．People thought she was too old to workD．People didn’t think she had enough work experience小题2:Ms Cheng left her second nursing job because___________.A．she was bored with change less jobsB．it was too difficultC．she was too old to do the jobD．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable小题3:Employee Retraining Board is a plan for___________.A．finding jobs for older peopleB．teaching new skills to older peopleC．training older people to be healthierD．providing older people with chances to earn money小题4:According to Anthony Chong，young people___________.A．are more likely to give up than the older onesB．are less experienced than the older oresC．are filler and stronger than the older onesD．are able and reliable小题5:From the text, we call infer that__________.A．the life of the old is miserableB．there is a generation gap between young and oldC．job—hunting is hard for old peopleD．the old are looked down upon in society 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
解析
文章大意：对于老年人来说，工作不再仅仅是一份工作，而是自我价值的体现。不过老年人再就业会遇到种种的困难。
小题1:推理判断题。根据第二段“People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，”she said.可以推测出人们认为她年龄太大而不能工作了。故C正确。
小题2:推理判断题。根据文章第三段‘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让她感到不舒服。故D正确。
小题3:推理判断题。根据文章第三段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正确。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Many old people will not run from difficulties but the young ones will可以得出答案。故A正确。
小题5:推理判断题。文章主要讲述老年人再就业的过程中的种种困难，故可以推测出对于老年人找工作是困难的。故C正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A job is more than a.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
