2013年考研英语的阅读理解练习(十)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 10</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="rises">rises</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 16 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="notbelieve">notbelieve</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p>
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