1997

PartⅠ Cloze Test

Manpower Inc., with 560 000 workers, is the world's largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people (1) swarm into the offices and factories of America, seeking a day's working for a day's pay.

One day at a time. (2) As industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive (3) by reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming. (4) Even though its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This "(5) disposable" work force is the most important (6) trend in American business today, and it is (7) fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive (8) while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens (9) imposed by employment rules, health care costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of (10) importance that came from being a loyal employee.
题目及词汇
题目编号选项A选项B选项C选项D
1swarmstrideseparateslip
2ForBecauseAsSince
3frominonby
4Even thoughNow thatIf onlyProvided that
5durabledisposableavailabletransferable
6approachflowfashiontrend
7instantlyreverselyfundamentallysufficiently
8butwhileandwhereas
9imposedrestrictedillustratedconfined
10excitementconvictionenthusiasmimportance
  • temporary [ˈtemprəri] a. 临时的，暂时的 & n. 临时工
  • swarm [swɔːm] v. 成群地来回移动 & n. 一大群，一大批
  • giants [ˈdʒaɪənts] n. 巨人；大公司；巨兽
  • part-timer [ˌpɑːt ˈtaɪmə(r)] n. 兼职者；部分时间工作的人
  • disposable [dɪˈspəʊzəbl] a. 一次性的；可任意处理的；可自由支配的
  • burden [ˈbɜːdn] n. 负担，重担 & v. 使负担 ，使承受重担
  • impose [ɪmˈpəʊz] v. 把...强加于；推行，采用；强迫
  • pensin ['penʃ(ə)n] n. 养老金，退休金
  • stride [straɪd] v.大步走；阔步行走 & n. 进展，进步；步态
  • durable [ˈdjʊərəbl] a. 耐用的，持久的 & n. 耐用品
  • reversely [rɪˈvɜːsli] ad. 相反地，反向地
  • sufficiently [sə'fɪʃ(ə)ntlɪ] ad. 足以，充分地，最大限度地
  • whereas [ˌweərˈæz] conj. 然而，但是，尽管 & n. 开场白，引言
  • One day at a time. 一天一过。/专注于今天。