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听力原文：Voters in Peru headed to the post today to cast their ballot in a runoff presiden

听力原文： Voters in Peru headed to the post today to cast their ballot in a runoff presidential election that many hope will mark the end of the nation's political crisis. Opinion polls last week showed the moderate candidate Alejandro Toledo with a narrow lead over the left-leaning former president Alan Garcia. Both Candidates have campaigned on similar publicity platforms. Meanwhile, pre-lection surveys indicate that up to 25% of voters in Peru plan to spoil or leave their ballot blank to show their dissatisfaction with both candidates.

Some voters will waste their ballots because

A．they like neither candidate.

B．they are all ill-informed.

C．the candidates do not differ much.

D．they do not want to vote twice.

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Employment Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, wh

Employment

Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.

But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people travelled longer distances to their places of employment until eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and places in which they in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.

What idea did the author derive from the recent opinion polls？ ______.

A．New jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures.

B．Available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population.

C．The present high unemployment figures are a fact of life.

D．Jobs available must be distributed among more people.

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SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Lis

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： Exit polls in Israel show that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan from some Palestinian areas has been firmly rejected by his Likud Party. While Mr. Sharon has acknowledged defeat in Sunday's referendum, he says he has no intention of resigning.

The exit polls broadcast late Sunday showed that between 58 and 62 percent of Likud members voted against the prime minister's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Observers say opponents of the plan were more motivated than Mr. Sharon's supporters. The Liknd Central Elections Committee says that only about 40 percent of the nearly 200,000 members eligible to take part in the referendum actually cast ballots.

Besides low-voter turnout, another factor that appeared to weigh against the prime minister was the killing on Sunday of a pregnant Israeli woman and her four daughters in an ambush by Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip.

It is believed the killings prompted many previously undecided Likud voters to reject the plan.

What percentage of Likud members voted against the prime minister's plan？

A．About 60 percent.

B．About 40 percent.

C．About 64 percent.

D．75 percent.

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SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Lis

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： Exit polls in Israel show that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon' s unilateral disengagement plan from some Palestinian areas has been firmly rejected by his Liked Party. While Mr. Sharon has acknowledged defeat in Sunday's referendum, he says he has no intention of resigning.

The exit polls broadcast late Sunday showed that between 58 and 62 percent of Likud members voted against the prime minister's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Observers say opponents of the plan were more motivated than Mr. Sharon's supporters. The Liked Central Elections Committee says that only about 40 percent of the nearly 200,000 members eligible to take part in the referendum actually cast ballots.

Besides Low-voter turnout, another factor that appeared to weigh against the prime minister was the killing on Sunday of a pregnant Israeli woman and her four daughters in an ambush by Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip.

It is believed the killings prompted many previously undecided Liked voters to reject the plan.

What percentage of Likud voted against the Prime Minister's plan？

A．About 60 percent.

B．About 40 percent.

C．About 64 percent.

D．75 percent.

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Opinion polls arc now beginning to show a reluctant consensus that, whoever is to 'blame a

nd whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.

But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work？ Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to revive the household arm the neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future of work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves, then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to pay employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.

It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form. of work, young people and old people were excluded -- a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the utopian goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full times jobs.

Recent opinion polls show that ______.

A．available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population

B．new jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures

C．available employment must be more widely distributed among the unemployed

D．the present high unemployment figures are a fact of life

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Opinion polls are now beginning to show a reluctant consensus that, whoever is to blame an

d whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely. But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work？ Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to re- vive the household and the neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people’s work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future of work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people’s homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people’s work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to pay employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.

It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form. of work, young people and old people were excluded -- a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to bye active lives.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the utopian goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full times jobs.

Recent opinion polls show that _____.

A．available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population

B．new jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures

C．available employment must be more widely distributed among the unemployed

D．the present high unemployment figures are a fact of life

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Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, whoever is to

blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.

But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought about may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people travelled longer distances to their places of employment until eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and places in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.

What idea did the author derive from the recent opinion polls？

A．New jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures.

B．Available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population.

C．The present high unemployment figures are a fact of life.

D．Jobs available must be distributed among more people.

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Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, whoever is to

blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment widely.

But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self respecting？ Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office as centers of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people traveled longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the impractical goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.

What idea did the author derive from the recent opinion polls？

A．Available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population.

B．New jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures.

C．Jobs available must be distributed among more people.

D．The present high unemployment figures are a fact of life.

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Opinion polls are now beginning to show a reluctant consensus that, whoever is to blame an

d whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.

But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm？ Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work？ Should we not Create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer？ Should we not aim to revive the household and neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of production and work？

The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form. of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.

Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th' centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail then

by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.

Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage as men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community in pre-industrial times, while now it becomes customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Also as employment became the dominant form. of work, young people and old people were excluded—a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.

All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and re- sources away from the Utopian goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.

Research carried out in recent opinion polls shows that ______.

A．the present high unemployment figures are a fact of life

B．new jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures

C．available employment must be most widely distributed among the unemployment

D．available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population

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