单选题 Questions 11—13 are based on the following passage about the strikes. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11—13.

单选题 In what way are strikes in Britain different from those in other European countries?
A．They often take place in the major industries.
B．British trade unions are more powerful.
C．There are more trade union members in Britain.
D．Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 11-13
Strikes are very common in Britain. They are very harmful to its industries. In fact, there are other countries in Western Europe that lose more working days than Britain. The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in central industries. There are more than four hundred ninety-five unions in Britain. Some unions are very small. Over twenty have more than one hundred thousand members. Unions do not exist only for high wages. They also educate their members. They provide benefits for the sick and try to improve working conditions. Trade unionists say that we must thank the unions for the great improvement in working conditions in the last hundred years. It is now against the law for union members to go on strike without the support of their union. This kind of strike is called the unofficial strike and was common until recently. Employers feel that unofficial strikes are most harmful because they could not be predicted. But these unofficial strikes still occur from time to time and some unions have also refused to cooperate with the law. As a result, the general picture of relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse.
[解析] 听清原句“The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in central industries.”可以判断英国工人罢工不同与其他欧洲国家，罢工主要发生在“central industries”。
单选题 Why are British employers so afraid of unofficial strikes?
A．Such strikes are against the British law.
B．Such strikes are unpredictable.
C．Such strikes are more difficult to control.
D．Such strikes are very common these days.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。听清原句“Employers feel that unofficial strikes are most harmful because they could not be predicted.”容易判断选项B正确。
单选题 What conclusion can be drawn from this passage?
A．Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.
B．Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.
C．Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.
D．Employer and worker relations in Britain have become tenser.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 在短文最后一句“As a result, the general picture of relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse”中，可以听到“relations has gone from bad to worse”，因此选项D正确。