Unit 1 Art reading课时作业

[语言知识练习固基础]

　　单句语法填空

　　1．We can't always combine work with pleasure(pleased)．

　　2．We need to raise public awareness (aware) of the issue.

　　3．He was determined (determine) to cut through the difficulties.

　　4．The little boy gave away his hiding place when he coughed.

　　5．I am very much concerned (concern) for the state of his health.

　　6．Jones was there but Smith turned his back on him.

　　7．She has dropped out in the middle of the race.

　　8．Generally (general) speaking, the weather there is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer.

　　9．That's the school where I studied three years ago.

　　10．I didn't have the faintest idea what you meant.

[高考题型练习提能力]

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　Most Americans get what money they have from their work；that is，they earn an income from wages or salaries.The richest Americans，however，get most of their money from what they own -their stocks，bonds，real estate，and other forms of property，or wealth.Although there are few accurate statistics to go by，wealth in American society appears to be concentrated in very few hands.More than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults.The plain fact is that most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes，automobiles，and a small amount of savings.

Income in the United States is not as highly concentrated as wealth.In 1917 the richest 10 percent of American families received 26.1 percent of all income，while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent，mainly from Social Security and other government payments.The most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of World War Ⅱ.Although economic growth