15．As a star computer scientist，Cristina Fonseca had lots of job offers，but she turned them all down．She decided to start her own business Talkdesk．She lives in Portugal but does business all over the globe by using software．
The global economy works well for such people．
But the world of work has been less kind to other young folks．Florence Moreau，a young architect in Paris，had the double misfortune to leave university seven years ago，when the world economy was on its knees； and to be French．"I really need a full-time，permanent job，"she says．Under France's 3，800-page labour law，workers on permanent contracts （合同） receive generous benefits and are extremely hard to get rid of．So French firms have all but stopped hiring permanent staff：four-fifths of new employees are on short-term contracts．Ms Moreau has had eight jobs，none lasting for longer than 16months．With a small child at home，she has to keep looking for the next one．"It's tiring，"she sighs．
Joblessness matters．The longer people are out of work，the more their ability and their they are to give up．
Trade unions often favour a minimum wage．This can help those who already have jobs，but if it is set too high it can crowd out those with the fewest skills and the least experience，who tend to be young．
A labour system where companies can hire and fire easily is urgently needed．
Making it easier for young people to start their own business is essential，too．They may be full of energy and open to new ideas．
Alas，there is a huge mismatch everywhere between the skills that many young people can offer and the ones that employers need．Ms Fonseca says she cannot find the right talent for Talkdesk．As economies grow more complex，demand for practical skills will keep rising．The world's schools are not even close to meeting it．
32．What can we learn about Cristina Fonseca？B
A．She does business only in Portugal．
B．She can't find the talents she wants．
C．Her company is not related to information technology．
D．When seeking a job，she was refused many times by employers．
33．What does the underlined word"atrophy"in paragraph 4mean？A
A．Shrink． B．Increase．
C．Overcome． D．Survive．
34．Why can't Moreau find a permanent job？C
A．The world economy is booming．
B．She didn't finish university studies．
C．Employers don't want to give workers good welfare．
D．The French government hasn't taken any measures for unemployment．
35．Which measure is actually useless for unemployment？A
A．Raising the minimum wage．
B．Training students to gain skills．
C．Making labour rules more flexible．
D．Encouraging young people to start companies．
分析 本文是一篇议论文．主要论述了目前严峻的就业形势及其原因．人们失业时间越长，他们的技能和自信就会越萎缩，对潜在的雇主就越没有吸引力，更有可能放弃．
解答 32．B 细节理解题．根据最后一段"Ms Fonseca says she cannot find the righttalent for Talkdesk．"可知，Fonseca女士没能找到她想要的人才．故答案选B．
33．A 词义猜测题．根据语境可知，人们失业时间越长，他们的技能和自信就会越萎缩，对潜在的雇主就越没有吸引力，更有可能放弃．由此可推知，画线词"atrophy"应与"shrink"意思相近，意为"萎缩"．故答案选A．
34．C 推理判断题．根据第三段"Under France's 3，800?page labour code…are on short?term contracts．"可推知，Moreau找不到永久工作的原因是雇主不想给工人好的福利．故答案选C．
35．A 推理判断题．该题提问的是哪种措施对失业无用．根据文章最后四段可推知，提高最低工资对解决失业问题是无用的．故答案选A．
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读，考查学生对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
