710 分四级模拟题 第八套 答案 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Employment in Manufacturing and Services in Five Countries The diagram indicates a very striking trend in the five major economies of the developed world
Over the twenty-three year period from 1970 to 1993, in all five economies the number of people employed in manufacturing has decreased, while the number employed in services has increased
The rate of decline of manufacturing jobs has been greatest in Britain and the United States
In Britain employment in manufacturing has decreased from over 35% to around 20% of total employment in two decades
In the US there has been a decline of around 10%
In the other countries ── Germany, Japan and France ─ ─ the decrease has been slower, but still clear
The rate of growth of service jobs has been g