Question

    During the past Spring Festival, many children may have received red packets from their families. But Xing Pu, a 40-year-old economist, is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen.

Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country’s economic success, help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption around the country.

Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural (惠农) policies, including increasing spending on public health-care and cutting down the agricultural tax. But the lower-income group still needs more help.

Xing said he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore. Earlier this year, the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts (救济) to their citizens. As for in China, ‘We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1,000 yuan red packet to the poor,’ said Xing.

Although Xing’s suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet, many other economists criticized it as unpractical. ‘To better use the increase of money, handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time. It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life,’ said Qiao Xinsheng, an economic professor.

1.Xing Pu suggested that the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese because _____.

A. the poor should get help from the rich

B. the government should help the rich

C. the growing economic pie should be shared among the people

D. the government doesn’t know how to use the money

2.What has the government done to help the lower-income group?

A. Spending less on public health care.

B. Increasing the agricultural tax.

C. Handing out money to every Chinese.

D. Carrying out pro-poor and pro-rural policies.

3.Xing Pu’s ideas of giving red packets to every Chinese citizen mainly came from ______.

A. children receiving red packets from their families

B. the US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens

C. the government’s increasing spending on public health care

D. the rising prices in the country

4.According to Qiao Xinsheng, what is better than giving out money?

A. Cutting the price of energy use in daily life.

B. Supplying food to everyone every day.

C. Controlling the rising of prices.

D. Increasing the government income.

Answer

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了近年来由于中国大批扶贫惠农政策的实施，政府收入增长迅速，经济学家邢普建议政府给每个国民发一千元钱来让人民分享国家经济成功的果实，但有人对这个建议并不赞同。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country’s economic success”可知，他建议政府给每个中国人发一千元是因为近年来政府收入增长迅速，应该让每个国民直接分享国家经济成功的果实，也就是经济这块蛋糕越做越大，应该由人民来分享，故C项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural (惠农) policies,”可知，政府通过实施扶贫惠农政策来帮助低收入群体，故D项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Xing said he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore.”可知，他的这个想法的灵感来自于美国和新加坡政府向本国公民提供的现金援助，故B项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life”可知，经济学教授乔新生认为改善公共服务或降低日常生活中的能源使用价格会比发钱更好，故A项正确。