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届高考英语二轮题海特训营8阅读理解推理判断四
阅读理解-推理判断四
1、 TheU.S.DepartmentofLaborstatistics(统计)showthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachers,engineers,physicists,aerospaceexperts,andotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.
Ontheotherhand,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:
carpenters,electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwith,andtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.
Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatcollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegree.Parentsbeginindoctrinating(灌输)theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlife.Underthispressurethekidsfallinline.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn'tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments(入学)goupandup,andmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.
Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollege,halfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.
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
2、 Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging.
AfterWorldWarⅡ,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.LosAngelesandHoustonarecitieswherepopulationshifts(转移)toandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidents(居民)becamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs(郊区).
Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Many,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.
Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.
Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissure:
manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.
1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?
A.Theyarealive.
B.Theyarehopeless.
C.Theyaresimilar
D.Theyaredifferent.
2.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarⅡ?
A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.
B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.
C.Becausetheycontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.
D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.
3.Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities .
A.arefacedwithhousingproblems
B.areforcedtomovetothesuburbs
C.wanttoselltheirbuildings
D.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses
4.Wecanconcludefromthetestthat .
A.Americancitiesarechangingfortheworse
B.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancities
C.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancities
D.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities
3、 AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.
ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.
Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.
MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.
Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA.
Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.
1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.
B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.
C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.
D.CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.
2.WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?
A.TCL.
B.Samsung.
C.Apple.
D.Huawei.
3.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.
B.Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.
C.Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.
D.40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.
4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?
A.Doubtful.
B.Concerned.
C.Optimistic.
D.Uncertain.
4、 Operatingthelargestprivatefoundation(私人基金会)inhistory,BillandMelindaGatesmakedecisionsthatinfluencemillionsoflives.Buttheydealwithproblemsverydifferently.
Forexample,theyagreedthattoomanychildrendieneedlesslyfromdiarrhoea(腹泻).Butwhenitcametohowtopreventit,theiropinionsweredifferent.Whileherhusbandreadalotaboutvaccines(疫苗),MelindaGateshadbeentravellingandvisitedareaswherepoorpeopleliveinIndia.
Whenshereturned,shesaid,“Idon’tknowwhatitis,butthere’ssomethingincleanwaterandsanitation(公共卫生).”AndBillsaid,“OK,Melinda,Idon’tevenhavetimetoreadinthatspace.Tellmewhatyouknow.
Thatconversationledtoanewfocusonwaterandsanitation.Since2006,theyhavegivenmorethan$US200milliontowardthoseefforts.
Thefoundation’sworkisalwaysapartofherfamily’slife,evenonholiday.Thisyear,overthespringbreak,theytooktheirthreechildrentotheAmazoninBrazil.There,shespokeabouttheadvantagesofaservicetoallowpeopletosendmoneybymobilephones,afterseeingthesuccessofsuchaprograminKenya.
Melindabelievedit’sawaytohelpherchildren“knowwhatgoesonintheirbackyard,sotheyunderstandwhatit'slikeforkidswhodon’thaveenoughmoneytodowhattheydo.”
Whenaskedwhatmadeherandherhusbandestablishafoundationtohelpothers,shepointedtoherfamilybackground.Bothsheandh