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1、I.ReadingcomprehensionPassage1Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountyhavebeencutinhalf.But70per

2、centofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocatesforthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybet

3、ter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystatthecenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.B

4、utformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfabudgetvictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxinthatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommun

5、ities.It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.1.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor______.a.           believesthereformhasre

6、ducedthegovernment’sburdenb.           insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorc.           isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformd.           considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful2.Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?a.           Becaus

7、emanyfamiliesaredivorced.b.           Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.c.           Becausetheirwagesarelow.d.           Becausethecostoflivingisrising.3.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat______.a.           greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingstandardsb.   

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