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32A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly
33A.goodB.curiousC.poorD.urgent
34A.trainingB.habitsC.situlationsD.custom
35A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves
36A.someB.alotC.littleD.dull
37A.FortunatelyB.InfactC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately
38A.reuseB.rewardC.rewriteD.recite
39A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if
40A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures
41A.someoneB.oneC.heD.reader
42A.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observer
43A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than
44A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating
45A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regression
46A.butB.norC.orD.for
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48A.LookatB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider
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TextA:
Recently,CongressionalDemocratsintroducedlegislationtomakeiteasierforolderworkerstowinagediscriminationlawsuits.Agediscriminationremainsasignificantworkplaceissue.
Inrecenttenyears,15.79percentofcasesbroughttotheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission,weredescribedassuccessfulclaims.WhilethisnumberissmallgiventhenumberofworkerscoveredbytheAgeDiscriminationinEmploymentAct,many,ifnotmost,instancesofagediscriminationareneversued,andcaseshiringdiscriminationoftengoundetected.
Mostofthosewhodosuearewhite,malemiddle-managerswhoarelikelytohavelostasizeablesalaryandpension.Forthemostpart,othergroupsdonotsuebecausethecostsofalawsuitoutweighthepotentialbenefits.Agediscriminationremainsasignificantworkplaceissue.
Thereisstrongexperimentalevidenceforagediscriminationinhiring,atleastforentry-leveljobs.Recently,IperformedalabormarketexperimentinBostoninwhichIsentoutthousandsofresumesforfictitious(虚构的)entry-levelfemalecandidatesandmeasuredresponseratebasedondateofhighschoolgraduation.Amongthisgroup,youngerapplicants,whosedateofhighschoolgraduationindicatedthattheywerelessthan50yearsold,were40percentmorelikelytobecalledbackforaninterviewthanwereolderapplicants.
Itisdifficulttotellwhetheremploymentproblemsareworseforolderworkersthanforotherworkerswhentimesarebad.Thenumberofdiscriminationlawsuitsincreasesduringtimesofhighunemployment,butthisfindingbyitselfdoesnotindicateanincreasedlevelofagediscrimination.Intimesofhigherunemployment,theopportunitycosttoalawsuitislowerthanitiswhentimesaregood.
Fromtheemployer'
sperspective,masslayoffsmayseemlikeagoodchancetoremoveahigherproportionofgenerallymoreexpensiveolderworkerswithouttheworryofbeingsued.Ontheotherhand,employersmaybelesslikelytoremoveprotectedolderworkersbecause'
theystillfearlawsuits.Onethingwedoknowisthatonceanolderworkerlosesajob,heorsheismuchlesslikelytofindanewjobthanayoungerworkeris.
Unfortunately,theeffectoflegislationprohibitingagediscriminationisnoteasytoseeandmayactuallybepartofthereasonitissodifficultforolderworkerstofindemployment.Ifitismoredifficulttofireanolderworkerthanayoungerworker,afirmwillbelesslikelytowanttohireolderworkers.Indeed,myresearchfindsthatinstateswhereworkershavelongertimetobringalawsuitclaim,oldermenworkfewerweeksperyear,arelesslikelytobehired,andlesslikelytobefiredthanmeninstateswheretheydonothaveasmuch.
NotmanypeoplewouldsuggestthatwegobacktoaworldpriortotheAgeDiscriminationinEmploymentAct,inwhichadvertisementsspecifythespecificagesofpeopletheyarewillingtohire.However,legislationprohibitingdiscriminationisnopanacea(万灵药).Therecentproposedcongressionallegislationcouldhavebothpositiveandnegativeeffectsonpotentialolderworkers.
1.Alotofcasesofagediscriminationarenotfoundbecause
A.agediscriminationlawwasjustintroducedrecently.
B.otherdiscriminatedgroupsdon'
tsueexceptthewhites.
C.agediscriminationcasesareinlargequantityanditisdifficulttodetectallofthem.
D.manydiscriminatedpeopledon'
tsueandcostsofalawsuitoutweighpotentialbenefits.
2.ThelabormarketexperimentinBostonshowsthat
A.youngermaleapplicantsaremorelikelytobehiredthantheirfemalecounterparts.
B.agediscriminationisquitecommoninhiringprocess.
C.theauthorcollectedinformationbyinterviewingfemaleapplicants.
D.femaleapplicantswhoare50yearsoldwillneverhaveachancetogetajob.
3.Whatmayleadtotheincreaseofdiscriminationlawsuitsduringtimesofhighunemployment?
A.Theincreaseofagediscrimination.
B.Thedecreaseofagediscrimination.
C.Thedecreaseofopportunitycosttolawsuits.
D.Theincreaseofopportunitycosttolawsuits,.
4.Fromthelastparagraph,welearnthat
A.employerscouldspecifytheagesofpeopletheywanttohireinthepast.
B,allemployersrecruitedworkersthroughadvertisementinthepast.
C.legislationprohibitingdiscriminationcan'
tfreeoldworkersfromagediscrimination.
D.therecentproposedcongressionallegislationisineffective.
5.Theauthoris__whenheanalyzestheagediscriminationissue.
A.pessimistic
B.partial
C.objective
D.doubtful
TextB:
Parentsareoftenupsetwhentheirchildrenpraisethehomesoftheirfriendsandregarditasaslur(诋毁)ontheirowncooking,orcleaning,orfurniture,andoftenarefoolishenoughtolettheadolescentsseethattheyareannoyed.Theymayevenaccusethemofdisloyalty,ormakesomespitefulremarkaboutthefriends'
parents.Suchalossofdignityanddescentintochildishbehavioronthepartoftheadultsdeeplyshockstheadolescents,andmakesthemresolvethatinfuturetheywillnottalktotheirparentsabouttheplaceorpeopletheyvisit.Beforeverylongtheparentswillbecomplainingthatthechildissosecretiveandnevertellsthemanything,buttheyseldomrealizethattheyhavebroughtthisonthemselves.
Disillusionmentwiththeparents,howevergoodandadequatetheymaybebothasparentsandasindividuals,istosomedegreeinevitable.Mostchildrenhavesuchahighidealoftheirparents,unlesstheparentsthemselveshavebeenunsatisfactory,thatitcan,hardlyhopetostanduptoarealisticevaluation.Parentswouldbegreatlysurprisedanddeeplytouchediftheyrealizedhowmuchbelieftheirchildrenusuallyhaveintheircharacterandinfallibility,andhowmuchthisfaithmeanstoachild.Ifparentswerepreparedforthisadolescentreaction,andrealizedthatitwasasignthatthechildwasgrowingupanddevelopingvaluablepowersofobservationandindependentjudgmenttheywouldnotbesohurt,andthereforewouldnotdrivethechildintooppositionbyresentingandresistingit.
Theadolescent,withhispassionforsincerity,alwaysrespectsaparentwhoadmitsthatheiswrong,orignorant,oreventhathehasbeenunfairorunjust.Whatthechildcannotforgiveistheparent’srefusaltoadmitthesechargesifthechildknowsthemtobetrue.
Victorianparentsbelievedthattheykepttheirdignitybyretreatingbehindanunreasoningauthoritarianattitude;
infacttheydidnothingofthekind,butchildrenwerethentoocowedtoletthemknowhowtheyreallyfelt.Todaywetendtogototheotherextreme,butonthewholethisisahealthierattitudebothforthechildandtheparent.Itisalwayswiserandsafertofaceuptoreality,howeverpainfulitmaybeatthemoment.
1.Accordingtothepassage,childrenwouldarouseparents'
disappointmentfor
A.admiringtheirfriends'
homes.
B.talkingbacktotheirparents.
C.complaininghome-madedishes.
D.mak
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