2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（56）
<p> 56</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>; <span word="four">four</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="youll">youll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>(营养不良).</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1968, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plight">plight</span>(困境)<span word="were">were</span> <span word="varied">varied</span>. <span word="Unemployment">Unemployment</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>, <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="automation">automation</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="plantation">plantation</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="from">from</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="arises">arises</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="automation">automation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automation">automation</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1958 <span word="to">to</span> 1963. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1981, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1961, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>.</p>
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