全国职称英语考试综合类AB级课堂笔记概括大意一
<p> <span word="passage">passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1959 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $989 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1972 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $1,311. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>?</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>, <span word="fruit">fruit</span>, <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1,311 <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1972 <span word="was">was</span> $521. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> 31 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1959.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="packers">packers</span>, <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="containers">containers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middlemen">middlemen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="middlemen">middlemen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>?</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1,311 <span word="family">family</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1972, <span word="middlemen">middlemen</span> <span word="received">received</span> $790, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> 33 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1959. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middlemens">middlemens</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middlemans">middlemans</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="packers">packers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middlemen">middlemen</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="profited">profited</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p>
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