2011年12月四级完形填空点评及参考答案这次的完形填空的文章来源于英国的卫报(theGuardian)的教育版,文章题目为:Skillsshortageisgettingworse,bosseswarn(后附原文).文章主题与学生生活相结合,讲的是招聘中雇主担心应聘者的技能缺乏.按照上课讲的方法,第一步应该把文章快速通读一遍,要特别注意全文第一句,是告诉我们文章主旨的,Employersfeartheywillbeunabletorecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurveyreveals.一项调查表明,随着经济复苏的开始,雇主担心他们不能找到拥有技能的学生.题目考察的也是常规项目：单词辨析、固定搭配、词组等。而且对文章信息考察的比较全面,需要考生在理解文章基础上做题.下面给出一些典型题讲解.theywerealreadystrugglingtofind68withskillsinscience,AaudienceBofficialCpartnersDstaff68题利用上下文线索解题,对应第一段的recruitstudentswiththeskills,而且根据文章的招聘背景,所以这里是选择Dstaff.…acrossthepublicand72sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.AcollectiveBprivateCpersonalDcivil72题需要瞻前顾后,前面有publicand,并列关系,那么在选项里和public对应的词只有Bprivate,做题时一定记得利用文章信息.74whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto74enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills.AbindBattainCtransferDrecruit74题属于主旨题,根据文章中心就可以直接选出答案Drecruit.本次完形填空考试基本遵循了以往考试的规律,如果考生在复习时重视基础知识的复习再加上对过往真题的熟练,在完形填空这一块并不是太难取得分数的,祝大家取得好成绩!参考答案：67.reveals68.staff69.while70.shortages71.surveyed72.private73.concerned74.recruit75.As76.for77.intensify78.technical79.priority80.subjects81.if82.rate83.particular84.highlighted85.workforce86.where附原文:Employersfeartheywillbeunablerecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurveyreveals.Nearlyhalfoforganisationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofindstaffwithskillsinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(Stem),whileevenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperienceshortagesofemployeeswithStemskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustryandthevocationalqualificationsbodyEDIsurveyed694organisationsacrossthepublicandprivatesectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfareconcernedtheywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeabletorecruitenoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills."Aswemovefurtherintorecoveryandbusinessesplanforgrowth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh-qualityskillsandqualificationswillintensify,"saidRichardLambert,directorgeneral,CBI."Inthefuture,peoplewithqualificationsinscienceandmathswillbeparticularlysoughtafter,andfirmssayitisalreadyhardtofindpeoplewiththerighttechnicalorengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeencouragingmoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-relatedsubjectsatoppriority."Two-thirdsofrespondentswantthenewgovernmenttodomoretopromotescienceandmathsinschools,halfsaidfundingforStemsubjectsinhighereducationshouldbeprotected,and42%wantcapablepupilstostudyallthreesciencesubjectsasseparateGCSEs.Askedwhattheirtopprioritywas,themajorityofrespondentssaidtheywantedthegovernmenttoensureallyoungpeopleleaveuniversityandschoolwiththeskillstheyneedtosucceedatwork.Twothirdssaidthegovernmentshouldfocusonbasicliteracyandnumeracy,42%wantedmorehighqualityvocationaloptionsforstudentsand46%saidraisingoveralleducationstandardsshouldbeapriority.Thesurveyfoundthatyoungpeoplewouldimprovetheirjobprospectsiftheystudiedbusinessstudies,maths,EnglishandphysicsorchemistryatA-level.TheA-levelsthatemployersrateleastarepsychologyandsociology.Andwhilemanyemployersdon'tinsistonaparticulardegreesubject,athirdprefertohirethosewithaStem-relatedsubject.Startingsalariesforscienceandengineeringgraduatesareamongthehighest,withonlygraduatemanagersandlawyersearningmoreintheirfirstjob.Newengineeringgraduatesearnonaverage£22,000andnewsciencegraduates£21,000–morethanthoseenteringfinance,IT,salesorhumanresources.Graduateemploymentorganisationssaidsalariesneededtobehigherstill."WeneedtomakethecareersthatrequireStembackgroundsmuchmoreattractive,"saidMikeHill,chiefexecutiveofGraduateProspects."Howcanengineeringfirmscompeteagainstthesalariesonofferatlawandcityfirms?"TheresearchhighlightedworriesaboutthelackofprogressinimprovingbasicskillsintheUKworkforce.Halfofemployersexpressedworriesaboutemployees'basicliteracyandnumeracyskills,whilethebiggestproblemiswithITskills,wheretwo-thirdsreportedconcerns.Despitethedownturn,72%ofemployersplantomaintainorincreasespendingontrainingandonly28%plantocuttrainingbudgets.Inthepastyear,18%oforganisationshaveprovidedremedialliteracyandnumeracytrainingforschool-leavers,and22%remedialIT.
