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　　ScoresofworkersfromMTVNetworkswalkedoffthejobyesterdayafternoon,fillingthesidewalkoutsidetheheadquartersofitscorporateparent,Viacom,toprotestrecentchangesinbenefits.Thewalkouthighlightedtheconcernsofacategoryofworkerswhoaresometimescalledpermalancers:

permanentfreelancerswhoworklikefull-timeemployeesbutdonotreceivethesamebenefits.

Wavingsignsthatread''ShameonViacom,''theworkers,mostofthemintheir20s,demandedthatMTVNetworksreverseaplantoreducehealthanddentalbenefitsforfreelancersbeginningJan.1.Inastatement,MTVNetworksnotedthatitsbenefitsprogramforfull-timeemployeeshadalsoundergonechanges,anditemphasizedthattheplanforfreelancerswasstillhighlycompetitivewithintheindustry.Manyfreelancersreceivenocorporatebenefits.Butsomeoftheprotestersassertedthatcorporationswerecompetingtoseewhichcouldprovidethemostmediocrehealthcarecoverage.MatthewYonda,whoworksatNickelodeon,heldasignthatlabeledthenetwork''Sick-elodeon.''''I'veworkedhereeverydayforthreeyears--I'mnotafreelancer,''Mr.Yondasaid.''Theyjustcallusfreelancersinordertobarusfromgettingthesamebenefitsasemployees.''

　　ThechangestothebenefitspackagewereannouncedlastTuesday.Freelancersweretoldthattheywouldbecomeeligibleforbenefitsafter160daysofwork,beginninginJanuary.Whilethateasedpreviouseligibilityrules,whichrequiredfreelancerstoworkfor52weeksbeforebecomingeligible,itwouldhaverequiredallfreelancersnotyeteligibleforbenefitstostartthewaitingperiodoveragainonJan.1.The401（k）planwasalsoremoved.OnThursday,acknowledgingthecomplaints,MTVNetworksreinstatedthe401（k）planandsaidfreelancerswhohadworkedconsistentlysinceMarchwouldbeeligible.

　　FueledbyaseriesofblogpostsonthemediaWebsiteGawker--thefirstpostwasheadlined''TheViacomPermalanceSlaveSystem''--aloosecohortoffreelancerscreatedproteststickersanddistributedwalkoutflierslastweek.CarolineO'Hare,aunitmanagerwhohasworkedforMTVformorethantwoyears,saidthenewhealthcareplan--withhigherdeductiblesanda2,000caponhospitalexpenseseachyear--hadprovokedoutrage.''Theythinktheycantreatuslikechildrenthatdon'thavefamilies,mortgagesordreamsofretirement,''shesaid.

　　OutsideViacom'sheadquarters,severalworkersheldposterswiththewords,''There'stoomanyofustoignore.''Itwasunclearhowmanyfreelancersareonthecompany'spayroll;anMTVNetworksspokeswomansaidthefigurewasnotknownbecauseitrisesandfallsthroughouttheyear.Thecompanyhas5,500full-timeemployees,excludingfreelancers,aroundtheworld.

　　Twofreelancersandonefull-timeemployee,whoaskednottobeidentifiedforfearofretribution,estimatedthatthepercentageoffreelancersinsomedepartmentsexceeded75percent.AnotherlaboractionisexpectedtotakeplaceoutsideViacomlaterthisweek.MembersoftheWritersGuildofAmerica,whohavebeenonstrikeforfiveweeks,areexpectedtopicketthereonThursday.

1．WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofMTVNetworks’newbenefitsplanforfreelancers?

[A]Itsbenefitsplanforfreelancersishighlycompetitiveintheindustry.

[B]Itsfreelancerscannotreceivethesamebenefitsasthefull-timeemployees.

[C]ThefreelancerswhoarenoteligibleforbenefitsshouldstartthewaitingperiodoveragainonJan.1.

[D]Thefreelancersareagainstthenewplanwhichsubstantiallybuttheirbenefit

2.AccordingtothenewbenefitsprogramofMTVNetworks,thefollowingfreelancersareeligibleforbenefitsexcept_____

[A]thosewhohaveworkedfor160days.

[B]thosewhohaveworkedfor1year.

[C]thosewhohaveworkedsinceMarch.

[D]thosewhohaveworkedsinceJan.1.

3.Theword“reinstate”（Line6,Paragraph3）mostprobablymeans_____

[A]redesign.

[B]restore.

[C]repair.

[D]reset.

4.TheMTVNetworksspokeswomandidnotprovidethenumberoffreelancersonthepayrollmostlyprobablybecause_____

[A]thefigurefluctuatesthroughouttheyearanditisimpossibletocalculatetheprecisenumber.

[B]thecompanywantstokeepitasasecretsoastobetterstandtheprotest.

[C]thecompanyhasnorecordofthefreelancerssincethereisnosuchnecessity.

[D]thecompanydoesnotwanttoprovidethefreelancerswithbenefitsenjoyedbythefull-timeemployee.

5.TowardsMTVNetworks’changeonthebenefitsplan,theauthor’sattitudecanbesaidtobe_____

[A]affirmative.

[B]negative.

[C]biased.

[D]neutral.

文章剖析：

这篇文章介绍了MTVNetworks公司修改其对于雇用的自由职员的福利待遇方案的调整以及引起的反响。

文章第一段第二段介绍MTVNetworks公司的自由职员举行罢工游行的情况；第三段讲述福利方案调整的一些内容；第四段讲述其他的一些抗议形式；第五段第六段是关于MTVNetworks公司雇用的自由职员的数量的一些情况。

词汇注释：

freelancern.自由职业者reversev.撤销或取消

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