太奇名師齊轍解析2015年聯考英語(二)閱讀理解(3)

2014-12-29 16:12 | 太奇MBA網

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　　Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.

　　However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.

　　Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.

　　There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent) from its year ago level.

　　We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.

　　The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.

　　However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.

　　選項及答案：

　　36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?

　　原文定位：However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. 純細節題，定位對就能做得對。

　　[A]The prospect of a thriving job market.

　　[B]The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.

　　[C]The possibility of full employment.

　　[D]The acceleration of job creation.

　　37. Many people work part-time because they ____.

　　原文定位：又來了，又來了，綜合細節題又來了。今年的命題者商量好了，一定要用綜合細節題搞死你們哦。Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. 許多做兼職工作的人不想做全職嗎?非也非也。他們只是只能做兼職，做不了全職而已。將這兩處子細節結合起來，應該選B。

　　[A]Fell that is enough to make ends meet

　　[B]Cannot get their hands on full-time jobs

　　[C]Haven’t seen the weakness of the market

　　[D]Prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs

　　38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US______.

　　原文定位：There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down純細節題，原文說總體來說下滑，選項選總體下滑。

　　[A]Shows a general tendency of decline

　　[B]Is harder to acquire than one year ago

　　[C]Satisfies the real need of the jobless

　　[D]Is lower than before the recession

　　39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, ___ .

　　原文定位：點贊，點贊，點三十二個走心的贊。這才是第四篇應有的水準，這才是命題者應有的水平。These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance. 原文說過去只要有全職，一般就能上保險。現在有了奧巴馬整出來的這個玩意兒，就業和保險也不必然劃上邏輯上的等號了。言下之意就是：別看你就業了，照樣兒有可能得不到保險哦!

　　[A]It is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance

　　[B]Employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance

　　[C]It is still challenging to get insurance for family members

　　[D]Full-time employment is still essential for insurance

　　40. The text mainly discusses_______.

　　原文定位：原文標題是The Good News About Obamacare in the June Jobs Report

　　但就這篇文章來看，還是就業談得多些，所以我選Employment in the US這個答案。還有一個原因，原文標題是利好，答案是困擾怎么行?命題者如果非得說就是困擾這個答案的話，這兩分哥不要了。

　　[A]Obamacare’s trouble

　　[B]Part-timer classification

　　[C]Insurance through Medicaid

　　[D]Employment in the US

　　總結：考場上哥都恍惚了，這是第四篇嗎?怎么會這么容易?難度等同于13年第四篇，遠低于其余年份。