太奇名师齐辙解析2015年联考英语(二)阅读理解(3)

2014-12-29 16:12 | 太奇MBA网

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　　Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.

　　However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.

　　Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.

　　There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9 percent) from its year ago level.

　　We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.

　　The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.

　　However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.

　　选项及答案：

　　36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?

　　原文定位：However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. 纯细节题，定位对就能做得对。

　　[A]The prospect of a thriving job market.

　　[B]The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.

　　[C]The possibility of full employment.

　　[D]The acceleration of job creation.

　　37. Many people work part-time because they ____.

　　原文定位：又来了，又来了，综合细节题又来了。今年的命题者商量好了，一定要用综合细节题搞死你们哦。Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. 许多做兼职工作的人不想做全职吗?非也非也。他们只是只能做兼职，做不了全职而已。将这两处子细节结合起来，应该选B。

　　[A]Fell that is enough to make ends meet

　　[B]Cannot get their hands on full-time jobs

　　[C]Haven’t seen the weakness of the market

　　[D]Prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs

　　38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US______.

　　原文定位：There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down纯细节题，原文说总体来说下滑，选项选总体下滑。

　　[A]Shows a general tendency of decline

　　[B]Is harder to acquire than one year ago

　　[C]Satisfies the real need of the jobless

　　[D]Is lower than before the recession

　　39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, ___ .

　　原文定位：点赞，点赞，点三十二个走心的赞。这才是第四篇应有的水准，这才是命题者应有的水平。These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance. 原文说过去只要有全职，一般就能上保险。现在有了奥巴马整出来的这个玩意儿，就业和保险也不必然划上逻辑上的等号了。言下之意就是：别看你就业了，照样儿有可能得不到保险哦!

　　[A]It is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance

　　[B]Employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance

　　[C]It is still challenging to get insurance for family members

　　[D]Full-time employment is still essential for insurance

　　40. The text mainly discusses_______.

　　原文定位：原文标题是The Good News About Obamacare in the June Jobs Report

　　但就这篇文章来看，还是就业谈得多些，所以我选Employment in the US这个答案。还有一个原因，原文标题是利好，答案是困扰怎么行?命题者如果非得说就是困扰这个答案的话，这两分哥不要了。

　　[A]Obamacare’s trouble

　　[B]Part-timer classification

　　[C]Insurance through Medicaid

　　[D]Employment in the US

　　总结：考场上哥都恍惚了，这是第四篇吗?怎么会这么容易?难度等同于13年第四篇，远低于其余年份。