Part V Cloze

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Nearly half of organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find ?with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), even more companies expect to experience ges of employees with Stem skills in the next three years.
The Confederation of British Industry and the vocational qualifications body EDI ed 694 organizations across the public and e sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.
Half are ned they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to t enough employees with the right A-level skills.
"75.As we move further into recovery and businesses plan growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will ify," said Richard Lambert, director general, CBI.
"In the future, people with qualifications in science and maths will be particularly sought after, and firms say it is already hard to find people with the right cal or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top ty to encourage more young people to study science-related ts."
The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects they studied business studies, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don't insist on a ular degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a Stem-related subject.
The research ghted worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK rce. Half of employers expressed worries about employees' basic literacy and numeracy skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, two-thirds reported concerns.
【評(píng)析】這是一篇討論“雇主和他們所需要的大學(xué)生技能” 的文章。今年四級(jí)的完型填空,涉及5處名詞,2處介詞,6處動(dòng)詞,4處形容詞和3處副詞。第82題稍難,像80和85都可以通過上下文判斷出來,其余部分只要在句子內(nèi)部或者句子之間進(jìn)行上下文邏輯比對(duì)或語法搭配,即可完成。詞義辨析考查較多,考查學(xué)生詞匯的儲(chǔ)備量,因此,考生要特別注意四級(jí)詞匯的牢固掌握。

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67.
【答案】reveals
【解析】第一段提出話題,“據(jù)一項(xiàng)最新調(diào)查顯示,現(xiàn)在的雇主們害怕他們雇不到符合要求的畢業(yè)生”,launch意思為“發(fā)起一場運(yùn)動(dòng)”,submit意為“提交,服從”,generate生成,reveal透露,揭露,顯示。這里根據(jù)段意,reveal最合適。

68.
【答案】staff
【解析】根據(jù)句意,基本有一半的組織機(jī)構(gòu)告訴調(diào)查者他們?cè)谂ふ揖哂兴膫€(gè)方面(科學(xué)、技術(shù)、工程和數(shù)學(xué))才能的職員。這里partners,audience, officials顯然不符合題意。

69.
【答案】while
【解析】這里和前面已經(jīng)敘述的事實(shí)構(gòu)成并列,“同時(shí),更多公司預(yù)測,接下來的三年他們都將會(huì)遭遇雇員四缺現(xiàn)象(科學(xué)、技術(shù)、工程和數(shù)學(xué)知識(shí)技能欠缺)”,因此排除其他三項(xiàng)。選while。

70.
【答案】shortages
【解析】由第二段句首struggling可判斷,機(jī)構(gòu)組織尋找這些人才非常不易,那么這種人才顯然是不夠的,短缺的。absence是表示“缺席,不在”,不能描述短缺,因此排除。此題的另一個(gè)關(guān)鍵是確定experience的詞性,動(dòng)詞。

71.
【答案】surveyed
【解析】第三段用一句話簡介經(jīng)過工業(yè)聯(lián)盟調(diào)查了69個(gè)行業(yè)和組織,首先排除D和C,search是指搜查;細(xì)查某處以搜尋某人或某物,搜索;而survey是指調(diào)查某部分人的行為、意見等(通常以詢問方式進(jìn)行),符合題意。

72.
【答案】private
【解析】根據(jù)上一題的意思,調(diào)查在公共和私人部門中展開,后面一句的together暗示and后面的這個(gè)空是和“公共的”對(duì)立的,因此填private。

73.
【答案】concerned
【解析】第四段描寫了這個(gè)調(diào)查的具體情況。有一半人…,這里缺少動(dòng)詞,confront一般和with連用,conform 符合,遵照,confuse 使混亂,使困惑,這里根據(jù)上下文的意思,雇主們都擔(dān)心這種現(xiàn)象的發(fā)生,因此選concerned, be concerned 擔(dān)心的,煩惱的,憂慮的。

74.
【答案】recruit
【解析】本題考查詞義辨析,三分之一的被調(diào)查者坦言他們可能顧不到符合相應(yīng)資質(zhì)的雇員,只有recruit符合題意。

75.
【答案】As
【解析】根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)判斷,前半句是一個(gè)伴隨狀語,“隨著…的深入進(jìn)行,…需求越來越強(qiáng)”,而不是條件狀語或讓步狀語。

76.
【答案】for
【解析】這里考查介詞搭配。這里側(cè)重于描述執(zhí)行進(jìn)展的計(jì)劃的目的,選for。

77.
【答案】intensify
【解析】本題考查詞義辨析。根據(jù)前文,這種需求是不斷增加的,intensify 增強(qiáng),強(qiáng)化,變激烈;dominate指在…中占主導(dǎo)地位,這里并沒有給出一個(gè)具體的范圍,不符合句意。enforce 實(shí)施,執(zhí)行;stretch 伸展。

78.
【答案】technical
【解析】本題比較簡單,屬于送分題。前賣第二段已經(jīng)指出在四個(gè)方面技能欠缺,選項(xiàng)中顯然只有technical符合文意。

79.
【答案】priority
【解析】這里考查短語固定搭配。make…a top priority 讓…成為首要任務(wù),當(dāng)務(wù)之急。

80.
【答案】subjects
【解析】這里鼓勵(lì)年輕人學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)相關(guān)的學(xué)科,從倒數(shù)第二段也可判斷。academy 學(xué)院,研究院; procedure 步驟,程序,thought 思想,不符題意,排除。

81.
【答案】if
【解析】這里考查考生對(duì)前后兩個(gè)完整的句子的關(guān)系的理解,主句中的would是一個(gè)虛擬語氣的標(biāo)志詞,據(jù)此代入選項(xiàng)if,通讀上下文,符合題意之后確定。

82.
【答案】rate
【解析】詞義辨析題。rate評(píng)定某人、某事物的價(jià)值;order 命令,整理;discuss 討論,論述,observe 觀察,遵守。根據(jù)文意,雇主們認(rèn)為A-levels中價(jià)值最低的學(xué)科是心理學(xué)和社會(huì)學(xué),因此選rate。

83.
【答案】particular
【解析】文章指出現(xiàn)在雇主們需要的是具備Stem四方面素質(zhì)的人才,因此許多雇主們不贊成對(duì)某一特殊學(xué)科的專業(yè)學(xué)位,而非typical典型的,general一般的,或者是積極的positive。

84.
【答案】highlighted
【解析】詞義辨析題。根據(jù)最后一句,該研究“強(qiáng)調(diào)” 對(duì)…的擔(dān)憂, focus一般和on連用,其余兩項(xiàng)意義不符。

85.
【答案】workforce
【解析】詞義辨析題?!疤岣哂鴦趧?dòng)力的基本技能”,masses 民眾,faculty 全體教員,community 社區(qū),團(tuán)體;整篇文章都在討論就業(yè)和雇傭,顯然選workforce。

86.
【答案】where
【解析】考查定語關(guān)系副詞。這個(gè)定語從句完整,由此判斷缺少關(guān)系副詞,首先排除A,B兩個(gè)關(guān)系代詞,再根據(jù)意思排除why。