2007职称英语题库理工类A级：补全短文
<p> 第5部分：补全短文(第46~50题，每题2分，共10分)</p><p> 下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。</p><p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dreams">Dreams</span></p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>：<span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cliche">cliche</span>(陈词滥调)。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. (46) <span word="No">No</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="govemment">govemment</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>，<span word="this">this</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="widened">widened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="widened">widened</span>. (47)</p><p> <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="up">up</span> 18 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 1 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>，<span word="however">however</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="up">up</span> 200 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="income">income</span> 6.7 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>. (48)</p><p> <span word="Inequalities">Inequalities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="California">California</span>，<span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="by">by</span> 4 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1969. (49) <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wealthiest">wealthiest</span> 1 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> 37 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="At">At</span> 12.7 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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