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1、Ⅰ..阅读理解Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyea

2、rstookjobsthatpaidlessthan6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage;foradvocates（代言人）forthepoor,that'sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteron

3、BudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmos

4、taswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin（毒素）thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It'sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Recto

5、randothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.1.Whydon'tpeopleenjoytheirbetterliveswhentheygetjobs?A.Becausetheyareusedtorelyingonwelfaretomakelivings.B.Becausethecostoflivingishigherthanbefore.C.Becausemanyfamiliesareb

6、elowaverageincome.D.Becausetheirwagesareverylow.2.Fromthepassageweknowthatthereconstructionofisthecoreofthereform.A.governmentaidsB.workethicC.welfarefundsD.moralawareness3.FromtheexampleoftheAthensCounty,weknowgreateffortsshouldbedoneforthepoorto.A.improvetheirlivingstandardsB.tohelpthembeemployed[

7、来源:Zxxk.Com]C.togetthemoffwelfareD.toincreasetheirwage4.Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthattheauthor.A.iscompletelycertainaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformB.thinksthatwelfarereformhasdonelittlegoodforthep