2011年12月大学英语四级真题

　　Part V Cloze

　　Employers fear they will be unable recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey 67_______.

　　Nearly half of organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find 68_______ with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), 69_______ even more companies expect to experience 70_______ of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.

　　The Confederation of British Industry 71_______ 694 businesses and organizations across the public and 72_______ sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.

　　Half are 73_______ they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to 74_______ enough employees with the right A-level skills.

　　"75_______ we move further into recovery and businesses plan 76_______ growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will 77_______," said Richard Lambert, director general, CBI. “Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right 78_______ or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top 79_______ to encourage more young people to study science-related 80_______."

　　The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects 81_______ they studied business studies, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers 82_______ least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don't insist on a 83_______ degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.

　　The research 84_______ worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK 85_______. Half of employers expressed worries about employees' basic literacy and numeracy(计算) skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, 86_______ two-thirds reported concerns.

　　67. A submits B reveals C launches D generates

　　68. A audience B officials C partners D staff

　　69. A while B because C for D although

　　70. A exits B shortages C absences D departures

　　71. A surveyed B searched C exposed D exploited

　　72. A collective B private C personal D civil

　　73. A confronted B conformed C concerned D confused

　　74. A bind B attain C transfer D recruit

　　75. A Lest B Unless C Before D As

　　76. A with B for C on D by

　　77. A dominate B stretch C enforce D intensify

　　78. A creative B technical C narrative D physical

　　79. A priority B option C challenge D judgment

　　80. A procedures B academies C thoughts D subjects

　　81. A until B since C whereas D if

　　82. A rate B discuss C order D observe

　　83. A typical B positive C particular D general

　　84. A highlighted B prescribed C focused D touched

　　85. A masses B workforce C faculty D communities

　　86. A what B whom C where D why