重庆市合川二中高考英语二轮阅读理解统练15及答Word格式文档下载.docx
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Theterm“underemployment”hasthreerelatedmeanings.Inonesense,itreferstoasituationinwhichsomeonewithexcellentjobqualifications(资格)isworkinginapositionthatrequireslessqualifications,asforinstanceinthecaseofalawyerdrivingaschoolbus.Inthesecondsense,itmeansworkingpart-timewhenonewouldprefertobeworkingfull-time.Inthethirdsense,itisaformofoverstaffing(人浮于事)inwhichemployeesarenotbeingfullymadeuseof.
Allformsofunderemploymenthaveeffectontheeconomyandthehealthofthebusinesscommunity.Long-termunderemploymentcanalsocoverupthetruthbehindtheemploymentsituations.Whennationscollectemploymentstatistics,theyusuallycomeupwithabasenumberof“unemployed”individuals,usingthatnumbertojudgethehealthofthejobmarket.Thisnumberdoesnotincludepart-timeworkerslookingforfull-timejobs,astheyareconsideredemployed,anditalsodoesn’treflectworkerswhoareunderpaid,consideringtheirqualifications.
Inthefirstsense,underemploymentisacommonprobleminmanyofthedevelopedworld.Manypeoplewithcollegedegreesareworkinginlow-levelorserviceindustryjobsbecausethejobmarketisfull.
Theissueofpart-timeemploymentisalsoveryserious.Somepeopleareforcedintopart-timejobs,whileothersfindthemselvestakingapart-timejobbecausenothingelseisavailable,eventhoughtheyreallyneedtoworkfull-time.Thisproblemisespeciallycommoninareaswithseasonalemployment,whereemployersfinditcheapertomaintainandlayoffpart-timestaffs,ratherthankeepingafullstaffatalltimes.
Inthesenseofshortageofworkers,underemploymentappearsinavarietyofsituations.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstafftobepreparedforseasonalwork,ortokeepwell-trained,qualifiedworkerssothattheywillbeavailablewhenneeded.Laborlawsandunionpressuresmayalsopreventacompanyfromcuttingdownonstafforworkinghours,leadingtoasituationinwhichpeoplereporttowork,buthavenothingtodo.
1.Thepurposeofthepassageis .
A.toshowunderemploymentisbecomingmoreserioustoday
B.toimplywomenarelaidoffmorethanmen
C.toexplainthemeaningof“underemployment”
D.totellthepresenteconomicsituations
2.Accordingtothetext,underemploymentmeans .
A.thesamemeaningastheword—unemployed
B.employeesarenotfullytakenchargedof
C.qualifiedworkersgetalowsalary
D.peoplewhodomanualworkforwages
3.Whenitcomestounemploymentstatistics, .
A.theunderpaidworkersareincluded
B.itimpliesthepeoplewhoarejobless
C.thepart-timeemployeesareincluded
D.itshowstheemploymentsituationofacountry
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEtothe4thand5thparagraph?
A.Underemploymentonlyoccursinadvancedcountries.
B.Peoplewithcollegedegreessometimestakeapart-timejob.
C.Part-timestaffsseemsbenefitfromfirmsless.
D.Companiesneedfull-timestaffsindeed.
5.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstaff .
A.tocompetewithothersinthefutureB.tomakepreparationsforseasonalwork
C.togettheskilledworkerspaidD.toobeylaborlawsandunionpressures
【参考答案】1—5、CBBAB
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Weneedtoprotecttheplanet’sremainingforestsnotonlytostopclimatechangefromgettingworse,buttoensurethatwecanstandtheimpactsofglobalwarming.Healthyforestsabsorbandstorequantitiesofcarbon,helpingtoregulatetemperatureandgeneraterain.Whentheyaredestroyed,thiscarbonisreleasedintothe
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