retaining older workers and their skills has become even more important.
There is scope for the older workforce to expand. Workers over the age of 50 who are made unemployed find it harder to pick up new jobs, which could mean that more oldsters want to work than are able to. That would be good. The Office for Budget Responsibility, the fiscal watchdog, reported on July 12th that an ageing, unproductive population is the biggest long-term threat to Britain's economic health.
Data from the OECD, a think-tank, shows that employment rates among workers approaching retirement age are split in Europe, with old workers hanging on best in the north. Government credit ratings follow a similar pattern. That Britain's ageing workforce more closely resembles Germany's than Italy's could prove the country's salvation(拯救).
Which of the following can be inferred from the BBC documentary The Town That Never Retired?
A.What it intends to reveal is contrary to the reality.
B.It has received good comments from audience.
C.It aims to criticize the poor pension provision in the UK.
D.It reflects the current phenomenon of retirees coming back to work.
63、According to the passage, "it" ( Line 6, Para. 2 ) refers to__________.
A.age discrimination
B.the changing attitude
C.a financial necessity
D.staying in work after retiring
64、According to Paragraph 3, which of the following is TRUE about the older workers in the UK?
A.Most of them are loyal to their former employers.
B.Most of them rarely challenge themselves by seeking new types of jobs.
C.They do not have to pay national income tax.
D.63% of them continue to work over the retirement age.
65、According to Christopher Nieper, why are semi-retired workers favored in hiring?
A.Because they can fill in the job vacancy in a brief time.
B.Because the pool of labour in the UK is drained.
C.Because they work harder than the yoking because of economic pressure.
D.Because their working hours can be as flexible as they want.
66、It can be concluded from the last paragraph that __________.
A.Britain's ageing workforce is similar to Italy's
B.Britain's credit ratings are higher than Italy's
C.Britain's salvation is better than Germany's
D.Britain's employment rates of ageing workforce are higher than Germany's
Part II Reading Comprehension
Part VI Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
67、 翻译：中国人使用筷子就餐的方式在世界上独树一帜，有史记载用筷子的历史已有三千多年。筷子古时称为箸(zhu)，它表面上看似简单，却有多种功能。竹子是制作筷子最常见的原材料，其他的原材料有木头、骨头，在古代富人家中，贵金属(precious metals)做的筷子是很常见的。中国民间视筷子为吉祥之物(mascot)，如婚俗中将筷子隐喻为快生贵子的祝福。与使用刀叉以及手抓的方式不同，成双结对的筷子含有“和为贵”的意蕴。西方人赞誉筷子是古老东方文明的标志。
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