Text 4 The great recession may be over,b

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问题 Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.According to Paragraph 2,the recession has made people_____A.realize the national dreamB.struggle against each otherC.challenge their prudenceD.reconsider their lifestyle

选项 A.realize the national dream
B.struggle against each other
C.challenge their prudence
D.reconsider their lifestyle

答案 D

解析推理题【命题思路】这是一道开放式推理题，需要根据文章第二段的内容进行锁定，从而推理得出能够高度概括出本段中提到的衰退带来的好处【直击答案】根据题干信息定位到第二段，详细阐释了经济衰退给人们带来的影响：第二句指出给失业者带来的好处，第三句提到衰退使社会变得更好，第四句谈到把我们从美国梦中唤醒。综合所述，经济衰退使失业者在生活方式上发生了变化，而且是好的方面，因此D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项偷换概念，把“awoken”换为“realize”。B项属于偷换概念，原文虽然提到了斗争，但是说是失业者更加关注他人的奋斗而不是他们彼此斗争。C项属于偷换概念，文中第二段第二句讲到“人们花钱更加谨慎”，而非泛泛的“挑战谨慎性”。

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Text 4 The great recession may be over,b

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