8.We are not who we think we are.
The American self-image is suffused with the golden glow of opportunity.We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility,not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable-a place where brains,energy and ambition are what counts,not the circumstances of one's birth.
The Economic Mobility Project,an ambitious research initiative led by Pew Charitable Trusts,looked at the economic fortunes of a large group of families over time,comparing the income of parents in the late 1960s with the income of their children in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Here is the finding:"The'rags to riches'story is much more common in Hollywood than on Main Street.Only 6percent of children born to parents with family income at the very bottom move to the top.
That is right,just 6 percent of children born to parents who ranked in the bottom fifth of the study sample,in terms of income,were able to bootstrap their way into the top fifth.Meanwhile,an incredible 42percent of children born into that lowest quintile are still stuck at the bottom,having been unable to climb a single rung of the income ladder.
It is noted that even in Britain-a nation we think of as burdened with a hidebound class system-children who are born poor have a better chance of moving up.When the three studies were released,most reporters focused on the finding that African-Americans born to middle-class or upper middle-class families are earning slightly less,in inflation-adjusted dollars,than did their parents.
One of the studies indicates,in fact,that most of the financial gains white families have made in the past three decades can be attributed to the entry of white women into the labor force.This is much less true for African-Americans.
The picture that emerges from all the quintiles,correlations and percentages is of a nation in which,overall,"the current generation of adults is better off than the previous one",as one of the studies notes.
The median income of the families in the sample group was 55,600inthelate1960s;theirchildren'smedianfamilyincomewasmeasuredat71,900.However,this rising tide has not lifted all boats equally.The rich have seen far greater income gains than have the poor.
Even more troubling is that our notion of America as the land of opportunity gets little support from the data.Americans move fairly easily up and down the middle rungs of the ladder,but there is"stickiness at the ends"-four out of ten children who are born poor will remain poor,and four out often who are born rich will stay rich.

74.What did the Economic Mobility Project find in its research?C
A.Children from low-income families are unable to bootstrap their way to the top.
B.Hollywood actors and actresses are upwardly mobile from rags to riches.
C.The rags to riches story is more fiction than reality.
D.The rags to riches story is only true for a small minority of whites.
75.It can be inferred from the undertone of the writer that America,as a classless society,shouldA.
A.perfect its self-image as a land of opportunity
B.have a higher level of upward mobility than Britain
C.enable African-Americans to have exclusive access to well-paid employment
D.encourage the current generation to work as hard as the previous generation
76.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?B
A.The US is a land where brains,energy and ambition are what counts.
B.Inequality persists between whites and blacks in financial gains.
C.Middle-class families earn slightly less with inflation considered.
D.Children in lowest-income families manage to climb a single rung of the ladder.
77.What might be the best title for this passage?D
A.Social Upward Mobility.
B.Incredible Income Gains.
C.Inequality in Wealth.
D.America Not Land of Opportunity.

分析 文章介紹了Ebility Project的研究發(fā)現(xiàn),美國并不是一個到處充滿機會的地方,白人和黑人之間還是存在不平等的.由窮到富有的故事與其說是現(xiàn)實不如說是幻想.

解答 74-77   CABD
74.答案 C 細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第三段的句子:"The'rags to riches'story is much more common in Hollywood than on Main Street.可知Ebility Project發(fā)現(xiàn)由窮到富有的故事與其說是現(xiàn)實不如說是幻想,選C
75.答案 A 推理題:根據(jù)第二段的句子:We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility,not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable-a place where brains,energy and ambition are what counts,not the circumstances of one's birth.從作者的語氣看,做為一個沒有等級的社會,美國應(yīng)該完善自己的形象做一個有機會的地方,選A
76.答案 B 細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第五段和第六段的句子:可知在經(jīng)濟收入方面,白人和黑人之間還是存在不平等的.選B
77.答案 D 標(biāo)題確定題:從全篇文章和最后一段的句子:Even more troubling is that our nation of America as the land of opportunity gets little support from the data.可知美國并不是一個到處都是機會的地方,選D.

點評 做閱讀時經(jīng)常犯錯的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對于題目的理解一定要忠實于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項  (3)排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.

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C.to be brave enough to risk failing     D.not to waste time doing what they dislike
31.What do we know about Mrs.Obama from the text?D
A.This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates.
B.She complained about her school life in her speech.
C.She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.
D.She is enthusiastic about public service.
32.Where can you probably find this text?B
A.In a politics book.         B.On a news website.
C.In a graduation paper.      D.On Mrs.Obama's blog.

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