1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 170（无答案）一、PART III LANGUAGE USAGE0 Positive for Youth aims to place teenagers and young peopleat its heart. There is the accurate expectation teenagers themselves【M1】_have the responsibility to improve their local communities. The government pioneered the idea that young people are ca
2、pable ofaccessing the quality of their local services. Another【 M2】_government-funding scheme created by the NCB, this time with【M3】_the British Youth Council and disabled childrens charity KIDS, isYoung Inspectors, which train some of the most disadvantaged【M4】_young people from poorer communities
3、to inspect and report onlocal services. The Young Inspectors scheme, so far, helped change【M5】_the lives of more than 1,400 young people and improved more than 600 local services.It is the illegal requirement across public services to listen to【M6 】_ the views of service users. There is a business c
4、ase for commercial suppliers to listen to consumers. Teenagers use many public services such as police stations, clinics, clubs and libraries; andalso spend as many as 12bn in shopping and travel up to age 19【M7】_via the commercial sector. They want to see services improved, not just for themselves
5、but for their families and neighbours too.Involving young people as Young Inspectors makes a business【M8 】_sense, and is a means of developing young peoples self-esteem, their ability to analyse and communicate, and many other skillsthat are critical to employers.At the NCB we are pleased with Posit
6、ive For Youths holisticapproach to give young people more opportunities and better【M9】_support, and we will be eagerly watching to see what the policies【M10】_take shape.1 【M1】2 【M2】3 【M3】4 【M4】5 【M5】6 【M6】7 【M7】8 【M8】9 【M9】10 【M10】10 Evelyn Coke spent 20 years as a home care aide helping theelderly
7、and the sick, but she did not live and see fair labor laws【M1】_applied to her work.In a case that it went to the Supreme Court in 2007, Ms.【M2】_Coke, who died in 2009, sued her employer with years of unpaid【M3 】_overtime work. This month, the president invoked Ms. Cokes memory when he announced that
8、 the Labor Department hadproposed changes to the provisions which the court had based its【M4】_decision.At issue in Ms. Cokes case is a 1975 labor rule that defined【M5】_home care aides as “companions,“ a class of workers that do not【M6 】_qualify for federal minimum wage and overtime protections. Ms.
9、Cokes lawyer, Craig Becker, argued that the rule was supposed to apply only to occasional domestic workers, like baby sitters, not home care aidesone of the nations fastest-growing occupations and one whose duties often include feeding, bathing and dressingclients. And the justices said that only Co
10、ngress or the Labor【M7】_Department could change the rule, not the court The new proposal states clearly that home care aides who are employed by third-party agencies are entitled to the nunimum wage andovertime payment. Aides hired directly by families are also【M8】_covered if they are engaging in ho
11、usekeeping or spend more than【M9】_20 percent of their time on activities other than companionship. The Labor Department will finalize the proposal after a 60-day public comment period. Some home care agencies are sure to complain, but the Labor Department should stand firmly.【M10】_11 【M1】12 【M2】13 【
12、M3】14 【M4】15 【M5】16 【M6】17 【M7】18 【M8】19 【M9】20 【M10】20 The fact that the worlds cities are getting more and more crowded is a well-documented demographic fact. Cities such as Tokyo, Sao Paolo, Bombay and Shanghai are now considered “mega-cities“, reflecting their enormous size and huge populations,
13、 which in many cases is around the twenty million-mark. There are two main reasons why these and other cities are becoming so crowded: one economic and other socio-cultural.【M1】_Undoubtedly, the primary cause for cities becoming socrowded is economic. With a country develops, its cities become【M2 】_
14、the engines of development. Furthermore, many jobs are available【M3 】_in these areas. Tokyo, for example, is the motor for Japans rapid【M4】_economic development in the 1960 s and 70 s; as a result, its population increased rapidly. People moved to Tokyo so that theycould find jobs and establish econ
15、omic security themselves and【M5 】_their families.A further factor in the huge increase in urban populations isthe socio-cultural factor. Thousands of people migrating to the【M6 】_cities not only for jobs but also for educational and personnel【M7】_reasons. The better universities are always located i
16、n big cities and this attracts tens of thousands of students every year. Thesestudents usually stay up and work in the city after they graduate.【M8 】_Moreover, young people will move to the city as if the villages and【M9 】_rural areas are often governed by custom and tradition, which they believe is
17、 an obstacle to their private freedom.In conclusion, we can say that amongst the many causesbehind urban population density, the economic or cultural are the【M10 】_most significant. People always move to the areas which provide opportunity and the freedom they desire. It is now the responsibility of
18、 municipal councils to make sure these people are housed, clothed, fed and educated.21 【M1】22 【M2】23 【M3】24 【M4】25 【M5】26 【M6】27 【M7】28 【M8】29 【M9】30 【M10】30 Christmas is the time to make the beloved ones feel special. A hug and a kiss would probably be more than enough but gifts are the ornaments o
19、f mutual love and respect. Choosing the right gift for the right person may either be a pleasure or a pain in the chest.Failure would result from misery on your part even if the recipient【M1 】_doesnt tell you the truth and pretend to be unhappy about the item,【M2】_which might actually be a complete
20、disappointment on his/herpart. However, many people believe that a guide on choosing【M3 】_the right Christmas gift might be great help.【M4】_The primary factor when choosing a Christinas gift is of course the degree of your relationship with the receiver. It mainlydetermines the value and type of the
21、 gift. Age is proved to be【M5】_another important factor in buying not only Christmas gifts but gifts for any type of occasion. Particularly men tend to be lesscareful and caring when bought gifts for the same sex. Women, on【M6】_the other hand, are less careful though they may act with a sense of【M7】
22、_revenge if the receiver has been disappointed her in the previous【M8】_exchange. Buying gifts for colleagues or for other people at theworkplace is a difficult story. Rank and status can sometimes be【M9 】_more important than the degree of friendship. Just as a form ofsocial contract people holding more or less familiar ranks are【M10】_expected to buy gifts roughly the same value for each other.31 【M1】32 【M2】33 【M3】34 【M4】35 【M5】36 【M6】37 【M7】38 【M8】39 【M9】40 【M10】
