大学英语六级阅读练习
<p> 本篇阅读材料伦敦暴乱与政府消减开支的实际联系选自《卫报》(原文标题：<span word="Fact">Fact</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> 2011.8.16)。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectrum">spectrum</span>, <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Livingstone">Livingstone</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>, <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="deprivation">deprivation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="already">already</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="conflagrations">conflagrations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>?</p><p> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="up">up</span> (话题)升温</p><p> <span word="attributeto">attributeto</span> 把归因于</p><p> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> 十足的;完全的</p><p> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="v">v</span>. 实施;执行</p><p> <span word="conflagration">conflagration</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 冲突;大火</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="fumes">fumes</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span>. <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>; <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span>, <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="erupts">erupts</span>. <span word="Academics">Academics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="environments">environments</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Ed">Ed</span> <span word="Glaeser">Glaeser</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="heterogeneity">heterogeneity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>. <span word="Poverty">Poverty</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="role">role</span>.</p>
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