【正文】 ontact their school39。s youth contribute to their munity. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 T shirt. Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIV1NG? What projects do participants do at the agencies? All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y ( 92nd and Lexington ) at 9:00 AM for the event kickoff. Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will go across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference and have fun!Who participates in TEENSGIVING? Sunday, April 20, 2016 TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of munity service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 participants will once again better New York City and influence thousands of lives! 【點(diǎn)評(píng)本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和句義猜測(cè)四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇社會(huì)類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的Many will argue that older workers have done better at the expense of the young. That view is wrongheaded.可知，很多人會(huì)認(rèn)為，老員工做得更好是以犧牲年輕員工為代價(jià)的。根據(jù)第四段中的In the past, earlyretirement policies provided by governments (in the mistaken belief that these would help young people) made it cheaper to push greyhaired workers out of the door. These have largely stopped可知，過(guò)去，政府的提前退休政策（錯(cuò)誤地認(rèn)為這些政策有助于年輕人）使得把老員工趕出家門(mén)的成本更低，現(xiàn)在這些政策已經(jīng)基本上停止了，由此可知，事實(shí)證明，提前退休政策的用處不大，而且?guī)缀醪辉儆行Я耍蔬xA。根據(jù)第二段中的But in previous episodes, such as the recessions of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, older workers were also kicked off. This time is different. During the financial crisis in 2008, and since, they have done better than other age groups.可知，在上世紀(jì)70年代、80年代和90年代的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退中，老員工也被解雇了，但這次不一樣了，2008年金融危機(jī)期間以及此后，他們的表現(xiàn)都優(yōu)于其他年齡段的人，可知，作者所說(shuō)的勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)也違反了規(guī)則的意思是老員工在勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)上受的影響很?。](méi)有被解雇），故選C。s jobs.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了研究顯示2008年金融危機(jī)期間以及此后，老員工的表現(xiàn)都優(yōu)于其他年齡段的人，很多人會(huì)認(rèn)為，老員工做得更好是以犧牲年輕員工為代價(jià)的，事實(shí)上這種觀點(diǎn)是錯(cuò)誤的。s remaining in jobs doesn39。Supportive policies should be made to help elderly people when crisis occurs.D.Earlyretirement policies should have been well adoptedby governments.B.D.acceptable assumptionB.mon beliefThey financially supported the elderly people.D.They proved to be little use and nearly no longer in effect.B.old employees suffered very little in the labour marketD.young employees were protected by the governmentB. Many will argue that older workers have done better at the expense of the young. That view is wrongheaded. First, it is a fallacy that a job gained for one person is a job lost for another。 Why have older employees done so well? In some southern European countries they benefit from job protection not afforded to younger workers, but that did not really help them in past recessions. What has changed, says Stefano Scarpetta, head of the OECD39。 and they often get rid of new recruits because they are easier to dismiss. But in previous episodes, such as the recessions of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, older workers were also kicked off. This time is different. During the financial crisis in 2008, and since, they have done better than other age groups. The recession (衰退) of 200809 was remarkable in rich countries for its intensity, the following recovery for its weakness. The labour market has also broken the rules, as new research from the OECD, a thinktank of mainly rich countries, shows in its annual Employment Outlook.【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，代詞指代，推理判斷和主旨大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!”可知，本文主題是奶奶的Thimble。（4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第五段中的“to my delight, out came a tiny silver thimble!”可知，當(dāng)她發(fā)現(xiàn)頂針時(shí)，她感到驚喜?！惫蔬xC。d never forgotten my birthday! ”我非常想念她，但我大部分時(shí)間都是在我生日那天注意到的，因?yàn)槟棠虥](méi)有卡片。（2）考查代詞指代。d have tea parties, plant flowers and carefully tend them.”可知，在作者的記憶中，她的祖母會(huì)照看花園里的花。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.The Joy of Finding Something LostGrandma39。Grandma39。D.Guilty.B.Surprised.D.The author39。B.s fastchanging life.She would look after the flowers in the garden.（2）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.She would make beautiful quilts for money.B.s memory, what would her grandmother do? A. How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her! Not realizing k had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing h into that little pillow that I just happened to fluff (抖松), to place on my bedspread (床罩) that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Id collected over the years. What a precious memory of a very special lady who, somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble into my pillow. I heated the kettle and made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and then enjoyed my tea and Grandma39。 On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low, something happened and made me feel as if she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow。 A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth for her new residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to my loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much, but I noticed it mostly on my birthdays, because there was no card from Grandma. She39。 Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting …She would make sandwiches and we39。d forgotten about.3．閱讀理解故選B。 （4）主旨大意題。根據(jù)But Andersen says there is more that people can do. Cut back on singleuse plastics，straws，plastic cups，plastic water bottles，plastic bags and find alternatives like reusable materials. She says healthy oceans are essential to our survival. 可知，安德森說(shuō)人們還可以做更多事情來(lái)預(yù)防污染，可推測(cè)出安德森對(duì)于目前解決塑料問(wèn)題所做的工作不滿(mǎn)意。故選B。 （2）詞義猜測(cè)題。安德森說(shuō)，我們看到的只是問(wèn)題的冰山一角。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。Plastic po