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  3. Unlike downturns past,European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the U.S. this time around because Europe’s

Unlike downturns past,European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the U.S. this time around because Europe’s

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问题     Unlike downturns past,European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the U.S. this time around because Europe’s labor markets have【C1】______to depend less on allowances than government schemes to put them back to work quickly. What’s more,【C2】______focusing solely on jumpstarting their economies【C3】______stimulus(刺激), as the U.S. has, Northern Europe has thrown its【C4】______at keeping people at work--by any means【C5】______.
    In the countries of northern Europe, that has【C6】______large and successful retraining schemes to get laid-off workers back into jobs quickly.【C7】______in nations like Germany, jobs have also been【C8】______by cutting hours. Rather than laying off workers, a number of European companies have chosen to cut【C9】______schedules by a third or more as part of larger government schemes to【C10】______mass layoffs. Companies save money on salaries【C11】______the government picks up the cost of the pay cuts, including payroll(工资总额)taxes. It’s successful, but it【C12】______to the national debt and also has the【C13】______to twist European labor markets.
    What’s more, economists note, European unemployment【C14】______tend to lag behind those of the U.S.-- meaning that while American unemployment will probably【C15】______this year, the big European economies will【C16】______numbers continue to rise into the years ahead.
    All these emphasize the fact【C17】______while Northern Europe has handled the crisis【C18】______well up to now, the future is【C19】______bright. Indeed, economists say that Europe’s usual slower-growth, higher-unemployment trend line will【C20】______in the years ahead.
【C12】
选项 A、lessens
B、grows
C、lowers
D、adds
答案D
解析 考查动词辨义及语义逻辑。空前的but表明此处语义与上文之间存在转折关系，上文提到举措的好处，此处应指其不足之处，表“增加国家债务”，add可与to搭配，意为“增加”，符合语义。grow也表“增加”，但其后应跟介词in，而非to。lesson与lower均表“减少”，为及物动词。
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