to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to deal with unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.
As would be expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 2010 by Britain’s Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were, between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were reentering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part – time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full – time work after a long absence.
The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
81．What is work sharing designed to do?
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82．According to paragraph 4, why did young mothers prefer job sharing to conventional part – time work?
______________________________________________________________________ 83．In job sharing the partners should ________________________________________. 84．The main purpose of the passage is to _____________________________________.
第II卷（共 45 分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1、 没有人能够容忍你举止粗鲁。（have）
_______________________________________________________________________ 2、 家长应该每天抽出点时间陪伴孩子。（spare）
_______________________________________________________________________ 3、 看到母亲正在康复，他感觉轻松了许多。（relieve）
_______________________________________________________________________ 4、 直到1978年中国人才开始集中精力搞经济建设。（It）
_________________________________________________________________________ 5、 我刚刚费尽周折完成了那项任务，她却笑着说那根本不值得做的。（trouble） _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________ II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
网购 (Online Shopping) 已成为很多人青睐的一种现代购物形式。请你用英语写一篇 短文，谈谈自己对网购的看法。你的短文必须包括：
? 网上购物的长处
? 网上购物可能存在的问题 ? 你的观点
参考词汇：网店店主Internet shopping provider 假货fake goods