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题干：Itusedtobethatpeoplewereproudtoworkforthesamecompanyforthewholeoftheirworkinglives.They，dgetagoldwatchattheendoftheirproductiveyearsandadinnerfeaturingspeechesbytheirbossespraisingtheirloyalty.Buttoday’srichcapitalistshaveregressed(倒退）tothe“survivalofthefittest”ideasandtheirloyaltyextendsnottotheirworkersoreventotheirstockholdersbutonlytothemselves.Insteadofgivingoutgoldwatchesworthahundredorsodollarsforfortyorsoyearsofword,theygrabtensandevenhundredsofmillionsofdollarsastheysellfortheirownprofitthecompanytheymayhavebeenwithforonlyafewyears.Thenewrichselfishlyactontheirowntounfairlygrabthewealththatthecountryasawholehasproduced.Thetop1percentofthepopulationnowhaswealthequaltothewholebottom95percentandtheywantmore.Theirselfishnessismostshamelesslyexpressedindownsizingandoutsourcing(将产品包给分公司做）becausethesebusinessmaneuversdon’tacttocreatenewjobsasthefounderofnewindustriesusedtodo,butonlyoutjobswhilekeepingthemoneyvalueofwhatthosejobsproducedforthemselves.Tokeepthemoneymachineworkingsmoothlytherichhaveboughtallthepoliticiansfromthetopdown.ThepresidenthimselfisconstantlyleavingWashingtonandthebusinessatthenationbecauseheissummonedto“fundraisingdinners”wherefatcatspayathousandorsodollarsaplatetowormtheirwayintogovernmentnotthroughservicebutthroughdonationsofvastamountsofmoney.Onceontheinsidetheyhavebothpoliticalpartiesbusilytearingupalltheregulationsthatprotecttherestofusfromthegreedoftherich.Themiddleclassusedtobeloyaltothefreeenterprisesystem.Inthepast,thepeopleofthemiddleclassmostlythoughtthey，dberichthemselvessomedayorhaveagoodshotatbecomingrich.Butnowadaysincomeisbeingdistributedmoreandmoreunevenlyandcorporateloyaltyisathingofthepast.Themiddleclassmayalsowakeuptoforgetitsloyaltytotheso-calledfreeenterprisesystemaltogetherandthegovernmentwhichgovernsonlytherestofuswhilelettingthecorporationsdowhattheypleasewithourjobs.Asthingsstand，ifsomebodydoesn’twakeup，themiddleclassisonapathtobeingdownsizedallthewaytothebottomofsociety.
题目：The author is strongly critical of today’s rich capitalists for_____· - A 、not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workers
- B 、maximizing their profits at the expense of workers
- C 、not setting up long-term goals for their companies
- D 、rewarding only those who are considered the fittest
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
推断题。问的是作者因为什么强烈抨击现在富有的资本家？文章以典型的“古今对比”开篇, 通过回忆过去的优良传统，与现今的资本家信奉的“适者生存”并且将所谓的忠诚仅仅界定在为自己牟私利这点上。原文的第二、三段重点分析了资本家损人利己的“光辉”形象。不难看出，作者正是对资本家们不惜牺牲工人的利益而为自己谋取最大的暴利的鞭挞。所以选Β选项。
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