题目

①Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction.②Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. ③They take part-time work because this is all they can get. ④An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.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

①Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. ②Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. ③They take part-time work because this is all they can get. ④An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet. 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

题目解答

答案

我们来逐句分析这段文字，并解答题目。

原文分析：

① Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction.
这句话是引出话题的句子，告诉我们接下来要讨论与“奥巴马医保”有关的内容，但在此之前，需要先做一个重要的区分。

② Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs.
很多从事兼职工作的人其实想要全职工作。

③ They take part-time work because this is all they can get.
他们选择兼职是因为这是他们唯一能获得的工作。

④ An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.
非自愿性兼职的增加是劳动力市场疲软的证据，也意味着许多人将很难维持生计。

题目分析：

37. Many people work part-time because they ____.

我们来看选项：

  • [A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs
    —— 他们更喜欢兼职而不是全职。
    ❌ 错误。原文第②句明确说“他们其实想要全职工作”，说明他们不是更喜欢兼职。

  • [B] feel that is enough to make ends meet
    —— 他们觉得兼职已经足够维持生计。
    ❌ 错误。第④句说“很多人将很难维持生计”，说明他们不是觉得兼职足够。

  • [C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs
    —— 他们得不到全职工作。
    ✅ 正确。第③句说“他们做兼职是因为这是他们唯一能获得的工作”，这正是选项C的意思。

  • [D] haven't seen the weakness of the market
    —— 他们没有看到市场的疲软。
    ❌ 错误。这与原文无关，原文提到市场疲软是事实，而不是人们是否意识到。

正确答案：

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解析

本题考查对文章细节信息的理解。解题的关键在于准确理解文章中关于人们从事兼职工作原因的描述，并将各选项与原文内容进行细致比对。

  1. 首先明确题目问的是“很多人从事兼职工作的原因”。
  2. 接着分析原文相关内容：
    • 原文第②句“Many people who work part - time jobs actually want full - time jobs”表明很多做兼职的人实际上想要全职工作。
    • 原文第③句“They take part - time work because this is all they can get”说明他们做兼职是因为这是他们能得到的唯一工作。
  3. 然后对各选项进行分析：
    • 选项A：“prefer part - time jobs to full - time jobs”，意思是他们更喜欢兼职而不是全职。但原文第②句表明他们想要全职工作，并非更喜欢兼职，所以A选项错误。
    • 选项B：“feel that is enough to make ends meet”，即他们觉得兼职足够维持生计。然而原文第④句提到“many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet”，说明他们很难维持生计，并非觉得兼职足够，所以B选项错误。
    • 选项C：“cannot get their hands on full - time jobs”，表示他们得不到全职工作。这与原文第③句“这是他们能得到的唯一工作”意思相符，所以C选项正确。
    • 选项D：“haven't seen the weakness of the market”，指他们没有看到市场的疲软。原文只是陈述市场疲软这一事实，并未提及人们是否意识到，所以D选项错误。