- 閱讀理解A
題干：What’shotfor2007amongtheveryrich?A$7.3milliondiamondring.AtriptoTanzaniatohuntwildanimals.Oh,andincomeinequality.Sure,someleftishbillionaireslikeGeorgeSoroshavebeenrailingagainstincomeinequalityforyears.Butincreasingly,centristandright-wingbillionairesarestartingtoworryaboutincomeinequalityandthefateofthemiddleclass.InDecember,MortimerZuckermanwroteacolumninUSNews&WorldReport,whichheowns.“Ournation'scorebargainwiththemiddleclassisdisintegrating,”lamented(哀嘆）the117th-richestmaninAmerica.“Mostofoureconomicgainshavegonetopeopleattheverytopoftheincomeladder.Averageincomeforahouseholdofpeopleofworkingage,bycontrast，hasfallenfiveyearsinarow.”Henotedthat“TensofmillionsofAmericansliveinfearthatamajorhealthproblemcanreducethemtobankruptcy.”WilburRossJr.hasechoedZuckerman’sangeroverthebitterstrugglesfacedbymiddle-classAmericans.“It’sanoutragethatanyAmerican’slifeexpectancyshouldbeshortenedsimplybecausethecompanytheyworkedforwentbankruptandendedhealth-carecoverage,”saidtheformerchairmanoftheInternationalSteelGroup.What’shappening?TheveryricharejustastrendyasyouandI，andcanbesowhenitcomestopoliticsandpolicy.GiventherecentchangeofcontrolinCongress，thepopularityofmeasureslikeincreasingtheminimumwage，andeffortsbyCalifornia’sgovernortoofferuniversalhealthcare，theseguysdon'tneedtheirownpersonalweathermentoknowwhichwaythewindblows.It’spossiblethatplutocrats(有錢有勢的人）areexpressingsolidaritywiththestrugglingmiddleclassaspartofanefforttoinsulatethemselvesfromconfiscatory(沒收性的)taxpolicies.Buttheprospectthatincomeinequalitywillleadtohighertaxesonthewealthydoesn’tkeepplutocratsupatnight.Theycanlivewiththat.No，whattheyfearwasthatthepoliticalchallengesofsustainingsupportforglobaleconomicintegrationwillbemoredifficultintheUnitedStatesbecauseofwhathashappenedtothedistributionofincomeandeconomicinsecurity.Inotherwords,ifmiddle-classAmericanscontinuetostrugglefinanciallyastheultrawealthygroweverwealthier,itwillbeincreasinglydifficulttomaintainpoliticalsupportforthefreeflowofgoods，services，andcapitalacrossborders.AndwhentheUnitedStatesplacesobstaclesinthewayofforeigninvestorsandforeigngoods,it’slikelytoencouragereciprocalactionabroad.Forpeoplewhobuyandsellcompanies，orwhoallocatecapitaltomarketsallaroundtheworld，that’stherealnightmare.
題目：What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreigngoods? - A 、The prices of imported goods will inevitably soar beyond control.
- B 、The investors will have to make great efforts to re-allocate capital.
- C 、The wealthy will attempt to buy foreign companies across borders.
- D 、Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
細節(jié)題。問的是如果美國設(shè)置障礙阻撓外國投資者或外國貨物的入境會有什么后果。定位到原文的最后一段第二句中的主句… it's likely to encourage reciprocal action abroad. 即其他國家也會采取同樣的措施，與D選項相符，答案是D選項。
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