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  3. A variety of social problems are closely linked to poverty. It is well【C1】______that children who grow up in poverty are more li

A variety of social problems are closely linked to poverty. It is well【C1】______that children who grow up in poverty are more li

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问题     A variety of social problems are closely linked to poverty. It is well【C1】______that children who grow up in poverty are more likely to .be【C2】______in illegal activity, have higher teenage pregnancy rates,【C3】______lower academic achievement, and suffer【C4】______a host of other social problems than those who do not grow up in poverty. The【C5】______of the poor population may also have important【C6】______for the overall competitiveness of the American economy, not only【C7】______it brings the added tax burden, but also because immigrants earning poverty level wages clearly do not have the kind of skills【C8】______to compete in an increasingly global marketplace.
    In【C9】______to the impact on American society in【C10】______, looking at poverty among immigrants is also important because it is one way of【C11】______the consequences of current immigration policy. It also  gives us a good idea of what immigrants【C12】______in the future are likely to do in the United States if immigration policy【C13】______unchanged. Very high poverty rates imply that a significant proportion of immigrants are unable to【C14】______in the modern American economy. This is【C15】______important because  without a change in immigration policy, 10 million new immigrants will likely settle【C16】______in the country in just the next decade. Of course, the poverty rate for immigrant households does not tell us exactly【C17】______those admitted in the future will fare.【C18】______, looking at past immigrants is probably  the best means we have of【C19】______how tomorrow’s immigrants will do if the same selection criteria【C20】______to be used.
【C18】
选项 A、Therefore
B、However
C、Whenever
D、Whoever
答案B
解析 逻辑衔接题。空格前提到：移民家庭的贫困比率并不能确切地告诉我们将来允许进入美国的移民如何交费；而空格后的意思是：参照过去的移民情况也许是我们所拥有的最好的方式…。从两句话的意思可知，它们之间是转折关系，故B项正确。
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