2023届高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练阅读理解专题一

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 阅读理解专题一

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Few years ago, it might have been dauting to try to start a union at an arts organization during

times of economic uncertainty. But that’s exactly what Jorie Moss, 34, and a group of professional

singers did in early December when they asked the Philadelphia Orchestra Association to recognize

them as a union so they could negotiate a contract. A recession may be coming, says Moss, but the

pandemic changed what workers are willing to tolerate.

It’s been more than a year and a half since waves of labor unrest started sweeping through the

country. Thousands of workers have walked off the job for better conditions, and long-shot

campaigns—like organizing workers at Starbucks coffee shops—have snowballed, leading to a

surge of union elections. Though the strong labor market that emboldened workers is softening,

these conflicts will continue in 2023, says Thomas Kochan, a professor of employment research at

the MIT Sloan School of Management. “I expect what we’ll see is more conflict, more strikes, and

more contract rejections,” Kochan says. Workers are still focused on companies’ profits during

boom years, he notes, while companies are starting to trim costs to prepare for an economic

downturn. “It’s that difference in expectations,” he says, “that creates a higher probability of

conflicts and strikes.”

What’s different now from past downturns is the changing demographics that are leaving

employers short-staffed. Baby boomers who stayed in the workforce until the pandemic have left

en masse in recent years, while the immigration rate slowed in 2020 and has not recovered. From

2026 to 2036, the U.S. will see its workforce shrink by 3.2%, which means “workers will have more

power to demand changes,” says a recent report on workplace trends by economists from Indeed

and Glassdoor.

题源 【TIME 时代周刊 (January 16-23, 2023) 】

1.What does the author want to indicate by citing Jorie Moss’s experience?

A. To start a union at an arts organization is rare and frightening

B. It is unusual for professional singers to go for a strike

C. Professional singers are eager to negotiate a contract

D. Waves of labor unrest are dominant and popular around the country

2.What does the underlined word “snowballed” in paragraph 2 mean?

A. launched immediately

B. became more serious

C. turned bigger

D. organized properly

3. What can we learn from Thomas Kochan’s words?

A. Workers are focused on more than companies’ profits now

B. He strongly supported more conflict, more strikes, and more contract rejections

C. There will be more conflicts and strikes in 2023 between workers and companies

D. It is a common practice for government department to control costs

4. Which one is the suitable title of this passage?

A. Will the U.S. see even bigger strikes this year?

B. A economic recession is doomed to be coming this year

C. Laid-off workers are increasingly unrest

D. Bow Farewell to the pandemic

B

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