大学英语四六级考试阅读提高的练习（35）
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="interdependency">interdependency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="organized">organized</span>. <span word="About">About</span> 55 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occupational">occupational</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inefficient">inefficient</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>. <span word="Unions">Unions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>, <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="printing">printing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="printers">printers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="highly">highly</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p>
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