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河北高二英语定时练1Employersfeartheywillbeunabletorecruit(招募)studentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurvey___1___.Nearlyhalfoftheorganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind___2___withskillsinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(STEM),___3___evenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperience___4___ofemployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustry___5___694businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicand___6___sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfare___7___theywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto___8___enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills.“___9___wemovefurtherrolerecoveryandbusinessesplan___10___growth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh-qualityskillsandqualificationswill___11___.”saidRichardLambert,DirectorGeneral,CBI.“Firmssayitisalreadyhardtofindpeoplewiththeright___12___orengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeitatop___13___toencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-related___14___.”Thesurveyfoundthatyoungpeoplewouldimprovetheirjobprospects(预期)___15___theystudiedbusiness,maths,EnglishandphysicsorchemistryatA-level.TheA-levelsthatemployers___16___leastarepsychologyandsociology.Andwhilemanyemployersdon’tinsistona___17___degreesubject.AthirdprefertohirethosewithaSTEM-relatedsubject.Theresearch___18___worriesaboutthelackofprogressinimprovingbasicskillsintheUK___19___.Halfoftheemployerexpressedworriesaboutemployees’basicliteracyandnumeracy（计算)skills,whilethebiggestproblemiswithITskills,___20___two-thirdsreportedconcerns.1.A.submitsB.revealsC.launchesD.relieves2.A.audienceB.officialsC.partnersD.staff3.A.whileB.becauseC.forD.although4.A.exitsB.shortagesC.absencesD.sources5.A.surveyedB.searchedC.exposedD.expanded6.A.collectiveB.privateC.personalD.civil7.A.conductedB.combinedC.concernedD.confused8.A.provideB.reachC.transferD.hire9.A.LestB.UnlessC.BeforeD.As10.A.withB.forC.onD.by11.A.controlB.stretchC.ensureD.heighten12.A.creativeB.technicalC.narrativeD.physical13.A.priorityB.optionC.challengeD.judgment14.A.proceduresB.academicsC.thoughtsD.subjects15.A.untilB.sinceC.whereasD.if16.A.rateB.discussC.orderD.observe17.A.typicalB.particularC.positiveD.general18.A.highlightedB.describedC.focusedD.touched19.A.massesB.workforceC.facultyD.communities20.A.whatB.whomC.whereD.why阅读理解SweetestDayisalwaysthethirdSaturdayinOctober.Thisholidayismuchmoreimportantinsomeregionsthaninothers(Detroit,ClevelandandBuffalobeingthebiggestSweetestDaycities).Itisaholidaythatisgaininginpopularityeveryyearthroughoutthecountry.SweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,aged,andorphaned,butalsofriends,relativesandassociateswhosehelpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.Over60yearsago,aClevelandman,believingthatthecity’sorphansandshut-ins(卧病在床的人)toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,formedtheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisthroughthedistribution(分发)ofsmallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbors,hedistributedthesesmallremembrancesonaSaturday河北高二英语定时练2inOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantoparticipateinthecelebrationceremony,whichcametobecalledSweetestDay.Intime,theSweetestDayideaofspreadingcheertotheunderprivileged（弱势群体）wasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,andbecameanoccasionforrememberingotherswithakindactorasmallremembrance.Andsoontheideaspreadtoothercitiesalloverthecountry.SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup’sreligiousbelieforonafamilyrelationship.Itisareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesitmeaning.Becauseformanypeoplerememberingtakestheformofgift-giving,SweetestDayoffersustheopportunitytoshowothersthatwecare,inapracticalway.21.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.MoreandmorepeoplearenowcelebratingSweetestDayinthewholecountry.B.SweetestDayisaholidaywhichalwaysfallsontheSaturdayinOctober.C.SweetestDayismuchmoreimportantinbigcitiesthaninsmallcities.D.Onlyafewreligioushavethetraditiontocelebratetheholiday.22.TheideaofcreatingSweetestDaycamefrom_____.A.thecity’sorphansandshut-insB.acitynamedCleveland60yearsagoC.amanwhocaredorphansandshut-insD.aman’sfriends,relativesandassociates23.SweetestDayiscelebratedinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT_____.A.akindactB.afamilypartyC.gift-givingD.asmallremembrance24.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat_____.A.itisthepeopleinClevelandwhospreadSweetestDaytoothercitiesB.onlywiththehelpoftheman’sfriendsandneighbors,hegotasmallremembranceC.over60yearsago,amantoooftenfeltforgottenandneglectedD.allpeoplelovedtoberememberedbyothersonSweetestDayinCleveland根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everyboyandeverygirlexpectstheirparentstogivethempocketmoney.Whydotheirparentsjustgivethemacertainamount?1Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.2Somechildrengetweeklypocketmoney.Othersgetmonthlypocketmoney.Firstofall,childrenareexpectedtomakeachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Thenparentsshouldmakethechildrenunderstandwhatisexpectedtopayforwith