大学英语六级真题阅读:仔细阅读
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> <span word="C">C</span></p><p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>:<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 2 <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="section">section</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="A">A</span>), <span word="B">B</span>), <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="D">D</span>). <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>.</p><p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="One">One</span></p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 56 <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="steep">steep</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span>, <span word="husband">husband</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="family">family</span> , <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> $12,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="total">total</span> $286,050 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="age">age</span> 17.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catalog">catalog</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="priorities">priorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Present">Present</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="modest">modest</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="aggravates">aggravates</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="biases">biases</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>.</p><p> <span word="Societies">Societies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>, <span word="theyresist">theyresist</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="stabilize">stabilize</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="discounting">discounting</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.0.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p>
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