2023年6月英語六級考試真題試卷附答案和解析

2023年6月英語六級考試真題試卷附答案和解析(第

3套)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

one-learning.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenmoreandmorestudyonli

neinsteadofattendingschool.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbu

tnomorethan200words.

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswer,fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itisadvertisingelectronicproducts.

B)ItisplanningtotourEastAsia.

C)ItissponsoringaTVprogramme.

D)Itisgivingperformancesintown.

2.A)20,000pounds.

B)12,000pounds.

C)Lessthan20,000pounds.

D)Lessthan12,000pounds.

3.A)Alotofgoodpublicity.

B)Talentedartiststoworkforit.

C)Long-terminvestments.

D)Adecreaseinproductioncosts.

4.A)Promiselong-termcooperationwiththeCompany.

B)Explainfranklytheirowncurrentfinancialsituation.

C)Payfortheprintingoftheperformanceprogramme.

D)BearthecostofpublicisingtheCompany*sperformance.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Hehasbeenseeingdoctorsandcounsellors.

B)Hehasfoundanewwaytotrainhisvoice.

C)Hewascaughtabusingdrugs.

D)Hemightgiveupconcerttours.

6.A)Singersmaybecomeaddictedtoit.

B)Ithelpssingerswarmthemselvesup.

C)Singersuseittostayawayfromcolds.

D)Itcandoharmtosingers*vocalchords.

7.A)Theyareeagertobecomefamous.

B)Manylackprofessionaltraining.

C)Fewwillbecomesuccessful.

D)Theyliveaglamorouslife.

8.A)Harmtosingersdonebysmokyatmospheres.

B)Sideeffectsofsomecommondrugs.

C)Voiceproblemsamongpopsingers.

D)Hardshipsexperiencedbymanyyoungsingers.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpa

ssage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestio

nswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosetheb

estanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)ZB),C)andD),Thenmarkthecor

respondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Ithasnotbeenverysuccessful.

B)Ithaslongbecomeanewtrend.

C)Ithasmetwithstrongresistance.

D)Ithasattractedalotofusers.

10.A)Itsavestime.

B)Itincreasesparkingcapacity.

C)Itensuresdrivers'safety.

D)Itreducescardamage.

11.A)Collectmoneyandhelpnewusers.

B)Maintaintheautomatedsystem.

C)Stayalerttoanyemergency.

D)Walkaroundandguardagainstcartheft.

12.A)Theywillvarywiththesizeofvehicles.

B)Theywillbediscountabletoregularcustomers.

C)Theywillbelowerthanconventionalparking.

D)Theywillbereducedifpaidincash.

PassageTwo

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Theydonotknowanysolution.

B)Theydonotgiveupdrunkdriving.

C)Theydonotbehaveinpublicplaces.

D)Theydonotadmitbeingalcoholaddicts.

14.A)Tostopthemfromfightingback.

B)Tothankthemfortheirhospitality.

C)ToteachthemtheEuropeanlifestyle.

D)Torelievetheirpainsandsufferings.

15.A)Withoutinterventiontheywillbeaheadachetothenation.

B)Withsupporttheycanbebroughtbacktoanormallife.

C)Theyreadilyrespondtomedicaltreatment.

D)Theyposeaseriousthreattosocialstability.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalks

followedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.A

fteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoic

esmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSh

eet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

RecordingOne

Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Toawardthemfortheirhardwork.

B)Tobuildcommonviews.

C)Tobringinbusinessprojects.

D)Tovoteforaction.

17.A)RecoveringfromtheGreatRecession.

B)Creatingjobsandboostingtheeconomy.

C)Rewardinginnovativebusinesses.

D)Launchingeconomiccampaigns.

18.A)Talkingoverpayingoffdeficit.

B)Increasingthenumberofmiddleclass.

C)Controllingtheimpactoneducation.

D)Planningtoreduceenergyconsumption.

19.A)ShortenAmerica'swaytoprosperity.

B)Becautiousaboutreducingthedeficit.

C)Increasedeficittocovertherevenue.

D)Requiretherichesttopaymoretaxes.

RecordingTwo

Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Theycanberedeemedforcash.

B)Theycanbeusedtoreducemealcosts.

C)Theycanbeusedasmembershipcertificate.

D)Theycanbeusedtomakereservations.

21.A)Itisfreeforustodownloadtheapp.

B)Ithelpsyoutobeaprofessionalcook.

C)Itprovidesadviceaboutmakingrecipes.

D)Itonlyratesrecipesbypopularity.

22.A)Byshowingtheweightof200kindsoffood.

B)Byprovidingthepriceof200caloriesoffood.

C)Bypicturingthefoodof200calorieswithweights.

D)Bytellingpeople200kindsofhealthyfood.

RecordingThree

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A)About43percentofAmericanadults.

B)About18percentofthewholepopulation.

C)About40millionAmericanadults.

D)AboutahalfmillionpeopleinAmerica.

24.A)Tosetaseriesofbansonpublicsmoking.

B)Tosetthepriceofcigarettesproperly.

C)Topackagethecigaretteswithtipsofwarning.

D)Toreducetheproductionandsupplyofcigarettes.

25.A)TheofficeoftheSurgeonGeneral.

B)TheFoodandDrugAdministration.

C)TheCenterforTobaccoProducts.

D)TheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequir

edtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordban

kfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyo

urchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthec

orrespondingletterforeachitemon.AnswerStreet2withasinglelinethroug

hthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Pursuingacareerisanessentialpartofadolescentdevelopment.

"Theadolescentbecomesanadultwhenhe26arealjob,"Toco

gnitiveresearcherslikePiaget,adulthoodmeantthebeginningofan27

Piagetarguedthatonceadolescentsentertheworldofwork,theirnewlyacqu

iredabilitytoformhypothesesallowsthemtocreaterepresentationsthatar

etooideal.The28ofsuchideals,withoutthetemperingoftherea

lityofajoborprofession,rapidlyleadsadolescentstobecome29

ofthenon-idealisticworldandtopressforreforminacharacteristicallyado

lescentway.Piagetsaid:

“Trueadaptationtosocietycomes30whentheadolescentrefo

rmerattemptstoputhisideastowork."

Ofcourse,youthfulidealismisoftencourageous,andnoonelikestogiveu

pdreams.Perhaps,taken31outofcontext,Piaget'sstatement

seemsharsh.Whathewas32,however;isthewayrealitycanm

odifyidealisticviews.Somepeoplerefertosuchmodificationasmaturity.

Piagetarguedthatattainingandacceptingavocationisoneofthebestways

tomodifyidealizedviewsandtomature.

Ascareersandvocationsbecomelessavailableduringtimesof33

_,adolescentsmaybeespeciallyhardhit.SuchdifficulteconomictimesmayI

eavemanyadolescents34abouttheirrolesinsociety.Forthisrea

son,communityinterventionsandgovernmentjobprogramsthatoffersumm

erandvacationworkarenotonlyeconomically_35_butalsohelptostimu

latetheadolescent'ssenseofworth.

A.automatically

B.beneficial

C.capturing

D.confused

E.emphasizing

F.entrance

G.excited

H.existence

I.incidentally

J.intolerant

K.occupation

L.promises

M.recession

N.slightly

O.undertakes

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneof

theparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2.

Cansocietiesberichandgreen?

[A]oureconomiesaretoflourish,ifglobalpovertyistobeeliminatedandifthe

well-beingoftheworld'speopleenhanced—notjustinthisgenerationbutin

succeedinggenerations—wemustmakesurewetakecareofthenatural

environmentandresourcesonwhichoureconomicactivitydepends,"That

statementcomesnot,asyoumightimagine,fromastereotypicaltree-hugging,

save-the-worldgreenie（環(huán)境保護主義者），butfromGordonBrown,apolitician

withareputationforrigour,thoroughnessandaboveall,caution.

[B]Asurprisingthingforthemanwhorunsoneoftheworld'smostpowerful

economiestosay?Perhaps;thoughintherun-uptothefive-yearreviewofthe

Millennium（千年的）Goals,heisfarfromalone.Therootsofhisspeech,givenin

Marchattheroundtablemeetingofenvironmentandenergyministersfromthe

G20groupofnations,stretchbackto1972,andtheUnitedNationsConference

ontheHumanEnvironmentinStockholm.

[C]"Theprotectionandimprovementofthehumanenvironmentisamajor

issuewhichaffectsthewell-beingofpeoplesandeconomicdevelopment

throughouttheworld,"readthefinaldeclarationfromthisgathering,thefirstof

asequencewhichwouldleadtotheRiodeJaneiroEarthSummitin1992and

theWorldDevelopmentSummitinJohannesburgthreeyearsago.

[D]HuntthroughthereportspreparedbyUNagenciesanddevelopment

groups—manyforconferencessuchasthisyear'sMillenniumGoalsreview—and

youwillfindthatthelinkagebetweenenvironmentalprotectionandeconomic

progressisacommonthread.

[E]Managingecosystemssustainablyismoreprofitablethanexploitingthem,

accordingtotheMillenniumEcosystemAssessment.Butfindinghardevidence

tosupportthethesisisnotsoeasy.Thoughtsturnfirsttosomesortofglobal

statistic,someindicatorwhichwouldratethewealthofnationsinboth

economicandenvironmentaltermsandshowarelationshipbetweenthetwo.

[F]Ifsuchanindicatorexists,itiswellhidden.Andonreflection,thisisnot

surprising;thesingleword"environment"hassomanydimensions,andthere

aresomanyotherfactorsaffectingwealth—suchastheoildeposits—that

teasingoutasimpleeconomy-environmentrelationshipwouldbealmost

impossible.

[G]TheMillenniumEcosystemAssessment,avastfour-yearglobalstudywhich

reporteditsinitialconclusionsearlierthisyear;foundreasonstobelievethat

managingecosystemssustainably-workingwithnatureratherthanagainst

it-mightbelessprofitableintheshortterm,butcertainlybringslong-term

rewards.

[H]AndtheWorldResourcesInstitute（WRI）initsWorldResources2023report,

issuedattheendofAugust,producedseveralsuchexamplesfromAfricaand

Asia;italsodemonstratedthatenvironmentaldegradationaffectsthepoor

morethantherich,aspoorerpeoplederiveamuchhigherproportionoftheir

incomedirectlyfromthenaturalresourcesaroundthem.

[I]Buttherearealsomanyexamplesofgrowingwealthbytrashingthe

environment,inrichandpoorpartsoftheworldalike,whetherthrough

unregulatedmineralextraction,drasticwateruseforagriculture,

slash-and-burnfarming,orfossil-fuel-guzzling（大量消耗）transport.Ofcourse,

suchgrowthmaynotpersistinthelongterm-whichiswhatMr.Brownandthe

Stockholmdeclarationwerebothattemptingtopointout.Perhapsthebest

exampleofboomgrowthandbustdeclineistheGrandBanksfishery.Foralmost

fivecenturiesaverylargesupplyofcod（鰭魚）providedabundantrawmaterial

foranindustrywhichatitspeakemployedabout40,000people,sustaining

entirecommunitiesinNewfoundland.Then,abruptly,thecodpopulation

collapsed.Therewerenolongerenoughfishintheseaforthestocktomaintain

itself,letaloneanindustry.Morethanadecadelater,therewasnosignofthe

ecosystemre-buildingitself.Ithad,apparently,beenfishedoutofexistence;

andtheoncemightyNewfoundlandfleetnowgropesaboutfranticallyforcrab

ontheseafloor.

[J]Thereisaviewthatmodemhumansareinevitablysowingtheseedsofa

globalGrandBanks-styledisaster.Theideaisthatwearetakingmoreoutof

whatyoumightcalltheplanet'senvironmentalbankbalancethanitcansustain;

wearelivingbeyondourecologicalmeans.Onerecentstudyattemptedto

calculatetheextentofthis"ecologicalovershootofthehumaneconomy",and

foundthatweareusing1.2Earth's-worthofenvironmentalgoodsand

services—theimplicationbeingthatatsomepointthedebtwillbecalledin,and

allthoseservices-thethingswhichtheplanetdoesforusforfree-willgrindto

ahalt.

[K]Whetherthisisright,andifsowhereandwhentheecologicalaxewillfall,is

hardtodeterminewithanyprecision—whichiswhygovernmentsandfinancial

institutionsareonlybeginningtobringsuchrisksintotheireconomic

calculations.Itisalsothereasonwhydevelopmentagenciesarenot

unitedintheirviewofenvironmentalissues;whilesome,liketheWRI,maintain

thatenvironmentalprogressneedstogohand-in-handwitheconomic

development,othersarguethatthepriorityistobuildathrivingeconomy,and

thenusethewealthcreatedtotackleenvironmentaldegradation.

[L]Thisviewassumesthatrichsocietieswillinvestinenvironmentalcare.Butis

thisright?Dothingsgetbetterorworseaswegetricher?HeretheStockholm

declarationisambiguous,"Inthedevelopingcountries,"itsays,"mostofthe

environmentalproblemsarecausedbyunder-development,"Soitissayingthat

economicdevelopmentshouldmakeforacleanerworld?Notnecessarily;"In

theindustrializedcountries,environmentalproblemsaregenerallyrelatedto

industrialisationandtechnologicaldevelopment,"itcontinues.Inotherwords,

poorandrichbothover-exploitthenaturalworld,butfordifferentreasons.It's

simplynottruethateconomicgrowthwillsurelymakeourworldcleaner.

[M]Clearly,richersocietiesareabletoprovideenvironmentalimprovements

whichliewellbeyondthereachofpoorercommunities.Citizensofwealthy

nationsdemandnationalparks,cleanrivers,cleanairandpoison-freefoodThey

also,however,usefarmorenaturalresources—fuel,water(allthosebathsand

golfcourses)andbuildingmaterials.

[N]Acasecanbemadethatrichnationsexportenvironmentalproblems,the

mostgraphicexamplebeingclimatechange.Asacountry'swealthgrows,sodo

itsgreenhousegasemissions.Thefiguresavailablewillnotbecompletely

accurate.Measuringemissionsisnotaprecisescience,particularlywhenit

comestoissuessurroundinglanduse;notallnationshavereleasedup-to-date

data,andinanycase,emissionsfromsomesectorssuchasaviationarenot

includedinnationalstatistics.Butthedataisexactenoughforacleartrendto

beeasilydiscernible.Ascountriesbecomericher,theyproducemore

greenhousegases;andtheimpactofthosegaseswillfallprimarilyinpoorparts

oftheworld.

[O]Wealthisnot,ofcourse,theonlyfactorinvolved.TheaverageNorwegianis

betteroffthantheaverageUScitizen,butcontributesabouthalfasmuchto

climatechange.ButcouldNorwaykeepitsstandardoflivingandyetcutits

emissionstoMoroccanorevenEthiopianlevels?Thatquestion,repeatedacross

adozenenvironmentalissuesandacrossourdiverseplanet,iswhatwill

ultimatelydeterminewhetherthehumanraceislivingbeyonditsecological

meansasitpursueseconomicrevival.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

36.Examplesshowthatbothrichandpoorcountriesexploitedtheenvironment

foreconomicprogress.

37.Environmentalprotectionandimprovementbenefitpeopleallovertheworld.

38.Itisnotnecessarilytruethateconomicgrowthwillmakeourworldcleaner.

39.ThecommonthemeoftheUNreportsistherelationbetweenenvironmental

protectionandeconomicgrowth.

40.Developmentagenciesdisagreeregardinghowtotackleenvironmentissues

whileensuringeconomicprogress.

41.Itisdifficulttofindsolidevidencetoproveenvironmentalfriendliness

generatesmoreprofitsthanexploitingthenaturalenvironment.

42.Sustainablemanagementofecosystemswillproverewardinginthelongrun.

43.Apoliticiannotedforbeingcautiousassertsthatsustainablehuman

developmentdependsonthenaturalenvironment.

44.Poorcountrieswillhavetobearthecostforrichnations'seconomic

development.

45.Onerecentstudywarnsusofthedangeroftheexhaustionofnatural

resourcesonEarth.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourc

hoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandm

arkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthece

ntre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotec

ontrolstoclickonadvertisements,hasbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecad

eagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof"Friends",apopularsituationcorned

y,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swithafe

wtapsontheirremotecontrol.

"It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelv

eyears,"saysColinDixonofadigital-mediaconsultancy.

SothenewsthatCablevision,anAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutint

eractiveadvertisementstoallitscustomersonOctober6thwasgreetedwiths

omeskepticism.Duringcommercials,anoverlaywillappearatthebottomof

thescreen,promptingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesample

ororderacatalogue.Cablevisionhopestoallowcustomerstobuythingswith

theirremotecontrolsearlynextyear.

Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost.Spendingfellby10%inthefirs

thalfoftheyear.Thepopularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadve

rtiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped.Someareturningtoth

eInternet,whichischeaperandoffersconcretemeasurementslikeclick-thro

ughrates—especiallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight.

Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising,

"manyofthedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,"says

DavidKlineofCablevision.Orsotheindustryhopes.

Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30-secon

dspotsdonotUnileverrecentlyrananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeod

orant（除臭

齊!J）,whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthreeminutesonaverage.

Theamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmall.Magna

,anadvertisingagency,reckonsitwillbeworthabout$138millionthisyear.T

hatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdollarspeopleonceexpectedittogenerate

.ButDirecTV,ComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.Anewef

fortledbyCanoeVentures,acoalitionofleadingcableproviders,aimstomak

einteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear.BrightLinei

TV,whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads,saysinteresthassurged:itexpect

sitsrevenuesalmosttotriplethisyear.BSkyB,Britain'sbiggestsatellite-televi

sionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswithinteractiveads.

Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision,a'leanback"mediu

m,craveinteraction.Click-throughrateshavebeenhighsofar(around3-4

%,comparedwithlessthan0.3%online),butthatmaybearesultofthenov

elty.Interactiveadsandviewersmightnotgowelltogether.

46.WhatdoesColinDixonmeanbysaying"It'sbeentheyearofinteractivet

elevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears(Lines4-5,Para.1)?

A.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingwillbecomepopularin10-12years.

B.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasbeenunderdebateforthelastdeca

deorso.

C.Interactivetelevisionadvertisingissuccessfulwhenincorporatedintositua

tioncomedies.

D.Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasnotachievedtheanticipatedresults.

47.Whatisthepublic'sresponsetoCablevision'splannedinteractiveTVadv

ertisingprogram?

A.Prettypositive.

B.Totallyindifferent.

C.Somewhatdoubtful.

D.Rathercritical.

48.WhatistheimpactofthewideuseofdigitalvideorecordersonTVadver

tising?

A.IthasmadeTVadvertisingeasilyaccessibletoviewers.

B.Ithelpsadvertiserstomeasuretheclick-throughrates.

C.IthasplacedTVadvertisingatagreatdisadvantage.

D.Itenablesviewerstocheckthesalesitemswithease.

49.WhatdowelearnaboutUnilever'sinteractivecampaign?

A.ItprovestheadvantageofTVadvertising.

B.Ithasdonewellinengagingtheviewers.

C.Ithelpsattractinvestmentsinthecompany.

D.IthasboostedtheTVadvertisingindustry.

50.Howdoestheauthorviewthehithertohighclick-throughrates?

A.Theymaybeduetothenovelwayofadvertising.

B.Theysignifythepopularityofinteractiveadvertising.

C.TheypointtothegrowingcuriosityofTVviewers.

D.Theyindicatethefuturedirectionofmediareform.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whatcanbedoneaboutmassunemployment?Allthewiseheadsagree:th

ere'renoquickoreasyanswers.There'sworktobedone,butworkersaren'tr

eadytodoit-they'reinthewrongplaces,ortheyhavethewrongskills.Ourp

roblemsarestructural,andwilltakemanyyearstosolve.

Butdon*tbotheraskingforevidencethatjustifiesthisbleakview.Thereisn

,tany.Onthecontrary,allthefactssuggestthathighunemploymentinAm

ericaistheresultofinadequatedemand.SayingthatthereTenoeasyanswe

rssoundswise,butit'sactuallyfoolish:ourunemploymentcrisiscouldbecu

redveryquicklyifwehadtheintellectualclarityandpoliticalwilltoact.Ino

therwords,structuralunemploymentisafakeproblem,whichmainlyserves

asanexcusefornotpursingrealsolutions.

Thefactisjobopeningshaveplungedineverymajorsector,whilethenumbe

rofworkersforcedintopart-timeemploymentinalmostallindustrieshassoar

ed.Unemploymenthassurgedineverymajoroccupationalcategory.Onlyt

hreestates,withacombinedpopulationnotmuchlargerthanthatofBrookly

n,haveunemploymentratesbelow5%.Sotheevidencecontradictsthecla

imthatwe'remainlysufferingfromstructuralunemployment.Why,then,ha

sthisclaimbecomesopopular?

Partoftheansweristhatthisiswhatalwayshappensduringperiodsofhigh

unemployment—inpartbecauseexpertsandanalystsbelievethatdeclaring

theproblemdeeplyrooted,withnoeasyanswers,makesthemsoundserious.

I'vebeenlookingatwhatself-proclaimedexpertsweresayingaboutunempl

oymentduringtheGreatDepression;itwasalmostidenticaltowhatVerySe

riousPeoplearesayingnow.Unemploymentcannotbebroughtdownrapidly,

declaredone1935analysis,becausetheworkforceis"unadaptableanduntra

ined.Itcannotrespondtotheopportunitieswhichindustrymayoffer.nAfew

yearslater;alargedefensebuildupfinallyprovidedafiscalstimulusadequa

tetotheeconomy*sneeds-andsuddenlyindustrywaseagertoemploythos

enunadaptablean