公共英语五级考前冲刺试题二Word文档格式.docx
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Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.
Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?
Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?
Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?
Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?
Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'
sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.
Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'
shomes.Later,astransportationimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'
sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheylived.
Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtime,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.
Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.
Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.
Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.
A
availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation
B
newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures
C
availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed
D
thenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]由短文第一句“Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.”可知。
第2题
Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat______.
universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity
economicfreedomcamewithineveryone'
scontrol
patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged
people'
sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed
C
[解析]由短文第三段中“Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.”可知。
第3题
Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat_______.
peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland
peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves
peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland
peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind
B
[解析]由短文第四段第一句“…the17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,…”可知。
第4题
Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat_______.
thehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely
mennowtravelledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork
youngandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety
theworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered
[解析]由短文第六段可知答案为D。
第5题
Thearticleconcludesthat______.
thecreationofjobsforallisanimpossibility
oureffortsandresourcesintermsoftacklingunemploymentareinsufficient
peopleshouldbeginsupportingthemselvesbylearningapracticalskill
weshouldhelpthosewhosejobsareonlypart-time
A
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