B
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.
　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.
　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says
Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”
　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful
46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
　　A. Because many families are divorced.
　　B. Because government aid is now rare.
　　C. Because their wages are low.
　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.
47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
　　A. saving welfare funds
　　B. rebuilding the work ethic
　　C. providing more jobs
　　D. cutting government expenses
48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
　　A. the poverty rate was lower
　　B. average living standards were higher
　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages
　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid

You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

　　“You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

　　You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained.

　　But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

　　“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.

　　But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

　　“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

1. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she _____.

A. is beautiful                           B. she is lovely and full of confidence

C. is active and mature                    D. has rich knowledge

2. You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme     B. the influence of her parents

C. her deep interest in it                                D. her making DV movie

3. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.

A. the great influence he had on You Mi            

B. he was admired by his schoolmates

C. the young can do things as well as the adults do

D. self-made DV movies are popular at school

4.In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _____.

A. director        B. musician           C. actress         D. producer

5. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent                 

B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi

C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist             

D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies

You Mi， a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen.

    “You is IN，” said Wang Lihua， Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “You is active and mature（成熟的） because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies，to books on art，to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.”

　　 You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University，she is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10，” she explained.

　　But for her， watching isn’t enough. Last year，while in Senior 1，You met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

   “I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films，” she said. So she wrote a campus（校园） story， persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie，all in English. “I played one of the leading roles，actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays，” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus，earning You a strong reputation（名气） as a DV movie director.

　　But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student，she likes art，literature and fashion design very much.

　　“There are people who can be artists，there are people who edit books，and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up！” she said. “There is an old saying I believe：Chance favours only the prepared mind.”

51. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen，mainly because she _____.

   A. is beautiful                          B. she is lovely and full of confidence

   C. is active and mature             D. has rich knowledge

52. You Mi’s fluent English is based on _____.

   A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme

   B. the influence of her parents

   C. her deep interest in it

   D. her making DV movie

53. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _____.

   A. the great influence he had on You Mi 

   B. he was admired by his schoolmates

   C. the young can do things as well as the adults do

   D. self-made DV movies are popular at school

54. In the 30-minute DV movie， You Mi didn’t act as a（n） _____.

   A. director                   B. musician       

   C. actress                  D. producer

55.We can learn from the passage that _____.

   A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent

   B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi

   C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist

   D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies