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《大学英语4》综合复习资料 《4》期末考试 题型 题量 分值 合计 I. Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 15 2 30 II. Vocabulary and Structure 词汇与结构 20 1 20 III. Cloze 完型填空 10 1 10 IV. Translation 汉译英 5 4 20 V. Writing 写 作 1 20 20 合 计 51 100 I. Reading Comprehension Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Japanese are becoming unhappier at work, the government said in a report yesterday, highlighting complaints over pay, lack of vacations and a decline in morale. Long known for being workaholics willing to sacrifice their personal lives for the company, Japanese workers, especially younger ones, are now placing more priority on time with their families and financial rewards. The percentage of workers satisfied with the pace of their pay increases fell to 6.2 percent in 2005 from 15.7 percent in 1990, the governments labor white paper said. Workers seem to want more personal time and increasingly want to fulfill their emotional needs rather than materialistic needs, a health ministry official said. The findings are a reminder of the challenges companies face now in hiring new talents as Japans population ages and its work force shrinks, some economists said. It used to be that companies could lure new talent with high salaries, said Saori Tsuiki, an economist at Mitsubishi Research Institute. But workers now want something more, and this has been a big headache for corporate strategies, she said. Young workers have in recent years favored carefree lifestyles, hopping from one part-time job to another, or quitting full-time jobs after just a few years, Tsuiki said. Analysts have said the trend will do harm to Japans labor market in the long term because it would lead to a shortage of skilled workers. Older workers were switching jobs because they failed to get along with colleagues or were unhappy with how they were being evaluated at companies using performance-based management, the white paper said. Under Japans