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6级考前冲刺试题一
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Middle-incomecouples,recentlyidentifiedbytheConservativesasthe“strugglingmiddle”,areincreasinglyunabletoaffordtoseparatewhentheirrelationshipsend,accordingtoanewstudy.
AlmosthalfthecounsellorssurveyedatRelate,thecharitythatspecialisesinrelationshipcounselling,sayanincreasingproportionofthe150,000clientstheyseeeachyeararebeingforcedtoremainlivingtogetherdespitehavingdecidedtosplitup.Coupleswithchildrenaremorelikelytofindthemselvestrappedthanthosewithout,butbothgroupsareincreasinglyfindingitimpossibletobearthecostofsettingupdifferenthomes.
“WhenwetalkaboutRelate’sclients,wearenottalkingaboutpeopleonlowincomes.We’retalkingaboutpeopleinemployment,onaveragetoabove-averageincomes,”saidRuthSutherland,thecharity’schiefexecutive.
Sutherlandsaidthecharity,whichbeganlifeastheMarriageGuidanceCouncil75yearsago,hadneverseenthisdemographicofclientsstrugglingwiththeirfinancestosuchanextentthatmovingintotwohomesandgettingonwiththeirliveswasanimpossibility.
“Thesearepeoplewhocouldpreviouslyaffordtomoveawayfromeachotherwhentheirrelationshipbrokedown,”sheadded.“Butnow,theyarestretchedjusttopaytheirmortgage(抵押贷款)ontopoftherisingcostofliving.Whentheirrelationshipbreaksdown,theyfindtheycan’taffordtwomortgages,ontopofthecostofrunningtwohomes.”
Sutherlandsaidthatforparents,thecostofchildcarewasanotherdevastating(毁灭性的)factor.ParentsintheUKspendanaverageof27%oftheirsalaryonchildcare,comparedwithaEuropeanaverageof13%.Twenty-fivehoursofnurserycareaweekforachildagedtwoorundercostsonaverage£5,000inEngland,risingtobetween£6,000and£15,000inLondon.
“Topayfortheincreasedchildcaredemandsthatcomewithbeingasingleparenthasbecomeapipedreamformanypeople,eventhoseinwell-paidjobs,”saidSutherland.
Richercouplescouldfindthemselvesinthesamepredicament(困境)asthedifficulteconomicclimatecontinued,Sutherlandpredicted.“Iwouldnotbesurprisedatalltoseetheproblemcreepingupthesalaryband,”shesaid.“Thiseraofausterity(节俭)we’reinisnotlikeotherhardtimeswehavelivedthrough.
“Inthepast,we’vehadadipandthenrecovery,butnowwe’reinunknownterritoryaboutthelengthoftimepeoplearegoingtohavetocopewithdebt,jobinsecurity,pressurefromworkandthemountingcostofchildcare.
“Theonlythingweknowisthatpeoplearegoingtohavetocopewiththeseproblemsforlongerthantheywouldeverhavedonesobefore.”
Atleast40%ofRelatecounsellorssaidtheywereseeingmorecouplessplitupthantwoyearsago,withmoneyworriescitedasamajorcause.
“It’svitalforthefutureofourchildren,andthusthefuturehealthofournation,thatestranged(疏远的)parentsmanagetheirseparationwell,”saidSutherland.
“Childrenlearnaboutrelationshipsathome.Iftheyseetheirparentsunderminingeachother,arguingandbeingvindictive,thenthat’sthefoundationonwhichtheywillbuildtheirownrelationships.It’snotonlytheadultswho,ifstuckinatoxicsituation,aregoingtobedamaged.”
Whichiswhy,saidSutherland,shewassoconcernedbyanotherfindinginRelate’ssurvey:
thatseparatedcouplesareincreasinglyunabletoaffordtocompletetheircounsellingcourses.
Atleast80%ofcounsellorssaidincreasingnumbersofclientswereunabletoaffordto“properlystartorconclude”theircounsellingprogrammes,despitebeingofferedshort,intensivecoursesoffourtosixsessions,chargedfrom£6to£45anhour,dependingontheirincome.
Over70%ofRelatecounsellorssaidmoneyproblemsincludingdebt,alackofdisposableincome,unemploymentandrisinglivingcostshadworsenedfortheirclientsinthelasttwoyears.
Almost90%ofcounsellorssaidmoneyworriesmadetheirclientsdepressed,with80%sayingcouplesarguedmoreasaresultand65%sayingitaffectedtheirclients’physicalhealth.
“Let’sallbeclearabouttherealcostofausterity:
theimpactofbeinginarelationshipthatisn’tworkingistoxic.Itisharmfultoyourchildrenanditpermeateseveryotheraspectofyourlife,”saidSutherland.“Ifthegovernmentwantedtoprotectthementalhealthofthecountry,bothnowandinthefuture,theywouldtargetthesecutsdifferently.”
TherateoffamilybreakdownintheUKwasrevealedinOctoberstatisticsfromtheDepartmentofWorkandPensionsshowingthat79%ofchildrenunderonelivewithbothbirthparents.Thisdropsto55%bythetimethechildrenreach15.
Nearlyaquarterofpeoplehavecontinuedtolivewithapartner,orknowsomeonewhohas,becausetheycouldn’taffordtoliveapart,accordingtoa2010reportfromShelter.“Wealsoknowthatrelationshipbreakupisamajorcauseofhomelessness,”saidCampbellRobb,chiefexecutiveofShelter.
The2012totalcostoffamilybreakdowntotheUKwas£44bn,upfrom£42bnin2011,accordingtoarecentstudybytheRelationshipsFoundation.Thestudylookedatthecostoffamilybreakdowninfivekeyareasofpublicpolicy:
taxandbenefits,housing,healthandsocialcare,civilandcriminaljustice,andeducationandyoungpeoplenotineducation,employmentortraining(Neets).Itconcludedthattheannualcostforeachtaxpayerwasnow£1,470.
“Thegovernment’sausteritypoliciesaremakingthingsworse,anditdoesn’tmakesenseeconomically,”saidSutherland.“Whatwewantisforthemtodoarelationshipandfamilyimpactassessmentforeverypolicytheyconsiderintroducing.”
Robbsaidthe“shortageofaffordablehousinginthiscountryisbeingfeltfurtherandfurtheruptheincomescale”.
“We’rehearingfromcouplesmovingintogethertoofasttohelpwithhousingcostsbutthenunabletomoveoutifthingsgowrongbecausetheycan’taffordtoliveontheirown.Thishasahugeimpactonpeople’shomelives,”headded.
Robbsaidthehousingcrisisis“theresultof…moreandmorepeoplechasingfewerandfewerhomes,whichhaspusheduphousepricesandrentsfarfasterthanwageshaverisen.
“Ourresearchalsoshowsthatmoreandmorepeopleareputtingoffhavingchildrenbecausetheycan’tfindanaffordablehome,”hesaid.“Somethingisbadlywrongwhenpeoplewhoareworkinghardstillfaceaconstantstruggletogetadecentplacetolive.”
CarolineDavey,directorofpolicyatGingerbread,thecharityforsingle-parentfamilies,saidfamiliesinthelow-tomiddle-incomebracketwere“increasinglystrugglingfinancially”.“Whenacoupleseparatesthisfinancialsqueezecanmakeitimpossibleforthemtoforgenewlivesseparately,”shesaid.
“Withwagesstagnating,higherriskofredundancy,spirallinglivingcosts,andmanyfamilieswithoutanysavingstospeakof,itcanbesimplyunachievableforaseparatingcoupletoaffordtoruntwohomesratherthanone.Theonlyalternativeforsomefamiliesistocontinuelivinginthesamehomebutasseparatehouseholds.”
Daveywarned:
“Thissituationcouldbecomemorecommonplaceinfutureasthefinancialdownturnbitesevenharderonfamiliesacrosstheincomescale.”
Sheadded:
“Actionisneededacrossanumberofareas,forexamplestrengtheningtheroleoflocalauthoritiesinsupportingaccesstoprivaterentedaccommodation,reversingtheharshesthousingbenefitcuts,andsustainedjobcreation.”
AspokeswomanfortheTreasurysaid:
“Thegovernmenthastakenactiontohelppeoplewiththecostofliving,includingfreezingcounciltaxandfueldutyandcuttingincometaxfor25millionpeoplebyraisingthepersonalallowance.Actiontakentoreducethedeficithashelpedtokeepinterestratesnearrecordlows.Andwehaveextendedtheofferof15hoursfreeeducationandcareaweekfordisadvantagedtwo-year-olds,tocoveranextra130,000children.”
1.Whentheirrelationshipscometoanend,morecouplesareunableto_______.
A)beginarelationshipinthesamecityB)staycalmandcontroltheiremotions
C)affordtheirchildren’seducationfeealoneD)takeontheburdenofrunningtwohomes
2.WhatdoweknowaboutRelate’sclientsfromRuthSutherland’sremarks?
A)TheyarefrommiddleincomeclassB)Mostofthemendupwithdivorce.
C)Theyallneedhelpinfindingajob.D)Theyaresinglewithlowincomes.
3.Whydon’tpeoplemoveawayfromeachotherwhentheirrelationshipbreaksdown?
A)Theyarereluctanttoleaveforastrangeenvironment.
B)Theyhavetotakecareoftheiragingparentstogether.
C)Theydon’thaveenoughmoneytosetuptwohomes.
D)Theyfearthattheirseparatingmayhurttheirchildren.
4.Accordingtothepassage,payingtheincreasingcostofchildcarenow_______.
A)isbecomingtheleadingcauseofdivorce
B)takesuphalfofparents’salariesonaverage
C)hasbecomeunlikelyformanysingleparents
D)isnotabigdealforparentwithahighsalary
5.People’smanagingtheirseparationwellisveryimportantfor_______.
A)thefamily’seconomicdevelopmentB)theirchildren’sfuturerelationship
C)thefameofcounsellingorganizationsD)thestabilityofthewholesociety
6.AccordingtoSutherland,beinginarelationshipthatisn’tworking_______.
A)resultsinmillionsofmentalillnessesB)affectpeople’sphysicalhealthonly
C)ismoreharmfultochildrenthanadultsD)influenceseveryaspectofpeople’slife
7.Whatisamajorcauseofhomelessnessaccordingtoa2010reportfromShelter?
A)Minimalpublicassistance.B)Theendofarelationship.
C)Nationalincreaseinpoverty.D)Lackofstableemployment.
8.Sutherlandsuggeststhatthe
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