14.Dozens of Chicago teenagers on Monday told a small group of elected officials about their need for summer jobs to save for college,pay for food and,in some cases,avoid homelessness.
This summer,Illinois is facing the loss of 18,000jobs for teenagers.The loss comes as teen unemployment in the state has reached a record-high rate of 27.5percent.
Experts say that the slow recovery and the high unemployment rate have forced older workers to take positions for younger workers.
Jim Zeckhauser,the manager of a Chicago social service agency for troubled teens,said he used to be able to place dozens of teens in jobs before the financial crisis.This year,he has been able to place only about seven of the 34teenagers he guides in summer jobs."It's a struggle to find firms,"he said.
Brent Weiss,owner of Uncle Dan's,an outdoor-gear retailer with locations in Chicago,Evanston and Highland Park,said he is more selective about the workers that he hires,acknowledging that he is more likely to hire college students than teens,and like many other small business he is doing more with fewer workers.
Chicago-area small business say they are taking a wait-and-see approach to expanding their businesses and hiring more workers.They blame increasing gasoline prices and a lack of consumer confidence.
Nationwide,teens ago 16to 19have seen the biggest drop in employment during the past decade.In 2010,the employment rate for that age group was 26percent,the lowest since World war II,according to a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University In 2000,employment rate for the same group was 45percent.
If the trend continues,only one in four teenagers will hold a job this summer,according to the report.Many of the unemployed will likely be black males living in low-income communities.

29.According to the passage,why do some Chicago teenagers want to take a job?D
A.To know more about the society.
B.to get some career experience.
C.To buy some new clothes.
D.To support their education.
30.Teen workers face competition fromB.
A.a(chǎn)dult workers and foreign students
B.older workers and college students
C.younger workers and college students
D.foreign workers and high students
31.According to the passage,which of the following is not the cause of the low teen employment rate?C
A.High gasoline price.
B.The financial crisis.
C.A lack of teenager confidence.
D.The slow economic recovery.
32.It can be inferred that workers in Chicago-area small businesses.A
A.a(chǎn)re busier
B.a(chǎn)re paid higher
C.have more free time
D.received higher education.

分析 本文介紹了在經(jīng)濟危機等的沖擊下,大學(xué)生做暑假工的競爭越來越激烈.

解答 29.D.細節(jié)理解題.由第一段Dozens of Chicago teenagers on Monday told a small group of elected officials about their need for summer jobs to save for college,可知他們做暑期工是為了存錢上大學(xué),故選D.
30.B.推理判斷題.由第三段Experts say that the slow recovery and the high unemployment rate have forced older workers to take positions for younger workers,專家表示,緩慢的復(fù)蘇和高企的失業(yè)率迫使年紀較大的工人為較年輕的工人工作.可知年齡大的工人和年輕的大學(xué)生工人存在競爭,故選B.
31.C.理解推斷題.由第四段said he used to be able to place dozens of teens in jobs before the financial crisis,可知經(jīng)濟危機以及經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇緩慢是青年人第就業(yè)率的原因,倒數(shù)第三段They blame increasing gasoline prices and a lack of consumer confidence,可知增高的石油價格也是原因之一,只有C未提及,故選C.
32.A.細節(jié)理解題.由第五段and like many other small business he is doing more with fewer workers,小工廠會有更少的員工,可知他們會更忙,故選A.

點評 在做閱讀理解時,考生可快速閱讀短文,通讀測試題,明確考察點,在對應(yīng)細讀,加快做題速度.有時間還可以復(fù)查校對答案.

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