Question

【題目】請閱讀下面短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。

注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。

China is expected to see a record high number of college graduates in 2018 as around 8.2 million students will obtain their degree this year, according to the latest statistics from Ministry of Education. The number of college graduates in China has been rising since 2001, which leads to a more competitive employment market.

However, besides fierce competition, many graduates admit that they face another big problem-employment discrimination. A research in 2017 shows that around 75.7 percent of new graduates said they were, to some extent, discriminated or suffered from injustice when finding jobs.

Female college graduates still face great wall of discrimination in the employment market. “Males only”, “Married with children preferred”: These are some of the conditions commonly found in recruitment (招募) advertisements. According to a research by Renmin University of China in 2015, male college graduates do have more interview opportunities than female college graduates despite the similar academic background and work experience.

Regional discrimination also becomes a barrier for job seekers. Some companies dismiss job seekers from specific regions due to the regional stereotypes (成見), like “Central China’s Henan Province is the cradle of liars” and “people from Northeast region are usually rude.”

Recruitment advertisements sometimes also show favor for local applicants. Non-locals had been denied jobs because their registered residence origin was not the same as the city where they were hunting for a job.

Apart from “invisible thresholds (門檻)” like gender and region, college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.

An applicant’s surname can also help or hamper (妨礙) job prospects. A family name that suggests prosperity, like Jin, which means “gold”; while a last name like Pei, which can mean “to lose money”, would likely be negative. Besides, job seekers also found that some employers paid much attention to their appearance rather than the working performance.

To fight against employment discrimination, both the government and society have made great efforts. In 2007, Employment Promotion Law was passed with the purpose of apposing employment discrimination and promoting justice in job recruitment.

The Ministry of Education in 2017 issued regulations to ban work discrimination in on-campus job fairs. This year, several cities, bureau of human resources required job fair organizers to set special reception desks so as to deal with job seekers, complaints about discrimination.

Non-profit organizations were established to oppose work discrimination, while legal aids were also provided to job seekers through social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat.

Employment Discrimination
Current【1】	In addition to fierce competition, employment discrimination is another big problem 【2】 many graduates.
Forms of employment discrimination	Gender discrimination: Male college graduates are more 【3】 to land a job than their female counterparts in spite of the similar educational qualifications and relevant job experience.
	Regional discrimination: 【4】 from specific regions like Central China’s Henan Province and Northeast region are excluded from some companies. Local registered residence origin is a 【5】 factor in finding a job.
	Visible thresholds: Greater 【6】 is attached to personal details and appearance in 【7】 with the working performance.
【8】 made to fight against employment discrimination	Passing laws to 【9】 to work discrimination and promote justice in job recruitment; Issuing regulations to ban employment discrimination in on-campus job fairs; Setting special reception desks to 【10】 job seekers’ complaints; Establishing non-profit organizations to provide legal aids to job seekers through social media platforms.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】situation

【2】facing

【3】likely

【4】Applicants/Candidates/Job-hunters

【5】contributing

【6】importance/significance

【7】comparison

【8】Efforts

【9】object

【10】handle/address/settle

【解析】

本文是一篇新聞調查報告。根據教育部的最新統計數據，預計2018年中國大學畢業生的數量將達到創紀錄的水平，今年將有820萬學生獲得學位。自2001年以來，中國大學畢業生的數量一直在上升，這將導致就業市場競爭更加激烈。文章對此現象進行了分析。

【1】根據第一段China is expected to see a record high number of college graduates in 2018 as around 8.2 million students will obtain their degree this year, according to the latest statistics from Ministry of Education.可知此空是介紹當前的情況，故答案為situation。

【2】根據第二段第一句However, besides fierce competition, many graduates admit that they face another big problem-employment discrimination.可知，除了激烈的競爭之外，就業歧視是許多畢業生面臨的另一個大問題。故答案為facing。

【3】根據第二段中According to a research by Renmin University of China in 2015, male college graduates do have more interview opportunities than female college graduates despite the similar academic background and work experience.可知，盡管有類似的教育資歷和相關的工作經驗，但男性大學畢業生比女性畢業生更有可能找到工作。be likely to do sth.很可能做某事，故答案為likely。

【4】根據第二段中Some companies dismiss job seekers from specific regions due to the regional stereotypes (成見), like “Central China’s Henan Province is the cradle of liars” and “people from Northeast region are usually rude.”可知，來自中國中部河南省和東北地區等特定地區的申請人被排除在一些公司之外。故答案為Applicants/Candidates/Job-hunters。

【5】根據第二段最后一句Non-locals had been denied jobs because their registered residence origin was not the same as the city where they were hunting for a job.可知，當地注冊的居住來源是尋找工作的一個重要因素。故答案為contributing。

【6】根據第三段中college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.可知，與工作表現相比，更重要的是個人的細節和外觀。故答案為importance/significance。

【7】根據第三段中college graduates in recent years were disappointed to find that personal details like superstitions (迷信) about blood type, zodiac, and facial structure were all part of the decision-making process by some potential employers.可知，與工作表現相比，更重要的是個人的細節和外觀。故答案為comparison。

【8】根據第五段第一句To fight against employment discrimination, both the government and society have made great efforts.可知，與就業作斗爭的努力。故答案為Efforts。

【9】根據第五段中In 2007, Employment Promotion Law was passed with the purpose of apposing employment discrimination and promoting justice in job recruitment.可知，通過法律反對工作歧視，促進就業公正。故答案為object。

【10】根據第六段中This year, several cities, bureau of human resources required job fair organizers to set special reception desks so as to deal with job seekers, complaints about discrimination.可知，設置特別接待處處理求職者的投訴。故答案為handle/address/settle。