[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(改错)模拟试卷236及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(改错)模拟试卷 236及答案与解析 一、 PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 0 Positive for Youth aims to place teenagers and young people at its heart. There is the accurate expectation teenagers themselves【 M1】 _ have the responsibility to improve their local communities. The government pioneered the idea that young peopl
2、e are capable of accessing the quality of their local services. Another【 M2】 _ government-funding scheme created by the NCB, this time with【 M3】 _ the British Youth Council and disabled childrens charity KIDS, is Young Inspectors, which train some of the most disadvantaged【 M4】 _ young people from p
3、oorer communities to inspect and report on local services. The Young Inspectors scheme, so far, helped change【 M5】 _ the lives of more than 1,400 young people and improved more than 600 local services. It is the illegal requirement across public services to listen to【 M6】 _ the views of service user
4、s. There is a business case for commercial suppliers to listen to consumers. Teenagers use many public services such as police stations, clinics, clubs and libraries; and also spend as many as 12bn in shopping and travel up to age 19【 M7】 _ via the commercial sector. They want to see services improv
5、ed, not just for themselves but for their families and neighbours too. Involving young people as Young Inspectors makes a business【 M8】 _ sense, and is a means of developing young peoples self-esteem, their ability to analyse and communicate, and many other skills that are critical to employers. At
6、the NCB we are pleased with Positive For Youths holistic approach to give young people more opportunities and better【 M9】 _ support, and we will be eagerly watching to see what the policies【 M10】 _ take shape. 1 【 M1】 2 【 M2】 3 【 M3】 4 【 M4】 5 【 M5】 6 【 M6】 7 【 M7】 8 【 M8】 9 【 M9】 10 【 M10】 10 Evely
7、n Coke spent 20 years as a home care aide helping the elderly and the sick, but she did not live and see fair labor laws【 M1】 _ applied to her work. In a case that it went to the Supreme Court in 2007, Ms.【 M2】 _ Coke, who died in 2009, sued her employer with years of unpaid【 M3】 _ overtime work. Th
8、is month, the president invoked Ms. Cokes memory when he announced that the Labor Department had proposed changes to the provisions which the court had based its【 M4】 _ decision. At issue in Ms. Cokes case is a 1975 labor rule that defined【 M5】 _ home care aides as “companions,“ a class of workers t
9、hat do not【 M6】 _ qualify for federal minimum wage and overtime protections. Ms. Cokes lawyer, Craig Becker, argued that the rule was supposed to apply only to occasional domestic workers, like baby sitters, not home care aides one of the nations fastest-growing occupations and one whose duties ofte
10、n include feeding, bathing and dressing clients. And the justices said that only Congress or the Labor【 M7】 _ Department could change the rule, not the court The new proposal states clearly that home care aides who are employed by third-party agencies are entitled to the nunimum wage and overtime pa
11、yment. Aides hired directly by families are also【 M8】 _ covered if they are engaging in housekeeping or spend more than【 M9】 _ 20 percent of their time on activities other than companionship. The Labor Department will finalize the proposal after a 60-day public comment period. Some home care agencie
12、s are sure to complain, but the Labor Department should stand firmly.【 M10】 _ 11 【 M1】 12 【 M2】 13 【 M3】 14 【 M4】 15 【 M5】 16 【 M6】 17 【 M7】 18 【 M8】 19 【 M9】 20 【 M10】 20 The fact that the worlds cities are getting more and more crowded is a well-documented demographic fact. Cities such as Tokyo, S
13、ao Paolo, Bombay and Shanghai are now considered “mega-cities“, reflecting their enormous size and huge populations, which in many cases is around the twenty million-mark. There are two main reasons why these and other cities are becoming so crowded: one economic and other socio-cultural.【 M1】 _ Und
14、oubtedly, the primary cause for cities becoming so crowded is economic. With a country develops, its cities become【 M2】 _ the engines of development. Furthermore, many jobs are available【 M3】 _ in these areas. Tokyo, for example, is the motor for Japans rapid【 M4】 _ economic development in the 1960
15、s and 70 s; as a result, its population increased rapidly. People moved to Tokyo so that they could find jobs and establish economic security themselves and【 M5】 _ their families. A further factor in the huge increase in urban populations is the socio-cultural factor. Thousands of people migrating t
16、o the【 M6】 _ cities not only for jobs but also for educational and personnel【 M7】 _ reasons. The better universities are always located in big cities and this attracts tens of thousands of students every year. These students usually stay up and work in the city after they graduate.【 M8】 _ Moreover,
17、young people will move to the city as if the villages and【 M9】 _ rural areas are often governed by custom and tradition, which they believe is an obstacle to their private freedom. In conclusion, we can say that amongst the many causes behind urban population density, the economic or cultural are th
18、e【 M10】 _ most significant. People always move to the areas which provide opportunity and the freedom they desire. It is now the responsibility of municipal councils to make sure these people are housed, clothed, fed and educated. 21 【 M1】 22 【 M2】 23 【 M3】 24 【 M4】 25 【 M5】 26 【 M6】 27 【 M7】 28 【 M
19、8】 29 【 M9】 30 【 M10】 30 Christmas is the time to make the beloved ones feel special. A hug and a kiss would probably be more than enough but gifts are the ornaments of mutual love and respect. Choosing the right gift for the right person may either be a pleasure or a pain in the chest. Failure woul
20、d result from misery on your part even if the recipient【 M1】 _ doesnt tell you the truth and pretend to be unhappy about the item,【 M2】 _ which might actually be a complete disappointment on his/her part. However, many people believe that a guide on choosing【 M3】 _ the right Christmas gift might be
21、great help.【 M4】 _ The primary factor when choosing a Christinas gift is of course the degree of your relationship with the receiver. It mainly determines the value and type of the gift. Age is proved to be【 M5】 _ another important factor in buying not only Christmas gifts but gifts for any type of
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