Why doesn’t the unemployment rate ever reach zero? Economists, who generally believe that supply tends to meet demand, have long thought about this question. Even in good times, i.e. not now, there are people who can’t find work. And even in bad times, i.e. now, there are job openings. With over 14 million people out of work and looking for a job, you would think every available job would be filled. But that’s not the case. Not now and not ever.
　　On Monday, the Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize for economics to the three scholars who have done the most to explain this phenomenon. Two of the winners are Americans, Peter Diamond of MIT and Dale Mortensen of Northwestern. The third winner is Christopher Pissarides, who teaches at the London School of Economics and was born on Cyprus.
　　Like most of economics, what they have found about why the jobless and ready-employers don’t find each other seems obvious. You have to find out there is job opening you are interested in. Employers need to get resumes （简历）. It takes a while for both employers and employees to make the decision that this is what they want. And these guys came up with a frame-work to study the problem of why people stay unemployed longer than they should and what can be done about it.
　　So what would today’s Nobel Prize winners do to solve the current problem of the unemployed? And does the awarding of the prize contribute to the politicians’ lowering joblessness?
　　Speaking from his north London home, Pissarides told The Associated Press the announcement came as “a complete surprise” though his work had already helped shape thinking on both sides of the Atlantic.
　　For example, the New Deal for Young People, a British government policy aimed at getting 18-24-year-olds back on the job market after long periods of unemployment, “is very much based on our work,” he said.
　　“One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labor force,” Pissarides told reporters in London. “The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could be as simple as providing work experience.”
【小题1】According to the writer, which is true about finding jobs?

A．It is always difficult to find a job.

B．Everyone can find a job in good times.

C．Contrary to popular belief, it is easier to find a job in bad times.

D．It is possible to find a job even in times as bad as now.

【小题2】 What is it that leads to their winning the prize?

A．They have found the reason for unemployment.

B．They have put forward a set of ideas to deal with unemployment.

C．They have found out why people don’t want to be employed.

D．They have long studied the problem of unemployment.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Pissarides thinks his work surprising.

B．The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.

C．Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.

D．It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.

【小题4】 According to Pissarides, _________ is effrctive in dealing with unemployment.

A．spending large sums of money on training

B．teaching some knowledge of economics

C．providing work experience

D．keeping people unemployed for some time

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?　One evening two young men were walking in the street.

They tried to find a chance to steal everything.The clock                               1.       

struck twelve.Most people were in the bed.Quickly they came                        2.       

to a house so it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen                          3.       

sleep.Standing at the front gate,one man said in English to                                    4.       

the other at a low voice,“You wait here.I will go around to                           5.       

the back door and then got into the house.” Suddenly out                               6.       

of the house ran a dog,barking at them.The two men were                                    7.       

very afraid and ran away as fast as possibly.They didn’t stop                          8.       

until they had got to a lonely place.One man said to the other                         9.       

in surprise,“It’s too bad.I had thought that the dog could                                10.       

understand English.”

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  When Wilson got to the airport, 36 flight was already being called 37 the loudspeakers. The day before he had given up his 38 for a morning flight and had booked（预定）an afternoon 39 instead. He had to go to the reservations（预定）desk to collect his 40ticket.

　　He apologized for being 41.The reservations clerk（预订票的职员）smiled and began to look through the reservations in front of her. Then her 42 disappeared and 43 began to look 44 .

　　“Your ticket doesn’t seem to be here, ” she said. “Let me check it with the computer. ”The　45 clicked（滴答声）and whirred（飕飕声）and 46 began to flash 47 , his flight was called a second time. Wilson became very 48 .  49 the girl looked 50 .

　　“There’s been a mistake. Your new ticket was sent to you by post. That’s why it isn’t here”, she said. 51 took her only a 52 time to write 53 a new one. Wilson managed to catch the plane just before it took 54 . “What a way to start a 55 !” he thought.

A. he 　　　　B. his　　　　  C. him 　　　　  D. her

A. up 　　　　B. with 　　　  C. over 　　　   D. out

A. ticket 　　  B. wallet　　　 C. money　　　  D. plane

A. plane　　　 B. ticket　　　  C. flight　　　   D. fight

A. first　　　  B. new　　　　 C. old　　　　   D. another

A. later　　　  B. late　　　　 C. last　　　　   D. early

A. smile　　　 B. smiling　　   C. smiled 　　   D. laugh

A. he　　　　  B. his 　　　　 C. her 　　　　  D. she

A. happy 　　  B. angry 　　　 C. sad 　　　    D. worried

A. flight 　    B. loudspeakers  C. clerk 　　     D. computer

A. lights 　    B. light 　　　  C. flight 　　    D. computer

A. just 　　    B. just then 　   C. then 　　　  D. when

A. angry　　   B. happy 　　　 C. nervous 　 　 D. sad

A. Finally 　   B. Last 　　　  C. Then 　　　   D. Just

A. at 　　　   B. down 　　　  C. up 　　　　  D. out

A. That 　　   B. It 　　　　   C. She 　　　　 D. He

A. long　　　  B. short　　　   C. some 　　　  D. few

A. down 　　  B. out　　　　   C. away 　　　  D. of

A. off 　　　  B. out　　　　   C. away　　　　 D. place

A. travel 　    B. work 　　　  C. job 　　　　  D. holiday