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1、Unit2TheOlympicGamesI••阅读理解Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentof
2、thepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage;foradvocates(代言人)forthepoor,that"sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone."Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”s
3、aysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,
4、thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswe11withoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory・“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin(毒素)thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst."Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It'sbe
5、ginningtorebuildtheworkethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce"thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.1.Whydon,tpeopleenjoytheirbetterliveswhentheygetjobs?A・Becausetheyareusedtorelyingonwelfaretomakeli
6、vings.B・Becausethecostoflivingishigherthanbefore・C・Becausemanyfamiliesarebelowaverageincome.D・Becausetheirwagesareverylow.2.Fromthepassageweknowthatthereconstructionofisthecoreofthereform・A.governinentaidsB・workethicC・welfarefundsD・moralawareness3.FromtheexampleoftheAthensCounty,weknowgre
7、ateffortsshouldbedoneforthepoorto.A.improvetheirlivingstandardsB・tohelpthembeemployedC・togetthemoffwelfareD.toincreasetheirwage4・Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthattheauthor.A・iscompletelycertainaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformA.thinksthatwelfarereformhasdonelittlegood
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