How many really suffer as a result of labor market problems? This is one of the most critical yet contentious social policy questions. In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship.
Unemployment does not have the same dire consequences today as it did in the 1930's when most of the unemployed were primary breadwinners, when income and earnings were usually much closer to the margin of subsistence, and when there were no countervailing social programs for those failing in the labor market. Increasing affluence, the rise of families with more than one wage earner, the growing predominance of secondary earners among the unemployed, and improved social welfare protection have unquestionably mitigated the consequences of joblessness. Earnings and income data also overstate the dimensions of hardship. Among the millions with hourly earnings at or below the minimum wage level, the overwhelming majority are from multiple-earner, relatively affluent families. Most of those counted by the poverty statistics are elderly or handicapped or have family responsibilities which keep them out of the labor force, so the poverty statistics are by no means an accurate indicator of labor market pathologies.
Yet there are also many ways our social statistics underestimate the degree of labor-market- related hardship. The unemployment counts exclude the millions of fully employed workers whose wages are so low that their families remain in poverty. Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self-support. Since the number experiencing joblessness at some time during the year is several times the number unemployed in any month, those who suffer as a result of forced idleness can equal or exceed average annual unemployment, even though only a minority of the jobless in any month really suffer. For every person counted in the monthly unemployment tallies, there is another working part-time because of the inability to find full-time work, or else outside the labor force but wanting a job. Finally, income transfers in our country have always focused on the elderly, disabled, and dependent, neglecting the needs of the working poor, so that the dramatic expansion of cash and in-kind transfers does not necessarily mean that those failing in the labor market are adequately protected.
As a result of such contradictory evidence, it is uncertain whether those suffering seriously as a result of thousands or the tens of millions, and, hence, whether high levels of joblessness can be tolerated or must be countered by job creation and economic stimulus. There is only one area of agreement in this debate--that the existing poverty, employment, and earnings statistics are inadequate for one of their primary applications, measuring the consequences of labor market problems.
Which of the following is the principal topic of the passage? ______
A.What causes labor market pathologies that result in suffering.
B.Why income measures are imprecise in measuring degrees of poverty.
C.Which of the currently used statistical procedures are the best for estimating the incidence of hardship that is due to unemployment.
D.How social statistics give an unclear picture of the degree of hardship caused by tow wages and insufficient employment opportunities.
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How do you treat someone suffering from electrical shock after you secure the source?()
A . check for respiration
B . check for pulse
C . treat for shock
D . All of the above
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Providing you are not sailing in the Red Sea or another special area as listed in ANNEX V of MARPOL,how many miles from land must you be to throw garbage including bottles,rags,and glass that has not been ground up into the sea? ()
A . 3 nm
B . 6 nm
C . 12 nm
D . 25 nm
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When a packet is sent from Host 1 to Server 1, in how many different frames will the packet be encapsulated as it is sent across the internetwork?()
A . 0
B . 1
C . 2
D . 3
E . 4
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The 213.115.77.0 network was subnetted using a /28 subnet mask. How many usable subnets and host addresses per subnet were created as a result of this?()
A . 2 networks with 62 hosts
B . 6 networks with 30 hosts
C . 16 networks and 16 hosts
D . 62 networks and 2 hosts
E . 14 networks and 14 hosts
F . None of the above
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As a CCNA candidate, you must have a firm understanding of the IPv6 address structure. Refer to IPv6 address, could you tell me how many bits are included in each filed?()
A . 24
B . 4
C . 3
D . 16
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You want to create a template to be used as a standard for all company reports, which are many different styles. How many different templates must you have if you plan to use multiple report styles?()
A . Two
B . One
C . One per report style
D . One per report style + one more
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Parents should really take extra care of their babies as many accidents actually at home.
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Though he has suffered from cancer for so many years, it is so strange that he has ______ to the present day.
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Why is K’s farm depicted as suffering from the shortage of water?
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These policies ( ) many elderly people suffering hardship.
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听力原文: Pope John Paul the Second has died at the age of 84 after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than 26 years. The Polish-born pontiff died after suffering heart and kidney failure following two hospitalizations in as many months.
News of John Paul's passing was delivered to tens-of-thousands of people who gathered in Saint Peter's Square to light candles and pray for the pope. As they heard the news, some in the crowd raised their hands to their faces in disbelief, while others began sobbing uncontrollably. For many, John Paul was the only pope they ever knew.
John Paul's death marks the end of a reign that revolutionized the papacy. He traveled to more than 120 countries t6 minister to his widespread {lock of more than one-billion people. He built bridges to other faiths and confessions, and he spoke out forcefully in favor of the world's poor and oppressed.
How long had Pope John Paul been leading the Roman Catholic Church?
A.For more than 84 years.
B.For more than 26 years.
C.For more than 60 years.
D.For more than 30 years.
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How do the students demonstrate that they really enjoy Professor Halls class?
A.They complete all their assignments.
B.They study hard for his tests.
C.They compete for the best seats in the class.
D.They read all the books he has recommended.
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"Well,how much do l get paid?" his grandpa asked ,smiling. "As many hugs as you want!" 翻译
"Well,how much do l get paid?" his grandpa asked ,smiling. "As many hugs as you want!"
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() . Another type of eustress leads to better performance, but only up to a point, as the illustration displays. 题目: According to most researchers, how many kinds of stress are there?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
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有如下类定义: class Point{ private: static int how_many; }; ___________how_many=0; 要初始化Point类的静态成员how_many,下画线处应填入的内容是()。
A.int
B.static int
C.int Point::
D.static int Point::
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It is dificult () how many people are learning English as a foreign language.
A.say
B.to saying
C.to say
D.said
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Forty May Be the New 30 As Scientists Redefine Age Is 40 really the new 30? In many ways people today act younger than their parents did at the same age.
Scientists have defined a new age concept and believe it could explain why populations are aging, but at the same time seem to be getting younger.
Instead of measuring aging by how long people have lived, the scientists have factored in how many more years people can probably still look forward to.
"Using that measure, the average person can get younger in the sense that he or she can have even more years to live as time goes on," said Warren Sanderson of the University of New York in Stony Brook.
He and Sergei Scherbov of the Vienna lnstitute of Demography (人口统计学) at the Austrian (奥地利的) Academy of Sciences, have used their method to estimate how the proportion of elderly people in Germany, Japan and the United States will change in the future.
The average German was 39.9 years old in 2000 and could plan to live for another 39.2 years, according to research reported in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
However, by 2050 the average German will be 51.9 years old and will be expected to live another 37.1 years. So middle age in 2050 would occur at around 52 years instead of 40 years as in 2000.
"As people have more and more years to live they have to save more and plan more and they effectively are behaving as if they were younger," said Sanderson.
Five years ago, the average American was 35.3 years old and could plan for 43.5 more years of life. By 2050, the researchers estimate it will increase to 41.7 years and 45.8 future years.
"A lot of our ski/Is, our education, our savings and the way we dear with our health care depend a great deal on how many years we have to live," said Sanderson.
This dimension of how many years people have to live has been completely ignored in the discussion of aging so far.
第36题:People 40 years of age today seem to be as young as
A.their parents were at the same age.
B.their parents were at the age of 30.
C.their children will be at the same age.
D.their children will be at the age of 30.
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How does the writer know that most consumers in China's cities would rather "suffer silently"?
A.From a question-and-answer survey.
B.From an official source.
C.Just according to the China Consumer Association.
D.This article doesn't tell us about this.
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As an experienced technician, you are responsible for Technical Support in your company. One of the trainees is asking you some quest|ons on the basis of the following output information. He is wondering, as to interface Fa0/0, assuming that the queue depth value for class "newclass" reaches 32, how many packets will be dropped concerning dscp afll traffic?()
<img src='https://img2.soutiyun.com/ask/uploadfile/2019-03-27/8c4e1542d98c7c3a93a8829182d77b66.jpg' />
A. All Packets will be dropped
B. One out of Ten packets will be dropped
C. No Packets will be dropped until queue depth reached 256
D. Packets will be dropped according to the exponential weight setting
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Of the many problems in the world today, none is as widespread, or as old, as crime. Crime has many forms, including crimes against property, person, and government. Crime, in all its forms, penetrates every layer of society and touches every human being. You may never have been robbed, but you suffer the increased cost of store- bought items because of others’shoplifting.
Your house is not worth as much today as it was a few years ago because of the increased crime rate in your neighborhood. Perhaps your business is not doing as well as it used to because tourism is down due to increased terrorism in your part of the world.
Crime, especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk al one in their own neighborhoods, afraid to open their door after dark, afraid to speak out and voice their own opinions. Some citizens have reacted by arming themselves with various weapons, legal and illegal, to defend themselves. Citizen groups have taken the law into their own hands by forming their own vigilante groups to administer judgment when they feel that their criminal justice system has not performed its duty.
Experts argue whether the number of crimes committed is actually on the rise or whether there is simply a rise in the number of crimes reported. This issue is particularly true in cases of marriage violence, the abuse of spouse or children. Throughout much of history, cases of family violence and neglect often went unreported because of the attitude of society, which considered family matters to be private.
Other experts argue about who is really to blame for criminal behavior. the individual or society. Researchers in the United States and Canada have identified several factors in society that contribute to the crime rate: massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population. Other countries are more affected by factors such as politics, government corruption, and religion.
(1)What does the passage mainly discuss?
A、Crime the widespread problem.
B、The results caused by increasing violent crime.
C、Factors contributing to the crime rate.
D、Citizen groups combating crimes.
(2)The word shoplifting in line 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.
A、the crime of lifting the ban
B、the crime of moving the shops away
C、the crime of robbing things from shops
D、the crime of stealing things from shops
(3)Why does the author in Paragraph 2 mention citizen groups forming their own vigilante groups?
A、To show the criminal justice system is not just
B、To show citizens are powerful in combating crimes
C、To show crime is a serious social problem
D、To show citizens have rights in combating crimes
(4)According to the passage, which of the following are the factors contributing to United States’criminal behavior?
A、Politics, unemployment, poverty and a large immigrant population.
B、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population.
C、Politics, government corruption, poverty and religion.
D、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and government corruption.
(5)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A、Since you have never been robbed, you are not a victim of crime.
B、Some people use illegal weapons to defend themselves.
C、Only the individual should be responsible for the criminal behavior.
D、Family violence and neglect are considered family matters, and therefore private, so they are not crimes.
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How many ______ numbers do you know such as 110, 119, etc?
A.emergent
B.urgent
C.dangerous
D.emergency
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I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn&39;t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge; yet fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don&39;t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don&39;t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has her or his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest does make me happy. I will still stay on in college, but I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.
1. From this passage, we know that the author回答.
A. does not think education is the most important thing in her life any more
B. thinks that communication with other people is more important than education
C. realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge
2. By saying that she is "a junior student" in her college, the author means that she is回答.
A. a student in her third year in college
B. a very young college student
C. younger than most students in college
3. The author thinks the awards she has received 回答.
A. show that she is a top student
B. show how much time she has spent in learning
C. don&39;t necessarily reflect her real self
4. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because回答.
A. she feels she is a loser
B. she does not know how to communicate with others
C. studying takes too much of her time
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage, when the author says that she wants to find a part-time job?回答
A. The job might enable her to get to know society.
B. She wants to change her lifestyle.
C. She wants to get some shelter from the real world.
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As a CCNA candidate,you must have a firm understanding of the IPv6 address structure.Refer to IPv6 address,could you tell me how many bits are included in each filed?()
A.24
B.4
C.3
D.16
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请选出下列包含从句最少的一句 (单选) 1) In the past, suffering from the shortage of material supplies, people always cherished things they owned. 2) In order to solve the problem, governments' discerning intervention and guidance, such as making laws and encouraging eco-friendly economy, can make a difference. 3) Many people believe that the human society has developed into a throwaway society, which is filled with plastic bags and rubbish. 4) So that is why our
A.1)
B.2)
C.3)
D.4)