Passage 2 ● Read the article below about labor market in Spain.
● In most of the lines 41-52 there is one extra word. It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit with the sense of the text. Some lines, however, are correct.
● If a line is correct, write CORRECT on your Answer Sheet.
● If there is an extra word in the line, write the extra word in CAPITAL LETTERS on your Answer Sheet.
● The exercise begins with two examples, (0) and (00).
Spain’s government wants firms to appoint more female directors
0. Spain is the first European country ever to produce a government with more
00. female than male ministers. Despite of their sudden ascendancy in politics, however,
41. women are almost being absent from the upper ranks of business. Spanish women
42. make up by just 4. 1% of corporate brands, against an average of 11% in Europe.
43. One reason is that fewer women make it into the workforce than in any other
44. European countries. Reconciling family life with work, a struggle anywhere, seems
45. to be very hard in Spain. Spanish women who spend far more time on domestic chores
46. than men. The government has passed a law that requiring firms to raise the share of
47. women on boards to 40% by 2015. However, the target is mainly symbolic, since
48. companies will not face with financial penalties if they do not meet it. To begin with,
49. it may be better to help women gain enough experience to be good candidates for
50. directorships. Of course, there are no reasons for optimism. A bigger share of women
51. in their 20s are joining in the workforce Many people believe it is only a matter of
52. time long before women’s lot at Spanish firms improve. It’s changing naturally, it’s a generational thing.
Years of()labor had hardened his muscles.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is difficult to find a job.
____
The Labor Party had its origins in the()which was formed in January,1893.
英译中:Temporary labor
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is difficult to find a job.____
The most important obstacle to Hispanic success in the labor market is()
W: And____?M: That would be, let me see... £245 including labor.
W: And____?M: That would be, let me see... £245 including labor.
Division of labor 劳动分工