2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（20）
<p> 20</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span><span word="from">from</span> 82 <span word="to">to</span> 110 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1973 <span word="and">and</span> 1985<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="third">third</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span><span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="n">n</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="farming">farming</span><span word="at">at</span> <span word="most">most</span>, 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="around">around</span> 18 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 2010, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sharper">sharper</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="force">force</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span><span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="blue">blue</span><span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span></p>
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