六级阅读理解模拟练习7.29
<p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span></p><p> 这能称之为上佳经验</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1950 <span word="and">and</span> 1970 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rulerather">rulerather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exceptionthat">exceptionthat</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="decently">decently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="breadwinner">breadwinner</span>(养家糊口的人). <span word="In">In</span> 1955, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> 19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>, <span word="N">N</span>. <span word="Y">Y</span>., <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="of">of</span> $82 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bookbinder">bookbinder</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span>; <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="go">go</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proxy">proxy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="was">was</span> $35 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ounce">ounce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="though">though</span>: <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="bindery">bindery</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span>1954 <span word="paid">paid</span> $82 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="with">with</span> $80 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="deductions">deductions</span>; <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="at">at</span> $ 820 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> $662.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="After">After</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="ads">ads</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> $5 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="deductions">deductions</span>, <span word="yields">yields</span> $4 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>. <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>-<span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> 75 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> $7.50 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p>
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