Passage Four
Another month, another dismal set of job figures. America pulled out of its last economic recession way back in November 2001, yet the country’s "jobs recession" finished only last autumn, when 2.7 million jobs had been lost since the start of the slowdown. Now, though economic growth has bounced back, new jobs refuse to do the same in this, the third year of recovery. In February, a mere 21,000 jobs were created, according to the official payroll survey, at a time when George Bush’s economists forecast 2.6 million new jobs for 2004 mounting alarm at the White House, and increased calls for protection against what a growing number of Americans see as the root of most ills: the "outsourcing" of jobs to places like China and India. Last week the Senate approved a bill that forbids the outsourcing of government contracts--a curious case of a government guaranteeing not to deliver value-for-money to taxpayers. American anxie
A. recover very quickly in the next year or so
B. further deteriorate in the coming years
C. see a mild recovery in the near future
D. remain unchanged within the coming decade
Passage Four
Another month, another dismal set of job figures. America pulled out of its last economic recession way back in November 2001, yet the country’s "jobs recession" finished only last autumn, when 2.7 million jobs had been lost since the start of the slowdown. Now, though economic growth has bounced back, new jobs refuse to do the same in this, the third year of recovery. In February, a mere 21,000 jobs were created, according to the official payroll survey, at a time when George Bush’s economists forecast 2.6 million new jobs for 2004 mounting alarm at the White House, and increased calls for protection against what a growing number of Americans see as the root of most ills: the "outsourcing" of jobs to places like China and India. Last week the Senate approved a bill that forbids the outsourcing of government contracts--a curious case of a government guaranteeing not to deliver value-for-money to taxpayers. American anxie
A. the economic recession in November 2001
B. the forecasts of George Bush’s economists
C. the flow of job chances into developing countries
D. the rich natural resources in China and India
| Another trend of the 1990s in the
computer industry is toward multimedia formats, as the market for conventional
types of computer--those that have computation and data processing as their
major functions--has begun to become saturated. Multimedia computers are systems
that can process graphics, sound, video, and animation in addition to
traditional data processing. Videocassette recorders, televisions, telephones,
and audiocassette players have recently undergone a change in technology from
analog to digital formats. Television images, for example, can be
processed by computer programs once they have been converted to digital signals,
while those in conventional analog signals cannot. In other words, digital video
images can be zoomed up or down, reshaped, or rearranged by the appropriate
software. Also, due to advances in video-s A. can process anything but digital data B. can even process television images C. are rarely used in education D. have few business applications [单项选择]
Another month, another dismal set of job figures. America pulled out of its last economic recession way back in November 2001, yet the country’s "jobs recession" finished only last autumn, when 2.7 million jobs had been lost since the start of the slowdown. Now, though economic growth has bounced back, new jobs refuse to do the same in this, the third year of recovery. In February, a mere 21,000 jobs were created, according to the official payroll survey, at a time when George Bush’s economists forecast 2.6 million new jobs for 2004 mounting alarm at the White House, and increased calls for protection against what a growing number of Americans see as the root of most ills: the "outsourcing" of jobs to places like China and India. Last week the Senate approved a bill that forbids the outsourcing of government contracts--a curious case of a government guaranteeing not to deliver value-for-money to taxpayers. American anxiety over the economy appears [单项选择] Passage One
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