07年全國碩士研究生入學(xué)考試英語模擬試題三

Section I Use of English

Directions: Read the following text.  Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWERSHEET 1. (10 points)

It can, of course, be argued that though the vast majority of people contribute to the funds of social security equally, working-class persons are more likely to receive social security benefits than upper-class persons. This is true for those benefits which can be  1  as being for forms of "diswelfare", to use Titmuss's term, i. e. a form of monetary  2  for the hardship they suffer through the  3  of the social and economic system—benefits for industrial disability, unemployment and illness  4  supplementary benefit. It is not,  5  , true of retirement __6__and they  7  account for at least half the expenditure of social security widely  8  . Since retirement pensions are paid to all who have paid the necessary number of  9  they involve a negative form of vertical redistribution of income—from the poor to the rich— 10  retired persons of higher income groups live longer than those of lower income groups. This is  11  crucial importance because all the studies  12  have examined the question of the redistributive effects of social security  13  a limited income period—at most during a period of twelve months. It is not surprising therefore  14  they reached the conclusion that s