Question

Part 1V  Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)

     Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the

information from the passage.

      Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

     An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman--someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking.

     One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What's more, it offers apprentices an "earn while you learn" opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.

     Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下岗) if business for the employers is slow.

     Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors.

Answer 1

71.apprenticeship    72.classroom learning    73.the majority   74.theoretical   75.at the beginning    76.a journey man’s wages    77.many well-traned workers   78.being laid off    79.results   80.another pay increase 

解析:

71. 全文是围绕“Apprenticeship”而展开描写的，故填Apprenticeship。

72. 根据第一段第一句“An apprenticeship is a form of on the job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning.”可判断。

73. 根据第一段“An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman”可判断。

74. 根据第一段“The rest of the apprentice?s time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires.”可判断。

75. 根据第二段“They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman，and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies.”可判断。

76. 根据第二段“Near the end of the apprenticeship，their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive.”可判断作答。

77. 根据第二段“It can offer employers a pool of well?trained workers to draw from.”可判断。

78. 根据第三段“Sometimes，they might be laid off(下岗) if business for the employers is slow.”可判断。

79. 综合右栏内容可判断。

80. 根据最后一段“Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen，they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again.”可判断。