Question

 Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.

      Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

      An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills of a career from a journeyman--someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking.

     One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What's more, it offers apprentices an "earn while you learn" opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.

     Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下崗) if business for the employers is slow.

     Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors.

 

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

 Apprenticeship

 classroom learning

 the majority

 theoretical

 at the beginning

 a journeyman’s wages

 many well-trained workers

 being laid off

 Results

 another pay increase

【解析】

試題分析：介紹了學徒這一身份的優點和缺點。

 Apprenticeship　綜合理解。　第一自然段解析了什么是apprenticeship，第二自然段說明了其優點，第三段說明了其不足，故文章是圍繞apprenticeship而展開的。

 classroom learning細節理解題。　答案源于An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning.  學徒是一種把工作經歷和課堂學習結合起來在工作中得到培訓的形式。

 the majority細節理解題。　根據An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learning the practical skills----，可知答案應為the majority

 theoretical細節理解題。　由本句The rest of the apprentice's time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires.可得出答案。其余時間是在課堂上渡過的，學習工作中所要求的理論技能。

 at the beginning細節理解題。　由They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies.可知，是在剛開始的時候-----。

 a journeyman’s wages細節理解題。　由their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive.可知答案。他們的工資是一個熟練工人所得工資的百分之九十。

 many well-trained workers　細節理解題。　答案來源：It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from.

 being laid off細節理解題。　文章的倒數第二自然段可以得出答案。（they might be laid off(下崗) if business for the employers is slow.）對于雇主來說，如果生意進行得太慢，他們也許會下崗。

 Results理解總結題　一旦他們完成了apprenticeship,就可以成為journeyman,可以領到證還可以增加收入，故應為結果result.

 another pay increase　細節理解題。　答案來源：heir pay also increases again

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