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DozensofChicagoteenagersonMondaytoldasmallgroupofelectedofficialsabouttheirneedforsummerjobstosaveforcollegepayforfoodandinsomecasesavoidhomelessness.

ThissummerIllinoisisfacingthelossof18000jobsforteenagers.Thelosscomesasteenunemploymentinthestatehasreachedarecord-highrateof27.5percent.

Expertssaythattheslowrecoveryandthehighunemploymentratehaveforcedolderworkerstotakepositionsforyoungerworkers.

JimZeckhauserthemanagerofaChicagosocialserviceagencyfortroubledteenssaidheusedtobeabletoplacedozensofteensinjobsbeforethefinancialcrisis.Thisyearhehasbeenabletoplaceonlyaboutsevenofthe34teenagersheguidesinsummerjobs.“It'sastruggletofindfirms”hesaid.

BrentWeissownerofUncleDan'sanoutdoor-gearretailerwithlocationsinChicagoEvanstonandHighlandParksaidheismoreselectiveabouttheworkersthathehiresacknowledgingthatheismorelikelytohirecollegestudentsthanteensandlikemanyothersmallbusinessheisdoingmorewithfewerworkers.

Chicage-areasmallbusinesssaytheyaretakingawait-and-seeapproachtoexpandingtheirbusinessesandhiringmoreworkers.Theyblameincreasinggasolinepricesandalackofconsumerconfidence.

Nationwideteensago16to19haveseenthebiggestdropinemploymentduringthepastdecade.In2010theemploymentrateforthatagegroupwas26percentthelowestsinceWorkldwarIIaccordingtoareportbytheCenterforLaborMarketStudiesatNortheasternUniversityIn2000employmentrateforthesamegroupwas45percent.

Ifthetrendcontinuesonlyoneinfourteenagerswillholdajobthissummeraccordingtothereport.Manyoftheunemployedwilllikelybeblackmaleslivinginlow-incomecommunities.

AccordingtothepassagewhydosomeChicagoteenagerswanttotakeajob?

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  答案:1.D;2.B;3.C;4.A;   解析:   (1)(2)(3)(4)
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