2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十六篇)
<p> 篮球中的薪资等级 <span word="WHEN">WHEN</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Associations">Associations</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span>-<span word="it">it</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Stern">Stern</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="commissioner">commissioner</span>, <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="freezes">freezes</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 26<span word="th">th</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011-12 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="balmy">balmy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="collective">collective</span>-<span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abbreviated">abbreviated</span> 66-<span word="game">game</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="ensures">ensures</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> 43% <span word="in">in</span> 2010-11 <span word="to">to</span> 49% <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> 49-51%, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="punitive">punitive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exceptions">exceptions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="curtailed">curtailed</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="extracted">extracted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>-<span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="loopholes">loopholes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. <span word="Sign">Sign</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="unfettered">unfettered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="payrolls">payrolls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="within">within</span> $4<span word="m">m</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="market">market</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="citiesa">citiesa</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bridging">bridging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span> <span word="haves">haves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span>-<span word="nots">nots</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="was">was</span> 144 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="antitrust">antitrust</span> <span word="suit">suit</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Baseball">Baseball</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="CBA">CBA</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="acrimony">acrimony</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contours">contours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Stern">Stern</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 10<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="time">time</span>. </p>
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