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.The research of Till Von Wachter suggests that in the recession graduates from elite universities tend to____A.lag behind the others due to decreased opportunitiesB.catch up quickly with experienced employeesC.see their life chances as dimmed as the others'D.recover more quickly than the others

选项 A.lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities
B.catch up quickly with experienced employees
C.see their life chances as dimmed as the others'
D.recover more quickly than the others

答案 D

解析推理题【命题思路】这是一道封闭式推理题，需要根据题干关键词对文章相应内容进行锁定，从而推断出经济衰退时期对于阶级分化所产生的影响。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“Till Von Wachter”定位到第四段第三句，句子主干是“The research of Till Von Wachter suggests”，和题干主干部分是一致的，从句内容即为选项内容，该句表达名牌大学的毕业生会很快达到他们在经济较好时期毕业时本该拥有的地位，末句表达正是不如他们的人会落后，结合这两句的信息，我们很容易得出，这些毕业生在经济衰退时期同样能够很快恢复到和经济较好时期一样的状态，并且超越于其他人，由此而知，D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项提到的“lag behind”在句子“it is the masses beneath them that are left behind”中，和选项意思相反。B项可以定位到原文信息“catch up fairly…in better times”，原文并没有提及B项内容。C项可以定位到“not all people…life chances dimmed”，和选项内容表示肯定的意思相反。

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Text 4 The great recession may be over,b

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