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2023年2月18日发(作者：柳州南站)

2015年考研英语一真题及答案Directions:

thequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,Cor

uranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

KingJuanCarlosofSpainonceinsisted―kingsdon‘tabdicate,theydareintheirsleep.‖But

embarrassingscandalsandthepopularityoftherepublicanleftintherecentEuro-electionshave

,doestheSpanishcrisissuggestthatmonarchyis

seeingitslastdays?DoesthatmeanthewritingisonthewallforallEuropeanroyals,withtheir

magnificentuniformsandmajesticlifestyle?

blicopinionis

particularlypolarised,asitwasfollowingtheendoftheFrancoregime,monarchscanriseabove

―mere‖politicsand―embody‖aspiritofnationalunity.

Itisthisapparenttranscendenceofpoliticsthatexplainsmonarchs‘continuingpopularity

o,theMiddleEastexcepted,Europeisthemostmonarch-infestedregioninthe

world,with10kingdoms(notcountingVaticanCityandAndorra).Butunliketheirabsolutist

counterpartsintheGulfandAsia,mostroyalfamilieshavesurvivedbecausetheyallowvotersto

avoidthedifficultsearchforanon-controversialbutrespectedpublicfigure.

Evenso,icofnationalunityasthey

claimtobe,theirveryhistory—andsometimesthewaytheybehavetoday–embodiesoutdated

ewhenThomasPikettyandothereconomists

arewarningofrisinginequalityandtheincreasingpowerofinheritedwealth,itisbizarrethat

wealthyaristocraticfamiliesshouldstillbethesymbolicheartofmoderndemocraticstates.

Themostsus

andprincesseshaveday-jobsandridebicycles,nothorses(orhelicopters).Evenso,theseare

wealthyfamilieswhopartywiththeinternational1%,andmediaintrusivenessmakesit

increasinglydifficulttomaintaintherightimage.

WhileEurope‘smonarchieswillnodoubtbesmartenoughtosurviveforsometimetocome,

itistheBritishroyalswhohavemosttofearfromtheSpanishexample.

ItisonlytheQueenwhohaspreservedthemonarchy‘sreputationwithherratherordinary(if

well-heeled)gerwillcomewithCharles,whohasbothanexpensivetasteof

ailedtounderstandthatmonarchies

havelargelysurvivedbecausetheyprovideaservice–asnon-controversialandnon-political

soughttoknowthatasEnglishhistoryshows,itiskings,notrepublicans,

whoarethemonarchy‘sworstenemies.

ingtothefirsttwoParagraphs,KingJuanCarlosofSpain

[A]usedturnenjoyhighpublicsupport

[B]wasunpopularamongEuropeanroyals

[C]casedhisrelationshipwithhisrivals

[D]endedhisreigninembarrassment

hsarekeptasheadsofstateinEuropemostly

[A]owingtotheirundoubtedandrespectablestatus

[B]toachieveabalancebetweentraditionandreality

[C]togivevotermorepublicfigurestolookupto

[D]duetotheireverlastingpoliticalembodiment

fthefollowingisshowntobeodd,accordingtoParagraph4?

[A]Aristocrats‘excessiverelianceoninheritedwealth

[B]Theroleofthenobilityinmoderndemocracies

[C]Thesimplelifestyleofthearistocraticfamilies

[D]Thenobility‘sadherencetotheirprivileges

tishroyals―havemosttofear‖becauseCharles

[A]takesaroughlineonpoliticalissues

[B]failstochangehislifestyleasadvised

[C]takesrepublicansashispotentialallies

[D]failstoadapthimselftohisfuturerole

fthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

[A]Carlos,GloryandDisgraceCombined

[B]Charles,AnxioustoSucceedtotheThrone

[C]Carlos,aLessonforAllEuropeanMonarchs

[D]Charles,SlowtoReacttotheComingThreats

Text2

JusthowmuchdoestheConstitutionprotectyourdigitaldata?TheSupremeCourtwillnow

considerwhetherpolicecansearchthecontentsofamobilephonewithoutawarrantifthephone

isonoraroundapersonduringanarrest.

Californiahasaskedthejusticestorefrainfromasweepingrulingparticularlyonethatupsets

theoldassumptionthatauthoritiesmaysearchthroughthepossessionsofsuspectsatthetimeof

rd,thestateargues,forjudgestoassesstheimplicationsofnewandrapidly

changingtechnologies.

ThecourtwouldberecklesslymodestifitfollowedCalifornia‘ofthe

implicationsarediscernable,evenobvious,sothatthejusticescanandshouldprovideupdated

guidelinestopolice,lawyersanddefendants.

TheyshouldstartbydiscardingCalifornia‘slameargumentthatexploringthecontentsofa

smartphone—avaststorehouseofdigitalinformation—issimilarto,say,riflingthrougha

suspect‘rthasruledthatpolicedon‘tviolatetheFourthAmendmentwhenthey

loringone‘ssmart

phonemaycontainanarrestee‘sreading

history,financialhistory,medicalhistoryandcomprehensiverecordsofrecentcorrespondence.

Thedevelopmentof―cloudcomputing,‖meanwhile,hasmadethatexplorationsomuchtheeasier.

pingsensitive

nsstillhavea

righttoexpectprivatedocumentstoremainprivateandprotectedbytheConstitution‘sprohibition

onunreasonablesearches.

Assooftenisthecase,statingthatprincipledoesn‘

manycases,itwouldnotbeoverlyonerousforauthoritiestoobtainawarranttosearchthrough

uldstillinvalidateFourthAmendmentprotectionswhenfacingsevere,

urgentcircumstances,andtheycouldtakereasonablemeasurestoensurethatphonedataarenot

rt,though,maywanttoallowroomforpolice

tocitesituationswheretheyareentitledtomorefreedom.

ButthejusticesshouldnotswallowCalifornia‘,disruptivetechnology

sometimesdemandsnovelapplicationsoftheConstitution‘rr,alaw

professor,comparestheexplosionandaccessibilityofdigitalinformationinthe21stcenturywith

theestablishmentofautomobileuseasavirtualnecessityoflifeinthe20th:Thejusticeshadto

specifynovelrulesforthenewpersonaldomainofthepassengercarthen;theymustsortouthow

theFourthAmendmentappliestodigitalinformationnow.

remeCourtwillworkoutwhether,duringanarrest,itislegitimateto

[A]preventsuspectsfromdeletingtheirphonecontents.

[B]searchforsuspects‘mobilephoneswithoutawarrant.

[C]checksuspects’phonecontentswithoutbeingauthorized.

[D]prohibitsuspectsfromusingtheirmobilephones.

hor‘sattitudetowardCalifornia‘sargumentisoneof

[A]disapproval.

[B]indifference.

[C]tolerance.

[D]cautiousness.

horbelievesthatexploringone‘sphonecontentsiscomparableto

[A]gettingintoone’sresidence.

[B]handlingone‘shistoricalrecords.

[C]scanningone‘scorrespondences.

[D]goingthroughone‘swallet.

graph5and6,theauthorshowshisconcernthat

[A]principlesarehardtobeclearlyexpressed.

[B]thecourtisgivingpolicelessroomforaction.

[C]citizens’privacyisnoteffectivelyprotected.

[D]phonesareusedtostoresensitiveinformation.

rr‘scomparisonisquotedtoindicatethat

[A]theConstitutionshouldbeimplementedflexibly.

[B]newtechnologyrequiresreinterpretationoftheConstitution.

[C]California‘sargumentviolatesprinciplesoftheConstitution.

[D]principlesoftheConstitutionshouldneverbealtered

Text3

ThejournalScienceisaddinganextraroundofstatisticalcheckstoitspeer-reviewprocess,

icyfollowssimilareffortsfromother

journals,afterwidespreadconcernthatbasicmistakesindataanalysisarecontributingtothe

irreproducibilityofmanypublishedresearchfindings.

―Readersmusthaveconfidenceintheconclusionspublishedinourjournal,‖writesMcNutt

gwiththeAmericanStatisticalAssociation,thejournalhasappointed

sevenexpertstoastatisticsboardofreviewingeditors(SBoRE).Manuscriptwillbeflaggedupfor

additionalscrutinybythejournal‘sinternaleditors,orbyitsexistingBoardofReviewingEditors

REpanelwillthenfindexternalstatisticianstoreviewthese

manuscripts.

Askedwhetheranyparticularpapershadimpelledthechange,McNuttsaid:―Thecreationof

the‗statisticsboard‘wasmotivatedbyconcernsbroadlywiththeapplicationofstatisticsanddata

analysisinscientificresearchandispartofScience‘soveralldrivetoincreasereproducibilityin

theresearchwepublish.‖

GiovanniParmigiani,abiostatisticianattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,amemberof

heexpectstheboardto―playprimarilyanadvisoryrole.‖Heagreedto

joinbecausehe―foundtheforesightbehindtheestablishmentoftheSBoREtobenovel,unique

pactwillnotonlybethroughthepublicationsin

Scienceitself,buthopefullythroughalargergroupofpublishingplacesthatmaywanttomodel

theirapproachafterScience.‖

JohnIoannidis,aphysicianwhostudiesresearchmethodology,saysthatthepolicyis―amost

welcomestepforward‖and―longoverdue.‖―Mostjournalsareweakinstatisticalreview,andthis

that,forthemajorityofscientificpapers

nowadays,statisticalreviewismoreessentialthanexpertreview,‖otedthat

biomedicaljournalssuchasAnnalsofInternalMedicine,theJournaloftheAmericanMedical

AssociationandTheLancetpaystrongattentiontostatisticalreview.

Professionalscientistsareexpectedtoknowhowtoanalyzedata,butstatisticalerrorsare

alarminglycommoninpublishedresearch,accordingtoDavidVaux,chers

shouldimprovetheirstandards,hewrotein2012,butjournalsshouldalsotakeatougherline,

―engagingreviewerswhoarestatisticallyliterateandeditorswhocanverifytheprocess‖.Vaux

saysthatScience‘sideatopasssomepaperstostatisticians―hassomemerit,butaweaknessis

thatitreliesontheboardofreviewingeditorstoidentify‗thepapersthatneedscrutiny‘inthefirst

place‖.

elearnedfromParagraph1that

[A]Scienceintendstosimplifytheirpeer-reviewprocess.

[B]journalsarestrengtheningtheirstatisticalchecks.

[C]fewjournalsareblamedformistakesindataanalysis.

[D]lackofdataanalysisiscommoninresearchprojects.

ase―flaggedup‖(Para.2)istheclosestinmeaningto

[A]found.

[B]marked.

[C]revised.

[D]stored.

niParmigianibelievesthattheestablishmentoftheSBoREmay

[A]poseathreattoallitspeers.

[B]meetwithstrongopposition.

[C]increaseScience‘scirculation.

[D]setanexampleforotherjournals.

auxholdsthatwhatScienceisdoingnow

[A]addstoresearchers‘workload.

[B]diminishestheroleofreviewers.

[C]hasroomforfurtherimprovement.

[D]istofailintheforeseeablefuture

fthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

[A]ScienceJoinsPushtoScreenStatisticsinPapers.

[B]ProfessionalStatisticiansDeserveMoreRespect

[C]DataAnalysisFindsItsWayontoEditors‘Desks

[D]StatisticiansAreComingBackwithScience

Text4

Twoyearsago,RupertMurdoch‘sdaughter,Elisabeth,spokeofthe―unsettlingdearthof

integrityacrosssomanyofourinstitutions‖Integrityhadcollapsed,sheargued,becauseofa

collectiveacceptancethattheonly―sortingmechanism‖insocietyshouldbeprofitandthe

―it‘sus,humanbeings,wethepeoplewhocreatethesocietywewant,notprofit‖.

Drivingherpointhome,shecontinued:―It‘sincreasinglyapparentthattheabsenceof

purpose,ofamorallanguagewithingovernment,mediaorbusinesscouldbecomeoneofthemost

dangerousfoalsforcapitalismandfreedom.‖Thissameabsenceofmoralpurposewaswounding

companiessuchasNewsInternational,shieldthought,makingitmorelikelythatitwouldloseits

wayasithadwithwidespreadillegaltelephonehacking.

Asthehackingtrialconcludes–findingguiltyones-editoroftheNewsoftheWorld,Andy

Coulson,forconspiringtohackphones,andfindinghispredecessor,RebekahBrooks,innocentof

thesamecharge–thewinderissueofdearthofintegritystillstandstill,Journalistsareknownto

havehackedthephonesofupto5,hackingonanindustrialscale,aswas

acknowledgedbyGlennMulcaire,themanhiredbytheNewsoftheWorldin2001tobethepoint

ngstorystillunfolds.

Inmanyrespects,thedearthofmoralpurposeframesnotonlythefactofsuchwidespread

heastonishingrevelationswas

howlittleRebekahBrooksknewofwhatwentoninhernewsroom,wowlittleshethoughttoask

eofhersuccessfuldefence

wasthatsheknewnothing.

Intoday‘sworld,titlehasbecomenormalthatwell—paidexecutivesshouldnotbe

accountableforwhathappensintheorganizationsthattheyrunperhapsweshouldnotbeso

neration,thecollectivedoctrinehasbeenthatthesortingmechanismofsociety

dsthathavematteredareefficiency,flexibility,shareholdervalue,

business–friendly,wealthgeneration,sales,impactand,innewspapers,

degradedtothemarginhavebeenjusticefairness,tolerance,proportionalityandaccountability.

ThepurposeofeditingtheNewsoftheWorldwasnottopromotereaderunderstandingtobe

oruinlivesinthequestfor

ksmayormaynothavehadsuspicionsabouthowherjournalists

gottheirstories,butsheaskednoquestions,gavenoinstructions—norreceivedtraceable,

recordedanswers.

ingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,Elisabethwasupsetby

[A]theconsequencesofthecurrentsortingmechanism

[B]companies‘financiallossduetoimmoralpractices.

[C]governmentalineffectivenessonmoralissues.

[D]thewidemisuseofintegrityamonginstitutions.

einferredfromParagraph3that

[A]GlemMulcairemaydenyphonehackingasacrime

[B]morejournalistsmaybefoundguiltyofphonehacking.

[C]AndyCoulsonshouldbeheldinnocentofthecharge.

[D]phonehackingwillbeacceptedoncertainoccasions.

horbelievestheRebekahBooks‘sdeference

[A]revealedacunningpersonality

[B]centeredontrivialissues

[C]washardlyconvincing

[D]waspartofaconspiracy

horholdsthatthecurrentcollectivedoctrineshows

[A]generallydistortedvalues

[B]unfairwealthdistribution

[C]amarginalizedlifestyle

[D]arigidmoralcote

fthefollowingissuggestedinthelastparagraph?

[A]Thequalityofwritingisofprimaryimportance.

[B]Commonhumanityiscentralnewsreporting.

[C]Moralawarenessmattersinexcitinganewspaper.

[D]Journalistsneedstricterindustrialregulations.

2015年考研英语二真题及答案

PartA

Directions:

thequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys,peopleareactuallymorestressedat

chersmeasuredpeople’scortisol,whichisastressmarker,whilethey

wereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplace

ofrefuge.

“Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhave

lowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,”writesoneoftheresearchers,

factwomenevensaytheyfeelbetteratwork,shenotes.“Itismen,notwomen,whoreport

beinghappierathomethanatwork.”Anothersurpriseisthatfindingsholdtrueforboththose

withchildrenandwithout,whypeoplewhoworkoutsidethe

homehavebetterhealth.

Whatthestudydoesn’tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey’reat

home,ymen,the

enwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavethe

womenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplaying

eblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlags

wellbehindtheworkplaceamakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it’snotsurprisingthat

womenaremorestressedathome.

Butit’,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey’resupposed

tobedoing:working,markingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.

Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedraws

outlife-sustainingmoola.

Onthehomefront,however,thehouseholdinwhichthe

realotoftaskstobedone,

mecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclear

rewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey’reteenagers,threatenedwith

,they’notfireyourfamily.

Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

Soit’yarethetasks

apparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

ingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome_____

[A]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

[B]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

[C]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

[D]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

ingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

[A]Childlesswives

[B]Workingmothers

[C]Childlesshusbands

[D]Workingfathers

rringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthat_____

[A]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

[D]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

d“moola”(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans_____

[A]skills

[B]energy

[C]earnings

[D]nutrition

efrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____

[A]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

[B]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

Text2

Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothave

aparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.

cesuchstudentsaremostlikely

toadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshave

screated“aparadox”inthatrecruiting

first-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas

“continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose”abachievementgapbasedonsocial

class,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychological

Science.

Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,

suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63

percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generation

andotherstudents.

Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindingsarebasedona

studyinvolving147students(whocompletedtheproject)

gethe

first-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantfor

undergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswit

atleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree.

Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedonthe

viewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpractical

tepast

researchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosethe

achievementgap.

Manyfirst-generationstudents“struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhigher

education,learnthe‘rulesofthegame,’andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,”theywrite.

Andthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon’ttalkabouttheclassadvantageand

eUScollegesanduniversitiesseldom

acknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents’educationalexperience,manyfirst-generation

studentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents’like

themcanimprove.

tingmorefirst-generationstudentshas_______

[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

[B]narrowedtheachievementgap

[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose

[D]depressedcollegestudents

horoftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause_______

[A]theproblemissolvable

[B]theirapproachiscostless

[C]therecruitingratehasincreased

[D]theirfindingappealtostudents

dysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents______

[A]studyatprivateuniversities

[B]arefromsingle-parentfamilies

[C]areinneedoffinancialsupport

[D]havefailedtheircollage

horofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudents_______

[A]areactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgap

[B]canhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudents

[C]maylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojects

[D]areinexperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege

nferfromthelastparagraphthat_______

[A]universitiesoftenrejectthecultureofthemiddle-class

[B]studentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresources

[C]socialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiences

[D]collegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion

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Evenintraditionaloffices,“thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmore

emotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,”saidHarvardBusinessSchool

rtedspinningoffexamples.“IfyouandIparachutedbackto

Fortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslikejourney,

mission,eregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidn’t

talkaboutenergy;wedidn’ttalkaboutpassion.”

Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery“team”-oriented—and

notbycoincidence.“Let’snotforgetsports—inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,it’sstill

’snotexplicitlyconscious;it’stheideathatI’macoach,andyou’remyteam,and

we’relotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthink

ofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywanttowin.”

Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning—and,asKhuranapointsout,

increaseallegiancetothefirm.“Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyused

tobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:Termslikevision,

values,passion,andpurpose,”saidKhurana.

Thisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasingly

“mommywars”ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,

promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillcan’thaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandberg’s

LeanIn,ikeunplug,offline,life-hack,

bandwidth,an

yourworkisyour“passion,”you’llbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeans

goinghomefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed.

Butthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,

companiesdependonit,ergsaid,“Youcanget

peopletothinkit’snonsenseatthesametimethatyoubuyintoit.”Inaworkplacethat’s

fundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaning,officespeakcanhelpyoufigureouthow

yourelatetoyourwork—andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare.

ingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehasbecome_____

[A]moreemotional

[B]moreobjective

[C]lessenergetic

[D]lessstrategic

32.“Team”-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto_______

[A]historicalincidents

[B]genderdifference

[C]sportsculture

[D]athleticexecutives

abelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto______

[A]revivehistoricalterms

[B]promotecompanyimage

[C]fostercorporatecooperation

[D]strengthenemployeeloyalty

einferredthatLeanIn________

[A]voicesforworkingwomen

[B]appealstopassionateworkaholics

[C]triggersdebatesamongmommies

[D]praisesmotivatedemployees

fthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?

[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit

[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense

[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental

[D]Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit

Text4

Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreportedforJune,along

withthedropintheunemploymentrateto6.1percent,

lhavealongwaytogoto

getbacktofullemployment,butatleastwearenowfinallymovingforwardatafasterpace.

However,thereisanotherimportantpartofthejobspicturethatwaslargelyoverlooked.

Therewa

figureisnow830,000(4.4percent)aboveitsyearagolevel.

BeforeexplainingtheconnectiontotheObamacare,itisworthmakinganimportant

ke

easeininvoluntarypart-timeworkis

evidenceofweaknessinthelabormarketanditmeansthatmanypeoplewillbehavingavery

hardtimemakingendsmeet.

Therewasanincreaseininvoluntarypart-timeinJune,butthegeneraldirectionhasbeen

ntarypart-timeemploymentisstillfarhigherthanbeforetherecession,butitis

downby640,000(7.9percent)fromisyearagolevel.

Weknowthedifferencebetweenvoluntaryandinvoluntarypart-timeemploymentbecause

veyusedbytheLaborDepartmentaskspeopleistheyworkedlessthan35

nsweris“yes”,theyareclassifiedasworkedlessthan

35hoursinthatweekbecausetheywantedtoworklessthanfulltimeorbecausetheyhadno

eonlyclassifiedasvoluntarypart-timeworkersiftheytellthesurveytakerthey

chosetoworklessthan35hoursaweek.

Theissueofvoluntarypart-timerelatestoObamacarebecauseoneofthemainpurposes

ypeople,especiallythose

withserioushealthconditionsorfamilymemberswithserioushealthconditions,before

Obamacaretheonlywaytogetinsurancewasthroughajobthatprovidedhealthinsurance.

However,Obamacarehasallowedmorethan12millionpeopletoeithergetinsurance

repeoplewhomaypreviouslyhavefelttheneedto

getafull-timej

Obamacarethereisnolongeralinkbetweenemploymentandinsurance.

artofthejobspictureareneglected?

[A]Theprospectofathrivingjobmarket.

[B]Theincreaseofvoluntarypart-timemarket.

[C]Thepossibilityoffullemployment.

[D]Theaccelerationofjobcreation.

opleworkpart-timebecausethey_____.

[A]preferpart-timejobstofull-timejobs.

[B]feelthatisenoughtomakeendsmeet.

[C]cannotgettheirhandsonfull-timejobs.

[D]haven’tseentheweaknessofthemarket.

ntarypart-timeemploymentistheUS_____.

[A]ishardertoacquirethanoneyearago.

[B]showsageneraltendencyofdecline.

[C]satisfiestherealneedofthejobless.

[D]islowerthanbeforetherecession.

elearnedthatwithObamacare,_____.

[A]itisnolongereasyforpart-timerstogetinsurance

[B]employmentisnolongerapreconditiontogetinsurance

[C]itisstillchallengingtogetinsuranceforfamilymembers

[D]full-timeemploymentisstillessentialforinsurance

tmainlydiscusses_______.

[A]employmentintheUS

[B]part-timerclassification

[C]insurancethoughMedicaid

[D]Obamacare’strouble