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The Catholic Church is changing in America at its most visible point: the parish church where believers pray, sing and clasp hands across pews to share the peace of God. Today there are fewer parishes and fewer priests than in 1990 and fewer of the nation’s 65 million Catholics in those pews. And there’s no sign of return.
Some blame the explosive 2002 clergy sexual abuse scandal and its financial price tag. But a study of 176 Roman Catholic dioceses shows no statistically significant link between the decline in priests and parishes and the is 772 million the church has spent to date on dealing with the scandal.
Rather, the changes are driven by a constellation of factors:
· Catholics are moving from cities in the Northeast and Midwest to the suburbs, South and Southwest.
· For decades, so few men have become priests that one in five dioceses now can’t put a priest in every parish.
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A. selling the Church property.
B. covering the cost of settlements.
C. shutting and remolding churches.
D. keeping up crumbling buildings.
[单项选择]In order to compete with overseas students, American children will probably have to______.
A. learn to work with diverse groups
B. master more practical skills
C. have broader knowledge
D. strengthen the ability of innovation
[单项选择]Australia is ______ Americ
A. A． almost the same size asB. larger thanC. just as large asD. as large as the smallest state in America
[单项选择]Why are smart cards not nearly so common in American
A. Probably because American have got used to ATM bank cards or stored -value cards.
B. Probably because American is too large.
C. Probably because American like signature.
D. Probably because American like paper vouchers.
[填空题]Ever since Milton Friedman"s address to the American Economic Association in 1968 and the ensuing theoretical work by Robert Lucas and others in the 1970s, the rising long-term inflation expectations have inexorably led to higher inflation. 【K1】______This summer the European Central Bank followed through with a rate hike. In the US, the Federal Reserve is nervously eyeing the latest jumps in producer and consumer prices. Evidence of long-term inflation expectations can be gleaned from breakeven inflation rates on index-linked bonds. Surveys of consumers suggest their expectations for inflation have risen as well. For example, the University of Michigan asks Americans where they think inflation will be over the next 5-10 years. Two years ago they said it would be 2. 9 per cent. Earlier this summer the tally spiked to a more worrisome 3. 4 per cent. Soaring prices for energy and food are mostly to blame. However, as Friedman pointed out, inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. The central question is not about inflation expectations. Nor is it about commodity prices, however quickly they may be rising. 【K2】______That is where the story gets more complicated. Are monetary conditions easy Is there spare capacity In the US, slack is appearing in the economy, as seen in rising unemployment, now up to 5. 7 per cent. Negative real interest rates suggest monetary conditions are easy. But the Fed"s own surveys suggest that bankers are less willing to lend; consumers less willing to borrow. Low real interest rates are a manifestation of economic and financial malaise, not excessive monetary accommodation. 【K3】______. So, what are we to make of higher inflation expectations in the US and western Europe Investors and households seem to believe energy and food prices will continue to rise. But will other prices and wages automatically follow suit 【K4】______Perhaps that is why consumer confidence has plummeted on both sides of the Atlantic. In short, households may say they expect higher inflation, but there is little they can do about it. The reality is they are experiencing falling real incomes and pinched balance sheets. That is hardly the stuff of overheating. The Friedman-Lucas emphasis on inflation expectations was a model suited to different times. Central bankers no longer try to ramp growth by springing inflation surprises on unwitting workers. Unionization has declined, automatic cost-of-living adjustments are rare, globalization has reduced pricing power for most companies and bargaining power for most workers. Today, advanced economies are confronted with stagnating growth, collapsing housing markets, slowing world trade, stressed financial systems, and weak household balance sheets. This is not the 1970s. 【K5】______We should therefore be skeptical of the case for tighter monetary policies based on models developed in, and better suited for, a bygone era. Choose the following sentences marked A to E to complete the above article. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. A. Altogether, the case for accelerating US inflation looks weak in the face of below-trend growth and stuttering credit conditions B. Broad-based price and wage inflation is unlikely today C. And so, dutifully, central bankers in the US, UK, euro-zone and even in some emerging economies have spoken reproachfully in recent months about signs that inflation expectations are moving up D. Rather, inflation is determined by the interplay between monetary conditions and capacity in the economy to grow without pushing most prices higher E. Stagnating growth and tighter credit conditions suggest the opposite【K1】
[单项选择]______ is the largest river in Americ
A. A． The New York RiverB. The Mississippi RiverC. The Ohio RiverD. The Colorado River
[单项选择]The ______ is a major river of North Americ
A. A． SeineB. ThamesC. MississippiD. Danube
[单项选择]The ocean of ______ lies to the east of Americ
A. A． AtlanticB. PacificC. IndianD. Arctic
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When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, webrought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture．One of the rules isthat young people should always respect elders．Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrass-ment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant．One time, when I was serving foodto a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly．I told herthat I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly．As soon as Isaid that, her face showed great displeasure．My manager, who happened to hear what I said, tookme aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike thedescription "old"．I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife．After the couple heardmy reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so
A. people dislike being called "old"
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
