大学英语六级阅读练习-伦敦暴乱与政府消减开支的实际联系.docx

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大学英语六级阅读练习:伦敦暴乱与政府消减开支的实际联系

本篇阅读材料“伦敦暴乱与政府消减开支的实际联系”选自《卫报》（原文标题：Fact.Thereisalinkbetweencutsandriots2021.8.16）。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步^^WhenLondonstoppedburning,thepoliticaldebateaboutthecausesofunrestbegantoheatup.Atoneendofthespectrum,KenLivingstoneblamedthegovernment'scutbacks;attheother,DavidCameronattributedtheunresttocriminalbehaviour,pureandsimple.Manyofthecutsannouncedbythecoalitiongovernmenthaven'tbeenimplementedyet;butitisalsotruethatthereisrealdeprivationinmanypartsofLondon,andlocalserviceshavebeencutinsomeareasalready.So,wheredosuddenconflagrationssuchasthoseinLondonlastweekcomefrom?heatup（话题）升温attribute…to…把……归因于pureandsimple十足的；完全的implementv.实施；执行conflagrationn.冲突；大火Aconstructivewaytoapproachsuchacomplexquestionistodistinguishbetweentheincidentsthattouchoffunrest,andtheunderlyingcausesthatmakeitmorelikely.Whenapetrolstationburnsdown,youdon'tjustwanttoknowwhodroppedthecigarette;youwanttoknowwhyallthecombustiblefumesescaped.Socialunrestandinstabilityistypicallydifficulttoexplain.Inmostyears,nothinghappens;then,suddenly,violenceerupts.Academicshavetriedtounderstandwhichfactorsareinvolvedincreatingexplosivesocialenvironments.AccordingtoworkonUSraceriotsbytheeconomistEdGlaeser,forexample,ethnicheterogeneityinaneighbourhoodincreasestheprobabilityofunrest.Sodoesunemployment.Poverty,ontheotherhand,seemstoplayasmallerrole.touchoff触发；引起underlyingadj.潜在的；根本的eruptv.爆发；喷发raceriot种族暴乱；种族冲突Inarecentstudy,wefocusedonthelinkbetweenausteritymeasuresandunrest.Weanalysedalargenumberofcountries,overalmostacentury,tounearthsomeempiricalregularities.Intwostudies,weanalysedunrestin28Europeancountriesfrom1919to2021,andin11LatinAmericancountriessince1937.Whatwefoundisaclearandpositivestatisticalassociationbetweenexpenditurecutsandthelevelofunrest.austerityn.紧缩unearthv.揭露；发掘empiricalregularity经验规律性expenditurecuts支出削减Toconstructourmeasureofunrest,welookedatfiveindicators