55/63---5T,7T

cdg2004

Passage 55 (55/63)

(This passage was adapted from an article written in 1992.)

Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment that occurred in the United States during the 1980’s to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements However, statistical analyses reveal that demographic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment. One factor is product demand: temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another factor is labor’s reduced bargaining strength, which allows employers more control over the terms of employment. Given the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable by recent workforce entry rates of groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of temporary positions. Government policymakers should consider mandating benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

5. The first sentence in the passage suggests that the

   observers mentioned in line 1 would be most likely to

   predict which of the following?---信息题---老观点  

(A) That the number of new temporary positions would

     decline as fewer workers who preferred temporary

     employment entered the workforce.---当喜欢临时工作的劳动力进入劳动市场越来越少时，临时工作的数量也就越来越少了---反过来说既是：喜欢临时工作的人多，临时工作就会增加---这不正符合老观点吗？

  (B) That the total number of temporary positions would

     increase as fewer workers were able to find

     permanent positions---无

  (C) That employers would have less control over the

      terms of workers’ employment as workers

      increased their bargaining strength.---新观点

  (D) That more workers would be hired for temporary

      positions as product demand increased.---新观点

  (E) That the number of workers taking temporary

     positions would increase as more workers in any

     given demographic group entered the workforce.---老观点

答案是E, 老观点。可是为什么A不对呢？

7. The passage mentions each of the following as an

  appropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT

  (A) getting firms to offer temporary employment

    primarily to a certain group of people.---L26-28，文章提到过

(B) encouraging equitable pay for temporary and

     permanent employees

  (C) facilitating the organization of temporary workers by

     labor unions.

  (D) establishing guidelines on the proportion of

     temporary workers that firms should employ---确保临时工雇用比例

  (E) ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefits

     from their employers.

问题：我认为选项A文章提到过，即最后一句，and encouraging firms to assign temporaty jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

而第四选项关于临时工雇用比例文章并没有提到呀？

答案是A,可我觉得应该是D.

cdg2004

顶一下！

看过讨论链接，只有醋醋妹妹的关于第五题的回复。

请各位再给一些参考意见吧。谢谢了先！

而今迈步从头越

不好意思，MM字体太小，我编辑了一下，便于大家阅读和讨论回复。还望MM不要见怪！

而今迈步从头越

5. The first sentence in the passage suggests that the

   observers mentioned in line 1 would be most likely to

   predict which of the following?---信息题---老观点  

(A) That the number of new temporary positions would

     decline as fewer workers who preferred temporary

     employment entered the workforce.---当喜欢临时工作的劳动力进入劳动市场越来越少时，临时工作的数量也就越来越少了---反过来说既是：喜欢临时工作的人多，临时工作就会增加---这不正符合老观点吗？

    (E) That the number of workers taking temporary

     positions would increase as more workers in any

     given demographic group entered the workforce.---老观点

答案是E, 老观点。可是为什么A不对呢？

Line 1: Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment that occurred in the United States during the 1980’s to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements

逻辑关系：increased participation by certain groups(条件T)-->dramatic growth in temporary employment(结果R), E选项正好是这种逻辑关系。

关于A，逻辑关系如下：less participation by certain group(条件非T)-->decreased growth in temporary employment(结果非R).

从逻辑的来讲，line 1只能推出逆否命题：非R-->非T，不能得出非T-->非R

而今迈步从头越

7. The passage mentions each of the following as an

  appropriate kind of governmental action EXCEPT

  (A) getting firms to offer temporary employment

    primarily to a certain group of people.---L26-28，文章提到过

(B) encouraging equitable pay for temporary and

     permanent employees (encourage 对应promote)

  (C) facilitating the organization of temporary workers by

     labor unions. (facilitate对应assist)
  (D) establishing guidelines on the proportion of

     temporary workers that firms should employ---确保临时工雇用比例

(E) ensuring that temporary workers obtain benefits

     from their employers.（ensure 对应mandate）

问题：我认为选项A文章提到过，即最后一句，and encouraging firms to assign temporaty jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

原文是encourage firms to do，鼓励做。。。，不做好像也没关系,而选项是get firms to do--have sb to do sth--让。。。做，这2个词的意思差别很大。

而第四选项关于临时工雇用比例文章并没有提到呀？

关于答案D：the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable by recent workforce entry rates of groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of temporary positions.

proportion of temporary workers that firms should employ=temporary positions/(temporary posotions+permenant posotions), that firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of temporary positions is some guideline on the proportion.

Open to discuss.

cdg2004

谢谢而今迈步从头越的答复。

关于第七题的D选项，我再琢磨一下。

晓嘉听话

cdg2004 发表于 2005-4-5 17:27
Passage 55 (55/63)(This passage was adapted from an article written in 1992.)Some observers have att ...

虽然是很老的帖子了，但是今天正好也看到这题，顺便告诉下后来的同学，这篇阅读，第7题，小安里的答案是错误的，这篇同时也是OG12 54题，正确答案就是D, 分析也是和楼主同学说的一样，楼主同学自己做的答案是正确的。

krystalchenkkk

晓嘉听话 发表于 2016-8-12 03:39
虽然是很老的帖子了，但是今天正好也看到这题，顺便告诉下后来的同学，这篇阅读，第7题，小安里的答案是 ...

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