1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题 Part ⅠCloze Test Directions： For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points) Manpower Inc., with 560 000 workers, is the world’s largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people 1 into the offices and factories of America, seeking a day’s work for a day’s pay. One day at a time. 2 industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive 3 reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming. 4 its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part- timers and temporary workers. This “ 5 ” work force is the most important 6 in American business today, and it is 7 changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally 8 avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens 9 by employment rules, health care costs competitive and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of being a loyal employee. 10 that came from 1.［A］ swarm 2.［A］ For ［B］ stride ［B］ Because ［C］ As ［B］ in ［C］ on ［C］ separate ［D］ slip ［D］ Since ［D］ by 3.［A］ from 4.［A］ Even though ［B］ Now that ［C］ If only ［D］ Provided that ［D］ transferable ［D］ trend 5.［A］ durable 6.［A］ approach 7.［A］ instantly 8.［A］ but ［B］ disposable ［C］