初三英语阅读题.Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomemoredifficultintoday'sworldtofindworkforeveryone.Theeconomy(经济)oftheworldneedstogrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnot
初三英语阅读题.
Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomemoredifficultintoday'sworldtofindworkforeveryone.Theeconomy(经济)oftheworldneedstogrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotpossible,andsomorepeopleareoutofwork.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescandotheworkofmanypeopleinshorttime.Also,machinesdonotaskformoremoneyandlongerholiday.Inallofthecountriesoftheworld,machinesaretakingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonthefarms.Onemachinecanoftendotheworkfromfortypeople.About75000peoplearemovingtothecitiesadaytolookforjobs,butonly70%ofthemcanfindjobs.
1.Itwas_____forpeopletofindworkbeforethantoday.
A.notpossible
C.moredifficult
B.difficult
D.easier
2.Onemachinecandoasmuchworkas_____'
A.40%ofthepeople
B.4%ofthepeopleintheworld
C.40people
D.75000people
3.Howmanypeopleoutsidecitiesgointotolookforjobseachday?
A.70%ofthepeople.B.4%ofthepeopleintheworld.
C.About75000people.D.Morethan75000.
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Machinesaretakingworkinsteadofpeople.
B.Nowmorepeopleareoutofwork.
C.Machinesneedmoremoneyandlongerholidays.
D.Mostpeoplewanttohavejobs.