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1、新视野大学英语读写教程第三版B3U7SectionA课后练习答案Pre-readingactivitiesIAsthefinancialcrisisoreconomicrecessionissweepingacrosstheworld,moreandmorepoeplearelaidoftfromwork,findingthatlifebecomesharderandharder.Theyhavenochoicebuttogotothestreettodemonstratetheirconcernoverthedeterioratingeconomyandexpresstheirangera
2、tthewideningincomegapbetweentherichandthepoorandthegovernments'inactionaboutthesituationPre-readingactivities2Withfailedbanks,panickedmarkets,andrisingunemployment,therecessionoftheeconomiesaroundtheworldfullyexposedtheweaknessoftheglobaleconomicsystemandaffectedthelivelihoodofordinaryworking-class
3、peopleinthisincreasinglyinterconnectedworld.Manyordinarypeoplehaveexperiencedlongmonthsofstruggles,likeSueinthestoryof"Survivinganeconomiccrisis.Despitehercontinuousefforts,shehadtofacetheharshrealityoflosingeverythingshepossessed:job,apartment,highlivingstandard,unfinishededucation,status,beliefan
4、dself-esteem3Ithinkthefinancialcrisisisnotmerelyafinancialandeconomiconebutacrisisthathasmoralandethicaldimensionsthatbeginbyerodingoursocietiesoveraperiodoftime.Therefore,itisnecessarytogobeyondshort-termfinancialrescuesolutionsandtoseeklong-termtransformationbasedonvaluesofhonesty,socialjusticean
5、ddignityforall.Itiscriticaltoconstructasysteminwhichmarketforcesarecheckedthrouhethicalregulationsandoversight,butalsobyaframeworkotcommonvaluesthatsetsclearlimitstoexcessiveandirresponsibleactionsbasedongreed.Readingcomprehension-understandingthetext1.Whatwastheconsequencewhenlargenumbersofhomeown
6、ersfailedtorepaytheirloans?Thecompaniesthathadtheoversightandthosethatownedtheloans,aswellastheirsubsidiariesandtheirshareholders,lostsizableamountsofmoney.2.Whatwere99ers?Theywerejoblesspeoplewhowerenolongerallowedtoclaimunemploymentinsurancebenefitswhichtheycouldonlyreceivefor99weeks.3.Whatdidthe
7、unemploymentbenefitsmeantothejoblayoffs?Althoughtheunemploymentbenefitsweresmallinamount,theyhelpedjoblesspeopletosurviveandtokeeptheirlifegoing.4.WhydoestheauthorsaySuespenteachdaylikeapingpongball?Because