2014年考研英语模拟试题的阅读理解2
<p> 二、美私有化方案</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Securities">Securities</span> <span word="Dealers">Dealers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="brokerage">brokerage</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inappropriately">inappropriately</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="persuade">persuade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="privatizers">privatizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="administrations">administrations</span> <span word="privatization">privatization</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="trillions">trillions</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.</p><p> <span word="Privatization">Privatization</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="diverting">diverting</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="privatization">privatization</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="privatizersclaim">privatizersclaim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reap">reap</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>.</p>
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