【文章內容簡介】 cate ideas which have no meaning are used can never understand the real meaning specially trained people can understand themC Research carried out last year stressed the growing challenge facing employers in terms of managing and supporting the UK’s aging workforce.Figures from the Office for National Statistics have suggested that the number of people aged 65 and over still working has reached million—up 25,000 from a year ago. There were also now more people aged 5074 in work than ever before. However, the overall trend was hiding the fact that 12% people are forced to stop working before reaching state pension age because of ill health or disability.Nearly half a million (436,000) workers who are within five years of state pension age have had to leave work for medical reasons, with an apparent divide between the North (worse) and South (better). Those in the lowestpaid jobs, including cleaners, leisure industry workers and people doing heavy laboring jobs, were twice as likely to stop working before retirement age, because of sickness and disability than managers or professionals.Within this, the needs of the “sandwich generation”— those juggling work with caring for elderly dependents as well as children — needed to be given greater priority (優(yōu)先權) by employers, a white paper by insurer and health care provider concluded.Its research argued that 66% of managers think the average age of retirement in their organization will increase in the next 5 to 10 years. Yet, 36% reported being unaware of anything their organization did to attract, keep and engage older staff. Fewer than a quarter (23%) of employees said they felt supported by their employer with their responsibilities for caring for a loved one.This was perhaps unsurprising, given that only 28% of managers said their organization had formal policies and practices in place to support these employees, argues health care distribution director Chris Horlick. to the passage, who is more likely to leave work before retirement age?, a physician. , a language teacher., a construction worker. , a bank manager. present support from the employers can be best described as _________. is the main idea of the passage? employees are well attended in the UK. workforce should be well supported in the UK. show responsibilities for supporting their employees. employers are facing challenges in supporting aging workforce. 第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。EmpathyLast year, researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy, the ability to understand other people, among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10 , people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and Freed, a codirector of a teen program, has another explanation. Turn on the TV, and you’re showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting, peting, and generally treating one another with no are good reasons not to follow those bad examples. Humans are socially related by have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high selfrespect. Besides, empathy can be a cure for loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and is also an indication of a good leader. In fact, Freed says, many top panies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new .“Academics are important. But if you don’t have emotional (情感的) intelligence, you won’t be as successful in work or in your love life,” she says. What’s the best way to up your EQ (情商）? For starters, let down your guard and really listen to really develop empathy, you’d better volunteer a