2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：用工荒话题.docx

1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选美国出现用工荒：人们为何不愿重回职场？随着病例新增的减少和疫苗接种率的提高，美国多地宣布放松或取消封锁令等防疫措施，消费者生活重回正轨，美国经济开始呈现出一派“繁荣”的景象。然而，美国却陷入了一个极不寻常的困境：数百万人因为疫情失去工作、在家待业，可是很多企业却难以招到员工。人们为什么不愿意重回工作岗位？美国又该如何扭转这一局面呢？Millions Are Unemployed. Why Cant Companies Find Workers?By Eric MorathIn a red-hot economy coming out of a

2、 pandemic and lockdowns, with unemployment still far higher than it was pre-Covid, the country is in a striking predicament. Businesses cant find enough people to hire.Rising vaccination rates, easing lockdowns and enormous amounts of federal stimulus aid are boosting consumer spending on goods and

3、services. Yet employers in sectors like manufacturing, restaurants and construction are struggling to find workers.Surveys suggest why some cant or wont go back to work. Millions of adults say they arent working for fear of getting or spreading Covid-19. Businesses are reopening ahead of schools, le

4、aving some parents without child care. Many people are receiving more in unemployment benefits than they would earn in the available jobs. Some who are out of work dont have the skills needed for jobs that are available or are unwilling to switch to a new career.Analysts say the labor shortages shou

5、ld ease over time as more potential workers are vaccinated, schools fully reopen and federal benefits expire, though the process could take months and the impacts are already being felt.The pandemic has changed peoples motivations, said ZipRecruiter economist Julia Pollak. Employers may need to be p

6、atient, as vaccines are still being rolled out, and may have to become more flexible in order to find workers.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.red-hot redht adj. _2.striking strak adj. _3.predicament prdkmnt n._4.ease iz vt. /vi._5.aid ed n. _6.boost bust vt./n. _7.expire kspa vi. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块

7、。1.消费_2.害怕，以免_3.用工荒_4.推出_拓展练习阅读理解Massimo Bottura is a widely celebrated cook. A restaurant he opened 27 years ago in Italy has twice been named the best in the world. Today, Botturas cooking empire spreads from Dubai, in the Middle East, to Beverly Hills, California.At Refettorio Ambrosiano, the men

8、u changes daily, depending on what comes with the mornings delivery. By dinner, these supermarket wastes have been transformed (转化). The 100 or so diner refugees (难民), the homeless, and the unemployed enjoy the meal with obvious pleasure. Meals of charge for people in need. Botturas Refettorios are

9、not restaurants theyre actually soup kitchens (施食处). But Bottura would not call them that. He thinks of them as places that shine a light on the dignity of their guests while focusing attention on the food-waste problem.Bottura came up with the idea of Refettorio Ambrosiano in 2015. He wanted to inv

10、ite the worlds best cooks to cook with him for the citys homeless and turned an abandoned theater into a dining room for people in need.Turning basic materials into delicious meals in Botturas magic. He says his grandmother taught him how to make “the original no-waste kitchen”. Cooks at Botturas re

11、staurants learn his approach to cooking. But they also learn about his belief in making a difference in peoples lives. “Everybody has the ability to contribute to positive change. It starts with all of us, in our own kitchens,” Bottura says. It starts by looking at an old carrot or a broken piece of

12、 bread and catching a shine of gold.“The are 8 billion people on Earth. We produce enough food for 12 billion people,” Massimo Bottura says. “Every year, more than a billion tons of food ends up wasted. As a result, 820 million people dont have enough to eat. And food waste is responsible for 10% of

13、 global greenhouse emissions (排放).”24.Where do the Refettorios meal materials come from？A.Social contribution.B.Supermarket wastes.C.Government supply.D.Products made by themselves.25.Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “shine a light on the dignity of” in paragraph 2？A.ignor

14、e the need ofB.focus on the right ofC.show respect forD.get praises from26.Why did Bottura decide to run Refettorios？A.To create the most popular kitchen.B.To teach his cooking magic.C.To enlarge his cooking empire.D.To spread his idea of saving food.27.What may have caused the food shortage accordi

15、ng to Massimo Bottura？A.The waste of food.B.Global greenhouse emissions.C.Natural disasters.D.The increasing world population.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.red-hot redht adj. 最新的；成功的；受欢迎的2.striking strak adj. 令人惊讶的3.predicament prdkmnt n. 困境4.ease iz vt. /vi. 减轻，缓解5.aid ed n. 资助6.boost bust vt./n.

16、 激励，促进，增强7.expire kspa vi. 到期，中止【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.consumer spending消费2.for fear of害怕，以免3.labor shortages用工荒4.roll out推出【全文翻译】ZipRecruiter的经济学家茱莉亚波拉克表示：“疫情改变了人们的工作动力。疫苗接种工作数百万人失业，为何企业却招不到员工？美国经济逐渐走出了疫情和相关封锁举措的影响，表现强劲，但国家却陷入了一种不寻常的困境：失业率远高于疫情前的水平，但企业仍然招不到足够的人手。疫苗接种率不断上升、封锁措施逐渐放松，加之巨额的联邦经济援助，提

17、振了商品和服务消费。然而在制造业、餐饮业、建筑业等领域，雇主们费尽心力却很难招到员工。调查指出了人们不能或不愿重回工作岗位的原因。数百万的成年人表示，他们现在不工作是因为害怕感染或传播新冠病毒。企业复工早于学校复课，导致一些家长难以同时看护自己的孩子。很多人领到的失业救济金比他们目前可做工作的薪酬还要高。一些失业的人不具备企业招工要求掌握的技能，或不愿意转行。分析人士认为，随着越来越多的待岗人员接种疫苗、学校全面开放以及联邦救济金计划到期，劳动力短缺的问题将逐渐缓解，虽然这个过程可能持续数月的时间，而且效果已经有所显现。还在不断地推进，在招员工这件事上，雇主们可能需要更加耐心、更加灵活一些。”拓展练习阅读理解参考答案24.B 25.C 26.D 27.A