The rise of "temp" work has further
magnified the decreasing rights and alienation of the worker. It is common
corporate Practice to phase out full-time employees and hire temporary workers
to take on more workload in less time. When facing a pressing deadline, a
corporation may pay $15~$20 per hour for a temp worker, but the temp worker will
only see $ 7 or $ 8 of that money. The rest goes to temp agency, which is
usually a corporate chain, such as Kelly Services, that blatantly makes its
profits off other people’s labor. This increases profits of the corporations
because they can increase a workload, get rid of the employee when they’re
finished, and not worry about paying benefits or unemployment for that employee.
I have had to work with temps a few times in my current position, and the
workers only want one thing--a full-time job A. Corporations intend to leave more workload to temporary workers. B. Temp workers are generally well-trained and can achieve high efficiency. C. Corporations can reduce their production cost by employing temp workers. D. Corporations can benefit a great deal from keeping a small full-time work force. [简答题]Excessive dependence on automobiles has profound negative impacts on human health: decreased opportunities for physical activity, increased exposure to air pollution, raised vulnerability to chronic diseases and the mounting incidence of traffic crashes that alone cost a staggering $180 billion. The determination of the magnitude of the health impact is notoriously so tricky as to end up with an astronomical figure probably. No calculation can be complete without formulating practical standards or models for estimating health costs. Costs associated with obesity, breathing illness, and injuries are evidenced by research. Growing recognition of the close connection between transportation, social cohesion and health has resulted in some studies that have achieved compelling findings.
[填空题]Excessive use of computer has much to do with Internet addiction.
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