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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgettingricher.Somepeoplehavemoredisposableincometospendonluxuriessuchasholidays,cars,TVsandsmartphones.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetterstandardofliving?
Maybenot.Whilethegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotofinequalityinotherplaces-somepeoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdon’t.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomestowealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthepopulation.
Butsomecountriesareattemptingtoreducethisinequalityandmakethepoorlesspoor.AccordingtoDavidBryerfromOxfam,Brazilhasbeentaking“somereallysensiblemeasures-measuresaroundhavingmoreprogressivetax,aroundinvestinginahigherminimumwageandinvestingincentralpublicservices.”Havingahigherminimumwage(提高最低工资标准),canhelppeopleeatbetterandseekabettereducation.Andmorepeoplewithmoremoneybuymorethings-andfactoriescanproducemore.Inturn,afactorywhichproducesmorewillneedmoreworkers.So,morejobsarecreated.
Otherwealthyindividualsaredoingtheirbittohelpreduceinequality.BillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,earnedalotofmoneyfromhiscompanybutwhenheretired,heandhiswifeMelinda,createdafoundationtohelpthepoor.Hethinksthatrichpeopleshould,ofcourse,paytheirtaxesbuthealsoadvisesthattheyshouldall“lookattakingtheirwealthandbeingphilanthropic,bothintheirowncountryandtohelptheglobalpoorest.”
BillGatesfeelsthatgivingmoneytohelppoorpeopleis“fulfilling”.Butifothersuper-richpeopledon’twanttoexperiencethisfulfilmentthen,accordingtoOxfam,verysoonthewealthiest1%willsoonownmoremoneythantherestoftheworld’spopulation.Doyouthinkthatisfair?
21.AccordingtoarecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisse,.
A.thegapbetweentherichandpooriswideninggradually
B.increasedwealthhelpspeopletoreducetheinequality
C.peopleshouldbehappyabouttheworld’sgettingricher
D.asmallnumberofpeoplepossessthemajorworldwealth
22.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsBrazil’smeasures?
A.CautiousB.ApprovingC.DoubtfulD.Critical
23.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“philanthropic”inParagraph4?
A.BroadmindedB.ResponsibleC.RealisticD.Merciful
24.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby.
A.comparingopinionsfromdifferentfields
B.listingdetailednumbersandanalyzingthem
C.presentingresearchfindingsandgivingsomeexamples
D.presentingatrendandanalyzingitscauseandeffect
B
GuideDogsofAmerica,AHistoryisthebookthatweallhavebeenwaitingfor.It’sabookthattellshowandwheretheguidedogmovementreallystarted,withinformationneverbeforerevealed--untilnow.Afterreadingthis200-page,picture-filledwork,youwillknowabouteveryaspectofGuideDogsofAmerica(GDA)fromitsinceptiontohowithasbecomeoneofthetopguidedogschoolsinthecountry.
JosephW.Jones,Sr.,wasrefusedaguidedogbecauseofhisage--hewasfiftyseven--buthewouldnotacceptdefeat.HeresearchedtheguidedogmovementandwiththehelpoftheInternationalAssociationofMachinistsandAerospaceWorkers,establishedhisownschool,onethatwouldprovideguidedogsfreeofchargetovisuallyimpairedpeopleregardlessoftheirage.
Theschoolgraduated18guidedogteamsthefirstyearwithstudentsstayingat,GDA’sfirsttrainer,LambertKreimer’shouseonSouthVirginiaAvenueinBurbank,andJonesmanningtheofficeonLankershimBoulevardinNorthHollywood.
In1952,Jonesaddressedthequadrennial(四周年纪念的)IAMGrandLodgeConventioninKansasCity,Missouri.“IsincerelyprayedtoGodfortwothings,”Jonessaid.“Aftermywifepassedawayandleftmewithaten-year-oldboy,IprayedthatIwouldbesparedlongenoughtoseethisorganizationwellestablishedandthatmyten-year-oldboywouldbecomeaman.Bothprayershavebeenanswered.Theorganizationiswellestablished,itisinthehandsoftheIAMandmyboyisaman,andIamproudtosaythattodayheisamemberoftheIAM.”
Jones’prayforasuccessfulorganizationhadbeenanswerednow,tenyearsafterhewasrejectedforbeingtooold,hisdreamofhavingaguidedogforhimself,hundredsofothershadalreadybeengiventhegiftofsightbecauseofhisdriveanddetermination.Thatschool,nowknownasGuideDogsofAmerica,hasprovide