外研版高中英语必修四 Module1 Life in the Future_高中英语试卷

外研版高中英语必修四 Module1 Life in the Future

　　Ⅳ.任务型阅读

　　A.Value of rare skills

　　B.Dangerous jobs paid more

　　C.Social demand decides rewardD.Developing skills

　　E.Women’s skills rewarded

　　F.Reason for taking low paying jobs

　　1.The rewards of a skill that is in strictly limited supply depend upon the demand for that skill.Men's professional basketball is extremely popular，and the top NBA players make millions of dollars per year.There are some great women basketball players，too，but because women's professional basketball has not become popular，these women's skills go comparatively unrewarded.

　　2.Some people with very rare skills can make enormous salaries in a free market economy.Paula Abdel has a voice that millions of people are willing to pay to hear in person，and on tapes，CDs，records，and videos.Before Pablo Picasso died，he could sell small sketches for vast sums of money.Were they worth it? They were worth exactly what the highest bidder (出价人) was willing to pay.

　　3.Not all skills are inborn，however.Some people have invested in training and schooling to improve their knowledge and skills.When we go to school，we are investing in human capital that we expect to yield dividends，partly in the form of higher wages，later on.Human capital is also produced through onthejob training.

　　4.Some jobs are more desirable than others.Entrylevel positions in attractive industries such as publishing and television tend to be lowpaying.Since talented people are willing to take entrylevel jobs in these industries at salaries below what they could earn in other occupations，there must be other，nonwage rewards.It may be that the job itself is more personally rewarding，or that a lowpaying apprenticeship is the only way to acquire the human capital necessary to advance.