2022英語六級考試閱讀專項訓練及答案(二)TheReader’sdigestinvestigationaskedAmericanswhichwasthebiggestthreattothenation’sfuture—bigbusiness,biglabororbiggovernment.Awhopping67percentreplied“biggovernment”

Opinionresearchersrarelyseesuchavastchangeinpublicattitude.Whenputinhistoricalperspective,fromthetimeofFranklinRoosevelt’sNewDealtothepresent,thefallenstatusofgovernmentasaprotectorandbenefactorisextraordinary.We’vereturnedtotheinstinctiveAmericanwarinessofWashingtonsocommonbeforetheGreatDepression.

Inourpoll,takenbeforetheNovemberelections,theoverwhelmingmajorityofourrespondentswantedtostoporrollbacktheimpactofgovernment.InanswertoanotherquestionposedbyTheDigest,79percentsaidtheywantedeithernomorethanthecurrentlevelofgovernmentservicesandtaxes,orlessgovernmentandlowertaxes.

“Itseemstomethatweinthemiddleclassbearmostoftheburden,”saysJoneNellNorman,61,anurseinDyersburg,Tenn.,whooftenwondersaboutthegovernment’sjudgementinspendinghermoney.

OfAmericansinoursample,62percentbelievethatpolitician’sethicsandhonestyhavefallen.AndwhataboutCongress?Isitdoingagoodjob?Ordomembers“spendmoretimethinkingabouttheirpoliticalfuturesthanpassinggoodlegislation?”Acrossgenerations,athumping89percentthoughtthelatter.“Congressalwaysseemstobescrewingup,”saysoneyoungXer.

However,Americansaresatisfiedwiththeirownlivesandjobs.Fouroffiverespondentswere“completely“or“somewhat“satisfied.Thefiguresheldupacrossallages–includingXer,whommanypunditshaveclaimedarepessimisticabouttheirfuture.

Lookingdeeperatjobs,wefound70percentofAmericansbelievetheyareaboutwheretheyshouldbe,giventheirtalentsandeffort.Thisisanissuewhereagealwaysmakesadifference,sinceolderpeople,whoaremoreestablishedintheirjobstendtobemoresatisfied,whileyoungerworkersarestilltryingtofindtherightniche.Sureenough,Xersscored65percent,aboutfivepointsbelowaverage.

1.”Xers”isrepeatedseveraltimestoreferto

A.accusers

B.youngerrespondents

C.collegestudents

D.blue-collarworkers

2.TheU.S.governmentstatusinthepublicmindbeforetheGreatDepression____.

A.wasregardedasquitenormal

B.usedtobeverylow

C.remainedadifficultproblemforthefederalgovernment

D.remindedpeopleoftheprincipleslaiddownbyWashington

3.The61-years-oldnurseNormanismentionedinthearticletoshowthat____.

A.thegovernmenthascheatedheroutofhermoney

B.itishardforhertoearnaliving

C.evenaretirednursehaslostfaithinthegovernment

D.themorethegovernmentdoesthegreaterstaketax–payers’moneywillbeputat

4.”Screwingup“inparagraph5maybeparaphrasedas____.

A.indecisiveinmakingdecisions

B.benefitingthenationinearnest

C.makingamessofeverything

D.debatinghotly

5.”Politicalfuture“inparagraph5maybeparap