今天小编给大家带来了关于考研英语写作预测之文化传承和多样性的文章阅读分析，希望对大家的英语写作水平有所帮助，预祝大家考试高分通过，祝愿大家生活愉快，天天开心。
When strange or different elements come together, we will have fresh perspectives and divergent ways of thinking, which inevitably give birth to inventiveness. Cultural diversity has always been one of the most charming qualities of great cities, making it possible for people with different backgrounds to live side by side in harmony and to absorb the best of others. It is striking that many of the social, economic and cultural breakthroughs that shape our life have emerged not from the mainstream elites but from the restless marginal groups, who expose themselves frequently to those who are different from themselves and thus benefit the most from intercultural innovation.
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索罗斯等18富豪联名呼吁总统候选人：该给我们加税了！在当地时间6月24日发布的联名信中，18名亿万富豪主张对累积大量财富的个人征收财富税，包括他们自己在内，“我们正在写信呼吁所有总统候选人，无论共和党人还是党人，向1%富有美国人中的十分之一征收适度的财富税向我们征收。”
1不是什么好心不好心。他们是怕社会不稳定的人，他们希望给钱给美国维护社会稳定，不能让中低层没活路。
2.他们更怕中低层继续反对全球化政策。他们不能全球配置资源，他们就没得赚。
3.对美国人终归是好事。
今天的句子：

During the first year of his administration, President Trump signed a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code. While Republicans cast it as a boon to the middle class, lower- and middle-income taxpayers saw only moderate tax relief while the highest earners received a substantial windfall.
（想想怎么出题？）
What does “windfall” probably mean？
(A) the great blow
(B) the big splash
(C) the unexpected return
(D) the inflating balloon