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1、第十九套题PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text107.8Wheneverthephrase“compensationculture”isused,anactivecoalitionoftradeunionists,WhitehallofficialsandLeft-leaningpublicationsleapintoactiontoden
2、ythatsuchathingexistsinBritain.Theypointoutthatthenumberofclaimshasbeenfallingforthepasttwoorthreeyears,thattheaveragepay-outislow,thatitisn’teasytogetcompensation,andthatthemediablowupabsurdcasesthatcometocourtbutburythefactthatthecasesubsequentlyfailed.Allthismaybetrue;yetitisequallyund
3、eniableinthisweekendthatmarksthe40thanniversaryoftheAberfandisaster,thatacompensationcultureexiststodaywhereitneverdidbefore.It’shardtoreadaboutthatdayinMerthyrTydfilwithoutyourfeelingswellingup.Ontheonehand,theexampleofthedeputyheadmasterfounddeadwithfivechildreninhisarms,asifprotectingt
4、hem.Ontheother,thelife-on-MarsbehaviouroftheCoalBoard,whichdemanded￡150,000outofthe￡160,000relieffundinordertomovetheslagheaps.Andyetthevillagersrefusedtosuetheboardasthatwouldbe“tobowtovengeance”.Then,agenerationlaterin1990,ayoungwomanissuedawritsuingtheboardforthepsychologicaldamageshes
5、ufferedasawitnesstotheevents.Shereceivedmorethananyofthemoreproximatevictims.Whatevertherightsandwrongsofherclaim,itdemonstratedaverysignificantsocialshift:acompensationculturedidn’texistatthetimeofthedisasterin1966buthadclearlystartedtoform25yearslater.Anditevolvedrapidly.Nineyearsaftert
6、heHillsboroughdisasterin1989,anumberofpoliceofficerswhohadattendedthecarnageatthefootballgroundclaimedsubstantialpaymentsforposttraumaticstress.Aformersergeantgot￡300,000.Fourteenotherofficersaccepted￡1.2millionbetweenthem.PhilHammond,wholosta14-year-oldson,received￡3,500.Hecalledthepayme
7、ntstothepolice(whobelongedtoanorganisationthathadcausedthedisastertohappen,asLordJusticeTaylorreported)“disgusting”.Theculturehasnowmutatedandweheardailyreportsofitsmanifestations.Itisinthiscontextthatyoucanconnectawiderangeofdifferentphenomena.Thefactthatcansofnuts
