2014年考研英语一阅读A真题

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1、Inorderto“changelivesforthebetter”andreduce“dependency.”GeorgeOsbome，ChancelloroftheExchequer，inroducedthe“upfrontworksearch”sebeme.OnlyifthejoblessarriveatthejobcentrewithaCV.registerforonlinejobsearch，andstartlookingforworkwilltheybeeligibleforbenefit-a

2、ndthentheyshouldreportweeklyratherthanfortnightly.Whatcouldbemorereasonable？Moreapparentreasonablenessfollowed.Therewillnowbeaseven-daywaitforthejobseeker'sallowance.“Therefirstfewdaysshouldbespentlookingforwork，notlookingtosignon.”he4claimed，“We'redoingt

3、hesethingsbecauseweknowtheyhelppeoplestayoffbenefitsandhelpthoseonbenefitsgetintoworkfaster.”Help？Rellay？Onfirsthearing，thiswasthesociallyconcernedchancellor，tryingtochangelivesforthebetter，completewith“reforms”toanobviouslyindulgentsystemthatdemandstooli

4、ttleeffortfromthenewlyunemployedtofindwork，andsubsidiseslaziness.Whatmotivatedhim，weweretounderstand，washiszealfor“fundamentalfairness”-protectingthetaxpayer，controllingspendingandensuringthatonlythemostdescringclaimantsreceivedtheirbenefits.Losingajobish

5、urting：youdon'tskipdowntothejobcenterwithasonginyourheart，delightedattheprospectofdoublingyourincomefromthegenerousstate.Itisfinanciallyterrifying，psychologicallyembarrassingandyouknowthatsuportisminimalandextraordinarilyhardtoget.Youarenownotwanted；youar

6、enowexcludedfromtheworkenvironmentthatofferspurposeandstructureinyourlife.Worse，thecrucialincometofeedyourselfandyourfamilyandpaythebillshasdisappeared.Askanyonenewlyunemployedwhattheywantandtheanswerisalways：ajob.ButinOsbomeland，yourfirstinstinctistofall

7、intodepency-permanentdependencyifyoucangetit-supportedbyastateonlytooreadytoindulgeyourfalsehood.Itisasthough20yearsoferer-thougherreformsofthejobsearchandbenefitadministrationsystemneverhappend.TheprincipleofBritishwelfareisnolongerthatyoucnainsureyourse

8、lfagainsttheriskofunemploymentandreceiveunconditionalpaymentsifthedisasterhappens.Eventheveryphrase“jobseeker'sallowance”isaboutredefiningrheunemployedasa“jobseeker”whohadnofundamentalrighttoabenefitheorshehasearned