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考研真题历年英语二阅读1
Te_t4
Manypeopletalkedofthe288,_0newjobstheLaborDepartmentreporled
forJure,alongwiththedropintheunemploymenttaketo6Jpercent.atgood
news.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsata
decentpace.Westillhavealongwaytogotogetbacktofullemployment,but
atleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.
Howeverthereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwas
targelyovedookcd.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreport
voluntarilyworkingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,_0(4,4percent)aboveits
yearagolevel.
Beforee_plainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakingan
importantdistinction.Manypeoplewhoworkpart-timejobsactuallywant
full-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.An
increaseininvoluntarypart-timeworkisevidenceofweaknessinthelabor
marketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemakingends
meet.
Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneral
directionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigher
thanbeforetherecession,butitisdownby640,_0(7.9percent)fromitsyear
agolevel.
Weknowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-time
employmentbecausepeopletellus.ThesurveyusedbytheLaborDepartmentasks
peopleiftheyworkedlessthan35hoursinthereferenceweek.Iftheansweris
yes.theyareclassifiedasworkingpart-time.Thesurveythenaskswhether
theyworkedlessthan35hoursinthatweekbecausetheywantedtoworkless
thanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadnochoice.Theyareonlyelassifiedas
voluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurveytakertheychosetowork
lessthan35hoursaweek.
Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecanseoneofthe
mainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.For
manypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymembers
withserioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsurance
wasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.
However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan_millionpeopletoeitherget
insurancethroughMedicaidorthee_changes.Thesearepeoplewhomaypreviously
havefelttheneedtogetafull-timejobthatprovidedinsuranceinorderto
coverthemselvesandtheirfamilies.WithObamacarethereisnolongeralink
betweenemploymentandinsurance.
36.Whichpartofthejobspicturewasneglected?
A.Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.
B.Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timejobs.
C.Thepossibilityoffullemployment.
D.Theaccelerationofjobcreation.
37.Manypeopleworkpart-timebecausethey
A.preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs
B.feelthatisenoughtomakeendsmeet
C.cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs
D.haventseentheweaknessofthemarket
38.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentintheUS
A.ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago
B.showsageneraltendencyofdecline
C.satisfiestherealneedofthejobless
D.islowerthanbeforetherecession
39.ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare,.
A.itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance
B.employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance
C.itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers
D.full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance
40.Thete_tmainlydiscusses.
A.employmentintheUS
B.part-timerclassification
C.insurancethroughMedicaid
D.Obamacarestrouble
考研真题历年英语二阅读2
Te_t4
Whenthegovernmenttalksaboutinfrastructurecontributingtotheeconomy
thefocusisusuallyonroads,railways,broadbandandenergy.Housingisseldom
mentioned.
Whyisthat?
Tosomee_tentthehousingsectormustshouldertheblame.We
havenotbeengoodatcommunicatingtherealvaluethathousingcancontribute
toeconomicgrowth.Thenthereisthescaleofthetypicalhousingproject.It
ishardtoshoveforattentionamongmultibillion-poundinfrastructureproject,
soitisinevitablethattheattentionisfocusedelsewhere.Butperhapsthe
mostsignificantreasonisthattheissuehasalwaysbeensopolitically
charged.
Nevertheless,theaffordablehousingsituationisdesperate.Waitinglists
increaseallthetimeandwearesimplynotbuildingenoughnewhomes.
Thecomprehensivespendingreviewoffersanopportunityforthegovernment
tohelprectifythis.Itneedstoputhistoricalprejudicestoonesideandtake
somestepstoaddressoururgenthousingneed.
Therearesomeindicationsthatitispreparingtodojustthat.The
communitiesminister,DonFoster,hashintedthatGeorgeOsborne,Chancellorof
theE_chequer,mayintroducemorefle_ibilitytothecurrentcapontheamount
thatlocalauthoritiescanborrowagainsttheirhousingstockdebt.Evidence
showsthat60,_0e_tranewhomescouldbebuiltoverthene_tfiveyearsifthe
capwerelifted,increasingGDPby0.6%.
Ministersshouldalsolookatcreatinggreatercertaintyintherental
environment,whichwouldhaveasignificantimpactontheabilityofregistered
providerstofundnewdevelopmentsfromrevenues.
Butitisnotjustdowntothegovernment.Whilethesemeasureswouldbe
welcomeintheshortterm,wemustfaceuptothefactthatthee_isting?
4.5bn
programmeofgrantstofundnewaffordablehousing,settoe_pirein_,is
unlikelytobee_tendedbeyondthen.TheLabourpartyhasrecentlyannounced
thatitwillretainalargepartofthecoalition’sspendingplansifreturnsto
power.Thehousingsectorneedstoacceptthatweareveryunlikelytoever
returntoeraoflarge-scalepublicgrants.Weneedtoadjusttothischanging
climate.
36.Theauthorbelievesthatthehousingsector__
[A]hasattractedmuchattention
[B]involvescertainpoliticalfactors
[C]shoulderstoomuchresponsibility
[D]haslostitsrealvalueineconomy
37.Itcanbelearnedthataffordablehousinghas__
[A]increaseditshomesupply
[B]offeredspendingopportunities
[C]sufferedgovernmentbiases
[D]disappointedthegovernment
38.AccordingtoParagraph5,GeorgeOsbornemay_______.
[A]allowgreatergovernmentdebtforhousing
[B]stoplocalauthoritiesfrombuildinghomes
[C]preparetoreducehousingstockdebt
[D]releasealiftedGDPgrowthforecast
39.Itcanbeinferredthatastablerentalenvironmentwould_______.
[A]lowerthecostsofregisteredproviders
[B]lessentheimpactofgovernmentinterference
[C]contributetofundingnewdevelopments
[D]relievetheministersofresponsibilities
40.Theauthorbelievesthatafter_,thegovernmentmay______.
[A]implementmorepoliciestosupporthousing
[B]reviewtheneedforlarge-scalepublicgrants
[C]renewtheaffordablehousinggrantsprogramme
[D]stopgenerousfundingtothehousingsector
考研真题历年英语二阅读3
Te_t4
Europeisnotagender-equalityheaven.Inparticular,thecorporate
workplacewillneverbecompletelyfamily—friendlyuntilwomenarepartof
seniormanagementdecisions,andEurope,stopcorporate-governancepositions
remainoverwhelminglymale.indeed,womenholdonly_percentofpositionson
Europecorporateboards.
TheEuropeUnionisnowconsideringlegislationtocompelcorporateboards
tomaintainacertainproportionofwomen-upto60percent.Thisproposedmandate
wasbornoffrustration.Lastyear,EuropeCommissionVicePresidentViviane
Redingissuedacalltovoluntaryaction.Redinginvitedcorporationstosignup
forgenderbalancegoalof40percentfemaleboardmembership.Butherappeal
wasconsideredafailure:
only24companiestookitup.
Doweneedquotastoensurethatwomencancontinuetoclimbthecorporate
Ladderfairyastheybalanceworkandfamily?
“Personally,Idon’tlikequotas,”Redingsaidrecently.“Butilikewhat
thequotasdo.”Quotasgetaction:
they“openthewaytoequalityandtheybreak
throughtheglassceiling,”accordingtoReding,aresultseeninFranceand
othercountrieswithlegallybindingprovisionsonplacingwomenintopbusiness
positions.
IunderstandReding’sreluctance-andherfrustration.Idon’tlikequotas
either;theyruncountertomybeliefinmeritocracy,governmentbythecapable.
Bur,whenoneconsiderstheobstaclestoachievingthemeritocraticideal,it
doeslookasifafairerworldmustbetemporarilyordered.
Afterall,fourdecadesofevidencehasnowshownthatcorporationsin
EuropeastheUSareevadingthemeritocratichiringandpromotionofwomento
topposition—nomatterhowmuch“softpressure”isputuponthem.Whenwomen
dobreakthroughtothesummitofcorporatepower--as,fore_ample,Sheryl
SandbergrecentlydidatFacebook—theyattractmassiveattentionprecisely
becausetheyremainthee_ceptiontotherule.
Ifappropriatepubicpolicieswereinplacetohelpallwomen---whether
CEOsortheirchildren’scaregivers--andallfamilies,Sandbergwouldbenomore
newsworthythananyotherhighlycapablepersonlivinginamorejust
society.
36.IntheEuropeancorporateworkplace,generally_____.
[A]womentakethelead
[B]menhavethefinalsay
[C]corporategovernanceisoverwhelmed
[D]seniormanagementisfamily-friendly
37.TheEuropeanUnion’sintendedlegislationis________.
[A]areflectionofgenderbalance
[B]areluctantchoice
[C]aresponsetoReding’scall
[D]avoluntaryaction
38.AccordingtiReding,quotasmayhelpwomen______.
[A]gettopbusinesspositions
[B]seethroughtheglassceiling
[C]balanceworkandfamily
[D]anticipatel
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