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1、I.阅读理解»＞在学生用书中.此内容血独成册®ALetmebeginbysayingwhatIthinkthiscrisisisnot.ltisnotafinancialcrisis.ltisasystemiccrisiswhosefirstserioussymptomhappenedtobefinance.Butthiscrisishasitseconomicrootsanditseffectsinmanufacturing,services,and,tobesure,finance.ltgrowsoutoft
2、herelationofwagestoprofitsacrosstheeconomy.lthasprofoundsocialrootsinAmerica'shouseholdsandfamiliesandpoliticalrootsingovernmentpolicies.Thecurrentcrisisdidnotstartwithfinance,anditwon'tendwithfinance・From1820toaround1970,150years,theaverageproductivityofAmer
3、icanworkerswentupeachyea「Theaverageworkersproducedmorestuffeveryyearthantheydidtheyearbefore.Theyweretrainedbetter,theyhadmoreandbettermachines・AndthewagesofAmericanworkersroseeverydecade.TheAmericanworkingclassenjoyed150yearsofrisingconsumption,soit"snotsurp
4、risingthatitwouldchoosetodefineitsownself-worth,measureitsownsuccessinlife,accordingtothestandardofconsumption.Butinthe1970s，theworldchangedfortheAmericanworkingclassinwaysthatithasn,tcometotermswith—atall.Realwagesstoppedgoingup.AsUScorporationsmovedoperatio
5、nsabroadtotakeadvantageoflowerwagesandhigherprofitsandastheyreplacedworkerswithmachines(andespeciallycomputers),thosewholosttheirjobsweresoonwillingtoworkeveniftheirwagesstoppedrising.Sorealwagestrendeddownalittlebit.Therealhourlywageofaworkerinthe1970swashig
6、herthanwhatitistoday.Whatyougetforanhourofwork,ingoodsandservices,islessnowthanwhatyourparentsgot.Meanwhile,productivitykeptgoingup.Ifwhattheemployergetsfromeachworkerkeepsgoingup,butwhatyougivetoeachworkerdoesnot,thenthedifferencebecomesbiggerandbigger.【语篇解读
7、】目前的经济危机并非起源于经济，也不会从经济上结束，但是它却影响着经济的发展。它有着极深的家庭与政府政策方面的社会根源。它起源于美国，影响着世界。1•Accordingtothepassage,afinancialcrisisisdueto•A.thelessdevelopmentofacountry'seconomyB・lhelowerfallingofpeople，sconsumptionC.thepoortrendofgovernmentpoliciesD.thedeeprootsoffamiliesand
8、governmentpolicies解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，金融危机有着根深蒂固的家庭社会根源和政府政策根源。2.TheexpenseofAmericansinthe1950swas•A•verypoorB•rathergreatC・notbigatallD•mostconstricted解析：选B。推理判斷题。根据第三段可知，在二十世纪五十年代美国人
