问答题Post Hurricane Katrina The southern United States is again being battered by a tropical storm Rita, three weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time the warnings to leave seem to have been heeded and roads leading away from the threatened areas have bee
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Post Hurricane Katrina The southern United States is again being battered by a tropical storm Rita, three weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time the warnings to leave seem to have been heeded and roads leading away from the threatened areas have been choked with traffic as more than two million people head inland. Following the devastation in New Orleans, the authorities were criticized for not doing enough for those least able to help themselves: the poor, the sick and those without transport. Though this time more provision was made to evacuate people ahead of the hurricane, but in the long term, whether there will be any real change in the US social system? As the event of massive force, Katrina swept away an awful lot, but the ghastly failure of the authorities to prepare and to rescue those at risk seems to have done more than the physical damage. Bill Clinton is among many eminent Americans who wonder whether Katrina’s biggest impact might be psychological, political. The real question, putting is baldly, is whether there is going to be a revolution. Will the American social and economic system, which creates the wealth which pays for billionaires’ private jets and the poverty which doesn’t allow for a bus fare out of New Orleans, be addressed? It’s been tinkered with before of course, sometimes as a result of natural disasters. There were for instance plenty of buses on hand for this week’s Rita evacuation. But the system’s fundamentals, no limit on how high you can fly and little limit on how low you can fall, remain as intact as they were in the San Francisco gold rush. As Charles Wheeler wrote, one of the tragedies of the Vietnam War had been the dismemberment of America’s infant welfare state. ‘The war, he said, stopped social reform in its tracks and today, with the budget deficit huge and growing, there is no prospect that a windfall of money released by the war can suddenly be applied to the needs of the poor in the cities. Charles was writing in 1973. America did recover. The economy was rescued. Money was made in very large amounts. But the poor still did not receive that windfall; they were never going to. Americans are cross with the government and disappointed with the response from Washington, but they have not sat on their hands and waited for the government to sort itself out. Much the opposite, Americans have given with unbridled enthusiasm and generosity. They give money to victims of Katrina; drop off teddy bears they no longer want; dispatch cloth for which they have grown too fat etc. Hurricane Katrina has encouraged an outpouring of charity on a scale never seen before. Isn’t that something governments do? Americans don’t think so and never will. This is unquestionably a source of strength and spine in troubled times, but it is just charity that puts a dampener on revolution. Charity ameliorates, it softens blows, it pours oil on troubled waters. It does not lead to social change. Inequality is a part of American life and so is self-reliance, nothing alters that. After the weekend’s devastation, America is little changed.
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第三篇
In the early days of the United States,postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried.In 1825,the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery,but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.In 1847,the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp,which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay.
Besides,the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address.In Philadelphia,for example,with a population of 150,000,people still had to go to the post office to get their mail.The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage use of the mail.It is no wonder that,during the years of these cumbersome arrangements,private letter-carrying and express businesses developed.Although their activities were only semi-legal,they thrived and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were half-day speedier than the government mail.The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had. Finally,in 1863,Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary,and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery.But this delivery service was at first confined to cities,and free home delivery became a sign of urbanization.In 1890,of the 75 million people in the United States,fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors.The rest,nearly three quarters of the population,still received no mail unless they went to their post office.What is the main idea of the passage?
A:The development of a government postal system.
B:The increasing use of private mail services.
C:The history of postal stamps.
D:The comparison of urban and rural postal services.答案：A解析：本题是综合理解能力考查题。题目是：以下哪项是文章的主要内容？ 选项A“政府邮政系统的发展”，选项B“私人邮政服务的增长”，选项C"邮票的历史”，选项D “城市和乡村邮政服务对比”。通观全文可知答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一点是邮票的不足之处？原文提，到 “在1847年，美国邮政部门开始使用邮票，这样会简化邮资问题，但也遭到那些不愿预付邮费的人的抱怨”。因此答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：cumbersome一词在文中的意思是什么？根据上下文，原文提到“难怪在多年不方便的邮政服务中，私人邮件和快递迅速发展”。因此答案选C。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一项是私人邮政优于政府邮政服务的方面？原文提到“从波士顿到费城，它们寄送的邮件速度要比政府寄送的时间快半天”。因此答案选B。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪项对19世纪末美国免费送信上门的服务描述不正确？原文涉及的内容是“最后在1863年，国会规定谁把邮件从当地邮局递送给市民将得到政府的工资，同时不再有额外收费。但是这种邮政服务最初仅局限于城市，免费送货上门成为城市化标志之一”。因此答案选A。 -
第2题：
共用题干
第三篇
In the early days of the United States,postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried.In 1825,the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery,but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.In 1847,the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp,which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay.
Besides,the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address.In Philadelphia,for example,with a population of 150,000,people still had to go to the post office to get their mail.The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage use of the mail.It is no wonder that,during the years of these cumbersome arrangements,private letter-carrying and express businesses developed.Although their activities were only semi-legal,they thrived and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were half-day speedier than the government mail.The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had. Finally,in 1863,Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary,and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery.But this delivery service was at first confined to cities,and free home delivery became a sign of urbanization.In 1890,of the 75 million people in the United States,fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors.The rest,nearly three quarters of the population,still received no mail unless they went to their post office.What does the word "cumbersome" mean?
A:Convenient.
B:Efficient.
C:Awkward.
D:Stupid.答案：C解析：本题是综合理解能力考查题。题目是：以下哪项是文章的主要内容？ 选项A“政府邮政系统的发展”，选项B“私人邮政服务的增长”，选项C"邮票的历史”，选项D “城市和乡村邮政服务对比”。通观全文可知答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一点是邮票的不足之处？原文提，到 “在1847年，美国邮政部门开始使用邮票，这样会简化邮资问题，但也遭到那些不愿预付邮费的人的抱怨”。因此答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：cumbersome一词在文中的意思是什么？根据上下文，原文提到“难怪在多年不方便的邮政服务中，私人邮件和快递迅速发展”。因此答案选C。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一项是私人邮政优于政府邮政服务的方面？原文提到“从波士顿到费城，它们寄送的邮件速度要比政府寄送的时间快半天”。因此答案选B。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪项对19世纪末美国免费送信上门的服务描述不正确？原文涉及的内容是“最后在1863年，国会规定谁把邮件从当地邮局递送给市民将得到政府的工资，同时不再有额外收费。但是这种邮政服务最初仅局限于城市，免费送货上门成为城市化标志之一”。因此答案选A。 -
第3题：
Hurricane Katrina passed in my own surroundings and
A.______many local residents.A.involved
B.entailed
C.panicked
D.panic答案：A解析：题目意为“卡特里娜飓风袭击了我自己的周围环境，并且______很多当地居民。”选项A意为“牵涉，使参与”；选项B意为“需要，使必要”；选项C意为“使恐慌”；选项D意为“使恐慌”。结合题干，这场飓风波及到很多当地居民，故答案A更符合题意。
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第4题：
The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was（）
Ato make the United States gain time to arm itself
Bto actually help the aggressors by making clear that the United States would not intervene
Cto get the United States involved in the war
Dto prevent the United States form being dragged into the war
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第5题：
The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was（）
- A、to make the United States gain time to arm itself
- B、to actually help the aggressors by making clear that the United States would not intervene
- C、to get the United States involved in the war
- D、to prevent the United States form being dragged into the war
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第6题：
问答题When looking at satellite photographs of the area affected by Hurricane Katrina, the effects of the massive storm are A B Cclearly visible. No error D E正确答案： A解析：
这个句子包含一个悬垂修饰语。“When looking ”这个悬垂分词不正确，因为它表明的是“the effects were looking”不符合逻辑。因此“When looking ”因改为“When one looks”。 -
第7题：
单选题One of the fifty states in the United States ______ an island, Hawaii.Ais
Bare
Cwas
Dwere
正确答案： A解析：
句意：美国由50个洲组成，其中一个是岛屿，即夏威夷。这里的主语是one而不是fifty states，所以谓语动词要用单数。 -
第8题：
单选题The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was（）Ato make the United States gain time to arm itself
Bto actually help the aggressors by making clear that the United States would not intervene
Cto get the United States involved in the war
Dto prevent the United States form being dragged into the war
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?ATypes of Doctors in the United States
BHealth Care in the United States and Britain
CTreatment of Sick Children in the United States
DMedical Insurance in the United States and Britain
正确答案： B解析：
主旨大意题。题目询问：“文章的最佳题目是？”本文始终在比较英国和美国的医疗保险制度，答案为B。 -
第10题：
单选题The passage is chiefly concerned with _____.Aarguing against the increased internationalization of United States corporations
Bwarning that the application of laws affecting trade frequently has unintended consequences
Cdemonstrating that foreign-based firms receive more subsidies from their governments than United States firms receive from the United States government
Dadvocating the use of trade restrictions for “dumped” products but not for other imports
正确答案： A解析：
文章首先说到许多美国公司正在对于进口竞争寻求法律保护，然后讲到由于受到全球化的影响，这种法律其实更多的保护了国外的进口企业，而非国内企业。由此可见，the application of laws has unintended consequences。 -
第11题：
单选题Many farms in the southern United States yield hay and tobacco.Astore
Bfertilize
Csow
Dproduce
正确答案： D解析：
句意：美国南部的许多农场生产干草和烟草。produce出产，生产。store存储。fertilize施肥。sow播种。 -
第12题：
单选题Stations in the United States of America are grouped by states arranged in the alphabetical order of their（）.Acountries
Bstates
Cnames
Dgroups
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
共用题干
第三篇
In the early days of the United States,postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried.In 1825,the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery,but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.In 1847,the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp,which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay.
Besides,the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address.In Philadelphia,for example,with a population of 150,000,people still had to go to the post office to get their mail.The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage use of the mail.It is no wonder that,during the years of these cumbersome arrangements,private letter-carrying and express businesses developed.Although their activities were only semi-legal,they thrived and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were half-day speedier than the government mail.The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had. Finally,in 1863,Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary,and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery.But this delivery service was at first confined to cities,and free home delivery became a sign of urbanization.In 1890,of the 75 million people in the United States,fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors.The rest,nearly three quarters of the population,still received no mail unless they went to their post office.Which of the following statements about free home delivery in the United States of the late 19th century is not true?
A:Mail carriers got paid by recipients.
B:Mail carriers got paid by government.
C:Most people still went to post office to get mails.
D:Only people living in big cities could have the service.答案：A解析：本题是综合理解能力考查题。题目是：以下哪项是文章的主要内容？ 选项A“政府邮政系统的发展”，选项B“私人邮政服务的增长”，选项C"邮票的历史”，选项D “城市和乡村邮政服务对比”。通观全文可知答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一点是邮票的不足之处？原文提，到 “在1847年，美国邮政部门开始使用邮票，这样会简化邮资问题，但也遭到那些不愿预付邮费的人的抱怨”。因此答案选A。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：cumbersome一词在文中的意思是什么？根据上下文，原文提到“难怪在多年不方便的邮政服务中，私人邮件和快递迅速发展”。因此答案选C。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪一项是私人邮政优于政府邮政服务的方面？原文提到“从波士顿到费城，它们寄送的邮件速度要比政府寄送的时间快半天”。因此答案选B。
本题是细节考查题。题目是：以下哪项对19世纪末美国免费送信上门的服务描述不正确？原文涉及的内容是“最后在1863年，国会规定谁把邮件从当地邮局递送给市民将得到政府的工资，同时不再有额外收费。但是这种邮政服务最初仅局限于城市，免费送货上门成为城市化标志之一”。因此答案选A。 -
第14题：
After 1850,various states in the United States began to pass compulsory school attendance laws.A:harsh
B:diversified
C:mandatory
D: complicated答案：C解析：本句意思：在1850年之后，美国的许多州开始通过义务教育法。harsh的意思为“艰苦 的，严峻的”;diversified的意思为“多种多样的，多元的”;mandato汀的意思为“强制的”;compli- cated的意思为“复杂的，难懂的”。compulso汀的意思为“强制的，义务的”，和mandato叮的意 思接近。 -
第15题：
共用题干
The Development of American Postal System
In the early days of the United States,postal charges were paid by the recipient and charges varied with the distance carried.In 1825,the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery,but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation depended on what they were paid by the recipients of individual let-ters.In 1847,the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp, which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay.Besides,the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address.In Philadelphia,for example,with a population of 150,000,peo- ple still had to go to the post office to get their mail.The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itseff enough to discourage use of the mail.It is no wonder that,during the years of these cumbersome arrangements,private letter-carrying and express bus-mnesses developed.Although their activities were only semi-legal,they thrived and actually adver-tised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were half-day speedier than the government mail. The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle effi-ciently even the business it had.Finally,in 1863,Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery. But this delivery service was at first confined to cities,and free home delivery became a sing of urbanization.In 1890,of the 75 mul-lion people in the United States,fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors.The rest,nearly three quarters of the population,still received no mail unless they went to their post office.Which of the following statements about free home delivery in the United States of the late 19th century is not true?
A:.Mail carriers got paid by recipients.
B: Mail carriers got paid by government.
C: Most people still went to post office to get mails.
D: Only people living in big cities could have the service.答案：A解析：题目是：以下哪项是文章的主要内容？选项A是政府邮政系统的发展，选项B是私人邮政服务的增长，选项C是邮票的历史，选项D是城市和乡村邮政服务对比。通观全文可知答案选A。
题目是：以下哪一点是邮票的不足之处？原文是“在1847年，美国邮政部门开始采用邮票，这样会简化邮资问题，但也遭到那些不愿预付邮费的人的抱怨”。因此答案选A。
题目是：“cumbersome”一词在文中的意思是什么。根据上下文，原文是“难怪在多年不方便的邮政服务中，私人邮件和快递迅速发展”。cumbersom。在此意思是“笨重的、麻烦的”，C项中的awkward意思是“笨拙的、不灵活的”。因此答案选C。
题目是：以下哪一项是私人邮政优于政府邮政服务的方面？原文是“从波士顿到费城它们寄送的邮件速度要比政府的时间快半天”。因此答案选B。
题目是：以下哪项对19世纪末美国免费送信上门的服务描述不正确？原文涉及的内容是“最后在1863年，国会规定谁把邮件从当地邮局递送给市民将得到政府的工资，同时不能有额外收费。但是这种邮政服务最初仅局限于城市，免费送货上门成为城市化标志之一”。因此答案选A。 -
第16题：
请从下列选项中选出“在美国，人人都能买到枪”地道的英文表达。（）
- A、In the United States，everyone can buy a gun
- B、In the United States，guns are available to everyone
- C、In the United States，every person can buy a gun
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第17题：
单选题Unlike the United States, the president of the Philippines are elected to a six-year term in office.AUnited States, the president of the Philippines are elected
BUnited States, the president of the Philippines is elected
CUnited States, the people of the Philippines elect a president
Dthe president of the United States, the people of the Philippines elect
Ethe president of the United States, the president of the Philippines is elected
正确答案： A解析：
句子将美国总统与菲律宾总统作对比，故E项是正确的。 -
第18题：
单选题The passage warns of which of the following dangers?ACompanies in the United States may receive no protection from imports unless they actively seek protection from import competition.
BCompanies that seek legal protection from import competition may incur legal costs that far exceed any possible gain.
CCompanies that are United States owned but operate internationally may not be eligible for protection from import competition under the laws of the countries in which their plants operate.
DCompanies that are not United States owned may seek legal protection from import competition under United States import relief laws.
正确答案： C解析：
从第二段第一句话以及“Internationalization increases the danger that foreign companies will use import relief laws against the very companies the laws were designed to protect.”可知，D为正确选项。 -
第19题：
单选题请从下列选项中选出“在美国，人人都能买到枪”地道的英文表达。（）AIn the United States，everyone can buy a gun
BIn the United States，guns are available to everyone
CIn the United States，every person can buy a gun
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第20题：
单选题The modern Internet, first established in the mid-1980s, is based on the technology developed for the ARPANET, it was created by the United States Department of Defense in the 1960s.AARPANET, it was created by the United States Department of Defense
BARPANET; it was created by the United States Department of Defense
CARPANET, which was created by the United States Department of Defense
DARPANET, being created by the United States Department of Defense
EARPANET; the United States Department of Defense created it
正确答案： E解析：
原句仅用一个逗号将两个独立的句子连接起来。B虽纠正了这个错误，但是不符合逻辑。E也使用了指代模糊的it。D不符合逻辑因为分词“being”将“the Internet”作为主语，是没有意义的。 -
第21题：
单选题What is the passage mainly about?AThe development of European art.
BModern art development in the United States.
CModern artists in the United States.
DModernism and Cubism.
正确答案： B解析：
纵观全文，第一段写美国的现代艺术由欧洲的新艺术运动传来，第二段写美国的现代派所受到的影响及其转变，第三段具体介绍现代派之一的立体派。所以，全文是关于现代艺术在美国的发展，故答案为B。 -
第22题：
单选题From the beginning of this passage we know that.Amost of the American states were prohibited to take a rest
Bthe United States of America prohibited others from rest
Cthe United States of America prohibited alcohol sales
Dmost states in the country began to allow alcohol sales
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。第一段第一句提到“…much of the United States of America put Prohibition to rest 73 years ago…”。put…to rest为固定搭配，意为“使…中止”。该句中Prohibition指“禁酒令”，由此可知该句指“73年前美国许多地方就中止了《禁酒令》…”。言外之意就是美国许多州在那时就被允许售酒了，因此选项D为正确答案。 -
第23题：
问答题Post Hurricane Katrina The southern United States is again being battered by a tropical storm Rita, three weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time the warnings to leave seem to have been heeded and roads leading away from the threatened areas have been choked with traffic as more than two million people head inland. Following the devastation in New Orleans, the authorities were criticized for not doing enough for those least able to help themselves: the poor, the sick and those without transport. Though this time more provision was made to evacuate people ahead of the hurricane, but in the long term, whether there will be any real change in the US social system? As the event of massive force, Katrina swept away an awful lot, but the ghastly failure of the authorities to prepare and to rescue those at risk seems to have done more than the physical damage. Bill Clinton is among many eminent Americans who wonder whether Katrina’s biggest impact might be psychological, political. The real question, putting is baldly, is whether there is going to be a revolution. Will the American social and economic system, which creates the wealth which pays for billionaires’ private jets and the poverty which doesn’t allow for a bus fare out of New Orleans, be addressed? It’s been tinkered with before of course, sometimes as a result of natural disasters. There were for instance plenty of buses on hand for this week’s Rita evacuation. But the system’s fundamentals, no limit on how high you can fly and little limit on how low you can fall, remain as intact as they were in the San Francisco gold rush. As Charles Wheeler wrote, one of the tragedies of the Vietnam War had been the dismemberment of America’s infant welfare state. ‘The war, he said, stopped social reform in its tracks and today, with the budget deficit huge and growing, there is no prospect that a windfall of money released by the war can suddenly be applied to the needs of the poor in the cities. Charles was writing in 1973. America did recover. The economy was rescued. Money was made in very large amounts. But the poor still did not receive that windfall; they were never going to. Americans are cross with the government and disappointed with the response from Washington, but they have not sat on their hands and waited for the government to sort itself out. Much the opposite, Americans have given with unbridled enthusiasm and generosity. They give money to victims of Katrina; drop off teddy bears they no longer want; dispatch cloth for which they have grown too fat etc. Hurricane Katrina has encouraged an outpouring of charity on a scale never seen before. Isn’t that something governments do? Americans don’t think so and never will. This is unquestionably a source of strength and spine in troubled times, but it is just charity that puts a dampener on revolution. Charity ameliorates, it softens blows, it pours oil on troubled waters. It does not lead to social change. Inequality is a part of American life and so is self-reliance, nothing alters that. After the weekend’s devastation, America is little changed.正确答案： 【参考译文】
卡特里娜飓风后的反思 在卡特里娜飓风过去三周之后,美国南部再次遭到热带风暴“丽达”的猛烈袭击。这次的撤离警报似乎很受重视,两百多万人一起从危险地带向内陆转移,车辆把公路堵塞得水泄不通。卡特里娜飓风过后,因为没能在灾难发生时给予弱势群体,包括穷人、病人和缺乏交通工具的人以有力的帮助,新奥尔良市政府备受指责,所以此次政府做足了准备工作,以便让人们尽快在飓风到来前撤离。不过,从长远角度看,美国的社会体系是否应该有些真正的改变?
卡特里娜飓风是有巨大破坏力的自然灾害,它把很多东西都一扫而空。但是,由于政府在准备和危险救援上存在严重失误,造成了比卡特里娜的有形破坏更为严重的伤害。同比尔·克林顿一样,许多知名的美国人都在思索卡特里娜对人们的心理和政治上造成的影响是不是最大。坦率地讲,问题就是:是否会因此而有一场变革。美国的社会经济体系创造了巨大的财富,使得那些亿万富翁拥有了私人喷气式飞机;与此同时,贫穷也从这一体系中孕育而生,有人甚至没钱坐公车离开新奥尔良。这样的社会经济体系会得到改变吗?当然,也许因为自然灾害的到来,社会经济体系已经有了粗略的调整。例如,本周丽达风暴来袭,政府提供了充足数量的公车以便人们的撤离。但是这一体系的根基仍和旧金山淘金时期一样,一点儿都没有改变,那就是你能赚到多少钱就赚到多少钱,没有任何的限制;同样,你也可能会穷得身无分文、食不果腹。
查理·维勒写道,越战带来的悲剧之一是“肢解了美国尚在襁褓之中的社会福利体系”。他说,“那场战争停止了本在进行着的社会改革。而今天,随着巨额财政赤字的不断增长,政府不可能从战争中剩下钱来,突然满足城市中穷人的需要。”这是查理写于1973年的文字。美国确实伤愈了。美国的经济复苏了,有人开始大把地赚钱。可是穷人依然没能从中获益,现在没有,今后也不会。
美国民众目前正与政府背道而驰,他们对联邦政府的反应大失所望。但是他们并没有空手坐等政府自己去把问题想明白。与之截然相反的是,美国人民表现出极大的热情和慷慨,他们纷纷给飓风的受害者们捐钱,还捐出了他们不需要的玩具熊、因为长胖而不能穿的衣服等其他物品。飓风鼓舞了前所未有的大量的慈善活动的涌现。“这难道不应该是政府做的事吗?”美国人民从不这么问,也永远不会这么认为。在国家困难时期,这无疑是一种力量的源泉和强大的支撑,但是也正是由于慈善才抑制了社会改革的进行。慈善行为起到了积极的作用,它减轻了打击,又平息了争端,但是却没能引发社会的改变。
不平等已经渗入到美国生活的骨髓当中,成为不可分割的一部分,自力更生也是如此。没有什么能改变这一点。飓风过后,美国依然如故。 解析： 暂无解析 -
第24题：
单选题The author intends to tell the readers that _____.Athe United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there
Bcrime has become a serious problem in the United States, although it is said to be a prosperous one
Cdespite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States, it is a country of prosperity
Din spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States, it is prospering at an increasing rate
正确答案： B解析：
根据文章第一段第一句话可知，美国尽管繁荣，但还是存在贫困，而且还存在不断增长的高犯罪率。只有B项符合题意。