Unit 5 Music using language课时作业

　　Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．In journalism，timeliness and accuracy should be (equal)important.

　　2．The police do not allow (play)football in the street.

　　3．We must take a scientific approach the problem.

　　4．He requested that the matter (keep)secret.

　　5．We finally persuaded him into (accept)our views.

　　6．As I remember him，he always took (please)in music.

　　7．Do you ever correspond your overseas friends?

　　8．It didn't take the children long to figure the correct answer.

　　9．I would rather you (know)that now，than afterwards.

　　10．The new pens are no (good)than the old ones.

　　【答案】　1.equally　2.playing　3.to　4.(should)be kept　5.accepting　6.pleasure　7.with　8.out

　　9．knew　10.better

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　The term "underemployment" has three related meanings.In one sense，it refers to a situation in which someone with excellent job qualifications(资格) is working in a position that requires less qualifications，as for instance in the case of a lawyer driving a school bus.In the second sense，it means working part­time when one would prefer to be working full­time.In the third sense，it is a form of over­staffing(人浮于事) in which employees are not being fully made use of.

　　All forms of underemployment have an effect on the economy and the health of the business community.Long­term underemployment can also cover up the truth behind the employment situations.When nations collect employment statistics，they usually come up with a base number of "unemployed" individuals，using that number to judge the health of the job market.This number does not include part­time workers looking for full­time jobs，as they are considered employed，and it also doesn't reflect workers who are underpaid，considering their qualifications.

In the first sense，underemployment is a common problem in many of the developed world.Many people with college degrees are working in low­level or service