Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.

    （1）The International Labor Organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. In its latest update on global employment trends, the agency says projections of the number of unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people. The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people living on less than 2 dollars per day in the past three years. （2）The director general of the International Labor Organization Juan Somavia notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis.

    However, he points out that many countries have not done so. And based on past experiences, it takes four to five years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. Mr. Somavia says the International Labor Organization is proposing a global jobs’ agreement to deal with unemployment. Its key objective is to play so the center of recovery efforts, measures that would generate high levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.

1. What is the news report mainly about?

解析：第一道题是主旨大意题，新闻题开头部分一般会直接给出新闻概要，而本道题第一句话就给出了这篇新闻的主旨。这句话重点在从句部分， the number of people without jobs is increasing 失业人数增加，对应选项中C项的 Rising unemployment，而这个国际组织international也暗示了是世界范围的失业人数。所以答案选C。