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The Economist calculates that around the world almost 290 million 15- to 24-year-olds are neither working nor studying: almost a

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问题     The Economist calculates that around the world almost 290 million 15- to 24-year-olds are neither working nor studying: almost a quarter of the planet’s youth. On the other hand, many of the "employed" young have only informal and【C1】________jobs. In rich countries more than c. third, on average, are on temporary【C2】________which make it hard to【C3】________skills. In poorer ones, according to the World Bank, a fifth are【C4】________family labourers or work in the informal economy.【C5】________, nearly half of the world’s young people are either【C6】________the formal economy or contributing less【C7】________than they could.
    What has caused this【C8】________of joblessness? Young people have long had a raw【C9】________in tne labour market. Two things make the problem more【C10】________now. The financial crisis and its consequence had an unusually big【C11】________on them. Many employers【C12】________the newest hires first, so a【C13】________raises youth joblessness disproportionately.
    Second, the emerging economies that have the largest and fastest-growing【C14】________of young people also have the【C15】________labour markets. Almost half of the world’s young people live in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. They also have the highest【C16】________of young people out of work or in the informal sector.
    In rich countries with generous welfare states this【C17】________a heavy burden on taxpayers. One estimate suggests that, in 2011, the economic loss from【C18】________young people in Europe【C19】________to $ 153 billion, or more than 1 % of GDP. And failure to employ the young not only【C20】________growth today. It also threatens it tomorrow.
【C18】
选项 A、disengaged
B、disappointed
C、discarded
D、disgraced
答案A
解析 空格所在句是以Europe为例说明上文提到的大量年轻人失业的问题，这里的economic loss是指用国家税收给失业者提供失业补助而造成的经济损失，故空格后的young people应指 “年轻的失业者”，因此答案选A项disengaged“空闲的，自由的”，此处指“没有正式工作的”。B项disappointed“失望的”；C项discarded“被丢弃的”和D项disgraced“蒙羞的”，这三项代入并不能指代年轻的失业者，故排除。
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