专题限时训练(十四)[说明文型完形填空](限时：每篇10分钟)(一)Almosteveryonearoundususesaphone.Phonesprovideasimpleandefficientmeanstoconductworkor__1__socialarrangementsfromdaytoday.Severaltimesincourseofaworkingday，youmaybe__2__byphonewithcolleagues，students，labassistants，secretariesorothersonprivatematters.Ifyouwantanappointmentwithyourdepartmenthead，youwould__3__callhimandarrangeatimewithhim.Ifyouwereunableto__4__yourappointment，orifyoufoundyouhadtobelateforit，youwouldphoneandchangetheplan.Inthisway，noone__5__timewaitingforsomeonewhoisnotcoming.Ifyouwanttobuysomething，youwould“letyour__6__dothewalking”．Thatis，youcallaheadtomakesurethestorehaswhatyouneed.Ifitisanexpensiveitem，youmightcallseveralstoresto__7__prices.Ifyouwanttotakeatrainorplane，afterfindingoutscheduleandprices，youcancalltomakea__8__；ifyouwanttoshopforclothesafterwork，youmightcalltoaskhowlatethestoreisopenbeforeyoutravelallwaythere.Phonesareeasily__9__．Instreets，youcanseepublicphonesinwhichyoufeedcoinstomakeacall.Phoneshaveautomaticansweringservices;ifyouarenotathomeorintheoffice，ordon'twishtobe__10__，youswitchonamachine，whichwillanswerthecallforyou.Aprerecorded__11__willsaytothecaller，“I'msorry，I'mnotinatthemoment.PleaseleaveyournameandnumberandIwillcallyoubackas__12__aspossible.”It'smoreefficienttoleaveone'snameandnumberthantowastetheirtimecallingagainandagain.1.A．handleB．attendC．offerD．match2.A．conveyedB．consultedC．interruptedD．advised3.A．carefullyB．finallyC．normallyD．secretly4.A．makeB．keepC．breakD．remember5.A．arrangesB．takesC．killsD．wastes6.A．fingersB．feetC．headD．legs7.A．bargainB．compareC．payD．cut8.A．reservationB．choiceC．decisionD．study9.A．accessibleB．acceptableC．portableD．suitable10.A．worriedB．upsetC．disturbedD．woken11.A．speechB．messageC．noticeD．dialogue12.A．soonB．quicklyC．muchD．long(二)Employersfeartheywillbeunabletorecruit(招募)studentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin，anewsurvey__1__．Nearlyhalfoftheorganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind__2__withskillsinscience，technology，engineeringandmaths(STEM)，whileevenmorecompaniesexpectedtoexperience__3__ofemployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustry__4__694businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicandprivatesectors，whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfwere__5__theywouldnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears，whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto__6__enoughemployeeswiththerightAlevelskills.“Aswemovefurtherrolerecoveryandbusinessesplanforgrowth，thedemandforpeoplewithhighqualityskillsandqualificationswill__7__，”saidRichardLambert，DirectorGeneral，CBI.“Firmssayithasbeenalreadyhardtofindpeoplewiththeright__8__orengineeringskills.Thenewgovernmentmustmakeitatopprioritytoencouragemoreyoungpeopletostudyscience-related__9__．”Thesurveyfindsthatyoungpeoplewillimprovetheirjobprospects(预期)iftheystudybusiness，maths，EnglishandphysicsorchemistryatAlevel.TheA-levelsthatemployers__10__leastarepsychologyandsociology.Andwhilemanyemployersdon'tinsistona__11__degreesubject.AthirdprefertohirethosewithaSTEMrelatedsubject.TheresearchhighlightsworriesaboutthelackofprogressinimprovingbasicskillsintheUK__12__．Halfoftheemployersexpressedworriesaboutemployees'basicliteracyandnumeracyskills，whilethebiggestproblemwaswithITski...
