XDF补充教材Passage 50-----7 有人问过么

华籍美人

PASSAGE 55
*Some observers have attributed the dramatic growthin temporary employment that occurred in the Unitedstates during the 1980's to increased participation inthe workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or
5) reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrange-ments. However, statistical analyses reveal that demo-graphic changes in the workforce did not correlate withvariations in the total number of temporary workers.Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting.
10) employers account for the rise in temporary employ-ment. One factor is product demand: temporaryemployment is favored by employers who are adaptingto fluctuating demand for products while at the sametime seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another
15) factor is labor's reduced bargaining strength, whichallows employers more control over the terms ofemployment. Given the analyses, which reveal thatgrowth in temporary employment now far exceeds thelevel explainable by recent workforce entry rates of
20) groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should bediscouraged from creating excessive numbers of tem-porary positions. Government policymakers shouldconsider mandating benefit coverage for temporaryemployees, promoting pay equity between temporary
25) and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in orga-nizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms toassign temporary jobs primarily to employees whoexplicitly indicate that preference.

7. The passage mentions each of the following as anappropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT
(A) getting firms to offer temporary employmentprimarily to a certain group of people.
(B) encouraging equitable pay for temporary andpermanent employees
(C) facilitating the organization of temporary workers bylabor unions.
(D) establishing guidelines on the proportion oftemporary workers that firms should employ
(E) ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefitsfrom their employers.

为什么答案是A呢，我觉得文章最后几句话中，A不是对最后一句话encouraging firms toassign temporary jobs primarily to employees whoexplicitly indicate that preference的精确改写么？

我本来选的E，因为我觉得E原文没有说这是政府应该做的啊。

盼NN解释一下，谢谢

华籍美人

为什么没人理我？55555

wangyu73cn

这篇文章没看过，我觉得应当选D。请其他人看看吧。

xjlv128

以下是引用华籍美人在2005-3-24 22:04:00的发言：

PASSAGE 55
*Some observers have attributed the dramatic growthin temporary employment that occurred in the Unitedstates during the 1980's to increased participation inthe workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or 5) reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrange-ments. However, statistical analyses reveal that demo-graphic changes in the workforce did not correlate withvariations in the total number of temporary workers.Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting. 10) employers account for the rise in temporary employ-ment. One factor is product demand: temporaryemployment is favored by employers who are adaptingto fluctuating demand for products while at the sametime seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another 15) factor is labor's reduced bargaining strength, whichallows employers more control over the terms ofemployment. Given the analyses, which reveal thatgrowth in temporary employment now far exceeds thelevel explainable by recent workforce entry rates of 20) groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should bediscouraged from creating excessive numbers of tem-porary positions. Government policymakers shouldconsider mandating benefit coverage for temporaryemployees, promoting pay equity between temporary 25) and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in orga-nizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms toassign temporary jobs primarily to employees whoexplicitly indicate that preference.

7. The passage mentions each of the following as anappropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT
(A) getting firms to offer temporary employment primarily to a certain group of people.
(B) encouraging equitable pay for temporary andpermanent employees
(C) facilitating the organization of temporary workers bylabor unions.
(D) establishing guidelines on the proportion oftemporary workers that firms should employ
(E) ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefitsfrom their employers.  mandating benefit coverage for temporaryemployees

为什么答案是A呢，我觉得文章最后几句话中，A不是对最后一句话encouraging firms toassign temporary jobs primarily to employees whoexplicitly indicate that preference的精确改写么？我想ETS对a certain group的理解是 有明显特征的一类人。 愿意做临时工作 也许不能构成一个特征吧

我本来选的E，因为我觉得E原文没有说这是政府应该做的啊。

盼NN解释一下，谢谢

顺便说一句，我和lz错的一样。自己的解释觉得也有点牵强。

agnesliu

选D，可翻OG