高三英语上册第二次月考试卷10

高三第二次月考

英语试卷

时量：120分钟分值：150分

PARTONELISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONA

Directions:Inthissection^you7/hear6conversationsbetween2speakers.For

eachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3

choices.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletter(AfBorC)onthequestionbooklet.

YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.

Conversation1

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Askaleaveforthisafternoon.

B.Leaveonehourearlierthisafternoon.

C.Dolessworkintheafternoon.

2.Howisthewoman'sboyfriendcomingtoseeher?

A.Byplane.B.BytrainC.Bylong-distancebus.

Conversation2

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aweekend.B.Lifeinthecountry.C.Travelingwithfriends.

4.Whatdidthewomandointhecountry?

A.Shecampedintheforest.

B.Shecookedthemealsallbyherself.

C.Shehadteainsomefarmers,houses.

Conversation3

5.Wheredidthewomanputhergoodjewelry?

A.Inthesafeboxinthebedroom.

B.Inthesafeboxinthebank.

C.Inthesafeboxinheroffice.

6.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman'shusband?

A.Heputhisnameonthefridge.

B.HeisonthewaybackfromCanada.

C.Hedoesn'tknowtherobbery.

Conversation4

7.Whatdidthemandowithhisoldcar?

A.Hesoldit.B.Hebrokeitsengine.C.Hesentittohisfamily.

8.HowdoesIhemanfeelabouthisnewcar?

A.Itisnotworththemoneyhespentonit.

B.Itismoieexpensivethandieoldone.

C.Itisnewerandmorecomfortable.

9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanrepairedhisoldcaronceaweek.

B.Themanwon'tworryanymoretravelingwithhisnewcar.

C.Thewomanknowslittleaboutrepairingcars.

Conversation5

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Themanisaguesttothewoman'sflat.

B.Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C.Thewomanisaguesttotheman'shouse.

11.Whydoesn'tthewomanjointheman?

A.Shedoesn'tlikesingingingroups.

B.Shelikestolookatthecityatnight.

C.Shemissesherparentsverymuch.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheworkshardbutisunsuccessful.

B.Shelivedahappylifeinthepast.

C.Shedidliveapoorlifebutnowsheissuccessful.

Conversation6

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthecouplenextdoor?

A.HelpfulB.BoringC.Noisy

14Whatdothespeakersusuallydoforaparty?

A.Theypreparedifferentsortsofsalads.

B.Theyinvitethecouplenextdoor.

C.Theyprovidethefoodonly.

15.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?

A.Somedifferentfoodwillbeprovidedattheparty.

B.Thecouplenextdoorattendedthespeakers*lastparty.

C.Saladsaretoodifficultforthespeakerstoprepare..

SECTIONB

Directions:Inthissection,you7/hearamini-talk.Listencarefullyandthenfill

inthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyoufvegot.FillineachblankwithNo

MORETHAN3WORDS.Youllhearthemini-talkTWICE.

•Always16_____him.

Thespeaker's•Always17_____himevenwhenheisreadingabook.

mother•Alwaysaskinghimtoexplainevery___18_____ofhistime

awayfromher.

Thespeaker'sIs19

father

•Tryingtostophismotherfrominterferingwithhislife.

Thespeaker

•BeingafVaidtobringhis2()toseehismother.

PARTTWOLANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE

SECTIONA

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.NiagaraFallisagreattourist,drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.

A.attentionB.attractionC.appointmentD.arrangement

22.Jackyet,otherwisehewouldhavetelephonedme.

A.mustn'thavearrivedB.shouldn'thavearrived

C.can'thavearrivedD.neednothavearrived

23.—thathepickedupFrench?

—Itwasin1949hetraveledinFrance.

A.Wasitwhen;thatB.Whenwasit;that

C.Wasitwhen;whenD.Whenwasit;when

24.Locatedtheeasterncoastofthesea,thevillageisfairlynewonlyasmall

populationoflessthan3,(X)().

A.on,withB.off,withC.in,ofD.on,in

25.Thepricesystemisacomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtand

soldintheeconomyaswellasofagreatnumberofservices.

A.theoneB.thatC.onesD.those

26.Theirroomwasonthefirstfloor,itsbroadwindowthecentralpark.

A.overlookingB.overlooksC.tooverlookD.beingoverlooking

27.1wasclosetobeingkilledthedaybeforeyesterday.AtruckpassedmeatIthoughtwasa

crazyspeed.

A.asB.whichC.whatD.that

28.—Areyoupleasedwithv/hathehasdone?

—ItcouldiVtbe.Whydidn'theputmoreeffortintohiswork?

A.anyworseB.muchbetterC.sobadD.thebest

29.—Whatwereyoutryingtoprovetothepolice?

-Iwaslastnight.

A.ThatB.WhenC.WhereD.What

30.Wearelookingforwardtoanotherchanceitagain.

A.begiven;totryB.give;totry

C.giving;tryingD.having;totry

31.—Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?

—IinHangzhouonbusinessforaweeklastmonth.

A.havebeenB.hadsoneC.hadbeenD.was

32.yourcompositioncarefully,somespellingmistakescanbeavoided.

A.HavingcheekedB.Ifyoucheck

C.CheckD.Tocheck

33.A(thefootofthemountain.

A.avillagelieB.liesavillage

C.doesavillagelieD.lyingavillage

34.Americahasmorethanfiftystates,,Kentucky,istheplaceAbrahamLincoln

wasborn.

A.oneofit;whereB.oneofwhich;where

C.oneofthat;whichD.oneofwhich;which

35.Newpolicies,toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,

bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.

A.intending;havebeenmadeknownB.intended;havebeenmadeknown

C.intending;aremadeknownD.intended;hadmadeknown

SECTIONB

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsofphrasesmarkedwithA,If,C

andD.Fillineachblankwithawordthatbestfitsthecontext.

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.

Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtill

night,itishardto36down.Butmoderaterelaxationisnecessaryforahealthy

mindandbody.

Stressisa37partofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto38it.Infact,it

isnotthebadthingthatitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressis

importanttoprovidemotivationandgive39tolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgets

outofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanbear40verymuchontheindividual.Some

peoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuch41areobviouslychiefmaterialfor

managerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatfirst42ofunusualdifficulties.

Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.In

factwemakeachoicebetween43andfight.Andinmoreancientdaysthechoices

madethe44betweenlifeanddeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobe

soextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itrequiresthesameresponse.Itiswhensucha

reaction45long,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomes46.

Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseshave47links

withstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesweneedtofindwaystodeal

withit.Itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould.

Sowhatdoyouthinkofstress?Whatisyourwaytodealwithit?

A.turnB.getC.calmD.slow

6.

A.terribleB.hardC.naturalD.physical

7.

A.acceptB.avoidC.solveD.tolerate

8.

A.instructionB.influenceC.resourceD.purpose

9.

A.spendsB.callsC.dependsD.insists

0.

A.charactersB.situationsC.personalitiesD.patterns

1.

A.impressionB.sightC.viev/D.glance

2.

A.heavinessB.pressureC.frightD.peace

3.

A.choiceB.differenceC.promiseD.decision

4.

A.lastsB.standsC.livesD.continues

5.

A.changeableB.endangeredC.injuredD.balanced

6.

A.developedB.foundC.achievedD.established

7.

SECTIONC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingONEwordthatbestfitsthe

context.

DearXiaohua:

I'mverygladtoreceiveyourletter.Fromyourletter,Iknowyouhaveshown48great

interestininventingnewthings.ThaCsgreat.Asforhowtobeaninventor,thereisnoquickanswer

to49.

Comingfromdifferentculturesandhavingdifferentbackgrounds,inventorsdonotseemtohave

much5()common.Butcreativethinking,51isgreatlyvalued,isperhapsthebasicskill

aninventorshouldhave.Inordertoexplorenewpossibilities,youwillhavetolearntobreak52

fromoldthoughtpatterns.Whenyougetstuck,trytolookattheproblemin53manywaysas

possible.Eachnew54mayimproveyourunderstanding.

Moreimportantly,alwayskeepitinyourmind55successisnoaccident.Itistheresultof

alongprocessoftrialanderror.Aboveall,themaintaskforyouistostudyhardandtrytolearn

moreknowledge.This,ofcoarse,willlayasolidfoundation.

Hopeyourfutureinventionwillmakeadifference.

Goodluck.

Yours,

WangLi

PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunjinished

statements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedwithB.CandD,ChoosetheonethatJitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.

A

Statistically,air（ravelisbyfarthesafestwaytotravel,andyoucanmakeflyingevensafer,just

byfollowingthesesimplerules.Asyourchancesofbeinginvolvedinanairaccidentarcpractically

nil（零）,manyofthesetipsconcernwhatyoushouldandshouldn'tdotomakeyourjourneysafer

whenyouareairborne（升空的）.

•Flyonnon-stoproutes

Mostaccidentsoccurduringthetakeoff,climb,descentandlandingphasesofaflight,soflying

non-stopreducesyourexposuretothesecomplexprocedures.

•Chooselargeraircraft.

Althoughsmallaircrafthaveverygoodsafetyrecords,thosewithmorethan30passengerseats

aredesignedtocomply（遵守）withmuchstricterregulationsandaretestedmoreregularlytomake

suretheystillcomply.Also,intheunlikelyeventofaseriousaccident,largeraircraftprovidea

betteropportunityforpassengersurvival.

•Payattentiontothepre-flightsafetybriefing

Theinformationmayseemrepeiiiious（重复的）,buiit'sworthlisteningiotheflightanendanis.

Andevenifyou'veflownbefore,itdoesn'tmeanyouknoweverythingabouttheaircraftyou'reon,

suchas（helocationoftheclosestemergencyexit.

•Storethingssafely

NeverputveryheavyaHiclesin（heoverheadstoragebins.Theymayfalloutwhensomeone

opensthebinandcauseinjury.Also,thebinmaynotbeabletoholdheavierobjectsduring

turbulence（气流）.

•Keepourseatbeltfastenedwhileyouareseated

Cabincrewalwaystellyouthis,butit'simportant.Youwouldbeseriouslyinjurediftheplane

hitsunexpectedturbulence.Alwaysfastenyourscatbeltifyouarctoldto.Thsgeneralruleofflying

isthis:Ifyouaretoldtodosomething,doitfirstandaskquestionslater.

•Lettheflightattendantpouryourhotdrinks

Flightattendantsaretrainedtohandlehotdrinkslikecoffeeorteainacrowdedaisleona

movingaircraft,soallowthemtopourthedrinkandhandittoyou.Neverasktotakeacoffeepot

fromoneofthem.

56.Whatistheoverallreasonfbrtheseairsafetytips?

A.Whattodointheeventofacrash.

B.Howtoavoidturbulence.

C.Howtoimprovesafetywhileyouarcflying.

D.Howtoavoidinjury.

57.Theunderlinedword"ihose“inthesecondliprefersto

A.smallerplanesB.passengers

C.largeraircraftD.safetyrecords

58.Theunderlinedphrase“Thegeneralrule“inthefifthtiprefersto.

A.anythingtheflightstafftellyoutodoB.generalsafetyadvice

C.walkingaroundtheplaneD.pouringhotdrinks

59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Largerplaneshavemoresafetychecksandarcsaferinanaccident.

B.Take-offsaresaferonnon-stopHightsthanlandings.

C.Everyaircraftisdifferent,sothesafetyproceduresmaybedifferent.

D.Seatbeltsshouldbeworntoprotectagainstturbulence.

60.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.

A.TheSafestWaytoTravelB.AirSafetyTips

C.Non-stopRoutesD.HowtoFlyaPlane

B

Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.Thenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyear,peoplearedyingofcancer,

morepeopleconiractHIV,moreteensarcusingdrugs,cct.Youknowthisbecauseyou'veheardallihcstatisticson

thenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Tlienumbersaregoingup.but

howdotheycomparetoIhcgrowthinpopulation?Arcmorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbetter

testingtechniques,orarethediseasesmorecommon?Thefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatistics

meanverylittle.

Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.Forexample,severalyears

agoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxide.Thischemical,found

inmostcanceroustumors,isoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcohol,andcausescompletephysicaland

mentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenonce.Afterreadinghisreport,morethan75%ofhis

AdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementis

true,yetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmaceamistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonly

afewstatementsandstatistics,ratherthanthechemical'sfullbackgrourd.

Thepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaid.Whenonefindsanewfiict

ornumber,oneshouldtrytoconsiderotheriinportaniinfonnalionbeforefonninganopinionwithonlyhal'-truths.

Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownview,andwillleaveourinformation

thatisdifferentfromhisview.Forexample,lookagainatthestatisticsiha(suggestskiingissafe.Only32peopledie

eachyearwhenskiing,while897diefromlighteningstrikes,butwhichisreallymoredangerous?Ifyouthinkmore

aboutit,youwillrealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeopleindangerofalightning

strike.Whenyouthinkaboutitagain,skiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatthe

statistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworld,wehadbetterbeabletothinkcritically,andformourownviews,

ratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother's.Tobewarnedisjusttobeprepared.

61.What's(heauthor'sattitudetowardsthegrowingtrendofreportingonlypartofthe

infonnation?

A.DisapprovingB.PositiveC.IndifferentD.Dangerous

62.Inthefirstparagraph,whatdocsthewritersuggest?

A.Wearenowlivinginadangerousworld.

B.Wcgetaloloffalsestatisticsfromthemedia.

C.Therearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseases,ect.

D.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddon,tgiveusanaccuratepictureofthings.

63.What's(hepurposeofthewriter'susing(hetwoexamplesinthesecondparagraph?

A.Toarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuaded.

B.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.

C.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinibrmation.

D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.

64.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause.

A.itisnotimportant

B.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistrue

C.readerswillconsiderotherimportantinformation

D.readersareabletoformanopinionwithhalf-truths

65.Whatcanwclearnfromthepassage?

A.Somemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworld.

B.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.

C.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.

D.Weshouldlearnlothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.

C

Youarcwatchingafilminwhichtwomenarchavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthe

start(heyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Buisoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswith

chairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes(撞击)throughawindowandfallsthirtyfeet

tothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn'treallydead.Withanyluckheisn'tevenhun.Why?

Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfastmovingtrains,whocrashcarsand

runoutofthemevenwhentheycatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenare

calledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactually

domostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,

theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress(床垫).

Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrash

throughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,it

alsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman'ssuccessdependsoncareful

timing.Forexample,whenheis"blownup"inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayofthe

explosionjustattherightmoment.

Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftenget

seriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,fbrexample,skiedovertheedgeof

acliff（悬崖）athousandfeelhigh.Hisparachute（降落伞）failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.Inspite

ofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionfbrmenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhen

actresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Fornowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo.

66.Stuntmenarethosewho.

A.oftendressupasactors

B.prefertoleaddangerouslives

C.oftenperformseeminglydangerousactions

D.oftenfighteachotherfbr（heirlives

67.Stuntmencamtheirlivingby.

A.playingtheirdirtytricksB.sellingiheirspecialskills

C.jumpingoutofhighwindowsD.jumpingfrotnfastmovingtrains

68.Whenastuntmanfallsfromahighbuilding,.

A.heneedslittleprotectionB.hewillbecoveredwithamattressC.his

lifeisendangeredD.hissafetyisgenerallyallright

69.Whichofthefollowingisthemainfactorofasuccessfulperformance?

A.Strength.B.Exactness.C.Speed.D.Carefulness.

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheauthorsexampleof（heNorwegianstuntman?

A.Sometimesanaccidentcanoccurtoastuntman.

B.Thepercentageofseriousaccidentsishigh.

C.Parachutesmustbeofgoodquality.

D.Thecliffistoohigh.

PARTFOURWRITING

SECTIONA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthe

passage.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachblank.

AstheUSwakesuptoChina'srisingstatus（地位）asaneconomicandstrategiccompetitor,US

parentsarcurgingtheirchildrentolearnChinese,reportsJulianBorger.

TheUSisbeingsweptbyarushtolearnMandarin（普通话）—fromwealthyNewYork

mothershiringChinesenannies（保姆）fortheirsmallchildrentoadefencedepartmenteducation

projectinOregon.

TheforcesdrivingMandarin'smomentum（势头）areparentalambitionfbrchildrenfacinga

futureinwhichChinaisalmostcertaintobeamajorplayer,andthegovernmentisworriedabout

thatAmericamaygetleftbehindinthatnewworld.

Thebottleneckisthesupplyofteachers.Mandarininstructorsarcdifficulttoimportand

difficulttotrain.TherearevisaproblemsinbringingoverteachersfromChinabutthebiggest

barrieriscultural.TeachinginAsiaisgenerallydonebyroteandthechangetowestern,interactive

stylesofinstructioncanbealargeleap（跳越）.

Ontheotherhand,itrequiresenormousfirmnessforwesternerstolearnalanguagelike

Chinese,withitsthousandsofwrittencharacters.AccordingtotheAsiaSocietyinNewYork,allof

America'steacher-traininginstitutionsturnoutonlyacoupleofdozenhomegrownMandarin

teachers.

Oneway（oease（heshortageistofindnativeMandarinspeakersandusefast-trackmethodsto

trainthem.However,themajorityofChinese-AmericansgrewupspeakingCantonese,thedialect

（方言）spokeninHongKong,wheretheirparentscamefrom.Manyarethemselvessigningonas

Mandarinstudentsattheprivatelanguageschoolsspringinguponthewestcoast.

Title:71intheUSA

parentalambitionfbrchildren

theUSgovernment'swonyingabout74

difficultyin76Mandarininstructors

theshortage----77inbringingoverteachersfromChina

of75

Difficulties/

bottlenecksculturalbarrier—differentteachingstylesbetween

yAsiaandAmerica

thewesterners778oflearningChinese

tofind80andtrainthemwithfast-trackmethods

SECTIONB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageandrequiredwordslimii.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet

Frombankerstofactorystaff,employeesinthewestfacethebleakprospectoflosingtheirjobs

asaglobalrecessionstartstobite.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytocome

throughapaycut.

HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsianfirmstryhardertokeep

jobsindifficulttimes,whichwillstopunemploymentandmayhelpkeepAsianeconomiesafloatat

alimeofslowingexports.

TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforfirmstorecoverquicklyfromtheeccnomic

downturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaff,leavingsomeexpertspredicting

WesternshifttoEasternflexibility.

“IntheConfucianattitude,therightthingtodoistoshareiheburden.Thereis(hesenseof

collectiveresponsibilitywliereasinthewest,it'smoreabouttheindividualsurvival//saidMichael

Benotlel,associateprofessoroforganizationalbehaviora(SingaporeManagementUniversity.

StevenPang,AsianRegionaldirectorforAquent,aheadhuntingfirm,saidinmanyEastAsian

companies(herewasanresponsibility"totakecareof(hemembersofthefamilyandgothrough

thepaintogether**evenifthatmeantcausinglosses.

UsfirmsfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousands.

ButattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationals,jobscutswillprobablybelesssevere.

Japan'sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptember,upfrom3.8percentinJanuary,whileHong

Kong'swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percent

lastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.

ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEast

andWest,thegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforces

firmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivalsfromabroad.

81.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoes“tosharetheburden"mean?

(lessthan6words)

82.Whywouldfirmsinthewestlayoffworkerswhenfacingableakprospect