In the
past 20 years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from
one country to another. {{U}}(51) {{/U}}some newly independent countries
have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted
and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East,
{{U}}(52) {{/U}}increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to{{U}}
(53) {{/U}}outsiders to improve local facilities. {{U}}(54)
{{/U}} the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the U. S. A. and
Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many
countries, {{U}}(55) {{/U}} South Korea and Japan. In
view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, it is
not {{U}}(56) {{/U}} that the pay is high to attract suitable
(合适的)workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least{{U}} (57)
{{/U}}money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is
a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of
it. This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is
very popular with them. Sometimes a disadvantage has a
compensating advantage. {{U}}(58) {{/U}}, the difficult living
conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on
each other {{U}}(59) {{/U}} safety and comfort. {{U}}(60)
{{/U}}, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly
{{U}}(61) {{/U}}the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often
complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to
engineers who prefer to find solutions {{U}}(62) {{/U}} problems rather
than do routine work in their home country. One major problem
which {{U}}(63) {{/U}} migrant workers in the Middle East is that their
jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy
for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no
country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.
{{U}}(64) {{/U}}, migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with
others, because of the {{U}}(65) {{/U}}financial benefits that they
receive.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是对连词的辨析以及对文章上下文的理解。所给的四个选项都是连词，但意思各异。这个句子的主从句表达了两种不同的情况，即some newly independent countries和other countries的不同，所以用while来连接表对比。又如：while we eat rice as our staple food，they eat bread as theirs. 故选C。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是比较级的正确表达方式。选项C和D本身都不是英语中正确的表达方式，因而根本不在考虑之列。A和B两者都是“……的两倍”的意思，但区别是twice as much用于不可数的物质名词，twice as many用于可数名词。又如：They are consuming twice as much as fish as they used to. 他们现在吃的鱼比以前多了一倍。The school is enrolling twice as many students as it did two years ago. 这所学校的招生人数比两年前翻了一倍。故选A。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是介词的使用与辨析。depend on这个短语的意思是“依靠……”，如果后面想表示出在哪一方面依靠别人，那就要用介词for来表示。又如：Many developed countries depend varying extent on the Middle East for their oil supply. 不少发达国家在不同程度上都依靠中东国家提供石油。故选B。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是常用习语的辨析及文章上下文逻辑关系的掌握。in a similar way，这个句首状语表明这一句和上一句所讲的内容是类似的，实际上这前后两句话讲的都是生活条件艰苦这一不利带来的好处。故选B。
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查的是常用习语的辨析及文章上下文逻辑关系的掌握。in any case是“尽管如此、无论如何”的意思，如：In any case，we will pass yore house. So just let us pick you up at eight我们总得要路过你家，就让我们在8点钟来接你吧。in case是“万一”的意思，in a case和in all cases并不是固定的表达方式。故选D。