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社會類

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Rightisright.Right?Ofcourse.Butisleftwrong?Well,theRomansusedtothinkso.They

thoughtleft-handedpeopleweremistakesofnature.Latin,thelanguageoftheRomans,hadmany

wordsthatexpressedthisview.Somewordsweusetodaystillhavethismeaning.TheLatinword

“dexter”means“right”.TheEnglishword“dexterous“comesfromthisword.Itmeans“handy”

(cleverwithhands).So,rightishandy.ButtheLatinwordforleftis“sinister”.TheEnglishword

“sinister“comesfromthisword.Sinistermeans“evil”(verybad).Isitfairtocallright-handed

peoplehandyandleft-handedpeopleevil?Well,fairornot,manylanguageshavewordsthat

expresssuchbeliefs.InoldEnglish,thewordforleftmeans“weak”.Thatisn'tmuchofan

improvementover“evil”.

Notverylongago,childrenwereoftenforcedtowritewiththeirrighthands.Doctorshave

sincefoundthatthiscanbeveryharmful.Youshouldusethehandyouwerebomtouse.

Peoplewhousetheirlefthandsarejuststartingtogetbettertreatment.Butwhytheygetall

thesebadnamesinthefirstplace?Onereasonmaybethattherearenotasmanyleft-handed

peopleasthereareright-handedpeople.Thereisoneleft-handedpersonforeveryfive

right-handedones.Peoplewhoaredifferentareoftenthoughttobewrong.Butattitudesdoseem

tobechanging.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearefinallystartingtogiveleft-handedpeoplea

hand.

1.Whatdoesthepassageleadustobelievewhenonewrites?

A.Hecanonlyusehisrighthand.

B.Hecanonlyusehislefthand.

C.Hecanuseeitherhislefthandorhisrighthand.

D.Hecanusebothhislefthandandhisrighthand.

2.Thelastsentenceofthisarticlemeans.

A.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplewanttochangethehabitoftheleft-handedpeople

B.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtohelptheleft-handedpeople

C.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtouselefthandtowriteandsoon

D.Fair-mindedright-handedpeoplearestartingtogiveupusingtheirlefthands

3.Afterwereadthearticlewecancertainlyknowthat.

A.left-handedpeoplehavebeentreatedpoorly

B.thenumberoftheleft-handedpeopleislargerthanthatofright-handedpeople

C.right-handedpeoplearemuchclevererthanleft-handedpeople

D.left-handedpeoplearelesssmartbuthardworking

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright,accordingtothearticle?

A.Atonetime,left-handedpeoplewereforcedtousetheirrighthands.

B.Left-handedpeopletodayarebeingtreatedbetterthanthoseinthepast.

C.Therearenotasmanyleft-handedpeopleasthereareright-handedpeopletoday.

D.”Dexterous“comesfromLatin,means“evil"andEnglish“sinister“means“handy”.

(1—4CBAD)

【答案與解析】本文介紹人們對left-handed與right-handed不同的看法和態(tài)度。

1.C。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第2段最后一句醫(yī)生的建議Youshouldusethehandyouwerebom

touse可推知此題的答案為Co

2.Bo根據(jù)短語givesbahand的意思是“幫某人的忙”，可推知此題的答案為B。

3.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段對left的解釋及第2段第1句講強迫小孩用右手，可推

知此題答案為Ao

4.Do細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段中的TheLatinword“dexter”means"right”.TheEnglish

word“dexterous”comesfromthisword.Itmeans<^handy^^（cleverwithhands）.So,rightishandy.

ButtheLatinwordforleftis"sinister”.TheEnglishword“sinister”comesfromthisword.

Sinistermeans“evil”（verybad）可推知此題答案為D。

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TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card（信用卡）fraud.Yourcardinformation

couldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsite（非法網站）.

Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare.

On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodsthey

thoughttheybought.Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber—orsellthe

informationovertheInternet.Computershackers（黑客）havebrokendownsecurity（安全）

systems,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago,25,000

customersofCDUniverse,anon-linemusicretailer（零售商），werenotlucky.Theirnames,

addressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS

$157,828togetbacktheinformation.

Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainston-linefraud.Mastercardisworkingonplansfor

Web—onlycreditcard,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshopping

on-line.However,thereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated（欺騙）.

Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm'son-linerules:UnderBritishlaw,cardholdershavetopay

thefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulent（欺騙性的）spending.

Andshoponlyatsecuresites;Sendyourcredit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffers

advancedsecuresystem.

Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.

TheWebsiteaddressmayalsostarthttps://-theextra"s"standsforsecure.Ifindoubt,giveyour

credit-cardinformationoverthetelephone.

Keepyourpassword（密E馬）safe:Moston-linesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbefore

placinganorder.Treatyourpasswordswithcare.

1.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage?

A.Alotofstolencredit-cardsweresoldontheInternet.

B.FraudontheInternet.

C.ManyWebsitesaredestroyed.

D.ManyillegalWebsitesareontheInternet.

2.Whatisthemeaningof“fraud”？

A.Cheating.B.Sale.C.Payment.D.Safety.

3.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecreditcard?

A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation.

B.ThethievesstealtheinformationfromWebsites.

C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem.

D.Thethievesbuytheinformationfromcredit-cardfirms.

4.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Five.D.Six.

5.Youareshoppingonthesite:http://www.Shopping,com,andyouwanttobuyaTVset,

whatdoesthisarticlesuggesttodo?

A.OrdertheTVsetatonce.

B.DonotbuytheTVsetonthissite.

C.E-mailthesiteyourcredit-cardinformation.

D.TellthesiteyourpasswordandbuytheTVsetforyou.

（1—5BABAB）

【答案與解析】本文介紹了網上黑客人員盜用信用卡資料進行欺騙的行為以及我們該怎

樣防衛(wèi)的措施。

1.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第1句（因特網已導致使用信用卡欺騙行為大量增加）可

推知此題答案為Bo

2.Ao詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第1段第2句（你的卡上資料可能會在網上非法出售）和第4段

最后一句（可采用下列步驟防止受欺騙）可推知此題答案為A。

3.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)文章第2段的提醒（當心那些提供便宜商品或服務的網址）可推知此

題答案為B。也可采用排除法：根據(jù)文章內容，排除A和C（并且此兩項也不合情理）；根據(jù)

文章第4段第1句可知選項D也不正確。因此選B。

4.Ao細節(jié)題。根據(jù)對文章第五、六、七、八段的歸納可推知此題的答案為A。

5.Bo細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段中的說明：安全的網址應在電腦的右下角有一個小

字母，或在網址中有一個字母S,而問題中的網址中沒有字母S,從而可推知此題答案為B。

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""Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it'sagirl.”

Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfrom

everymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothers

worry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholike

childrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycarefor

childrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningand

lookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancy（懷孕）wasanaccident

thatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.

Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthatthechangefromtheroleof

husbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadeto

educatefathersinthisre-socializationprocess.Althoughmanygoodbookshavebeenwritten

aboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhavesomebooksdiscussedtheroleofafather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather'srole,althoughdifficult,isnot

nearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother'srole.Themother'sroleseems

torequireacompletetransformationofdailyroutineandadaptationtoanewlife,ontheother

hand,thefather'sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwehave

mentionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatheris

stillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather.

A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen

B.hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters

C.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy

D.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities.

2.Itisstatedinthepassagethat.

A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild

B.youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall

C.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren

D.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild

3.Thetransitiontothemother'srolerequiresthatthewife.

A.changesherlifestyleinaquitedifferentway

B.makesacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituation

C.staysathometotakecareofthebaby

D.helpsherhusbandinhisre-socializationprocess

4.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwith

mothers,.

A.havetodomoreinthehousehold

B.havetomakemoredifficultadaptations

C.haveaneasierjobtodo

D.canusuallydoabetterjob

(1—4CABC)

【答案與解析】本文主要講述從丈夫的角色轉換到父親的角色是一個很難的過程。

1.Co細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段第2句Somefeelproudwhentheyreceiveihenews,while

othersworry可推知此題答案為Co

2.A。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段最后一句pregnancy(懷孕)wasanaccidentthatbothhusband

andwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly可推知此題答案為A。

3.Bo細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第2句Themother'sroleseemstorequireacomplete

transformationofdailyroutineandadaptationtoanewlife可推知此題答案為B。

4.Co細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第1句althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthe

transitionthewifemustmaketothemother'srole可推知此題答案為Co

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IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeandNorthAmericabut

alsoanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedevelopingcountries.Forthesecountries,economic

growthisaveryimportantaim.Theywanttointroduceindustries,andsotheyputfewcontrolson

theindustrieswhichcausepollution.

Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleoftheconnection

betweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubataohadnoindustry.Todayithas

morethantwentylargefactories,whichproducemanypollutants(污染物).Thepeopleofthetown

aresufferingfromthepoisonousmatterintheirenvironmentandthebadeffectscanbeclearly

seen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Amongchildrenandadults,lungproblemsare

sometimestwelvetimesmorecommoninCubataothaninotherplaces.

ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,buttheselawsare

notenforcedstrictlyenough.Itischeaperforcompaniestotakenonoticeofthelawsandpaythe

fines（罰款）thantobuytheexpensiveequipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,

therefore,thateconomicgrowthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthofthe

workers.However,theresponsibility（責任）doesnotcompletelyliewiththeBraziliangovernment.

TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesarenotactinginaresponsibleway

either.AnumberofthefactoriesinthetownareownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,and

theU.S.TheyaredoingthingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycaused

thesameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverely（嚴厲地）punishedorevenputout

ofbusiness.

1.Whydon'tdevelopingcountrieshavestrictpollutioncontrols?

A.Thenewindustriestheywanttointroducedonotcausemuchpollution.

B.Pollutionisnotaseriousproblemfordevelopingcountries.

C.Theydon'trealizethebalanceofnaturewillbedestroyedbysomepollutants.

D.Iftheyputstrictercontrolsonindustry,fewercompanieswouldbuildnewplantsin

developingcountries.

2.Whatistheauthor'spurposeintakingCubataoasanexample?

A.Toshowthatindustrycandevelopveryfastindevelopingcountries.

B.ToshowthatthepollutionprobleminBrazilisextremelyserious.

C.Toshowthatindustrialgrowthcancausepollutionproblemsfordevelopingcountries.

D.Toshowthatpollutioniskillingmanypeopleanddestroyingthewholeeconomyof

Brazil.

3.HowisthehealthofthepopulationofCubatao?

A.Therearemoreheartdiseasesamongpeoplewholivenearchemicalfactories.

B.Morepeoplesufferfromlungdiseasesbecauseofpoisonousmatter.

C.TheirhealthisaffectedbypollutantsthesamewayasthatofotherBrazilians.

D.Babiestherearefoundnotasbrightasthosewholiveinotherplaces.

4.WhydosomeforeigncompaniesliketosetuptheirplantsinBrazil?

A.Theinvestment（投資）environmentinBrazilissuitableforthem.

B.TheywillnotbeseverelypunishediftheycausepollutioninBrazil.

C.TheycanmakemuchmoneybecausetheydonothavetopayBrazilianworkersmuch.

D.Theycanactinanirresponsible（不負責任的）wayinBrazilbecausetherearenopollution

lawsthere.

【答案與解析】本文論述了一些國家為了發(fā)展工業(yè)而忽視了環(huán)境污染這一嚴重問題。

1.Do推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段最后一句theywanttointroduceindustries,andsotheyput

fewcontrolsontheindustrieswhichcausepollution可推知此題答案為Do

2.Co推斷題。根據(jù)文章第2段第1句anexampleoftheconnectionbetweenindustrial

developmentandpollution可推知此題答案為Co

3.Bo細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段最后一句Amongchildrenandadults,lungproblemsare

sometimestwelvetimesmorecommoninCubataothaninotherplaces可推知止匕題答案為Bo

4.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)文章第3段最后——句Iftheycausedthesameamountofpollutionathome,

theywouldbeseverely（嚴厲土也）punishedorevenputoutofbusiness可推知止匕題答案為Bo

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Howmanymendohousework?RecentlyaEuropeancommission（委員會）triedtofindout

people'sideasandreactionstothewomen'smovement.Aspartoftheirsurvey（調查），theyasked

manymenandwomenthequestion,“Whodoesthehousework?”Themenansweredvery

differentlyfromthewomen!

Thehouseworktheyaskedpeopleaboutwas:preparingmeals,washingdishes,cleaningthe

houseandbabysitting.48%ofBritishhusbandssaidtheydidthesethings.37%ofDanish（丹麥的）

menhelpedinthehouse.Butonly15%ofItalianmensaidtheydidthehousework;manyofthem

saidtheyneverhelpedatall!

Buttherewasaninterestingpointofviewfromthewives.AccordingtoBritishwives,only

38%oftheirhusbandshelpedinthehouse.AndItalianwivessaidthattheirhusbandshardlyever

helped.TheItalianandBritishmendidnottellthetruth!TheCommissionfoundthatDanishmen

werethemosttruthfulhusbands;theiranswerswerethesameastheirwives'answers.

Dothemenyouknowhelpinthehouse?Doyouthinkthesurveygivesatruepictureinyour

experience?Writeandtelluswhatyouthink.

1.Thesurveywascarriedoutin.

A.BritainB.ItalyC.DenmarkD.Europe

2.Thesubjectforthesurveyis.

A.howmanyboysdothehousework?

B.whodoesthehouseworkathome

C.howmanywomendothehousework?

D.whoaremorediligent,wivesorhusbands

3.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.

A.therearemorehusbandswhodidthehouseworkthanwives

B.husbandsdohalfofthehouseworkallthetime

C.therearemorewiveswhodothehouseworkthanhusbands

D.wivesdoalmostallthehouseworkathome

4.Morehusbandshelpinthehousethanhusbands.

A.British;DanishB.Italian;Danish

C.Danish;BritishD.Italian;British

【答案與解析】本文公布了歐洲委員會為了了解人們對女權運動的想法以及對“誰做家

務活''這一調查反應。

I.D?推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第2句…aEuropeanCommission（委員會）triedtofindout

people'sideasandreactionstothewomen'smovement及所調查的地方可知此題的答案為D。

2.B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段倒數(shù)第2句...theyaskedmanymenandwomenthequestion,

''Whodoesthehousework?,＞可推知此題的答案為B?

3.C?推斷題。根據(jù)文章中所顯示的調查結果：British48%（實際上是38%）、Danish37%、

Italian15%可推知此題的答案為C。

4.A?推斷題。根據(jù)文章所顯示的調查結果：British48%（實際上是38%）、Danish37%

可推知此題答案為A。

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Manyimmigrants（移民）totheUnitedStatesfindthedecisiontoseekbetterlivesfortheir

familiesinAmericacanhaveanunexpectedandtragicconsequence（后果）.Deepdifferenceswith

theirchildrendevelopoverlanguageandculture.

“Manyimmigrantsarriveherewithoutmucheducation.Theirkidssoongainlanguageskills

andalsostreetmarts（耍時髦）onhowtoliveinAmerica,leavingtheparentsatadisadvantage,,,

Ileana,Roses,pastorofaMethodistchurchgroupoperatinginVirginia,said.

“NotonlythatbuttheyfindtheycannotrelatetochildrenwhoquicklyabsorbAmerican

culture,**shesaid.

AccordingtotheUSCensusBureau（人口調查局），thenumberofforeignbornorfirst

generationAmericansreached55millionlastyear,arecordoneinfiveofthetotalpopulation.

Agovernmentsurveyof922immigrantsin2000foundthatnearly40percentofthosewho

hadbeenintheUnitedStatesformorethan15yearswouldstillliketotakeEnglishclassesifthey

hadthetime.

Twothirdsoflowincomehouseholdsdependedontheirchildrenfortranslation.

Psychologists。心理學家）andsociologistssayparentscanlosetheirpositionofauthority（權

威）inafamilyasaresultandtheeffectsofthatcanbefar-reaching.

ChildrenexposedtoAmericanpopculturethatglorifies（頌揚）youthandsexuality（性感）

oftenrebelwhentheirparentstrytoimposetheconservativevaluestheybroughtwiththem.

^Americanizationerodes（侵蝕）allimportantaspectsofparenting,saidRichardWeissbourd,

whoteacheseducationatHarvardUniversity.

“Ifeelapartofmeisdyingwithmychildren.Theydon'tlistentomymusic.Ihavetoplayit

onSundaymorningwhentheyarenotaround,“saidanimmigrant.

1.Whattroublestheimmigrantparentsmostis.

A.thattheycan'tunderstandtheEnglishlanguage

B.thattheylosetheirpositionofauthorityintheirfamilies

C.thattheirchildrenhavelostsenseoftheirownnationalvalues

D.howtheycanmastertheEnglishlanguageassoonaspossible

2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthepopulationofthestatesatpresentisabout__.

A.275millionB.220millionC.255millionD.smallerthan250million

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.AlltheimmigrantshadexpectedthetroublestheywouldmeetbeforetheywenttotheUS.

B.Twothirdsofimmigrantfamiliesarelowincomehouseholds.

C.Americancultureshowsaspiritagainstconservativesocialandculturalvalues.

D.Americanpopcultureputstheimmigrantfamiliesatadisadvantage.

4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythetitleofthereport?

A.TheResultoftheUSCensus

B.TheDifferencesBetweenParentsandChildrenintheUS

C.TheTroublesoftheAmericanImmigrants

D.RoleReversal（顛倒］）TroublesManyParentsandChildren

【答案與解析】本文講述了美國移民父輩和子女間因文化差異所導致的代溝。

1.Bo細節(jié)題?？蓮腜sychologists（心理學家）andsociologistssayparentscanlosetheir

positionofauthority（權威）inafamilyasaresultandtheeffectsofthatcanbefar-reaching中找

出答案。

2.Ao細節(jié)題。根據(jù)thenumberofforeignbornorfirstgenerationAmericansreached55

millionlastyear,arecordoneinfivethetotalpopulation我們可以歹U出下面的算式：55,000,000

X5=275,000,OOOo

3.Co細節(jié)題。根據(jù)ChildrenexposedtoAmericanpopculturethatglorifies（頌揚）youthand

sexuality（性感）oftenrebelwhentheirparentstrytoimposetheconservativevaluestheybrought

withthem可得出答案。

4.Co主旨題。縱覽全文，可以得出答案。

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TheU.S.DepartmentofLaborstatistics（統(tǒng)計）showthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege

trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenough

teachers,engineers,physicists,aerospaceexperts,andotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduate

schoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.

Theresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttake

temporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.

Ontheotherhand,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:carpenters,

electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycan

dealwith,andtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgap

thatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanbluecollarworkersnolongerholdstrue.The

lawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.

Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatcollegedegreeisapassporttoa

prosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollege

degree.Parentsbeginindoctrinating（灌輸）theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutof

gradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwerea

preparationforcollegeratherthanforlife.Underthispressurethekidsfallinline.Whetherthey

wanttogotocollegeornotdoesn'tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursethey

mustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments（入學）goupandup,andmoreandmoregraduates

areovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.

Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodo

notbelongthere.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollege,halfofthemdo

notgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfor

twoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.

1.It'simpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.

A.manyothercountriesarefacingthesameproblem

B.white-collarworkersintheUSusedtomakemoremoneythanblue-collarworkers

C.fewerstudentswillprefertogotocollegeinthefuture

D.thelawofsupplyanddemandhasastrongeffectonAmericanhighereducation

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhycollegeenrollmentsgoupeveryyear?

A.Manypeoplebelievethattheonlywaytosuccessisacollegeeducation.

B.Manyparentswanttheirchildrentogotocollege.

C.Highschoolteachersurgetheirstudentstogotocollege.

D.Everyyoungmanandwomanwantstogotocollege.

3.Bysayingthat"manypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere”，theauthormeansthat

A.manypeoplewhoarenotfitforcollegeeducationgotocollege

B.manypeoplewhodonothaveenoughmoneygotocollege

C.manypeoplewhogotocollegedropoutwithinthefirstyear

D.manypeoplewhogotocollegehavetheirhopesdestroyed

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthat.

A.everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollege

B.collegeeducationisabadthing

C.peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceivehigherpay

D.fewerpeopleshouldgotocollegewhilemoreshouldbetrainedforskilledjobs

【答案解析】本文通過調查分析告訴人們要改變傳統(tǒng)觀念應首先考慮選擇技術工作的培

訓一因為它人才缺乏，待遇更高。

l.Bo推斷題。閱讀全文可知A、C原文沒有提到，D在原文已明確提到，再根據(jù)The

oldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanbluecollarworkersnolongerholds

true.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen可推知在人們的眼中，白領

工人以前比藍領工人賺錢多，故B為正確選項。

2.Do細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn'tmatter.Everybody

shouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo可知上大學不是出于學生本意，而是出于父母

及學校等方面的壓力，可見D不是大學入學人數(shù)增加的原因。

3.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoenter

college,halfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.

Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup可知作者列舉了三種情況，說明有些

人不適合大學教育，故選A。

4.Do推斷題。閱讀全文可知作者通過調查告訴人們大學教育人才過多，而技術工人又

非常缺乏，因而待遇反而更高；接著又分析了造成這種狀況的傳統(tǒng)觀念；最后還談到了很多

上了大學卻因種種原因無法完成學業(yè)，所有這些都在暗示人們上大學的人應該減少，而參加

技術工作培訓的人應該增多，故選D。

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WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.WhentheearlyProtestant

immigrants（新教徒移民）cametothiscountry,theybroughttheideathatworkwasthewayto

Godandheaven.Thisattitude,theProtestantWorkEthic（道德規(guī)范），stillinfluencesAmerica

today.Workisnotonlyimportantforeconomicbenefits,thesalary,butalsoforsocialand

psychologicalneeds,thefeelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.Americansspend

mostoftheirlivesworking,beingproductive.FormostAmericans,theirworkdefines（給??嚇定

義）them:theyarewhattheydo.Whathappensthen,whenapersoncannolongerwork?Almost

allAmericansstopworkingatagesixty-fiveorseventyandretire.Becauseworkissuchan

importantpartoflifeinthisculture,retirementcanbeverydifficult.Retireesoftenfeelthatthey

areuselessandunproductive.Ofcourse,somepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone'sjob,

whateveritis,isadifficultchange,evenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Manyretireesdo

notknowhowtousetheirtimeortheyfeellostwithouttheirjobs.Retirementscanalsobring

financialproblems.ManypeoplerelyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheir

workingyears,employeescontributeacertainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Each

employeralsogivesacertainpercentagetothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethis

moneyasincome.Thesechecksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,becauseprices

areincreasing