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1、阅读理解词义猜测题专练(一)(题干加黑的为词义猜测题)A(2016·湖南省十三校高三联考)Asastarcomputerscientist,CristinaFonsecahadlotsofjoboffers,butsheturnedthemalldown.ShedecidedtostartherownbusinessTalkdesk.ShelivesinPortugalbutdoesbusinessallovertheglobebyusingsoftware.Theglobaleconomywor
2、kswellforsuchpeople.Buttheworldofworkhasbeenlesskindtootheryoungfolks.FlorenceMoreau,ayoungarchitectinParis,hadthedoublemisfortunetoleaveuniversityin2009,whentheworldeconomywasonitsknees;andtobeFrench.“Ireallyneedafulltime,permanentjob，”shesays.UnderF
3、rance's3,800pagelabourcode,workersonpermanentcontractsreceivegenerousbenefitsandareextremelyhardtogetridof.SoFrenchfirmshaveallbutstoppedhiringpermanentstaff:Fourfifthsofnewemployeesareonshorttermcontracts.MsMoreauhashadeightjobs,nonelastingforlongert
4、han16months.Withasmallchildathome,shehastokeeplookingforthenextone.“It'stiring，”shesighs.Joblessnessmatters.Thelongerpeopleareoutofwork,themoretheirskillsandtheirselfconfidenceatrophy,_thelessappealingtheylooktopotentialemployersandthemorelikelytheyar
5、etogiveup.Tradeunionsoftenfavouraminimumwage.Thiscanhelpthosewhoalreadyhavejobs,butifitissettoohighitcancrowdoutthosewiththefewestskillsandtheleastexperience,whotendtobeyoung.Alaboursystemwherecompaniescanhireandfireeasilyisurgentlyneeded.Makingiteasi
6、erforyoungpeopletostarttheirownbusinessisessential,too.Theymaybefullofenergyandopentonewideas.Also,thereisahugemismatcheverywherebetweentheskillsthatmanyyoungpeoplecanofferandtheonesthatemployersneed.MsFonsecasaysshecannotfindtherighttalentforTalkdesk
7、.Aseconomiesgrowmorecomplex,demandforpracticalskillswillkeeprising.Theworld'sschoolsarenotevenclosetomeetingit.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutCristinaFonseca?A．ShedoesbusinessonlyinPortugal.B．Whenseekingajob,shewasrefusedmanytimesbyemployers.C．Hercompanyisnotre
8、latedtoinformationtechnology.D．Shecan'tfindthetalentsshewants.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“atrophy”inParagraph4mean?A．Increase. B．Shrink.C．Overcome.D．Survive.3．Whycan'tMoreaufindapermanentjob?A．Employersdon'twanttogiveworkersgoodwelfare.B．
