2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（32）
<p> 32</p><p> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="them">them</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="work">work</span>?</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Retirees">Retirees</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unproductive">unproductive</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Retirement">Retirement</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>. <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>; <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="fuel">fuel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span>.</p>
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