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Unit11

TheDarkSideofInternetFame

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninone

oftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationis

derived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

A)IntheageofGoogleandYouTube,publicshamingcanturnanybodyinto

acelebrity—orafool.In2002,GhyslainRaza,achubbyCanadianteen,

filmedhimselfactingoutafightscenefrom“StarWars“usinga

makeshiftlightsaber.Hisawkwardperformancewasfunny,inpart

becauseitwasn'tmeanttobe.Anditcertainlywasnevermeanttobe

public:fornearlyayearthevideoremainedonashelfinRaza'sschooFs

TVstudio,wherehe'dfilmedit.Sometimein2003,though,another

studentdiscoveredthevideo,digitizeditandposteditonline—and

Raza'snightmarebegan.Withindays,“StarWarsKid“hadbecomea

viralfrenzy.Itwaspostedonhundredsofblogs,enhancedbymusicand

specialeffects,andwatchedbymillions.Entirewebsiteswerededicated

tothesubject;one,,wasevennamedoneofTime's50best

sitesof2003.Hadthatteenagerwantedtobefamous,hecouldn'thave

askedforanythingbetter.ButinRaza'scaseitbecameasourceofpublic

humiliation,preciselywhateverykidfearsthemost.

B)Razasoftheworldtakenote:amongthegenerationthat'sbeenreared

online,storieslikethisarebecomingmoreandmorecommon.Theyserve

asimportantremindersofadarksideofinstantInternetfame:humiliation.

Alreadydozensofwebsitesexistsolelytohelpthosewhowouldshame

others.Therearesitesforpostinghatefulrantsaboutex-lovers

(DontDateHimG)andbadtippers(theShittyTipperDatabase),

andforpostingcell-phoneimagesofpublicbadbehavior

(hollabackNYC.com)andlousydrivers.Asanewbookmakesclearin

powerfulterms,suchsitescanmakeorbreakaperson,inamatterof

seconds.

C)"Anybodycanbecomeacelebrityoraworldwidevillaininaninstant”，

saysDanielSolove,alawprofessoratGeorgeWashingtonUniversityand

authorof“TheFutureofReputation:Gossip,RumorandPrivacyonthe

Internet(Yale).“Somepeoplemayrevelinthat.Butothersmightsay

that'snottheroletheywantedtoplayinlife”.

D)“Dogpoopgirl"wasn'tthepublicroleaSouthKoreanstudenthadin

mindwhen,in2005,sherefusedtocleanupafterherdoginthesubway

inSeoul.Aminorinfraction,perhaps,butanotherpassengercapturedthe

actonacell-phonecamera,posteditonlineandcreatedaviralfrenzy.

Thewomanwasharassedintodroppingoutofcollege.Morerecentlya

studentatLewis&ClarkUniversityinPortland,Ore.,waspublicly

accused—onFacebook,thesocial-networkingsite—ofsexually

assaultinganotherstudent.Normally,suchallegationsoncampusarekept

confidential.ButinthiscaseaFacebookgrouprevealedhisname,with

theword“rapist”fortheworldtosee,beforetheincidentwasevereven

reportedtotheauthorities.Theaccusedteenwasneverarrestedor

charged,buthemightaswellhavebeen:bloggerspickedupthestory,

andalocalweeklyputitonitscover,revealinggraphicdetailsofthe

encounterasdescribedbytheallegedvictim,withoutincludingthe

supposedperpetrator'sversionofevents.

E)Publicshaming,ofcourse,isnothingnew.AncientRomanspunished

wrongdoersbybrandingthemontheforehead—slavescaughtstealing

gotfur(Latinforthief)andrunawaysgotfug(fugitive).InColonial

Americahereticswereclampedintostocksinthepublicsquare,thieves

hadtheirhandsorfingerscutoff,andadultererswereforcedtoweara

scarletletterA.MorerecentlyaU.S.judgeforcedamailthieftoweara

signannouncinghiscrimeoutsideaSanFranciscopostoffice;inother

placessexoffendershavetopostwarningsignsontheirfrontlawns.

F)Althoughsocialstigmacanbeausefuldeterrent,"theInternetisaloose

cannon"，saysethicistJimCohenofFordhamUniversitySchoolofLaw

inNewYork.Onlinetherearefewchecksandbalancesandnodue

process一andvalidatingthecredibilityofaclaimisdifficult,tosaythe

least.Moreover,studiesshowthattheanonymityoftheNetencourages

peopletosaythingstheynormallywouldn't.JuicyCampus,agossip

websiteforU.S.collegestudents,hasmadeheadlinesbytappingintothis

urge.Thesitesolicitsjuicyrumorsundertheprotectionofanonymityfor

sources.Butwhatmayhavebegunasfunandgameshasturnedintoa

venueforbigotedrantsandstoriesaboutdruguseandsexthatidentify

studentsbyname.''Anyonewithagrudgecanmaliciouslyandsometimes

libelouslyattackdefenselessstudents”,DanielBelzer,aDukesenior,

toldNEWSWEEKinDecember.

G)RegulatorsfindsiteslikeJuicyCampushardtocontrol.Lawsonfree

speechanddefamationvarywidelybetweencountries.IntheUnited

States,provinglibelrequiresthevictimtoshowthathisorherpersecutor

intendedmalice,whiletheBritishsystemputstheburdenonthedefense

toshowthatastatementisnotlibelous(makingitmucheasierto

prosecute).A1996U.S.law—Section230oftheCommunications

DecencyAct—specificallyprotectstheoperatorsofWebsitesfrom

liabilityforthespeechoftheirusers.Aslongasthehostofasitedoesn't

postoreditcontent,ithasnoliability.(IfAOL,say,wereheldresponsible

foreveryposter,itwouldquicklygooutofbusiness.)

H)So,then,what'stostopapersonfrompostingwhateverhewantsabout

you,ifhecandosoanonymouslyandsuffernorepercussions?Forpeople

whouseblogsandsocialnetworkingsiteslikediaries,puttingtheir

personalinformationouttherefortheworldtosee,thispresentsaserious

risk.UIthinkyoungpeopleareseducedbythecitizen-medianotionofthe

Internet:thateveryonecanhavetheirminutesoffame”,saysBarry

Schuler,theformerCEOofAOLwhoisnowthecoproducerofanew

movie,^Look'',aboutpublicvideosurveillance."Butthey'realsoputting

themselvesoutthere—forever”.

I)Shamingvictims,meanwhile,havelittlelegalrecourse.Identifying

postersoftenmeanshavingtosubpoenaananonymousIPaddress.But

thatcouldleadnowhere.ManypeopleshareIPaddressesoncollege

networksorWi-Fihotspots,andmanyWebsiteshideindividual

addresses.Evenifavictimidentifiesthedefamer,bloggersaren'tusually

richenoughtopaybigdamageawards.Legalactionmayonlyincrease

publicity—thelastthingashamingvictimwants.叮helawcanonlydo

somuch”,warnsSolove.

J)Onceunsavoryinformationisposted,it'salmostimpossibletoretrieve.

Thefamilyofthe“StarWarsKid"，whospenttimeintherapyasaresult

ofhisordeal,filedsuitagainstthestudentswhouploadedhisvideo,and

settledoutofcourt.Butdozensofversionsofhisvideoarestillwidely

available,allovertheNet.Oneofthebadboyfriendsfeaturedon

Don'tDateHimGalsosued,buthiscasewasdismissedduetolack

ofjurisdiction.TheaccusedrapistatLewis&Clarkhasalsohired

lawyers.ButGooglehisnametoday,andthefirstentryhastheword

“rapist”initstitle.Ifthe“StarWarsKid”hasanythingtoteachus,it's

thatshame,liketheforce,willalwaysbewithyou.

(1188words)

1.TheSouthKoreangirlgotunwantedandhumiliatingInternetfamejust

becauseshedidn'tcleanupherdog'spoopinthesubway.

2.TheinstantInternetfameactuallybroughtpublicshametoRaza.

3.BeingforcedtowearascarletletterAisonewayofpublicshamingin

ColonialAmerica.

4.ThedarksideofinstantInternetfameisemergingwiththeexistenceof

somewebsiteswhichsolelyhelphumiliateothers.

5.Itisfounddifficulttocontrolthemaliciouswebsitespartlybecauseofthe

greatdifferenceinlawsonfreespeechanddefamationbetweencountries.

6.NoteveryonewouldenjoyinstantInternetfame,accordingtoDaniel

Solove,theauthorof"TheFutureofReputation”.

7.Thelawcandolittletoprotectthevictimswhohavesufferedfrom

Internetshame.

8.Razabecamefamousasthe"StarWarsKid”in2003.

9.Thenotionthateveryonecanhavetheirminutesoffamecanbringserious

risktopeoplewhouseblogsandsocial-networkingsiteslikediaries.

10.JuicyCampusisarumorsharingwebsiteforU.S.collegestudents.

Notes:

1.makeshfitadj.临时的，权宜之计的2.saber军刀，佩剑

3.viraladj.病毒的，病毒引起的4.frenzy狂怒，发狂5.rant〃.痛骂，

咆哮6.revelin陶醉于，纵情于7.infraction违反，违规8.perpetrator

〃.犯罪者，作恶者9.heretic异教徒，异端者10.stigman.耻辱，污名

11.deterrentn.威慑,威慑手段，制止物12.aloosecannon不受控制的危

险事（人）物13.anonymity附.匿名，作者不详14.venue发生地点，

现场15.bigoted时.顽固的；心地狭窄的16.grudge机怨恨,恶意

17.defamationn.诽谤，中伤18.libel".诋毁,毁坏名誉的东西

19.malicen.恶意，怨恨20.repercussionn.反响，后果21.subpoenav.传

唤传审22.ordeal折磨，痛苦的经验23.jurisdiction司法权管辖权

Unit12

TheOnlyMrs.CharlieChaplinRemembered

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninone

oftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationis

derived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

A)In1942,OonaO'NeillmadeatripfromNewYorktoCaliforniatosee

herfatherandtotryherluckinHollywood.Hervisitwithherfatherwho

wasthefamousplaywrightEugeneO'Neilldidnotgowell.Herfilm

careerdidnotdevelopeither.Instead,shewouldmakeheadlinesin

becomingthefourthwifeofCharlieChaplin.

B)Thecouplemetinthefallof1942.Chaplinwaslookingforanewleading

ladyforhislatestfilm“ShadowandSubstancef,.Atalentagentwho

knewChaplinintroducedthecoupleataprivatedinner.ThinkingOona

tooyoungforthepart,Chaplindidn'tengageheratfirst,butOona

showedinterestinsteadandevenshowedupatthestudioonedayasking

forMr.Chaplin.ChaplinsignedupOonaandforthenextfewmonthsshe

wasinvolvedinactinglessonsforthepart.Butinsteadofacting,a

romancedeveloped.Chaplinwasreportedlyshyaboutinvolvinghimself

withyetanotheryounggirl,butitwasOonawhoreallyshowedadeep

feelingforhimthatmadehimateasewiththedecision.

C)Chaplinplacedthefilmprojectontheshelfandplannedforaquiet

weddinginstead.Evenwiththeagedifference,thecouplehadaspecial

bondthatwouldlastalifetime.Thecouplespentagreatdealoftime

together.EvenCharlie'ssonswereverytakenbytheirnewstep-mother.

Shemayhavebeen18,butshewasverymatureforherageandhada

calmnessaboutherthataidedherinthisnewmarriedlife.Thecouple

wouldgothroughsomeofthemosttroubledtimesChaplinexperienced

intheStates.TheJoanBerrylawsuit,thepublic'sdislikeforthenew

directionsofhisfilms,andChaplin'sleft-leaningpoliticswereall

hauntinghimpublicly.Incontrast,hisprivatelifecouldnothavebeen

better.

D)“Limelight”in1952becameafamilyaffairforCharlie,ashisoldestand

youngestchildrenwereallinthefilm,includinghishalf-brother,Wheeler

Drydenasthedoctor.ItisevenreportedthatOonaappearedbriefly,

doublingforClarieBloominascene.Withthefilmdone,Chaplin

decidedtopremiere“Limelight“inLondonandshow“hisLondon55tohis

wifeandyoungfamilyforthefirsttime.Chaplingotalltheproperpapers

heneededtogoonthetripandthegovernmentofficialswishedthema

greatjourney!InSeptember,1952,Charlie,Oona,andthethreechildren

leftNewYorkforLondon.Buttwodaysouttosea,thenewsarrivedon

shipthatChaplinwasbeingdeniedre-entrytotheUnitedStates.Readyto

fighttheUSgovernmentdecision,accordingto1952NewYorkTimes

reports,thefamilylivedinhotelsandstayedwithfriendsfortherestof

1952.ButChaplinhadenoughwithcourtbattlesandchoseinsteadtobuy

alakesidehomeinSwitzerlandinJanuary1953.Oonaespeciallywanted

tobesettledforthebirthoftheirfourthchild.

E)DuringChaplin'slifehehad11childrenbom.Twodiedduringhis

lifetime.Mostofthemgrewupduringthe50'sand60's.Tohiskids,he

wasDad,buttotheworldhewasstill"TheLittleTramp”.Thissilent-era

filmfigurewasabittoodistantforthechildren,andCharliedidnottalk

muchabouthisearlyfilmdaystohischildren.Manyfamouspeople

wouldvisittheirhomeovertheyears.ButeveninSwitzerland,business

stillhadtobesettledwiththeirHollywoodhomeandstudioproperty.For

thisOonawasagreathelp,andwehavehertothankforhelpingsave

Chaplin'slifetimeoffilmwork.Later,OonaevengaveupherAmerican

citizenship.ShehadfewtiestotheStates,butwouldreturntohelpher

familywhenneeded.Shehadhermotherandbrotherwithwhomshekept

incontact.

F)AsforCharlie,hewouldonlyreturnoncetotheStatesin1972toreceive

hisspecialAcademyAwardOscarwithOonaathissidealltheway.All

thepeoplewhoworkedwithChaplinshowedupineitherNewYorkor

LosAngelestoseehim.WhenhereceivedtheOscarthatnight,hehad

Oonabyhisside,likeshewasfromthestartoftheirmarriage.Hepointed

atheringesturethatitwasOonathatmadeitpossibleforhimtobethere

onthatnight.Oonagavehimstrength,whilehiswasfailing.TheU.S.trip

wassoemotionalforChaplin,hecouldn'tbeartowalkonhisoldChaplin

FilmStudiogroundsagain.HewenttothestudioonaSundayand

stoppedbytheoriginalgateentry.Allhiswivesandhisfirstcloselove,

Edna,wereallthereinthe34yearsheworkedthere,butthattimewas

gone.Allthatwasleftwasthebuildingandmemorieshecreatedonfilm.

ThatwasthelasttimeChaplinsawhisstudio.

G)OonawasthereinLondontoseehimreceivehisEnglishknighthoodin

1975.Buthisoldenergywasgone.Heaskednotbephotographedwhile

strugglingtoenterhiscar.Themanwhooncecouldmovewithgreatease,

wasnomore.In1976,herestoredthelastofhisclassicsandoneofhis

favoritefilms“AWomanofParis”.ItwasEdnaPurviance'sfirststarring

role.Asalways,Oonawasneverfaraway.Shewashisenergy,hisyouth.

Shewaseverythinghewantedinawife,andmore.Ithasbeensaid,that

Oonawouldlaughloudlyathisjokes,whethershehearditbefore,ornot.

H)HislastyearwithOonawasasquietasthefirstmonthsinSwitzerland.

Hewouldwatchfilms,takedrives,dowalks,seevisitorsandattend

familyoutings.ButbyNovember1977,Chaplinstayedhomeforgood.

Oonaworkedhardoncaringforhim,untilherhealthwascalledinto

questionbytheirownchildren.ItisratherironythatChaplinwoulddiein

theearlymorninghoursoftheoneholidaythatwasthesaddestfromhis

childhood.Duringtheannualfamilyholidaygatheringin1977,Charlie

diedonChristmasDay.

I)OonanevergotoverthedeathofCharlie.Shetriedtostartanewlifeand

evenlivedinNewYorkCityforawhile.Butherwholelifecentered

aroundCharlie,andlifewithouthimjustdidn'tseempossibleforher.

LivingwithCharliewasnevereasyforOona,butlivingwithouthimwas

agonizing.OonadiedfromcanceronSeptember27,1991.

J)Afterthreemarriagesthatdidn'tworkout,Charlie'sfinalmarriage

realizedhisidealgirlandloveofhislifeinOonaO'Neill.WhileEdna

wasChaplin'sidealgirlonthesilverscreen,itwasOonawhobecamehis

idealgirlinreallife.AnditwillalwaysbeOonaChaplinwhowillalways

berememberedasMrs.CharlesChaplin.

(1163words)

1.OonalookedafterCharlieChaplinwhole-heartedlyinhislastyearsuntil

herownhealthwaspoor.

2.CharlieChaplinsignedupOonaasanactressforhisfilm"Shadowand

Substance"mainlybecausesheaskedChaplinforapartinthefilm.

3.ChaplinbelievedthatitwasOonathatmadeitpossibleforhimtowinhis

specialAcademyAward.

4.OonaandCharlieChaplinfirstmeteachotheronaprivateoccasionbythe

introductionofatalentagent.

5.OonagaveupherAmericancitizenshiptohelpChaplinwithhisworkin

Switzerland.

6.AlthoughCharlieChaplinwentthroughalotoftroublesintheU.S.,he

spentaveryhappyfamilylifewithOona.

7.CharlieChaplincouldn'tmovewitheasewhenhewasgrantedhisEnglish

knighthood.

8.OonaistheonlyMrs.CharlesChaplinrememberedmainlybecausetheir

marriagerealizedhisdreamoffindinghisidealgirlinreallife.

9.MostofChaplin'sfamilymembersappearedinhisfilm^Limelighf'in

1952.

10.Oonalivedherlastyearsingreatemotionalsufferingafterthedeathof

CharlieChaplin.

Notes：

l.OonaO^eill乌娜•奥尼尔，卓别林最后一任妻子的本名，美国著名剧

作家尤金•奥尼尔的女儿。

2.playwrightn.剧作家

3.EugeneO'Neill尤金•奥尼尔（1888—1953年）美国著名剧作家，表现

主义文学的代表作家。主要作品有《琼斯皇》、《毛

猿》、《天边外》等。尤金・奥尼尔是美国民族戏剧的

奠基人，一生共四次获普利策奖（1920,1922,1928,

1957）,并于1936年获诺贝尔文学奖。

4.ShadowandSubstance《影与物》,卓别林早期电影作品。

5.talentagent演员或歌手的经纪人

6.betakenby被..吸引

7.lawsuitn.诉讼（尤指非刑事案件）；诉讼案件

8.hauntv.萦绕在..心中，缠扰

9.Limelight《舞台生涯》（1952年的卓别林经典喜剧作品，被称为卓别

林的自传式写实电影）

10.doublev.替代演出,兼演（两个角色）。

11.premierev.初次公演，首映

12.trampn.流浪汉，乞丐

13.AcademyAward学院奖（美国电影艺术科学院颁发的年度奖项），又

称OscarAward（奥斯卡金像奖），一般认为是当今世

界电影界的最高奖项。

14.knighthood/1.骑士称号，(英国的)爵士封号及身份

15.restorev.恢复，修复

17.EdnaPurviance(1896-1958)埃德娜・普文斯，卓别林最早期多次合作

的女明星。

18.callintoquestion认为..有问题，对...表示怀疑

19.ironyn.讽刺，反语

20.agonizingadj.苦恼的，痛苦难忍的

Unit13

U.S.WelfareSystem

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninone

oftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationis

derived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

A)FederallyfundedandgovernedU.S.welfarebeganinthe1930'sduring

theGreatDepression.TheU.S.governmentrespondedtothe

overwhelmingnumberoffamiliesandindividualsinneedofaidby

creatingawelfareprogramthatwouldgiveassistancetothosewhohad

littleornoincome.TheU.S.welfaresystemstayedinthehandsofthe

federalgovernmentforthenextsixty-oneyears.ManyAmericanswere

unhappywiththewelfaresystem,claimingthatindividualswereabusing

thewelfareprogrambynotapplyingforjobs,havingmorechildrenjust

togetmoreaid,andstayingunmarriedsoastoqualifyforgreater

benefits.Welfaresystemreformbecameahottopicinthe1990's.Bill

ClintonwaselectedasPresidentwiththeintentionofreformingthe

federallyrunU.S.Welfareprogram.In1996theRepublicanCongress

passedareformlawsignedbyPresidentClintonthatgavethecontrolof

thewelfaresystembacktothestates.

B)EligibilityforaWelfareprogramdependsonnumerousfactors.Eligibility

isdeterminedbyusinggrossandnetincome,sizeofthefamily,andany

crisissituationsuchasmedicalemergencies,pregnancy,homelessnessor

unemployment.Acaseworkerisassignedtothoseapplyingforaid.They

willgatherallthenecessaryinformationtodeterminetheamountand

typeofbenefitsthatanindividualiseligiblefor.TheFederalgovernment

providesassistancethroughTANF(TemporaryAssistanceforNeedy

Families).TANFisagrantgiventoeachstatetorunitsownwelfare

program.Tohelpovercometheformerproblemofunemploymentdueto

relianceonthewelfaresystem,theTANFgrantrequiresthatall

recipientsofwelfareaidmustfindworkwithintwoyearsofreceiving

aid,includingsingleparentswhoarerequiredtoworkatleast30hours

perweekopposedto35or55requiredbytwoparentfamilies.Failureto

complywithworkrequirementscouldresultinlossofbenefits.

C)Welfareprogramsarestateregulatedprogramsforthosewholiveunder

theminimumacceptedlevelasisdeterminedbyeachstategovernment.

Welfarebenefitscanfallundermultipledifferentprogramumbrellas,all

ofwhichrequirecertainelementsofeligibilitytoacquireandmaintain

payments.Theseprogramsarecashassistance(TANF),includingthe

childsupportprogram,childcare,energyorutilityassistance,food

assistance,medicalassistance,andvocationalrehabilitationservices.

TANF,TemporaryAssistanceforNeedyFamilies,orcashassistanceis

availabletobringincomeintohouseholdswherethereisminimalor

none.ThepurposeoftheTANFprogramistoallowincomeintothe

homessothatchildren,theelderlyorotherdependantscanbecaredfor.

Thecriteriaforthesewelfarebenefitsarethattheheadsofhouseholdare

workingtoobtainjobtrainingwhichwillenablethemtoleavethe

welfareprograms.

D)Thechildsupportprogramwillprovidefamilieswithstateregulatedchild

careplacementassistancethatwillenableparents/caretakersthetime

availableforworkingandjobtrainingopportunities.Thechildsupport

programcansupplementpartialchildcarefeesorprovide100%fee

assistance.

E)Anotherofthewelfareprogramsistheenergyorutilityassistance

programwhichisintendedtohelpthosewhocannotaffordtopayfor

basicutilityneeds,suchasheat,electricityand/orgasandwater.Likethe

childsupportprogram,itwillsupplementpartoforprovide100%ofthe

monthlyutilitycosts.

F)Thefoodstampsprogramwillhelphouseholdacquirefoodforthehome

withouthavingtouseothersourcesofincomeongroceries.Foodstamps

arepartofaveryimportantprogramwhichallowsforthosehouseholds

withverylimitedmeanstobeabletousethosemeansonother

necessities.Foodstampsprovidethenutritionalneedsforthefamily.

Therearerestrictionsonwhatcanbepurchasedwithfoodstamps.Only

WICapproveditemscanbepurchasedwiththefoodstampsfrom

qualifyingretailers.

G)Themedicalassistanceprogramprovidesthewelfarebenefitsofmedical

insurancetothosewithoutit.Wellchecks,doctorvisitsandbasic

medicalcarecannotbeobtainedwithoutinsurance.Medicareand

Medicaidprovidethecoveragenecessaryforhealthandwellbeingwhile

alsoprovidingforregulardoctorvisitsprescriptions,dentalcareandeye

care.

H)ToapplyforawelfareprogramonemustcontactthelocalHumanService

Departmentlocatedinthegovernmentpagesofthephonebook.Itmay

belistedasHumanServices,FamilyServicesorAdultandFamily

Services.Anappointmentismadewithacaseworker.Thecaseworker

willgivealistofrequireddocumentsneededattheappointment.

Commondocumentsaskedforareproofofincome,ID,andutilitybills

orotherproofofresidency.Onceanappointmentiscompletedacase

workerwillreviewallrequireddocuments,applicationsandinformation

providedatthemeeting.

I)Tofullyunderstandtheprocessofapplyingforwelfare,youneedtoknow

thegeneralinformationprovidedthroughthegovernment.Eachstatehas

itsownsetofrequirementsthatmustbemetaswell.So,familiarize

yourselfwiththebasicsandthencontactthestatewhereyouresideto

seewhatspecificsmayberequiredbeforeapplyingforwelfare.For

example,allstatesarerequiredtoprovideMedicaidtoanyfamilythat

hasthefollowing:a.dependentchildthatliveswiththem;b.havethe

sameresourcesandincomethatallowedthemtobequalifiedforAFDC;

c.certaintypesofdeprivationrequirements(suchasanabsentparent);

J)IfyouhaveaccesstotheInternetthenitissuggestedthatyouvisityour

statesdepartmentofhealthandhumanserviceswebsite.Thereyouwill

beabletofindalltheformsyouwillneedtocompletetheapplication

processforyourstateandinformationonhowtofillouttheforms.As

wellasanyotherinformationyouwillneedtobringwithyouforan

interview.IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternetyoucancallyour

localhumanresourcesofficeandtheywilltellyouwheretogetthe

forms,helpyoufillthemoutifnecessary,makesureyouunderstandthe

wholeprocessandsetupaninterview.Manystatesalsohaveaservice

thatcanpickyouupandtakeyoutotheofficeifyoudonothaveaccess

totransportation.Perhapsthemostimportantthingtorememberis,if

youdonotknow,thendon'tbeafraidtoask.Thepeoplearetheretohelp

youandwillnotsetouttoembarrassyouinanywaysogivethema

chancetohelp.

(1101words)

1.Thecategoriesofgoodspurchasedwiththefoodstampmustbein

accordancewiththerequirementofWIC.

2.Theapplicantforawelfareprogramshouldfirstlygetintouchwiththe

localHumanServiceDepartment,precedinganappointmentwithacase

worker.

3.TheU.S.federalwelfarecandatebacktotheGreatDepressioninorderto

giveassistancetothoseinpooreconomicalconditions.

4.Partorevenallofthechildcarefeescanbepaidbythestatechildsupport

programinordertogivetheirparentsmoretimetoworkorreceivejob

training.

5.Inordertogetthewelfaresuccessfully,theapplicantsmustbeacquainted

withthespecialrequirementsofthestatewheretheylive.

6.WiththehelpoftheTemporaryAssistanceforNeedyFamilies,the

children,theelderlyorotherdependantscanbefinanciallytakencareofby

thegovernment.

7.Boththeinternetandlocalhumanresourcesofficecangiveyou

introductiononhowtogetandfilloutthenecessarywelfareforms.

8.ThereceiversofTANFgrantareobligedtofindworkwithintwoyearsof

gettingthestateassistance.

9.Thedentalcarefeescanalsobecoveredbymedicalinsuranceinaddition

toregulardoctorvisitsprescriptionsandeyecare.

10.Eachstateratherthefederalgovernmentareentitledtodeterminewhat

theminimumacceptedleveloflivingis.

Notes:

1.welfaren.幸福，福利，康乐

2.theGreatDepression经济大萧条

3.overwhelmingadj.压倒性的，势不可挡的

4.eligibilityn.合格，符合条件

5.numerousadj.许多的,很多的

6.grossandnetincome总收入和净收入

7.TANF(TemporaryAssistanceforNeedyFamilies)贫困家庭临时援助

8.recipientsn.接受人

9.opposev.反对，使