2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（46）
<p> 46</p><p> <span word="Opinion">Opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span>,<span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span>,<span word="high">high</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="widely">widely</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>? <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Universal">Universal</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>.</p><p> <span word="Employment">Employment</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enclosures">enclosures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="commuted">commuted</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="distances">distances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="until">until</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p>
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