【北师大版】2016届高三英语一轮复习题库 选修6 Unit 17《Laughter》
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 17 <span word="Laughter">Laughter</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span>；<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> ，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>，<span word="however">however</span>，<span word="get">get</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="own">own</span>—<span word="their">their</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span>，<span word="bonds">bonds</span>，<span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="property">property</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="by">by</span>，<span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>，<span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>.</p><p> <span word="Income">Income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1917 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="received">received</span> 26 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="income">income</span>，<span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="received">received</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span>，<span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="payments">payments</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> Ⅱ.<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span>(可自由使用的)<span word="family">family</span> <span word="income">income</span>(<span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>)<span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</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="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.<span word="By">By</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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