31. [C] Flaws in U. S. immigratinon rules for farm workers.
32. [D] the aging of immigrant farm workers
33. [B] To get native U.S. workers back to farming.
34. [A] slow graning procedures.
35. [B] Import Food or Labor?
解析:
31. 題干為What problem should be addressed according to the first two paragraphs?原文第一段第三句The complaints are unlikely to stop without an overhaul of immigration rules for farm workers.可知如果不修改農場工人的移民法規,這種抱怨不太可能會停止。因此可以得出目前需要解決的一個問題是修改農場工人的移民法規。C選項意為美國農場工人移民法規的缺陷需要解決,和原文含義一致因此C選項為正確選項。
32. 題干為One trouble with U.S. agricultural workforce is .原文第三段倒數第二句 And picking crops is hard on older bodies. 可知農作物的活對于老人來說困難,而本句話的前幾句提到美國的農場工人年齡上漲,現在一多半人是35歲以上的人,因此可知美國農場勞動力的一個問題是農場工人老齡化。D選項為移民農場農人的老齡化,因此D選型為正確選項。
36. 根據題干What is the much-argued solution to the labor shortage in U.S. farming?中的關鍵詞much-argued solution 定位到原文第三段最后一句 One oft-debated cure for this labor shortage remains as implausible as it’s been all along: Native U.S. workers won’t be returning to the farm. [B] 選項 To get native U.S. workers back to farming. 和該句屬于同義替換,因此答案為B選項。
33. 根據題干Agricultural employers complain about the H-2A visa for its .定位到原文第六段第二句 Even so, employers complain they aren’t given all the workers they need. 但是我們發現該句只提到了農場雇主抱怨 H-2A visa 的事實,而并沒有給出題干所問農場雇主抱怨 H-2A visa 的原因,而第三句The process is cumbersome, expensive, and unreliable. 提到這個過程是耗時的、昂貴的并且不可靠的。點名了農場主抱怨的原因,A選項含義為緩慢的頒發流程,因此A選項為正確選項。
37. 題干為Which of the following could be the best title for this text?問的是本文最-好的標題屬于主旨題。原文首先提到美國農場存在缺乏農場工人的問題,之后討論了一些解決方法,并指出這些解決方法不可取,目前比較有效的方法是H-2A簽證給臨時農場工人,但是H-2A簽證頒發的流程慢,需要解決,最后指出美國人需要進口食物或者工人。因此可知本文最-好的標題應該是B選項Import Food or Labor?“進口食物或者勞動力?”