2012年5月北京成人学位英语考试真题及答案解析
As any middle·class parent knows，unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job.The government has recognized it too,abandoning rules in 201 1 thathad formerly stopped l6 t0 24·-year—·0lds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit.But moving from that to forcing them to work without pay in order to collect these benefit has proved a big step.
(79)More man one IIlillion young people in Britain are uneInployed，the highest number since me IIlid-1980s.Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may result from early unemployment，the government has introduced an ambitious program of re form to get youngsters off welfare and into work.A key part of it is ensunng that no one gets benefit from the government for long;ministers are keen to avoid what happened after the early一1980srecession(衰退)，when unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve.
To help young people into work，ministers had persuaded lots of employers，including bakery chains，bookshops and supermarkets，to take on unemployed youths，who receive work experiencebut no pay，with the prospect of a proper job for those who shine.(80)Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year;half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme.
The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters：according to a survey published in February，about 60%of people support the program.Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work：Under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place，but if they dropped out after the end of the first week，they stood to lose up to two weeks’benefits.Yet the scheme has also polarized(两极分化的)opinion：a third of people are consistently opposed.Following a noisy“Right to Work”campaign that accused employers of co-operating secretly with the government in“forced labor”，several firms dropped out of the program.To prevent this from geeing worse，Chris Graylin9，an employment minister，admitted that young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing s0.This not only halted the flight of employers(for now，at least)but also enabled him to announce that new firms have agreed to take part in the program.
第11题 According to the passage，young people in Britain_________.
A.are used to showing up for work B.value unpaid work very much
C.are always opposed to unpaid work D.could leam something about job security through unpaid work
答案：D
第12题 According to the passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Most voters support the government’s effort to help young people to work.
B.Some people protest against the government’s attempt to force young people to work.
C.There are more than one million young people who took part in the program.
D.There are more than one million young people who are jobless.
答案：C
第13题 According to the author，the British government is trying to_________.
A.punish young people if they are not cooperating with it B.reform the unemployed youngsters
C.avoid the economic slowdown D.reduce welfare spending
答案：D
第14题 The word“shine”in Paragraph 3 means“_________”.
A.do well B.reflect light C.100k happy D.produce light
答案：A
第15题 Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A.Enjoy Work Without Pay B.Can Work，Won’t Work
C.Should Work，Shouldn’t Play D.Hate Work or Love Work
答案：A