2009年12月英语六级简答题的全真模拟题五
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="section">section</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="with">with</span> 5 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2.</p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 47 <span word="to">to</span> 51 <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="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="atop">atop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cherished">cherished</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> 1.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="glitter">glitter</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bowed">bowed</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rent">rent</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Betrayal">Betrayal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Work">Work</span>, <span word="Beth">Beth</span> <span word="Shulman">Shulman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> $8.70 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="level">level</span> <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="Many">Many</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="most">most</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="consciences">consciences</span>, <span word="Shulman">Shulman</span> <span word="writes">writes</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="constitute">constitute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linchpin">linchpin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="crow">crow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="occupations">occupations</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="instructive">instructive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="just">just</span> 37 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="eases">eases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span>.</p>
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