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中国考博辅导首选学校 中央民族大学考博英语阅读真题及其解析 Directions: Read th following four texts. Answer th questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, D. Mark your choic on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40points) Text 1 In order to “chang lives for th better” and reduc “dependency,” Georg Orbome, Chancellor of th Exchequer, introduced th “upfront work search” scheme. Only if th jobless arriv at th jobcentr with a CV register for onlin job search,and startlookingforworkwill theyb eligibl forbenefit-andthenthey should report w kly rather than fortnightly. What could b mor reasonable? （PS:The waytocontactyumingkaoboTEL:silingling-liuliuba-liujiu qiba QQ:772678537) Mor apparent reasonableness followed. Ther will now b a seven-daywait forth jobs ker’sallowance. “Thos firstfewdays shouldb spentlookingforwork,notlookingtosignon.”h claimed. “W ’r doing thes things becaus w know they help peopl say off benefits and help thos on benefits get into work faster” Help? Really?Onfirsthearing, thiswas th sociallyconcernedchancellor, trying to chang lives for th better, complet with “reforms” to anobviously indulgentsystemthatdemandstoo littl effortfromth newly unemployed to findwork, and subsides laziness.What motivated him, w wer to understand, was his zeal for “fundamental fairness”-protecting th taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only th most deserving claimants received their 中国考博辅导首选学校 benefits. Losing a job is hurting: you don’t skip down to th jobcentr with a song inyour heart, delighted at th prospect of doubling your incom from th generous state. It is financially terrifying, psychologically embarrassingandyouknow thatsupportisminimaland extraordinarily hard to get. You ar now not wanted; you support is minimal and extraordinarily hard to get. You ar now not wanted; you ar now excluded from th work environment that offers purpos and structur