B
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls（名册） since 1994.
　　In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.
　　For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
　　“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a  policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
　　A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
　　But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
　　“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says
Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform is changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”
　　Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.
45. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
　　A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
　　B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
　　C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
　　D. considers welfare reform to be basically successful
46. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
　　A. Because many families are divorced.
　　B. Because government aid is now rare.
　　C. Because their wages are low.
　　D. Because the cost of living is rising.
47. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
　　A. saving welfare funds
　　B. rebuilding the work ethic
　　C. providing more jobs
　　D. cutting government expenses
48. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
　　A. the poverty rate was lower
　　B. average living standards were higher
　　C. the average worker was paid higher wages
　　D. the poor used to rely on government aid

When you want to write a person's biography（传记）, you must find out _______ about his or her life.

　　　　A. as many as you can

　　　　B. as much as you can

　　　　C. as possible as you can

　　　　D. as complete as possible

Facial expressions carry meaning that depends on situation and relationships . For instance , in Americanculture the smile is typically an expression of 　 1　 . Yet it has other functions . A smile may 2 love , politeness , or 　 3 every true feeling . It is also a source of confusion across 　4　 . For example ,many people in Russia 　5　 smiling at strangers in public just to be unsure or even suspicious . Yet many Americans 　6　 freely at strangers in public places .

Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong 　7 ; some Americans believes that Russians don’t smile 　8　 . In Southeast Asian cultures , a smile is 　9 used to cover emotional or mental difficulty , discomfort or anxiety .

Our 　10 make our emotions and attitude known , but we 　11　 not try to “read” people from another culture 　12 we could “read” someone from our own culture . The 　 13 　of facial expressiveness one shows changes among persons and cultures . The 　14 that member of one culture do not 　15　 their emotions as openly as members of 　16　 do does not mean that they do not experience emotions . Rather their cultures 　17 them expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.

If we 　18 people whose ways of showing emotions are not the same according to our own cultural 　19　 , we may make the mistakes of “reading” the other persons 　 20　 .

1. A. satisfaction　　 B. excitement　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. pleasure

2. A. sound　　　　 B. show　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　 D. seem

3. A. include　　　 B. explain　　　　　 C. cover　　　　 D. suggest

4. A. cultures　　　 B. oceans　　　　　 C. nations　　　 D. countries

5. A. enjoy　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　 C. consider　　　 D. continue

6. A. stare　　　　 B. smile　　　　　 　 C. look　　　　 D. about

7. A. time　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. way　　　　 D. manner

8. A. enough　　　 B. exactly　　　　 C. openly　　　　 D. well

9. A. completely　　 B. never　　　　　 C. frequently　　 D. always

10.A.hands　　　 B. faces　　　　　　 C. bodies　　　　 D. eyes

11.A.need　　　　 B. should　　　　　 C. could　　　　 D. would

12.A.as　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. though　　　 D. unless

13.A.point　　　 B. reason　　　　　 C. balance　　　 D. degree

14.A.fact 　　　　B. news　　　　　　 C. demand　　　　 D. order

15.A.find　　　　 B. form　　　　　 C. control　　　　 D. express

16.A.another　　　 B. the other　　　 C. others　　　　 D. the others

17.A.keep　　　　 B. feel　　　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. prevent

18.A.observe　　　 B. think　　　　　 C. watch　　　　 D. judge

19.A.ways　　　　 B. life　　　　　　 C. manners　　　 D. patterns

20.A.incorrectly　 B. properly　　　　 C. directly　　　 D. correctly