Passage 10 The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem. As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today s relatively high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs. For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age. Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation(动力). they have family problems, or they do notbelieve that they can find a job. Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer. At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways. First, if the national economy grows, businesses and industries hire more workers. Some of the poor who are qualified to look for jobs may find employment. Then they will no longer be below the poverty line. Second, if society invests in the poor, the poor will become more productive. If the government spends money on social programs, education, and training for poor people, the poor will have the skills to offer. Then it is more likely that they can find jobs. Finally, if the government distributes society s income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non-poor and gives money to the poor. These payments to the poor are called welfare. In 1975 over 18 million people in the United States received welfare. Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living. 46. The author s main purpose to write this article is . A) to define what the poverty line is B) to explain why some people live the poverty line C) to find solutions to the problem of poverty D) to show sympathy for those poor people 47. Which of the following is NOT true? A) Ten percent of the Americans live a poor life. B) Poor people are those who love below the poverty line. C) The poverty line rises as the general standard of living rises. D) The poverty line tends to be at the same level. 48. More than 40 percent of the poor people are children. This is mainly because . A) they do not have enough motivation B) they are so young that they are deprived of chances to work C) they fail to get enough education D) they are very poor in health 49. Most of the American poor people are not qualified for employment because . A) they to not have any motivation to work B) they are not very self-confident C) they are too young or too old to work D) they have physical and family problems 50. We may conclude from the passage that . A) better solutions to the poverty problem are not yet found B) welfare will enable people to be rich C) poor people are bound to go out of the poverty line if they have chances to do business D) employment is the best solution to the poverty problem 参考答案:Passage 10 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A
学习方法:情景会话题型解题技巧
[中考交流] 初中英语易错表达超强大全
学习方法 背英语单词最科学的方法
初中英语学习方法及试题分析
学习英语最好的方法是什么? 献给初学者
中考英语九大题型答题技巧
学习方法:英语语法与词汇解析
学习方法:提高英语写作能力从句子入手
学习方法 英语学习策略
学习方法:为什么你学不好英语
学习方法:中考英语听力测试题的主要内容及注意事项
初中英语学习的正确方法
怎样掌握学习英语的方法
学习方法 学英语的忌讳
英语学习方法:英语口语学习误区
学习方法:听力测试 答题要领
英语学习方法:写好英语作文必须注意的两个性
学习方法:中考英语作文训练技巧
学习方法:确定句子时态的三大诀窍
学习方法:浅谈中考英语总复习
学习方法:如何分析“词语释义”题
学习英语最好的方法是什么?
中考英语重要的是总结和查漏补
有效的初中学习方法
学习方法:复数形式名词分析
学习英语“最致命”的五个习惯
学习方法 如何学好英语
学习方法:如何提高初中英语作文写作水平
学习方法 学英文必背口诀
英语学习适合自己的就是最好的
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |