北京外国语大学2001年基础英语试题

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1、www.juanjuantx.com所有考研本科试卷免费下载北京外国语大学2001年基础英语试题I.Readthefollowingarticleandparaphrasetheunderlinedsentence.AnationdividedWhattodoabouttheoverwideninggulfbetweenrichandpoor?MortimerB.ZuckermanWearebecomingtwonations.Theprosperousarerapidlygettingmoreprosperousandthepoor

2、areslowlygettingpoorer.GeorgeW.BushdidwelltorebukehispartywhenHouseRepublicansmaneuveredtobalancethebudgetbyproposingtodelaytheearnedincometaxcreditfortheworkingpoor——payingitinmonthlyinstallmentsratherthanananimallumpsum.“Idon’tthinktheyoughttobalancethebudgetontheback

3、softhepoor,”1Bushsaid.Instead,itistimeforaspiringleaderstoponderhowthetwonationsmightmorecloselybecomeone.TheAmericaneconomyisgrowingdramatically.Butthisprosperityisbeingdistributedveryunevenly.TheAmericathatisdoingwellisdoingverywellindeed.Butmostbenefitshavegonetothos

4、ewhoworkinindustrieswherethemainproductisinformation.Thelosershavebeentheproducersoftangiblegoodsandpersonalservices——eventeachersandhealthcareproviders.Thehigh-techinformationeconomyhasbeengrowingatapproximately10timestherateoftheolderindustrialeconomy.Ithasenjoyedsubs

5、tantialjobgrowth,thehighestproductivitygains(about30percentayear),andbiggerprofits.Itcanthereforeaffordbiggerwagegains(aboutfourtimesthatoftheoldereconomy).Andthiswagegapislikelytowidenforyearstocome.Therichgetricher.Theconcentrationofwealthisevenmoredramatic.NewYorkUni

6、versityeconomistEdwardWolffpointsoutthatthetop20percentofAmericansaccountformorethan100percentofthetotalgrowthinwealthfrom1983to1997whilethebottom80percentlost7percent.Anotherstudyfoundthatthetop1percentsawtheirafter-taxincomejump115percentinthepast22years.Thetopfifthha

7、veseenanafter-taxincreaseof43percentduringthesameperiodwhilethebottomfifthofallAmericans——includingmanyworkingmothers——haveseentheiraftertaxincomesfall9percent.Theresultisthat4outof5households——some217millionpeople——willtakehomeathinnersliceoftheeconomicpiethantheydid22

8、yearsago.Therearethosewhopointoutthattheseincomefiguresdonotfullyreflecttheimprovementinthestandardoflivingand