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  3. Americans’ pride and faith of their economic system,【C1】________that it provides opportunities for all citizens to have good liv

Americans’ pride and faith of their economic system,【C1】________that it provides opportunities for all citizens to have good liv

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问题     Americans’ pride and faith of their economic system,【C1】________that it provides opportunities for all citizens to have good lives, are【C2】________ by the【C3】________ that poverty persists in many parts of the country.
    Government anti-poverty efforts have made some progress but have not eradicated the problem.【C4】________, periods of strong economic growth, which bring more jobs and higher wages, have【C5】________ poverty but have not【C6】________ it entirely.
    The federal government【C7】________poverty line as a minimum【C8】________of income【C9】________for basic maintenance of a family of four. This amount may fluctuate【C10】________the cost of living and the location of the family. In 1998, a family of four with an annual income below $16,530 was classified【C11】________ living in poverty.
    The percentage of people living below poverty line dropped from 22.4 percent in 1959 to 11.4 percent in 1978. But【C12】________ , it has fluctuated in a fairly narrow range. In 1998, it stood at 12.7 percent.
    【C13】________ , the overall figures mask much more severe pockets of poverty. In 1998, more than one-quarter of all African-Americans lived in poverty; though【C14】________high, that figure did represent an improvement from 1979 when 31 percent of blacks were officially classified as poor.
    There are【C15】________estimations on the accuracy of official poverty figures. Some analysts have suggested that the official poverty figures【C16】________the real【C17】________of poverty because they measure only cash income and exclude certain government assistance programs such as Food Stamps. Others point out, however, that these programs【C18】________cover all of a family’s food or health care needs.【C19】________others point out that people at the poverty line sometimes receive cash income from【C20】________work and in the underground sector of economy which is never recorded in official statistics.
【C7】
选项 A、perceives
B、defines
C、regulates
D、views
答案B
解析 本填空考查动词，首先确定其主语为：The federal government(联邦政府)，其宾语为：poverty line(贫困线)，后面还有提示线索如：as a minimum ________ of income ________for basic maintenance of a family of four。本句子的意思是可以判断的，即“政府定义贫困线的标准问题”，理解了这一点以及综合上述线索，答案为选项B)defines(定义)，而选项A)perceives是指主观上的“感受、察觉、领悟”等，选项C)regulates(规定)和D)views(视作)均不符合题意。
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