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1、篇章阅读理解专项扫雷训练PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionBDirection:Thereare2passagesinthissection,eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecor
2、respondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmo
3、rethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountrypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30pe
4、rcent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocates(代言人)forthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.Acenteranaly
5、sisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostas
6、wellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin(毒素)thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereformischangingthemoralclimatesinlow-incomecommunities.It’sbeginningtorebuildth
7、eworkethic(道德观),whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.57.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor_______.A.believesthereformhasredu
8、cedthegovernment’sburdenB.insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorC.isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformD.considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful58.Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejo
