北外基础英语2001[试卷及答案]

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1、大家论坛-英语专业考研版-真题+资料汇总http://club.topsage.com/thread-2407892-1-1.html北京外国语大学2001年研究生入学考试基础英语试卷ⅠAnationdividedWhattodoabouttheeverwideninggulfbetweenrichandpoor?MortimerB.ZuckermanWearebecomingtwonations.Theprosperousarerapidlygettingmoreprosperousandthepoorareslowlygetti

2、ngpoorer.GeorgeW.BushdidwelltorebukehispartywhenHouseRepublicansmaneuveredtobalancethebudgetbyproposingtodelaytheearnedincometaxcreditfortheworkingpoor—payingitinmonthlyinstallmentsratherthananannuallumpsum.“Idon’tthinktheyoughttobalancethebudgetonthebacksofthepoor,”Bu

3、shsaid.Instead,itistimeforaspiringleaderstoponderhowthetwonationsmightmorecloselybecomeone.TheAmericaneconomyisgrowingdramatically.Butthisprosperityisbeingdistributedveryunevenly.TheAmericathatisdoingwellisdoingverywellindeed.Butmostbenefitshavegonetothosewhoworkinindu

4、strieswherethemainproductisinformation.Thelosershavebeentheproducersoftangiblegoodsandpersonalservices—eventeachersandhealthcareproviders.Thehigh-techinformationeconomyhasbeengrowingatapproximately10timestherateoftheolderindustrialeconomy.Ithasenjoyedsubstantialjobgrow

5、th,thehighestproductivitygains（about30percentayear）,andbiggerprofits.Itcanthereforeaffordbiggerwagegains（aboutfourtimesthatoftheoldereconomy）.Andthiswagegapislikelytowidenforyearstocome.Therichgetricher.Theconcentrationofwealthisevenmoredramatic.NewYorkUniversityeconom

6、istEdwardWolffpointsoutthatthetop20percentofAmericansaccountformorethan100percentofthetotalgrowthinwealthfrom1983to1997whilethebottom80percentlost7percent.Anotherstudyfoundthatthetop1percentsawtheirafter-taxincomejump115percentinthepast22years.Thetopfifthhaveseenanafte

7、r-taxincreaseof43percentduringthesameperiodwhilethebottomfifthofallAmericans—includingmanyworkingmothers—haveseentheirafter-taxincomesfall9percent.Theresultisthat4outof5households—some217millionpeople—willtakehomeathinnersliceoftheeconomicpiethantheydid22yearsago.There

8、arethosewhopointoutthattheseincomefiguresdonotfullyreflecttheimprovementinthestandardoflivingandsaythatattentionshoul