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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.Benjamin Friedman believes that economic recessions may____A.impose a heavier burden on immigrantsB.bring out more evils of human natureC.promote the advance of rights and freedomsD.ease conflicts between races and classes
选项 A.impose a heavier burden on immigrants
B.bring out more evils of human nature
C.promote the advance of rights and freedoms
D.ease conflicts between races and classes
答案 B
解析 推理题【命题思路】这是一道开放式推理题，需要根据题干的关键信息对文章相应内容进行锁定，从而把握经济衰退给社会带来的负面影响。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“Benjamin Friedman”定位到第三段第二句，句子主干是“the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues”和题干信息“Benjamin Friedman believes”相呼应，that引导的宾语从句，具体阐述此人观点，economic stagnation or decline和题干economic recessions是同义替换，所以该句内容即为正确选项应该表达的内容。由此可以推断，经济衰退带来的是人性方面消极的影响，所以B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】根据A项定位到本段末句，该句谈到反移民的情绪尤为高涨，未提及A项信息。根据C项定位到原文信息“andhave usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms”，原文信息是stopped or
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