江西省景德镇市公共英语五级(笔试)测试卷(含答案)

江西省景德镇市公共英语五级(笔试)测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Listthreetraditionalfemaleoccupationsmentionedinthetalk.

2.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：Whenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisbrokenorinsomeotherwaydoesnotreachthestandardofthemanufacturer'sclaimforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumersmayusetogainsatisfaction.

Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"theconsumertakeshisor"hercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobetackled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.

Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.

Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,"Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear"isbetterthan"thisstereodoesnotwork".

Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers'rights.

Whenaconsumerfindsthathispurchasehasafaultinit,whatisthefirstthingheshoulddo?

A.Complainpersonallytothemanager.

B.Threatentotakethemattertocourt.

C.Writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreofpurchase.

D.Showsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothestore.

3.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Todaywetakeitforgrantedthatthemailwillbedelivereddailyatourdoor.Butmanyyearsagoitmighthavebeenplacedinatreetrunkorunderneatharock.Intheearlydaysofthemailnoonecouldbesureaboutwhereorwhenitwouldarrive.

AtthesoutherntipofAfricatherewasonceapostofficeunderarock.IntheolddaystheroutefromEnglandtoIndiawasaroundtheCapeofGoodHope.Thejourneywasstormyanddangerous.Ittooksixlongmonths.Sailorsoftenwishedtosendmailhome,buttheyseldommetshipsboundbacktoEngland.Soatthecapethesailorswouldgoashore.Theyheadedforacertainlargestone.Onthestonewerescratchedthewords"Lookhereunderforletters."Theywouldleavetheirlettersthere,knowingthatthenexthomeward-boundshipwouldstopandpickthemup.

TherewasanotherpostofficelikethisatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.Duringthegoldrushdays,boatssailedaroundCapeHorntoCalifornia.AtCapeHornwasakegnailedtoapost.Boatscomingfromtheeastcoastwouldsendasmallboatashoretothispostoffice.Theypickedupanylettersinthekeg.Atthesametimetheymailedlettershomethatboatssailingeastcouldpickup.

InthestateofWashingtonstandsthestumpofahugecedar.It,too,wasonceapostoffice.Settlersneededaplaceforthemailcarrierstoleavetheirletters.Theirhousesweresowidelyscatteredthatthemailcarriercouldnotreachallofthem,andthepostofficewasfarawayoverroughroads.Sothesettlersfoundatreethatstoodwhereseveraltrailscrossed.Theycutthetreedowntenfeetfromtheground,holloweditout,andcovereditwitharoof.Inside,theynailedarowofwoodenboxes.Eachboxwasmarkedwithafamily'sname.Themailcarriercouldleavelettersthereforeveryoneformilesaround.

ForthefirstfewyearsaftertheEnglishcolonistscametoAmerica,therewasnoregularpostalservice.Peoplegavetheirletterstoanytravelerwhohappenedtobegoingintherightdirection.Oftentheygavethemtoapeddleroratravelingshoemaker.Whenthetravelerreachedthetownwheretheletterwasgoing,hemightstopataninn.Hewouldleavethelettersthere.Buttheretheystayeduntilthepersontheywereaddressedtohappenedtocomebyandstoppedattheinn.

WhataboutplaceslikeVirginiawheretherewereveryfewinns?Peoplewhowishedtosendletterswouldleavethematoneofthelargeplantations.Theownersoftheplantationwouldthensendthelettersontoaneighbor.Theneighborwoulddothesame.Itwasaslowmailsystem.

Aftermanyyears,regularmailcarriersonhorsebackwerehired.Theywentfromonebigtowntoanother.BetweenNewYorkandBoston,forexample,therewasone"postrider"amonth.Hetraveledonlybydayandtooktwoweeksforthetrip.Oftenthepostriderleftallthemailforawholetownatacrossroadsstore.Itstilltookmanyweeksforalettertoreachthepersonitwasaddressedto.

Finally,abouttwohundredyearsago,BenjaminFranklinwasmadepostmasterforallthecolonies.Hisfirstactwastomakealongjourneytofindoutthebestroutesforcarryingthemail.Thenhesetupalineofpoststationbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies.Heorderedhispostriderstotravelbynightaswellasbyday.

Franklin'spostriderscouldcarrymorelettersinashortertimefromonecolonytoanother.TheletterservicehelpedtheyoungAmericancolonieslearnmoreabouteachother.Theylearnedthattheywereallinterestedin

4.Accordingtothespeaker,whatdoesamanagerhavetotreateveryoneofhisstaffas?

5.Accordingtothespeaker,howdodeveloperscontributetothereductionofamphibianpopulation?

A.Bytakingoverponds.

B.Byconstructingsewers.

C.Bybuildingdamsonrivers.

D.Byfloodingmarshes.

6.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

听力原文：Inyouruniversitywork．youwillbeexpectedtogiveoralpresentationsintheform.ofreportsorsimplyintheformsofanswerstoquestions．Thereareseveralthingsyouoraldotomakeyouroralpresentationsclearandeasytounderstand．

Thefundamentalpointtorealizeisthatspeechandwritingaredifferent．Ifyouwanttobebestunderstood．youcan'tsimplyreadyourwrittenreportaloud．Thebiggestdifferencebetweenspokenandwrittenlanguageisthatreaderscanlookbackovertheprintedwordswhentheydon'tunderstand．Inspokenlanguage，however，listenerscan'tgobackandcheckthewords．Theycanrelyonlyonmemory．Sothefirstprincipletokeepinmindwhenyou'replanningtospeakinpublicisthatyouhavetohelpthelistener'smemory．Thismeansthatanoralreportcan'tdeliverinformationasrapidlyasawrittenreport．Thatis，youcan'thaveasmanypiecesofnewinformationpackedintothesamenumberofwords，becausetheywillcomeattoofastarateforthelistenertounderstand．

Inanoralreport，therateofdeliveryhastobeslower．Oneofthebestwaystohelpyouraudienceissimplytospeakslowly．Manypeoplespeaktoofastwhentheyspeaktoagroup．Thisisamistake，especiallyifyouhaveaforeignaccent，becauseitmakeslisteningmoredifficult．Beyondthesimpletechniqueofspeakingmoreslowlywhenyouspeakbeforeagroup，therearewaysoforganizingyourpresentationthatcanhelpthelistenerbeclearandunderstandyourmainpoints．

Theorganizationofyourtalkshouldallowenoughtimeforthelistenertothinkbothbeforeandaftereachnewidea．Thepurposeofthetimebeforethenewinformationistogivetheaudienceachancetounderstandthebackgroundclearly．Knowledgeofthebackground，orsettingoftheinformation，makesitmucheasiertoanticipatewhatkindofinformationiscomingnext．Ifthenewinformationoccurstooearly，withoutenoughbackground，thelistenersshouldnotbepreparedwithenoughbackgroundtobeabletopredictwhat'scoming．

I'vebeendescribingthetimeforthinkingbeforethenewinformation．It'salsoimportanttoprovidetimeforthinkingafterthenewinformation．Thisthinkingtimeallowslistenerstofittheideaintotheirgeneralknowledgeofthesubject．Thinkingtimegivesthelistenerachancetomakesurethattheideawasunderstoodbeforegoingontothenextnewidea．

Therearethreegeneralwaystogivethelistenertimeforthinkingandtimeafterapointofnewinformation．Onewayissimplytopause．Amomentofsilencegivesthelistenertimetotakeinthenewinformation，butthereareotherways．Asecondmethodistouseaparaphrase．Thatis，yousaythesamething，butindifferentwords．Thisparaphrase，orrepetitionoftheidea，helpsthelistenerstofixthethoughtintheirmemory．Athirdwaytogivethelistenertimetothinkistousewordsthatdon'tmeanmuch．Thesearewordsthatconveynoinformation，butjustfillintime．Forinstance，youmightsaysomethinglike“asI'vebeensaying”or“andsoforth”and“andsoon”．Thatkindofexpressiondoesn'treallysayanything．It'sjustmadeofwhatwecall“fillerwords”．Thewordshavenorealmeaning．buttheydoperform.ausefulfunction．sincetheyallowthelistenertimetothink．

Insummary，then，weknowthatorallanguageshoulddeliverinformationataslowerratethanyoucanuseinwrittenlanguage．Newinformationshouldbepresentedmoregradually．Thinkingtimeshouldbeprovidedbothbeforeandaftereachimportantnewitem．Thetimebeforeistoprovideabackgroundsothatthelistenerscanhaveachancetoanticipat

7.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：Thereareseveralplacesintheworldthatarefamousforpeoplewholiveforaverylongtime.Thesesplacesareusuallymountainousareas,farawayfrommoderncities.Doctors,scientistsandpublichealthexpertsoftentraveltotheseregionstosolveamysteriouslonghealthylife;theexpertshopetobringtothemodernworldthesecretsoflongevity.

HunzaishighintheHymalayanMountainsofAsia.There,manypeopleoveronehundredyearsofagearestillinphysicalhealth.Menofninetyarenewfathers,andwomenoffiftystillhavebabies.Whatarethereasonsforthisgoodhealth?ScientistsbelievethatthepeopleofHunzahavethesethreebenefits:first,physicalwork,usuallyinthefieldsorwithanimals;second,ahealthenvironmentwithcleanairandwater;andwhat'smore,asimplediethighinvitaminsandnutritionbutlowinfat,cholesterol,sugarandchemicals.

PeopleintheCaucasusMountaininRussiaarealsofamousfortheirlongevity.Inthisarea,thereareamazingexamplesofverylong-livedpeople.Birthrecordsarenotusuallyavailable,butawomancalledTsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160;amancalledShiraliprobablyliveduntil168.Hiswidowwas120yearsold.Ingeneral,peoplenotonlylivealongtime,buttheyalsolivewell.Theyarealmostneversick,andwhentheydie,theyhavenotonlytheirownteethbutalsoafullheadofhairandgoodeyesight.

Vilcabamba,Ecuador,isanotherareafamousforthelongevityofitshabit-ants.Thisregion—likeHunzaandtheCaucasus—isalsoinhighmountains,farawayfromcities.InVilcabamba,too,thereisverylittledisease.Onereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeoplemightbetheclean,beautifulenvironment:thetemperatureisabout70Fahrenheitallyearlong;thewindalwayscomesfromthesamedirection;andtheregionisrichinflowers,fruits,vegetablesandwildlife.

Insomeways,thedietsofthehabitantsinthethreeregionsarequitedifferent.Hunzukutseatmainlyrawvegetables,fruit(especiallyapricots),andchapattis—akindofpancake;theyeatmeatonlyafewtimesayear.TheCaucasiandietconsistsmainlyofmilk,cheese,vegetables,fruitandmeat;mostpeopletheredrinkthelocalredwinedaily.InVilcabamba,peopleeatasmallamountofmeateachweek,butthedietconsistslargelyofgrain,coins,beans,potatoesandfruit.

ExpertsfindonesurprisingfactinthemountainsofEcuador.Mostpeoplethere,eventheveryold,consumealotofcoffee,drinkalargeamountofalcohol,andsmokefortytosixtycigarettesdaily.

However,thedietsaresimilarintwogeneralways:first,thefruitsandvegetablesthattheinhabitantsofthethreeareaseatareallnatural;thatis,theycontainnochemicalsandsecond,thepeopleconsumefewercaloriesthanpeopledointheotherpartsoftheworld.AtypicalNorthAmericantakesinanaverageof3,300calorieseveryday;atypicalinhabitantofthesemountainousareasbetween1,700and2,000calories.

Inhabitantsinthethreeregionshavemoreincommoncalories,naturalfood,theirmountainsandtheirdistancefrommoderncities,becausethesepeopleliveincountrysideandaremostlyfarmers,theirlivesarephysicallyhard.Thus,theydonotneedtogotohealthclubsbecausetheygetalotofexerciseintheirdailywork.Inaddition,although,theirlivesarehard,thepeopledonotseemtohavetheworriesofcitypeople.Theirlivesarequiet.Consequently,someexpertsbelievethatphysicalexerciseandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity.

Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveave

A.TrueB.Fasle

8.Intermsofacademic1evels，inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

9.Itsoundsabitunscientificthatagoodmanageris______ratherthan______.

10.InwhichyeardidColumbustakechilipeppertoSpain?

11.Thespeakerwillintroducesixdepartmentalmanagersonebyone.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.AlldirectorsontheBoardarefull-timeemployeesinthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

13.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

听力原文：M:Now,I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid.Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste.Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet.

W:Well,Isometimesthinkthat,youknow,they'vegotanimpossiblejob.ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative...well,that'stheimpressionIget.

M:No,no,noI...Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives.There'sthesun...solarpower...thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere,wealwayshaveit.

W:Idon't...Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually,solarpower,what'sthat?

M:Well,theheatfromthesun,itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating,storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses,youknow,somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney...

W:That'sagoodpointactually,butisitreallyviable,that,ImeanbecauseI'd...

M:SorryitmustbejAndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee,ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem,itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages.

W:IhaveheardthatinEngland,Imean,there'snotenoughsun,isthere?For,Imean,solarpanelshere?

M:Yes,well,that'snotquitetrue.I...thereisquiteabitofsun...youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions.

W:No,youarerightthere!

M:Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill.

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

14.Chainsmakelearningflexible.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.听力原文：M：Cigarette?

W：No，thankyou．I'vegivenup，youknow．

M：Oh．

W：It'stendaysago．Haven'thadone．

M：Well．youdon'tmindifIhadone．

W：Well，allright，then…Ohmygoodness!That'saterriblecough．

M：No，no,it'snot．It'sonly…Ionlygetitfirstthinginthemorning．

W：That'sgoingtomakeyouveryunfit，youknow．

M：No，it'sallright．Itgoesinaminute．

W：Whydon'tyoutryandgiveup?

M：Oh，no．Ioughtto，butIcan't．Itrelaxesme，smoking．

W：Really?

M：Itdoes．

W：Well，haveyoueverthoughtofjustcuttingdown?

M：Oh，no，that'sallveywellbut…Iwouldn'tenjoyit．Idependabitonmysmoking．Imustsay．

W：Youshoulddoitgradually．Imean…well，ifyoutried…haveyouthoughtofjustgivinguponeday?

M：Yes，ohwell，yes，thatisquiteagoodidea．

W：Itis．

M：ButIthinkI'dlosecountorsomething．

W：Ohdear!Well，itmightbeallideaifyoustartedeatingsweets．

M：Ohno．Icouldn'tdothat．Icouldn'tpossibly…

W：Why?

M：Well．itmakesyoufat．

W：Well．doyouthinkthatmatters?Don'tyouthinkitisbettertobefatthantobeunhealthy?

M：No，Idon't．I'dratherbefat…Well，I'dratherbethinthanfat，certainly．

W：Ohdear．Well．Hey!I'vegotagoodidea!

M：What'sthat?

W：Whydon'tyougotoahypnotist?Mysisterdid!

M：Oh，look，youdon'tseemtorealizethatIlikesmoking．IfIgaveitup，ifIdidn'tsmokeatall，I'dprobablyendupattackingpeople!

W：Oh,don'tbesosilly!Ofcourseyouwouldn't!

Whendidthewomangiveupsmoking?

A.Tendaysago.

B.Justthismorning.

C.Aweekago.

D.Justyesterday.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C5】

17.(47)

18.(41)

19.(38)

20.(49)

21.

【C20】

22.(36)

23.

【C6】

24.(48)

25.(42)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

______presentsthelargestandmostcompleteensembleoftraditionalarchitecture?

27.

Today'scorporateexecutiveofficersresembletheindustrialistsandagriculturistsinthepastintheirrealizationof______.

A.theessentialrolesoftheworkersinturningoutmoreproducts

B.theimportanceofinformationtoacompany'sdevelopment

C.theimportanceoftechnologyleadingtohighemployeeproductivity

D.thenecessityofprovidingemployeeswithacomfortableenvironment

28.(70)

29.(77)

30.

Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut______.

A.hasalimitedvocabulary

B.isaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy

C.can'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke

D.iswell-builtbutratherslow-witted

31.(67)

32.

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“pressing”isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.urgentlyimportantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming

33.(73)

34.

WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTaboutMickey,thegarbagecollector?

A.Hewrotealettertothecoupleafterwards.

B.Hefailedtocollectthemoneyfromthebank.

C.HewantedthecoupletosendhimaChristmascard.

D.Hecollectedboththecheekandthegarbagethatday.

35.

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat______.

A.therichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless

B.awiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded

C.eachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgettaxmoney

D.theburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody

36.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.TheHartspreferapublicuniversitytoaprivateone.

B.Itismucheasiertopaythetuitionatpresent.

C.Allstudentscangettheaidpackage.

D.Traditionalscholarshipsarestillattractivetosomefamilies.

37.Defendersofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomenoftenmaintainthateliminatingsuchlawswoulddestroythefruitsofacentury-longstrugglefortheprotectionofwomenworkers.Evenabriefexaminationofthehistoricpracticeofcourtsandemployerswouldshowthatthefruitofsuchlawshasbeenbitter;theyare,inpractice,moreofacursethanablessing.

Sex-definedprotectivelawshaveoftenbeenbasedonstereotypicalassumptionsconcerningwomen'sneedsandabilities,andemployershavefrequentlyusedthemaslegalexcusesfordiscriminatingagainstwomen.AftertheSecondWorldWar,forexample,businessesandgovernmentsoughttopersuadewomentovacatejobsinfactories,thusmakingroominthelaborforceforreturningveterans.Therevivalorpassageofstatelawslimitingthedailyorweeklyworkhoursofwomenconvenientlyaccomplishedthis.Employershadonlytodeclarethatovertimehourswereanecessaryconditionofemploymentorpromotionintheirfactory,andwomencouldbequitelegallyfired,refusedjobs,orkeptatlowwagelevels,allinthenameof“protecting”theirhealth.Byvalidatingsuchlawswhentheyarechallengedbylawsuits,thecourtshavecolludedovertheyearsinestablishingdifferent,1essadvantageousemploymenttermsforwomenthanformen,thusreducingwomen'scompetitivenessonthejobmarket.Atthesametime,eventhemostwell-intentionedlawmakers,courts,andemployershaveoftenbeenblindtotherealneedsofwomen.Thelawmakersandthecourtscontinuetopermitemployerstoofferemployeehealthinsuranceplansthatcoverallknownhumanmedicaldisabilitiesexceptthoserelatingtopregnancyandchildbirth.

Finally,laborlawsprotectingonlyspecialgroupsareoftenineffectiveatprotectingtheworkerswhoareactuallyintheworkplace.Somechemicals,forexample,posereproductiverisksforwomenofchildbearingyears；manufacturersusingthechemicalscomplywithlawsprotectingwomenagainstthesehazardsbyrefusingtohirethem.Thusthesex-definedlegislationprotectsthehypotheticalfemaleworker,buthasnoeffectwhateveronthesafetyofanyactualemployee.Thehealthriskstomaleemployeesinsuchindustriescannotbenegligible.sincechemicalstoxicenoughtocausebirthdefectsinfetusesorsterilityinwomenarepresumablyharmfultothehumanmetabolism.Protectivelawsaimedatchangingproductionmaterialsortechniquesinordertoreducesuchhazardswouldbenefitallemployeeswithoutdiscriminatingagainstany.

Insum,protectivelaborlawsforwomenarediscriminatoryanddonotmeettheirintendedpurpose.Legislatorsshouldrecognizethatwomenareintheworkforcetostay,andthattheirneeds—goodhealthcare.adecentwage,andasafeworkplace—aretheneedsofallworkers.Lawsthatignorethesefactsviolatewomen'srightsforequalprotectioninemployment.

Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingresultedfromthepassageorrevivalofstate1awslimitingtheworkhoursofwomenworkers?

A.Womenworkerswerecompelledtoleavetheirjobsinfactories.

B.Manyemployershaddifficultyinprovidingjobsforreturningveterans.

C.Manyemployersfoundithardtoattractwomenworkers.

D.Thehealthofmostwomenfactoryworkersimproved.

38.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

39.

Attheendofthepassagetheauthorproposesmoreworkon______.

A.thebrainstructureasawhole

B.thefunctioningofpartofthebrain

C.thedistinctionbetweenthesexes

D.theeffectsofthecorpuscallosum

40.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs.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.Asemploymentbecamethedominantform.ofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.

Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.

A.availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation

B.newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures

C.available