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英语二2014

AccordingtoDunnandNorton,whichofthefollowingisthemostrewardingpurchase?

［A］Abighouse.

［B］Aspecialtour.

［C］Astylishcar.

［D］Ari eal.

Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.Fantasiesofgreatwealthofteninvolvevisionsoffancycarsandextravaganthomes.Yetsatisfactionwiththesematerialpurchaseswearsofffairlyquickly.Whatwasonceexcitingandnew esold-hat;regretcreepsin.Itisfarbettertospendmoneyonexperiences,sayMsDunnandMrNorton,likeinterestingtrips,uniquemealsorevengoingtothecinema.Thesepurchasesoften emorevaluablewithtime—asstoriesormemories—particularlyiftheyinvolvefeelingmoreconnectedtoothers.

Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericans’watchinis.

［A］critical

［B］supportive

［C］sympathetic

［D］ambiguous

Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersgetthemost“happinessbangforyourbuck.”Itseemsmostpeoplewouldbteroffiftheycouldshortentheircommutestowork,spendmoretimewithfriendsandfamilyandlessofitwatchingevision(somethingtheaverageAmericanspendsawhoptwomonthsayearng,andishardlyjollierforit).

McRibismentionedinParagraph3toshowthat.

［A］consumersaresometimesirrational

［B］popularityusuallycomesafterquality

［C］marketingtricksareofteneffective

［D］raritygenerally reasespleasure

Buyinggiftsorgivingmoneytocharityisoftenmorepleasurablethanpurchasingthingsforoneself,andluxuriesaremostenjoyablewhentheyareconsumedsparingly.ThisisapparentlythereasonMcDonald’srestrictstheavailabilityofitspopularMcRib—amarketingtrickthathasturnedtheporksandwichintoanobjectofobsession.

Accordingtothelastparagraph,HappyMoney.

［A］hasleftmuchroomforreaders’criticism

［B］mayprovetobeaworthwhilepurchase

［C］haspredictedawider egapintheUS

［D］maygiveitsreadersasenseofachievement

ReadersofHappyMoneyareclearlyaprivilegedlot,anxiousaboutfulfillment,nothunger.Moneymaynotquitebuyhappiness,butpeopleinwealthiercountriesaregenerallyhappierthanthoseinpoorones.Yetthelinkbetweenfeelinggoodandspendingmoneyonotherscanbeseenamongrichandpoorpeoplearoundtheworld,andscarcityenhancesthepleasureofmostthingsformostpeople.Noteveryonewillagreewiththeauthors’ideas,whichrangefrommandatingmoreholidaytimetoreducingtaxentivesforAmericanhomebuyers.Butmostpeoplewillcomeawayfromthisbookbelievingitwasmoneywellspent.

Thistextmainlydiscusseshowto.

［A］balancefeelinggoodandspendingmoney

［B］spendlargesumsofmoneywoninlotteries

［C］obtainlastingsatisfactionfrommoneyspent

［D］ emorereasonableinspendingonluxuries

Whatwouldyoudowith$590m?

Thesetwoacademicsuseanarrayofbehavioralresearchtoshowthatthemostrewardingwaystospendmoneycanbecounterintuitive.

Thisslimvolumeispackedwithtipstohelpwageslavesaswellaslotterywinnersget

themost“happinessbangforyourbuck.”

Text2

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,socialpsychologistshavefoundthat.

［A］ourself-ratingsareunrealisticallyhigh

［B］illusorysuperiorityisbaselesseffect

［C］ourneedforleadershipisunnatural

［D］self-enhancingstrategiesareineffective

AnarticleinScientificAmericahaspointedoutthatempiricalresearchsaysthat,actually,youthinkyou’remorebeautifulthanyouare.Wehaveadeep-seatedneedtofeelgoodaboutourselvesandwenaturallyemployanumberofself-enhancingstrategiestoachievethis.Socialpsychologistshaveamassedoceansofresearchintowhattheycallthe“aboveaverageeffect”,or“illusorysuperiority”,andshownthat,forexample,70%ofusrateourselvesasaboveaverageinleadership,93%indrivingand85%atgettingonwellwithothers—allobviouslystatisticalimpossibilities.

Visualrecognitionisbelievedtobepeople’s.

［A］rapidwatching

［B］consciouschoice

［C］intuitiveresponse

［D］automaticself-defence

Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethatthosewhoself-enhancedthemost(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpictureswerereal)werengsotomakeupforprofoundinsecurities.Infact,thosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermarkersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthefindingsthatwehaveareanyevidenceofaldelusion,”saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves.”Ifyouaredepressed,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.

Epleyfoundthatpeoplewithhigherself-esteemtendedto.

［A］underestimatetheirinsecurities

［B］believeintheirattractiveness

［C］coveruptheirdepressions

［D］oversimplifytheirillusions

Epleyfoundnosignificantgenderdifferenceinresponses.Norwasthereanyevidencethatthosewhoself-enhancedthemost(thatis,theparticipantswhothoughtthemostpositivelydoctoredpictureswerereal)werengsotomakeupforprofoundinsecurities.Infact,thosewhothoughtthattheimageshigheruptheattractivenessscalewererealdirectlycorrespondedwiththosewhoshowedothermarkersforhavinghigherself-esteem.“Idon’tthinkthefindingsthatwehaveareanyevidenceof aldelusion,”saysEpley.“It’sareflectionsimplyofpeoplegenerallythinkingwellofthemselves.”Ifyouaredepressed,youwon’tbeself-enhancing.

Theword“viscerally”(Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto.

［A］inst tively

［B］occasionally

［C］particularly

［D］aggressively

KnowingtheresultsofEpley’sstudy,itmakessensethatmanypeoplehatephotographsofthemselvesviscerally—ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognizetheinthepictureasthemselves.,therefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,inlectandlifestyles.It’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,saysCatalinaTomaofWisconsin-MadisonUniversity,“buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.”

Itcanbeinferredthatisself-enhancer’sparadisebecausepeoplecan.

［A］presenttheirdishonestprofiles

［B］def heirtraditionallifestyles

［C］sharetheirin lectualpursuits

［D］withholdtheirunflatteringsides

KnowingtheresultsofEpley’sstudy,itmakessensethatmanypeoplehatephotographsofthemselvesviscerally—ononelevel,theydon’tevenrecognizetheinthepictureasthemselves.,therefore,isaself-enhancer’sparadise,wherepeoplecanshareonlythemostflatteringphotos,thecreamoftheirwit,style,beauty,inlectandlifestyles.It’snotthatpeople’sprofilesaredishonest,saysCatalinaTomaofWisconsin-MadisonUniversity,“buttheyportrayanidealizedversionofthemselves.”

20143

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,economicdownturnswould.

［A］easethecompetitionofmanvs.machine

［B］highlightmachines’threattohumanjobs

［C］provokeapainfultechnologicalrevolution

［D］outmodeourcurrenteconomicstructure

Theconceptofmanversusmachineisatleastasoldastheindustrialrevolution,butthisphenomenontendstobemostacuyfeltduringeconomicdownturnsandfragilerecoveries.Andyet,itwouldbeamistaketothinkwearerightnowsimplyexperiencingthepainfulsideofaboomandbustcycle.Certainjobshavegoneawayforgood,outmodedbymachines.Setechnologyhassuchaninsatiableappetiteforeatinguphumanjobs,thisphenomenonwillcontinuetorestructureoureconomyinwayswecannotimmediayforesee.

TheauthorsofRacetheMachinearguethat.

［A］technologyisdiminishingman’sjobopportunities

［B］automationisacceleratingtechnologicaldevelopment

［C］certainjobswillremainintactaf utomation

［D］manwillfinallywintheracemachine

Whenthereisrapidimprovementinthepriceandperformanceoftechnology,jobsthatwereoncethoughttobeimmunefromautomationsuddenly ethreatened.Thisargumenthasattractedalotofattention,viathesuccessofthebookRacetheMachine,byErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee,whobothhailfromMIT’sCenterforDigitalBusiness

HagelarguesthatjobsintheU.S.areoften.

［A］performedbyinnovativeminds

［B］scriptedwithanindividualstyle

［C］standardizedwithoutacleartarget

［D］designedhumancreativity

HagelsayswehavedesignedjobsintheU.S.thattendtobe“tightlyscripted”and“highlystandardized”onesthatleavenoroomfor“individualinitiativeorcreativity”.Inshort,thesearethetypesofjobsthatmachinescanperformmuchbettthanhumanbeings.ThatishowwehaveputagianttargetsignonthebacksofAmericanworkers,Hagelsays.

Accordingtothelastparagraph,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeediscussed.

［A］thepredictabilityofmachinebehaviorinpractice

［B］theformulaforhowworkisconductedefficiently

［C］thewaysmachinesrecehumanlaborinmoderntimes

［D］thenecessityofhumaninvolvementintheworkce

AsHagelnotes,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeeindeedtouchedonthispointintheirbook.Weneedtoreframeracethemachineasracewiththemachine.Inotherwords,weneedtolookatthewaysinwhiachinescanaugmenthumanlaborratherthanreceit.Sothentheproblemisnotreallyabouttechnology,butrather,“howdoweinnovateourinstitutionsandourworkpractices?”

Whichofthefollowingcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?

［A］HowtoInnovateOurWorkPractices？

［B］MachineswillReceHumanLabor

［C］CanWeWintheRaceMachines？

［D］EconomicDownturnsStimulateInnovations

20144

Theauthorbelievesthatthehousingsector.

［A］hasattractedmuchattention

［B］involvescertainpoliticalfactors

［C］shoulderstoomuchresponsibility

［D］haslostitsrealvalueineconomy

Whentheernmenttalksaboutinfrastructurecontributingtotheeconomythefocusisusuallyonroads,railways,broadbandandenergy.Housingisseldommentioned.

Whyisthat?Tosomeextentthehousingsectormustshouldertheblame.Wehavenotbeengoodatcommunicatingtherealvaluethathousingcancontributetoeconomicgrowth.Thenthereisthescaleofthetypicalhousingproject.Itishardtoshoveforattentionamongmultibillion-poundinfrastructureprojects,soitisinevitablethattheattentionisfocusedelsewhere.Butperhapsthemostsignificantreasonisthattheissuehasalwaysbeensopoliticallycharged.Thisernmentdoes

notwanttoseeareturntolarge-scaleprovisionpfcouncilhousing,soitisnaturallywaryofmeasuresthatwillleadusdownthatroute.

Nevertheless,theaffordablehousingsituationisdesperate.Waitinglistsreaseallthetimeandwearesimplynotbuildingenoughnewhomes.

Itcanbelearnedthataffordablehousinghas.

［A］ reaseditshomesupply

［B］offeredspendingopportunities

［C］suffered ernmentbiases

［D］disappointedthe ernment

Nevertheless,theaffordablehousingsituationisdesperate.Waitinglistsreaseallthetimeandwearesimplynotbuildingenoughnewhomes.

Thecomprehensivespendingreviewoffersanopportunityfortheernmenttohelprectifythis.Itneedstoputhistoricalprejudicestoonesideandtakesomestepstoaddressoururgenthousingneed.

AccordingtoParagraph5,GeorgeOsbornemay.

［A］allowgreater ernmentdebtforhousing

［B］stoplocal frombuildinghomes

［C］preparetoreducehousingstockdebt

［D］releasealiftedGDPgrowthforecast

Therearesomeindicationsthatitispreparingtodojustthat.Thecommunitiesminister,DonFoster,hashintedthatGeorgeOsborne,ChancelloroftheExchequer,mayintroducemoreflexibilitytothecurrentcapontheamountthatlocalcanborrowtheirhousingstockdebt.Evidenceshowsthat60,000extranewhomescouldbebuiltoverthenextfiveyearsifthecapwerelifted,reasingGDPby0.6%.

Itcanbeinferredthatastablerentalenvironmentwould.

［A］lowerthecostsofproviders

［B］lessentheimpactof ernmentinterference

［C］contributetofundingnewdevelopments

［D］relievetheministersofresponsibilities

Ministersshouldalsolookatcreatinggreatercertaintyintherentalenvironment,whichwouldhaveasignificantimpactontheabilityofproviderstofundnewdevelopmentsfromrevenues.

Theauthorbelievesthatafter2015,theernmentmay.

［A］implementmorepoliciestosupporthousing

［B］reviewtheneedforlarge-scalepublicgrants

［C］renewtheaffordablehousinggrantsprogramme

［D］stopgenerousfundingtothehousingsector

Butitisnotjustdowntotheernment.Whilethesemeasureswouldbe eintheshortterm,wemustfaceuptothefactthattheexisting￡4.5bnprogrammeofgrantstofundnewaffordablehousing,settoexpirein2015,isunlikelytobeextendedbeyondthen.TheLabourPartyhasrecentlyannouncedthatitwillretainalargepartofthecoalition’sspendingnsifitreturnstopower.Thehousingsectorneedstoacceptthatweareveryunlikelytoeverreturntotheeraoflarge-scalepublicgrants.Weneedtoadjusttothischangingclimate.

Whiletheernment’scommitmenttolong-termfundingmayhavechanged,theverypressingneedformoreaffordablehousingisrealandisnotgoingaway.

2015

AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome.

［A］wasanunrealisticceforrelaxation

［B］generatedmorestressthantheworkce

［C］wasanidealceforstressmeasurement

［D］offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkce

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisstressmarker,whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaceofrefuge.

AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

［A］Workingmothers.

［B］Childlesshusbands.

［C］Childlesswives.

［D］Workingfathers.

“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,SarahDamaske.Infactwomenevensaytheyfeelbettwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreportbeinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrenandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypeoplewhoworkoutsidethehomehavterhealth.

Theblurringofworkingwomen’srolesreferstothefactthat.

［A］theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

［B］theirhomeisalsoaceforkickingback

［C］thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

［D］itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareyingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

Theword“moola”(Para.4)mostprobablymeans.

［A］energy

［B］skills

［C］earnings

［D］nutrition

Butit’snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposedtobeng:working,makingmoney,ngthetaskstheyhavetonordertodrawan e.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkceinthat.

［A］homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

［B］divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

［C］householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

［D］familylaborisoftenadequa yrewarded

Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues—yourfamily—havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey’reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they’reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

Soit’snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasks

apparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

20152

Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas.

［A］reducedtheirdropoutrates

［B］narrowedtheachievementgap

［C］misseditsoriginalpurpose

［D］depressedcollegestudents

Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents—thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree—lagotherstudentsonarangeof

educationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconoicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated“aparadox”inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas“toreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose”achievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaper inginthejournalPsychologicalScience.

Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause.

［A］theproblemissolvable

［B］theirapproachiscostless

［C］therecruitingratehas reased

［D］theirfindingsappealtostudents

Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents.

［A］studyatprivateuniversities

［B］arefromsingle-parentfamilies

［C］areinneedoffinancialsupport

［D］havefailedtheircollege

Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindingsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)atanunnamedprivateuniversity.Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegree.Mostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswithatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree.

Theauthorsofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents.

［A］areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap

［B］canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudents

［C］maylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects

［D］areinexperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege

Theirthesis—thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact—wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudents.Theycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthat

mustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat.

［A］universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-class

［B］studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresources

［C］socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiences

［D］collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion

Manyfirst-generationstudents“struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learnthe‘rulesofthegame,’andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,”theywrite.Andthis esmoreofaproblemwhencollegesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudents.BecauseU.S.collegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudentslikethemcanimprove.

20153

AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehas e.

［A］moreemotional

［B］moreobjective

［C］lessenergetic

［D］lessstrategic

Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,”saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehn.Shestartedspinningoffexamples.“IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslikejourney,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidn’ttalkaboutenergy;wedidn’ttalkaboutpassion.”

“Team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto.

［A］historicals

［B］genderdifference

［C］sportsculture

［D］athleticexecutives

Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team”-oriented

—andnotbycoidence.“Let’snotforgetsports—inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,it’sstillabigdeal.It’snotexplicitlyconscious;it’stheideathatI’macoach,andyou’remyteam,andwe’reinthistogether.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheir

teamandtheywanttowin.”

Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto.

［A］revivehistoricalterms

［B］promote image

［C］fostercorporatecooperation

［D］strengthenemployeeloyalty

Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning—and,asKhuranapointsout,reaseallegiancetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose.”saidKhurana.

ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn.

［A］voicesforworkingwomen

［B］appealstopassionateworkaholics

［C］triggersdebatesamongmommies

［D］praisesmotivatedemployees

Thisnewfocusonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidreasinglylouddebatesoverwork-lifebalance.The“mommywars”ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillcan’thaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandberg’sLeanIn,whosetitlehas eabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslikeunplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehome.Butifyourworkisyour“passion,”you’llbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoing

homefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?

［A］Managersadmireitbutavoidit.

［B］Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense.

［C］Companiesfindittobefundamental.

［D］Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit.

Butthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,companiesdependonit,andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbit.AsNunbergsaid,“Youcangetpeopletothinkit’snonsenseatthesametimethatyoubuyintoit.”Inaworkcethat’sfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaning,officespeakcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourwork—andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare.

20154

Whichpartofthejobspicturewasneglected?

［A］Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.

［B］The reaseofvoluntarypart-timejobs.

［C］Thepossibilityoffullemployment.

［D］Theaccelerationofjobcreation.

Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedforJune,alongwiththedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,asgoodnews.Andtheywereright.Fornowitappearstheeconomyiscreatingjobsatadecentpace.Westillhavealongwaytogotogetbacktofullemployment,butatleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.

However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyoverlooked.Therewasabigjumpinthenumberofpeoplewhoreportvoluntarilyworkingpart-time.Thisfigureisnow830,000(44percent)aboveitsyearagolevel.

Manypeopleworkpart-timebecausethey.

［A］preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs

［B］feelthatisenoughtomakeendsmeet

［C］cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs

［D］haven’tseentheweaknessofthemarket

BeforeexiningtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakinganimportantdisttion.Manypeoplewhoworkpart-timejobsactuallywantfull-timejobs.Theytakepart-timeworkbecausethisisalltheycanget.Anreaseininvoluntarypart-timeworkisevidenceofweaknessinthelabormarketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingaveryhardtimemakingendsmeet.

Involuntarypart-timeemploymentintheU.S..

［A］ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago

［B］showsageneraltendencyofdecline

［C］satisfiestherealneedofthejobless

［D］islowerthanbeforetherecession

Therewasanreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectionhasbeendown.Involuntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbeforetherecession,butitisdownby640,000(7.9percent)fromitsyearagolevel.

ItcanbelearnedthatwithObamacare，.

［A］itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance

［B］employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance

［C］itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers

［D］full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemainpurposeswastoallowpeopletogetinsuranceoutsideofemployment.Formanypeople,especiallythosewithserioushealthconditionsorfamilymemberswith

serioushealthconditions,beforeObamacaretheonlywaytogetinsurancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.

Thetextmainlydiscusses.

［A］employmentintheU.S.

［B］part-timerclassification

［C］insurancethroughMedicaid

［D］Obamacare’strouble

英语一2015

Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,KingJuanCarlosofSpain .[A]easedhisrelationshipwithhisrivals

[B]usedtoenjoyhighpublicsupport[C]wasunpopularamongEuropeanroyals[D]endedhisreigninembarrassment

KingJuanCarlosofSpainonceinsisted“kingsdon’tabdicate,theydieintheirsleep.”ButembarrassingscandalsandthepopularityoftherepublicanleftintherecentEuro-electionshavedhimtoeathiswordsandstanddown.So,doestheSpanishcrisissuggestthatmonarchyisseeingitslastdays?DoesthatmeanthewritingisonthewallforallEuropeanroyals,withtheirmagnificentuniformsandmajesticlifestyles?

MonarchsarekeptasheadsofstateinEuropemostly .[A]togivevotersmorepublicfigurestolookupto

[B]toachieveabalanc weentraditionandreality[C]owingtotheirundoubtedandrespectablestatus[D]dueto