届高考英语二轮题海特训营8阅读理解推理判断四.docx

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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.Bothsheand