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1、贵州绥阳县2017高考英语阅读理解专题一轮选编（五）阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 Britain’slong-termunemployedcouldbeforcedtocarryoutmanualworkorrisklosingtheirwelfarebenefitsunderplansbeingputforwardbythegovernment.TheU.S.-styleschemewouldseethelong-termjoblessorderedtotakeupfour-weekplacementsinorder
2、togetthemusedtohavingafull-timejob.Theideaispartofmajorreforms,duetobeunveiledthisweek,tomakecutstoBritain’shugewelfarebill,reducedependencyonbenefitsandweedoutthoseearningmoneybutnotdeclaringit,paperssaid.“Whatwearetalkingabouthereispeoplewhohavenotbeenusedtoworkinghavingboththeopport
3、unityandperhapsabitmoreofapushaswell,toexperiencetheworkplacefromtimetotime.ThevastmajorityofpeopleinBritainwillthinkthatistherightthingtodo.”ForeignSecretaryWilliamHaguetoldBBCTV.ShortlyaftertheConservative-LiberalDemocratUniontookpowerinMay,WorkandPensionsSecretaryIainDuncanSmithunve
4、iledplanstosimplifythecomplexwebofbenefitsavailabletoreduceerrorsandinefficiencies.DuncanSmithsaidthesystemhadbecomeregressiveandwasnotgivingpeopletherightencouragementtoworkasmanywerefinanciallybetteroffunemployed.Underhisplans,separatebenefitsforitemssuchashousing,incomesupportordisa
5、bilitywillbereplacedbya“universalcredit”systemwhereby(靠那个)individualhouseholdswouldgetasinglewelfarepaymenttoensurethoseinworkwouldbebetteroff.TheObservernewspapersaidthatinreturn,long-termunemployedwouldbetoldtotakeupworkplacementsofatleast30hoursaweekforafour-weekperiod.Iftheyrefuseo
6、rfailtocompletetheprogramme,theirjobseekers’allowance,worth64.30poundsaweekforthoseover25,couldbestoppedforatleastthreemonths.【文章大意】由于英国的福利过高,再加上近年来的经济危机造成的高失业率,越来越多的英国人不愿再去劳心费力地工作,干脆赖在家里向政府伸手要钱。当局为了减少养“好逸恶劳者”的经费,出台强制性劳动方案,要求失业的人从事劳力工作,以此督促他们积极寻找工作。1.Whatwilltheunemployedwithwelfareben
7、efitsfaceifthemajorreformtakeseffect?A.Theywilllosetheirwelfarebenefitsiftheydon’twork.9B.Theywillbeencouragedtobuytheirownfarms.C.Theywilldosomekindsofjobs.D.EitherAorC.【解析】选D。细节理解题。第一段第一句话的carryoutmanualworkorrisklosingtheirwelfarebenefits说明在新政下“懒汉”们面临的两种选择。2.WhatwillmostBritishpeo
