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PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLearntoBeGratefulbycommenting

onthesaying,“Godhastwodwellings,oneinheaven,andtheotherinameekandthankfulheart.Being

gratefultoothersisawaytoshowyourlove.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

LearntoBeGrateful

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_______________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注重：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答

1.A)Ordinaryandpoorguys.

B)Richandspecialguys.

C)Thinandtallguys.

D)Richandoldguys.

2.A)Hecandoeverythingwell.

B)Heonlyknowssomethingwithoutmastering.

C)Helikesdoinghousework.

D)Heispopularintheneighborhood.

3.A)Continueworking.

B)Gobackhome.

C)Meethisboss.

D)Stayuplateforexams.

4.A)Improvehisabilityofendurance.

B)Enhancehisinterestinmath.

C)Doitbyhimself.

D)Rememberitforever.

5.A)Sheisabeautifulgirl.

B)Shelikesminiskirts.

C)Shehasnoideaofherown.

D)Shehasaspecialtasteforfashion.

6.A)Theycanarousepublicpassion.

B)Theycannoteducatethepublic.

C)Theycanshineastheflash.

D)Theycannotlastforalongtin

7.A)Humorous

B)Boring

C)Knowledgeable.

D)Strict.

8、A)Atthefoodfair.

B)Inthehospital.

C)Inthestudio.

D)Atschool.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Aboutonesummer.

B)Aboutoneweek.

C)Aboutonemonth

D)Aboutoneday

10.A)Canoeing

B)Swimming.

C)Hiking.

D)Cooking

11.A)Helostinterestincamping.

B)Hewasdrowned.

C)Hewaspoisonedbyfood.

D)Hewasinjuredwhenrunning.

12.A)Itisboring

B)Itisjustpassable.

C)Itistoodangerous.

D)Ithelpshimtobemature.

13.A)Thedogwenttofindtheman.

B)Themanstolethedog.

C)Themanfedthedog.

D)Afriendgaveittohim.

14.A)Itlearnsquickly.

B)Itcomfortsitsowner.

C)Itbarksloudlv.

D)Itknowsmanylanguages.

15.A)Hewouldgetanotherone.

B)Hewouldbeheart-broken.

C)Hewouldgowiththedog.

D)Hewouldbeunconcerned.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestansweramongthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C）andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注重：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions16to19缸ebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Peopleregardnutritionasapriority.

B)Peopletakemoreandmorefreshfoods.

C)Peoplerealizetheharmofconveniencefoods.

D)Peoplecannottakefreshfoodstotally.

17.A)2010.B)2100.C)2400.D)3600.

18.A)Fatness.B)Laziness.C)Malnutrition.D)Skinniness.

19.A)Byreadingnutritionfactsinstruction.

B)Bytastingthefoodhimself.

C)Byconsultingtheauthority.

D)Bymakingscientificresearch.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22盯ebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Tomaketheschoollifeinteresting.

B)Tomotivatethestudents’passion.

C)Topunishthestudentswhobeha飞Jbadly.

D)Tocontrolthestudentswhoscreamalot.

21.A)Theythinkitwillhurtthestudents’hearts.

B)Theythinkitistoowild.

C)Theythinkitistoostrict.

D)Theythinkitcannotsolvetheproblems.

Neutral.D)Indifferent.

Positive.C)

22.

Negative.B)

A)

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebased.onthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Educationwastesalotofmoney.

B)Studyneedsmoneyasfoundation.

C)Studyisnotrelatedtomoneydirectly.

D)Moneycan’tstimulatestudy.

24.A)Aprivatecompany.

B)Astate-ownedcompany.

C)Aninternationalprofitorganization.

D)Anindependentnonprofitorganization.

25.A)Widespreadinflation.

B)Academiccompetition.

C)Politicaldisagreement.

D)Increaseinthenumberofstudents.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注重:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

AcontroversialnewamendmentbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesisraisingsomeredflagswithdocumentaryfilmmakers.TheAcademyannouncedthatonlydocumentaries____26____byeithertheLosAngelesTimesortheNewYorkTimeswouldbeeligibleforanOscarnomination.Manyfilmmakershave____27_____thechange,arguingthatthenewruleunfairlyfavorsfilmswithhighbudgetsandelitePRteams,whichreally___28____thewritersforthescreenstories.

TheAcademysaysthatthechangetotherules______29_____counteractthegrowingtrendofentriescircumventing（回避）theexistingregulations.Currently,therulesstatethattobeconsideredinthedocumentary____30_____，afilmmustshowforatleastoneweekinatheater,butsomefeelthatstudioscaneasilyarrangea____31_______screeningruntoensuretheirfilm’sinclusion.

MartinScorsese’sGeorgeHarrisondocumentarywasintendedprimarilyforHBO’Scablechannel,butenjoyedaweek-longScreeningto____32_____fortheOscar.Theadjustmentsarebelievedtocurbsuchanomination,butothersseemoreproblemsthansolutions.

“Thechangesdonot_____33_____thekeyproblem,whichis99%ofthedocumentariesbeingmadearenotreleasedintheaters.Sotighteninguptherulesfortheatricalreleasejust______34______,theissueallthemore，”two-timeOscarnomineeLawrenceHotttoldtheLosAngelesTimes.“Iwouldprefertoseetheacademy____35______awaytogetridofthetheatricalrequirementandrecognizethedistinction.”

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Direction:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

ThefloodofwomenintothejobmarketboostedeconomicgrowthandchangedU.S.societyinmanyways.Manyin-homejobsthatusedtobedone36bywomenrangingfromfamilyshoppingtopreparingmealstodoing37work——stillneedtobedonebysomeone.Husbandsandchildrennowdosomeofthesejobs,a38thathaschangedthetargetmarketformanyproducts.Oraworkingwomanmayfaceacrushing“povertyoftime“andlookforhelpelsewhere,creatingopportunitiesforproducersoffrozenmeals,childcarecenters,drycleaners,financialservices,andthelike.

Althoughthereisstillabigwage39betweenmenandwomen,theincomeworkingwomen40givesthemnewindependenceandbuyingpower.Forexample,womennow41abouthalfofallcars.Notlongago,manycarsdealers42womenshoppersbyignoringthemorsuggestingthattheycomebackwiththeirhusbands.Nowcarcompanieshaverealizedthatwomenare43customers.It’sinterestingthatsomeleadingJapanesecardealerswerethefirstto44payattentiontowomencustomers.InJapan,fewerwomenhavejobsorbuycars—theJapanesesocietyisstillverymuchmale—oriented.Perhapsitwasthe45contrastwithJapanesesocietythatpromptedAmericanfirmstopaymoreattentiontowomenbuyers.

注重：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

B）retailedC）generateD）extreme

A）scale

H）really

E）technicallyF）affordableG）situation

I）potentialJ）gapK）voluntaryL）excessive

O）primarily

M）insultedN）purchase

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ReturningtoScience

A)TeresaGarrettwasworking.part-timeasabiochemistrypostdoc（博士后）.Shehadaninfantathome,andshewasmiserable.Sheandherhusbandwereconsideringhavingasecondchild.Shedidn’tlikeleavingherdaughterwithadaycareprovider,andshewonderedifherslimincomejustifiedtheexpenseofchildcare.Shedecidedtostayhomefulltime.

B)Itwasalonelybutpracticaldecision,shesays.Shehadn’truledoutthepossibilitybutshedidnotexpecttoreturntoscience:Afterall,theconventionalwisdomwouldequateseveralyearsofparentingleavewiththeendofaresearchcareer.Garretteventuallyhadtwodaughtersandspenttheirearlyyearsathome.

C)Thechallengeofmanagingasciencecareerandpersonalfamilyobligationsisnotanewissue,particularlyforwomen.Inacareerwhereproductivityandpublicationsdefineyourvalue,canyoutakeacoupleofyearsoffandthenmakeasuccessfulreturn?Whenyoudo,willemployerstrustyourdevotiontoyourjob?

D)ForGarrett,theanswertobothquestionswas“Yes.”First,shefoundashort-termteachingtutoratDukeUniversity,theinstitutionwhereshehaddoneherPh.D.AndthenChristianRaetz,whohadbeenherPh.D.adviser,offeredherapostdoc.Thetimingwasperfect:Shewasreadytostartamoreregularworkschedule,andherhusbandwasinterestedinstartingabusiness.Today,sheisachemistryprofessoratVassarCollege.GarrettcreditsRaetzbothforhisfaithinherabilitiesandhiswillingnesstojudgehercontributionsonqualityandproductivityandnotthenumberofhoursshespentinthelaboratory.“Peoplearealways'shockedtoknowthatyoucantaketimeoffandcomeback，”shesays.

E)Returningtoresearchafteranextendedpersonalleaveispossible,butitmaynotbestraightforward.Progresscanbeslowandtheremaybesomefalloutfromabreak.Thepathbackdoesn'tcomewitharoadmaporatimeline.Yourreentry

willhaveadifferentrhythmthanyourinitialapproachbecausethistimeyouhavetobalanceyourcareerwiththeneeds

ofafamily.Theuncertaintycanmakeyoufeelisolatedandalone.Butifyouarepersistentandtakeadvantageoftheresourcesthatareavailable,youcangetitdone.

SteppingSideways

F)Aftertimeawayfromtheworkforce,it’sparticularlyeasytounderestimateyourvalueasascientistand--hence--totakeoneormorebackwardsteps.Don’t,saysRuthRoss,whonearlymadethatmistakeafterspending4yearsathomewithherchildren.APh.D.pharmacologistwithindustryexperience,sheappliedforatechnicianjobattheUniversityofAberdeenintheUnitedKingdomassheplannedherreturntoscience.Shewouldhavetakenthejobifithadbeenoffered,shesays,but“thatprobablywouldhavebeenabadcareermove.”Asitturnedout,theuniversitydecidedshewasover-qualified.

G)Insteadoftakingastepback,takeastepsideways:Ifyouleftapostdoc,returntoapostdoc,perhapswithaspecialcareerreentryfellowship.AfacultymemberatAberdeenencouragedRosstoapplyforanewlyestablishedcareerreentryfellowshipfromtheWellcomeTrust.Fundingfromthatorganizationsupportedherpostdoctoralresearchuntiltheuniversityhiredherintoafacultypositionin2022.

H)After2yearsathomewithhersonandtwindaughtersfollowedby3yearssearchingforprojectmanagementjobsinthebiotechindustry,biochemistPiaAbolagotwindofanopeningattheMolecularSciencesInstitute(MSI).AnMSIstaffscientistneededskillslikehersbutlackedmoney,sothetwoappliedjointlyforanNIHcareerreentrysupplement.She’snowaprotein?biochemistandgrantwriteratProsettaBioconformatics.

IndependenceandFlexibility

I)Insteadofsteppingbackwardorsideways,physicistShireenAdenwallatookastepforward.Insteadoftakinganotherpostdoc,shesetupanindependentresearchprogramonsoftmoney.Earlyinhercareer,Adenwallatook15monthsoff,caringforherfirstchildandthenlookingforanotherpostdoc.WhensheandherphysicisthusbanddecidedtomovetotheUniversityofNebraska,Lincoln-hehadacceptedatenure-trackposition-Adenwallaturneddownpostdocopportunities.Insteadshearrangedavisitingfacultyposition,followedbyapostasaresearchassistantprofessor.

J)“Ithinkthatwasaverysmartthing，”shesaystoday.“Establishinganindependentresearchprogramisveryimportant.”Herstartingsalarywasjust$15000,andshegotjust$5000instart-upassistance.Sheborrowedequipment,taughtcourses,tookongraduatestudents,andpublishedherresearch.Shehadalabandanoffice,butbothgotmovedaroundherlabthreetimes,herofficetwice.

K)Adenwallamissedhavingrealstart-upmoney,herownequipment,andtheinstitutionalinvestmentthatcomeswithatenure-trackposition.Ontheotherhand,shewasherownboss,soshewasabletotake6monthsoffwhenshehadhersecondchildandworkparttimeforawhileafterherthirdchildwasborn.Eventuallyshewashiredtoatenure-trackpost.

L)Flexibleorpart-timehourscansmooththetransitionbackintothescientificworkforce.Somereentryfellowshipsspecifyapart-timeoptionandmostareaccommodating,butevenifyoudon’thaveafellowshipyoucanaskforaworkschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Ross,forexample,tookadvantageofthepart-timeprovisionoftheWellcomeTrustFellowship.WhenGarretttookthepositionontheLipidMapsgrant,shenegotiateda30-hour-a-weekschedule.Patience:anEssentialVirtue

M)TwomonthsbeforephysicistMarijaNikolic-Jaric’sscheduleddissertation（专题论文）defenseatSimonFraserUniversity,herhusbandwasdiagnosedwithanaggressivebraintumor.Overthenext17months,shefocusedonherhusbandandhiscancertreatments.Afterhisdeath,shemovedwithherlittlesontoWinnipegtobenearfamily.

N)Shetriedtojump-startherthesisprojectseveraltimes,.thefirstin1998,butshewasn’treadyyetandbecamediscouraged.Eventually,shefoundthemotivationtoreturn.Shestartedfromthebeginning,withanewapproach.ShefinishedherPh.D.in2022.NowapostdocattheUniversityofManitoba,shehasmovedintoanewresearch

area-biomicrofluidics.Thisyear,herworkissupportedbyanM.HildredBlewettScholarship,acareerreentrygrantfromtheAmericanPhysicalSociety.

O)ElizabethFreeland,too,continuestoworktowardapermanentresearchpositionadecadeafterherreturn.WhenshefollowedherfuturehusbandtohispostdocatBrookhavenNationalLaboratoryinUpton,NewYork,andsubsequentlytoChicago,Illinois,shewasn’tabletofindacompatibleresearchopportunity.Sincethen,shehascaredforthecouple’stwoyoungchildren,taughtparttime,andfoundafewshort-termresearchopportunities,somepaid,othersnot.

P)Like、Nikolic-Jaric,Freeland也aphysicist,andlikethatotherphysicistssheswitchedfields.Freelandmovedfromcondensedmattertheorytohigh-energyphysics.Shescrapedtogethertwoone-yearpostdoctoralgrants,thefirstfromtheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenandthesecondisaBlewettScholarship.

Q)Unabletofindapermanentpositionlocally,inSeptembershestartedaone-yearpostdocatVashingtonUniversityinStLouis.τhelocationischallenging,shesays,butsheisencouragedbythesupportofhermentors（导师）.Andbecauseherworkistheoretical,shecanspendalternate\i-ieεksat且ome飞.vithherhusbandandschool-agechildren.It’sagreatresearchopportunity,shesays,oneshehopeswillsomedayyieldajobclosertoherfamily.ShealsorunsaWebsiteforphysicistsnavigatingcareerbreaks.

FindingYourOwnWayBack

R)Thoughstudentssometimesseeherasarolemodel,Adenwallacautionsthatwhatworkedforhermightnotbethebestsolutionforothers.“Youhavetofindwhat’srightforyou，”shesays,andignorethosewithdifferentcircumstancesandneeds.Herownjourneywasatradeoff,shesays.Ontheplusside,shewasabletopickherchildrenupatschooleveryday.Ontheminusside,shesays,“therewasafearinsidemethatIwouldnevermakeit.”Garretttellseveryoneaboutherjourney,evennotingitonherVassarWebsite.“Bothyoungwomenandyoungmenwhoarecomingupthroughtheircareerpathneedtoknowaboutthedifferentwaysthatyoucanhaveagoodandsatisfyingcareerinscience."

注重：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.ShireenAdenwallamovedherlabandofficefrequentlybecauseshecouldn'tgetabundantmoney.

47.Beforesheswitchedfields,Freeland’sformerresearchdirectionwascondensedmattertheory.

48.Accordingtothepassage,RuthRossalmostcommittedthemistakethatsheunderestimatedherability.

49.BeforePiaAbolagotapositionattheMSI.shespentfiveyearsathome.

50.WhenGarrettstayedathome,shewaspreventedfromexpectingtoreturntosciencebecauseofhercommonsense.

51.AccordingtoGarrett,ifyoungpeoplewanttosucceedinscience,theyneedtoknowaboutthedifferentways.

52.In1998,N!kolic-Jaricfailedherthesisprojectbecauseofherlackofpreparation.

53.WhenGarrettisachemistryprofessor,Raetzjudgeshercontributionsonthequalityandproductivityofherwork.

54.Inadditiontotheone-yearpostdocatWashingtonUniversity,FreelandrunsaWebsiteforphysiciststonavigatecareerbreaks.

55.MarijaNikolic-Jaric’sdissertationdefenseatSimonFraserUniversitywasdelayedbecauseofherhusband’sdisease.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemostpeople,I’velongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupation,thatmyprofessionisagaugepeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,IwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI’mtreatedasa

person.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople.IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey’dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned(暗示)mebackwithhisfingerminutelater,complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI’dbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon(勤杂工)plentyofpeople.Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI’dbesittingattheirtable,waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,Iheardarespectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked—cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilarname.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,butpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwithme.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.

It’snosecretthatthere’salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,andfortunately,muchofitcanbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.Still,itseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.

I’mnowapplyingtograduatedschool,whichmeanssomedayI’llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant,IthinkI’lltakethemtodinnerfirst,andseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.

56.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat_______.

[A]one’spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone’sintelligence

[B]talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejob

[C]one’soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

[D]professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

57.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?

[A]Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.

[B]Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded.

[C]Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.

[D]Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfornoreasonatall.

58.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

[A]Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.

[B]Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.

[C]Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.

[D]Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.

59.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“…manyofmycustomersdidn’tgetthedifferencebetweenserverand

servant”(Lines3-4,Para.7)?

[A]Thosewhocatertoothers’needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

[B]Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn’tbetreatedasservants.

[C]Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

[D]Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

60.Theauthorsaysshe’llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto________.

[A]seewhatkindofpersontheyare

[B]experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

[C]showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoher

[D]arousetheirsympathyforpeoplelivingahumblelife

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What’shotfor2022amongtheveryrich?A$7.3milliondiamondring.AtriptoTanzaniatohuntwildanimals.Oh,andincomeinequality.

Sure,someleftishbillionaireslikeGeorgeSoroshavebeenrailingagainstincomeinequalityforyears.Butincreasingly,centristandright-wingbillionairesarestaringtoworryaboutincomeinequalityandthefateofthemiddleclass.

InDecember,MortimerZuckermanwroteacolumninU.S.News&WorldReport,whichheowns.“ournation’scorebargainwiththemiddleclassisdisintegrating,”lamented(哀叹)the117th-richestmaninAmerica.“Mostofoureconomicgainshavegonetopeopleattheverytopoftheincomeladder.Averageincomeforahouseholdofpeopleofworkingage,bycontrast,hasfallenfiveyearsinaraw.”Henotedthat“TensofmillionsofAmericansliveinfearthatamajorhealthproblemcanreducethemtobankruptcy.”

WilburRossJr.hasechoedZuckerman’sangeroverthebitterstrugglesfacedbymiddle-classAmericans.“It’sanoutragethatanyAmerican’slifeexpectancyshouldbeshortenedsimplybecausethecompanytheyworkedforwentbankruptandendedhealth-carecoverage,”saidtheformerch