首页
登录
职称英语
A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the
A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the
游客
2023-11-10
19
管理
问题
A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of (1)_____ the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.(2)_____ the results were entertaining, they need not have(3)_____. Away from the cameras,(4)_____ numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same(5)_____ the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000.
The(6)_____ of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,(7)_____ when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has(8)_____ since the start of the recession. There are several(9)_____ why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less(10)than it was.(11)_____ happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial(12)_____. And changing attitudes,(13)_____ by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever.
Most older workers are simply(14)_____ at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once(15)_____ full-time. A big (16)_____ is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers.
According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this (17)_____ explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.(18)_____ reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have(19)_____ recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses(20)______, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements. [br] (2)
选项
A、Because
B、If
C、Although
D、Unless
答案
C
解析
空格所在分句说“结果富有娱乐性”,是肯定的说法,后半句则含有否定词,故两分句间应为转折或让步关系,填入Although符合文意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3175969.html
相关试题推荐
Whatisthemainissuetalkedaboutinthenewsitem?[originaltext]Recents
Theretiredgeneral’smemoriespublished______apennamearousedagreatamount
Themostastonishingfactin"Crumb,"TerryZwigoff’s1994documentaryabou
TheSearsCompanyrecentlymade_________becauseoffinancialtroubles.A、cutsB
WhatisLucybusywithrecently?[originaltext]Clara:Hey,Lucy!Areyouupfor
CompetitorscomplainthatMicrosoft’srecentsettlementoftheirantitrust
CompetitorscomplainthatMicrosoft’srecentsettlementoftheirantitrust
CompetitorscomplainthatMicrosoft’srecentsettlementoftheirantitrust
CompetitorscomplainthatMicrosoft’srecentsettlementoftheirantitrust
Mygrandfatherretiredona(n)______.A、bonusB、subsidyC、pensionD、allowanceC四个
随机试题
AsInternethavebeenquitepopular,somearguethatpeople’sproblem-so
A.sensibleB.comprehensiveC.readilyD.incaseE.sensitiveF.passi
[originaltext]W:IwanttoasktheJohnsonstocometotheparty—doyouknowth
经济计量分析的工作程序依次是( )。A.设定模型、检验模型、估计模型、改进模型
下列名项中表述有误的一项是A、《战国策》是战国时游说之士的策谋和言论的汇编西汉
关于建设工程索赔成立条件的说法,正确的是()。A:导致索赔的事件必须是对方的
引起支气管扩张的主要原因是A:先天性发育缺陷 B:支气管、肺组织的感染和支气管
渗透定价策略主要有( )。 A.高质高价 B.高质中价 C.中
常见模板中,具有制作、拼装灵活,适用于外形复杂或异形混凝土构件及冬期施工的混凝土
某能源集团控股煤矿是由甲省煤矿企业兼并重组整合工作领导组办公室批准的资源整合煤矿
最新回复
(
0
)