北京大学16秋季 36081003-大学英语3-第五组.doc

北京大学16秋季 36081003-大学英语3-第五组.doc

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北京大学16秋季36081003-大学英语3-第五组北京大学16秋季36081003-大学英语3-第五组

一、阅读理解(共10题,每题2分,共20分) 请阅读以下文章,回答文章后的五个小题。每个小题只有一个最佳选项。 1). Asanymiddle-classparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16-to24-year-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep. MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed,thehighestnumbersincethemid-1980s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresultfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftertheearly-1980srecession(衰退),whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove. Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,bookshops,andsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withtheprospectofaproperjobforthosewhoshine.Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme. Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters:accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthemtowork:undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace,butiftheydroppedoutaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks’benefits. Yettheschemehasalsopolarized(两极分化的)opinion:athirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.Followinganoisy“RighttoWork”campaignthataccusedemployersofco-operatingsecretlywiththegovernmentin“forcedlabor”,severalfirmsdroppedoutoftheprogram.Topreventthisfromgettingworse,ChrisGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers(fornow,atleast)butalso

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