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1、2017年考研英语阅读理解模拟题(九)及答案:法学类WhenGinaGarroandBrianDupliseaadopted4-month-oldAndresfromColombialastmonth,theyweredeterminedtotaketimeofffromworktocareforhim.Sixyearsago,aftertheirdaughter,Melina,wasborn,thefamilyscrapedbyonDuplisea's$36,000salaryasaconstructionworkersoGarro,aspecial-edu
2、cationteacher,couldstayhome.Now,sinceGarro'sjobfurnishesthefamilyhealthinsurance,she'llheadbacktoworkthisfallwhileDupliseajugglesdiapersandbabybottles.Hisbossagreedtothetimeoff——buthewillhavetoforgohis$18-an-hourpay.Itwon'tbeeasy.ThoughGarro's$40,000salarywillcovertheirmortgage,thec
3、ouplewillhavetofreezetheirretirementaccounts,scalebackonMelina'safter-schoolactivities——andpraythatnothinggoeswrongwiththecar.“Ittakesawayfromyourcushionandyoursecurity,”saysGarro.“Thingswillbetight.”The1993FamilyandMedicalLeaveActwassupposedtohelpfamilieslikeGarro's,offeringasafety
4、nettoemployeeswhowanttotaketimeofftonurturenewborns,tendtotheirownmajorillnessesorcareforsickrelatives.Butwhilethelawguaranteesthatworkerswon'tlosetheirjobs,itdoesn'tcovertheirpaychecks.Onesurveylastyearshowedthatwhile24millionAmericanshadtakenleavessince1999,2.7millionmorewantedto,
5、butcouldn'taffordit.Thatmaychangesoon.Inresponsetoincreasingdemandsfromvoters,atleast25statesarenowexploringnewwaystoofferpaidleave.Onepossibility:tappingstatedisabilityfunds.Ahandfulofstates——NewYork,NewJersey,California,RhodeIslandandHawaii——alreadydipintodisabilitymoneytoofferpar
6、tialpayforwomenonmaternityleave.Butthatdoesn'thelpdadsorpeoplecaringforelderlyparents.NewJerseyandNewYorkmaysoonexpanddisabilityprogramstocoverleaveforfathersandothercaretakers.Thirteenstates,includingArizona,IllinoisandFlorida,haveproposedusingunemploymentfundstopayforleave.Massach
7、usettshasbeenespeciallycreative.Whenthestate'sactinggovernor,JaneSwift,gavebirthtotwindaughtersinMay,shedrewattentiontotheissuewithherown“workingmaternityleave”:shetelecommutedpart-timebutearnedherusualfull-timesalary.EvenbeforeSwiftreturnedtoworklastweek,thestateSenateunanimouslypa
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