17．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，56percent of US organizations offer undergraduate educational assistance while 52percent 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 60percent 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 140，000Starbucks employees，only about 4，000have 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．
32．Using tuition assistance for employeesB．
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
33．What can we learn from what Colleen Flaherty said？B
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．
34．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 4refer to？B
A．Regular pay raises．
B．More chances to be successful．
C．Educational support．
D．Professional-development potential．
35．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the programs？B
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．
分析 本文屬于議論文，隨著勞動力市場競爭越來越激烈，為了留住員工，很多企業(yè)都派員工進(jìn)入學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，希望以此方式留住員工．文章就此做法，展開討論．
解答 32-35 BBBB
32．答案B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一句As the labor market becomes more attractive，more companies are sending their employees to school．可知隨著勞動力市場越來越有吸引力，更多的公司派員工進(jìn)入學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)．這說明助學(xué)金政策正變得越來越流行，成為了一種新趨勢．故B正確．
33．答案B．推理判斷題．根據(jù)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 lesslikely to turn over，and thus have a higher level of retention（保留）．"可知對于工人來說，助學(xué)金政策給了他們有一個自我發(fā)展的機(jī)會，對于公司來說，可以更好地保留人才．所以對于雙方來說這是一個雙贏的做法．故B項正確．
34．答案B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)本段第二句Nearly 60 percent of Millennials surveyed said they would choose a jobwith strong professional-development potential over one with regular pay raises．可知百分之60的千禧一代愿意選擇有發(fā)展?jié)摿Τ^了那種經(jīng)常加薪的工作．再根據(jù)劃線前句"They recognize that they need more experience，more knowledge，more mentoring to be successful．"可知人們意識到要想成功，他們需要更多的建議和知識．他們現(xiàn)在正在追求這種機(jī)會．故橫線詞指B項含義．
35．答案B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段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可知，這種做法的影響目前還不得而知．故選B．
點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解解題技巧：1．迅速將整篇文章分解，理出文章結(jié)構(gòu)；2．迅速抓住文章敘述的主題；3．迅速找出各部分的中心意思，并找出表達(dá)中心意思的句子．
