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1、样题一WhySomePeopleArePoorThepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving./Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Asthegeneralstandardoflivingrises,/thepovertylinedoes,too./Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,/about10percentoft
2、hepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.Economistssuggestseveralreasons.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeoplearenotqualifiedtowork.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries;/manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,/whichisconsideredthenormalretirementage./Som
3、epooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons./Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcan’tfindone./Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool./Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.10样题二CampingHolidaysTomanypeople,campingseemstobeanidealwayofspendingaholiday./Notonlyis
4、itcheaper,/itcanalsobefarmoreconvenientandenjoyable./Ifyouhaveyoungchildren,/campinghasparticularadvantages./Thereisalwaysplentyforthemtodo,/andtheyenjoythefreedomofcampingcomparedtothedisciplineofstayinginahotel./Aboveall,campingprovidesacompletechangeforeveryone,/andafterwardsyoureturnr
5、efreshedtoyournormalwayoflife./Tosomepeople,however,alltheseadvantagesareoutweighedbythedisadvantages,/Suchpeoplewillpointoutthatonacampingholidaythemotherstillhastocookforeveryone./Whatisworse,shehastopreparemeals/withoutthehelpofalltheequipmentinherkitchenathome./Underbadweather,therema
6、ybetoomanyfliesandmosquitoes./Forthesepeopleaholidayinahoteliswellworththeextraexpense.10样题三OldAgeManypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoleageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonotsuddenlychange/whentheyreachtheageof60or65./Consequently,weshouldnotexpectmorementalillness/amon
7、gthe60and70agegroupthanamongthe50to60./Furthermore,althoughmoreparentsandtheirmarriedchildrenliveinseparatehouseholdsthaneverbefore,/thisisusuallybychoice./Itisnotbecausechildrennowtendtoneglecttheirparents/whentheybecomeold./Itisalsowrongtobelievethatoldageseriousl