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The “***” promises that in the Land of Opportunity, any individual can climb the economic
ladder and prosper through hard work and ambition alone. And yet, young Americans today are struggling to
earn more than their parents did at the same age, and upward mobility in the US actually compares
unfavourably to that of other industrialised nations.

So why does the idea of the***persist? A new study in the American Journal of Political
Science identifies one factor that has been overlooked: the influence of reality TV.

Reality shows have come to dominate US television over the past 20 years, notes Eunji Kim from
Vanderbilt University. And the overwhelming majority of these have a “rags-to-riches” storyline: they feature
ordinary Americans who work hard to achieve great economic success. And while these programmes are
regularly among the most-watched shows, news broadcasts — which paint a more realistic view of the
economic hardship faced by millions of Americans — get a much smaller proportion of the viewership.

Rags-to-riches stories are ubiquitous ( 无 处 不 在 的 ) on TV — but does watching these programmes
actually convince people that economic mobility is easily attainable? To find out, Kim’s team had participants
watch a 5-minute clip from a reality show with a rags-to-riches storyline. Control participants watched a clip
from a reality show that didn’t have a rags-to-riches story. After watching the shows, participants rated how
much they agreed with four statements relating to the ***.

The results showed that those who’d watched a rags-to-riches clip did indeed have a significantly greater
belief in the ***. Interestingly, when participants were separated by party affiliation, this effect
was significant among Republicans but not Democrats, suggesting that the kind of messages implicit in these
TV shows may play into people’s existing socioeconomic beliefs.

Kim also conducted a survey of 3,000 US residents. They also rated the extent to which they believed
success in life is related to various internal factors (such as ambition) and external factors (such as family
wealth). Finally, they read a list of TV programmes and indicated which they regularly watched.

Participants who were heavy viewers of rags-to-riches programmes or frequent viewers had a stronger
belief in the *** than those who never watched such shows.

Kim concludes that “rags-to-riches entertainment media are an important cultural force that promotes and
perpetuates beliefs in upward mobility”. And here’s the problem: if people mistakenly believe that hard work is
all that is needed for individuals to make a better life for themselves, they may be less supportive of policies that
could actually combat inequality.

“In this era of choice, entertainment media are what captures hearts and minds,” Kim writes. “Its political
consequences are anything but trivial”.

题目一

46. What do we learn from the passage about young Americans of today?
A. They have greater ambitions than their parents.
B. They find it difficult to achieve upward mobility.
C. They have overtaken their parents in terms of earnings.
D. They envy the opportunities in other industrialised nations.

我们可以学到什么在这篇关于今天的***的文章

A:  他们比他们的父母更有野心！

B：他们发现他们很难获取向上流动

C： 从赚钱角度来看（in terms of），他们超过（overtake） 他们的父母

D： 他们羡慕其他工业国家的机会

盯住目标

young Americans today are struggling to
earn more than their parents did at the same age, and upward mobility in the US actually compares
unfavourably to that of other industrialised nations.

年轻的美国人今天很难比他们的在同一年龄的父母赚的更多，而且向上流动比其他工业国家不容乐观

检索思路，反复思考

A，C，D直接排除好吧

题目二

47. What does Kim’s team find about reality TV shows in America?
A. They reinterpret the essence of the popular rags-to-riches culture.
B. They urge people to achieve economic success through hard work.
C. They help strengthen people’s conviction in the ***.
D. They feature ordinary Americans striving for social recognition.

kim团队发现什么关于真人秀节目

A 他们再次解释白手起家文化的本质

B 他们敦促人们获得成功通过努力

C 他们帮助增强人们的信念（convict）关于***

D 他们的以普通美国人为特征 努力争取社会认可

盯住目标

Reality shows have come to dominate US television over the past 20 years, notes Eunji Kim from
Vanderbilt University. And the overwhelming majority of these have a “rags-to-riches” storyline: they feature
ordinary Americans who work hard to achieve great economic success. And while these programmes are
regularly among the most-watched shows, news broadcasts — which paint a more realistic view of the
economic hardship faced by millions of Americans — get a much smaller proportion of the viewership.

这里是获取好的经济成功，所以D这里可以去掉

Rags-to-riches stories are ubiquitous ( 无 处 不 在 的 ) on TV — but does watching these programmes
actually convince people that economic mobility is easily attainable? To find out, Kim’s team had participants
watch a 5-minute clip from a reality show with a rags-to-riches storyline. Control participants watched a clip
from a reality show that didn’t have a rags-to-riches story. After watching the shows, participants rated how
much they agreed with four statements relating to the ***.

观看这些节目真的能让人们相信向上流动是简单实现的？

The results showed that those who’d watched a rags-to-riches clip did indeed have a significantly greater
belief in the ***. Interestingly, when participants were separated by party affiliation, this effect
was significant among Republicans but not Democrats, suggesting that the kind of messages implicit in these
TV shows may play into people’s existing socioeconomic beliefs.

结果显示那些观看白手起家判断确实有显著增强的***信仰

检索思路，反复思考

很明显了

A 再次解释没说，本质也没说

B 敦促没说

C 这里convict如果你知道是信仰的话，这里belief正好对应

D 解释过了

题目三

48. What does the author say about news broadcasts in America?
A. They attract far fewer viewers than reality TV.
B. They are bent on reporting the dark side of life.
C. They stand in striking contrast with reality TV.
D. They focus on Americans’ economic hardships.

关于新闻广播在美国，作者说什么了

A 吸引的观众比真人秀少的多

B 他们爱好报告黑暗面

C 他们是真人秀的鲜明的对比

D 他们集中于美国人经济困难

盯住目标

And while these programmes are
regularly among the most-watched shows, news broadcasts — which paint a more realistic view of the
economic hardship faced by millions of Americans — get a much smaller proportion of the viewership.

当这些节目（真人秀）经常是最高的收视率的时候，反应这更加真实的新闻广播-百万经济困难的美国人，只有低的收视率。

检索思路，反复思考

A 好想选

B 没说喜欢

C 说实话，我是真想选这个，真的恶心啊，为什么不选这个啊

D 更多的是收视率少

A

可能A更加直观吧。。。

题目四

49. What can we infer from the passage about Republicans in general?
A. They believe strongly in the ***.
B. They strive to climb the socio-economic ladder.
C. They have a very strong affiliation with their party.
D. They tend to watch more rags-to-riches TV shows.

关于共和党人，我们可以从这篇文章推断出什么

A 他们非常相信 ***

B 他们努力攀爬社会经济的楼梯

C 他们有很强的政党归属

D 他们倾向观看更多白手起家小tv

盯住目标

The results showed that those who’d watched a rags-to-riches clip did indeed have a significantly greater
belief in the *** Interestingly, when participants were separated by party affiliation, this effect
was significant among Republicans but not Democrats, suggesting that the kind of messages implicit in these
TV shows may play into people’s existing socioeconomic beliefs.

当按党派分参与者，效果明显的是共和党人，不是民主党

检索思路，反复思考

共和党人更加相信***，很直白

A 想选

B 没说

C 没说

D 没说

A

题目五

50. What is stated about people who believe in upward mobility?
A. They are likely to blame the government for their plight.
B. They regard political consequences as anything but trivial.
C. They respect individuals striving to climb the social ladder.
D. They are less likely to approve of policies to fight inequality.

关于相信向上流动的人，文章什么说明（stated）

A 他们可能责怪政府给他们的苦难

B 他们看待政策结果绝不是小事

C 他们尊重个人努力去攀爬社会阶梯

D 他们可能很少赞同斗争不平等的政策

盯住目标

Kim concludes that “rags-to-riches entertainment media are an important cultural force that promotes and
perpetuates beliefs in upward mobility”. And here’s the problem: if people mistakenly believe that hard work is
all that is needed for individuals to make a better life for themselves, they may be less supportive of policies that
could actually combat inequality.

如果人们错误的相信努力工作是个人走向更好生活的需求，他们可能不会支持可以真正抵抗不平等 的政策了

检索思路，反复思考

答案胡你脸上了，选D

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