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Part V Cloze
Employers fear they will be unable recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey 67_______.
Nearly half of organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find 68_______ with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), 69_______ even more companies expect to experience 70_______ of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.
The Confederation of British Industry 71_______ 694 businesses and organizations across the public and 72_______ sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.
Half are 73_______ they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to 74_______ enough employees with the right A-level skills.
"75_______ we move further into recovery and businesses plan 76_______ growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will 77_______," said Richard Lambert, director general, CBI. “Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right 78_______ or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top 79_______ to encourage more young people to study science-related 80_______."
The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects 81_______ they studied business studies, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers 82_______ least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don't insist on a 83_______ degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.
The research 84_______ worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK 85_______. Half of employers expressed worries about employees' basic literacy and numeracy(计算) skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, 86_______ two-thirds reported concerns.

67. A submits B reveals C launches D generates
68. A audience B officials C partners D staff
69. A while B because C for D although
70. A exits B shortages C absences D departures
71. A surveyed B searched C exposed D exploited
72. A collective B private C personal D civil
73. A confronted B conformed C concerned D confused
74. A bind B attain C transfer D recruit
75. A Lest B Unless C Before D As
76. A with B for C on D by
77. A dominate B stretch C enforce D intensify
78. A creative B technical C narrative D physical
79. A priority B option C challenge D judgment
80. A procedures B academies C thoughts D subjects
81. A until B since C whereas D if
82. A rate B discuss C order D observe
83. A typical B positive C particular D general
84. A highlighted B prescribed C focused D touched
85. A masses B workforce C faculty D communities
86. A what B whom C where D why
全文翻译

　　【全文翻译】
　　如果你计划明天开始一个新的工作，你的一些基本的优缺点也会与你同行。成功或失败在很大的程度上取决于你是否能够扬长避短。最重要的是你的态度。如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或者肯定不适应这项工作，那么妨碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。另一方面，如果一个人确信他可能会与其他人一样有能力完成这项工作，并心甘情愿地去尝试，他就具有了某种目的性的优势。很可能他会做得很好。具有某一工作的必要技能是一种优势，而缺乏这些技能显然就会处于劣势。一个记账员不会计数，或者一个木匠不能用锯子切割出一条直线，这都是令人绝望的例子。本书的目的是帮助你发挥自己的优势，克服自己学习中的劣势。但是为了你的发展，你必须要清楚自己现在的位置。随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。但是，首先，你应该停下来，去审视一下自己目前在以下三个方面存在的优点和缺点，这三个方面对你学业的成功或失败至关重要：态度、阅读和沟通的技巧、学习习惯。
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【讲解答案】

　　67. 【解析】[C]本句的意思是“成功或失败在很大程度上取决于你是否能扬长避短。”improvement改进;victory胜利;achievement成果，成就。这三个词都不合题意，只有[C]failure“失败”最合适。
　　68.【解析】[A]to a great extent是固定短语，意思是“很大程度上”，符合题意。类似的说法还有：to a large extent,to some extent, to an extent, to a certain extent, to that extent, to the extent of...。the, some, certain都不能与great extent搭配。
　　69.【解析】[B]on与前面的depend构成本句谓语。
　　70.【解析】[B]of与名词连用，表示具有某种性质、状态，作表语。置于句首，表示强调。正常语序为：Your attitude is of the utmost importance。
　　71.【解析】[A]person后应当是定语从句，“开始工作的那个人”。
　　72.【解析】[C]本句的意思是“如果一个刚刚开始工作的人就深信自己不会喜欢或肯定不适应这项工作，那么阻碍他成功的缺点就暴露出来了。”or后面省略了主语he。ensure保证;certain肯定的(只能用于it作主语的句子里);surely确实地;sure肯定的。
　　73.【解析】[D]in one’s belief相信。其他选项都不能与belief搭配。
　　74.【解析】[C]capable of doing是固定搭配，意为“能够干什么”。
　　75.【解析】[D]attempt用作名词，后接介词at，意为“试图，努力”;如果后面接介词on，表示攻击的意思。其他两项都不能与attempt搭配。
　　76.【解析】[C]本句的意思是“具有某一工作的必要技能是一个优势”，此处应填句子的主语，故选动名词having。
　　77. 【解析】[D]本句主语是A book keeper or carpenter...。根据主谓一致原则，其谓语应当用单数is，而不是复数are。being, been都是分词，应该排除。
　　78.【解析】[D]on与前面的capitalize搭配，表示“利用”。作不定式help的补语。其他选项不能与capitalize搭配。
　　79.【解析】[B]本句的意思是“克服缺点”，应选weakness(缺点，弱点)。idea观点;strength优点;advantage优势。
　　80.【解析】[B]固定短语take stock of，意为“对……估价，对……作出判断”。
　　81.【解析】[A]本句的意思是：“随着更深入的阅读”，从语法角度，此处应填关联词。四个选项中，只有as能用作关联词。
　　82.【解析】[D]选项A、 B、 C分别是deal(处理，论述，涉及)的原形、过去分词及被动语态。根据语法和语义，此处应填将来进行时，意思是“随着书中内容的进一步深入，我们将详细论述发展和加强学习技能的具体过程。”
　　83.【解析】[C]根据上下文，这里应当指“学习技能”。
　　84.【解析】[B]固定短语to begin with，意为“首先，第一”，常用作插入语。
　　85.【解析】[A]谓语动词pause后，examine又是动词原形，所以这里应当选to，可构成动词不定式，作目的状语。其余选项都是介词，不合题意。
　　86.【解析】[C]本句对全文进行总结概括，与文章的第三句相呼应，Of the utmost importance is your attitude故选attitude。
　　Part Ⅵ Translation
　　87.【答案】not so much a writer
　　88.【答案】play indispensable roles
　　89.【答案】so that it could be conducted smoothly
　　90.【答案】is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago
　　91.【答案】has a strong influence on