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题库 / Prep2007E1-CR-71
In many corporations, employees are being replaced by automated equipment in order to save money. However, many workers who lose their jobs to automation will need government assistance to survive, and the same corporations that are laying people off will eventually pay for that assistance through increased taxes and unemployment insurance payments.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the author's argument?
Many workers who have already lost their jobs to automation have been unable to find new jobs.
Many corporations that have failed to automate have seen their profits decline.
Taxes and unemployment insurance are paid also by corporations that are not automating.
Most of the new jobs created by automation pay less than the jobs eliminated by automation did.
The initial investment in machinery for automation is often greater than the short-term savings in labor costs.
许多公司为了省钱会把员工裁掉换成机器。然而很多因此失业的员工会需要政府救助，裁员的公司最终会通过增加的税金和失业保险付出代价。
conclusion: 采取自动化而裁员的公司最终会为自己的行为买单
choice a, 许多因为自动化失业的员工很难找到工作。correct
choice b, 没能成功自动化的公司利润下降。irrelevant，倒是解释了很多公司自动化的理由
choice c, 没有实现自动化的公司也在付税和失业保险。 irrelevant
choice d, 大多数自动化创造出来的工作薪水，比自动化拿掉的工作薪水低。irrelevant，解释了为什么自动化可以省钱
choice e,最初在机器上的投入大于短期劳动力节省的成本。irrelevant
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