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Employers fear they will be unable recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey 67.reveals.
Nearly half of organisations told researchers they were already struggling to find 68.staff with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), 69.while even more companies expect to experience 70.shortages of employees with Stem skills in the next three years.
The Confederation of British Industry and the vocational qualifications body EDI 71.surveyed6 94 organisations across the public and 72.private sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.
Half are 73.concerned they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to 74.recruit enough employees with the right A-level skills.
"75.As we move further into recovery and businesses plan 76.for growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will 77.intensify," said Richard Lambert, director general, CBI.
"In the future, people with qualifications in science and maths will be particularly sought after, and firms say it is already hard to find people with the right 78.technical or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top 79.priority to encourage more young people to study science-related 80.subjects."
The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects 81.if they studied business studies, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers82.rate least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don't insist on a83.particular degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a Stem-related subject.
The research 84.highlighted worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK 85.workforce. Half of employers expressed worries about employees' basic literacy and numeracy skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, 86.where two-thirds reported concerns.
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2011年12月大学英语四级真题及答案(翻译部分)
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87. Charity groups organized various activities to raise money for the survivors of the earthquake. (为地震幸存者筹款)
88. Linda couldn’t have received my e-mail (不可能收到我的电子邮件), otherwise, she could have replied.
. It’s my mother who/that keeps encouraging me not to lose heart (一直鼓励我不要灰心) when I have difficulties in my study.
90. The publishing house has to consider the popularity of this novel. (考虑这本小说的受欢迎程度)。
91. It’s wrong to define happiness only by money.(仅仅以金钱来定义幸福)
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87. Charity groups organized various activities to raise money for the survivors of the earthquake. (为地震幸存者筹款)
【解析】本题考察动词raise的用法。raise money 表示“筹款”。同时考生要注意survivor (幸存者)的拼写。
88. Linda couldn’t have received my e-mail (不可能收到我的电子邮件), otherwise, she could have replied.
【解析】本题考察混合型虚拟语气。otherwise提示我们句子后半句是与过去事实相反(事实是Linda没有回复),因此用could+have+过去分词。句子前半句是在陈述一种事实,从句子后半句could have +过去分词我们可以推断前面“没有收到我的电子邮件”也是在发生在过去,且对现在产生了影响(还没有收到回信),因此这里用现在完成时,could have +过去分词。
. It’s my mother who/that keeps encouraging me not to lose heart (一直鼓励我不要灰心) when I have difficulties in my study.
【解析】本题考察了强调句型和动词encourage的搭配。①强调句型it’s … that/who… ②encourage sb. (not) to do sth. 鼓励某人(不)做某事。
90. The publishing house has to consider the popularity of this novel. (考虑这本小说的受欢迎程度)。
【解析】本题考察了“考虑”的表达,可以用动词consider,也可以用词组take… into consideration。同时考生要注意名词popularity (受欢迎程度) 的拼写。
91. It’s wrong to define happiness only by money.(仅仅以金钱来定义幸福)
【解析】本题考察了“定义”的表达,为define。