2. 职称英语
  3. The conception of poverty and what to【C1】______about it have changed over th

The conception of poverty and what to【C1】______about it have changed over th

游客2023-07-28  52
问题     The conception of poverty and what to【C1】______about it have changed over the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the【C2】______were supposed to be at the bottom  of the economic ladder as【C3】______of the "law of survival of the fittest". Society was【C4】______as a network of self-sufficient families which provided for their own.【C5】______persons  outside a household(orphans, the【C6】______elderly, and the crippled)were provided  outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient(权宜之计). Although it was【C7】______that "the poor will always be with us" the individual was expected to improve himself【C8】______acts of his own will. Charity was thought to be the【C9】______of idleness. By keeping wages low, laborers would be【C10】______to work harder.
    At about the turn of the century, the beginning of concern about natural【C11】______brought uneasiness about the possible spread of beggary, There was a potentially dangerous class in【C12】______of disease and disorder. The "poor" were【C13】______as different from "paupers". Paupers were individuals well【C14】______to being on the low end of the socioeconomic【C15】______.Without shame or bitterness, they would not seek independence and a"【C16】______"life. For the mountaineers, the subsistence dwellers, and some slum dwellers, the lack of wealth,【C17】______has been argued, reflects a preference not to pay the psychological costs of the struggle for riches or of adopting the middle-class work ethic (道德标准) of striving. In【C18】______, the worthy poor struggled to【C19】______their lot against circumstances beyond their control: low wages, sickness, industrial【C20】______, widowhood(孀居)and so on. [br] 【C7】
选项 A、agreed
B、concurred
C、assented
D、consented
答案 A
解析 此题考的是异形近义动词的使用。四个选择项均有“赞同”之意，但用法有异。本句中的it是形式主语，that引导的从句是主语从句。四个选择中，只有 agree一词可用作及物动词，可用于“it is agreed that+从句”这样的结构中，assent， concur和consent均为不及物动词，不能这样使用。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2875139.html
相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)