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1、Unit4 Sharing第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分35分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAreYouLivingWithinYourMeansAreyoustrugglingtogetbyordoyoufeellikeyou'relivingwithinyourmeans?Doyoufeel“poor”or“rich”?Formostofus,theanswermaybeallinourheads.UniversityofCh
2、icagolawprofessorToddHendersonwroteapostentitled“WeAretheSuperRich”,inwhichhesaysthatthoseinhisincomebracket(upwardsof$250,000)arebynomeans“rich”,andshouldn'thavetheirtaxesraised.Afterpayinghismortgage,privateschoolbills,taxes,insurance,doctors,groceries,cellpho
3、nes,cable,gas,etc.,Hendersonsaysthatthere'snotmuchleft.Withataxincreasehefearshe'llhavetogetridoftheguywhocutshislawnorhisdaughter'sartclasses.Ifthatdoesn'twork,hewouldsellhishouseorcars,hesays.SettingasideHenderson'spoliticalargument,Arendsadviseshimto“adjusthi
4、sexpectations”.Hendersonobviouslydoesn'tthinkhe'srich,buthe'sstillexpectingacertainstandardoflivingthatheseemsunabletoafford.“Therealchallengeistosolvethepsychologicalproblems,”Arendsadds.That'salessonI'velearnedslowlyafterIbecameaparent:______Whenmysonwasborn,w
5、ebecameasingleearnerhouseholdandsacrificedthenecessitiestodoit.NomorecableTV.Nofixedphone.Onecellphonesharedbetweenmyhusbandandme.Nomoretakeoutlunchordinner,nomorediningout—exceptveryspecialoccasions.Nofancyvacations.Weliveinanapartmentthatissmall,butthatwecanaf
6、ford.Werarelyhirebabysitters.Arecoveringclotheshorse,Irelyheavilyonhand-me-downs(现成的廉价衣服).ThewayI'vecometoseeit,I'vegivenupsmallluxuriesfortwobigones:Thebestchildcarewecanaffordandtheprivilegeoflivinginoneofthebestcitiesintheworld(NewYork)—withincidentallyalotof
7、freegreatthingstodo.WhetherI'mrichorpoorseemsprettysubjective—comparedtowhom?Dearreaders,areyourexpectationsforyourstandardoflivinginlinewithhowyoulive?( )1.AccordingtoParagraph3,weknowToddHenderson______.A.wasapoorpersonwhocouldonlylivefromhandtomouthB.wasvery
8、contentwithhispresentlifeC.wantedtopayahighertaxwhichwouldhelpthepooralotD.thoughtataxincreasewouldlowerhislivingstandard( )2.Theunderlinedword“sacrificed”hasasimila