题目
A) orlgins E) spending I)discouraged M)report-|||-B) raise F) rate J)resumes N) recovery-|||-C)additional G) scarce K) -OH-MOHK O)celebrate-|||-D)decreasing H) rise L)protecting-|||-As is the case with so many economic indicators these days, the damage to the work force caused by the recesslon is deep, wide and ongoing.-|||-And unemployment is on the 21 , jumping from 9.4 percent in July to 9.7 percent in August For several survey groups,the-|||-unem ployment 221 is already in double digits(数位)-|||-Worse, hiring is not expected to rebound anytime soon,even If overall economic growth 23 this year. Employers are likely to-|||-fill any 24 workloads by adding hours to workweeks and ending worker vacations. Wage galns,which are always kept-|||-down when jobs are 25 and unemployment is high,will be an even longer time.-|||-Without job growth and pay raises,consumer 26 will not revive (复苏)substantialy because atternative sources of spending-|||-power-home equity and credit cards-are largely tapped out.And without an surge in spending, businesses will not add workers, and so on,in a-|||-decidedly bad cycle.-|||-It has become commonplace to explain each miserable job 27 by saying that a resurgence(苏醒)in employment always lags-|||-general economic 28 willadministration offcla and lawmakers fight for new laws to make it easier to form unions, which are-|||-especially important in raising and 29 the jobs of low-income workers?Will efforts to improve the educational system also-|||-include serious efforts to train and retraln people for new jobs? Help is wanted for 30 Americans.

题目解答
答案
21,H, 22, F, 23, J, 24, C, 25, K, 26, E, 27, I, 28, N, 29, D, 30, L
解析
考查要点:本题主要考查学生对经济类英语文章中词汇在上下文中的准确运用能力,涉及失业率、劳动力市场、消费支出、政策影响等经济主题。
解题核心:
- 语境匹配:根据上下文逻辑关系(如因果、转折、递进等)确定空格处所需词义。
- 固定搭配:识别常见经济术语的固定表达(如“失业率上升”对应
on the rise)。 - 词性匹配:根据空格前后语法结构选择合适词性(如名词、动词、形容词)。
破题关键:
- 经济术语敏感度:如
lag behind(滞后)、consumer spending(消费支出)等高频表达。 - 逻辑关系推断:如“失业率高→工资被压低→消费复苏乏力”等因果链。
21. H) rise
关键逻辑:unemployment is on the 后需接表示“上升”的词,固定搭配为on the rise。
22. F) rate
语境匹配:unemployment后需接名词,表示“失业率”(unemployment rate)。
23. J) resumes
逻辑推断:假设“经济增长恢复”(resume),但“招聘仍不乐观”,形成对比关系。
24. C) additional
修饰关系:修饰workloads,表示“额外的工作量”(additional workloads)。
25. K) scarce
因果关系:当“工作 scarce( scarce)且失业率高时,工资被压低”。
26. E) spending
主题关联:后文强调“消费复苏乏力”,此处需consumer spending。
27. I) discouraged
语境匹配:解释“糟糕的就业报告”需用discouraged(令人沮丧的)。
28. N) recovery
固定搭配:employment lags general economic recovery(就业滞后于经济复苏)。
29. D) protecting
逻辑补充:工会“提高工资并保护低收入者的工作”(protecting jobs)。
30. L) protecting
政策呼吁:需“保护”(protecting)劳动者权益。