目前我国规定每千克标准煤的热值为（）千卡。A.7000B.7500C.6500D.600

听力原文： The poverty line is the lowest income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.

As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with today's relatively high standard of living; about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.

For one thing, more than half of the poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people axe children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement age.

Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation, they have family problems, or they do not believe they can find a job.

Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills they can offer.

Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a living.

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A．To define what the poverty line is.

B．To explain why some people live the poverty line.

C．To find solutions to the problem of poverty.

D．To show sympathy for those poor people.

Those who consider the poverty line high point out that ______.

A．the poor people enjoy other benefits

B．the society as a whole is not well-off

C．the poor people may conceal their real income

D．the poor people need less money to support themselves

Those who consider the poverty line high point out that _________.

A．the poor people enjoy other benefits

B．society as a whole is not well off

C．the poor people may conceal their real income

D．the poor people need less money to support themselves

Passage three

The poverty line is the lowest income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with income below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.

About ten percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.

For one thing, more than half of the people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. And a large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old.

Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job. Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer. At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways.

First, if the national economy grows, companies hire more workers. Some of the poor may find a job, and they will no longer be below the poverty line.

Second, if the government spends money on social programs, education and training for the poor people, the poor will have the skill to offer. Then it is more likely that they can find jobs.

Finally, if the government distributes society&39;s income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non"poor and gives money to the poor.

These payments to the poor are called welfare. Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people still depend on welfare to live a poor life.

The author&39;s main purpose to write this article is _____.

A.to inform us of what the poverty line is

B.to explain why some people arc poor

C.to find solutions to the problem of poverty

D.to show sympathy for those poor people

Most of the American poor people are not qualified for employment because _____.A.they do not have motivation to work

B.they are ill-educated and have few skills

C.they are too young or too old to work

D.they have physical and family problems

What can we infer from the passage？A.Better solutions to the poverty problems are not yet found.

B.Welfare system will enable people to become rich.

C.Poor people are bound to be rich if rich people help them.

D.Employment is the best solution to the poverty problem.

How many people are considered poor in the United States？A.More than 50 percent.

B.About 10 percent.

C.Over 16 percent.

D.Over 40 percent.

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听力原文： Why Some People Are Poor

The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. / People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. /

As the general standard of living rises, / the poverty line does, too. / Therefore, even with today's relatively high standard of living, / about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. / Economists suggest several reasons. /

For one thing, more than half of the poor people are not qualified to work. / By law, children less than 16 years old can not work in many industries; / many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, / which is considered the normal retirement age. /

Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons. / Other poor people look for a job but can't find one. / Many poor adults never went to high school. /Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer.

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Passage three

The poverty line is the lowest income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. People with income below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.

About ten percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.

For one thing, more than half of the people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. And a large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old.

Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job. Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer. At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways.

First, if the national economy grows, companies hire more workers. Some of the poor may find a job, and they will no longer be below the poverty line.

Second, if the government spends money on social programs, education and training for the poor people, the poor will have the skill to offer. Then it is more likely that they can find jobs.

Finally, if the government distributes society&39;s income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non"poor and gives money to the poor.

These payments to the poor are called welfare. Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people still depend on welfare to live a poor life.

The author&39;s main purpose to write this article is _____.

A.to inform us of what the poverty line is

B.to explain why some people arc poor

C.to find solutions to the problem of poverty

D.to show sympathy for those poor people

Most of the American poor people are not qualified for employment because _____.A.they do not have motivation to work

B.they are ill-educated and have few skills

C.they are too young or too old to work

D.they have physical and family problems

What can we infer from the passage？A.Better solutions to the poverty problems are not yet found.

B.Welfare system will enable people to become rich.

C.Poor people are bound to be rich if rich people help them.

D.Employment is the best solution to the poverty problem.

How many people are considered poor in the United States？A.More than 50 percent.

B.About 10 percent.

C.Over 16 percent.

D.Over 40 percent.

In the 1970s, ______.

A．many people called for the cancellation of income tax

B．many people questioned the fairness of income tax

C．many people stopped to pay lax because of poverty

D．inflation rose beyond the government's control

In the 1970s, ______.

A．many people called for the cancellation of income tax

B．many people questioned the fairness of income tax

C．many people stopped to pay tax because of poverty

D．inflation rose beyond the government's control

The expression "imposes a bigger income penalty"(Line 8)in the third paragraph means

A．has worse effect on individual income

B．penalizes people for bigger income

C．punishes people to pay the penalty

D．takes unfair advantages on people