Several hundred more employees will have to be ______ if the company does not get any new orders soon.

A.laid out

B.laid off

C.laid down

D.laid aside

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Plugging into Electronic Databases

If you are looking【C1】______information, library shelves are a good place【C2】______. But if you need up-to-the-minute data or have specialized needs, you may【C3】______a computerized database more useful,【C4】______expensive, and less time consuming. A database, a file of【C5】______on one subject or family of subjects, can be【C6】______and maintained in a computer's memory. The speed of the computer then enables you【C7】______any item in this file almost instantly.

The three main types of databases are statistics, bibliographies, and full text. Statistical databases store vast【C8】______of numerical data, such as wages and price indexes, census information, foreign exchange rates, and bond prices. Bibliographic databases store references to and【C9】______of articles【C10】______periodicals and newspapers. Full-text databases offer the complete texts of such materials【C11】______newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

【C12】______databases exist today, and their numbers are【C13】______Many companies have their【C14】______database,【C15】______is accessible【C16】______employees through computer terminals or microcomputers.【C17】______addition, several hundred commercial data bases are now available【C18】______the public,【C19】______literally millions of information readily retrievable. These databases cover specific fields, such as law and financial【C20】______, or general information, such as sports and weather data.

【C1】

A．at

B．on

C．for

D．in

第二节 完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Plugging into Electronic Databases

If you are looking (36) information, library shelves are a good place (37) . But if you need up-to-the-minute data or have specialized needs, you may (38) a computerized database more useful, (39) expensive, and less time consuming. A database, a file of (40) on one subject or family of subjects, can be (41) and maintained in a computer's memory. The speed of the computer then enables you (42) any item in this file almost instantly.

The three main types of databases are statistics, bibliographies, and full text. Statistical databases store vast (43) of numerical data, such as wages and price indexes, census information, foreign exchange rates, and bond prices. Bibliographic databases store references to and (44) of articles (45) periodicals and newspapers. Full-text databases offer the complete texts of such materials (46) newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

(47) databases exist today, and their numbers are (48) Many companies have their (49) database, (50) is accessible (51) employees through computer terminals or microcomputers. (52) addition, several hundred commercial data bases are now available (53) the public, (54) literally millions of information readily retrievable. These databases cover specific fields, such as law and financial (55) , or general information, such as sports and weather data.

36. [A] at

[B] on

[C] for

[D] in

A.three hundreds

B.three hundreds of

C.three hundred

D.three hundred of

In fact, there are more than 3,000 languages on Earth. Some are spoken by hundreds of millions of people. Some are spoken by only a few dozen people. More than 350 million people speak English as their native language. More than 830 million people speak some form. of Chinese.

Every language reflects the culture of the people who speak it. In Arabic, there are several hundred terms for camels. This is because camels have been an extremely important part of Arabian desert life. Think at some words for different parts of a car. Do you think all languages contain such words？ If a culture has never' used a thing, it probably will have no word for that thing.

Hew many people in the world speak Chinese？

(8)

A．More than 300 million.

B．More than 350 million.

C．More than 830 million.

D．About 930 million.

to west it is only about three hundred miles across．But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate．People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often makes the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country．Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands．In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant．One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south. Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of (is made up of) the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical plants grow well．Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere．Farmers in the areas gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier．In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest．This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas. The distance from the center of England to south coast is about A．one hundred miles B．three hundred miles C．one hundred and fifty miles D．six hundred miles

第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Plugging into Electronic Databases

If you are looking 【B1】 information, library shelves arc a good place 【B2】 . But if you need up-to-the-minute data or have specialized needs, you may 【B3】 a computerized database more useful, 【B4】 expensive, and less time consuming. A database, a file of 【B5】 on one subject or family of subjects, can be 【B6】 and maintained in a computer's memory. The speed of the computer then enables you 【B7】 any item in this file almost instantly.

The three main types of databases are statistics, bibliographies, and full text. Statistical databases store vast 【B8】 of numerical data, such as wage and price indexes, census information, foreign exchange rates, and bond prices, bibliographic databases store references and 【B9】 of articles 【B10】 periodicals and newspapers. Full-text databases offer the complete texts of such materials 【B11】 newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

【B12】 databases exist today, and their numbers are 【B13】 . Many companies have their 【B14】 database, 【B15】 is accessible 【B16】 employees through computer terminals or microcomputers. 【B17】 addition, several hundred commercial data bases are now available 【B18】 the public, 【B19】 literally millions of information readily retrievable. These databases cover specific fields, such as law and financial 【B20】 , or general information, such as sports and weather data.

【B1】

A．at

B．on

C．for

D．in

There are (11) in the U. S.:

If you have to (12) several time zones in 12 hours or less, you may feel an upset of your (13) after the long flight. This is jet lag. Doctors say the best thing you can do is (14) and perhaps have a drink of water and rest at your hotel (15) .

Larger airports with lots of (16) have employees who speak languages besides English to help you, but smaller ones don't.

You can bring (17) one quart of alcoholic beverages and one carton of cigarettes (200 cigarettes) into the U. S. (18) . If you bring more, you have to pay tax.

If you lose something on the plane or can't find your (19) at the claim area, you should report it to your airline. If you lose something in the airport, you should go to (20) .

eed railway were selected from more than 5,000 employees of the Beijing Railway Bureau. These members must meet several requirements: they must be female, be 28 years old or younger, have fair-complexion and a curvy figure, weigh less than 60 kilos and be between 165-170 centimeters in height. Some people think this is discrimination against the otherwise "unfit" employees. What is your opinion？ Should we have these requirements for railway service staffs？ Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

ve Americans at work was employed, i. e., worked for somebody else. Today only one out of five is not employed but working for himself. And when fifty years ago "being employed" meant working as a factory laborer or as a farmhand, the employee of today is increasingly a middle-class person with a substantial formal education, holding a professional or management job requiting intellectual and technical skills. Indeed, two things have characterized. American society during these last fifty years: middle-class and upper-class employees have been the fastest-growing groups in our working population—rowing so

fast that the industrial worker, that oldest child of the Industrial Revolution, has been losing in numerical importance despite the expansion of industrial production.

Yet you will find little if anything written on what it is to be an employee. You can find a great deal of very dubious advice on how to get a job or how to get a promotion. You can also find a good deal of work in a chosen field, whether it be the mechanist's trade or bookkeeping. Every one of these trades requires different skills, sets different standards, and requires a different preparation. Yet they all have employeeship in common. And increasingly, especially in the large business or in government, employeeship is more important to success than the special professional knowledge or skill. Certainly more people fail because they do not know the requirements of being an employee than because they do not adequately possess the skills of their trade; the higher you climb the ladder, the more you get into administrative or executive work, the greater the emphasis on ability to work within the organization rather than on technical abilities or professional knowledge.

It is implied that fifty years ago______.

A．eighty per cent of American working people were employed in factories

B．twenty per cent of American intellectuals were employees

C．the percentage of intellectuals in the total work force was almost the same as that of industrial workers

D．the percentage of intellectuals working as employees was not so large as that of industrial workers