2022年《高起专英语》章节习题第四部分阅读理解

阅读以下短文，然后根据短文的内容从每题中的四个选项中选出最正确的一项。〔一〕SomefarmersinCaliforniaarehavingahardtimepickingtheircrops.Therearenotenoughworkerstohelpthemwiththeharvest.Onefarmerusedtogrowpeaches（桃子〕，butwillsoongrowalmonds（杏仁〕instead.Peachesreuiremorelabortoharvest.Theyareeasytobedamagedandneedcarefulhandpicking.Heisnowremovinghispeachtrees.Thenhewillplantalmondtreesintheirplaces.Almondsareharvesteddifferently.Itdoesnottakeasmanyworkerstopickthembecauseamachineshakesthealmondtrees.Thenutsfallonthegroundandthenaregatheredup.Thefarmerdoesnothavetohiremanyworkers.Somefarmersthinktherearetworeasonswhytheycan'tfindenoughfarmworkers,Onereasonisthattherearealotofwell-paidconstructionjobsinthearea.Manypeoplearelakingthesejobsinsteadofpickingfruit.TheotherreasonisthatithasbecomemoredifficultforworkerstocomefromMexicointoCalifornia.Fewerworkersareallowedtogetintothecountrytoworkonthefruitfarms.Tosettletheproblemjarmershopethegovernmentmightallowtheseworkerstoworkasguests.Thatwouldhelpworkersprovidefortheirfamilyandhelpfarmersharvesttheircrops.Whentheharvestseasonisoverthey"llgobackhome.Farmerssaythatunlessthingschange,morefruitswillcomefromothercountries.ThisisbecauselaborischeaperinthosecountriesthanintheUnitedStates.WhatproblemdosomefarmershaveTheyhavenoworkerstoremovefruittrees.Thereislittlelandforgrowingfruit.Theircropswerebadlydamagedlastyear.It'sdifficulttoharvesttheircrops.【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。根据第一段可知，加利福尼亚州的一些农民在采收作物时遇到了困难，因为他们找不到足够的人手。故此题选D.WhydoesthepeachfarmerstarttoplantalmondsA.Thereisagreaterdemandforalmonds.pieces.Thesepiecesoficemoveandfloatdowntheriver.Theycanblocktheriver,causingthewatertoriseandfloodthelanduptheriver.Iftheicedam（坝〕breakssuddenly,thelargeuantityofwaterheldbehinditcanfloodtheareasdowntherivertoo.Brokenicedamsarenottheonlyproblemthatcancauseflooding.Whenalargehuman-madedambreaksorfailstoholdthewatercollectedbehinditjtwillalsocauseseriousdamage.Althoughscientistscannotalwaysknowwhenfloodswilloccur,theydoknowagreatdealaboutwhenfloodsarelikely,orprobably,goingtooccur.WhathavescientistsachievedindealingwithfloodsTheyhavepreventedmanyriversfromflooding.Theyhavereducedthedamagecausedbyfloods.Theyhavelearnedmuchaboutconditionsforflooding.Theyhavefoundmostoftheicedamsontheriver.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据第一段可知，长期以来，科学家一直在试图地了解洪水。目前为止，他们取得的最大进展就是了解了洪水爆发的条件。故此题选C.WhenwilldeepsnowleadtofloodsThesnowsuddenlygetsfrozen.Thetopofthegroundbecomeswet.Itrainshardwithabigriseintemperature.Thesnowmeltsgraduallyintoariver.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段第一句可知，虽然厚厚的积雪很少引发洪水，但当遇到大雨，再加上天气突然转暖，就会引发严重的洪水。故此题选C.WhathappenswhenicedamsbreakTheymayuicklyblocktheriver.Theicecoveringtherivermaymeltfast.Alargericedammaysoonbeformed.Theareasdowntherivermaybeflooded.【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段最后一句可知，一旦冰坝突然决口，大坝后所储存的大量的水就会淹没河流下游的区域。故此题选D.〔七〕ItwasSharingDay!Theteacherhadaskedthestudentstobringsomethinginterestingtoclass.JimmyfoundthelittleboxheandDadhadmade.Insidewasapieceofrock,asanddollarandashark〔鲨鱼〕tooth.Nobodycouldhaveanythingasinterestingasthese!Inclass,Jimmywaitedanxiously,hopingtobecalledonfirstbytheteacher.ButKarawasfirst.Sheheldupasanddollar.Jimmy'seyesgrewbig."Ifoundthisonthebeach,"Karasaid."It'sinteresting.Thelittleholesthatmakethesanddollarlooklikeaflowerarebreathingholes.SeealltheneedlesTheyhelpthesanddollarmoveanddigintothesand."Jimmywasalittleuneasy.Oh,well,hestillhadhisrockandsharktooth.ThenMarkstoodup."Thisismyfavoriterock.calledpumice。"ThenMarkdroppedtherockintoaglassofwater."Look!Pumiceistheonlyrockthatfloats!"Jimmyputuphishandandwaved,buttheteachercalledonJustininstead."IfoundthissharktoothinHawaiilastChristmas,"Justinsaid.Theclasswasexcited,butJimmyloweredhishead."Sharkshaverowsofteeth.Everytimeasharklosesatooth,anotheronetakesitsplace."Justinpassedthetootharound.Jimmyheardtheteachercallhim.Hestoodononefootandthentheother."Well,ah,see…mytreasureboxisinteresting!ItwasjustapieceofwooduntilDadandIcutitintopiecesandfinallymadeaboxoutofit.Itsmellsgood,remindingusofcamping.""What'sinside"askedLisa.Jimmyopenedhisbox."Asanddollar,apieceofpumiceandasharktooth."Hisclassmates'mouthsdroppedopen.Theteacherlookedattheobjectsintheboxandsmiled."Nowthat'sinteresting!"hesaid.OntheSharingDayjimmy.boughtatreasureboxtoholdhisinterestingthingsenjoyedthethingsothersbroughttotheclasswaitedpatientlytobecalledonbyhisteacherwishedtobethefirsttosharehispossessions【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段可知，课堂上，吉米焦急地等待着，希望老师能第一个叫他来分享自己的东西。故此题选D.WhatdoesasanddollarlooklikeaccordingtoKaraA.Ahole.B.Aneedle.C.Aflower.D.Atooth.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据第四段可知，卡拉提到她在沙滩上找到了一个海胆，海胆上的小洞洞让海胆看起来像一朵花，这些洞洞是海胆的呼吸口，海胆上的针状物帮助海胆移动，并钻进沙子。故此题选C.WhosharedwiththeclassarockthatfloatsA.Lisa.B.Kara.C.Justin.D.Mark.【答案】D应试指导】事实细节题。根据第六段可知，马克站了起来，分享了他最喜爱的石头一浮石。故此题选D.HowdidJimmy'sclassmatesfeelwhentheysawthethingsinhisboxDisappointed.Surprised.Anxious.Uneasy.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，当马克翻开了他的盒子的时候，同学们不由得张开了嘴巴。由此可知，同学们张开嘴巴这一举动表示他们很惊讶。disappointed失望的；surprised惊讶的；anxious焦虑的；uneasy不安的。故此题选B.〔八〕Nineteen-year-oldMelissaGozacouldn'tfigureoutwhyshefailedtogetabankcardtimeandtimeagain.ItonlybecameclearwhenshewasunsuccessfulwhilelookingforanewjobinaTargetstore:ThreedifferentpeopleareusingherSocialSecuritynumber（社会保障号〕。Targetisoneofthecompaniesusingcredit（信用〕reportswhenhiringnewworkers.Atleastonecreditreportdidn'tfavorGozaingettingthejob.Averylowcreditrate（雨介〕wasunderGoza'sSocialSecuritynumber.Target,asreuiredbylaw,toldGozawhythecompanycouldn'tofferherthejob.SacramentolawyerJenniferShaw,aspecialistinworkplacelaw,sayscreditreportsarejustonemorewayemployersusetofinddishonestjobseekers."Ithinkweneedtoknowthatjightnow,there'smoreinformationoutthere.Andthatmeans,there'smoreinformationthatcanbeusedagainstus,"saidShaw.Goza'sdarkcloudmay,however,haveasilverlining.Targettoldhershe'dbeconsideredagainforthejobifshecouldgetaletterfromtheSocialSecurityDepartmentprovingthatshe'stherightowneroftheSocialSecuritynumber.NowthatGozaknowsshe'ssufferedfromotherpeople'swrongdoings,shewillordercopiesofhercreditreportstoseewhatshecandotoputthingsright.WhatdoweknowaboutGozaShegotthejobfromTarget.Shehashadthreebadfriends.Shedoesn'thaveabankcardyet.ShewasnothonestwithTarget.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知，梅丽莎•戈札己经十九岁了，她不明白为什么她每次申请银行卡都以失败告终。由此可知，戈扎还没有银行卡。故此题选C.WhatdidTargetfirstdowhenrefusingtoofferGozathejobTheyaskedherforcreditreports.Theytoldherwhyshecouldn'tgetthejob.Theyfoundoutherwrongdoings.TheyreportedittotheSocialSecurityDepartment.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段最后一句可知，塔吉特公司拒绝给戈扎提供工作后，按照法律的规定，告诉了戈扎原因。故此题选B.Whatdoes"asilverlining"inParagraph4probablymeanAhopefulfuture.Abankreport.Anofficialletter.ASocialSecuritynumber.【答窠】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据第四段可知，塔吉特公司告诉戈扎如果社会保障部门愿意给她开一封信，证明她是社会保障号码的合法所有者的话，就会重新考虑她的求职申请。由此可知,此处表示情况的反转，因此asilverlining和前面的darkcloud意思相反,darkcloud表示〃乌云〃，而asilverlining应该表示〃乌云周围的白光〃，引申义是“一线希望〃，说明情况出现了转机，戈扎的I：作有了希望。ahopefulfuture意为“充满希望的未来“，与asilverlining意思相近，故此题选A.WhatdoesGozahavetodonextClearupherwrongcreditreports.GetanewSocialSecuritynumber.D.Applyforanewbankcard.Findajobinanothercompany.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，戈扎知道她现在是在为他人的错误行为买单，于是她决定申请自己的信用报告的副本，看看自己能做些什么，以便将问题解决。由此可知，戈扎接下来决定解决自己的信用报告有误这个问题。故此题选A.〔九〕WhenIwasatschool,ourteachertoldtheclass“Youarewhatyoueat."MyfriendsandIwouldlaughandcalleachother“hamburger"ancTbiscuits”.Ourteacherwastryingtoshowustheimportanceofeatingtherightfoodtostayhealthy.Thiswas30yearsagowhentherewerebigmovementstomakeBritishpeoplehealthier.WestartedtoeatboiledpotatoesinsteadofFrenchfriesanddrinkfat-freemilkinsteadofwholemilk.AtfirstIfeltmypotatoeshadnotasteatall.ButafterawhileIstartedtopreferhealthierfoodbecauseIfeltstrongerandIdidn'tgetsicksooften.Soweagreethatyoubecomewhatyoueat.DoyouknowwhatyourfriendseatjustbylookingatthemWhenyouknowtheeffectsofdifferenttypesoffood,youcanuseyourknowledgewellandeatwhatyouwanttobecome.Foodhasbeensoimportanttoourhealth.Everyonehastheirownadvicetogive,whichtheyhavereadaboutorhavebeentoldbyolderpeople.However,someofthesepiecesofadviceseemtodisagreewitheachother.Forexample,somesay"Eatingchocolatemakesyoufat,〃whileotherssay“Chocolatecontainstheimportantmineralslikeironandmagnesium.Infact,whatweneedtofindoutiswhattypeofchocolatetoeatandhowmuchofittoeat.Whatdidtheteachermeanbyz/Youarewhatyoueat"inParagraph1It'sfuntobecalledhamburgerorbiscuits.Yourlifelookslikewhatyoueat.Itsimportanttoeatwhatyoulike.Yourhealthdependsonwhatyoueat.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段第三句可知，老师提出这种说法的目的在于向同学们说明健康饮食的重要性。故此题选D.WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablylikenowA.Boiledpotatoes.B.Friedchicken.C.Frenchfries.D.Wholemilk.【答案】A【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段可知，作者的饮食习惯发生了改变，逐渐接受并喜欢上了煮的土豆。B项［炸鸡）、C项（法式炸薯条）和D项（全脂牛奶）均属于被替换掉的食物。故此题选A.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononadviceRefuseitifyoudon'tlikeit.Passittoyourfriends.Acceptitifyouhavereadaboutit.Consideritwhenmakingyourdecision.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，面对他人的建议，人们应该有自己的思考与判断。故此题选D.〔十〕Nancywantedtomakegooduseofhersparetime.Soshedecidedtoworkfortheunderdog.Forthepastseveralyears,shehasbeenputtingherexperienceandenergytohelpadisadvantagedhighschoolstudent.Nancyknewthatherknowledgewouldbebestsharedinaone-to-onesituation.ShefoundherperfectmatchinOperationJumpStart（OJS）.OJSwasfoundedin1994inLongBeach,California,withthegoalofhelpingstudentsreachforhighereducation.Itpairsstudentswithexperiencedvolunteers,andprovidesthemwithworkshopsonwriting,leadershipdevelopment,andguidedtoursofvariouscolleges.Sinceitsstart,OJShashelped80studentsgraduatefromhighschool,with95percentmovingontohighereducation.Nancyandthegirl,Yanira,spentmostoftheirtimeonschoolwork.Togetherthetwooftenwenttomuseums,zoos,themovies,andconcerts;theyevensangintheschoolholidayshowtogether!“IknowI'mnotlikeanyoneelseinYanira'slife/7Nancysays,"It'sbeengreattogettoknowherandtowatchherchange,grow,andlearn.”MuchtoNancy'sexcitement,YaniraplanstoattendJohnJayCollegeinNewYorkCity,whereNancy'sfathertaughtforhiswholelife./zThesedaysIshareherdream,andifshegetsacceptedIhopetotraveltoNewYorkwithherandshowheraround/'Nancysays.Theword“underdog"inPara1probablyrefersto.smarthighschoolstudentsdogsthatarenotlikedbytheirowners.studentswhoneedhelptosucceed.poorcompanyworkers.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段可知，为了充分利用课余时间，南希在过去的几年里一直在帮助一名高中差生。由此推断出underdog指的是需要他人在学业上予以帮助的学生。故此题选C.WhatisOperationJumpStart(OJS)inthetextIt'sacompanyprovidingjobsforpeoplelikeNancy.It'saprogramtrainingvoluntes.It'saschoolteachingleadershipskills.It'sanorganizationhelpinghighschoolstudents.【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段第一句可知，OJS是一个旨在帮助学生接受高等教育的组织。故此题选D.WhoisYanirainthestoryAvolunteerOJSsupported.AstudentNancyhelped.AteacherfromJohnJayCollege.ArelativeofNancy's.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。文章第五段第一句提到南希和一名叫雅妮拉的女孩把大局部时间都花费在学业上。第六段南希说自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，与她相识，看到她的改变、成长与进步是很棒的事。此外，第一段第三句提到南希在过去的几年里一直在帮助一名高中生。由此可知，雅妮拉正是南希所帮助的那名学生。故此题选BAccordingtothetext,NancyfeelsgreattoseeYanira.A.makeprogressB.traveltoNewYorkC.gotocollegeD.singintheholidayshow【答案】A【解析】事实细节题。第六段南希说到自己不同于雅妮拉生命中的其他任何人，与她相识，看到她的改变、成长与进步是很棒的事。故此题选A.〕Aworldlikenoother-perhapsthisisthebestwaytodescribetheworldoftherainforest.Norainforestisthesame-yetmostrainforestscanbefoundinthesmalllandarea22.5degreesnorthand22.5degreessouthoftheEuator.YoucanfindrainforestsinSouthAmericaandIndonesia.OtherrainforestsexistfurtherfromtheEuator,inThailandandSriLanka.Rainforestshaveagreatroletoplayinsupportingtheworld.Theyarehometoarichvarietyofplants,birdsandanimals.Canyoubelievethat480varietiesoftreesmaybefoundinjustonehectareofrainforestTheseforestshavearound50%ofalltheplants,birdsandanimalsonEarth.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectwayforliving.Thetalltreesmakeahugeumbrellaofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatfromthesunandstrongwinds.Rainforesttreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Toliveintheforest,animalsmustclimb,jump,orflyacrossthebranchesandtrees.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotallleavesandbushes,likeinfilms,butisactuallyfairlyclear.Itiswhereleavesbecomefoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Rainforestsaroundtheworldaredisappearingatahighspeed.Afewthousandyearsago,rainforestscoveredasmuchas12%ofthelandsurfaceonEarth,buttodaythishasfallentolessthan5.3%.Wehopethattheworldgovernmentsworktogetherwithscientiststousetheirpowerandknowledgetokeeptherainforestsforourexistence.Accordingtothetext,wecanfindrainforestsin.A.BritainB.ThailandC.CanadaD.U.S.A.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。根据第一段可知大局部达带雨林分布在北纬22.5度和南纬22.5度之间的陆地上。南美、印度尼西亚以及离赤道较远的泰国、斯里兰卡有分布。故此题选B.WhyarerainforestsimportanttotheworldTheycanprovidefoodfordifferentkindsofinsects.TheycanlowerthetemperaturearoundtheEuator.Theyarehometovariouskindsofplantsandanimals.Theyproducethebestwoodforhousebuilding.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段前两句可知，热带雨林在维持世界生态平衡方面有巨大作用，它们是众多动植物的家园。故此题选C.WhatcanbeseeninarainforestaccordingtothetextLeavesandbranchesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseoftheothertrees.Treediseasesmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Talltreesprotectthemselvesfromforestanimalswiththeirbranches.Thegroundfloorisallcoveredbyleavesandbranches.【答案】A【解析】事实细节题，根据第三段第三句可知，热带雨林中的树木特殊的生长方式使得它们的枝叶即使挨得很近，也永不相交。故此题选A.HowmuchofthelandsurfaceonEarthiscoveredbyrainforestsA.Morethan50%.B.Nearly12%.C.Lessthan5.3%.D.Around22.5%.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题，根据最后一段第二句可知，几千年前，热带两林在地球外表的覆盖率为12%,但如今这一比例已经下降到缺乏5.3%.故此题选C.Growingalmondstakesmuchlessland.Amachinecanhelpgetalmondsoffthetrees.Almondswillfallonthegroundwhenripe.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段最后四句可知，杏仁的采摘方式不太一样，它不需要许多人手来采摘，只需要一台机器摇动杏树，杏仁就会掉落在地上，然后就可以将其收集起来，因此农民不需要雇用太多的工人。由此可知，这就是农民开始种植杏树的原因，故此题选C.Whycan'tsomefarmersfindenoughworkerstopickfruitTheygrowtoomanypeachtrees.Peoplepreferwell-paidconstructionjobs.FewpeoplewanttoworkinCalifornia.Theydon'twanttohireworkersfromMexico.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段前三句可知，一些农场主认为他们找不到足够的农场工人有两个原因，一个是当地有许多高薪的建筑工作，很多人愿意从事这类工作而不愿意采摘水果。故此题选B.WhatwillhappenifthesituationdoesnotimproveThegovernmentwillhireworkerstohelpwiththeharvest.MorepeoplewillmovetoCaliforniafromMexico.OthercountrieswillprovidecheaperlaborforUSfarmers.Morefruitswillbeboughtfromothercountries.【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段最后两句可知，农场主们表示，如果不改变现状的话，将需要从其他国家进口的水果，因为那些国家的劳动力比美国的廉价。故此题选D.〔二〕Whenyougoonyourjobinterview,besuretodresswell,beontime,doyourresearchandNEVERaskanyofthefollowinguestions:1.HowuicklycouldIbepromotedAnemployerfirstofallwantsanemployeetobehappywiththepositiontheyhave.Ambition〔十二〕WouldYouMarrytheSamePersonAgainIfssaidthathumanbeingshaverestlesshearts,butthismonth'sglobalsurveysuggestsotherwise.Onaverage,68percentoftherespondentsin15countrieswouldagainsay"Ido"totheirhusbandsorwives.IntheUnitedStates,Brazil,andGreatBritain,respondentsover45aremorelikelythanyoungerpeopletofeelsatisfiedwiththeirchoices.ButinCanada,France,India,Malaysia,thePhilippines,andSpain,it'sthe45-and-underswhofeelmorehappilymatched.MisgivingsInthePhilippines,wherecouplesmarryyoungerthanmostnations,only20%ofthoseoverage45saythey'dstaywiththesamehusbandorwife.MismatchedMalaysiaishighestwithmen(48%)whowouldgiveuptheirmarriageifgiventhechance.InItaly,however,42%ofwiveswouldsaygoodbyetotheirhusbands.SoHappyTogetherChina83%Philippines76%Germany73%Netherlands73%Australia72%Spain72%Russia71%U.K.66%Brazil65%Canada63%Italy63%U.S.63%France62%India62%Malaysia59%HowmanypeopleonaveragewouldmarrythesamepersonagainA.42%.B.48%.C.68%.D.20%.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。根据文章标题下方第一栏第二句可知，平均有68%的调查对象愿意再次与自己的配偶结婚。故此题选C.Inwhichcountryarerespondentsover45morelikelytofeelhappilymatchedthanyoungerpeopleA.TheU.S.B.France.C.India.D.Canada.【答案】A【解析】事实细节题。文章标题下方第一栏第三句提到，在美国、巴西和英国，45岁以上的调查对象比45岁以下的更满意自己的选择。故此题选A.InwhichcountrydopeoplegetmarriedyoungerthaninmostothercountriesA.ThePhilippines.B.Germany.C.Italy.D.China.【答案】A【解析】事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词getmarried,younger可定位至Misgivings这一栏的第一句，由该句可知菲律宾是众多国家中结婚年龄最低的。故此题选A.WhichcountryhasthelowestpercentageofhappycouplesA.Australia.B.Malaysia.C.Spain.D.TheNetherlands.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。根据题干中的关键词lowestpercentageofhappycouples可定位至SoHappyTogether这一栏，纵观该栏中各个国家幸福夫妻的百分比可知，马来西亚符合题干所问。故此题选B.isgood,butthereisatimeandplacetodiscusspromotion,andit'snotduringaninterview.WillIbeabletoworkfromhomeThisisbasicallytellingyourfutureboss-beforeyou'veevenstarted-thatyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice.HowmuchvacationtimedoesthispositionofferAlthoughthiscouldbeasked,thisisthetypeofinformationyoushouldgetAFTERyou'vebeenofferedapositionandnotbefore.WillIhavetoworkwithateamAlmostalljobsneedsomekindofteamwork,soanysignthatyouarenotagoodteamplayerwillleaveyouwithunfavorablepointsinanemployer'seyes.DoesthispositioncomewithahandsomepayThepayisusuallydiscussedafterapositionhasbeenoffered.Ifanemployeroffersthissubject,feelfreetodiscussit.Otherwise,trynottolooklikeyouareinterestedonlyinthingsforyourowngood.AnemployerwillmorereadilyhiresomeoneinterestedinbetteringthemselvesANDthecompanyasawhole.Anemployerusuallyexpectsanemployeetobe.hungryforpromotionsatisfiedwiththevacationpleasedwiththepositioncuriousabouttheworkplace【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。由第三段第一句话可知，雇主首先是希望员工对自己的职位满意。故C正确。Askingtoworkfromhomemaymakeyourfuturebossthinkthat.youwanttostayawayfromyourbossyouworkbetterathomeyou'reunwillingtomeetothersyou'retoolazytocomeintotheoffice【答案】D【解析】事实细节题。由第五段可知，如果你问将来的老板你能否在家工作的话，会让老板觉得你太懒了，不愿意来办公室上班。故D正确。WhencanyouofferthesubjectofpayBeforeyouaskaboutteamwork.Afteryougetthejob.C.Attheendofyourinterview.D.Atthebeginningofyourinterview.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。由最后一段第一句话可知，薪水问题通常应在确定自己得到这份工作后再讨论。故B正确。WhatmightbethebesttitleofthistextuestionsNottoAskinaJobInterviewHowtoDressforaJobInterviewCleverAnswerstoInterviewuestionsProperTimeforaJobInterview【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。文章的第一段为主题句，点明了全文的主旨：求职面试中绝对不要问的问题。故A正确。㈢MariaMitchell(1818-1889),thefirstwomanastronomerintheUnitedStates,wasborninNantucket,Massachusetts.Herparentsvaluededucationandinsistedongivingherthesameualityofeducationthatboysreceived.Herfather,WilliamMitchell,wasanastronomerandteacherhimself.Whenhebuilthisownschool,Mariabecameastudentandalsoateachingassistanttohim.Athome,Maria'sfathertaughthertowatchthestarsandothernaturalobjectsinspaceusinghispersonaltelescope.LatershewenttoworkatthelibraryoftheNantucketAtheneum.Overthenexttwentyyears,shefurtherdevelopedherinterestinreadingasmanybooksasshecould.Shespenthernightswatchingtheskycloselywithherfather.OnOctober1,1847,Mariadiscoveredacometbymerelyusingatwo-inchtelescope.Someyearsbefore,KingFrederickVIofDenmarkhadsetupprizestoeachdiscovererofatelescopiccomet.Theprizewastobegiventothefirstdiscovererofeachsuchcometbecausecometswereoftendiscoveredbymorethanoneperson.Therewasonceauestionofwhoshouldbethewinner.Asthestorygoes,FrancescodeVicohaddiscoveredthesamecomettwodayslater,buthadreportedittotheEuropeanofficialorganizationfirst.However,aftersomediscussionthiswassettledinMitchell'sfavor.Shewontheprizein1848andbecameabignametheworldover.ThecometwasnamedMissMitchell'sComet.WhatcanbelearntaboutMaria'sparentsaccordingtothetextTheycamefromlow-incomefamilies.TheygaveMariaeualchanceforeducation.Theywerebothastronomers.Theywerebothteachers.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。由第一段第二句可知，玛丽亚的父母非常重视教育问题，并且坚持为她提供与男孩同等质量的教育。故B正确。WhoplayedthemostimportantroleinMaria'sgreatachievementA.KingFrederickVI.B.FrancescodeVico.C.Herfather.D.Hermother.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。由第二段可知，玛丽亚的父亲既是一名天文学家，也是一名教师。玛丽亚既是父亲的学生也是父亲的助教，并且在家的时候父亲用自己的望远镜教她观察天体以及其他自然物体。由此推断出，玛丽亚取得巨大的成就，其父亲起了非常重要的作用。故C正确。WhatproblemdidMariameetwithinwinningtheprizeShenamedthecometonherown.Shedidnotusethereuiredtelescope.Shedidnotreportherdiscoveryintime.Shediscoveredthecometwithherfather.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段第二句可知，弗兰西斯科•德维科在两天后发现了同样的一颗彗星，但是他第一个将这颗彗星报告给了欧洲的官方机构。由此推断出，玛丽亚没能及时报告她的发现。故C正确。WhendidFrancescodeVicodiscoverthecometA.In1818.B.In1889.C.In1848.D.In1847.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。由第四段第一句可知，玛丽亚在1847年10月1日发现了这颗彗星。由第五段第二句可知，弗兰西斯科•德•维科在两天后也发现了这颗彗星。由此推断出，弗兰西斯科・德・维科也是在1847年发现这颗彗星的。故D正确。Manyschoolshavetheirartprogramsremovedinanefforttoimprovetestscoresandsavemoney.However,someresearchersbelievethatthisisnotcorrect.Studentscanmastersomebasicskillsinartclassthattheycannotfindinanormalclassroom.Allowmetosharewhyyouhavetotakeartclass.Firstandmostimportant,itstimulatescreativity.Artschoolsencourageyoutothinkoutsidetheboxandbecreativeenoughtocreatesomethingartistic.Itcanbeusednotonlyinartbutinlife,too.Besides,ithelpsyoumaketherightchoice.Inartclass,youareusuallyfreetodowhatyouwant.Ineveryartclass,youarereuiredtomakedecisionsthatcandeterminewhatyourpaintingwillturnouttobe.Inaddition,studentscanlearntheartofcriticalthinkingasaskillofobservation.Forexample,artstudentsfindwaystoimagine.Thatisaskilltheyneedtobecomebetterreadersandproblemsettlers.Whatismore,itisnotedthatthecompany'sbossesareactivelylookingforemployeeswhocanthinkcreatively.Creativethinkingisoneofthemostimportantskillsthatstudentscanlearninartcourses.Finally,studentswhoaretrainedinartclasshaveinterestingmentalhabits.Theylearnhowtoworkonataskforalongtimeandhowtocontinuetoworkeveniftheyarediscouraged.Theyarebetterforcreatingalinkbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld.Inaddition,childrenwhodoartworkareabletolookbackontheirworkandmakejudgmentsaboutthemselves.WhyareartprogramsremovedfrommanyschoolsTomakestudentshavetheirownhobbies.Toimprovestudents'testscoresandsavemoney.Tohelpstudentsmastersomejobskills.Togivestudentsmorefreetime.【答案】B【解析】事实细节题。由第一段第一句可知，为了提高学生的考试并节省开支，许多取消了他们的艺术课。故B正确。WhatisthemostimportantualitystudentsdevelopinartclassA.Determination.B.Carefulness.C.Creativity.D.Honesty.【答案】C【解析】事实细节题。由第三段第一句可知，首先且最重要的一点是艺术课可以激发创造力。故C正确。WhatcanwelearnfromthetextArtstudentsareeasilyemployed.Artprogramsmaybringalotofmoney.Artclasscanhelpstudentsinmanyways.Artteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontotests.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。通读全文后，不难发现本文是围绕艺术课对学生来说有什么样的好处展开的。由此推断出，艺术课可以在很多方面帮助学生。故C正确。㈤Youknowwhatahotelis,ofcourse.Andperhaps,youalsokno