Question

Most people want to work, but in today’s word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs .
【小題1】The economics of the world need to grow to______.

A．get more money	B．keep the old number of jobs of people
C．make new machines	D．let people look for jobs

【小題2】Some people are out of work because _______.

A．of the machines

B．they are old

C．they ask for more money and longer holidays

D．they want to move to the cities

【小題3】About machines,which of the following is NOT　RIGHT?________.

A． Machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.

B． Machines do not ask for more money and holidays.

C． Two machines can do the work of eighty people.

D． Machines cant’t take work from people at all.

【小題4】.How many people can’t find jobs every day _______?

A．75,000

B．52500

C．22500

D．52500

【小題5】.From the passage, we know _______.

A． it’s not possible for everybody to find work.

B． Machines can only take work from people in factories.

C． In the future , there will be enough jobs for everybody

D． Machines will do the work instead of people

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析:
【小題1】根據(jù)The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.可知選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do可知選A。
【小題3】根據(jù)new machines can do the work of many people do可知選項(xiàng)D與短文不符，故選D。
【小題4】根據(jù)About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs . 75,000*70%=52500，故選D。
【小題5】根據(jù)短文最后一段描述可知選A，不可能所有人都能找到工作。
考點(diǎn)：考察關(guān)于新聞報(bào)道類的短文
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文是一篇關(guān)于就業(yè)問(wèn)題的評(píng)述性短文，主要介紹了造成現(xiàn)在更多人失業(yè)的根本原因，這個(gè)原因就是機(jī)器的應(yīng)用。答題中注意聯(lián)系上下文，對(duì)有關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)要進(jìn)行合理的推理計(jì)算。