2012年12月英语六级备考阅读每日一练
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Readers">Readers</span> <span word="digest">digest</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="futurebig">futurebig</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="whopping">whopping</span> 67 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="replied">replied</span><span word="big">big</span> <span word="government">government</span></p><p> <span word="Opinion">Opinion</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="Roosevelts">Roosevelts</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protector">protector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefactor">benefactor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instinctive">instinctive</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="wariness">wariness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>, <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Digest">Digest</span>, 79 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jone">Jone</span> <span word="Nell">Nell</span> <span word="Norman">Norman</span>, 61, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dyersburg">Dyersburg</span>, <span word="Tenn">Tenn</span>., <span word="who">who</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sample">sample</span>, 62 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="members">members</span><span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>? <span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thumping">thumping</span> 89 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="screwing">screwing</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Xer">Xer</span>.</p>
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