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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 immediate consequence of the new capitalists' practice is_____· - A 、loss of corporate reputation
- B 、lower pay for the employees
- C 、a higher rate of unemployment
- D 、a decline in business transactions
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推断题。问的是新的资本家们的新的做法的直接后果是什么？根据“new”首先定位到第二段第一句The new rich selfishly act on… 接下来又进一步说明了他们的自私，比如downsizing(裁员）和outsourcing, 直接导致的结果就是cut our jobs(减少工作），即失业率攀升。所以选C选项。
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