2020年高考英语阅读理解40篇实战练习及答案

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第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

TheaterListingGuide

CheckoutthelatestshowsinLondontheaterswithourhandytheaterlistingguide!Youcaneither

purchaseticketsatthetheatreoronlineathttps：//www.londontheatre.co.uk/whats-on.

Chicago,PhoenixTheatre

Chicago,thelongest-runningAmericanmusicalinBroadwayhistory,hasdelightedaudiences

aroundtheworld.Themaincharactersaretwofemalecriminals.Youmustbe18oroldertopurchasea

ticket.

KinkyBoots,AdelphiTheatre

Basedonthesuccessful2005BritishfilmbyGeoffDeaneandTimFirth,thismusicalcelebrationis

aboutthebeliefthatyoucanchangetheworldwhenyouchangeyourmind.Fansofmusicalcomedy

won'twanttomissthisfabulousshow,asthesongsinthemusicalwereproducedbyGrammyandTony

winningpopiconCyndiLauper.Nochildrenyoungerthan6willbeadmitted.

KingLear,DukeofYork'sTheatre

ActinglegendSirIanMcKellenstarredthetitlecharacterinKingLear,oneofShakespeare'sfamous

tragedies.McKellen'sperformanceintheplay,whichseesKingLearbecomemadashedivideshis

kingdomamongsthischildren,washighlypraisedbycriticsandaudiences.Youmustbe12orolderto

enterthetheatre.

LesMiserables.Queen'sTheatre

AdaptedfromtheepicnovelbyVictorHugo,themusicaltellsapowerfulandmovingstoryoflove,

sacrifice,passionandrevolutionaryspirit.InOctober2015LesMiserablescelebratedits30th

AnniversaryinLondonandisnowtheworld'slongest-runningmusical.Itisrecommendedforchildren

aged7orover,andchildrenunder5areprohibited.

21.WhoisthecomposerofthemusicalKinkyBoots?

A.CyndiLauper.B.SirIanMcKellen.

C.GrammyandTony.D.GeoffDeaneandTimFirth.

22.Whichshowisthelongest-runningmusicalintheworld?

A.Chicago.B.KinkyBoots.

C.KingLear.D.LesMiserables.

23.Whatcanweinferabouttheshowsmentionedinthepassage?

A.Theshowsaremusicals.

B.Theshowsareadaptedfromancientstories.

C.Theaudiencesshouldbuytheticketsonlineinadvance.

D.Theaudiencesshouldchecktheagepolicybeforebuyingthetickets.

B

A3-year-oldboywhowaslostinthewoodsfortwodaysisnowsafeathomewithhisfamily.But

CaseyHathawaytoldhisrescuersthathewasnotaloneintherainy,freezingcoldwoods.Hesaidhewas

withafriend—abear.

ThechildwentmissingonJanuary22.Hewasplayingwithfriendsathisgrandmother^housein

thesouthernstateofNorthCarolina.WhentheotherchildrenreturnedhomebutCaseydidnot,the

familysearchedtheareaforalmostanhourbeforecallingthepolice.Policeformedasearchandrescue

teamtolookfortheyoungboyinthenearbywoods.Buttwodayswentbyandstill-noCasey.

ThenonJanuary24,someonecalledthepolicesayingheheardachildcryinginthewoods.Police

followedupontheinformationandfoundCaseyatabout9：30thatnight.Theypulledhimoutofsome

briar.Hewasingoodhealth.Caseytoldtherescuersthathehadhungoutwithablackbearfortwodays,

abearhecalledhis"friend

SheriffChipHughesspokewithreportersfromseveralnewsagencies.HesaidCaseydidnotsay

howhewasabletosurviveinthewoodsforthreedaysinthecold,rainyweather.However,thesheriff

said,“Hedidsayhehadafriendinthewoodsthatwasabearthatwaswithhim.”

Hundredsofpeoplehelpedinthesearchandrescueefforts,includingsome600volunteers,federal

policeandmembersofthemilitary.OfficerHughestoldreportersthatatnopointdidhethinkCaseyhad

beenkidnapped.

HismotherBrittanyHathawaytalkedwithreportersfromalocalnewsagencyandthankedeveryone

whojoinedthesearchfbrherson.44Wejustwanttotelleverybodythatwe'reverythankfulthatyoutook

thetimeouttosearchfbrCaseyandprayedforhim,andhe'sgood,“saidhismother.uHeisgood,heis

upandtalking.He'salreadyaskedtowatchNetflix.So,he'sgood...”

24.WhendidCaseygetlost?

A.OnJanuary24.

B.Aftera911call.

C.Beforehisplaymatescame.

D.Afterhelefthisgrandmother'shouse.

25.Whatcanweknowabouttheboy?

A.Hesurvivedwiththehelpofabear.

B.Therescuersrescuedhimfromabear.

C.Someoneofferedkeyinformationtofindhim.

D.HewaseventuallyfoundbyofficerHughes.

26.Whydidthemothersaythatinthelastparagraph?

A.Toreportthedetailedsituation.

B.Toshowhergratitudeandrelief.

C.Toinviteeveryonetowatchherchild.

D.Toappreciatesearchersandthebear.

27.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Aguidebook.C.Adiary.D.Anadvertisement

c

In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabble

Dictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards*impressivefeatisauseful

exampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realALBothofRichardandAItakeinmassive

amountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.

ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansat

routinetasks——providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacing

hundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.

ButnoteveiyjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,there

arecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsand

artistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs-executives,diplomats,economists-gowellbeyond

theAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreated

byAI.

Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon'temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Not

toworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesand

doctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAI

triedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheir

children.

SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeople

candothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,but

alsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.

28.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?

A.Tointroducethetopic.

B.TomentionNigel'sfeat.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.

D.TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.

29.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"outperfbrm“underlinedinparagraph2?

A.BesuperiortoB.Beinferiorto

C.BesimilartoD.Berelatedto

30.Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?

A.Thewriter.B.Theshopassistant.

C.Thebabysitter.D.Thepsychologist.

31.WhichofthefollowingsuggestionscantheauthorgiveaboutjobreplacementofAI?

A.LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.

B.Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.

C.Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.

D.Upgradepeople'sprofessionalskillsallthetime.

D

Richcountriesareracingtodematerialisepayments.Theyneedtodomoretoprepareforthe

side-effects.

Forthepast3,000years,whenpeoplethoughtofmoneytheythoughtofcash.Overthepastdecade,

however,digitalpaymentshavetakenoff-tappingyourplasticonaterminalorswipingasmartphone

hasbecomenormal.Nowthisrevolutionisabouttoturncashintoanendangeredspeciesinsomerich

economies.Thatwillmaketheeconomymoreefficient-butitalsocausesnewproblemsthatcouldhold

backthetransition(转型).

Countriesareremovingcashatvaryingspeeds.InSwedenthenumberofretailcashtransactionper

personhasfallenby80%inthepasttenyears.Americaisperhapsadecadebehind.Outsidetherich

world,cashisstillking.Buteventhereitsleadingroleisbeingchallenged.InChinadigitalpayments

rosefrom4%ofallpaymentsin2012to34%in2017.

Cashisdyingoutbecauseoftwoforces.Oneisdemand-youngerconsumerswantpayment

systemsthatplugeasilyintotheirdigitallives.Butequallyimportantisthatsupplierssuchasbanksand

techfirms(indevelopedmarkets)andtelecomscompanies(inemergingones)aredevelopingfast,

easy-to-usepaymenttechnologiesfromwhichtheycanpulldataandpocketfees.Thereisahighcostto

runningtheinfrastructurebehindthecasheconomy—ATMs,vanscarryingnotes,tellerswhoaccept

coins.Mostfinancialfirmsarekeentoabandonit,ordiscourageold-fashionedcustomerswithheavy

fees.

Inthemain,theprospectofacashlesseconomyisexcellentnews.Cashisinefficient.When

paymentsdematerialise,peopleandshopsarelessopentotheft.Italsocreatesacredithistory,helping

consumersborrow.

Yetsetagainstthesebenefitsareacoupleofworries.Electronicpaymentsystemsmayrisktechnical

failures,powerfailureandcyber-attacks.Inacashlesseconomythepoor,theelderlyandcountryfolk

maybeleftbehind.Andadigitalsystemcouldletgovernmentswatchoverpeople'sshoppinghabitsand

privatemultinationalsexploittheirpersonaldata.

32.Somerichcountriesaretryingto.

A.dematerializemoney

B.getridoftheside-effectsofcash

C.maketheeconomymoreefficientbyprotectingendangeredspecies

D.promotepaymentwithoutpapermoneyorcoins

33.Inparagraph3,severalcountriesarementionedtoshow.

A.thedifferencesbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountries

B.thatcashisstillkingacrosstheworld

C.digitalpaymentsarebecomingatrendthatcannotbestopped

D.Chinaisdevelopingfasterthatthosedevelopedcountriesindigitalpayment

34.Cashisdisappearinglargelybecause.

A.youngerconsumersareshortofmoneytolivetheirdigitallives

B.suppliersaretryingtoreducecostsandobtainmoneyanddata

C.theinfrastructureisdevelopingatahighspeedindevelopedmarkets

D.financialfirmswanttoabandonold-fashionedcustomers

35.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsdigitalizedpaymentis.

A.favorableB.negativeC.objectiveD.indifferent

阅读理解

21—23ADD24—27DCBA28—31AABD32—35DCBC

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

ChinaSmallGroupTours

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TourHighlights:

Must-seesightsinChina-theGreatWall,ForbiddenCity,TerracottaWarriors

FollowusonaBuddhistpilgrimagetoTibet&appreciatetheprofoundculture

Havealeisurelywalkoranexcitingbicyclerideonthetime-honoredCityWallofXi'an

ViewthesoaringcityskylinesandfeelthepulseofmodernShanghai

From$2,459perperson

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Shanghai

TourHighlights:

Must-seesightsinChina-theGreatWall,ForbiddenCity,TerracottaWarriors

TrybikingontheMingDynastyCityWallofXi'an,ortourbyelectriccar

EnjoytheThreeGorgessceneryonYangtzeRiver&feeltotallyrelaxed

From$1,879perperson

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Kong

TourHighlights:

Must-seesightsinChina-theGreatWall,ForbiddenCity,TerracottaWarriors

ExperiencetheBund,classicalgarden,modernandoldincontrastinShanghai

Feelthelivelyatmosphere&explorebusymarketsfreelyinHongKong

Walkintoalocalfamily,learntocookChinesefood&dinewiththehostsintheirhome

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TourHighlights:

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CometoChengdu,thehometownofgiantpandastovisitandobservethecutecreature

CruiseonthemeanderingLiRiver&admireGuilinlandscape

WalkintoalocalChinesefamily,interact&dinewiththehostsintheirhome

From$2,079perperson

1.WhatdoTourRoute1andTourRoute2haveincommon?

A.Theyhavecyclingactivities.B.TheyincludeavisittoTibet.

C.VisitorsenjoytheThreeGorgesscenery.D.Visitorspaythesameamountofmoney.

2.WhatisspecialaboutTourRoute2?

A.Touristscantravelbybike.B.Touristscanvisitahugedam.

C.Touristscandinewithafamily.D.Itisthemostexpensiveofthefour.

3.WherecanvisitorsenjoyChina'srareanimals?

A.TourRoute1.B.TourRoute2.C.TourRoute3.D.TourRoute4.

AlanNaimanwasknownforbeingverycarefulabouthowhespenthismoney.Buteventhose

closesttohimhadnoknowledgeofthefortunehequietlygatheredandthelastacthehadplanned.

Naimandiedofcanceratage63lastJanuary.ThemanfromtheAmericanstateofWashingtongave

mostofhismoneytogroupsthathelpthepoor,sick,disabledandabandonedchildren.

Hegavethem$11million.Thelargeamountofhisfortuneshockedthegroupsthatreceivedhisgifts

andevenhisbestfriends.ThatisbecauseNaimanhadbeenknowntorepairhisownshoeswithducttape.

Hehadsoughtdealstobuyfoodfromgrocerystoresatclosingtimeandtakenfriendsouttolunchatlow

costrestaurants.

Naimandiedunmarriedandchildless.Helovedchildrenbutalsowasintenselyprivate.Hesaved,

investedandworkedextrajobstogathermoney.Herarelyspentthemoneyonhimselfafterseeinghow

unfairlifecouldbeforchildrenwhosuffermost.

Naimanwasaformerbankerwhoworkedforthepast20yearsatthestateDepartmentofSocialand

HealthServices.Heearned$67,234ayearandalsotookonsidejobs.Sometimes,heworkedasmanyas

threeatatime.Hesavedandinvestedenoughtomakeseveralmillionsofdollars.Healsoreceived

millionsmorefromhisparentsaftertheydied.

Heleft$2.5milliontothePediatricInterimCareCenterinWashington.Thecenterisaprivate

organizationthatcaresforbabiesborntomotherswhoabuseddrugsandchildrenwithdrugdependency.

Thecenterusedthemoneytopayoffitsmortgage（按揭）andbuyanewvehicletotransportthechildren.

Naimangave$900,000totheTreehouse,wherechildrenwithoutparentscanchoosetoysand

necessitiesforfree.TreehouseisusingNaiman'smoneytoexpanditscollegeandcareersupportservices

Statewide.

4.WhywereNaiman'sbestfriendsshockedathisdonation?

A.Heleftnothingtohisrelatives.B.Hewasdishonestinhiseconomic

conditions.

C.Hereceivedwealthfromhisparentssecretly.D.Heusedtobeverycarefultospend

money.

5.Naimanwasgreatlyconcernedabout.

A.hismoneyB.hiscareerC.childrenintroubleD.lifeafterretirement

6.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.WhyNaiman'sparentsturnedrich.B.WhereNaiman'sfortunecamefrom.

C.HowhardNaimanworkedallhislife.D.HowcleverNaimanwastogathermoney.

7.HowdidNaiman'smoneybenefitthePediatricInterimCareCenter?

A.Itimproveditstransportsystem.B.Itofferedmoretoystochildren.

C.Itsentmorechildrentocollege.D.Ithelpedmorewomengiveupdrugs.

c

Goldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit'sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornine

seconds!Butaccordingtoanewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish.Ourattentionspan（时长）

isgettingshorter...andifsallbecauseoftechnology.

“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,“saidDoctorTedSelker,acomputer

scientistfromMassachusetts,4tandwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.,,Withmillionsofwebsitesto

choosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds.Thereareotherdigital

distractions（分心）too:email,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites.

Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople.<4Youneedtimetounderstandandthink

aboutwhatyouread,“saidJuliaWood,fromLondon."Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheir

brainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit.Iamtryingtopersuade

mypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.^^

Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents9concentration.AnneSavan,

fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringherscience

lessons.Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:"Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentration

wasmuchbetter.^^

Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem.RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays,“On

theweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn'tworthreading.Theymight

lookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemore

carefully.Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.^^

8.Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”？

A.Tointroducebackground.B.Tocomparetwospecies.

C.Tointroduceatopic.D.Tosuggestawayout.

9.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr.TedSelker?

A.Skippingaroundtheinternet.B.Timetodigestinformation.

C.Traditionalmethodsofreading.D.Makingdecisions.

10.Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?

A.Composingmusic.B.TextingmessagesC.Readingmorebooks.D.Watchingquickie

movies.

11.WhatisRayCole'sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?

A.Cautious.B.Unfavorable.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.

D

Theideaofprogressstartedtoflowerinthe17thcentury.Atthattime,manywisethinkersbelieved

thatmanliberatedbyreasonwouldrisetoevergreaterheightsofachievement.Themanyexpressionsof

humannaturewouldbetheenginesofprogress:language,business,science,andmoralsensibility（道德

感）.Unfortunately,mostofthoseengineshavefailedtobringthedesiredhumanprogress.

Themodernagehasbelongedtomaterialprogressanditsmainsourcehasbeenscience.Science

givespeoplehugepowertochangetheworld.Butcanpeoplebetrustedtouseitalwaysforgood?Think

ofbiotechnologyandinformationtechnology.Anditisnotjustthatscientificprogressdoesnotdeliver

theemotionalgood.Peoplealsofearthatmankindisfailingtomanagescienceproperly.Theforestsare

disappearing;theiceismelting;privacyisleaking;lifeisbecomingadepressingmarchinanuglyworld.

Thepointisnotthatscienceisharmful,butthatscientificprogressneedstobemappedtidilyonto

humanprogress.Thatreliesonmoralsensibilityinitswidestsense.Thisliberalforceoffershopefora

betterfuture.Theveryideaofmoralsensibilityprobablysoundsout-of-date.Butresearchersfindthat

peopledesireasenseofmoralpurposewhichwouldgivelifedignity.Peoplewanttodeterminehowthe

worldworks,notalwaystobedeterminedbyit.Moralsensibilityiswhypeoplewillsufferfortheir

beliefs,andwhyactsofnobleself-sacrificearesopowerful.

Itisadmittedthatourmoralidealswillneverberealizedcompletely.Butsometimes,however

imperfectly,wecanmakeprogress.Humandignityrequirestheloveofidealsfortheirownsake,but

nothingrequiresthatthelovebereturned.Humanprogressisneitherguaranteednorhopeless.Instead,it

isuptous.

12.WhatdoweknowabouthumanprogressfromParagraph1?

A.Humanbeingsweregreatlyliberatedbytheideaofprogress.

B.Languagefailedtoserveasanexpressionofhumanprogress.

C.Peoplebegantothinkabouthumanprogressinthe17thcentury.

D.Manythinkersinthe17thcenturywereoptimisticabouthumanprogress.

13.Whydoessciencefailtobringthedesiredhumanprogress?

A.Scientificprogressdoesnotgivepeopledignity.

B.Propergoverningisnotguaranteedintheuseofscience.

C.Scienceismisunderstoodbecauseofimpropermanagement.

D.Theengineofprogressissensitiveandunreliable.

14.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3referto?

A.Depressinglife.B.Harmfulscience.

C.Humanprogress.D.Moralsensibility.

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tostressthefunctionoftheideaofprogress.

B.Toexpressconcernaboutthedeathofmoralsensibility.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoralsensibilityinhumanprogress.

D.Toblametheharmofmaterialprogresstohumandevelopment.

阅读理解1-7ABDDCBA8-11CACD12-15DBDC

第一节

第二节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将

该选项涂黑.

A

MetropolisBookClub

Membership:

Allyouneedtodoisfillouttheorderformatthebottomofthepage,selectyourfirstorderfrom

ourbooklistandthenpostthecompletedformbacktous.

Specialoffersfornewmembers:

•Asaspecialoffer,youmaychooseanyreduced-pricebooksfromournewmembers'book

list,tothevalueof100yuanintotal.

•Ticktheboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.

•Joinbeforetheendofthismonthandyoureceiveanotherfreebookcarefullychosenbyour

staff.

•Orderanaudio-bookfromthemanyonoffer,athalftherecommendedretailprice.

Whenyou9vejoined:

Asamemberyougetaround50%offthepublisher'spriceofeverybookyoubuy,andwhafs

more,theycomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonthtokeepyouup

todatewiththelatestbest-sellerswe'veaddedtoourlist.OntheInternet,youcanfindallourtitles

fortheyearatourexclusivemembers'website.Ourwebsitealsohasabookswapservicewhere

memberscanrequestorofferbooksforexchange.

Beingamember:

Allyouhavetodoisorderfourbooksduringyourfirstyear.Afterthat,youcandecideonthe

numberofbooksyouwishtotake.

Ineachofyourmonthlyclubmagazines,ourexperiencedstaffchoosea“BookoftheMonth,,

foryou,whichisofferedatanextra-specialprice.Ifyoudonotwantthisbook,justsaysointhe

spaceprovidedontheformandsenditbacktous.Wealwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethis

form.

Oncewereceiveyourorder,yourbooksaredeliveredwithinoneweek.Andremember,you

haveuptoafortnighttodecideifyouwishtokeepthebooksyouhaveordered.Iftheyaren'twhat

youexpectedjustsendthemback!

21.HowcanyoubecomeamemberoftheMetropolisBookClub?

A.Byorderingawatchfreeofcharge.

B.Bysendingtheadvertisementtotheclub.

C.Bychoosingbookswithspecialprices.

D.Byreturningthecompletedorderform.

22.Whatinformationdoesthemonthlymagazinegivemembers?

A.Thepercentagesavedoneachbook.

B.Thenamesofallthebookssoldbytheclub.

C.Thelistofthenewestbooksavailabletobuy.

D.Thebooksthatcanbeswappedbyclubmembers.

23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastpartofthepassage?

A.Atleastfourbooksshouldbeboughteachyear.

B.Memberscanlookatthebooksbeforetheybuythem.

C.Membersneedtobuythe"BookoftheMonth^^.

D.Themorebooksbought,thehigherthemember'sgrade.

B

Whenthecompanywassmall,GooglecaredalotaboutgettingkidsfromHarvard,Stanford,andMIT.

ButLaszloBock,Google'sformerSeniorVicePresidentofPeopleOperations,saiditwasthe“wrong”

hiringstrategy.Experiencehastaughthimthatthereareexceptionalkidsatmanyotherplaces,fromstate

schoolsinCaliforniatothoseinNewYork.nWhatwefindisthatthebestpeoplefromplaceslikethese

arejustasgoodifnotbetterasanybodyyoucangetfromanyIvyLeagueschool/1saidBock,who

authoredabooktitled"WorkRules!,1.

SowhatelsedoesGooglenotcareabout:

Grades:Google'sdatashowsthatgradespredictperformanceforthefirsttwoyearsofacareer,but

donotmatterafterthat.

Brain-teasers:Goneareinterviewquestionssuchas:Whyaremanholecovers（井盖）round?How

manygolfballscanfitinaschoolbus?"Ourresearchtellsusthosequestionsareawasteoftime,"Bock

said."They'reareallycoachableskill.Themoreyoupractice,thebetteryougetatit."

Here'swhatGoogledoescareabout:

Problemsolvers:Yourcognitive（认知的）ability,orhowwellyousolveproblems.

Leaders:Theideaisnotwhetheryouwerepresidentofthestudentbodyorvicepresidentofabank,

butrather"Whenyouseeaproblem,doyoustepinandhelpsolveit?"andthencritically,"Areyou

willingtoletsomebodyelsetakeover,andmakeroomforsomebodyelse?Areyouwillingtogiveup

power?*'

Googleyness:ThafswhatGooglecallsitsculturalfit.It'snotnAreyoulikeus?"Bocksaid."We

actuallylookforpeoplewhoaredifferent,becausediversitygivesusgreatideas."

"What'smostimportantisthatpeopleareintellectuallyhumble,willingtoadmitwhenthey9rewrong,

andc