33. B，此为段落概括的考察，A是无关选项，文中没有提到；选项C，D为干扰项，只是文中所说的一个方面，以小概念偷换大概念，此为考研英语干扰项常见模式。
34. D，此题较难，很容易选错。首先，选项A，B可以排除，因为A，B是第一个悖论的观点，Albert的话属于第二个悖论。英语文章具有很强的逻辑性，且非常清晰，标点符号是最好的识别标志。另外，根据句子意思，选项C与段落关联不大，因此D为最佳答案。
35. C， 此题为全文主旨题，较为容易。
Text 4
这是出自经济学人杂志2011年3月11号的一篇文章，题为：
Enemies of progress ：The biggest barrier to public- sector reform are the unions
36. It can be learned from the first paragraph that 从第一段能推出什么
[A] Teamsters still have a large body of members. Teamsters依然有大量的会员
[B] Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civil servant. Jimmy Hoffa曾经是一名公务员
[C] unions have enlarged their public-sector membership. 工会已经增加了其公共行业的会员
[D]the government has improved its relationship with unionists。
政府已经提升了其同工会会员之间的关系。
解析：段落推理题 优先对应主题和转折；但是都没有，只能逐个排除：
[A] Teamsters still have a large body of members. Teamsters依然有大量的会员
文中没有提及
[B] Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civil servant. Jimmy Hoffa曾经是一名公务员
he would probably represent civil servant他可能会代表公务员，并不意味着他是公务员。
[C] unions have enlarged their public-sector membership。工会已经增加了其公共行业的会员
only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do。
现在有36%确实增加了。正解！
[D]the government has improved its relationship with unionists。
政府已经提升了其同工会会员之间的关系。
没有提及政府和工会会员之间的关系排除。
37. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 2?根据第二段，下面那个答案是正确的
[A] Public-sector unions are prudent in taking actions。
公共行业的工会在采取行动是会更加谨慎
[B] Education is required for public-sector union membership。
公共行业的工会会员需要教育
[C] Labor Party has long been fighting against public-sector unions。
工党同公共行业的工会长期斗争
[D]Public-sector unions seldom get in trouble for their actions。
公共行业的工会很少由于他们的行为而惹麻烦。
解析：细节题中的which 题，只能一个个排除：
先看[B] Education is required for public-sector union membership。
公共行业的工会会员需要教育
文中说到了Second, they are mostly bright and well-educated. A quarter of America’s public-sector workers have a university degree。但是并没有说需要教育。
再看[C] Labor Party has long been fighting against public-sector unions。
工党同公共行业的工会长期斗争
Britain’s Labor Party, as its name implies, has long been associated with trade unionism。
选项和原文间的表述是相反的。
再看[D]Public-sector unions seldom get in trouble for their actions。
公共行业的工会很少由于他们的行为而惹麻烦。
First, they can shut things down without suffering much in the way of consequences。
首先他们可以罢工而不遭受后果。
同义替换成功。
最后看[A] Public-sector unions are prudent in taking actions。
公共行业的工会在采取行动是会更加谨慎
这是一个很强烈的干扰项，但是文中并没有提到工会很谨慎，原文----选项A----选项B
最后答案只能选A而不能选B;B 为未提及选项。
38. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that the income in the state sector is
从第四段可以推知公共行业的收入
[A] illegally secured。非法的安全
[B] indirectly augmented。间接的增加了
[C] excessively increased。过度的增加了
[D]fairly adjusted。公平的调整了
解析：细节题 对应keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous。保持收入小幅上涨，但是增加假期特别是已经很慷慨的补助了。
主要是一个单词大家不认识augmented出题人开始耍无赖了，考研词汇大纲中并无此单词，不过根据另外一个副词是可以推出答案的www.med126.com 。
39. The example of the unions in Wisconsin shows that unions
威斯康辛州的工会的例子表明工会
[A]often run against the current political system。
通常和现行的政治系统相违背
[B]can change people’s political attitudes。
能够改变人们的政治态度
[C]may be a barrier to public-sector reforms。
可能是公共领域改革的障碍
[D]are dominant in the government。
受到政府的主导
解析：例证题 找观点 Reform has been vigorously opposed；之后的例子就应该围绕改革来讲。
40. John Donahue’s attitude towards the public-sector system is one of
John Donahue对于公共行业系统的他的态度是：
[A]disapproval。不赞同
[B]appreciation。欣赏
[C]tolerance。容忍
[D]indifference。漠不关心
解析：局部态度题，在转折的地方but a public-sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America出现bigger problem 表明了态度为disapproval。.
