考研英语阅读历年真题

考研英语阅读历年真题第一篇：Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.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.46.Theauthor'smainpurposetowritethisarticleis.A)todefinewhatthepovertylineisB)toexplainwhysomepeoplelivethepovertylineC)tofindsolutionstotheproblemofpovertyD)toshowsympathyforthosepoorpeople47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)TenpercentoftheAmericansliveapoorlife.B)Poorpeoplearethosewholovebelowthepovertyline.C)Thepovertylinerisesasthegeneralstandardoflivingrises.D)Thepovertylinetendstobeatthesamelevel.48.Morethan40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Thisismainlybecause.A)theydonothaveenoughmotivationB)theyaresoyoungthattheyaredeprivedofchancestoworkC)theyfailtogetenougheducationD)theyareverypoorinhealth49.MostoftheAmericanpoorpeoplearenotqualifiedforemploymentbecause.A)theytonothaveanymotivationtoworkB)theyarenotveryself-confidentC)theyaretooyoungortoooldtoworkD)theyhavephysicalandfamilyproblems50.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat.A)bettersolutionstothepovertyproblemarenotyetfoundB)welfarewillenablepeopletoberichC)poorpeopleareboundtogooutofthepovertylineiftheyhavechancestodobusinessD)employmentisthebestsolutiontothepovertyproblem第二篇：Dreamisastorythatapersonwatchesoreventakespartinduringsleep.Dreameventsareimaginary,buttheyarerelatedtorealexperiencesandneedsinthedreamer'slife.Theyseemrealwhiletheyaretakingplace.Somedreamsarepleasant,othersareannoying,andstillothersarefrightening.Everyonedreams,butsomepersonsneverrecalldreaming.Othersrememberonlyalittleaboutadreamtheyhadjustbeforeawakeningandnothingaboutearlierdreams.Noonerecallsallhisdreams.Dreamsinvolvelittlelogicalthought.Inmostdreams,thedreamercannotcontrolwhathappenstohim.Thestorymaybeconfusing,andthingshappenthatwouldnothappeninreallife.Peopleseeinmostdreams,buttheymayalsohear,smell,touch,andtasteintheirdreams.Mostdreamsoccurincolor.butpersonswhohavebeenblindsincebirthdonotseeatallindreams.Dreamsareaproductofthesleeper'smind.Theyincludeeventsandfeelingsthathehasexperienced.Mostdreamsarerelatedtoeventsofthedaybeforethedreamandstrongwishesofthedreamer.Manyminorincidentsofthehoursbeforesleepappearindreams.Feweventsmorethantwodaysoldturnup.Deepwishesorfears-especiallythoseheldsincechildhood-oftenappearindreams,andmanydreamsfulfilsuchwishes.Eventsinthesleeper'ssurrounding-aloudnoise,forexample,maybecomepartofadream,buttheydonotcausedreams.Somedreamsinvolvedeepfeelingsthatapersonmaynotrealizehehas.Psychiatrists(精神病医生)oftenusematerialfromapatient'sdreamstohelpthepersonunderstandhimselfbetter.Dreamingmayhelpmaintaingoodlearningability,memory,andemotionaladjustment.Peoplewhogetplentyofsleep-butareawakenedeachtimetheybegintodream-becomeanxiousandrestless.51.Thispassageismainlyabout.A)whywedreamduringsleepB)howwedreamduringsleepC)whatdreamsareD)whatbenefitsdreamsbringtopeople52.Accordingtothepassage,dreamsresultfrom.A)thesleeper'swishesB)thesleeper'simaginationC)thesleeper'sfeelingD)thesleeper'sownmind53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)Dreamisaconfusingstorywhichinvolveslittlelogicthou