- 阅读理解A
题干:Inanessayentitled"MakingItinAmerica",theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottoncountryaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillhasonlytwoemployeestoday,"amanandadog.Themanistheretofeedthedog,andthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines."Davidson'sarticleisoneofanumberofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayislargelybecauseofthebigdropindemandbecauseoftheGreatRecession,butitisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.Inthepast,workerswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob,couldearnanaveragelifestyle.But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwon'tearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcan'twhensomanymoreemployershavesomuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyoneneedstofindtheirextra—theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Butthere'sbeenanacceleration.AsDavidsonnotes,"Inthe10yearsendingin2009,[U.S.]factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70years;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs—about6millionintotal—disappeared."Therewillalwaysbechange—newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesaboveaverage.Inaworldwhereaverageisofficiallyover,therearemanythingsweneedtodotosupportemployment,butnothingwouldbemoreimportantthanpassingsomekindofG.I.Billforthe21stcenturythatensuresthateveryAmericanhasaccesstopost-highschooleducation.
题目:The joke in Paragraph 1 is used to illustrate(). - A 、the impact of technological advances
- B 、the alleviation of job pressure
- C 、the shrinkage of textile mills
- D 、the decline of middle-class incomes

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【正确答案:A】
文章第一段的最后两句“…a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines.”(工厂平均每天只有两个人,一人一狗。人的工作是喂狗,狗的工作是阻止人靠近机器),第二段指出该书的话题:“the reason we have such stubbornly high unemployment and declining middle-class incomes today... also because of the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution”(全球化和信息科技革命的进步是也是造成失业率居高不下、中产阶级收入下降的原因)。因此,这个笑话是用来说明技术进步的影响,故选A。
选项B“就业压力的缓解”和与本文谈论话题不符;选项C“现代纺织厂规模的缩减”不是笑话的作用;选项D“中产阶级收入的减少”是客观事实,也不是文章重点。

- 1 【阅读理解A】It is implied in the third paragraph that().
- A 、many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered
- B 、the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem
- C 、most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes
- D 、most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck
- 2 【阅读理解A】It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework ().
- A 、is receiving more criticism
- B 、is gaining more preferences
- C 、is not required for advanced courses
- D 、 is no longer an educational ritual
- 3 【阅读理解A】 The quotation in Paragraph 4 explains that().
- A 、gains of technology have been erased
- B 、job opportunities are disappearing at a high speed
- C 、 factories are making much less money than before
- D 、new jobs and services have been offered
- 4 【阅读理解A】 McRib is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to show that ().
- A 、consumers are sometimes irrational
- B 、popularity usually comes after quality
- C 、marketing tricks are often effective
- D 、rarity generally increases pleasure
- 5 【阅读理解A】 The example about the driver in Paragraph 3 is used to illustrate that().
- A 、multitasking is not as efficient as people have expected and may take more time
- B 、multitasking should be avoided in some cases for the sake of safety
- C 、car drivers should not drive so fast when using a cell phone at the same time
- D 、car drivers should shift his goals consciously to avoid the accidents
- 6 【阅读理解A】The first paragraph describes in detail_____.
- A 、the standards set for contemporary Japanese women
- B 、the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
- C 、the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
- D 、the norms for traditional Japanese women to follow
- 7 【阅读理解A】The author uses “IMF” was an example to illustrate the point that_____.
- A 、European leaders are reluctant to admit they are hypocritical
- B 、there is an inconsistency between Western theory and practice
- C 、global institutions are not being led by true globalization advocates
- D 、European countries' interests are being ignored by economic leaders
- 8 【阅读理解A】What does the example of India illustrate?
- A 、Wealthy people tend to have fewer children than poor people.
- B 、Natural selection hardly works among the rich and the poor.
- C 、The middle class population is 80% smaller than that of the tribes.
- D 、India is one of the countries with a very high birth rate.
- 9 【阅读理解A】What does the author intend to illustrate with A AAA cars and Zodiac cars?
- A 、A kind of overlooked inequality.
- B 、A type of conspicuous bias.
- C 、A type of personal prejudice.
- D 、A kind of brand discrimination.
- 10 【阅读理解A】The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are_____.
- A 、impolite to new arrivals
- B 、very conscious of their godlike role
- C 、entitled to some privileges
- D 、very busy even during lunch hours
- ()is the volume of chemical goods.
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