公共英语五级考试试题四十三.docx

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公共英语五级考试试题四十三

公共英语五级考试试题（四十三）

一、ReadingComprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD．

第1题

  Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

  Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?

Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?

Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?

Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

  Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryduringwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

  Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportationimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheyhived.

  Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtime,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecameacustomforthehusbandtogoouttobepaidthroughemployment,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

第2题

Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat

A universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity.

B economicfreedomcamewithineveryone'scontrol.

C patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged.

D people'sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第3题

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat

A peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland.

B peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves.

C peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland.

D peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第4题

Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat

A thehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely.

B mennowtravelledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork.

C youngandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety.

D theworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered.

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第5题

Thearticleconcludesthat

A thecreationofjobsforallisanimpossibility.

B oureffortsandresourcesintermsoftacklingunemploymentareinsufficient.

C peopleshouldbeginsupportingthemselvesbylearningapracticalskill.

D weshouldhelpthosewhosejobsareonlypart-time.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第6题

  Watchingshiatsubeingperformedonafriendofmineremindedmeofademonstrationofthedeepmassagetechnique,"rolfing",inwhichthepatientiskneadedandtwistedwithknucklesandelbows.Rollinghadbeenlikenedtotorture,sowhenitwasofferedtomeImademyexcuses.Yettheshiatsutreatment,Manningthoughitlooked,withtilepatientlyingdownastheoperatorproddedpressurepoints,wetsclearlynotpainful,apartfromanoccasionallytwinge.Indeed