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专业英语四级（完形填空）模拟试卷287(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：4.CLOZE

PARTIVCLOZEDecidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwould

bestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Thewordscanbe

usedONCEONLY.

A.consequencesB.dedicatedC.deducesD.engagedE.

explanationsF.fallenG.inequalityH.intellectualI.modifyingJ.

persistentlyK.repetitiveL.symbolizesM.takeN.updatingO.

zealouslyFormostofhumanhistoryrichpeoplehadthemostleisure.Ontheflip

side,thepoorhadtowork【C1】______.Hans-JoachimVoth,aneconomichistorian,

saysthatin19thcenturyyoucouldtellhowpoorsomebodywasbyhowlongthey

worked.Todaythingsaredifferent.Overallworkinghourshave【C2】______over

thepastcentury.Buttherichhavebeguntoworklongerhoursthanthepoor.There

areanumberof【C3】______.Oneisthathigherwagesmakeleisuremoreexpensive:

ifpeopletaketimeofftheygiveupmoremoney.Sincethe1980sthesalariesofthose

atthetophaverisenstrongly,whilethosebelowthemedianhavestoodstillorfallen.

Thusrising【C4】______encouragestherichtoworkmoreandthepoortoworkless.

Thestatusofworkandleisureintherichworldhasalsochanged.Backin1899

ThorsteinVe-blenofferedhis【C5】______onthings.Hearguedthatleisurewasa

badgeofhonor“”.Richpeoplecouldgetotherstodothedirty,【C6】______work.

YetVeblen’sleisureclasswasnotidle.Ratherthey【C7】______in“exploit”:

challengingandcreativeactivitiessuchaswriting,charityanddebating.Veblen’s

theoryneeds【C8】______.Workinadvancedeconomieshasbecomemore

knowledge-intensiveand【C9】______.Therearefewerreallydulljobs,like

lift-operating,andmoreglamorousones,likefashiondesign.Thatmeansmorepeople

thaneverc