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By 1908, the United States was the          industrial nation in the world that lacked workers’ compensation insurance. American’s injured workers could seek          in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers.        , employees had to prove that their injuries directly          employer’s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers’ compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon          throughout the nation.
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小題1:
A．a(chǎn)rtisticB．literaryC．militaryD．economic
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)long withB．other thanC．a(chǎn)part fromD．rather than
小題3:
A．experimentedB．exploredC．experiencedD．excluded
小題4:
A．urbanizationB．revolution
C．evolutionD．industrialization
小題5:
A．InspiredB．TouchedC．OrganizedD．Motivated
小題6:
A．feedbackB．statementC．proofD．support
小題7:
A．discoveredB．createdC．uncoveredD．revealed
小題8:
A．uniqueB．onlyC．powerfulD．most
小題9:
A．rightsB．helpC．compensationD．support
小題10:
A．For exampleB．HoweverC．ConsequentlyD．Moreover
小題11:
A．resulted inB．stood forC．resulted fromD．deal with
小題12:
A．spreadB．promotedC．stretchedD．placed
小題13:
A．put up withB．face up to
C．benefit fromD．keep up with
小題14:
A．communityB．committeeC．a(chǎn)uthorityD．government
小題15:
A．includingB．insistingC．installingD．investing

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:B
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A

試題分析：文章介紹了奧托·馮·俾斯麥在1884年創(chuàng)建了世界上第一個工人補償法，和美國建立勞動補償法的情況。
小題1:考查形容詞：A. artistic藝術的，B. literary文學的，C. military軍事的，D. economic經(jīng)濟的，德國首相奧托·馮·俾斯麥以他的軍事和外交天賦著名，選C
小題2:考查詞組：A. along with連同，B. other than除了，C. apart from除了，D. rather than而不是，德國和其他歐洲國家一起，選A
小題3:考查動詞：A. experimented實驗，B. explored探索，C. experienced經(jīng)歷，D. excluded除了，經(jīng)歷了不同尋常的工作場所的死亡事件。選C
小題4:考查名詞：A. urbanization 都市化，B. revolution革命， C. evolution進化，D. industrialization工業(yè)化，由于越來越多的工業(yè)化，選D
小題5:考查動詞：A. Inspired激發(fā)，B. Touched感動，觸摸，C. Organized組織，D. Motivated使有動機，促動，部分是受到基督教對無家可歸的人的同情的促動，選D
小題6:考查名詞：A. feedback反饋，B. statement陳述，C. proof證據(jù)，D. support支持，和實用的政治沖動想得到社會勞工運動的支持，選D
小題7:考查動詞：A. discovered發(fā)現(xiàn)，B. created創(chuàng)造，C. uncovered揭示，D. revealed揭露，奧托·馮·俾斯麥在1884年創(chuàng)建了世界上第一個工人補償法，選B
小題8:考查形容詞：A. unique獨特的，B. only唯一的，C. powerful強大的，D. most最多的，在1908年為止，美國是唯一沒有工人補償法的工業(yè)化國家，選B
小題9:考查名詞：A. rights權力，B. help幫助，C. compensation補償，D. support支持，美國受傷的工人可以在法庭尋求補償，選C
小題10:考查詞組：A. For example例如，B. However然而，C. Consequently結果，D. Moreover 還有，更多，他們面臨很多艱巨的法律障礙，例如：工人要證明他們的受傷源于雇主的缺乏關心，選A
小題11:考查詞組：A. resulted in導致，B. stood for代表，C. resulted from源于，D. deal with處理，工人要證明他們的受傷源于雇主的缺乏關心，選C
小題12:考查動詞：A. spread傳播，蔓延，B. promoted提升，C. stretched伸展，D. placed放置，這個項目很快就傳播到整個國家，選A
小題13:考查詞組：A. put up with容忍，B. face up to勇于面對， C. benefit from受益于，D. keep up with跟上，二次世界大戰(zhàn)后，美國工人的福利不能跟上生活的費用，選D
小題14:考查名詞：A. community社會，社區(qū)，B. committee委員會，C. authority官方，D. government政府，Richard Nixon總統(tǒng)建立了國家委員會討論工人補償?shù)膯栴}，選B
小題15:考查動詞：A. including包括，B. insisting堅持，C. installing安裝，D. investing投資，委員會發(fā)表了10個關鍵的建議，包括號召提高補償?shù)乃降街萜骄芄べY的100%。選A
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