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专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷107

(题后含答案及解析)

题型有： 3. CLOZE

PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the

following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the

passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.

With unemployment tide throughout the rich world, more and more young

people are seeking internships. Many firms, nervous about the future, are(l)_____ to

hire permanent staff until they have (2)_____ them. Intern-recruitment agencies are

(3)_____ to help. Inspiring Interns, a London firm, boasts that it can provide(4)_____

interns within three days. It(5)_____ 300 applicants a day, and claims that 65% of the

interns it has placed have been hired. Many intern candidates have no previous

job experience and only a(6)_____ notion of(7)_____ work involves. Inspiring Interns

screens them (8)_____ personality tests, coaches them on interview(9)______. Many

internships are unpaid; the firm charges employers ￡500 a month for each intern

plus 10% of the starting salary(10)_____ an intern is hired permanently.

Some(11)_____ that unpaid internships are exploitative. They also worry that only

well-heeled youngsters can(12)_____ to work for nothing. If an internship is the first

step on the career ladder, the less(13)_____ will never climb it. Others disagree.

They think anything that gives people an opportunity to(14)_____ experience is a

good thing. Official statistics about internships are not enough,(15)_____ surveys by

the National Association of Colleges and Employers(16)_____ that they work quite

well. The average hourly wage for an intern studying for a bachelor’s degree in

America is $16.21,(17)_____ arty organisations (18)_____ pay nothing. Most

important, more than 60% of interns in America are(19)_____ offered full-time jobs.

Staff who first work as interns are also more likely to(20)_____ than those who do

not.

1． (1)

A．eager

B．reluctant

C．rational

D．ready

正确答案：B

解析：本题可结合下一题同时解答。根据上下文可知，企业现在更愿意先招收实习生。因此不愿意一开始就聘用永久员工，故选reluctant“不愿意的”。 知识模块：完形

2． (2)