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Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income．This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment，so it includes employers and the self-employed．Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community．
Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population，there are several other influences which also affect it．The age distribution (分布) of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work，then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an balanced spread age distribution．If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds (超出) the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines．
Sometimes a population is described as aging which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly，and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it．In that situation the population is top-heavy with older people．So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate．
The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy．If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce，this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group．If the aged are to be cared for in special homes，finance must be available for that purpose．If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population，then the government tax revenue(稅收) is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily．
72．In the passage “l(fā)abor force” is defined as ___________.
A．people who are available to work and earn income
B．self-employed people only
C．people who are looking for an employment
D．employers who create job opportunities
73．The conclusion which can be drawn from the second paragraph is that___________.
A．a(chǎn) natural growth of population leads to a balanced workforce
B．a(chǎn) large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce
C．the larger the population，the higher the proportion of the workforce
D．the workforce will be lower, if the population has a balanced age distribution，
74．When a population is said to be aging，___________.
A．there are more people retiring than those entering the workforce
B．the birth rate must be growing
C．there should be an oversupply of workforce
D．There are more people entering the workforce than those retiring
75．The population which is top-heavy with older people ___________ of a country.
A．leads to the high rate of unemployment 
B．results in low tax on the workforce members 
C．a(chǎn)ffects employees’ incomes
D．places pressure on the economy

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Section C
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph.  There is one extra heading which you do not need.
（D）
A. Promise behaviors
B. Attitude beats experience
C. Job-winning qualities
D. Employer and employee relation
E. Stable career choices
F. Importance of teamwork skills
Despite the economy, experts advice students to major in what interests them.
 
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Aware of the worst job market in more than 25 years, many students enrolling in colleges and universities this fall are considering majors that they believe will land them stable career. 
Students with degrees in nursing, health care, accounting, computer, general science and engineering report the most success in finding jobs. Those with degrees in finance, journalism, graphic design, and international relations have had tougher times, liberal arts graduates also struggle.
 
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Still career experts say students should major in whatever area most interests them, even if it’s a less specialized liberal arts field, such as Chinese and or sociology. In a national survey, communication, followed closely by a strong work ethic and team work skills, was rated at the most important qualities sought by employers. “Liberal arts teaches us how to learn. When we go out into the world of work, we are going to have to continue to learn,” said Dan Naegeli, director of the university of North Texas career center.
 
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Texas Health Resources uses a wide range of workers at its 14 hospitals and other sites. The 18,000 employees company hires about 2000 people a year. It looks for candidates with “promise (有前途的) behaviors,” human resource director Justin Clem said.
“The resume is great… Education is wonderful,” Clem said. “But when we interview, we really want to look at situations they were put into the past, what actions they took, and what were the results. Do these results really support treating other people with courtesy dignity and respect? And communicating clearly and earning people’s trust? And thinking before they act?”
 
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The company also looks for people who have record of providing service, said Janaelle Nowne, vice president of human resource. If a student mowed lawns or worked at a fast-food restaurant, she said, “ the things that we would want to hear is how you attended to providing service to people that you were working with and how you were attending to the quality of the products that you have. ”
“Experience is always helpful, but it is not always the guarantee that person is going to get the job,” she added. “We look at the behaviors and the attitude they bring in and their willingness to be a part of the team.”
 
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Lockheed Martin has all sorts of jobs in all sorts of fields. One of the skills recruiters consider is the ability to work in teams.
“Most of what we do is problem solving, and you get people with different kinds of skills together to solve the problem,” said Norman Robbins, senior manager community relations. “If you are real bright but you can’t get along with anybody, you’re not going to be as successful as you will be if you can work in teams.”

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第二部分閱讀理解:（共兩節(jié), 滿分50分）
Ⅲ. 第一節(jié)（共20小題; 每小題2分, 滿分40分））閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卷上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。
“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and let him know that you trust him.” These words are from the black American educator, Booker Washington. He was saying that, “If you want people to grow up, you have to stop treating them like children.”
In America, families are close but children are encouraged to be independent, to make their own decisions, even at a very early age. It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance (津貼) every week. The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose, for example, buying clothes, school supplies or CDs. Some teenagers even have their own credit cards! That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit.
From an early age, American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision-making. At the dinner table, teenagers will be listened to on any topic, from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation. In this way, teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals: they are learning how to stand on their own two feet.
Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence. They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings. You can see this in the way they dress, the music they listen to and the friends they choose. “Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest. She was not the traditional “nice, young Chinese girl”. With her short, spiky hair and boy-like clothes, she was telling everyone that she was different. She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet ... and she won!
There is an old saying, “Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength.” If you do this, step by step, over a period of time, you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be.
41. The passage is intended to encourage the youth to ________.
A. save money for useful things               B. become independent
C. express their great ambitions              D. make important decisions
42. A child of seven is given allowance so that he can ________.
A. be accepted as a popular guy             B. learn to decide how to use money
C. overspend money without care            D. have school supplies of his own
43. The author implies that many Chinese children ________.
A. are more independent than Americans            B. should become interested in America
C. are happy with their present situation             D. are not satisfied to be nice, quiet ones
44. The main idea of the last paragraph is ________.
A. that we should do things step by step           B. why we should understand our desires
C. what we should plan for our own life          D. how we can manage to realize our dream

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Hoorah！I have escaped the Czech (捷克) Republic! I am now wearing light clothing and sunglasses, although the latter are superfluous today, as it is cool and overcast with cloud and it has rained slightly.
The city of Qatar (卡塔爾) is flat and sandy with few trees — mostly palms. You can see construction everywhere, new streets with hotels and apartment blocks in Venice theme. It’s a mix of super modern and traditional building styles. Everything looks new including the vehicles. There are many huge roundabouts; no traffic rules or at least no one obeys any. The huge 4-storey shopping mall in fantastic style has an ice rink (溜冰場) on the ground floor. Thousands of people walk round the waterfront after dark.
Qataris are very religious and there are calls to prayers regularly. Qatari men are dressed in all sorts of traditional clothing plus western dresses. You can easily find imported labour from South Asian countries, poorly paid and discriminated against. I am told that Qataris don’t hide their racist attitudes.
Women are always wonderful sights. Some are in all sorts of black clothing with face uncovered; some totally enveloped; lots wearing western dresses. Best sight so far: a woman in a mall completely wrapped in black including gloves, not even an eye shown — wearing glasses on the outside of her veil (面紗), using a cell phone while fingering a dress.
I am living with my employers — a New Zealand couple, and another teacher named Wayne, all about my age. We share one apartment. I have a large room with a bathroom attached: it is a little run-down but very comfortable. The only rather annoying thing is that I have to use the laptop on my bed as there is no desk and chair in here. As soon as it is clear that I will be staying I will make a change to all this. I haven’t lived with other people for many years and have been used to living alone so it will be interesting to see how this works.
49. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. The New Life with My Employers               B. General Observation of Qataris
C. My Adventure in the Czech Republic           D. My First Impressions of Qatar
50. The underlined part in paragraph one can be explained as ________.
A. it will be a fine day later                B. light clothing is helpless with cold
C. sunglasses appear fantastic            D. sunglasses become unnecessary
51. In the author’s eyes, Qatar is a ________.
A. rich western industrialized country            B. backward agricultural country
C. modern society with religious tradition     D. nation closed to the outside world
52. It is true that the author is ________.                 
A. pleased with her present living condition   B. missing her days in the Czech Republic
C. not certain how long she will be staying     D. worried about her relation with her boss

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Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little tolerance for falling in despair. Especially now we’ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings — whether it’s after losing a job, the break-up of a relationship or the death of a loved one. So it’s no surprise that more and more people are taking them.
But is this really such a good idea? A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn’t. They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose (行為輕率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose—and if we lose it, we lose out. Yet many psychiatrists (精神病醫(yī)生) insist not. Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression(抑郁), they warn. Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to make themselves feel better.
So who is right? Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch?
There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life. It may be a self-protection strategy, as other primates (靈長類) also show signs of sadness. A losing monkey that doesn’t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey — and that could result in death.
In humans sadness has a further function: we may display sadness as a form of communication. By acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support.
Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods. There are plenty of great artists, writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder. Scientists found that people with signs of depression performed better at a creative task, and negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience, which allows creative processes to come to the front. There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career. A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s. The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them.
53. The underlined word “this ” refers to ________.
A. taking medicine   B. falling in despair              C. losing a job              D. feeling sad
54. The author believes sadness is ________.
A. a good thing for people’s health            B. something horrible never to touch
C. a necessary function of humans’       D. always to be treated as depression
55. Some animals show their sadness in order to ________.
A. cheat their enemy                                B. protect themselves 
C. comfort the loser                               D. challenge the winner
56. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.
A. people with great creativity tend to be happier   
B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career
C. too much happiness can be bad for your career
D. the happiest people are the most successful ones

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The first MP4 player was born years ago. Soon many music fans were wondering how fantastic it is! If you have been into technology enough, perhaps you may have a knowledge of the MP4. If not, you do need to know something before buying one, even if you are familiar with MP3. MP3 is the CD-like disc with greater capacity. How about MP4? This small digital product will really enrich the joy from listening to music. You can even feel the “touch” of music to your soul!
Now, some similar digital products advertised as “MP4 players” are simply MP3 players, which do not play video and MPEG format (格式) and also lack other particular functions. These products confuse some buyers, as they may think the “MP4” players simply mean they can do more than MP3.
What is MP4?!
It is a multimedia container. It is not only used to store digital audio (音頻) and digital video streams, especially those of MPEG, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles (字幕) and pictures. As a most modern container format, it allows streaming over the Internet.
With the help of a piece of MP4 video equipment, you can change various programs such as MPEG to MP4, ASX to MP4, AVI to MP4 and so on, which can be done very quickly and easily without any effect on the sound quality. By installing (安裝) DVD-MP4 software, you can transfer particular music from a DVD to an MP4 video file. It really excites your listening music experience. 
Then, there is MP4 advanced and you can set your own collection of all the programs — TV shows, games, and music. You can even see movies which are still running in cinemas. What else digital product could you possibly ask for? 
57. It is suggested here that you should ________ before buying an MP4 player
A. first be a music fan                                 B. have a knowledge of MP4
C. get familiar with MP3                                  D. buy a CD-like disc
58. From the passage, we can see that MP4 is ________ MP3. 
A. much bigger than              B. just as advanced as  
C. not so particular as              D. more functional than
59. Which function of MP4 is NOT directly mentioned in this passage?
A. Storing digital audio and video streams.    B. Recording some movies in cinemas.
C. Playing TV shows, games and movies.      D. Transferring particular music from a DVD.
60. From the last sentence, it’s clear that the writer tries to tell us it is _______.
A. reasonable to buy other digital products    B. impossible to buy something else
C. a very wise choice to buy an MP4       D. an exciting experience to buy an MP3  

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第二節(jié)（共5小題; 每小題2分, 滿分10分）
在一個(gè)圖書展覽上，Katy，Jan，Susan，Bob，Anna五人在淘書，第61至65題是他們個(gè)人的情況介紹。閱讀下面的六本書的簡介（A、B、C、D、E、F），選出符合各人需要的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余項(xiàng)。
______ 61. Katy works for an Education Press, which publishes books on school educating and teaching skills. These days, she is busy with a series of reference books on teaching method in classroom for senior teachers. So, she is interested in any book dealing with such subjects.   
______ 62. Jan likes writing his own blog, from which we know he is studying in an Economic College, majoring in Business Economics. Though being a freshman, he is writing an article on what he has learned. So some books with related knowledge will be very helpful to him.  
______ 63. Susan has just graduated from college. Busy contacting with some companies, she hopes to get a position as a secretary, which requires her to know the procedures of office work and skills of managing office affairs, such as receiving visitors, arranging meetings and dealing with calls and so on.
______ 64. Mr. Bob works in the Grand Hotel. Recently, he has just been appointed as captain of his department. With his promotion is his chance to meet with different people. He will do more study on communicating skills, to satisfy various guests.
______ 65. Mrs. Anna will go to China soon for an exchange education project. She’s going to teach English in a primary school in Beijing. Though being a teacher for years, she hasn’t taught English as a foreign language. She is now ready for the challenge from her new job.    
A                                          B
 
C                                     D 
 
E                                                                     F  
 

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第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題，每小題1．5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Throughout history，people have been the victims of pickpockets．Today，  36  is one of the most rapidly increasing  37 ．Pickpockets are increasing   38  and developing better methods to practice their skill．  39  one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year．No one is really safe  40   a skilled pickpocket．His victims，or “marks” 41  they are rolled，can be rich or poor，young or old．  42 the 18th century，pickpockets   43  in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging  44  was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets．  45 ，in time the practice was discontinued．
Police officials say that most   46  pickpockets come from South America． 47 these expert pickpockets  48   in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．B． 49 he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy that has  50 inside its pockets!
Some of the  51  places of pickpockets are banks，airports，supermarkets，trains and bus stations．  52  a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket  53  his partner．  54  being the victim of a pickpocket，it is   55  to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people．
36．A．pick pocketing B．stealing pickpockets    C．to pickpocket D．to steal pickpockets
37．A．headaches           B．faults              C．mistakes                 D．crimes
38．A．by far                 B．a(chǎn)t random       C．in number              D．out of order
39．A．Automatically     B．Obviously        C．Approximately       D．Subsequently
40．A．a(chǎn)gainst               B．with               C．out of                    D．from
41．A．since                  B．a(chǎn)s                   C．so                          D．thus
42．A．At                      B．Since              C．From                     D．During
43．A．were hanged       B．would hang        C．were hung              D．must be hung
44．A．what                  B．of which         C．which                    D．a(chǎn)mong whom
45．A．Therefore           B．At once          C．Because                 D．However
46．A．a(chǎn)ttractive            B．convenient       C．efficient                 D．serious
47．A．Much of             B．A large amount of   C．Many of                 D．A great number
48．A．a(chǎn)re researched     B．specialize            C．a(chǎn)re trained              D．major
49．A．where                 B．when                  C．a(chǎn)lthough                D．however
50．A．money                B．jewelry               C．bells                      D．rings
51．A．favorite              B．liking                 C．favored                  D．be liked
52．A．Seldom              B．Once                  C．Often                     D．Forever
53．A．like                    B．being                  C．for                        D．a(chǎn)s
54．A．To avoid             B．To neglect           C．Trying not              D．To forget
55．A．critical               B．fortunately          C．important               D．obvious

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Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do, the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen.
The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of increasing the productivity of that country’s bees. He imported a very active type of African bee from Tanzania and mated (交配) it with the more easygoing native variety to produce a new kind of bees. The new bees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed that Professor Kerr, for that was the scientist’s name, had a total success on his hands.
Then things began to go wrong. For some reason as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of something in their environment, the new bees began to develop extremely attacking personalities. They became bad-tempered and easy to be angry, attacked the native bees and drove them from their living places.
But worse was to follow. Having taken over the countryside, the new bees, with their dangerous stings (叮) , began to attack its neighbors—cats , dogs, horses, chickens and finally man himself. A long period of terror began that has so far killed a great number of animals and about 150 human beings.
This would have been enough if the bees had stayed in Brazil. But now they are on the move, heading northwards in countless millions towards Central and North America, and moving at the alarming speed of 200 miles a year. The countries that lie in their path are naturally worried because it looks as if nothing can be done to stop them.
60. Which of the following statements is right?
A. The results of the South American experiment have caused a serious trouble.             
B. Scientific experiments in South America have proved to be wrong.
C. The results of the South American experiment are not yet certain.                     
D. It’s clear that scientific experiments in South America are not important.
61. The experiment mentioned in this passage was designed to _________.
A. increase the amount of honey in Brazil
B. make Brazilian bees more easy-going
C. increase the number of bees in Brazil
D. make African bees less active
62. Which of the following may be the cause of the new bees attacking personalities?
A. Their production of honey.         B. Their hard work.
C. Their living environment.               D. Their bad temper.
63. The last paragraph implies that __________.
A. the bees have been driven to Central and North America
B. The bees may bring about trouble in more countries
C. the bees must be stopped from moving north
D. the bees prefer to live in Brazil

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A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo(接受) testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.
The system, called driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%--40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to tiredness.
Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband. The device, worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by pressing the steering wheel. A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response.
Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.
In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.
The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.
68. How should a driver respond to the sounds from Driver Alert?
A. By sounding a warning.   B. By touching the wristband.
C. By checking the driving time. D. By pressing the steering wheel.
69. We can learn from the text that the driver needs to stop for a break when his response time is ________
A. about 400 milliseconds    B. below 500 milliseconds
C. over 500 milliseconds      D. about 4 minutes
70. When the driver gets sleepy while driving, Driver Alert ______.
A. moves more regularly      B. stops working properly
C. opens the window for the driver      D. sounds more frequently and loudly
71. According to the text, Driver Alert ______.
A. aims to reduce tiredness-related accidents
B. has gone through testing at laboratories
C. aims to prevent drivers from sleeping
D. has been on sale for 12 months