单选题 For most companies today, getting into new markets with better, cheaper products, whether through an expansion or a new facility, is the sole objective. But (1) that, and doing it profitably means (2) and foremost knowing you will find the workforce.
The current nearly eight-year-long economic (3) has sent unemployment levels in the U.S. to (4) lows. Indeed, according to a recent study, some 80 percent of metropolitan areas today have unemployment rates (5) 6 percent; communities with highly skilled workers are hovering in the 2 to 4 percent range. Also (6) for that labor are foreign companies that have been operating here and want to expand.
(7) so many companies chasing the workforce, the (8) are high. The most important issue facing corporations is the (9) of qualified, entry-level labor at (10) wage rates.
But getting large groups of existing employees to (11) to a new facility—50 or more people at a time—is (12) these days. There are so many other jobs to be had without moving. (13) , the newgeneration of 20-something workers is more interested in staying (14) to maintain lifestyle standard and roots. Finally, with so many more dual-income (15) , people are unwilling to (16) the family financial arrangement with a move.
That means you're probably going to be (17) with the existing labor pool in your chosen location. (18) the number of people needed, the (19) of thumb is that for every one position you have to (20) , there should be 5 to 10 workers already in the area.

单选题 A. completing B. achieving C. implementing D. fulfilling
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。本文主要讲企业扩展时的劳动力资源问题。选项的宾语that指代上文提及的“唯一目标(sole objective)”,故只有B.achieving“达到,完成”为正确答案。其余选项不与objective搭配:completing“完成,结束”,implementing“贯彻,实现(计划等)”,fulfilling“完成,履行(任务等)”。
单选题 A. first B. initially C. originally D. ahead
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查副词辨析。first and foremost是固定词组,意为“首先,第一”。其余选项均不适用:initially“起初,在开始时”,originally“原先,新颖地”,ahead“在前方”。
单选题 A. inertia B. aggravation C. crisis D. expansion
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。段首句已提到多数企业要通过扩大规模(expansion)或建新厂(a new facility)打入新市场,下文提到失业率下降(sent unemployment levels in the U.S. to...lows),可见经济目前处于繁荣发展时期,故选D.expansion“扩展,发展”。其余选项均不合文意:inertia“隋性,惯性”,aggravation“加剧,恶化”,crisis“危机”。
单选题 A. file B. record C. document D. report
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。本句中lows作名词,意为“低水平”,record lows“创纪录的低水平,前所未有的低水平”,类似的常用词组还有a new low(最低点),a record high(最高水平)等。其余选项均不能修饰lows:file“档案,文件”,document“文件,文献”,report“报告,汇报”。
单选题 A. within B. above C. beyond D. below
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查介词辨析。句首表示递进的副词Indeed表明本句应进一步说明上句的观点,即失业率低于6%,故选D.below。其余选项均不合文意。
单选题 A. expelling B. desiring C. competing D. anticipating
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。本题考动词的用法,四个选项中只有C.competing“竞争”是不及物动词,需要与介词for连用。其余选项均不适用:expelling“驱逐,开除,排除”,desiring“渴望,要求”,anticipating“预见,预料”。
单选题 A. As B. With C. While D. Since
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查连词辨析。本句中chasing是现在分词作状语,so many companies是其逻辑主语,这种独立结构常由介词with引导。as,while和since都是连词,在此均不适用。因此选B项。
单选题 A. stakes B. odds C. dangers D. status
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。stakes意为“赌注,利害关系”,常与high搭配使用,high stakes即“利害攸关”。odds“机会,不平等,差异”和dangers“危险”不用high修饰;status“地位,身份”是单数名词。
单选题 A. utilization B. efficiency C. education D. availability
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。从全文主题,尤其是unemployment,chasing the workforce等相关词汇的使用,可以推断出企业面临的重要问题是能否得到合适的劳动力(labor)。D.availability是available的派生词,意为“可获得,能得到”,符合文意。其余选项均不适用:utilization“利用,使用”,efficiency“效率,功效”,education“教育”。
单选题 A. rational B. favorable C. affordable D. imaginable
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词辨析。对雇用单位而言,愿支付的工资应当是“负担得起的”:C.affordable由afford(买得起,付得起)派生而来,是正确选择。其余选项均不符合文意:rational“理性的,合理的”,favorable“有利的,赞许的,顺利的”,imaginable“能够想到的”。
单选题 A. regulate B. reverse C. relocate D. respond
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。relocate从本句中existing employees(现有的雇员)和a.new facility(一个新场所)以及下文moving等词可推知,这里讲的是大批雇员的重新安置问题:C.relocate由locate(位于,使坐落于)派生而来,意为“建于新地方,迁建,迁徙于新地点”,符合文意。其余选项与文意无关,regulate“调整,调节,控制”,reverse“倒转,颠倒”,respond“响应,答复”。
单选题 A. difficult B. profitable C. necessary D. beneficial
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查形容词辨析。difficult从本段支持句的举例可看出,主题句讲重新安置雇员有困难才合逻辑,故选A.difficult。其余选项均不符合文意。profitable“能获利的,有利可图的”,necessary“必要的,必需的”,beneficial“有利的,有益的”。
单选题 A. Besides B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查逻辑关系。本题考对上下文逻辑的理解。从本段的三个细节句同段首句的关系,以及下文表示列举的过渡词Finally可判断出,本句同上文的内容没有矛盾,故排除However,Thus和Therefore表示因果关系,也不合文意。只有A.Besides“此外,再者”表示列举或递进,是正确选择。
单选题 A. set B. put C. bent D. paid
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。stay put是固定词组,意为“停留在原处”,与下文to maintain...roots相符。其余选项不合文意。
单选题 A. households B. employees C. executives D. laborers
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。作者提到的造成雇员迁徙难的第三个原因是双收入(dual-income,即夫妻都工作)家庭越来越多,人们怕影响家庭已有的经济安排(the family financial arrangement)。A.households是family的同义词,在此与文意相符。其余选项均不合逻辑。employees“雇员”,executives“总经理,董事,行政人员”,laborers“体力劳动者”。
单选题 A. agitate B. disperse C. disturb D. overthrow
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。本题考动宾搭配。只有disturb“打乱,干扰”可与arrangement搭配使用。其余选项均不适用:agitate“搅动(液体),使烦乱,扰乱,煽动”,disperse“驱散,解散”,overthrow“推翻,颠覆”。
单选题 A. tied B. confined C. restricted D. stuck
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。stuck是stick(粘贴)的过去分词,be/get stuck with是固定词组,意为“无法摆脱”,在此符合文意“这意味着你只能利用你所选地点现有的劳动力资源(labor pool)”。be confined和be restricted都有“受……限制”的意思,但一般要接介词by表示施动者,或接介词to表示限制的范围;be tied to. 意为“束缚于,捆绑于”,be tied by/with意为“被……捆绑”。
单选题 A. But for B. As to C. Even though D. Only if
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 考查短语辨析。作者在讲完有什么样的劳动力资源之后接着讲所需人数,As to意为“至于”,起承接上文的作用。Even though“尽管”和Only if“除非,只有”后面都需接句子;But for“若非”不合文意。因此选B项。
单选题 A. rule B. regulation C. law D. principle
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 考查名词辨析。thumb意为“大拇指”,rule of thumb是固定词组,意为“按实际经验估计的方法,由经验得来的法则”,符合文意。其余选项都不与thumb如此搭配:law"法律,法则”,regulation“规则,条例”,principle“原则”。
单选题 A. employ B. engage C. fill D. adjoin
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。所给动词的逻辑宾语是position,故选C.fill“填充,填补”。其余选项均不适用。employ“雇用,使用”,engage“使从事于,雇用”,adjoin“毗连,靠近”。