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第1题
【B4】 its economy continues to recover, the U.S. is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This " 【B5】 " work force is the most important 【B6】 in American business today, and it is 【B7】 changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive 【B8】 avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens 【B9】 by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of 【B10】 that came from being a loyal employee.
【B1】
A．swarm
B．stride
C．separate
D．slip
第2题
Many people, especially the policy makers, believe that forcing adult workers, those who are over 45, to retire is an effective means to relieve the tension of unemployment, for it can provide more job opportunities for the jobless young. But they fail to notice that forcing a person who is still able to work and has a family to support to retire brings serious financial problems as well as emotional and physical ones. They also fail to realize that actually workers aged 45-60 tend to be more stable, more skillful and more experienced than workers of any other ages, that to some extent this age is the prime time for one’s productivity and creativity. To force them to retire is a huge waste of the nation’s best resources. On the contrary, if we turn our attention to the other end of the age problem, a more effective way might emerge. Today, only 30% of school- leavers are allowed to go to college, leaving the majority of the young people under 18 and without adequate preparation to join the labor force. If, however, more of them are able to attend college and begin full-time employment at a later age, more job opportunities will be created as the number of years that an average person works full time shrinks.
Most importantly, we should not be content merely to solve the problem of unemployment, but rather, we should improve the quality of the workforce at the same time by retaining the skilled adults and recruiting(补充，招收) the well-educated young.
（1）The best title for this passage might be（）.
A. How to Solve the Problem of Unemployment？
B. Should People Be Forced to Retire？
C. Why Don’t We Educate the Young？
D. Are the Policy Makers Wise？
（2） Forcing a middle-aged person to retire might cause（）.
A. financial problems
B. a huge waste of the nation’s talent resources
C. emotional and physical problems
D. all of the above
（3）The word “prime” in Paragraph 2 Line 6 can be best replaced by “ （）”.
A. first
B. early
C. major
D. spring
（4）Which of the following suggestions does the writer make？
A. Young people should work harder in order to go to college.
B. Colleges should be open to more high school-leavers.
C. The old should be allowed to work as long as they want to.
D. Policy makers should create more job opportunities.
（5）What is the writer’s attitude to the described situation？
A. Concerned.
B. Hopeless
C. Indifferent
D. Content.
第3题
A. Several worldwide economic problems.
B. The causes and consequences of tradedeficit.
C. Lack of resources in underdevelopedcountries.
D. The value of exports against imports.
第4题
Benefit Payments to American Workers
German Chancellor (首相)Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military and diplomatic talent, but his legacy (遗产) includes many of today's social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. Motivated in part by Christian compassion (怜悯)for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement.' Chancellor Bismarck created the world's first workers' compensation law in 1884.
By 1908, the United States was the only industrial nation in the world that lacked workers' compensation insurance. America's injured workers could sue for damages in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. For example, employees had to prove that their injuries directly resulted from employer negligence and that they themselves were ignorant about potential hazards in the workplace. The first state workers' compensation law in the country passed in 1911, and the program soon spread throughout the nation.
After World War Ⅱ, benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers' compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, including one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states' average weekly wages.
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55 percent of the states' average weekly wages in 1972 to 97 percent today. But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file for claims. And with so much more money floating in the workers' compensation system, it's not surprising that doctors and lawyers have helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
The world's first workers' compensation law was introduced by Bismarck______.
A．for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement
B．out of religious and political considerations
C．to speed up the pace of industrialization
D．to make industrial production safer
第5题
Despite that the wave of industrial development that has 【M1】______
swept much of East Asia in recent decades, the country of 80
million remains extremely poor, mismanaged and still' was 【M2】______
predominant agrarian. But the Philippines docs play a visible 【M3】______
role in the global economy, thanks largely to a single export
commodity—its people. According to the government, I mil
lion Philippines will go abroad as contract workers this year, 【M4】______
the biggest exodus ever. "The Philippines has already sur
passed Mexico as the largest source of migrant labor in the
word," says Manolo I. Abella, a migration specialist at the
International Labour Office in Geneva. In all, about 8 mil
lion Filipinos—an astounded one tenth of the country's 【M5】______
citizens—currently work overseas to support families back home.
They remit more than ＄ 7 billion annually, according to the
government, and that's only' official transfers. A recent Asian 【M6】______
Development Bank report put the real figure in the ＄ 14
billion to ＄ 21 billion range a sum that dwarfs both foreign direct
investment and aid flowing into the country, and amounts
3 2 percent of GNP. In the past, the Philippines 【M7】______
is shamed by its inability to create enough good jobs to keep 【M8】______
its people at home. But hard economic reality—a 14 percent
unemployment rate and one of the highest poverty indexes in
the world (nearly half the population subsists on less than ＄ 2
a day)—has shifted the sentiment. Today, in a move that
countries like Indonesia and Bangladesh are likely to emulate
itself, the government takes the position that, like it or not, 【M9】______
the overseas workers constitute nation's biggest comparative
advantage in an increasingly borderless world. And so Manila
makes it easy for its citizens to immigrate, and works hard, 【M10】______
through its embassies, to see that their rights as foreign workers
are protected.
【M1】
第6题
The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger.In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feelings ran high.Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press.With socialist demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists singing the praises of the virtues dynamite, middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison.One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.
6.Judging from the passage, McGuire was ().
A.a moderate labor leader
B.an extreme anarchist in the labor movement
C.a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
D.a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
7.We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ().
A.immediately won nationwide support
B.involved workers from 30 states
C.was opposed by many factory owners
D.was organized by the UBCJ
8.Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Day as a national holiday？（）
A.The lawmakers’ respect for the workers
B.The workers’ determination to have a holiday of their own
C.The socialists’ demands for thorough reform
D.The politicians’ fear of the workers’ anger
9.We learn from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ().
A.was accepted by most bosses as a compromise
B.marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rights
C.indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfare
D.signaled the end of “wage slavery”
10.McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ().
A.draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poor
B.make prominent the important role of the working class in society
C.win for the workers the right to shorter working hours
D.expose the exploitation of the workers by their bosses
第7题
The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers' respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of" progress and poverty. "In a society, in which factory owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to" wage slavery" and anarchists singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite, middle of-the-roarers like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: a one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.
Judging from the passage, McGuire was ______.
A．a moderate labor leader
B．an extreme-anarchist in the labor movement
C．a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
D．a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
第8题
The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers' respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of "progress and poverty." In a society in which factory owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti - capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to "wage, slavery" and anarchists(无政府主义)singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite(炸药), middle -of- the roaders like Samuel. Gompers and Mcguire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workers decent wages.
Judging from the passage Mcgnire was ______.
A．a moderate labor leader
B．an extreme -anarchist in the labor movement
C．a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man
D．a firm anti - capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery
第9题
Part B
Directions:
The 12,000 members of the Electricity Workers' Union went on strike last week and since then there has been no electricity. For questions 61～65, match the names with the statements below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Mr. Mike Smith:
It wasn't an easy decision, but we've been asking for a decent wage for years. Now at las people are beginning to listen to us. We' re only asking for a 25 percent increase in our wages. 250 dollars a week, that's all. It's a pity so many people have to be inconvenienced by our strike. Bu please don't blame us. Blame the government for refusing our claim.
Mr. Tom Brown:
It' s totally unreasonable to demand so much money when we are trying desperately to control inflation. If wages go up ,so do prices. If we gave in to the electricity workers, all the other unions would want more, with the inevitable result that the crisis would become uncontrollable. What we' re trying to impress upon everybody is that inflation hurts everybody, especially the poor people. We offer the electricity workers a 10 percent increase. And that' s already too much. My stand at this meeting will be to persuade the Union to see reason.
Mr. Bob Davis:
Everybody will be hurt by this strike, including the electricity workers themselves. The economy will be destroyed and many people will lose their jobs. Already people are saying that the big unions have too much power and shouldn't be allowed to strike. Of course the electricity workers want to get more money. Don't we all？
Mrs. Baker.
My opinion is "Get the Army in". All the power stations should be managed by the army. The strikers should be thrown into prison. That' s what this country needs. Why must we all suffer just because a few men are greedy？ If they don't like their jobs, nobody' s forcing them to work. They should try and live on 50 dollars a week like I have to. Perhaps they' d keep their mouths shut then.
Miss Slater：
Let's face it. It's neither here nor there. The electricity workers are in a strong position. Perhaps we can't do anything about it. What I say is: let them have their 250 dollars so we can return to work. I mean, the government wastes the taxpayers' money all the time on trivial things. How can anyone say 250 dollars is "too much"？ Pop singers get more. Nurses get less. It's just one of those things.
Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
[A] A 10% increase is already too much, and I'm here to persuade the Union to see reason.
[B] I hope that strikes should be banned in all sectors relating to the nation' s security and stability.
[C] We will never go back to work until our goals are achieved.
[D] I think that the government should give in to the electricity worker' s demands.
[E] I strongly suggest that all the power stations should be run by the army and that the strikers should be put into prison.
[F] I must make you clear that strikes will destroy the economy and that many people will lose their jobs.
[G] We are forced to call a strike because the government rejected our wage claim.
Mr. Mike Smith
第10题
The best way to explain how this procedure is expected to work is to explain how it actually worked when it was first tried. The first experiment with it was the creation of the Works Project Administration (WPA). This agency set up work projects in various fields in which there were many unemployed. For example, unemployed actors were organized into theater projects, orchestras were organized for unemployed musicians, teaching projects for unemployed teachers, and even writers' projects for unemployed writers. Unemployed laborers were put to work building or maintaining roads, parks, playgrounds, or public buildings. These were all temporary work relief projects—rather than permanent work opportunities.
More substantial work projects of a permanent nature were organized by another agency, the Public Works Administration (PWA). This agency undertook the planning of construction of schools, houses, post offices, dams, and other public structures. It entered into contracts with private construction firms to erect them, or it loaned money to local or state governments which undertook their constructions. This created many jobs in the factories producing the material as well as in the projects themselves, and greatly reduced the number of unemployed.
Still another agency which provided work projects for the unemployed was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This agency provided job opportunities for youths aged 16 to 20 to work in national parks or forests clearing land, guarding against fires, building roads, or doing other conservation work. In the event of a future depression, the federate government might revive any or all of the above methods to relieve unemployment and stimulate business.
The PWA differed from the WPA in that
A．the work projects of the former were carded out by the Federal Government______
B．the government subsidized private industry
C．the number of unemployed was reduced
D．the former was government's first attempt to end hardship due to unemployment
第11题
Switzerland is located among the highest mountains of Western Europe. The Aare River flows in the north and the Rhone River cuts through the south. Many beautiful lakes serve as tourist attractions.
More than 6,300,000people live in Switzerland. The national languages are German, French, and Italian. About 70% of the people speak German. Nearly everyone speaks at least two of the national languages. About 49% of the country is Roman Catholic, and 48% is Protestant. Zurich is the largest city with over 375,000 people. Bern, the capital, has a population of about 145,000. The city of Geneva is famous, and the Red Cross was founded there.
The Swiss have a 99% literacy rate, which means that 99% of the people can read and write. Many children from other nations enroll in Swiss schools. The Swiss have a high standard of living. Foreign residents, who represent 20% of all workers ,are willing to take the lower paying jobs that the Swiss do not apply for.
The nation is a federation of 23 cantons. These states have a history of independence. Since 1848, they have joined to form. a common government, but they still maintain their independent Character.
Which of the following is the best title for this passage？
A.Life in the Swiss Navy
B.The Cities of Swizz
C.Facts about Switzerland
D.Language of Switzerland
In Switzerland, most of the people speak _________.A.English
B.Italian
C.French
D.German
Which of the following can be inferred about the education of Switzerland？A.There are more foreign students than Swiss students in Swiss schools.
B.The Swiss have a successful education system.
C.Most Swiss students go to school in other countries.
D.Education is not important to the people of Switzerland.
Foreign residents would like to take jobs _________.A.that the Swiss are not willing to apply for
B.that can hardly support their families
C.only when their kids can be enrolled in Swiss schools
D.when they are appointed the representatives of all workers
Switzerland is a federation of 23 states with a history of about _________ years.A.100
B.120
C.160
D.70
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