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Airlineshavesimplychangedthetimea14ismeanttotake.Aone-hourfightisnowballadasatwo-hourflight.The15ofthestoryissimple.Mostjobsaremultidimensional,withmultiplecriteria.Chooseonecriterionandyoumaywell16others.EverythingCanbedonefasterandmadecheaper,butthereisa17.Settingtargetscananddoeshaveunforeseennegativeconsequences.Thisisnotanargumentagainsttarget-setting.Butitisanargumentforexploringconsequencesfirst.Allgoodtargetsshouldhavemultiplecriteria18criticalfactorssuchastime,money,qualityandcustomerfeedback.Thetrickisnotonlyto19justoneoreventwodimensionsoftheobjective,butalsotounderstandhowtohelppeoplebetter20theobjective.

1.[A]therefore

[B]however

[C]again

[D]moreover

2.[A]Emphasizes

[B]Identify

[C]Asses

[D]Explain

3.[A]nearly

[B]curiously

[C]eagerly

[D]quickly

4.[A]claim

[B]prove

[C]check

[D]recall

5.[A]threatened

[B]ignored

[C]mocked

[D]blamed

6.[A]punctuality

[B]hospitality

[C]competition

[D]innovation

7.[A]Yes

[B]So

[C]Besides

[D]Still

8.[A]hired

[B]trained

[C]rewarded

[D]grouped

9.[A]only

[B]rather

[C]once

[D]also

10.[A]comfort

[B]revenue

[C]efficiency

[D]security

11.[A]friendly

[B]quiet

[C]cautious

[D]diligent

12.[A]purpose

[B]problem

[C]prejudice

[D]policy

13.[A]reported

[B]revealed

[C]admitted

[D]noticed

14.[A]break

[B]trip

[C]departure

[D]transfer

15.[A]moral

[B]background

[C]style

[D]form

16.[A]interpret

[B]criticize

[C]sacrifice

[D]tolerate

17.[A]task

[B]secret

[C]product

[D]cast

18.[A]leadingto

[B]callingfor

[C]relatingto

[D]accountingfor

19.[A]specify

[B]predict

[C]restore

[D]create

20.[A]modify

[B]review

[C]present

[D]achieve

正确答案：

1.[B]however

2.[A]Emphasize

3.[D]quickly

4.[C]check

5.[B]ignored

7.[B]So

8.[C]rewarded

9.[D]also

10.[B]revenue

11.[C]cautious

12.[B]problem

13.[D]noticed

14.[B]trip

15.[B]background

16.[C]sacrifice

17.[D]cost

18.[C]relatingto

19.[A]specify

20.[D]achieve

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

‘Reskilling’issomethingthatsoundslikeabuzzwordbutisactuallyarequirementifweplan

tohaveafuturewherealotofwould-beworkersdonotgetleftbehind.

Weknowwearemovingintoaperiodwherethejobsindemandwillchangerapidly,aswill

therequirementsofthejobsthatremainResearchbytheWEFdetailedintheHarvardBusiness

Review,findsthatonaverage42percentofthe“coreskills"

withinjobroleswillchangeby2022.

Thatisaveryshorttimeline,sowecanonlyimaginewhatthechangeswillbefurtherinthe

future.

Thequestionofwhoshouldpayforreskillingisathornyone.Forindividualcompanies,the

temptationisalwaystoletgoofworkerswhoseskillsarenolongerindemandandreplacethem

withthosewhoseskillsare.Thatdoesnotalwayshappen.AT&

Tisoftengivenasthegold

standardofacompanywhodecidedtodoamassivereskillingprogramratherthangowitha

fire-and-hirestrategy.Othercompanieshadalsopledgedtocreatetheirownplans.Whentheskills

mismatchisinthebroadereconomy.Though,thefocususuallytumstogovernmenttohandle.

EffortsinCanadaandelsewherehavebeenarguablylanguidatbest.Andhavegivenusasituation

wherewefrequentlyhearofemployersbeggingforworkers.Evenattimesandinregionswhere

unemploymentishigh.

Withthepandemic,unemploymentisveryhighindeed.InFebruaryat3.5percentand5.5

P.C.respectively,unemploymentratesinCanadaandtheUnitedStateswereatgenerationallows

andworkershortageswereeverywhere.AsofMay,thoserateshadspikedupto13.3percent

and13.7percent,andalthoughmanyworkershortageshaddisappeared,notallhaddoneso.In

themedicalfield,totakeanobviousexample,thepandemicmeantthattherewerestillclean

shortagesofdoctors,nursesandothermedicalpersonnel.

Ofcourse,itisnotlikeyoucantakeanunemployedwaiterandtrainhimtobeadoctorina

fewweeks,nomatterwhopaysforit.Butevenifyoucannotclosethegap,maybeyoucanclose

othersanddoingsowouldbetothebenefitofallconcern.ThatseemstobethecaseinSweden:

whenforcedtofurlough90PC.oftheircabinstaff.ScandinavianAirlinedecidedtostartupa

shortretainingprogramthatreskilledthelaid-offworkerstosupporthospitalstaff.Theeffortwas

acollectiveoneandinvolvedothercompaniesaswellasaSwedishuniversity.

21.ResearchbytheWorldEconomicForumsuggests

.

[A]anincreaseinfulltimeemployment

[B]anurgentdemandfornewjobsills

[C]asteadygrowthofjobopportunities

[D]acontroversyreaboutthe“coreskills”

22.AT&

Tiscitedtoshow.

[A]analternativetothefire-and-hirestrategy

[B]animmediateneedforgovernmentsupport

[C]theimportanceofstaffappraisalstandards

[D]thecharacteristicsofres-killingprograms

23.Eflor1storesolvetheskillsmismatchinCanada

[A]havedrivenuplabourcosts

[B]haveprovedtobeinconsistent

[C]havemetwithfierceopposition

[D]haveappearedtobeinsufficient

24.WecanlearnfromParagraph3thattherewas

[A]acallforpolicyadjustment

[B]achangeinhiringpractices

[C]alackofmedicalworkers

[D]asignofeconomicrecovery

25.ScandinavianAirlinesdecidedto.

[A]createjobvacanciesfortheunemployed

[B]preparetheirlaidofworkersforotherjobs

[C]retraintheircabinstaffforbetterservices

[D]financetheirstaff"

scollegeeducation

21、[B]anurgentdemandfornewjobskills

22、[A]analternativetothefireandhirestrategy

23、[D]haveappearedtobeinsufficient

24、[C]alackofmedicalworkers

25、[B]preparetheirlaid-offworkersforotherjobs

Text2

Withtheglobalpopulationpredictedtohitcloseto10billionby2050,andforecaststhat

agriculturalproductioninsomeregionswillneedtonearlydoubletokeeppace,foodsecurityis

increasinglymakingheadlines.IntheUK,ithasbecomeabigtalkingpointrecentlytoo,fora

ratherparticularreason:

Brexit.

BrexitisseenbysomeasanopportunitytoreversearecenttrendtowardstheUKimporting

food.Thecountryproducesonlyabout60percentofthefooditeats,downfromalmost

three-quartersinthelate1980s.Amovebacktoself-sufficiency,theargumentgoes,wouldboost

thefarmingindustry,politicalsovereigntyandeventhenation'

shealth.Soundsgreat一buthow

feasibleisthisvision?

AccordingtoareportonUKfoodproductionfromtheUniversityofLeeds,UK,85percent

ofthecountry'

stotallandareaisassociatedwithmeatanddairyproduction.Thatsupplies80per

centofwhatisconsumed,soevencoveringthewholecountryinlivestockfarmswouldn'

tallow

ustocoverallourmeatanddairyneeds.

Therearemanycaveatstothosefigures,buttheyarestillgrave.Tobecomemuchmore

self-sufficient,theUKwouldneedtodrasticallyreduceitsconsumptionofanimalfoods,and

probablyalsofarmmoreintensively一meaningfewergreenfields,andmorefactory-style

production.

Butswitchingtoamainlyplant-baseddietwouldn'

thelp.ThereisagoodreasonwhytheUK

isdominatedbyanimalhusbandry:

mostofitsterraindoesn'

thavetherightsoilorclimatetogrow

cropsonacommercialbasis.Just25percentofthecountry'

slandissuitableforcrop-growing,

mostofwhichisalreadyoccupiedbyarablefields.Evenifweconvertedallthesuitablelandto

fieldsoffruitandveg-whichwouldinvolvetakingoutallthenaturereservesandremoving

thousandsofpeoplefromtheirhomes-wewouldachieveonlya30percentboostincrop

Just23percentofthefruitandvegetablesconsumedintheUKarecurrentlyhome-grown,so

evenwiththemostextrememeasureswecouldmeetonly30percentofourfreshproduceneeds.

Thatisbeforewelookforthespacetogrowthegrains,suga