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根据下列文章，回答31～35题。During the past generation， the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure has been transformed by economic risk and new realities. Now a pink slip， a bad diagnosis. or a

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根据下列文章，回答31～35题。During the past generation， the American middle-class family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure has been transformed by economic risk and new realities. Now a pink slip， a bad diagnosis. or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.

In just one generation， millions of mothers have gone to work， transforming basic family economics. Scholars， policymakers， and critics of all stripes have debated the social implications of these changes， but few have looked at the side effect family risk has risen as well. Today's families have budgeted to the limits of their new two-paycheck status. As a result they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback- a back-up earner （usually Mom） who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick. This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. But today， a disruption to family fortunes can not longer be made up with extra income from an otherwise-stay-at-home partner.

During the same period， families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income. Steelworkers， airline employees， and now those in the auto industry are joining millions of families who must worry about interest rates， stock market fluctuation， and the harsh reality that they may outlive their retirement money. For much of the past year. President Bush campaigned to move Social Security to a savings-account model， with retirees trading much or all of their guaranteed payments for payments depending on investment returns. For younger families， the picture is not any better. Both the absolute cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen-and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers， with much higher deductibles and a large new does of investment risk for families‘ future healthcare. Even demographics are working against the middle class family， as the odds of having a weak elderly parent- and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance have jumped eightfold in just one generation.

From the middle-class family perspective， much of this， understandably， looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility， and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders. The financial fallout has begun， and the political fallout may not be far behind.

第31题：Today\\\'s double-income families are at greater financial risk in that

A．the safety net they used to enjoy has disappeared.

B．their chances of being laid off have greatly increased.

C．they are more vulnerable to changes in family economics.

D．they are deprived of unemployment or disability insurance.

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    正确答案：
    因张某的救助行为使二者之间发生无因管理关系。

  • 第2题：

    根据下列选项回答 31～33 题。

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    B．pA2

    C．Cmax

    D．α

    E．tmax

    第 31 题 反映竞争性拮抗药对其受体激动药的拮抗强度（ ）。


    正确答案：B

  • 第3题：

    根据下列选项，回答 35～38 题：

    第 35 题 是由低分子药物分散在分散介质中形成的液体制剂，分散微粒小于1nm


    正确答案：A

  • 第4题：

    根据下列材料请回答 31～35 题：

    A

    Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather．They are in space，and they can reach any part of the world．The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气)，because this is where the weather form．They send these pictures to the weather stations．So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world．From the pictures，the scientists can often say how the weather will change．

    Today，nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures．When they receive new pictures，the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones．Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours．This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change，too．In their next weather forecast，the meteorologists can say this．

    So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists．Before satellites were invented，the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 0r 48 hours．Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days．Soon，perhaps，they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead．

    第 31 题 Satellites travel______．

    A．in space

    B．in the atmosphere

    C．above the ground

    D．above space


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    细节题，根据第一段的“They are in space”知道答案选A。

  • 第5题：

    根据下列选项，回答 35～36 题：

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