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一、UseofEnglish
1、Mostpeoplehaterockmusic.Whi1eIamnotan(1)
orbiasedpersonbynature,two(2)andstrikingpersonal
experiencesofrockmusic(3)thepasttwoweekshave
persuadedmethatithasbecomeadutyforthoseofuswith
enoughcommon(4)toseeitspotentialdangerstopoint
themout.Myfirstexperience一perhapsa(5)one,but
highlysymptomatic一wastherealizationthatifIspoketomy
teenagesonwhenhewaslisteningtorockmusicthrough
headphones,herepliedinan(6)_____loudvoice,asifthere
wassomethingwrongwithhishearing.Thesecond(7)when
Iwentwithhimtoa"concert"andwitnessedformyselfwhat
theseaffairsarelike.
(8)Iwenttothatconcert,myfirstandassuredlymylast,
Ihadalways(9)the"live-and-letTive"attitudethat
rockmusicwassimplynotmy(10)butthatotherpeople
hadeveryfighttoenjoyitifitwastheirs.ButwhatIsaw
andheard(11)methatweareallowingsomethingvery
powerfultotake(12)oftheyoungergenerationtoday.
(13),Inoticedsuchcollectivemadness,broughtaboutby
thenoise(14).Butsecondly,andfarmoredangerously,
Iobservedthatafteratimeeveryonewas(15)bythenoise,
andgaveuphis/herindividuality.IntheendIwasinthemiddle
ofa(16)crowdwhoclappedandstampedand(17)
aroundlikemonkeys.Itwasthemostdegradinghumanspectacle
(18)Ihaveeverhadthe(19)towitness,andI
seriouslybelievethatintimetocomeourpresentyounger
generationwouldthankusifwemanagedtoputa(20)_____to
itnow.
A.uncomfortable
B.unusual
C.unreasonable
D.unreliable
2、⑵
A.lifeless
B.vivid
C.energetic
D.lively
3、(3)
A.for
B.from
C.along
D.during
4、⑷
A.sense
B.knowledge
C.idea
D.feeling
5、⑸
A.major
B.minor
C.main
D.subordinate
6、(6)
A.unreasonably
B.unattractively
C.unfairly
D.unnaturally
7、(7)
A.experienced
B.frustrated
C.occurred
D.encountered
other.
WhydidtheJapanesestaffcomplaintotheAmericanmanager?
A.TheAmericanmanagerhadliedtothem.
B.Thesalaryincreaseswereinsufficient.
C.Moststaffhadnotreceivedsalaryincreases.
D.Therewasamisunderstandingoftheword"fair".
7、
ThepromotedJapanesemanageraskedforatransferbecause
A.hewasnotcompetentforthehigherposition.
B.hewasnotaccustomedtoworkingbyhimself.
C.hecouldnotmaketheadjustmenttohisnewjob.
D.helackedadequatecommunicationwithhissuperior.
8、
Fromthecontext,theword/,baloney,/(Paragraph6)isclosein
meaningto
A.balcony.
B.nonsense.
C.feat.
D.simplicity.
9、
Theculturalcommunicationproblemsarebecomingespecially
urgentfor
A.Americanmanagers.
B.consultingfirms.
C.Japaneseemployees.
D.multinationalcompanies.
10、
Theauthorgivesadetailedexplanationoftheexamplesofthe
AsianengineerandtheJapanesemanagertoshow
A.it'snecessarytobuildbridgesovertheculturalrivers.
B.it'simportanttolearndifferentthinkingpatterns.
C.it'sessentialtocommunicateproblemsandcomplaints.
D.it'susefultogivemultinationaltrainingforbusinessmen.
11、Livingstandardssoaredduringthetwentiethcentury,and
economistsexpectthemtocontinuerisinginthedecadesahead.
Doesthatmeanthatwehumanscanlookforwardtoincreasing
happiness?
Easterlinadmitsthatricherpeoplearemorelikelytoreport
themselvesasbeinghappierthanpoorerpeopleare.Butsteady
improvementsintheAmericaneconomyhavenotbeenaccompanied
bysteadyincreasesinpeople'sself-assessmentsoftheirown
happiness."Therehasbeennotimprovementinaveragehappiness
intheUnitedStatesoveralmostahalfcentury一aperiodin
whichrealGDP(grossdomesticproduct)percapitalmorethan
(41).Jobsinsecuritywasrampant.Evenastheyannounced
highersalesandprofits,corporationsactedasiftheywere
inatailspin,cutting516,069jobsin2022alone,almostas
manyasintherecessionyearof1991.Yes,unemploymentwent
down.
Butoveronemillionworkersweresodiscouragedtheyleftthe
laborforce.Morethan6millionwhowantedfull-timeworkwere
onlypartiallyemployed;andanotherlargegroupwaseither
overqualifiedorshelteredbehindtheeuphemismof
self-employment.Welostamilliongoodmanufacturingjobs
between1998and2022,continuingthetrendthathasreduced
theblue-collarworkforcefromabout30percentinthe1950s
toabouthalfofthattoday.(42).
Allthishappenedinacountrywherepeoplemeetforthefirst
timesaying,“Whatdoyoudo?”Thenthereisthematterof
remuneration.TheLaborDepartmentrecentlyreportedthatreal
wagesfell2.3percentinthe12-monthperiodendingthisMarch.
Since1973,wagesadjustedforinflationhavedeclinedbyabout
aquarterforhighschooldropouts,byasixthforhighschool
graduatesandbyabout7percentforthosewithsomecollege
education.Onlythewagesofcollegegraduatesareup,by5
percent,andrecentlystartingsalaries,evenforthisgroup,
havenotkeptupwithinflation.Whilethetop5percentofthe
populationwassettingnewincomerecordsalmosteveryyear,
povertyratesrosefrom11percentto15percent.(43).
Inpreviousbusinesscycles,companieswithrising
productivityraisedwagestokeeplabor.Isthehistoricallink
betweenproductivityimprovementsandincomegrowthserved?
(44).Justthinkthatin1976,78percentofautoworkers
andsteel-workersingoodmassproductionjobswerehighschool
dropouts.Butthesejobsaredisappearingfast.Educationand
jobtrainingarewhatcount.Thesedayscollegegraduatescan
expecttoearn1.9timesthelikelyearningsofhighschool
graduates,upfrom1.45timesinthe1970s.
(45).Americanmalesnowtoilaboutaweekandahalf
longerthantheydidin1973,thefirsttimeworkinghourshave
increasedoveranextendedperiodoftime.Women,particularly
inpoorerfamilies,areworkingharder,too.Two-worker
familiesrosebymorethan20percentinthe1990s.Seven
millionworkersholdatleasttwojobs,thehighestproportion
inhalfacentury.Americaissimplynotgrowingfastenough
totightenthelabormarketandpushuprealwages.
A.Otherwise,anangry,disillusionedandfrustrated
population—whoseragetodayisfocusedonbiggovernment,
excesstaxes,immigration,welfareandaffirmativeaction—may
somedaybebroughttogetherbyitssenseofdiminishedhopes.
Thenwewillallbeinforaverydifficulttime.
B.NowonderthisisbeginningtobecalledtheSilent
Depression.Whatisgoingonhere?
C.
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