2014年专业英语四级考试完形填空答案(网友版)

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      TheVictorianshadbecomeaddictedtospeedand, likeallspeedcrazykids, theywantedtogoeverfaster. Timewasmoneyandefficiencybecameincreasinglyimportant. AlthoughdivisionoflabourhadbeenconceivedbyAdamSmithandillustratedbyapinfactoryinTheWealthofNationsin 1776, itcouldnowbecomefullyrealised. Thisspecialisationand - byimplication - individualisationoflabourwasinmarkedcontrasttotheruralmeansofproduction, inwhichthefamilywasthemeansofproduction, consumptionandsocialisation.
      Withgreaterspeedcameagreaterneedforindustriesandbusinessestomakemoreandmakeitquicker. Steammadethispossibleandchangedworkinglifeforever. Gonewerethedayswhenworkwasdictatedbynaturalforces: steamengineswereservanttoneitherseasonnorsunshine. Factorieshadforemenandlifebecamecorrespondinglymoreregimented. Theclocking-onmachinewasinventedin 1885 andtimeandmotionstudiestoincreaseefficiencywouldbeintroducedonlysometwentyyearslater. Butitwasnotallbadnews. Agriculturalincomesdependedonvariableharvestsandweather. Factoriesprovidedsecureandpredictableincome, butlonghours.
      Workinglifewasbecomingincreasinglyregulated, andtheworkingweekwasreorganisedtopromoteever-greaterefficiency. TheoldcustomofSt. Monday - whennoworkwasdone - wasgraduallyphasedoutandtocompensate, workstoppedaroundmiddayonSaturdayanddidnotresumeuntilMondaymorning. Anewdivisionbetween'work'and'leisure'emerged, andthisnewblockofweekendleisuretimecoincidedwiththedevelopmentofspectatorsportslikecricketandfootball, andtheriseofmusichallentertainmentforthenewworkingclasses.

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