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考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析二十考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析二十Over thepast century,all kindsof unfairnessand discriminationhave beencondemned ormade illegal.But oneinsidious formcontinues tothrive:alphabetism.This,for thoseas yetunaware ofsuch adisadvantage,refers todiscrimination againstthose whosesurnames beginwith aletter in the lowerhalf ofthe alphabetIt haslong beenknown thata taxifirm calledAAAA carshas abig advantageover Zodiaccars whencustomers thumbthrough theirphone directories.Less wellknown isthe advantagethat AdamAbbott hasin lifeover ZoZysman.English namesare fairlyevenly spreadbetween thehalves ofthe alphabet.Yet asuspiciously largenumber oftop peoplehave surnamesbeginning withletters betweenA andK Thusthe Americanpresident andvice-president havesurnames startingwith Band Crespectively;and26of GeorgeBush’s predecessorsincluding hisfather hadsurnames inthe firsthalf ofthe alphabetagainst just16intheseco...。