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High unemployment is the biggest threat to the global recovery,the head of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) warned.Dominique StraussKahn,the IMF's managing director,warned
against selfsatisfaction as he pointed out "we are still in a crisis" in spite of the improving
economic conditions.The key to steady growth of economy,he said,would be jobs.
"A year ago,my worry was a recovery without jobs.This is now certainly a recovery with
not enough jobs,"he said."For_the_young,there_is_now_a_risk_that_will_turn_into_a_life_
sentenee."
Britain is one of several developed nations facing high levels of joblessness.Total
unemployment is running at 7.8%,but one in five 16 to 24year olds is out of work and the
percentage is still rising,according to the Office for National Statistics.In Italy,youth
unemployment is running at about 30% and at 43% in Spain.The US announced a 27,000
increase in a weekly unemployment report on Thursday,and unemployment is running at 8.8%.
Mentioning the disturbing state in the Middle East and North Africa,he added,"Inclusive
growth-sharing the benefits of economic growth fairly,not enough of which is a threat to that
growth,is very important.We have to care about more inclusive growth.We need more than
growth；we need active policies."Mr.StraussKahn said there was "more focus on
unemployment and unfairness" in the IMF.
Rising food prices also hold back the global recovery,both Mr.StraussKahn and World
Bank President Robert Zoellick warned.Mr.Zoellick said food prices were in the "danger
zone",pushing 44 millon people into poeverty.Rising prices have been driven by the changing
diet of the rising middle classes in new markets.The problem is being "made worse" by
businessmen and traders.
He also mentioned some countries' food investment policies.An Asian country has bought
huge areas of fields in Africa to grow enough food to feed its growing middle class.
1．According to the passage,with the recovery of economy,governments should ________.
A．remember the sufferings of the economic crisis
B．be satisfied and pleased with the achievements
C．find methods to deal with high unemployment rates
D．improve working conditions to protect their workers
2．What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A．More young people will be given a life sentence.
B．There will be more young people breaking the law in the future.
C．The government's law and rules are too long for the young.
D．It will be a long time before there are enough jobs for the young.
3．The author takes Britain,Italy and Spain for example to ________.
A．remind other countries to avoid the same problem
B．show that the unemployment rate of the young is high
C．remind the young to work hard to fight against the crisis
D．encourage other countries to help them go through the crisis
4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Many countries have bought fields in Africa to grow food.
B．Global recovery is also influenced by rising food prices.
C．Unemployment problems only exist in developing countries.
D．The high unemployment is caused by rising food prices.
5．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．Joblessness-the biggest threat to the global recovery.
B．The poverty of the developing countries in North Africa.
C．The IMF's determination to take control of food prices.
D．The ways used by the IMF to cut down food prices.
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