新思路大学英语读写译教程第四册（第二版） U-2 Text A Exercise.pptVIP

Unit 2;; 2. What is Tony Burr’s point of view on the shortage of electricians? A. The school training has nothing to do with the scenario. B. Baby boom leads to the situation of tough replacement. C. The education system should be responsible for the scenario. D. The problem in America is as serious as that is in Europe. 3. What does the sentence “Once the baby boomers go, that’s it” (in paragraph 5) mean? A. Without baby boomers there are no kids. B. Without baby boomers there are no electricians. C. Without baby boomers there is no industry. D. Without baby boomers there are no inventors.; 4. What is John Ratzenberger’s ultimate purpose of sponsoring a national Tinkering Day? A. To help people all experience the satisfaction of tinkering. B. In memory of the baby boomers working in electrical industry. C. To help develop new generation workers who work with their hands. D. To provide students more job opportunities in the manufacturing world. 5. What attitude does the author hold toward the educational system? A. Positive. B. Critical. C. Optimistic. D. Pessimistic.;Why is it difficult for the customers of electrical distributors to attract good employees? ;Because high schools offer fewer shop classes, and students are less likely to attend vo-tech schools.;They often portray manufacturing in a poor light, denigrating anyone who works with their hands.;It is tough for electrical distributors and their customers to attract good employees with manual labor. This is because today’s graduates may have not ever used 1_________or screwdrivers. And they seldom 2_______shop classes or vo-tech schools. The 3__________that require manual labor are looked ;down on by the generation of 4_________ employees. It can be easily seen that replacing aging baby boomers has become a serious issue for electrical 5_________ . Approximately 500 6_________ journeymen electricians will quit from this electrical industry in the next five