全国英语等级考试三级真题及答案
全国英语等级考试三级真题及答案
阅读PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
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TodaytherearethreedifferentkindsofNewYorkers:thepeoplewhoactasiftheywerebornhere;thepeoplewhoarehereandwishtobeelsewhere;andthecollectionofvirtualNewYorkersallovertheworld,whowishtheywerehyinginNewYork.ThesearethethreeStatesofmindandwhattheyhaveincommonarelongingandillusion.Infact,itsacityofdreamers.
WhatmakesNewYorkspecial?NewYorkersareconvincedofitsspeciainess--butTorontoismorediverse,Londonislarger,Washingtonismorepowerful.SowhydoesNewYorkthinkitsthecapitaloftheworld?
PeopleoftenexplaintheproblemsinEuropeancitiesbycitinginequality.ButNewYorktodayisoneofthemostunequalcitiesinAmerica.In2010,1percentofNewYorkersearned45percentofitsincome.Thatworksouttoanaverageof$3.7millionayearforthecitystop34,500households.Theaveragedailyincomeofthisgroupisgreaterthantheaverageannualincomeofthecitysbottom10percent.
Sowhywouldpeoplestillcometotrytheirluckinthistoughplace?Isitopportunityorillu-sionthatdrawsthem?
TheycomebecauseanynewcomercanfindaplaceinthehierarchyofNewYork.IfyoulookataNewYorkCityrestaurant,forexample,thecookmightbeFrench,thepeoplewashingdishesmightbeMexican,thehostessmightbeRussian,theownermightbeBritish.Theyarcnotallequal.Theyearndifferentrates.Buttheyworktogethertogetfoodtohungrypeople.
WhatNewYorkdemonstratesisthis:immigrationworks.Thecitycanuseitsimmigrants,eventheillegalones.Thoughtheybrokethelawbyillegallycrossingtheborders,thecitysecon-omywouldbeashellofitselfhadtheynot,anditwouldcollapseiftheyweredeported.Attractedherebythefound