Employment in all goods-producing industries is expected to have a fundamental change betw
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第1题
M: No, I'm sorry, Marcia, but I've planned to be at school all day tomorrow. How would
Wednesday suit you?
Q: What is Marcia's job?
(17)
A.She works in a law office.
B.She works for an answering service.
C.She works at an employment agency.
D.She is a teacher.
第2题
But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive(使复活)the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work?
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people' s work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures (圈地运动) of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people traveled longer distances to their places of employment until eventually many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.
All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
We can conclude from the first paragraph that______.
A.the public in general are indifferent to the high unemployment in the country
B.the public in general feel optimistic towards the high unemployment situation in the country
C.people in general will readily share employment with other people
D.the present high unemployment figures are a fact of life
第3题
Employment
Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.
But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work?
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people travelled longer distances to their places of employment until eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and places in which they in which they lived.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.
All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
What idea did the author derive from the recent opinion polls? ______.
A.New jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures.
B.Available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population.
C.The present high unemployment figures are a fact of life.
D.Jobs available must be distributed among more people.
第4题
?For each question 13--18, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
Employment Situation
Opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to say. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.
But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought.
But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they live.
Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes. It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form. of work, young people and old people were excluded--a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives. All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some efforts and resources away from the idealist goal creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Employment became widespread in the 17th and 18th centuries.
B.Unemployment will remain a major problem for industrialized nations.
C.The industrial age may now he coming to an end.
D.Some efforts and resources should be devoted to helping more people cope with the problem of unemployment.
第5题
根据短文回答 16~22 题。
The Industrial Age and Employment
The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs.The industrial age may now be coming to an end,and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed,This seems a daunting(大胆的)thought.But,in fact,it could offer the prospect of a better future for work.Universal employment。as its history shows,has not meant economic freedom。
Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving(剥夺)them of the Use the land.and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves.Then the fact. system;destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes.Later, as transport improved,first by rail and then by road,people commuted(乘车往返)longer distances to their places of employment until.Eventually, many people's work test all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.
Meanwhile employment put women at a disadvantage.In pre—industrial times。men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village Community Now it became customary(惯例的)for the husband to go out to paid employl+1tent,
leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.Tax and benefit regulations
still assume this norm today,and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the Sexes.
It was not only women whose work status suffered.As employment because the dominant form. of work,young people and old people Were excluded—a problem now,as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.
All this may now have to change.The time has certainly come to switch some efforts and resources away from the utopian(乌托邦的)goal of creating jobs for all.to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.
第 16 题 The established work patterns may be changed with the closing of the industrial age.()
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第6题
? Read the article below about McDonald's hamburger and Australian economy.
? Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B, or C on the opposite page.
? For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
How the McDonald's Hamburger Improves the Australian Economy
In the next 3 year, McDonald's will open 150 new restaurants, (29) will create 15,000 additional jobs in McDonald's alone, and place additional demands (30) local manufacturers, primary producers, bakeries, transporters and (31) on.
That (32) even more tonnes of 100% Australian beef, fresh lettuce, eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, cheese, milk, orange juice, buns, chicken and fish that go (33) a McDonald's menu. It all adds (34) to over $280 million a year. That money doesn't just make burgers. It makes jobs. Thousands of them.
With (35) new restaurant, there will also be employment (36) numerous local building trades, architects, engineers, interior and landscape designers and surveyors.
And (37) the growth continues, the farmers and businesses who supply McDonald's (38) goods and services will grow, (39) .
So (40) employment and the economy!
(29)
A.these
B.which
C.that
第7题
A.Paper prices will go down.
B.Forests can be saved.
C.More employment chances can be offered.
D.The types of paper will be increased.
第8题
M: Have you checked with the employment resource center here at school?
W: Yes, there were one or two promising leads, but I'm hoping to find something a little better than those. I have a list of the most prominent accounting firms. I plan on sending my resume to each of them.
M: Tom told me that he has mailed out twenty resumes already.
W: The job market is very tight this year. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of the graduating class that will have to settle for something less than they hoped for or go to a less desirable part of the country.
M: Bob and Joe have contacted a headhunter. They hope by using those professional services they will be able to find a good position.
W: I thought of doing that myself, because their fee is too high. They would want nearly half of my first six months' salary.
M: What about that accounting firm your father's company uses? Do you think he could give you a recommendation?
W: I hate to ask him to do that, but if my other leads don't work out, I'll ask him for help.
M: Networking the contacts you have is one of the best ways to find employment.
(27)
A.Check with the employment resource center at school.
B.Send her resumes to all the most prominent accounting firms.
C.Resort to headhunters (猎头公司).
D.Ask for help from her father first.
第10题
What did governments do to discourage the employment of older workers in the 1970s?
A.offer early retirement to all employees
B.offer incentives to businesses to take on younger employees
C.only employ young trainees
D.set specific age limit for employment