大学英语六级听力讲座专项强化真题试卷1(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级听力讲座专项强化真题试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1.听力原文：TodayI’mgoingtotalkaboutaveryspecialkindofperson.Psychologistscallthem“mastersofdeception”,thoserareindividualswithanaturalabilitytotellwithcompleteconfidencewhensomeoneistellingalie.[16]Fordecades,researchersandlawenforcementagencieshavetriedtobuildamachinethatwilldothesamething.Now,acompanyinMassachusettssaysthatbyusingmagneticbrainscans,theycandeterminewith97%accuracywhethersomeoneistellingthetruth.TheyhopethatthetechnologywillbeclearedforuseinAmericancourtsbyearlynextyear.Butisthisreallytheultimatetoolforyou,thelawyersoftomorrow?[17]Youwillnotfindmanybrainscientistscelebratingthisbreakthrough.Thecompanymightbeveryoptimistic,buttheabilityoftheirmachinetodetectdeceptionhasnotprovidedcredibleproof.That’sbecausethetechnologyhasnotbeenproperlytestedinrealworldsituations.Inlife,therearedifferentkindsofliesanddiversecontextsinwhichthey’retold.Thesedifferencesmayelicitdifferentbrainresponses.Doestheirhypothesisbehindthetestapplyineverycase?Wedon’tknowtheanswer,becausestudiesdoneonhowreliablethismachineishavenotyetbeenduplicated.Muchmoreresearchisbadlyneeded.Whetherthetechnologyiseventuallydeemedreliableenoughforthecourtswillultimatelybedecidedbythejudges.Let’shopethey’rewiseenoughnottobefooledbyamachinethatclaimstodeterminetruthfulnessattheflipofaswitch.Theyshouldalsobescepticalofthegrowingtendencytotrytoreduceallhumantraitsandactionstothelevelofbrainactivity.Often,theydonotmapthateasily.Moreover,understandingthebrainisnotthesameasunderstandingthemind.Someresearchershavesuggestedthatthoughtscannotproperlybeseenaspurelyinternal.Instead,thoughtsmakesenseonlyinreferencetotheindividuals’externalworld.Sowhiletheremaybeinsightstobegainedfrommatchingbehaviortobrainactivity,thoseinsightswillnotnecessarilyleadtojusticeinacourtoflaw.Problemssurroundtheuseofmachinestospotdeception,atleastuntilithasbeenrigorouslytested.[18]Ahigh-techtestthatcantellwhenapersonisnottellingthetruthsoundstoogoodtobetrue.Andwhensomethingsoundstoogoodtobetrue,itusuallyis.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.Whathaveresearchersandlawenforcementagenciestriedtodo?17.HowdomanybrainscientistsrespondtotheMassachusettscompany‘sso-calledtechnologicalbreakthrough?18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofusingahigh-techtesttodeterminewhetherapersonistellingthetruth?1．A．Buildamachinethatcandetectlies.B．Developamagneticbrainscanner.C．Testthecredibilityofcourtevidence.D．Winpeople’scompletetrustinthem.正确答案：A解析：题干问的是研究人员和执法机构一直在努力做什么。讲座中提到，数十年来，研究人员和执法机构一直试图制造一台有测谎功能的机器，故答案为A(制造一台测谎机)。B项(研发一台核磁脑部扫描机)、C项(检验法庭证据的可信度)和D项(赢得人们的完全信任)均与讲座内容不符，故排除。2．A．Theyareoptimisticaboutitspotential.B．Theyarescepticalofitsreliability.C．Theythinkitisbutbusinesspromotion.D．Theycelebrateitwithgreatenthusiasm.正确答案：B解析：题干问的是脑科学家对马萨诸塞州公司所谓的技术创新持何种态度。讲座中提到，你会发现没有多少脑科学家在庆祝这一突破，因为该公司研发的测谎机的可靠性还有待进一步证实，故答案为B(他们怀疑该技术的可靠性)。A项(他们对它的潜力持乐观态度)和C项(他们认为这只是商业推广)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。D项(他们热烈地庆祝)与讲座内容相悖，故排除。3．A．Itisnottobetrustedatall.B．Itdoesnotsoundeconomical.C．Itmayintrudeintopeople’sprivacy.D．Itmayleadtooveruseincourttrials.正确答案：A解析：题干问的是演讲者对用高科技来判断一个人是否说谎持何种态度。讲座中提到，用高科技判断一个人是否说谎，这听起来太好了，不可能是真的，故答案为A(根本不值得信任)。B项(听起来不划算)、C项(它可能侵犯人们的隐私)和D项(它可能在法庭审判中被过度使用)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。听力原文：Lastweek,IattendedaresearchworkshoponanislandintheSouthPacific.Thirtypeoplewerepresent,andallexceptmecamefromtheisland,calledMaklua,inthenationofVanuatu.Theylivein16differentcommunitiesandspeak16distinctlanguages.Inmanycases,youcouldstandattheedgeofonevillageandseetheoutskirtsofthenextcommunity.[19]Yettheresidentsofeachvillagespeakacompletelydifferentlanguage.AccordingtorecentworkbymycolleaguesattheMaxPlankInstitutefortheScienceofHumanHistory,thisisland,just100kilometerslongand20kilometerswide,ishometospeakersofperhaps40differentindigenouslanguages.Whysomany?Wecouldaskthesamequestionoftheentireglobe.Peopledon’tspeakoneuniversallanguage,orevenahandful.[20]Instead,todayourspeciescollectivelyspeaksover7,000distinctlanguages.Andtheselanguagesarenotspreadrandomlyacrosstheplanet.Forexample,farmorelanguagesarefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.ThetropicalislandofNewGuineaishometoover900languages.Russia,twentytimeslarger,has105indigenouslanguages.Evenwithinthetropics,languagediversityvarieswidely.Forexample,the250,000peoplewholiveonVanuatu’s80islandsspeak110differentlanguages.ButinBangladesh,apopulation600timesgreaterspeaksonly41languages.Howcomehumansspeaksomanylanguages?Andwhyaretheysounevenlyspreadacrosstheplanet?Asitturnsout,wehavefewclearanswerstothesefundamentalquestionsabouthowhumanitycommunicates.Mostpeoplecaneasilybrainstormpossibleanswerstotheseintriguingquestions.Theyhypothesizedthatlanguagediversitymustbeabouthistory,culturaldifferences,mountainsoroceansdividingpopulations.Butwhenourdiverseteamofresearchersfromsixdifferentdisciplinesandeightdifferentcountriesbegantoreviewwhatwasknown,wewereshockedthatonlyadozenpreviousstudieshadbeendone:,includingoneweourselvescompletedonlanguagediversityinthePacific.[21]Theseprioreffortsallexaminethedegreetowhichdifferentenvironmental,social,andgeographicvariablescorrelatedwithanumberoflanguagesfoundinagivenlocation.Theresultsvariedalotfromonestudytoanother,andnoclearpatternsemerged.Thestudiesalsoranupagainstmanymethodologicalchallenges,thebiggestofwhichcenteredontheoldstatisticalsaying“correlationdoesnotequalcausation”.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheislandofMaklua?20.Whatdowelearnfromthetalkaboutlanguagesintheworld?21.Whathavethediverseteamofresearchersfoundaboutthepreviousstudiesonlanguagediversity?4．A．Mostofitsresidentsspeakseverallanguages.B．Someofitsindigenouslanguagesaredyingout.C．Eachvillagetherespeaksatotallydifferentlanguage.D．Itslanguageshaveinterestedresearcherstheworldover.正确答案：C解析：题干问的是关于马克卢亚岛演讲者说了什么。讲座中提到，马克卢亚岛上的每个村庄都说着完全不同的语言，故答案为C(那里的每个村庄都讲完全不同的语言)。A项(那里的大多数居民都说几种语言)、B项(那里的一些土著语言正在消失)和D项(来自世界各地的研究者对那里的语言感兴趣)均与讲座内容不符，故排除。5．A．Theyarespreadrandomlyacrosstheworld.B．Somearemoredifficulttolearnthanothers.C．Morearefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.D．Theyenrichandimpacteachotherinmorewaysthanone.正确答案：C解析：题干问的是关于世界上的语言我们可以从讲座中了解到什么。讲座中提到，地球上现在有7000多种语言，但这并不是随机分布的，例如热带地区语言种类多于温带地区，故答案为C(热带地区的语言比温带地区多)。A项(它们随机地分布在世界各地)与讲座内容相反，故排除。B项(有些语言比其他语言难学)和D项(它们在很多方面互相补充、互相影响)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。6．A．Theyuseddifferentmethodstocollectandanalyzedata.B．Theyidentifieddistinctpatternsoflanguagedistribution.C．Theirconclusionsdonotcorrespondtotheiroriginalhypotheses.D．Thereisnoconclusiveaccountforthecauseoflanguagediversity.正确答案：D解析：题干问的是关于之前的语言多样性的研究，多元化研究小组发现了什么。讲座中提到，这些先前的研究都调查了环境、社会和地理变量与某个地区语言种类的多少之间的关联程度。不同的研究结果差异很大，没有发现明确的关联模式，故答案为D(对于语言多样性的原因并没有定论)。A项(他们使用了不同的方法搜集、分析数据)和C项(他们的结论与之前的猜想不符)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。B项(他们发现了语言分布的确切模式)与讲座内容相反，故排除。听力原文：WeoftenhearpeoplesaythatAmericaisalandofopportunity,acountrybuiltonhopetoaspiretogreatnessontheAmericandream.Butasthedreamasweonceknewisdying,[22]today’sdemographicsshowthatthemiddleclassisdisappearing.Andnowtherichestonepercentofthepopulationhasamassedmorewealththanthebottomninetypercent.[23]Onceuponatime,Americansthoughtthatiftheyworkedhardenough,eveninthefaceofadversity,theywouldberewardedwithsuccess.Thesedays,though,thedividebetweenrichandpoorisgreaterthanithaseverbeen.Thequestionis,whatisitgoingtotaketochangethings?Maybeonedaysoon,realchangewillactuallybemadeinournation,andthegapwillbeeradicated.Butwhathappensinthemeantime?Istheresomethingthatwecandotohelpclosethegap?Istheresomethingthatwecandotoprovethatalittlecompassiongoesalongway?Ifwewanttofixtheproblemoftheincomegap,first,wehavetounderstandit.Itisagrimrealitythatyoucanhaveonepersonwhoonlymakesaroundthirteenthousanddollarsayear,whileacrosstownanotherismakingmillions.Forme,itiskindofastonishing.[24]Andifyouasklow-incomepeoplewhat’stheonethingthatwouldchangetheirlife,they’llsayafull-timejob.That’salltheyaspireto.Sowhyisitsodifficultforsomanypeopletofindemployment?Itpartlycomesdowntoprofit-drivenbusinessmodelsthatarebuiltaroundlowwageworkandpart-timejobsthatdon’tprovidebenefits.[25]Businesses,inordertobolsterprofits,hireemployeesaspart-timeworkersonly.Thismeanstheyarepaidthelowestlegalwageandreceivenohealthcareorotherbenefitsprovidedtofull-timeemployees.Simultaneously,technologicaladvancementandaglobaleconomyhasreducedthedemandforwellpayingbluecollarjobshereintheUnitedStates.ThecumulativeeffectofthesetwofactorsisthatmanyAmericansareforcedtotaketwoormorepart-timejobsjusttomakeendsmeet.Whathasbecomeobvioustomewhenitcomestotheincomegapisthatthereneedstobeanopportunityforthepeopleatthebottomtopushthembackupandpushthemintothemiddleclasstogivethemhopeintheirlives.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.WhatdothesurveysshowaboutAmerica,accordingtothespeaker?23.WhatdidAmericansusetobelieve?24.Whatdolow-incomepeopleaspireto?25.Whatdobusinessesdotoincreasetheirrevenues?7．A．Itsmiddle-classisdisappearing.B．Itswealthisrationallydistributed.C．Itspopulationisrapidlygrowing.D．Itscherisheddreamiscomingtrue.正确答案：A解析：题干问的是根据演讲者所说，调查显示了美国的什么情况。讲座中提到，今天的人口统计显示中产阶级正在消失，故答案为A(中产阶级正在消失)。B项(财富分配合理)与讲座内容不符，讲座中提到最富有的1％的人比底层的90％的人积累的财富更多，故排除。C项(人口正在快速增长)在讲座中并未提及，故排除。D项(梦想即将实现)与讲座内容不符，讲座中提到的是美国人曾经的梦想正在破灭，故排除。8．A．Successwasbutadreamwithoutconscientiouseffort.B．Theycouldrealizetheirdreamsthroughhardwork.C．Afewdollarscouldgoalongway.D．Wealthwassharedbyallcitizens.正确答案：B解析：题干问的是美国人以前相信什么。讲座中提到，很久以前，美国人认为，如果努力工作，即使身处逆境，他们也会成功，故答案为B(他们可以通过努力实现自己的梦想)。A项(如果不认真努力，成功就只是一个梦想)和D项(财富由所有公民共享)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。C项(几美元可能会大有帮助)与讲座内容不符，讲座中提到的是一点同情心是否会大有帮助，故排除。9．A．Betterworkingconditions.B．Better-payingjobs.C．Highsocialstatus.D．Fullemployment.正确答案：D解析：题干问的是低收入人群渴望什么。讲座中提到，如果你问收入低的人，什么东西会改变他们的生活，他们会说全职工作。这就是他们所渴望的，故答案为D(全职工作)。A项(更好的工作环境)、B项(薪水更高的工作)和C项(更高的社会地位)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。10．A．Reducetheadministrativecosts.B．Adopteffectivebusinessmodels.C．Hirepart-timeemployeesonly.D．Makeuseofthelatesttechnology.正确答案：C解析：题干问的是企业如何提高收入。讲座中提到，为了增加利润，企业只雇用兼职员工，故答案为C(只雇用兼职人员)。A项(减少行政管理支出)和D项(充分利用最新技术)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。B项(采用有效的商业模式)与讲座内容不符，讲座中仅提到企业驱动利益的模式是围绕低工资和不提供福利的兼职工作建立的，故排除。听力原文：TodayI’mgoingtotalkaboutaveryspecialkindofperson.Psychologistscallthem“mastersofdeception”,thoserareindividualswithanaturalabilitytotellwithcompleteconfidencewhensomeoneistellingalie.[16]Fordecades,researchersandlawenforcementagencieshavetriedtobuildamachinethatwilldothesamething.Now,acompanyinMassachusettssaysthatbyusingmagneticbrainscans,theycandeterminewith97%accuracywhethersomeoneistellingthetruth.TheyhopethatthetechnologywillbeclearedforuseinAmericancourtsbyearlynextyear.Butisthisreallytheultimatetoolforyou,thelawyersoftomorrow?[17]Youwillnotfindmanybrainscientistscelebratingthisbreakthrough.Thecompanymightbeveryoptimistic,buttheabilityoftheirmachinetodetectdeceptionhasnotprovidedcredibleproof.That’sbecausethetechnologyhasnotbeenproperlytestedinrealworldsituations.Inlife,therearedifferentkindsofliesanddiversecontextsinwhichthey’retold.Thesedifferencesmayelicitdifferentbrainresponses.Doestheirhypothesisbehindthetestapplyineverycase?Wedon’tknowtheanswer,becausestudiesdoneonhowreliablethismachineishavenotyetbeenduplicated.Muchmoreresearchisbadlyneeded.Whetherthetechnologyiseventuallydeemedreliableenoughforthecourtswillultimatelybedecidedbythejudges.Let’shopethey’rewiseenoughnottobefooledbyamachinethatclaimstodeterminetruthfulnessattheflipofaswitch.Theyshouldalsobescepticalofthegrowingtendencytotrytoreduceallhumantraitsandactionstothelevelofbrainactivity.Often,theydonotmapthateasily.Moreover,understandingthebrainisnotthesameasunderstandingthemind.Someresearchershavesuggestedthatthoughtscannotproperlybeseenaspurelyinternal.Instead,thoughtsmakesenseonlyinreferencetotheindividuals’externalworld.Sowhiletheremaybeinsightstobegainedfrommatchingbehaviortobrainactivity,thoseinsightswillnotnecessarilyleadtojusticeinacourtoflaw.Problemssurroundtheuseofmachinestospotdeception,atleastuntilithasbeenrigorouslytested.[18]Ahigh-techtestthatcantellwhenapersonisnottellingthetruthsoundstoogoodtobetrue.Andwhensomethingsoundstoogoodtobetrue,itusuallyis.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.Whathaveresearchersandlawenforcementagenciestriedtodo?17.HowdomanybrainscientistsrespondtotheMassachusettscompany‘sso-calledtechnologicalbreakthrough?18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofusingahigh-techtesttodeterminewhetherapersonistellingthetruth?11．A．Buildamachinethatcandetectlies.B．Developamagneticbrainscanner.C．Testthecredibilityofcourtevidence.D．Winpeople’scompletetrustinthem.正确答案：A解析：题干问的是研究人员和执法机构一直在努力做什么。讲座中提到，数十年来，研究人员和执法机构一直试图制造一台有测谎功能的机器，故答案为A(制造一台测谎机)。B项(研发一台核磁脑部扫描机)、C项(检验法庭证据的可信度)和D项(赢得人们的完全信任)均与讲座内容不符，故排除。12．A．Theyareoptimisticaboutitspotential.B．Theyarescepticalofitsreliability.C．Theythinkitisbutbusinesspromotion.D．Theycelebrateitwithgreatenthusiasm.正确答案：B解析：题干问的是脑科学家对马萨诸塞州公司所谓的技术创新持何种态度。讲座中提到，你会发现没有多少脑科学家在庆祝这一突破，因为该公司研发的测谎机的可靠性还有待进一步证实，故答案为B(他们怀疑该技术的可靠性)。A项(他们对它的潜力持乐观态度)和C项(他们认为这只是商业推广)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。D项(他们热烈地庆祝)与讲座内容相悖，故排除。13．A．Itisnottobetrustedatall.B．Itdoesnotsoundeconomical.C．Itmayintrudeintopeople’sprivacy.D．Itmayleadtooveruseincourttrials.正确答案：A解析：题干问的是演讲者对用高科技来判断一个人是否说谎持何种态度。讲座中提到，用高科技判断一个人是否说谎，这听起来太好了，不可能是真的，故答案为A(根本不值得信任)。B项(听起来不划算)、C项(它可能侵犯人们的隐私)和D项(它可能在法庭审判中被过度使用)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。听力原文：Lastweek,IattendedaresearchworkshoponanislandintheSouthPacific.Thirtypeoplewerepresent,andallexceptmecamefromtheisland,calledMaklua,inthenationofVanuatu.Theylivein16differentcommunitiesandspeak16distinctlanguages.Inmanycases,youcouldstandattheedgeofonevillageandseetheoutskirtsofthenextcommunity.[19]Yettheresidentsofeachvillagespeakacompletelydifferentlanguage.AccordingtorecentworkbymycolleaguesattheMaxPlankInstitutefortheScienceofHumanHistory,thisisland,just100kilometerslongand20kilometerswide,ishometospeakersofperhaps40differentindigenouslanguages.Whysomany?Wecouldaskthesamequestionoftheentireglobe.Peopledon’tspeakoneuniversallanguage,orevenahandful.[20]Instead,todayourspeciescollectivelyspeaksover7,000distinctlanguages.Andtheselanguagesarenotspreadrandomlyacrosstheplanet.Forexample,farmorelanguagesarefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.ThetropicalislandofNewGuineaishometoover900languages.Russia,twentytimeslarger,has105indigenouslanguages.Evenwithinthetropics,languagediversityvarieswidely.Forexample,the250,000peoplewholiveonVanuatu’s80islandsspeak110differentlanguages.ButinBangladesh,apopulation600timesgreaterspeaksonly41languages.Howcomehumansspeaksomanylanguages?Andwhyaretheysounevenlyspreadacrosstheplanet?Asitturnsout,wehavefewclearanswerstothesefundamentalquestionsabouthowhumanitycommunicates.Mostpeoplecaneasilybrainstormpossibleanswerstotheseintriguingquestions.Theyhypothesizedthatlanguagediversitymustbeabouthistory,culturaldifferences,mountainsoroceansdividingpopulations.Butwhenourdiverseteamofresearchersfromsixdifferentdisciplinesandeightdifferentcountriesbegantoreviewwhatwasknown,wewereshockedthatonlyadozenpreviousstudieshadbeendone:,includingoneweourselvescompletedonlanguagediversityinthePacific.[21]Theseprioreffortsallexaminethedegreetowhichdifferentenvironmental,social,andgeographicvariablescorrelatedwithanumberoflanguagesfoundinagivenlocation.Theresultsvariedalotfromonestudytoanother,andnoclearpatternsemerged.Thestudiesalsoranupagainstmanymethodologicalchallenges,thebiggestofwhichcenteredontheoldstatisticalsaying“correlationdoesnotequalcausation”.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheislandofMaklua?20.Whatdowelearnfromthetalkaboutlanguagesintheworld?21.Whathavethediverseteamofresearchersfoundaboutthepreviousstudiesonlanguagediversity?14．A．Mostofitsresidentsspeakseverallanguages.B．Someofitsindigenouslanguagesaredyingout.C．Eachvillagetherespeaksatotallydifferentlanguage.D．Itslanguageshaveinterestedresearcherstheworldover.正确答案：C解析：题干问的是关于马克卢亚岛演讲者说了什么。讲座中提到，马克卢亚岛上的每个村庄都说着完全不同的语言，故答案为C(那里的每个村庄都讲完全不同的语言)。A项(那里的大多数居民都说几种语言)、B项(那里的一些土著语言正在消失)和D项(来自世界各地的研究者对那里的语言感兴趣)均与讲座内容不符，故排除。15．A．Theyarespreadrandomlyacrosstheworld.B．Somearemoredifficulttolearnthanothers.C．Morearefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.D．Theyenrichandimpacteachotherinmorewaysthanone.正确答案：C解析：题干问的是关于世界上的语言我们可以从讲座中了解到什么。讲座中提到，地球上现在有7000多种语言，但这并不是随机分布的，例如热带地区语言种类多于温带地区，故答案为C(热带地区的语言比温带地区多)。A项(它们随机地分布在世界各地)与讲座内容相反，故排除。B项(有些语言比其他语言难学)和D项(它们在很多方面互相补充、互相影响)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。16．A．Theyuseddifferentmethodstocollectandanalyzedata.B．Theyidentifieddistinctpatternsoflanguagedistribution.C．Theirconclusionsdonotcorrespondtotheiroriginalhypotheses.D．Thereisnoconclusiveaccountforthecauseoflanguagediversity.正确答案：D解析：题干问的是关于之前的语言多样性的研究，多元化研究小组发现了什么。讲座中提到，这些先前的研究都调查了环境、社会和地理变量与某个地区语言种类的多少之间的关联程度。不同的研究结果差异很大，没有发现明确的关联模式，故答案为D(对于语言多样性的原因并没有定论)。A项(他们使用了不同的方法搜集、分析数据)和C项(他们的结论与之前的猜想不符)在讲座中均未提及，故排除。B项(他们发现了语言分布的确切模式)与讲座内容相反，故排除。听力原文：WeoftenhearpeoplesaythatAmericaisalandofopportunity,acountrybuiltonhopetoaspiretogreatnessontheAmericandream.Butasthedreamasweonceknewisdying,[22]today’sdemographicsshowthatthemiddleclassisdisappearing.Andnowtherichestonepercentofthepopulationhasamassedmorewealththanthebottomninetypercent.[23]Onceuponatime,Americansthoughtthatiftheyworkedhardenough,eveninthefaceofadversity,theywouldberewardedwithsuccess.Thesedays,though,thedividebetweenrichandpoorisgreaterthanithaseverbeen.Thequestionis,whatisitgoingtotaketochangethings?Maybeonedaysoon,realchangewillactuallybemadeinournation,andthegapwillbeeradicated.Butwhathappensinthemeantime?Istheresomethingthatwecandotohelpclosethegap?Istheresomethingthatwecandotoprovethatalittlecompassiongoesalongway?Ifwewanttofixtheproblemoftheincomegap,first,wehavetounderstandit.Itisagrimrealitythatyoucanhaveonepersonwhoonlymakesaroundthirteenthousanddollarsayear,whileacrosstownanotherismakingmillions.Forme,itiskindofastonishing.[24]Andifyouasklow-incomepeoplewhat’stheonethingthatwouldchangetheirlife,they’llsayafull-timejob.That’salltheyaspireto.Sowhyisitsodifficultforsomanypeopletofindemployment?Itpartlycomesdowntoprofit-drivenbusinessmodels