Question

Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everybody. The economics(经济) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often it is not possible(可能的) and so more and more people are without work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in shorter time.

Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine often can do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.

1.If the economics(经济) of the world grow by 4% each year, ________.

A. people will have no jobs

B. 4% of the people will have jobs too

C. people can have the same number of jobs as before

D. 96% of the people will have jobs.

2.One machine can do as much work as ________.

A. 40 people    B. 75,000 people

C. 70% of the people    D. 96% of the people will have jobs

3.Which of the following is not true?

A. Most people want to have jobs.

B. Machines need more money and longer holiday.

C. Now more people are without jobs.

D. Machines are taking work from people not only in factories but also on farms.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】人们都需要工作来维持生活，但是世界经济的增长并不能满足人们的这一要求。而且机器在工厂里或者农场里广泛使用，这样更加造成了越来越多的人失业。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中The economics(经济) of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people可知，世界经济每年增长4%，这样才能维持原来的工作数量给人们。根据这一句话可知C选项和原文意思相同，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中One machine often can do the work of forty people可知，一台机器可以做40个人的工作。由此可知应选A。

3.推理判断题。根据短文中Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays可知，机器不需要钱，也不要长假，因此B选项的表述和原文相反，是错误的，选B。根据Most people want to work、so more and more people are without work和machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms可知其他三项都符合文意。

点睛：这篇短文是一篇说明文，讲述了经济增长和机器对人们工作的影响。短文内容有一定难度，里面有一些长句比较难以理解。但是后面的题目设置都不难，以细节理解题为主，尤其是第2小题，题目的答案很容易在原文找到。第3小题稍微费点力，需要将四个句子都跟原文信息比对，以判断正误。我们可以将每个选项表达的内容都在原文相应的地方找到，进行比对，用排除法作答。