英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇103
<p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="centralized">centralized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="dependant">dependant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="services">services</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbors">harbors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dependency">dependency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>, <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="develops">develops</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <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>. <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>. 21. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="interdependent">interdependent</span>. <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="Unions">Unions</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="services">services</span>. 22. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="get">get</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="themC">themC</span>. <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="bargain">bargain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>23. <span word="Disagreements">Disagreements</span> <span word="arise">arise</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themA">themA</span>. <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unionsB">unionsB</span>. <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="othersD">othersD</span>. <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> 24. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</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="because">because</span>______. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="some">some</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="industriesC">industriesC</span>. <span word="only">only</span> 55 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unionsD">unionsD</span>. <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> 25. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="TRUE">TRUE</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</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="B">B</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="C">C</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unions">unions</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. 21. <span word="A">A</span> 22. <span word="A">A</span> 23. <span word="C">C</span> 24. <span word="B">B</span> 25. <span word="D">D</span></p>
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