2022-2023年浙江省衢州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)

2022-2023年浙江省衢州市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.

Makesuretherecruitergot______fromyoursheet.

2.

FedExExpressrelocateditsheadquartersinMemphisforthedeliveryofsmallpackages.

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3.WorkplaceNegativity

Nothingaffectsemployeemoralemoreadverselythanpersistentworkplacenegativity.Itsaps(消耗)theenergyofyourorganizationanddivertscriticalattentionfromworkandperformance.Negativityoccursintheattitude,outlook,andtalkofonedepartmentmember,orinacrescendo(高潮)ofvoicesrespondingtoaworkplacedecisionorevent.

LearnAboutWorkplaceNegativity

Asamanagerorhumanresourcesprofessional,youarecloselyintouchwithemployeesthroughoutthecompany.Thisallowsyoutokeepyourfingersonthepulseoftheorganizationtosenseworkplacenegativity.Itenablesyoutoestablishandheedearlywarningsignalsthatallisnotwell.Youreceiveemployeecomplaints,doexitinterviewswithemployeeswholeave,andknowthereputationofyourorganizationinyourcommunity.

YouwatchthediscussionsonemployeeIntranets,managetheappraisaland360-degreefeedbackprocess,andcoachmanagersinappropriatestafftreatment.Thisinformationwillhelpyoulearntoidentifythesymptomsofnegativitybeforeitsmorale-bustingconsequencesdamageyourworkplace.Itwillalsoassistyouinpreventingandcuringworkplacenegativity.

DiagnoseWorkplaceNegativity

Negativityisanincreasingproblemintheworkplace,accordingtoGaryS.Topchik,theauthorofManagingWorkplaceNegativity.Hestates,inaManagementReviewarticle,thatnegativityisoftentheresultofalossofconfidence,control,orcommunity.Knowingwhatpeoplearenegativeaboutisthefirststepinsolvingtheproblem.

Inmyexperience,whenrumblings(抱怨)andnegativityarebeginninginyourorganization,talkingwithemployeeswillhelpyouunderstandtheexactproblemsandthedegreetowhichtheproblemsareimpactingyourworkplace.Youwillwanttoidentifytheexactemployeegroupswhoareexperiencingthenegativity,andthenatureoftheissuesthatsparkedtheirunhappiness.

Perhapstheorganizationmadeadecisionthatadverselyaffectedstaff.Perhapstheexecutivemanagerheldastaffmeetingandwasperceivedtothreatenorignorepeopleaskinglegitimatequestions.Maybestaffmembersfeelinsecurebecauseconcernexistsoverlosingaproductline.

Perhapsundergroundrumorsarecirculatingaboutanimpendinglayoff.Peoplemayfeelthattheygivetheorganizationmorethantheyreceiveinreturn.Theymayfeelthatacoworkerismistreatedordeniedadeservedpromotion.

WhenYouAreNotinControloftheNegativity

Negativityoftenoccurswhenpeopleareimpactedbydecisionsandissuesthatareoutoftheircontrol.Examplesoftheseinclude:corporationdownsizing;understaffingthatrequirespeopletoworkmandatoryovertime;budgetreductions;andupper-managementdecisionsthatadverselyimpactmembersofyourstaff.Underthesecircumstances,asahumanresourcesprofessional,trysomeofthefollowingideas.

?Identifyanyaspectsofthesituationthatyoucanimpact,includingprovidingfeedbackinyourorganizationaboutthenegativeimpactthatisoccurring.(Sometimesdecisionsaremadeandnooneunderstandsorpredictstheiroutcome.Sometimesyoucaninfluenceanissueoradecisionifyoupracticepersonal,professionalcourageandspeakyourmind.)

?Listen,listen,listen.Oftenpeoplejustneedasoundingboard.Bevisibleandavailabletostaff.Proactively(積極地)schedulegroupdiscussionsessions,townmeetings,"luncheswiththemanager"orone-on-oneblocksoftime.

?Challengepessimisticthinkingandnegativebeliefsaboutpeople,thecompany,andtheworkarea.Don'tletnegative,falsestatementsgounchallenged.Ifthestatementsaretrue,providetherationale,thecorporatethinking,andtheeventsthatareresponsibleforthenegativecircumstances.Shareeve

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4.

ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

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5.

NGOcommunityisoftentheonlyavailablesourceofsupportfortheinternallydisplacedthoughtheassistanceisinadequatefor______.

6.What'sthepurposeoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth-fundedpilotprogram?

A.Tofindoutwhetherthepatients'attitudehelpthepain.

B.Toexperimentwithadvancedsurgicaltreatments.

C.Tosearchforacost-effective,integrativetreatment.

D.Toinvestigateexperts'opinionsonvarioustreatments.

7.

Arobotbrainsurgeonanesthetizedyourbrainwhenheopensyourbraincaseandpeersinside.

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8.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thinkout-of-the-box

Britishphysician,author,inventor,andconsultantEdwarddeBonohashadamajorimpactonthewaywethinkandparticularlyinthefieldofcreativity.Hecoinedthephrase"lateralthinking"(水平思考)whichinvolvesapproachingproblemsfromdiverse,unexpectedanglesandfromdifferentperspectives.Dr.deBonomeanttodifferentiatelateralthinking—inwhichyoupushthemindtomakesuddenturns-fromverticalthinking,whichislogicalandsequentialthinking.

Lateralthinkingcanbelearned,andDr.deBonohascreatedseveraltechniquestohelpyouapplylateralthinkingtoproblemsolvingandideageneration.Someofthesearethefollowing:thinkofasmanydifferentalternativesforsolvingaproblemasyoupossiblycan;challengeanyassumptionsyoumayhaveaboutyourproblem;andinsertrandomelementswhichwillencourageyoutolookattheproblemfromadifferentandunexpectedperspective.

Challengeyourassumptions

Assumptionsarementalshortcuts:weassumethatasituationwe'refacingislikeothersituationswe'veencounteredbefore,andthatwhatworkedthenwillworkonceagain.Infact,themoreexperiencedweareinaparticulararea,themorelikelyweareIobringlotsofbaggagetotheproblem,whichcaninhibitusfromfindingnovelandcreativesolutions.

Inordertochallengeyourassumptions,writedownallofthedominantideasthatapplytoaparticularsituationandthendeliberatelychallengethem.Listalloftheassumptionsthatyou'remakingandnexttoeachonewriteacounter-assumption—notnecessarilyitsnegation,butitsopposite.

Onceyoudroppreconceivednotionsyou'remorelikelytofindbettersolutions.Oneapproach—suggestedbyJurgenWolffonhisblogTimetoWriteistopretendthatyou'reaMartian(火星人)thathasjustlandedonearthandisseeingthingsonthisplanetforthefirsttime.Thiswouldputyouinapositionofquestioningeverything,seeingyourproblemorsituationwithcompletelyfresheyes,andtakingnothingforgranted.

introducerandomelements

Selectingarandomelementthathasabsolutelynoconnectiontotheproblemathandprovidesanunexpectedentrypointtotheproblemsothatyoucanfaceitfromauniqueangle.I'vementionedusingarandomwordasaninitialstimulusonthisblogbefore.DeBonoexplainsthatthebrainissogoodatmakingconnectionsthatitwillfindawaytoconnecttherandomwordtotheproblemathand,nomatterhowremotethewordmayseem.

Takeawordfromarandomwordgenerator—oropenthedictionarytoarandompageandselectaword—extractitsunderlyingprinciples,andthenapplythemtoyourproblem.Becarefulnottodiscardaspecificwordbecauseyousimplyconcludethatit'sofnouseandthengettinganotherwordinstead.Ifyoudothisyou'reprobablyjustlookingforawordthatwouldneatlyfittheproblemyou'retryingtosolve.Insteadofaword,youcanalsouseapictureastherandomelementorevenanobject.

Inaddition,therandomelementthatyouintroducecanbea"falserule".Basically,youtakearule,quote,ideaorsuggestionfromsomewhereelseandapplyittoyourownsituation.

Howdoesapplyingthe"falserule"toyourproblemmakeyouseeitdifferently?Whatnewelementsdoesitintroduce?Howdoesitshiftyourperc

A.Thedefinitionofcreativity.

B.TheachievementsofEdwarddeBono.

C.Theintroductionofthelateralthinkingtheory.

D.Thedifferencebetweenlateralthinkingandverticalthinking.

9.

Inthelast-pacedworld,TVshowsandvideogamesmaydistractusfromour______.

A.prioritiesinlife

B.studyatcollege

C.socialactivities

D.stressandweariness

10.

Today'sU.S.athletesusuallyavoidbeinglikearolemodelsincethatwillruintheirreputation.

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11.

RudolphFisherandWallaceThurmandiedrespectivelyonDecember______and______,1934.

12.GuentherStotzkyisafraidofthetransgeniccropsbecauseof______.

13.

Bothbloodpressureandtheeffectsofstresswillbedecreasedbytheincreaseof______.

14.

Inordertohealthepainofanabusedperson,weshould______.

A.improveoureducation

B.punishthebadguys

C.showhimourcompassion

D.maketheworldabetterplace

15.Theprovidersofweb-maillikeGoogle,MicrosoftandYahoo!,havereapedhugeprofitsbyplacingadvertisements.

16.

ZedaRosenberghasanassumptionthatthelatestmicrobicidesdon'tcausemanysideeffectsbyreasonthatthebodysystem______.

17.Ifmanypeoplehavedemandforthenetworkatthesametime,thedatacommunicationwillbedifficultevenwith4Gtechnology.

18.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans______.

A.commitsomecrimesinlife

B.strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C.generallysharethesamegoaloflife

D.havethesamelifestyle.regardlessofrace

19.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

7HealthProblemsfortheModernAge

Modernlife,withitsemphasisoninformation,automation,computerization,andglobalization,hasmadeworkeasierandgivenusmoreleisureoptions,butwenowhaveawholehostofnewhealthproblems.Onlytimewilltellifthesemodernhealthproblemsdisappearlike8-tracktapesandrotaryphones.Untilthen,herearesomeofthenewmaladieswehaveinstoreforus.

ComputerVisionSyndrome

Ifyouspendalldaystaringatacomputerscreen,youmaybeatriskforcomputervisionsyndrome(CVS),alsocalledoccupationalasthenopia(弱視的).CVSencompassesalleyeorvision-relatedproblemssufferedbypeoplewhospendalotoftimeoncomputers.AccordingtotheAmericanOptometricAssociation,symptomsofCVSincludeheadaches;dry,red,orburningeyes;blurredordoublevision;troublefocusing;difficultydistinguishingcolors;sensitivitytolight;endevenpainintheneckorback.Asmanyas75percentofcomputerusershavesymptomsofCVSduetoglare,poorlighting,andimproperworkstationsetup.ToovercomeCVS,keepyourmonitorabouttwofeetawayfromyouandsixinches.beloweyelevel,andbesureit'sdirectlyinfrontofyontominimizeeyemovement.Adjustlightingto,removeanyglareorreflections.Youcanalsoadjustthebrightnessonyourmonitortoeaseeyestrain.Evensimplestepscanhelp,likelookingawayfromyourmonitorevery20or30minutesandfocusingonsomethingfartheraway.Andyoucanalwaysuseeyedropstoperkupyourpeepers!

Earbud-relatedHearingLoss

Earbudsaretheheadphonesusedwithmanydigitalmusicplayers.Theyfitinsidetheearbutdon'tcanceloutbackgroundnoise,requiringuserstoturnupthevolume,oftento110to120decibels--loudenoughtocausehearinglossafteronlyanhourend15minutes.Andtoday,peoplespendmuchmoretimelisteningtotheirportableplayers,exposingthemselvestodamagingnoiseforlongerperiodsoftime.Asaresult,youngpeoplearedevelopingthetypeofheatinglossnormallyseeninmucholderadults.Expertsrecommendturningdownthevolumeandlimitingdieamountoftimespentlisteningtomusicplayerstoaboutanhouraday.Headphonesthatfitoutsidetheearcanalalsohelp,ascannoise-cancelingheadphonesthatreducebackgroundnoisesolistenersdon'thavetocrankupthevolume.

E-thrombosis

Thisconditionisrelatedtodeepveinthrombosis(血栓癥),wherebloodclotsform.indeepveins,suchasthoseinthelegs.Theseclotscanbefataliftheymigratetothelungsandcauseapulmonaryembolism.Clotscanform.whenbloodsupplyslowsorstops,suchasinaperiodofprolongedimmobility.Similarly,e-thrombosisisthedevelopmentofclotsinthedeepveinsofsomeonewhospendslongamountsoftimeinfrontofacomputerwithoutmoving.Althoughonlyahandfulofe-thrombosiscaseshavebeenreported,millionsofpeoplewhospendmostoftheirtimeinfrontofacomputerareatrisk.Avoidinge-thrombosisissimple:standupandmovearoundeveryhour,tapyourtoeswhileyouwork,putequipmentendsuppliesindifferentpartsofyourworkareasoyouhavetomovetogetthem,don'tcrossyourlegswhilesittingatyourdesk,don'tspendyourlunchbreakatyourdesk(goforaquickwalkinstead),anddon'tgettoocomfortable--ifyourworkspaceisultra-cozy,youwon'twanttogetup.

GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder

Weallhaveworries,uncertaintie

A.dry,red,orburningeyesandblurredordoublevision

B.glare,poorlightingandimproperworkstationsetup

C.notkeepingtheirmonitortwofeetawayfromthem

D.notusingacomputerthatprotectstheireyes

20.

Travelingusedtobesoexpensivethatmanymiddle-classpeoplecouldnotaffordit.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(39)

22.(29)

A.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.

B.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.

C.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.

D.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.

23.(18)

A.Hewillstarttofindanotherjob.

B.Hewillmakeanadvertisementonnewspaper.

C.Hewillprepareforthejobinterview.

D.Hewillinterviewthewoman.

24.(36)

A.Sciencefictionwriterscanforetellthings.

B.Sciencedevelopsasfastasispredictedbywriters.

C.Sciencedevelopsfasterthanwriterscanimagine.

D.Sciencefictionwriterscanseehowscienceisgoing.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Don'tmakeasoundorI'llkillyou.Nowhandoveryourpocketbook.Makeitfast!

M:Here.Takewhatyouwant,Justdon'thurtme.

Q:What'sgoingon?

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A.Thewomanismakingawithdrawalfromabank.

B.Thewomanisadmittingthemantoahospital.

C.Thewomanisrobbingtheman.

D.Thewomanisorderingthemantostop.

26.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Forsomeeducators,thereisnothingwrongwithfunandgames.AgroupcalledtheEducationArcaderecentlyhelda(36)______inLosAngelestodiscussthefutureofeducationalgames,anditbringstogether(37)______gamedesigners,publishers,teachersandpolicymakers.

TheEducationArcade(38)______attheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,nearBoston.Professors(39)______withtheMicrosoftCompanytocreatewhattheycalledtheGames-to-TeachProject.Thegroupbegantoexplore(40)______tousetechnologyinteachingandlearning.Theyworkedwithgamedesignerstodevelopideasabouthowmathematicsandsciencecould(41)______withgameplaying.

Thegrouprecently(42)______thata"GamesforLearning"statementwillbeplacedonsomeproducts.Thegoalistohelppeoplefindgamesthatare(43)______butwillalsoteach.

TheEntertainmentSoftwareAssociationsays(44)____________.SalesofsuchgamesintheUnitedStatesgreweightpercentlastyear,toseven-thousand-milliondollars.

Expertssaydevelopingasuccessfulcomputergamecantakemillionsofdollarsandyearsofwork.(45)____________.

Still,companieshavebeencreatingsystemslikehand-heldeducationaldevicesmadebyLeapfrog.(46)____________.Forexample,M.I.T.isdevelopingagamesothatplayerswillgettoexperiencetheAmericanRevolutiononline.

27.

【B7】

28.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.

W:DocallmeCathy.

M:OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?

W:Notreally.Anyway,I'mnotbrightenough.I'mreasonablyintelligent,butI'mnotbrilliant,I’mafraidmymotherisabitoveroptimistic.

M:Yes,Iguessedthat.She'sabitoverpowering,isn'tshe,yourmum?

W:Abit.Butshe'sverykind.

M:I'msuresheis.So,you'reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?

W:Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'ssolonely.

M:Whatdoyouenjoydoing?

W:Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Irosilyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealintereststhingsthatwealdhelpmetogetajab?

M:No.I'mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?

W:Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.

M:Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?

W:No,no,Idon'treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.

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A.ballet.B.Swimming.C.Nursing.D.Teaching

29.【B4】

30.(15)

A.Shepromisedtohelptheman.

B.Shecamealongwaytomeettheman.

C.Shetookthemantowherehewantedtogo.

D.Shesuggestedawayoutofthedifficultyfortheman.

31.(22)

A.Havearest.

B.Haveacupofcoffee.

C.Useeyedrops.

D.Sleepearlyinthenight.

32.

【B5】

33.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Isn'titrathercoldoutside,Sally?

W:Itisabit,butIcan'tstandtheterriblesmokeinside.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttostayoutside?

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A.Becauseshefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Becauseshewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Becauseshewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinside.

34.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Thesepatients'situationisterriblyserious.Idohopedoctorscaneffectivelydealwiththeproblems.

W:Adoctorcan'tbetoocareful.Let'sprayforthebest.

Q:Whatdoesthewoman'sresponseimply?

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A.Doctorsneedn'tbecarefulfortheirpatientsinserioussituations.

B.Thepatients'situationisnotseriousenoughfordoctorstobecareful.

C.Thebestsituationisthatdoctorscanprayforthepatients.

D.Themorecarefulthedoctorsare,thebetter.

35.(32)

A.Itincreasesthecostofcarproduction.

B.Carmakersarenotsureifitisuseful.

C.Theresearchonitisstillbeingcarriedout.

D.Peoplestillhavetheirdoubts.

36.(25)

A.Motivationandteamwork.

B.Candospirit.

C.Honestyandresponsibility.

D.Hard-workingandcooperation.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：Inpreparingabook,Iaskedseveralsuccessfulexecutivestotellmewhattheythoughtstudentsshouldstudyiftheywantedtosucceedinbusiness.Theylistedonlyafewtechnicalsubjectsaccountingandfinance,forexample.Buttimeandagain,theseexecutivesidentifiedphilosophyasoneofthemostimportantareasyoucanstudyforlearninghowtothinkinadisciplined,analytical,andimaginativeway.

Thewaythatphilosophyhelpsyouseetheworldisnolessrealthanitspracticalbenefitstoyourcareer.Studyingphilosophyexposesyoutoawiderangeofproblemsthatyouwouldn'tmeetotherwise.Itsimplyletsyouseemoreoftheworld.Itstretchesyourimagination.Itchallengesyoutocomeupwithyourownanswerstotoughissuesthatdonothaveready-madesolutions.

Studyingphilosophyhelpsyoutodevelopinsightintosomeoflife'sgreatpuzzlesandtofashionyourownvisionofwhatlifeisallabout.Asyougothroughlife,youwillbechallengedallalongthewaytomakedecisionsaboutwhoyouareandwhat'simportanttoyou.Philosophyhelpsyoudevelopasenseofwhatlifeisallaboutandwhereyou'regoing.

Infact,Socrates,oneofthefirstgreatphilosophers,thoughtthatphilosophyisthesinglemostimportantelementinmakingourlivesworthwhile."Theunexaminedlife,"hesaid,"isnotworthliving."InSocrates'mind,atleast,philosophymakesitpossibleforustocontrolourowndestiny.

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A.Aseniorexecutive.

B.Aprofessor.

C.Aplaywright.

D.Ascienceteacher.

38.(43)

39.

【B11】

40.(35)

A.Agriculturalproducts.

B.Manufacturedfoods.

C.Settlers.

D.Farmanimals.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.

Thefactthatparentscheckthecontentsofthebookorthefilmfortheirchildrentoreadorsecshows______.

A.thenecessityofcensorship

B.manybooksandfilmsarebad

C.childrenneedtheirparentstohelpthemunderstandmore

D.theparentsarepermissive

42.Onewayfortheregiontousewaterefficientlyisto______.

A.developotherenterprisesthatcostlesswater

B.drawaplanofirrigationforthevariousnations

C.importwaterfromwater-richnations

D.stopwarsofanysortforgoodandall

43.WhatdidClotfelter'sstudyrevealabouttheextracurricularactivities?

A.Mostofthemwereexclusivetowhiteandrichstudentsonly.

B.Theycontributedtotheformingofinterracialfriendships.

C.Theydidn'thelpeliminateracialsegregationasexpected.

D.TheyseemedtobeneglectedbyAmericanschooldistricts.

44.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowanunwillinggeneralagreementthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshahhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Shouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforsell-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighbourhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadiscouragingthought.But,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peopletravelledlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylived.Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Itbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheimpracticalgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

Whatdotherecentopinionpollsagreeunwillingly?

45.Hereamidthesteelandconcretecanyons,greengrassgrows.Ahawthorntree(山楂樹(shù))standsinnewsoil,andfreshlydugplantsbendinthewind.

ButChicagoCityHallhereseemsanunlikelyspotforagardenofanyvariety--especially20,000squarefeetofgardens--onitsroof.

Asoneofahandfulofsimilarprojectsaroundthecountry,thegardenispartofa＄1.5milliondemonstrationprojectedbythecitytoreduceits"urbanheatislands",saidWilliamAbolt,thecommissioneroftheDepartmentofEnvironment.

Heatislands--darksurfacesinthecity,likerooftops--soakupheat.Theretentioncanbakeabuilding,makingitstubborntocooling.

TheroofofCityHall,a90-year-oldgraystonelandmarkonLaSalleStreetintheheartofdowntown,hasbeenknowntoreachtemperaturesubstantiallyhotterthantheactualtemperatureonthestreetbelow.

Thegardenwillprovidegreeneryandshade."Andthat,"saidthecityofficials,"willsavethecitydollarsonthoseblisteringsummerdays."Theprojectsavingsfromcoolingisabout＄4,000ayearonanewroofwhoselifespanisabout50percentlongerthanthateratraditionalroof.

Thesprawlingopen-airrooftopgardenisbeingcarefullybuiltonamulti-tieredbedofspecialsoil,polystyrene,egg-carton-shapedconesand"waterproofmembrane"malltokeeptherooffromleaking,orcavingunderthenormalcombinedweightofsoil,rainandplantlife.

Thedesigncallsforsoildepthsof4inchesto18inches.Whenthelastplantsandseedlingsareburiedandthelastbitofcompostislaid,thegardenwillhavecircularbrickstepping-stoneswindinguptohills.

"TheprimaryfocusofwhatwewanttodowastoestablishthislaboratoryonthetopofCityHailtogetpeopleinvolvedandunderstandingtheirimpactontheenvironmentandhowthelittlethingscanmakeanimpactonthequalityoflife",Mr.Aboltsaid,addingthattheplantsalsohelptocleartheair.

Rooftopgardens,inplaceswhereconcretejungleshaveerasedplantsandtrees,arenotnew,noteveninChicago.Armsofgreenerydanglingoverterracesorsproutingfromrooftops,commoninEurope,arebecomingmoresointheUnitedStates