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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.
【C14】
选项 A、drifts
B、currents
C、trends
D、tides
答案C
解析 考查近义词辨析。空后的tend一词提示此处应表示失业这种趋势和潮流。再结合本文最后一句的higher-unemployment trend line，可知此处应填trend。tide也可表示“潮流，趋势”，多指“舆论、情绪”等在当时的状态；本题表示历经一段时问后事情的发展趋势，用trend更合适。
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