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2017年考研英语模拟阅读十相关推荐：>>>2017年考研现场确认时间及地点汇总>>>全国各地2017年考研报考点汇总>>>2017年考研时间、研究生考试时间安排>>>2017年考研大纲下载及解析汇总>>>2017年全国硕士研究生招生简章专题新东方网校推荐：2017年考研政治、英语、数学课程！！点击进入免费试听>>PassageThepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday'srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation(动力).theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways.First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbebelowthepovertyline.Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,education,andtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismorelikelythattheycanfindjobs.Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety'sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.In1975over18millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesreceivedwelfare.Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.1.Theauthor'smainpurposetowritethisarticleis.A)todefinewhatthepovertylineisB)toexplainwhysomepeoplelivethepovertylineC)tofindsolutionstotheproblemofpovertyD)toshowsympathyforthosepoorpeople2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)TenpercentoftheAmericansliveapoorlife.B)Poorpeoplearethosewholovebelowthepovertyline.C)Thepovertylinerisesasthegeneralstandardoflivingrises.D)Thepovertylinetendstobeatthesamelevel.3.Morethan40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Thisismainlybecause.A)theydonothaveenoughmotivationB)theyaresoyoungthattheyaredeprivedofchancestoworkC)theyfailtogetenougheducationD)theyareverypoorinhealth4.MostoftheAmericanpoorpeoplearenotqualifiedforemploymentbecause.A)theytonothaveanymotivationtoworkB)theyarenotveryself-confidentC)theyaretooyoungortoooldtoworkD)theyhavephysicalandfamilyproblems5.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat.A)bettersolutionstothepovertyproblemarenotyetfoundB)