Americans’ pride and faith of their economic system,【C1】________that it provides opportunities for all citizens to have good liv

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问题     Americans’ pride and faith of their economic system,【C1】________that it provides opportunities for all citizens to have good lives, are【C2】________ by the【C3】________ that poverty persists in many parts of the country.
    Government anti-poverty efforts have made some progress but have not eradicated the problem.【C4】________, periods of strong economic growth, which bring more jobs and higher wages, have【C5】________ poverty but have not【C6】________ it entirely.
    The federal government【C7】________poverty line as a minimum【C8】________of income【C9】________for basic maintenance of a family of four. This amount may fluctuate【C10】________the cost of living and the location of the family. In 1998, a family of four with an annual income below $16,530 was classified【C11】________ living in poverty.
    The percentage of people living below poverty line dropped from 22.4 percent in 1959 to 11.4 percent in 1978. But【C12】________ , it has fluctuated in a fairly narrow range. In 1998, it stood at 12.7 percent.
    【C13】________ , the overall figures mask much more severe pockets of poverty. In 1998, more than one-quarter of all African-Americans lived in poverty; though【C14】________high, that figure did represent an improvement from 1979 when 31 percent of blacks were officially classified as poor.
    There are【C15】________estimations on the accuracy of official poverty figures. Some analysts have suggested that the official poverty figures【C16】________the real【C17】________of poverty because they measure only cash income and exclude certain government assistance programs such as Food Stamps. Others point out, however, that these programs【C18】________cover all of a family’s food or health care needs.【C19】________others point out that people at the poverty line sometimes receive cash income from【C20】________work and in the underground sector of economy which is never recorded in official statistics.
【C6】

选项 A、eliminated
B、decreased
C、converted
D、lessened

答案A

解析 本填空考查动词,可以继续利用对应成分分析法定位出本待选动词在原文中的对应提示线索,很显然本填空待选的动词所要表达的意思与前文中的信息:have not eradicated the problem是基本一样的,而且本待选动词的宾语it虽然指代的是poverty,但与eradicated的宾语the problem大意是相同的。根据这个对应已知线索,四个选项中与提示线索中的动词eradicated最为接近的就是选项A)eliminated(消除,消灭)了,所以最佳答案为选项A)。
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