第12题:[单项选择]<br><br><br/>A.pass<br/>B.reach<br/>C.go<br/>D.set<br/>参考答案:C 答案解析:上文说到地理学家研究世界上不同的地方，“但是地理学家也将整个地球作为一个整体来加以研究”，go beyond“超出”，为固定搭配；刚reach是及物动词，其后不能接介词；[A] pass和[D] se
A. provides several funds for employees to choose B. is a non-governmental agency C. pays the pension for people D. centrally administers premium pension contributions and fund choices 参考答案:D 答案解析:倒数第二段讲到PPA批准了一些基金，雇主可以从中选取五种，而非雇员，所以答案A错误； PPA是一个新成立的政府机构，而不是非政府性质的，所以B错误：PPA主要是为人们提供一种养老金的管理途径，并不负责
第17题: [单项选择]GE's management made the decision ________. A. to help place all its workers with other companies B. to lay off about 300 workers C. to send 1,200 letters to personnel managers across the United States D. to recruit professional and skilled workers 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段第二句对解雇工人背景的叙述可知，“由于与政府和私营机构合同数目的减少，通用电气分公司决定辞退300名工人”(The GE division decided to lay
