55/63-T5

paopao

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.（提出观点：临时工的增加因为社会团体的参与） However, statistical analyses reveal that demographic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers. （反驳：劳工的人口变化跟临时工的变化不一致）Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment.（提出新观点：两个因素影响临时工的增加，一是产品需求，二是劳工还价能力差） 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.提出建议

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?细节题，考的是老观点,选项改写，原文用的是陈述句，选项用的是比较句

(A) That the number of new temporary positions would decline as fewer workers who preferred temporary employment entered the workforce.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.

(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.无，这是新观点

(D) That more workers would be hired for temporary positions as product demand increased.（E）无，这是新观点

(E) That the number of workers taking temporary positions would increase as more workers in any given demographic group entered the workforce. 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.

请问A为何不对啊

谢谢

paopao

up.

醋醋妹妹

偶认为，问题出在文中employment在问题中的替代者是positions还是workers taking temporary positions。你们不妨查一下韦氏字典。

再举个例子，一个公司需要招聘的positions是越来越多，但招不到人，那employment还是很低的。

dursy

6.     In the context of the passage, the word “excessive” (line 21) most closely corresponds to which of the following phrases?

(A) Far more than can be justified by worker preferences.

(B) Far more than can be explained by fluctuations in product demand.

(C) Far more than can be beneficial to the success of the firms themselves.

(D) Far more than can be accounted for by an expanding national economy.（A）

(E) Far more than can be attributed to increases in the total number of people in the workforce.

还有这道题为什么选A呢?我怎么想也觉得B

kaori110

以下是引用dursy在2006-5-31 17:20:00的发言：

6.     In the context of the passage, the word “excessive” (line 21) most closely corresponds to which of the following phrases?

(A) Far more than can be justified by worker preferences.

(B) Far more than can be explained by fluctuations in product demand.

(C) Far more than can be beneficial to the success of the firms themselves.

(D) Far more than can be accounted for by an expanding national economy.（A）

(E) Far more than can be attributed to increases in the total number of people in the workforce.

还有这道题为什么选A呢?我怎么想也觉得B

也想請教一下這一題

tomtpaine

should be D. The answer A is wrong.

tomtpaine

About question #5:

E is right because “Any group” includes the 2 groups that prefer temp works. A is wrong because even fewer pro-temp workers enter the workforce, the new positions are still increasing, only at a slower rate. This is a brazen trick by ETS.

tomtpaine

About #5 (re-paste):

E is right because “Any group” includes the 2 groups that prefer temp works. A is wrong because even fewer pro-temp workers enter the workforce, the new positions are still increasing, only at a slower rate. This is a brazen trick by ETS.

xin511314

     6题，“ 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.”

    增加的比那些喜欢temporary jobs的要多，公司不应该再增加这些多余的temporary positions了。所以说excessive 是依据worker的喜好决定的。

xin511314

5题，第一句“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。”

(A) That the number of new temporary positions would decline as fewer workers who preferred temporary employment entered the workforce.

(E) That the number of workers taking temporary positions would increase as more workers in any given demographic group entered the workforce.

  首先，即使是any group也是有限定的given demographic，任意参加了统计的群体至少不会与统计相违背吧。

  其次，A和E比较的对象似乎不一致啊。A是说随着这些人的减少，岗位也减少了。E是说随着人的增加，人也增加了。而文中是说人的增长是因为人的增长。

 so，E is the right one。