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1、2014至2015年大学英语六级阅读理解模拟精选试题Asyouallknow,theUnitedStatesisacountryonwheels.Nearlyeightmillionnewcarsaremadeeachyear：fourhouseholdsoutoffiveownatleastoneear,andmorethanaquarterhavetwoeach・Yetyou'llbesururisedtolearnthatsomeofthecar・ownersevensufferfrommalnutrition（营养不良）・In1968,anation-widesurv
2、eyofmalnutritionwasmadeforthefirsttime.Itfoundthat10millionpeoplearesufferinginhealththroughinadequatefeeding;thecausesoftheirplight（困境）werevaried.Uneiwloymentoveralongperiodshouldbeconsideredasthemainfactor.AndunemDloyment,strangetosay,ninetimesoutoftenresultsfromautomation,bothinindustria
3、landagriculturalareas.Forexample,intheruralSouthwhenacottonulantationsuddenlycutsitsforcefrom100peopletothree、theproblemtohelpthedisplacedarises.Soisthecasewithindustrialautomation.Infact,probably2millionjobsaremadeunnecessaryeachyearinthewholecountryasaresultoftheautomationprocess,thusmaki
4、ngunemploymentachiefsocialconcern.Accordingtogovernmentstatistics,thenumberofpeopleunemDloyedwasover5percentfortheperiodfrom1958to1963.InJuly1981,itroseto7.8uercent.Asamatteroffact,ithaslongbeenknownthatevenduringthemostDrosoerousperiodstherehavebeenpeoolewithoutenoughtoeat.SoIthinkthat'swh
5、yPresidentKerinedysaidinhisinaugurationspeechin1961,ifthegovernmentdidnothelptheDoor,itcouldnotsavetherich・In1966,theSocialSecurityAdministrationcalculatedthatafamilyoffourneededanincomeof$3、355ayeartobeabovethelineofDoverty.Andin1977,theaveragepovertylineofthecountrywasslightlymorethan$6,2
6、00annualincomeforanon-farmfamilyoffour.AccordingtotheSocialSecurityAct,familiesofthatsizebelowpovertylineareeligibletoreceivebenefitsfromthespecialwelfareDrogram・Theaverageweeklypaymentofbenefitsnowiseauivalentto36percentoftheworker'snormalwage.Andthenumberofueoulewhoreceivegovernmentbenefi
7、tsisincreasing.In1973,socialinsurancepaymentsbygovernments,mainlytooldagepensionersandpeoplewhohadlosttheirjobsorwereoffworkthroughillness,amountedto$86,000million.Thosenotfullyqualifiedforinsurancepaymentsreceived$29,000millioninpublicaid.Butproblemssti
