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（快递员）
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．are more likely to give up than the older ones
B．are less experienced than the older ones
C．are stronger than the older ones
D．are 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 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了对于老年人来说，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
解答 61．C 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．故选C．
62．D 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．故选D．
63．B 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．可知雇员再培训的目的是向老年人教授新技能让他们重新工作．故选B．
64．A 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控制年轻人可能比老人更容易放弃．故选A．
65．C 主旨大意题，通读全文可知本文主要向我们介绍了对于老年人来说找工作是困难的，故选C．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
