Question

As the labor market becomes more attractive, more companies are sending their employees to school. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the latest company to use tuition assistance for employees — which for decades has been a part of many business’ benefits packages — as part of a renewed effort to bring in and cultivate talent. And while the impact of such programs has yet to be fully assessed, many see it as a positive — although gradual-movement.

“For workers, it gives them a better opportunity for development,” says Colleen Flaherty Manchester, a professor. “For firms, they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over, and thus have a higher level of retention(保留).”

In all, 56 percent of US organizations offer undergraduate educational assistance while 52 percent offer graduate assistance.

Largely driving the trend are Millennials, who happen to be the fastest-growing people in the US workforce today and to whom the idea of tuition support from employers is especially appealing. Nearly 60 percent of Millennials surveyed said they would choose a job with strong professional-development potential over one with regular pay raises. Employers are absolutely adapting to Millennials in the workplace. They recognize that they need more experience, more knowledge, more mentoring to be successful. And they’re asking for it.

Of more than 140,000 Starbucks employees, only about 4,000 have signed up for the company’s College Achievement Plan. What the long-term effects such programs might have for companies’ retention and turnover rates remain unclear. But, the pluses of these programs are more important than the minuses. We’re going to see a lot more of this in the future.

1.Using tuition assistance for employees ________.

A. has attracted a large number of talents

B. is a trend that formed recently

C. has existed for scores of years

D. is well received by employees

2.What can we learn from what Colleen Flaherty said?

A. It is merely beneficial to employees

B. It is a win-win event for employees and employers.

C. Valuing education has become a trend for all companies.

D. It turns out to be tough for firms to find suitable employees.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. regular pay raises.

B. more chances to be successful

C. educational support

D. professional–development potential

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the programs?

A. The programs can guarantee the employees a good job.

B. The impact of the programs remains to be estimated.

C. Employees will benefit more from the programs than companies.

D. It’s less likely that employees will remain in the same company after receiving the programs.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文属于议论文，现在很多企业为了留住员工，派员工进入学校学习，希望以此方式留住员工，而这对双方都有好处。60%的千禧一代都更愿意选择有发展潜力的工作。

1.，随着劳动力市场越来越有吸引力，更多的公司派员工去学校学习。这说明助学金政策正变得越来越流行，成为一种新趋势。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段中For workers, it gives them a better opportunity for development...和 For firms, they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over, and thus have a higher level of retention(保留).可知，对于工人来说，助学金政策给了他们一个更好的自我发展的机会；对于公司来说，可以更好的保留人才。所以对于双方来说这是一个双赢的做法，故B项正确。

3.，60%的千禧一代愿意选择由发展潜力超过了那种经常加薪的工作。再根据画线前句They recognize that they need more experience, more knowledge, more mentoring to be successful.可知，人们意识到想要成功，他们需要更多的经验和知识，他们现在正在追求这种知识。故画线词指C项涵义。

4. 细节理解题。根据短文最后一段What the long-term effects such programs might have for companies’ retention and turnover rates remain unclear. 可知，这种助学金项目的长期影响还不清楚。故答案B正确。

考点：考查社会现象类阅读。

【名师点睛】

关于推理判断题

推理题是在掌握文章大意基础上看出作者的“ 言外之意”(between the lines)。这既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，有些推断题要从文章结构的角度进行分析，才能推断出正确答案。因此，阅读时不仅要注重词、句的理解，而且还要分析语篇的组织结构。这类试题常以如下句式发问：

What can you infer /learn/conclude from the passage?

What’s the author’s attitude toward……?

What does the passage suggest?

The author in this passage intends to __________。

答推理题时，一般无法直接从文中找到答案，但绝不可凭空猜测，也要找到答题依据。要通过文章主旨、字里行间或文中例子进行推断，通过含有感情色彩或描述情景的词句来领会作者的态度或语气，有的题也可根据常识理解来推断。但无论怎样，推理判断要以作者态度为准，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点。比如文章第33小题What can we learn from what Colleen Flaherty said?

A. It is merely beneficial to employees

B. It is a win-win event for employees and employers.

C. Valuing education has become a trend for all companies.

D. It turns out to be tough for firms to find suitable employee.根据文章第二段中“For workers, it gives them a better opportunity for development,” 和 For firms, they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over, and thus have a higher level of retention(保留) 。可知对于工人来说，助学金政策给了他们一个自我发展的机会，对于公司来说，可以更好的保留人才。所以对于双方来说这是一个双赢的做法，故B项正确。