导语:以下英语网为大家整理了全面的职称英语考试历年真题及答案解析,《职称英语考试试题汇总:历年真题及答案解析》供大家参考学习。更多职称英语考试试题敬请关注英语网!
第5部分:补全短文(第46~50题,每题2分,共10分)
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。
American Dreams
There is a common response to America among foreign writers:the US is a land of extremes where the best of things qre just as easily found as the worst.This is a cliche(陈词滥调).
In the land of black and white,people should not be too surprised to find some of the biggest gaps between the rich and the poor in the world.But the American Dream offers a way out to everyone.(46) No class system or govemment stands in the way.
Sadly,this old argument is no longer true.Over the past few decades there has been a fundamental shift in the structure of the American economy.
The gap between the rich and the poor has widened and widened.(47)
Over the past 25 years the median US family income has gone up 18 per cent.For the top 1 per cent,however,it has gone up 200 per cent.Twenty-five years ago the top fifth of Americans had an average income 6.7 times that of the bottom fifth.(48)
Inequalities have grown worse in different regions.In California,incomes for lower class families have fallen by 4 per cent since 1969.(49) This has led to an economy hugely in favor of a small group of very rich Americans.The wealthiest 1 per cent of households now control a third of the national wealth.There are now 37 million Americans living in poverty.At 12.7 per cent of the population,it is the highest percentage in the developed world.
Yet the tax burden on Americas rich is falling,not growing.(50) There was an economic theory holding that the rich spending more would benefit everyone as a whole.But clearly that theory has not worked in reality.
ANobody is poor in the US.
BThe top 0.01 per cent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980.
CFor upper class families they have risen 41 per cent.
DNow it is 9.8 times.
EAs it does so,the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smaller.
FAll one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top.
克林顿讲述与希拉里的恋爱史
体坛英语资讯:Serbia wins Davis Cup
体坛英语资讯:Arsenal defender Vermaelen out until new year
体坛英语资讯:Indonesian boxer retains title
体坛英语资讯:Brescia fire coach Iachini
中西饮食差异
体坛英语资讯:Palmeiras makes offer to Roma for Adriano
硅谷的觉醒 现在他们开始介入政治了
体坛英语资讯:England pull out of 2022 World Cup bidding
体坛英语资讯:Geoff Ogilvy wins Australian Open in Sydney
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Iraqs operation to liberate Mosul receives international support amid humanitari
体坛英语资讯:Santos lends striker Madson to Atletico-PR
体坛英语资讯:Fluminenses Dario Conca wins Bola de Ouro
我们应该学会尊重差异
厄瓜多尔承认限制阿桑奇上网
国内英语资讯:China, Uruguay vow to expand trade, investment cooperation
体坛英语资讯:Real Madrid qualify for knockout stage after drawing 2-2 with AC Milan
国内英语资讯:Premier underlines water conservancy projects
体坛英语资讯:Ancelotti focusing on attack to shift Bayerns fortunes
史上最大的泡沫 中国楼市暴涨引崩盘担忧
国内英语资讯:Astronauts first diary from space: forget all about rice and noodle after they are heated
体坛英语资讯:Ronaldo to take paternity test
美军将领敦促伊拉克在摩苏尔战斗中保持力度
体坛英语资讯:Ronaldo requests reinforcements in Corinthians
体坛英语资讯:Richarlyson weeps in farewell
塔利班正式否认与阿富汗政府会晤的相关报道
体坛英语资讯:Real Madrids Canales out for rest of 2010
国际英语资讯:AIIB holds first intl advisory panel meeting
国内英语资讯:China comments on Japans withholding dues to UNESCO
国内英语资讯:Xi urges greater military-civilian cooperation for strong army