og12 第11篇“临时雇佣比例提高问题解释”文51题

magichan

(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 1980s 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.
51. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the “factors affecting employers” that are mentioned in lines 10–19?
(A) Most experts cite them as having initiated the growth in temporary employment that occurred during the 1980s.
(B) They may account for the increase in the total number of temporary workers during the 1980s.
(C) They were less important than demographic change in accounting for the increase of temporary employment during the 1980s.
(D) They included a sharp increase in the cost of labor during the 1980s.
(E) They are more difficult to account for than are other factors involved in the growth of temporary employment during the 1980s.



本题可用排除法将ACDE排除，但是对于B，我认为也有一定的问题：They may account for the increase in the total number of temporary workers during the 1980s.
“total number"是不是太绝对了呢？根据文章意思，有一部分理由可以理解为对临时工作有preference的人推动了temporary employment growth.所以文章所列的两个factor不能是“total”的解释吧？谢谢NN解答~~~

杀G敬猴

和楼主探讨一下，错误的地方还请指正。

选项中说了may啊，而且文章前面说了
statistical analyses reveal that demographic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. 人口统计的改变和总体临时工人口的改变不一致。

后面又说了： Given the analyses......growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable.....

这就说明作者认为临时雇佣的增加归因于雇主，而非被雇佣者的意愿

文章对于“临时工作有preference的人推动了temporary employment growth.”的说法是否定的

所以B中的may account for 是五个选项中最好的了

也不知道自己有没有说清楚，希望和楼主一起探讨……我正在努力突破阅读中，理解的不当之处，楼主指正啦

magichan

Given the analyses......growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable.....

这就说明作者认为临时雇佣的增加归因于雇主，而非被雇佣者的意愿

文章对于“临时工作有preference的人推动了temporary employment growth.”的说法是否定的

所以B中的may account for 是五个选项中最好的了

也不知道自己有没有说清楚，希望和楼主一起探讨……我正在努力突破阅读中，理解的不当之处，楼主指正啦

-- by 会员 杀G敬猴 (2011/9/6 6:33:56)

很同意杀G敬猴关于“这就说明作者认为临时雇佣的增加归因于雇主，而非被雇佣者的意愿”的理解。
那我就这么理解好了：后面说的“ Given the analyses......growth in temporary employment now far exceeds the level explainable.....
”是在进一步说明临时工作有preference的人不是推动了temporary employment growth的原因，这样理解可能就可以超越句子传递的本意了吧。
大家探讨一下。

杀G敬猴

我觉得是