Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

China is expected to see a record high number of college graduates in 2018 as around 8.2 million students will obtain their degree this year, according to the latest statistics from Ministry of Education. The number of college graduates in China has been rising since 2001, which leads to a more competitive employment market.

However, besides fierce competition, many graduates admit that they face another big problem-employment discrimination. A research in 2017 shows that around 75.7 percent of new graduates said they were, to some extent, discriminated or suffered from injustice when finding jobs.

Female college graduates still face great wall of discrimination in the employment market. “Males only”, “Married with children preferred”: These are some of the conditions commonly found in recruitment (招募) advertisements. According to a research by Renmin University of China in 2015, male college graduates do have more interview opportunities than female college graduates despite the similar academic background and work experience.

Regional discrimination also becomes a barrier for job seekers. Some companies dismiss job seekers from specific regions due to the regional stereotypes (成见), like “Central China’s Henan Province is the cradle of liars” and “people from Northeast region are usually rude.”

Recruitment advertisements sometimes also show favor for local applicants. Non-locals had been denied jobs because their registered residence origin was not the same as the city where they were hunting for a job.

Apart from “invisible thresholds (门槛)” like gender and region, college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.

An applicant’s surname can also help or hamper (妨碍) job prospects. A family name that suggests prosperity, like Jin, which means “gold”; while a last name like Pei, which can mean “to lose money”, would likely be negative. Besides, job seekers also found that some employers paid much attention to their appearance rather than the working performance.

To fight against employment discrimination, both the government and society have made great efforts. In 2007, Employment Promotion Law was passed with the purpose of apposing employment discrimination and promoting justice in job recruitment.

The Ministry of Education in 2017 issued regulations to ban work discrimination in on-campus job fairs. This year, several cities, bureau of human resources required job fair organizers to set special reception desks so as to deal with job seekers, complaints about discrimination.

Non-profit organizations were established to oppose work discrimination, while legal aids were also provided to job seekers through social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat.

Employment Discrimination
Current【1】	In addition to fierce competition, employment discrimination is another big problem 【2】 many graduates.
Forms of employment discrimination	Gender discrimination: Male college graduates are more 【3】 to land a job than their female counterparts in spite of the similar educational qualifications and relevant job experience.
	Regional discrimination: 【4】 from specific regions like Central China’s Henan Province and Northeast region are excluded from some companies. Local registered residence origin is a 【5】 factor in finding a job.
	Visible thresholds: Greater 【6】 is attached to personal details and appearance in 【7】 with the working performance.
【8】 made to fight against employment discrimination	Passing laws to 【9】 to work discrimination and promote justice in job recruitment; Issuing regulations to ban employment discrimination in on-campus job fairs; Setting special reception desks to 【10】 job seekers’ complaints; Establishing non-profit organizations to provide legal aids to job seekers through social media platforms.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】situation

【2】facing

【3】likely

【4】Applicants/Candidates/Job-hunters

【5】contributing

【6】importance/significance

【7】comparison

【8】Efforts

【9】object

【10】handle/address/settle

【解析】

本文是一篇新闻调查报告。根据教育部的最新统计数据，预计2018年中国大学毕业生的数量将达到创纪录的水平，今年将有820万学生获得学位。自2001年以来，中国大学毕业生的数量一直在上升，这将导致就业市场竞争更加激烈。文章对此现象进行了分析。

【1】根据第一段China is expected to see a record high number of college graduates in 2018 as around 8.2 million students will obtain their degree this year, according to the latest statistics from Ministry of Education.可知此空是介绍当前的情况，故答案为situation。

【2】根据第二段第一句However, besides fierce competition, many graduates admit that they face another big problem-employment discrimination.可知，除了激烈的竞争之外，就业歧视是许多毕业生面临的另一个大问题。故答案为facing。

【3】根据第二段中According to a research by Renmin University of China in 2015, male college graduates do have more interview opportunities than female college graduates despite the similar academic background and work experience.可知，尽管有类似的教育资历和相关的工作经验，但男性大学毕业生比女性毕业生更有可能找到工作。be likely to do sth.很可能做某事，故答案为likely。

【4】根据第二段中Some companies dismiss job seekers from specific regions due to the regional stereotypes (成见), like “Central China’s Henan Province is the cradle of liars” and “people from Northeast region are usually rude.”可知，来自中国中部河南省和东北地区等特定地区的申请人被排除在一些公司之外。故答案为Applicants/Candidates/Job-hunters。

【5】根据第二段最后一句Non-locals had been denied jobs because their registered residence origin was not the same as the city where they were hunting for a job.可知，当地注册的居住来源是寻找工作的一个重要因素。故答案为contributing。

【6】根据第三段中college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.可知，与工作表现相比，更重要的是个人的细节和外观。故答案为importance/significance。

【7】根据第三段中college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.可知，与工作表现相比，更重要的是个人的细节和外观。故答案为comparison。

【8】根据第五段第一句To fight against employment discrimination, both the government and society have made great efforts.可知，与就业作斗争的努力。故答案为Efforts。

【9】根据第五段中In 2007, Employment Promotion Law was passed with the purpose of apposing employment discrimination and promoting justice in job recruitment.可知，通过法律反对工作歧视，促进就业公正。故答案为object。

【10】根据第六段中This year, several cities, bureau of human resources required job fair organizers to set special reception desks so as to deal with job seekers, complaints about discrimination.可知，设置特别接待处处理求职者的投诉。故答案为handle/address/settle。