共用题干American DreamsThere is a common response to America among foreign writers:the US is a land of extremes where the best of things are 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 government 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 fam-dies 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 America's 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.______(48)A: Nobody is poor in the US.B: Thetop0.01 per cent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980.C: For upper class families they have risen 41 per cent.D: Nowitis9.8 times.E: As it does so,the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smafler.F: All one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top.
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American Dreams
There is a common response to America among foreign writers:the US is a land of extremes where the best of things are 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 government 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 fam-dies 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 America's 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.
American Dreams
There is a common response to America among foreign writers:the US is a land of extremes where the best of things are 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 government 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 fam-dies 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 America's 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.
______(48)
A: Nobody is poor in the US.
B: Thetop0.01 per cent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980.
C: For upper class families they have risen 41 per cent.
D: Nowitis9.8 times.
E: As it does so,the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smafler.
F: All one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top.
A: Nobody is poor in the US.
B: Thetop0.01 per cent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980.
C: For upper class families they have risen 41 per cent.
D: Nowitis9.8 times.
E: As it does so,the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smafler.
F: All one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top.
参考解析
解析：根据空前后句意可知美国贫富差距很大，美国梦给了所有人希望，这种希望没有阶级和政府阻挠。由此可推测空处要表达的意思是“所有人都会努力奋斗，向上流社会攀爬”，故选F。
空前、空后句子都说的是美国贫富差距越来越大，可推知空处应该说的也是“gap", 故选E，确实是这样，跨越这条鸿沟的可能性变得越来越小。
此段主要是举例说明“gap”变得越来越大，说了过去25年的差距，肯定要说现在来进行比较，故选D。
此段主要说贫富不公的现象愈加严重，在加利福尼亚，穷人的收入从1969年至今下降了4%，再根据空后的“给那一小部分非常有钱的人带来巨大的经济优势”，可推测，空处所表达的意思是“富人的收入增长了”，故选C。
根据此段第一句和最后一句可推测，空处应是对美国有钱人赋税降低的举例，故选B。
空前、空后句子都说的是美国贫富差距越来越大，可推知空处应该说的也是“gap", 故选E，确实是这样，跨越这条鸿沟的可能性变得越来越小。
此段主要是举例说明“gap”变得越来越大，说了过去25年的差距，肯定要说现在来进行比较，故选D。
此段主要说贫富不公的现象愈加严重，在加利福尼亚，穷人的收入从1969年至今下降了4%，再根据空后的“给那一小部分非常有钱的人带来巨大的经济优势”，可推测，空处所表达的意思是“富人的收入增长了”，故选C。
根据此段第一句和最后一句可推测，空处应是对美国有钱人赋税降低的举例，故选B。