高考英语一轮复习 unit 2 the olympic games单元检测卷[新人教版]必修2

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1、Unit2TheOlympicGamesⅠ..阅读理解Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCo

2、untryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage;foradvocates（代言人）forthepoor,that'sanindicationmuchmorenee

3、dstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,fema

4、le-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwa

5、satoxin（毒素）thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It'sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic,whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdepen

6、dencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.1.Whydon'tpeopleenjoytheirbetterliveswhentheygetjobs?A.Becausetheyareusedtorelyingonwelfaretomakelivings.B.Becausethecostoflivingishigherthanbefore.C.Becausemanyfami

7、liesarebelowaverageincome.D.Becausetheirwagesareverylow.2.Fromthepassageweknowthatthereconstructionofisthecoreofthereform.A.governmentaidsB.workethicC.welfarefundsD.moralawareness3.FromtheexampleoftheAthensCounty,weknowgreateffortsshouldbedoneforthepoo

8、rto.A.improvetheirlivingstandardsB.tohelpthembeemployedC.togetthemoffwelfareD.toincreasetheirwage84.Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthattheauthor.A.iscompletelycertainaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformB.thinksthatwelfarereformhasdonelittlegoo