China"s employment and re-employment situation remains tough with a surge this year in the number of graduates hitting the job market and in unemployment in general, a senior official said. The country"s registered average unemployment rate in urban areas reached 4 per cent last year and is expected to go higher this year, Labour and Social Security Minister Zheng Silin told Xinhua yesterday. There are nearly 14 million laid-off workers in urban areas so far. And more than 10 million new graduates are predicted to enter the work force Zheng said. To make things worse, about 150 million rural workers will head to the cities to seek employment, he said. Zheng, who was appointed as the minister during the first session of the 10th National People"s Congress in March, has urged his departments nationwide to do more to assist laid-off workers to restart their lives.
单选题 What is the most appropriate title for this passage about China"s employment?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析：本题是一个主旨大意题，首先要确认文章的主题句，一般而言主题句就是文章的第1个句子。本题的依据句就是短文的第1个句子，其意思完全相同于A选项的意思。其他选项要么是细节信息(B和c选项)，要么是错误信息(D选项)。
单选题 What is expected of the unemployment rate for this year?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的依据句是第2段第1个句子：去年的失业率达到4%，而今年会更高。与C选项的意思完全一致。其他选项的意思有误。
单选题 How many people will be looking for jobs this year?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：本题的关键是要经过一个简单的运算，将所有找工作的人数相加，就可以得到正确答案。
单选题 Which of the following people will head to the cities to seek employment?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析：找到本题依据出现的地方在第4段，就可以很容易地得出正确答案。
单选题 Minister Zheng"s main purpose is to ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析：本题的依据句是短文的最后一个句子。找依据句时一般是按前后的顺序在短文中寻找，前几道题从短文的前面往后找，后几道题从短文的后面往前找。