2015考研英语阅读精选20篇(第十二篇)
<p> 贫者、近贫者与你 <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 23<span word="rd">rd</span> 2011 | <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>? <span word="Thankfully">Thankfully</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="firsthand">firsthand</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rec">rec</span> <span word="ognize">ognize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chilling">chilling</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>: <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span><span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perilously">perilously</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Timess">Timess</span> <span word="Jason">Jason</span> <span word="DeParle">DeParle</span>, <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Gebeloff">Gebeloff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sabrina">Sabrina</span> <span word="Tavernise">Tavernise</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> 49.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</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="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, $24,343 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 51 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="category">category</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span><span word="with">with</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspirational">inspirational</span>, <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="their">their</span>-<span word="bootstrap">bootstrap</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="trail">trail</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sapped">sapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>, <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span> <span word="outlays">outlays</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="eroded">eroded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stagnating">stagnating</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>. <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spouting">spouting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="denial">denial</span>. <span word="Gov">Gov</span>. <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Michele">Michele</span> <span word="Bachmann">Bachmann</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taxing">taxing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>. <span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Rector">Rector</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="amenities">amenities</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 14 <span word="of">of</span> 30 <span word="amenities">amenities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>, <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="conditioner">conditioner</span>, <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="cellphone">cellphone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="requisites">requisites</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span><span word="education">education</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="child">child</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utilities">utilities</span><span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="determinants">determinants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="upwardly">upwardly</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="analyzed">analyzed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Priorities">Priorities</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 17 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span>: <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="overcrowding">overcrowding</span>, <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="Bailey">Bailey</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Michigan">Michigan</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>-<span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="sight">sight</span>-<span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Reardon">Reardon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>, <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="reverses">reverses</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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