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1、.2019高考英语二轮练习专题检测卷16-阅读理解阅读理解(限时25分钟)(A)(2012·北京模拟)体裁议论文题材社会文化类词数347Employmentpracticesoftenreflecttheneedsofemployersseveraldecadesago.Timeshavechanged.AndsohastheCanadianworkforce.Yetmanyemploymentpracticeshavenotkeptpacewiththischange.Forexample,someworkenvironm
2、entsandwashroomsdesignedforable-bodiedworkersseldomaccommodatepeoplewhouseawheelchair.Modernizingthesepracticesiswhatemploymentequalityisabout.Forexample,makingsureworkbenchesandwashroomsareadaptedfordisabledpeopleenteringtheworkplacepavesthewayforworkerswhobecomed
3、isabledonthejob.Bydoingso,anygivengroupofpeopleformerlydiscriminatedagainst—nowhasaccesstobetteremploymentopportunities.Theobjective,ofcourse,istomaketheworkplacereflectCanadiansociety.However,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeansettingandenforcingWord文档.quotas(实行配额).Rather,
4、itmeansidentifyingthebarrierstoemploymentanddesigningmeasures,withachievablegoalsandcleartimetables,toremovethem.Forexample,accordingtotheCanadianUnionofPublicEmployees—Canada’slargestunion,itwouldbeunrealisticintheshorttermtoinsistthatbecausehalfoftheworkingagepop
5、ulationiswomen,thathalfoftheemployeesofanengineeringfirmshouldbewomen.Atthismoment,therewouldnotbeenoughqualifiedfemaleengineers.Areasonablenumericalgoalwouldbebasedonthenumberofwomenwhoactuallyareengineers(8%)andthosewhoarestudyingtobecomeengineers(25%).Ashortterm
6、goalof13%wouldbeappropriatewithoutrunningtheriskofhiringunqualifiedpeople.Equallyimportantistoensurepeoplewhohavebeendisadvantagedthechancetobecomequalifiedfornewopportunities.Ifaboriginalpeople,forexample,can’tqualifyforcertainjobsbecausetheyhaven’thadaccesstoappr
7、opriateeducationalopportunities,thenanemploymentequalityprogramwouldhavetoaddressthatproblemwithtrainingprograms.EmploymentlawsinthiscountrycannotbeconsidereddispleasingiftheyguaranteeallCanadiansfairandequalaccesstotheworkforce.1.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto______
8、____.A.modernizeequipmentforthedisabledatworkWord文档.B.achieveequalityofemploymentopportunitiesC.protectwomen’srightsinemploymentD.completeajobtra