单选题 Being unemployed in the wake of the worst recession since the" 1930s is enough to tax anyone's faith. So a growing number of churches, particularly the large evangelical kind, are ministering to the jobless through programmes offering spiritual as well as professional help.
"Being out of work can be a time of faith renewal," says Jay Litton, leader of the Job Networking Ministry at Roswell United Methodist Church in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, which attracts more than 400 unemployed people of all faiths to its weekly two-hour gatherings. "We believe God should be a part of the job search. "
Like other faith-based programmes for the unemployed that have sprung up across the country, the one in Roswell has all the passion of an evangelical service. Meetings start with time for networking (or "fellowship") followed by prayer, a meal and a sermon. The names of people in the group who have recently found jobs, or "landed", are flashed on video screens overhead.
Participants then disperse to attend workshops run by volunteers on such topics as writing a résumé and making an "elevator pitch" (explaining why you should be hired in the time it takes to ride a few floors in a lift). Petrol and food gift-cards are given out to those who have been unemployed the longest.
Mark Godshall is a pastor at Bayside Covenant Church in Granite Bay, a suburb of Sacramento in California. Last year his church, which has a congregation of 11,000, started four-day workshops and weekly programmes for the growing number of jobless in its flock, as well as others from the surrounding area where unemployment exceeds 12%. "It's in these moments when you don't have work when you can grow and make the changes that need to he made in your life," Mr Godshall insists gamely.
Although gaining new members would he an obvious benefit for the churches, those involved say it is not the primary goal. "We're here to provide spiritual support and encouragement at a time when people can experience feelings of" hopelessness and worthlessness," says Cindy Hall, a minister at the 1,000-member First Baptist Church in Sanford, North Carolina, which started a support group for its jobless congregants last July. Employers often post job openings with her first rather than in the local newspaper, she says. "I guess they know the kind of people our programme attracts tend to be principled and hard workers," she says. When the temptation is to stay in bed and watch the soaps, "these are people who regularly come to meetings and listen to devotionals. " Amen to that.

单选题 It is indicated in Paragraph 1 that ______.
A. during a down economy, a lot of people confirm their faith
B. the large evangelical churches do something to assist the jobless
C. a growing number of churches are employing the urban unemployed
D. many churches are offering some help to people who have lost their faith

单选题 We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. all unemployed lost their faith because of the worst recession
B. the faith-based programs helped refreshment of economy
C. God bless you when you were dismissed
D. those who have been unemployed the longest would be given something

单选题 From the underlined phrase "elevator pitch", we can know ______.
A. elevator is placed where we can be hired easily
B. participants could communicate about their experience of hunting a job
C. the church would give the jobless some work on the elevator
D. writing a résumé in elevator is effective

单选题 Cindy Hall agrees that ______.
A. churches should offer some materially aid for the unemployed
B. churches should give spiritual support for the jobless
C. few unemployed people were swamped by hopeless and worthlessness
D. all above

单选题 The attitude towards people who regularly come to church is ______.
A. satisfaction B. skepticism
C. objectiveness D. sympathy