While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states—at least in getting people off welfare．It's estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994．
In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half．But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour．T'he result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent—twice the national average,
For advocates（代言人） for the poor, that's an indication much more needs to be done．
"More people are getting jobs, but it's not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington．
A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down．
But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory．
"Welfare was a poison．It was a toxin（毒素） that was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst．"The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities．It's beginning to rebuild the work ethic, which is much more important．"
Mr．Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked," then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards．
1.Why don't people enjoy their better lives when they get jobs?
A．Because they are used to relying on welfare to make livings．
B．Because the cost of living is higher than before．
C．Because many families are below average income．
D．Because their wages are very low．
2.From the passage we know that the reconstruction of___ is the core of the reform．
A．government aids
B．work ethic
C．welfare funds
D．moral awareness
3.From the example of the Athens County, we know great efforts should be done for the poor to ___.
A．improve their living standards
B．to help them be employed
C．to get them off welfare
D．to increase their wage
4.From the passage, it can be inferred that the author ___．
A．is completely certain about the success of welfare reform
B．thinks that welfare reform has done little good for the poor
C．insists welfare reform has increased the government's burden
D．considers welfare reform fundamentally successful
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1.Both of the recruiting ads include the following information EXCEPT ____．
A．positions available
B．working duties
C．the degrees needed of the applicants
D．a good command of computer skills
2.Ben is a fresh graduate, majoring in Finance．He can speak fluent English and be good at working with people Which company can he apply to?
A．Beijing City International School．
B．KAI Cable Inc．
C．Both of the firms．
D．Neither of the firms．
3.According to the 1st ad, which of the following is NOT included in the daily duties of an IT manager?
A．Making a plan of the annual expense of the department beforehand．
B．Offering assistance if people have any computer problems．
C．Analyzing the needs of the market and developing its IT systems．
D．Managing and controlling the money of the department．
Parents, our first teachers, play a highly significant role in our lives．However, doesn't it seem that many of us come to have conflicts with them when we start high school? We're less likely to listen to them and take their suggestions—we even rebel against them．
Why? It may be the so-called "generation gap"．A generation gap appears when we begin to feel our parents
are ignoring us, don't understand us, and we feel we can no longer share our feelings with them．
The key reason is our desire for independence．In senior high school, we start to want to take responsibility for our own lives and make our own decisions．But parents resist this．They still want to control us and try to force us to do things they think we should do．Debate and discussion often come to nothing．Gradually, we talk with them less, and keep our feelings locked up inside．
Zhang Xiaoyun, 16, of Ningbo, Zhejiang, has talked less and less with her mother since she started senior high school．"She believes studies should be my priority, not my inner world," Zhang said．"Each day, she asks me the same old questions like, 'How was your last exam? or 'Have you made any progress in physics?" To Zhang, these questions are annoying and so she always tries to ignore them and answers perfunctorily．"Sometimes, when I get upset, I quarrel with her．After, she comes to apologize and comfort me．But I know, she doesn't completely understand me," Zhang said．Now, a home that was once full of laughter has fallen into gloom and silence．
The generation gap can be harmful．Because of the lack of communication, our parents no longer know what we are thinking about．There are quarrels, even over trivial things．When that happens, we may not be able to concentrate on our studies．Some of us even become afraid to go home after school— a very serious situation for the whole family．
1.Which of the following is not included in article?
A．The causes of generation gap． B．The effects of generation gap．
C．One example of generation gap． D．Ways of narrowing generation gap．
2.Which of the following is one reason for the generation gap according to the passage?
A．Modern society changing very fast．
B．Parents having unrealistic hopes of their children．
C．Parents and kids not understanding and respecting each other．
D．Young people liking to escape from the control of their parents．
3.Which of the following word has the closet meaning to the underlined word "perfunctorily"?
A．attentively B．indifferently
C．flatteringly D．seriously
4.In the view of the author,____．
A．parents should allow their children more freedom
B．parents and children should not stay together
C．the younger generation should value the older generation
D．academic records are more important than one's inner world
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?
It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．
But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．
Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．
_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your
10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are
off-limits（禁区）．
Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．
Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．
1.A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
2.A．how B．whatever C．why D．when
3.A．important B．interesting C．hard D．easy
4.A．movies B．meals C．parties D．hobbies
5.A．look up B．light up C．make up D．keep up
6.A．in B．on C．into D．onto
7.A．neglect B．avoid C．prevent D．ignore
8.A．when B．unless C．but D．because
9.A．believe B．accept C．understand D．agree
10.A．While B．As C．If D．Since
11.A．show B．compare C．balance D．match
12.A．Make sure B．Pay attention C．Watch out D．Take care
13.A．incredible B．special C．embarrassing D．personal
14.A．shoes B．clothes C．condition D．location
15.A．produce B．shape C．raise D．develop
Directions; Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once Note that there is one word more than you need．
A．actually B．suddenly C．impact D．fitness E．memories
F．imaging G．responsible H．implications I．boost J．encouraging
If you want to 1._ your child's results at school, you could do a lot worse than ensuring that they do plenty of exercise．Scientists have already shown that physical activity can make you cleverer．A team in America has used scans to show that an important part of the brain _2._ grows in children who are fit．These youngsters tend to be more intelligent and have better _3._ than those who are inactive．
Scientists also found that one of the most important parts of their brains was 12 per cent larger than those of unfit youngsters．They believe that _4._ children to take exercise from a very young age could help them do better at school later．Researchers from the University of Illinois, in the U．S．, studied the brains of 49 children aged nine and ten using a magnetic resonance _5._ scan, a technique which provides very detailed pictures of organs and tissues in the body．
They also tested the _6._ levels of the children by making them run on a treadmill．The scientists found that the hippocampus（海马体）, a part of the brain _7._ for memory and learning, was around 12 per cent larger in the fitter youngsters．
Professor Art Kramer, who led the study published in the journal Brain Research, said the findings had important _8._ for encouraging individuals to take part in sport from a young age．"We knew that experience and environmental factors and socioeconomic status all _9._ brain development," he said．"If you get some lousy（坏的） genes from your parents, you can't really fix that, and it's not easy to do something about your economic status．But here's something that we can do something about．
Recently a debate about ___ is real beauty has been raised．People are pushed to think some questions like ___ is better, artificial beauty or natural one．
A．what．．．which B．who．．．which
C．whatever．．．whoever D．where．．．which
