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Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department

reporledfor Jure, along with the drop in the unemployment take to 6 J

percent. at goodnews. And they were right. For now it appears the

economy is creating jobs at adecent pace. We still have a long way to go

to get back to full employment, butat least we are now finally moving

forward at a faster pace.

However there is another important part of the jobs picture that

wastargely ovedookcd. There was a big jump in the number of people who

reportvoluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4,4

percent)above itsyear ago level.

Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth

making animportant distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs

actually wantfull-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all

they can get. Anincrease in involuntary part-time work is evidence of

weakness in the labormarket and it means that many people will be having

a very hard time making endsmeet.

There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the

generaldirection has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still

far higherthan before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9

percent)from its yearago level.

We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-timeemployment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor

Department askspeople 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 whetherthey worked less than 35 hours in that week

because they wanted to work lessthan full time or because they had no

choice. They are only elassified asvoluntary part-time workers if they tell

the survey taker they chose to workless than 35 hours a week.

The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare becanse one of

themain purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of

employment. Formany people, especially those with serious health

conditions or family memberswith serious health conditions, before

Obamacare the only way to get insurancewas through a job that provided

health insurance.

However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to

either getinsurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people

who may previouslyhave felt the need to get a full-time job that provided

insurance in order tocover themselves and their families. With Obamacare

there is no longer a linkbetween employment and insurance.

36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?

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

A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs

B. feel that is enough to make ends meet

C. cannot get their hands on full-time jobs

D. haven' t seen the weakness of the market

38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US

A. is harder to acquire than one year ago

B. shows a general tendency of decline

C. satisfies the real need of the jobless

D. is lower than before the recession

39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, .

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.

A. employment in the US

B. part-timer classification

C. insurance through Medicaid

D. Obamacare's trouble

考研真题历年英语二阅读2

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When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the

economythe focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy.

Housing is seldommentioned.

Why is that? To some extent the housing sector must shoulder the

blame. Wehave not been good at communicating the real value that

housing can contributeto economic growth. Then there is the scale of the

typical housing project. Itis hard to shove for attention among multibillion-pound infrastructure project,so it is inevitable that the attention is focused

elsewhere. But perhaps themost significant reason is that the issue has

always been so politicallycharged.

Nevertheless, the affordable housing situation is desperate. Waiting

listsincrease all the time and we are simply not building enough new

homes.

The comprehensive spending review offers an opportunity for the

governmentto help rectify this. It needs to put historical prejudices to one

side and takesome steps to address our urgent housing need.

There are some indications that it is preparing to do just that.

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历年考研英语二真题及答案解析

历年考研英语二真题及答案解析

1 考研英语(二)真题解析+答案[完整版]

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark

A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with – or even looking

at – a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way

they cling to the phones, even without a __1__ on a subway.

It’s a sad reality – our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings –

because there’s __2__ to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But

you wouldn’t know it, __3__ into your phone. This universal protection sends the __4__:”Please don’t approach me.”

What is it that makes us feel we need to hide __5__ our screens?

One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, an executive mental coach. We fear

历年考研英语二真题及答案解析 2

历年考研英语二真题及答案解析 2

1 考研英语(二)真题解析+答案[完整版]

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark

A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with – or even looking

at – a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way

they cling to the phones, even without a __1__ on a subway.

It’s a sad reality – our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings –

because there’s __2__ to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But

you wouldn’t know it, __3__ into your phone. This universal protection sends the __4__:”Please don’t approach me.”

What is it that makes us feel we need to hide __5__ our screens?

One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, an executive mental coach. We fear

考研英语历年真题阅读

考研英语历年真题阅读

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考研英语历年真题阅读要点

历年真题是最宝贵的复习资料。针对考研英语，以下几个方面基本上是固定的，包括词汇量、句子结构、篇章模式、选项设置、命题规律，因此考点当然也是固定的。把真题研究透彻，对于顺利通过考试甚至取得高分是至关重要的。文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理一下1991年Text 1的要点，主要涉及相对重要的词汇和短语的含义和用法以及典型长难句的分析。

A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph

of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have

some urgent things to say to good people.

the only thing necessary在此necessary形容词充当后置定语，修饰限定the only thing;some urgent things则是urgent形容词充当前置定语，同样起到修饰限定的作用。也就是说形容词充当定语既可以前置又可以后置。triumph表示胜利，形容词形式triumphant，triumphant return就表示凯旋。evil既可以充当名词表示罪恶，邪恶又可以充当形容词表示罪恶的，邪恶的。

Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of

crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way

of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is