2011六级阅读提高练习 0708
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="produces">produces</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>: <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>, <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>; <span word="other">other</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="varied">varied</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>.</p><p> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span>, <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="craftsmen">craftsmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technicians">technicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="unskilled">unskilled</span>. <span word="Wealth">Wealth</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="wealthier">wealthier</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="saving">saving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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