成人英语三级
In the United States during 1992,any family of four with an annual cash income of less than $ 14,335 (before taxes) was considered poor．The dollar amount was called the pover-ty line,an economic measuring rod devised in 1964．The line was set at three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest nutritionally balanced diet．The poverty line is adjus-ted annually for inflation．
While the poverty line in the United States was more than $14,000, the average annual
per-person income in Bangladesh was $ 200,in Ethiopia $ 130,in Haiti $ 340,and in Mali $ 4,265．Anyone in those nations with an income of $ 14,000 would be considered wealthy．
During the Great Depression in the United States, when half the population was considered poor,a family with an income at the 1992 poverty line could afford to buy a house, a car,clothing and food．
The reality of poverty varies with location and social and political conditions．Poverty basically means a lack of, or an insufficient amount of, the three primary physical needs--food, clothing, and shelter．But for poverty to be recognized, it must exist alongside prosperi-ty．Before the discovery of the New World, the American Indians would not have considered themselves poor,though they lived with only the bare necessities and a few handmade arti-facts (人工制品)．
The severity of poverty varies, depending on the economic vitality of the nation in which it occurs．In the modern industrialized societies of Western Europe, North America,and Japan, there are many government services provided to ease poverty--including free medical care and subsidized housing．The homeless of New York City and Los Angeles can usually find some shelter and a mission offering free meals．
You would be considered poor in America if__________．
A．you are out of a job
B．you earn less than three times the amount needed to provide the cheapest diet
C．you earn less than $ 14,335 (before taxes) per year
D．the amount of money you earn is below the current poverty line
在1992年的美国，一个年收入少于14335美元的四口家庭就会被认为是贫困的。这个标准叫贫困线，是1964年提出的一个经济测量标准。贫困线按照最低标准营养饮食的三倍而定，每年根据通货膨胀率调整。
美国的贫困线是14000多美元，而孟加拉的人均年收入才200美元，埃塞俄比亚130美元，海地340美元，马里4265美元。在这些国家里，任何年收入达到14000美元的人都会被认为是很富有的。在美国的大萧条时期，全国有一半人口被认为是贫困的，但当时一个全家收入处于1992年贫困线的家庭却能够买房、车、衣服以及食物。
贫困的现状随着地理位置、社会和经济形势等而变化。贫困的基本意义是指在衣、食、住这三大主要需求上缺乏或者不充足。只有和繁荣进行比较才能知道什么叫贫困。在发现新大陆以前，美国印第安人不会认为他们是贫穷的，虽然他们只有一些生活必需品和很少的手工制作的东西。
贫困的程度是随着所在国家的经济发展水平而变化的。在西欧、北美和日本等现代工业化社会，政府采取了很多政策来缓解贫困——包括免费医疗和补贴住房。在纽约和洛杉矶的流浪汉经常能找到避难所和提供免费餐的慈善机构。
【答案详解】
逻辑推断题。根据文章第一段的最后两句可知选项C太局限了。因为题目问的是“如果 __________ ，在美国你可能被认为是贫穷的”，所以14335美金并不是唯一的衡量标准，因为贫困线会随着经济的发展不断变化，所以只有D符合题意。
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