2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(三)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Scores">Scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="MTV">MTV</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>, <span word="Viacom">Viacom</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="walkout">walkout</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="permalancers">permalancers</span>: <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>.</p><p> <span word="Waving">Waving</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="Shame">Shame</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Viacom">Viacom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 20<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="MTV">MTV</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dental">dental</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="MTV">MTV</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="asserted">asserted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="mediocre">mediocre</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>. <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Yonda">Yonda</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="Sick">Sick</span>-<span word="elodeon">elodeon</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> -- <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freelancer">freelancer</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Yonda">Yonda</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="Freelancers">Freelancers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="after">after</span> 160 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="eligibility">eligibility</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> 52 <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1. <span word="The">The</span> 401 <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="acknowledging">acknowledging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span>, <span word="MTV">MTV</span> <span word="Networks">Networks</span> <span word="reinstated">reinstated</span> <span word="the">the</span> 401 <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="freelancers">freelancers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span>.</p>
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