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江苏省高淳县2015高考英语一轮优化精品训练（4）阅读理解when you consider what subject to study in college, chances are that you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation. you will likely ask the question: “can i find a well-paid job or simply a job with a degree in this in the future?” this consideration also influences students when they come to choose between studying science or humanities (人文学科) at college. people generally believe that the humanities, which include literature , history, cultural studies and philosophy, do not prepare students for a specific vocation (职业). science subjects, however, are considered vocational courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists (经济学家). “ive decided to take finance as my college major. my parents and i think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business,” said huachen yueru, 17, a science student at wuxi no. 1 high school. even those who choose a liberal arts (文科) education often pick the humanities subject which they think will best help them later find a job. “im going to study spanish in college, which i believe will open doors to a high-paying job for me,” said liu chao, 18, a senior 2 student at dalian no 20 high school. he said few of his classmates show interest in subjects like philosophy and history, which are seen as “less promising” in job markets.the popularity of liberal arts subjects among college students has also been decreasing in the united states. american scholars (学者) and universities are concerned that in the ongoing economic crisis (经济危机) liberal arts subjects will be hit hardest. as money tightens (紧缩), they worry that the humanities may become “a great luxury (奢侈品) that many cannot afford”, according to the new york times.44. when you consider what to study in college, what does you and your parents usually think about ? a. whether you are interested in the subject.b. if you can lead a happy life.c. what you can make out of it after graduation.d .how much you can learn in the college. 45.why do students show little interest in the subjects, like philosophy or history ? a .because they are not interested in them. b. because they think these subjects are useless.c. because they see these subjects as less-promising in job market. d. because they like the science subjects. 46. what can we infer from the passage ?a. humanities are becoming less and less popular with the students.b. studying science subjects is sure to find a well-paid job.c. the humanities in college should be cancelled. d. the writer thinks those who choose the liberal arts education will choose their favorite subjects.47. what does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph ?a. the subject you study in college b. science c. humanities d. liberal arts 体裁：说明文 词数：326 难度系数： 建议用时：8分钟类别：细节理解+推理判断题+词义猜测题 本文标题 ：arts in crisis【文章大意】：文章主要向人们介绍了在大学里面的人文科学的科目正在受到人们的冷落，并解释了该种现象产生的原因。44.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】c。【解题思路】文中第一段提到you and your parents will think about what you can make out of it after graduation，可知你和父母首先考虑的是毕业后的问题。 45.【考点分析】事实细节题。【参考答案】c。【解题思路】文中第五段中提到which are seen as less promising in job markets，可知人们把哲学和历史这样的人文学科看成是没有工作市场的学科，故c 项正确。.46.【考点分析】推理判断题。【参考答案】a。【解题思路】文中提到在大学里人文科学已经越来越不受学生和家长的欢迎，为了毕业后的就业，人们更多的是选择具有很好的就业形势的理科类。因此a项符合题意，其余选项说法不恰当。.47.【考点分析】词义猜测题。【参考答案】a。【解题思路】 文中第一段提到的是家长和学生在选择专业时考虑的是毕业后的形式，因此可推知此处的it 代指前面的the subject to study in college，故a 项正确。【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】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。xinhua news agencythe international conference on power engineering (icope) 2013, organized by the chinese society of power engineering, school of energy and power engineering, china-eu institute for clean and renewable energy, opened in wuhan, on oct 24. more than 300 energy experts, scholars and businessmen from countries and areas including the united states, japan, the eu, australia, south africa, thailand, nigeria, arab and china are attending the three-day academic conference on the worlds energy problems.professor zheng chuguang, from the school of energy and power engineering at huazhong university of science and technology, gave a speech on the development of oxygen fuel technology in china, and said that settling the problem of cost ranks highest.george saxon, vice-president of conco systems inc, us, presented a report on the topic of energy engineer to shape the future. he said that the companys research and innovation (创新) are of great significance for the future and already contribute to reducing costs and improving efficiency (效率).professor didier mayer from the ecole des mines de paris, france, spoke about “wind energy r&d line based on the global renewable energy status”, and professor yasuo koizumi of shinshu university in japan and li chun-zhu of curtin university of technology in australia also gave speeches at the conference.the academic meetings are expected to cover topics from various fields. in addition, the participants will discuss the most advanced academic research around the world, the latest progress and development trends in the various fields. the conference has attracted 232 academic papers, with 176 papers from china, and 56 from abroad.64. who probably attended the meeting? a. students from high schools.b. scholars from canada.c. officials from governments. d. experts from companies. 65. according to professor zheng, what matters most about energy problems?a. reducing cost. b. using wind energy.c. saving energy.d. developing new fuels.66. which of the following statements is true? a. 300 participants are attending the two-day academic conference.b. george saxon supports the companys research and innovation.c. didier mayer gave a speech on oxygen fuel technology in china.d. the conference has attracted 232 academic papers from abroad.67. what is the purpose of the passage?a. to discuss the world energy problems.b. to introduce to readers some energy experts.c. to introduce an international energy conference. d. to show the worlds great concern about environment.【参考答案】6467 dabc 阅读理解-adiana jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “i have two kids in college, and i want to say come home, but at the same time i want to provide them with a good education,” says jacobs.the jacobs family did work out a solution: they asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. they will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. with unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the jacobs. more students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. college administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. at the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. a report from the national center for public policy and higher education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “if we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says patrick m. callan, president of the center. “the middle class families have been financing it through debt. they will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. the good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.66. according to paragraph 1, why did the plan of jacobs family fail?a. the twins wasted too much money.b. the father was out of work.c. their saving ran out.d. the family fell apart.67. how did the jacobs manage to solve their problem?a. they asked their kids to come home.b. they borrowed $20,000 from the school.c. they encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.d. they got help from the school and the federal government.68. financial aid administrators believe that _.a. more families will face the same problem as the jacobsesb. the government will receive more letters of complaintc. college tuition fees will double soond. americas unemployment will fall69.what can we learn about the middle class families from the text?a. they blamed the government for the tuition increase.b. their income remained steady in the last decade.c. they will try their best to send kids to college.d. their debts will be paid off within 25 years.70.according to the last paragraph, the government will .a. provide most students will scholarshipsb. dismiss some financial aid administratorsc. stop the companies from making student loansd. go on providing financial support for college students【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。66.答案b。根据文章第一段的her husband lost his job可以得出，双胞胎儿子好上学交学费，丈夫事业，家庭陷入困境。停止，两者是对立关系。【2014高考英语马鞍山市质量检测】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。“iphone 5”, the tallest thing to happen to iphone since iphonewe dont want to change your phone, we want to make you say, “wow, that is a bigger change than i expected”. “iphone 5” is a result of that desire to surprise.its been completely redesigned. for the first time ever, weve increased the size of display (显示) by making the screen taller but not wider.you can see more of your content without the need to scroll. we are making scrolling the thing of the past. it is more comfortable to use and reduces tiredness from scrolling when you read long documents.even with the larger display, it is the thinnest iphone we ever built. to achieve the design this tall, we have to look at it and completely redesign the architecture inside. its 18% thinner and 79.5% taller than the previous iphone. it makes everything you do on “iphone5” easier. no more hidden menus, no confusing gestures. everything is right at your fingertips.the panorama feature (全景拍照) is simply awesome. the ultra hd (超高清) widescreen display lets you get your entire shot in a single snap (快门). you can also use its creative design for picture stabilization.with an iphone this tall, reception of signals has never been better. and of course, all your favorite applications are still availabl