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1、I.ReadingcomprehensionPassage1Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountyhavebeencutinhalf.But70per
2、centofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocatesforthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybet
3、ter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystatthecenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.B
4、utformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfabudgetvictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxinthatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommun
5、ities.It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.1.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor______.a. believesthereformhasre
6、ducedthegovernment’sburdenb. insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorc. isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformd. considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful2.Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?a. Becaus
7、emanyfamiliesaredivorced.b. Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.c. Becausetheirwagesarelow.d. Becausethecostoflivingisrising.3.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat______.a. greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingstandardsb.
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