单选题
As the economy continues to 27 , a growing number of employers are once again hiring. What's more, the gains aren't limited to certain sectors. Rather, a broad swath of companies within the Fortune 500—from health care providers to retailers to defense contractors to insurers—are looking to fill 60,000 28 . The uptick is being 29 in part by better-than-expected profits that are helping to fill corporate coffers. Among big banks, many of which laid off thousands of workers after the 2008 financial crisis, JP Morgan Chase (JPM), the nation's second-largest bank, has 30 plans to hire nearly 9,000 new employees. Another sector showing signs of much improved hiring is 31 . Challenger points to Intel (INTC), the world's largest chip maker, which plans to 32 up to 2,000 positions in manufacturing, and research and development. And the sector is expected to see more growth. Amid the recession, many finns halted spending. If the job picture appears more 33 than just a few weeks, that's because it's human to be 34 pessimistic during and immediately after a recession, Challenger says. 'Especially in this recession (衰退) . It's been a long and difficult and slow moving recession' that really struck at core sectors of the economy. That's way different from dot-com bubble that burst about a decade ago. While there has been some job growth in manufacturing, Challenger says there haven't been 35 gains. Still, that's better than bleeding jobs. A cheaper dollar on world markets is helping by making US-made goods cheaper abroad, but still the sector faces big challenges, such as foreign competition and the 36 effects of the recession. A. announced B. brighten C. substantial D. advised E. driven F. add G. exaggeratedly H. lingering I. openings J. employees K. technology L. science M. develop N. overly O. robust
问答题
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】空格前是to,证明这里缺少一个动词原形。备选项中的动词原形有brighten“(使)形势好转;(使)变得乐观”、add“增加”和develop“发展”。空格后提到a growing number of employers are once again hiring,说明经济形势在好转,故选B。 [参考译文] 随着经济形势持续好转,越来越多的失业人员重新找到了工作。不仅如此,就业机会的增加不仅仅局限于某些行业。相反,各行各业的世界500强公司——从医疗服务提供商、零售商、国防承包商到保险公司,都在招揽人才以填补六万个职位空缺。 企业盈利高于预期,补充了企业资金,这是推动人才需求上涨的原因之一。很多大银行在2008年经济危机后解雇了数千名员工,美国第二大银行摩根大通银行宣布计划招聘近9000名新职员。 另一个变现出就业增长明显迹象的行业是科技行业。查林杰指出,世界上最大的芯片制造商英特尔公司计划在其生产和研发部门增加多达2000个岗位。预计整个行业的就业率将有更大的提高。在经济衰退期,很多公司都在节省开支。 查林杰指出,如果说就业形势看起来比几星期前好得多,那是因为人们在经济危机时以及危机刚刚结束时过于悲观。“尤其是这次的经济危机。这次的危机时间很长且情况严重,进展缓慢”,确实给经济的核心行业造成了打击。这和大约十年前网络公司泡沫破灭的情况大相径庭。 查林杰说,虽然在制造业就业机会有所增长,但增长并不显著。尽管如此,这也比裁员要好。世界市场上美元贬值使得美国商品在国外的价格更低,但制造业仍然面临很大的挑战,如国外的竞争和经济衰退的持续影响等。
【答案解析】分析句子结构可知,the ______ effects of the recession和空前的foreign competition是由and连接的并列结构,因此可以断定该空格需要填一个形容词,修饰其后的名词effects。符合语法条件的形容词只剩下lingering,在此意为“逗留的;持续的”,lingering effects意为“持续的影响”。故选H。