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 (5)reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrange- ments. However, statistical analyses reveal that demo-graphic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in the total number of temporary workers.
Instead, these analyses suggest that factors affecting. (10) employers account for the rise in temporary employ- ment. 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 (15) 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 (20) groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from creating excessive numbers of tem- porary positions. Government policymakers should
consider mandating benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary (25) and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in orga-nizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.
2. According to the passage, which of the following is true
of the “factors affecting employers” that are mentioned
in lines
9-10?
(A) Most experts cite them as having initiated the
growth in temporary employment that occurred
during the 1980’s.
(B) They may account for the increase in the total
number of temporary workers during the 1980’s.
(C) They were less important than demographic change
in accounting for the increase of temporary
employment during the 1980’s.
(D) They included a sharp increase in the cost of labor
during the 1980’s.
(E) They are more difficult to account for than at other
factors involved in the growth of temporary
employment during the 1980’s.
还有，即使A答案是Some observers，也不能选A.
因为原文是：Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups.
而A答案是 ....cite them （factors affecting employers）as having initiated the growth in temporary employment。所以A答案说的其实是statistic analyses 的观点，也就是作者的观点。作者: taohuaxian 时间: 2010-6-13 06:50
不知道大家有沒有注意到 題目問的事9-10行 可使解答裡附的是 10-13行
According to the passage,
which of the following is true of the "factors affecting employers"
that are mentioned in lines 9-10?
According to the passage, which of the
following is true of the "factors affecting employers" that are
mentioned in lines 10-13?作者: linmeimei 时间: 2010-6-13 22:30
E选项什么意思啊？作者: xiaochangshni 时间: 2010-6-14 08:58
我个人意见是：
题目问的是：According to the passage,意思就是直接根据文章意思，不能节外生枝，E中说了其他原因，跟文章没有关系，直接排除。作者: IMARCUS 时间: 2010-6-14 22:35
我也困惑于这个问题……
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