36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?
- A. The prospect of a thriving job market.
- B. The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.
- C. The possibility of full employment.
- D. The acceleration of job creation.
答案：B
答案句：However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time.
参考译文：然而，就业形势中另一个重要的部分在很大程度上被忽视了。报告自愿从事兼职工作的人数大幅增加。
定位线索：题干“Which part of the jobs picture was neglected”→答案句“another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked”；文中“voluntarily working part-time”对应选项B“The increase of voluntary part-time jobs”。
解析：题干问被忽视的就业部分，答案句明确指出被忽视的是“voluntarily working part-time”人数的大幅增加，与选项B“自愿兼职工作的增加”直接对应。选项A、C、D均为文中提到的积极方面，但并非被忽视的部分，属于答非所问。
37. Many people work part-time because they.
- A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs
- B. feel that is enough to make ends meet
- C. cannot get their hands on full-time jobs
- D. haven’ t seen the weakness of the market
答案：C
答案句：Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get.
参考译文：许多从事兼职工作的人实际上想要全职工作。他们接受兼职工作，因为这是他们能得到的一切。
定位线索：题干“Many people work part-time because they”→答案句“They take part-time work because this is all they can get”；文中“this is all they can get”对应选项C“cannot get their hands on full-time jobs”。
解析：题干问人们做兼职的原因，答案句明确说“这是他们能得到的一切”，即无法获得全职工作，与选项C“无法得到全职工作”同义。选项A与原文“actually want full-time jobs”矛盾；选项B无中生有；选项D与原文“weakness in the labor market”不符。
38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US.
- A. shows a general tendency of decline
- B. is harder to acquire than one year ago
- C. satisfies the real need of the jobless
- D. is lower than before the recession
答案：A
答案句：There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000 (7.9 percent) from its year ago level.
参考译文：6月份非自愿兼职人数有所增加，但总体趋势一直在下降。非自愿兼职就业率仍远高于经济衰退前，但比去年同期下降了64万（7.9%）。
定位线索：题干“Involuntary part-time employment in the US”→答案句“the general direction has been down”；文中“down”对应选项A“shows a general tendency of decline”。
解析：题干问美国非自愿兼职就业情况，答案句明确指出“总体趋势一直在下降”，与选项A“显示出总体下降趋势”一致。选项B与原文“down by 640,000”矛盾；选项C无中生有；选项D与原文“still far higher than before the recession”相反。
39. It can be learned that with Obamacare,.
- A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance
- B. full-time employment is still essential for insurance
- C. it is still challenging to get insurance for family members
- D. employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance
答案：D
答案句：However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
参考译文：然而，奥巴马医改已允许超过1200万人通过医疗补助或交易所获得保险。这些人以前可能觉得需要找到一份提供保险的全职工作来保障自己和家人。有了奥巴马医改，就业和保险之间不再有联系。
定位线索：题干“with Obamacare”→答案句“With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance”；文中“no longer a link”对应选项D“employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance”。
解析：题干问奥巴马医改带来的结果，答案句明确指出“就业和保险之间不再有联系”，即就业不再是获得保险的前提，与选项D一致。选项A、B、C均与原文相反或无关，属于偷换概念。
40. The text mainly discusses.
- A. employment in the US
- B. part-timer classification
- C. insurance through Medicaid
- D. Obamacare’s trouble
答案：A
答案句：Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. … However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. … The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. … With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
参考译文：许多人谈到劳工部报告的6月份新增28.8万个就业岗位，以及失业率降至6.1%，认为是好消息。……然而，就业形势中另一个重要的部分在很大程度上被忽视了。……自愿兼职问题与奥巴马医改有关，因为其主要目的之一是允许人们在就业之外获得保险。……有了奥巴马医改，就业和保险之间不再有联系。
定位线索：题干“The text mainly discusses”→首段“jobs picture”、第二段“jobs picture”、末段“employment and insurance”；文中“jobs”贯穿全文，对应选项A“employment in the US”。
解析：文章首段讨论就业增长，第二段引出兼职就业，后续段落分析兼职与奥巴马医改的关系，但核心始终围绕美国就业状况，选项A“美国就业”最能概括全文。选项B“兼职分类”只是细节；选项C“医疗补助保险”是奥巴马医改的一部分；选项D“奥巴马医改的困境”无中生有。