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考研英语阅读历年真题

考研英语阅读历年真题

提高英语成绩的捷径，我认为是多做阅读题：一是阅读理解的`分

值太高了，决定着考研的成败、考生的命运，无法不重视。二是阅读

理解在巩固词汇，培养语感，提高英语水平方面有不可替代作用。下

面是店铺给大家准备的考研英语阅读的历年真题以及答案，欢迎大家

阅读练习!

第一篇：

Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneed

foranacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelow

thepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythe

causesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.

Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,the

povertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtodaysrelatively

highstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleinthe

UnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeople

hadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.

Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonot

havejobs.

Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleinthe

UnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthe

poorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsold

cannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeople

areold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,

thenormalretirementage.

Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyof

personalreasons:theyaresick,theydonothaveany

motivation(动力).theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydo

notbelievethattheycanfindajob.

Otherpoorpeoplelookforajobbutcannotfindone.Many

pooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylook

forjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.

Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreduce

povertyinthecountryinthefollowingways.

First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesand

industrieshiremoreworkers.