2022年吉林省通化市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)

2022年吉林省通化市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.聽力原文：M:Haveyousettledin?

W:Yes,Ifeelmyselfquiteathomenow.Ihaven'tgotusedtothefoodyetbutI'menjoyingthelifeoncampus.

M:Good.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferaverywiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,asyouknow,butyoucanonlytakesixcourses.Doyouknowwhatyouwanttodoyet?

W:Yes,moreorless;butI'mnotsurewhethertodobiologicalsciencesorGerman.

M:Well,that'squiteadifference.Let'ssee...you'veselectedtodo:physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesign,CAD...that'scomputeraideddesignandEnglish.

W:Yes,fivecourses.

M:That'squitearange.Don'tyouwanttodomathsorcomputerprogram-lining,forexample?

W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsincomputersespeciallyinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftware,educationalgames,eventually.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogrammingandIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedeitherofthem.

M:Then,whydidyouchoosetodoartanddesign?

W:Well,thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames...CAD,too.I'veneverdonecomputeraideddesignbefore.

M:No...right...they'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices...you'llenjoythat.So...thatleavesEnglish.It'smostlyEnglishliterature.IknowyourEnglishisallright.Butasafirstyearstudent,you'llhavetotaketheCambridgeProficiencyTest.

W:Allright.

Whoisthemail?

A.Studentadvisor.

B.Courseteacher.

C.Admissionsofficer.

D.Departmentsecretary.

2.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

A.Accuratecommunicationisofutmostimportance.

B.Pilotsshouldbeabletospeakseveralforeignlanguages.

C.Aircontrollersshouldkeepaclosewatchontheweather.

D.Cooperationbetweenpilotsandaircontrollersisessential.

3.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.Whataretheshoppinggoodsthatarebasicallyconsideredthesame?

A.Thosethatsatisfysimilarneedsoftheconsumer．

B.Thosethatconsumersdon'tcarewheretobuy．

C.Thosethatconsumersspendmuchtimelookingfor．

D.ThosethatCanbefoundeverywhere．

5.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

6.Howlongdidittakeforchilipeppertobecomepopulararoundtheworld?

7.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.PartC

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

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：Lasttimewestartedlookingatthequestionofmanagementandwonderingwhatthetermactuallymeant.Thenwetookabrieflookattheconceptofscientificmanagement.Youremember,wedecideditwasusefulbutnotenoughonitsown.Sotodaywe'regoingtolookatanotheraspect—behavioralmanagement.Youmaynotreallyhavecomeacrossthisword"behavioral"before,thoughI'msureyouarefamiliarwiththeword"behavior".Behavioralsimplymeanshavingtodowithbehavior.Andthatisourstartingpointfortoday:Wearegoingtostartbyrealizingthattheactivityofanyorganizationishumanactivity,designedtoachievehumangoals.Sowearereallytalkingabouthumanbehavior.

Anybusinessconcerndoestwothings.First,itprovideseithergoodsorservicesthatthecustomerneeds.Thatis,iteithermakesthingsordoesthingsforotherpeopleinexchangeformoney.Second,itprovidespeoplewithwork—andmostofushavetoworkinordertomakealiving.

Work,muchaswemaysometimeswishwedidn'thavetodoit,ornotquitesomuchofit,hasinfacttwoadvantages.First—andIspokeaboutthislasttime—itcangiveussatisfaction.Wecanbeproudofwhatwearedoing—likeacraftsmanmakingsomethingbeautiful,oradoctorofanursehelpingpeoplewhoareillorinpain.ThisiswhatIcalledjobsatisfaction,andwithoutitIamsureworkcanbecomeanawfulburden.Andonamorebasiclevel,workearnsusmoney,whichwecanusetobuythethingsweneedinordertolive,likefoodandsomewheretolive,aswellasalltheluxurieswecouldprobablydowithoutbutstillliketohave.

Behavioralmanagementisbasedonaresearchofhowpeoplebehaveatwork.Itusesthefindingsofpsychologistsandsociologists,andsoon.Thesemakeastudyofindividualsandgroupstoseewhatthingsinfluencethewaytheybehaveindifferentconditions.Theresultscanthenbeusedtodesignthebestconditionsinwhichpeoplewillperform—orbehave—inthewaythatamanagerwantsthemtoinordertomakeabusinessmoreefficientandtoachieveitsgoals.Theyhavecollectedalotofevidenceandformulatedalotoftheoriestohelpthemanager,andthereisnodoubtthatproperlyunderstoodandapplied,thiscanbeveryuseful.

Butstillwereturntothefactthatpeopleareindividuals,alldifferentfromeachother,andall—aswesay—withmindsoftheirown.Sonomatterwhatthemanagerknowsaboutthewaypeoplebehaveingroupsandsoon,hehasreallytotreateveryoneonhisstaffasanindividualinhisownright.Ofcourse,hecanbehelpedinthisbyknowinghowtoencouragepeopletodothings,howtostimulatethemtobehaveinacertainway,andsoon.Amanagercanhimselfbetaughthowtodothis,buthoweverunscientificthismaysound,itismorelikelythatagoodmanagerisbornratherthantrained.Hehassomenaturalabilitytorecognizewhatpeoplearelikelytodo,whatabilitiestheyhave,andotherthingslikethat.Realizingthis,andthenapplyingwhathehaslearnedabouthumanbehavior,iswhatmakessomeoneagoodmanager.

Sobehavioralmanagementismanagementbasedonanassessmentofanindividualandtheapplicationofwhatisknownabouthowpeopleingeneraltendtobehave.Likescientificmanagement,itisundoubtedlyuseful,butnot,thecompleteanswer.

Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?

9.PartA

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

聽力原文：Goodmorning!

Um…AsManagingDirectorofourcompanyI'vebeenaskedtosayafewwordstoyoutodayaboutthewaythecompanyisorganized．SowhatI'vedoneistomakeasortoftable…youknow…toshowhowitisallarranged．It'sinyourbooks．Canyoufindit?

OK．Now，notallcompaniesareorganizedinthesameway，ofcourse．Theyallhavemoreorlessthesamebitsandpieces．buttheyputthemtogetherindifferentways．Infact，someManagingDirectorsarealwayschangingtheorganization，whichcanbeverydisturbingforeverybodyelseandsometimescausesawfulhold-ups．Sometimesit'snecessary，ofcourse．likewhenyoustartmakingsomethingdifferentorjoinupwithanothercompanyorsomething．Anyway，Ithinktheorganizationofmycompanyisfairlytypical，solet'stakealookathowwehaveorganizedit．

Atthetopofthescheme，aboveme，istheBoardofDirectors．Theirjobistoadministratethecompany，makegeneralpolicies，andsoon．Therearetwokindsofdirectors．a(chǎn)ctually．Onekindiswhatwecallnon-executivedirectors，whichmeansthattheyarenotfull-timeemployees．Theyarethesortofpeoplewhohavesomestandinginvariouspartsofthebusinessworldandareinapositiontohelpthecompanytosucceed．TheyonlyappearwhentherearemeetingsoftheBoard，andsomeofthemareontheboardsofothercompaniesatthesametime．Butthesecondlotofdirectors-theexecutivedirectors-arefull-timeemployeesofthecompany．Mostofthemaremanagersofourvariousdepartments．a(chǎn)ndyou'llbemeetingthemlater．

Theabsoluteheadofthecompany，ofcourse．istheChairmanoftheBoard．HeisappointedbytheBoard，andhisjobistotakethechairatmeetingsoftheshareholdersandtheBoardofDirectors，andtorepresentthecompany'sinterestsatoutsidefunctions．Hedoesnottakemuchpartintherunningofthebusiness．Heleavesmetogetonwiththejob．Mindyou，notallchairmenarelikethat．Ourlastonewasarealpain．a(chǎn)lwayswantedeverythingdonehisownwayandhekeptoninterfering…butanyway，that'swhatthetopslotintheschemeisfor．

Thenthere'sme，theManagingDirector，orMDforshort-aslongasyoudon'tthinkI'madoctorofmedicine，haha…Um…Now，myjobistocoordinatethepoliciesdecidedbythedirectorsandseethattheyarecarriedout．Idothisthroughthevariousmanagersofdepartments-departmentalmanagers．AtthemomentI'vegotsix．a(chǎn)ndthereareslotsforthemalongthelineunderneathmeinyourscheme．Idon'tthinktheyareinanyparticularorder，sowe'llstartfromtheleftandwalkacross．Actually．they'reallgoingtocomeandtellyouabouttheirjobs．SoI'lljustsayafewwords．And…

Right．Thefirstoneis…

Thespeechismainlyabouttheorganizationofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

10.What'stheessentialpointweshouldrealizeaboutspeechandwriting?

11.WhichofthefollowingrecordsoftheUSfootballteamistrue?

A.Firstplaceinthe3rdworldCup.

B.Secondplaceinthe4thWorldCup.

C.Thirdplaceinthe1stWorldCup.

D.Fourthplaceinthe2ndWorldCup.

12.Theystartedworkingin1968basedontheobservationmadebyJung，thefounderof______．

13.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.RightB.Wrong

14.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：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.

15.Chainsdon'tofferstudentsthechancetopursuetheirstudyfromonecountrytoanother.

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

【C18】

17.(32)

18.Themostobviouspurposeofadvertisingistoinform.theconsumerofavailableproductsorservices．Thesecond【C1】______istoselltheproduct．Thesecondpurposemightbemoreimportanttothemanufacturersthanthe【C2】______．Themanufacturersgobeyondonlytellingconsumersabouttheirproducts．Theyalsotrytopersuadecustomerstobuythe【C3】______bycreatingadesire【C4】______it．Becauseofadvertisement，consumersthinkthattheywantsomethingthattheydonotneed．Afterbuyingsomething，thepurchasercannotalwaysexplainwhyitwas【C5】______．

Even【C6】______thepurchaserprobablydoesnotknowwhyheorsheboughtsomething，themanufacturers【C7】______．Manufacturershaveanalyzedthebusinessof【C8】______andbuying．Theyknowallthedifferentmotivesthatinfluenceaconsumer'spurchase—somerationaland【C9】______emotional．Furthermore，they

takeadvantageofthis【C10】______.

Why【C11】______somanyproductsdisplayedatthecheckoutcountersingrocerystores?Thestoremanagementhassomegood【C12】______.Bythetimethecustomeris【C13】______topayforapurchase,heorshehasalreadymaderational.thought-outdecisions【C14】______whatheorsheneedsandwantstobuy.The【C15】______

feelsthatheorshehasdoneagoodjobofchoosingtheitems.Theshopperisespeciallyvulnerableatthispoint.The【C16】______ofcandy,chewinggum,andmagazinesareveryattractive.Theypersuadethepurchasertobuysomethingforemotional,not【C17】______motives.Forexample,thecustomerneitherneedsnorplanstobuycandy.butwhilethecustomerisstanding,waitingtopaymoney,heorshemaysuddenlydecidetobuy【C18】______

Thisisexactly【C19】______thestoreandthemanufacturerhopethatthecustomerwill【C20】______

Thecustomerfollowshisorherplan.

【C1】

19."Down-to-earth"meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,realisticandeasytodealwith.Itisapleasuretofind【31】______whoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasytotalk【32】______andacceptsotherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe【33】______ofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

Down-to-earthpersonsmaybe【34】______membersofsociety,ofcourse.Buttheydonotlettheirimportance"【35】______totheirheads".Theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterpersonsthan【36】______oflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,【37】______withoutcause,issaidtohave"hisnoseintheair".Thereis【38】______wayapersonwithhisnoseintheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americans【39】______anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas"down-to-earth".Theexpressionis"both-feet-on-the-ground".Someone【40】______both-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwithagoodunderstanding【41】______reality.Hehaswhatiscalled"commonsense,"hemayhavedreams,【42】______hedoesnotallowthemtoblockhisknowledgeof【43】______isreal.

Theoppositekindof【44】______isonewhohashis"head-in-the-clouds".Amanwithhishead-in-the-cloudsisadreamer【45】______mindisnotintherealworld.

【46】______,suchadreamercanbebroughtbacktoearth.Sharpwordsfromteachercanusually【47】______aday-dreamingstudentdown-to-earth.

Usually,thepersonwhoisdown-to-earthisvery【48】______tohavebothfeetontheground.【49】______wehavebothourfeetontheground,whenwearedown-to-earth,weacthonestlyandopenly【50】______others.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus,solidandstrong.

(31)

20.

【C19】

21.(40)

22.

【C6】

23.

【C7】

24.Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate--topsoilorsomethingbyintroducingimpuritieswhichmake【C1】______unfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,【C2】______it,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallylivedinandbreathepollution,and【C3】______surprisingly,itisbeginningto【C4】______ourhealth,ourhappiness,andourcivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollution【C5】______meaningsimplythesmog—thechoking,stinging,dirty【C6】______thathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitis【C7】______themostdangerous,isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveral【C8】______attackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,【C9】______thewildlife.By【C10】______sewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedour【C11】______water.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,kiltingthefishand【C12】______deprivingourselves【C13】______aninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexploding【C14】______.Moreandmorepeopleareproducingmorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericans【C15】______of7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerwiseto【C16】______anything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.【C17】______ofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanotheroneanddiscardtheold,even【C18】______95percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrow-aways.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeof【C19】______:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionableconsciousness.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?【C20】______,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

【C1】

25.

【C5】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.(68)

27.(78)

28.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Whichschool...

isnotforboys?71.______

haswonthenationalaward?72.______

ownsmostfull-timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh.D.orterminaldegreeintheirfield?

73.______

hasagoodreputationforwhattheydoforsomespecialpersons?74.______

hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?75.______

putemphasisondevelopingstudentsverbaltalents?76.______

doesnotofferanyscholarships?77.______

providesstudentswithvocationaltraining?78.______

combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?79.______

appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?80.______

A

EllesmereCollegeisoneofthefastest-growingindependentschoolsinthecountryoverthepasttwoyears,withpupils'numberrisingbyalmost20%.Thegrowthhasledtoa$1millioninvestmentprogramin1999andthebuildingofanewlowerschoolforboysandgirlsagedninetothirteen.Thenewlowerschoolwillbethelargestsinglebuildingprojectatthecollegesinceitsfoundationin1884.

Intheseniorschool,two-thirdsofthepupilsareboarders,andboardingisavailablefromtheageof11.Thesixthform.isstrongwithover120pupils;thereisanexceptionallywide-rangeofA-levelsubjectsonofferandtheCollegehaspioneeredtheuseofvideoconferencingtechnologyasawayofimprovingitscurriculum.MicrosoftOfficequalificationsarealsoavailableinthesixthform.

TheCollegeissetinextensivegroundsinthebeautifulNorthShropshireLakeDistrict.Facilitiesareexcellentandvarious,andincludemanysportsfields,sixall-weathertenniscourts,indoorandoutdoorshootingranges,anine-holegolfcourseandapurpose-builttheater.TheCollegesailingclubhasboatswithinwalkingdistanceonWhitemere.

ThemajorityofthedaypupilsattheCollegeenjoytheCollegebusservicewhichcoversaverywidearea.BoardingthroughouttheSchoolhasbenefitedfromarecentmultimillionpoundrefurbishmentwhichhasdoneawaywithdormitoriesinfavorofmodern,comfortablerooms,thelargestsleepingsix,butmostsleepingtwoorone.

Academicstandardsarehighforaschoolwithabroadentryrange.Manyscholarshipsareawardedacrossarangeoftalents,buttheemphasisofanEllesmereeducationisfirmlyonbreadthwitheachpupilachievinghisorherfullpotential,whateverthatmaybe.Recentpupilsuccessesrangefrominternationalhonorsinshooting,fencingandcanoeingtoarecentleaver'selection—afteronlyoneyearasanundergraduate—toanExhibitioninchemistryatJesusCollege,Oxford.TheCollegehasanationalreputationforthequalityofitsdyslexiaprovision.

B

Thechoiceoftherightschoolforyoursonordaughterisimportant.Forover100yearsEdgehillCollegehasproudlypreparedindependently-mindedyoungpeopletotaketheirplaceinaworldofrapidlyadvancingtechnology.

Thefoundationsofasoundeducationarelaiddownearlyinlife.Edgehilldoesthiswithinthefriendlywallsofitsprepscho

29.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.availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed

D.thenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife

30.

______isnotrenewable?

31.(67)

32.

Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultfromtheuseofefficienttechnologyincorporations?

A.Thequantityofproductswillbeconsiderablyincreased.

B.Thecostofcomputerswillbedecreased.

C.Theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingwillbereduced.

D.Thenewestinformationwillbeeasiertoobtain.

33.Itwaslateintheafternoon,andIwasputtingthefinaltouchonapieceofwritingthatIwasfeelingprettygoodabout.Iwantedtosaveit,butmycursorhadfrozen.Itriedtoshutthecomputerdown,anditseizedupaltogether.Unsureofwhatelsetodo,Iyanked(用力猛拉)thebatteryout.

Unfortunately,Windowshadbeeninthemidstofadelicateandcrucialundertaking.Thenextmorning,whenIturnedmycomputerbackon,itinformedmethatafilehadbeencorruptedandWindowswouldnotload.Then,itofferedtorepairitselfbyusingtheWindowsSetupCD.

IopenedthespecialdrawerwhereIkeepCDs,butnoWindowsCDinthere.Iwasforcedtocallthecomputercompany'sGlobalSupportCentre.Mycallwasansweredbyawomaninsomeunnamed,far-offland.IfinditannoyingtomakesmalltalkwithsomeonewhenIdon'tknowwhatcontinentthey'restandingon.SupposeIweretocommentonthebeautifulweatherwe'vebeenhavingwhentherewasamonsoonattheotherendofthephone?SoIgotrighttothepoint.

"Mycomputeristellingmeafileiscorruptedanditwantstofixitself,butIdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD."

"Soyou'rehavingaproblemwithyourWindowsSetupCD."Shehasapparentlybeendozingand,havingcometojustasthesentenceended,wasattemptingtocoverforherinattention.

Itquicklybecameclearthatthewomanwasnotacomputertechnician.Herjobwastoserveasagatekeeper,ahumanshieldforthetechnicians.Hersoleduty,asfarasIcouldtell,wastoraiseglobalstresslevels.

Tomakemedisappear,thewomangavemethephonenumberforWindows'creator,Microsoft.Thisislikegivingsomeonethephonenumberfor,Idon'tknow,NorthAmerica.Besides,theCDworked;Ijustdidn'thaveit.NomatterhowmanytimesIrepeatedmystory,wecamebacktothesameplace.Shewascalmandresolutelypolite.

Whenmyvoicehitacertaindecibel(分貝),Iwaspassedalong,likeahot,irritablepotato,toatechnician.

"Youdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD,ma'am,becauseyoudon'tneedit,"heexplainedcheerfully.

"Windowscamepreinstalledonyourcomputer!"

"ButIdoneedit."

"Yes,butyoudon'thaveit."Wewentonlikethisforawhile.Finally,heofferedtowalkmethroughtheuseofadifferentCD,onethatwould