【单选题】{{B}}Passage Three{{/B}}
Using temporary workers allows companies to increase or decrease the number of staff as their workloads change. It also allows companies to avoid the costs involved in hiring and firing long-term employees.
Many temp agency owners and career specialists say temping is a good way for recent graduates to get experience. "Short-term jobs let graduates try out different companies to find the best fit," said Pegi Wheatley, owner of McCall Staffing, a San Francisco temp agency.
But things don’t always work out that way. "when I started temping, I had this notion that a temporary job could turn full-time. I worked for a friend of mine, but that didn’t happen for me," saidAtienza, who quickly became bored with his office work.Atienza stayed with the temp agency because he could earn U.S.＄10 an hour doing office work. Other short-term jobs, such as working as a store clerk in a cafe, pay about U.S.＄7.
But there were trade-offs for the higher pay.Because in the U.S., health insurance is provided through employer, most temps are not eligible for workplace health benefits.Atienza ran the risk that an accident or illness would land him in the hospital with no way to pay the bill. Other drawbacks, though less serious, still mean that temping for most graduates is exactly what its name implies- a temporary choice. Instability, gaps between contracts, lack of vacation time and isolation from other employees are often-cited negatives.
"Temping gave me the time to figure out what I wanted to do, because I could pay off my bills.But none of that came from the jobs themselves," saidAtienza, who quit temping last month in favor of a full-time joB、
B．12.5 million
C．4.17 million
D．2.5 million
网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
第一段倒数第三句指出临时工占美国劳动力的20%，第一段最后一句又告诉我们在2005年美国有250多万临时工人，所以可以计算出当年的劳动力为2.5million×5=12.5million。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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