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1、2019-2020年高考英语题型专练阅读理解In1950,ayoungmanwouldhavefounditmucheasierthanitistodaytogetandkeepajobintheautoindustry.Andinthatyeartheaverageautoworkercouldmeetmonthlymortgage(抵押贷款)paymentsonanaveragehomewithjust13.4percentofhistake-homepay.Todayasimilarmortgagewouldclaimmoret
2、hantwicethatshareofhismonthlyearnings.Othermembersoftheautoworker’sfamily,however,mightbelessinclined(倾向于......的)totradethepresentforthepast.Hisretiredparentswouldcertainlyhavehadlesseconomicsecuritybackthen.Throughoutmuchofthe1960s,morethanaquarterofmenandwomenage65and
3、olderlivedbelowthepovertylevel,paredtolessthan10percentinxx.Inmoststates,hiswifecouldnothavetakenoutaloanoracreditcardinherownname.In42states,ahomemakerhadnolegalclaimontheearningsofherhusband.Andnowheredidawifehavelegalprotectionagainstfamilyviolence.Mostblackworkerswo
4、uldnotwanttoreturntoatimewhen,onaverage,theyearned40percentlessthantheirwhitecounterparts(职位相当的人),whileraciallyrestrictiveagreementslargelypreventedthemfrombuyingintothesuburbanneighborhoodsbeingbuiltforwhiteworking-classfamilies.Today,newproblemshaveemergedintheprocess
5、ofresolvingoldones,butthesolutionisnottogobacktothepast.Somepeoplemaylongforanerawhendivorcewasstillhardtoeby.Thespreadofno-faultdivorcehasreducedthebargainingpowerofwhicheverspouseismoreinterestedincontinuingtherelationship.Andthebreakupofsuchmarriageshascausedpainform
6、anyfamilies.Thegrowingdiversityoffamilylifeeswithnewpossibilitiesaswellasnewchallenges.Accordingtoarecentpoll,morethan80percentofAmericansbelievethattheircurrentfamilyisascloseastheoneinwhichtheygrewup,orcloser.Findingwaystoimprovethelivesoftheremaining20percentseemsmor
7、erealisticthantryingtorestoreanimaginarygoldenage.1.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanautoworkersin1950? A.Theyhadlessjobsecuritythantheydotoday. B.Itwasnottoodifficultforthemtobuyahouse. C.Theirearningswereworthtwiceasmuchastoday. D.Theywerebetteroffthanworkersinotherindus
8、tries.2.Whycouldn’tblackworkersbuyahouseinawhitesuburbanneighborhood? A.Theylackedthemeansoftransportation.
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