2023年勇闯题海之阅读理解

勇闯题海之阅读理解A

TheHealthyHabitsSurveyshowsthatonlyaboutonethirdofAmericanseniors(老年人)havecorrecthabits.Herearesomefindingsandexpertsadvice.

1.Accordingtothesurvey,wecanknowabout_____ofAmericanseniorshavecorrecthabits.

A.onesecondB.twothirdsC.onethirdD.onefourth

2.Howlongshouldpeoplebrushtheirteethgently?

A.Oneminute.B.Twominutes.C.Threeminutes.D.Fourminutes.

3.Doctorssuggestthatpeopleshouldwashtheirhands_____.

A.twiceadayB.threetimesaday

C.fourtimesadayD.eighttimesaday

4.WhatisfoundoutaboutAmericanseniors?

A.Allofthemhavegoodhabits.

B.Allofthembrushtheirteethonceaday.

C.Theyalltakeashowereveryday.

D.Theyarentfightinggermsbetterthanexpected.

5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thereareonly200typesofbacteriainthemouth.

B.Wetouchourfacesfourtimesaday.

C.Weshouldwashourhandswithcoldwater.

D.Akitchenspongecancarrymoregermsthanatoilet.

试题分析：本文是关于健康习惯的调查。在一天刷几次牙，洗手沐浴几次，以及多久考虑过和细菌战斗一次等方面，描述了一些美国老年人的习惯并给出了专家建议。

1.【答案】C。解析：考查细节理解题。依据文中TheHealthyHabitsSurveyshowsthatonlyaboutonethirdofAmericanseniors(老年人)havecorrecthabits.可知三分之一的老年人有正确的习惯。故选C。

2.【答案】B。解析：考查细节理解题。依据文中eachmorningwithabattery-operatedtoothbrush.Brushgentlyfor2minutes,atleasttwiceaday.可知是两分钟，故选B。

3.【答案】D。解析：考查细节理解题。依据"Andnearly30%washtheirhandsonly4timesadayhalfofthenumberdoctorsrecommend.'一天洗4次手是专家建议的一半，可知专家建议每天洗8次手。故答案选D

4.【答案】D。解析：考查细节理解题。依据文中Seniorsarenotfightinggermsaswellastheyshould可知故选D。.

5.【答案】D。解析：考查细节理解题。依据"Doyouknowitisnotyourtoiletbutyourkitchensponge(海绵)thatcancarrymoregermsthananythingelse?'可知厨房里的海绵比任何其他东西(包括厕所)携带的细菌都多。故选D。

B

Asyouareprobablyaware,thelatestjobmarketsnewsisntgood:Unemploymentisstillmorethan9percent,andnewjobgrowthhasfallenclosetozero.Thatsbadfortheeconomy,ofcourse.Anditmaybeespeciallydiscouragingifyouhappentobelookingforajoborhopingtochangecareersrightnow.Butitactuallyshouldntmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyouthink.

Thatsbecausejobgrowthnumbersdontmattertojobhuntersasmuchasjobturnoverdata.Afterall,existingjobsopenupeverydayduetopromotions,resignations,terminations,andretirements.(Yes,peopleareretiringeveninthiseconomy.)Inbothgoodtimesandbad,turnovercreatesmoreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes.EveninJuneof2022,whentheeconomywasstillhummingalong,jobgrowthwasonly132,000,whileturnoverwas4.7million!

Andasitturnsout,eventodaywithjobgrowthnearzeroover4millionjobhuntersarebeinghiredeverymonth.

Idontmeantoimplythatoveralljobgrowthdoesnthaveanimpactononesabilitytolandajob.Itstruethatiftotalemploymentwerehigher,itwouldmeanmorejobsforallofustochoosefrom(andcompetefor).Anditstruethattherearecurrentlymorepeopleapplyingforeachavailablejobopening,regardlessofwhetheritsanewoneornot.

Butwhatoftendistinguishesthosewholandjobsfromthosewhodontistheirabilitytostaymotivated.Theyrewillingtodothehardworkofidentifyingtheirvaluableskills;becreativeaboutwhereandhowtolook;learnhowtopresentthemselvestopotentialemployers;andkeepgoing,evenafterrepeatedrejections.TheBureauofLaborStatisticsdatashowsthat2.7millionpeoplewhowantedandwereavailableforworkhadntlookedwithinthelastfourweeksandwerenolongerevenclassifiedasunemployed.

Sodontlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.FourmillionpeoplegethiredeverymonthintheU.S.Youcanbeoneofthem.

1.Theauthortendstobelievethathighunemploymentrate______.

A.deprivesmanypeopleofjobopportunities

B.preventsmanypeoplefromchangingcareers

C.shouldnotstoppeoplefromlookingforajob

D.doesnotmeantheU.S.economyisworsening

2.Wheredomostjobopeningscomefrom?

A.JobgrowthB.Jobturnover

C.ImprovedeconomyD.Businessexpansion

3.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoveralljobgrowth?

A.Itdoesnthavemucheffectonindividualjobseekers.

B.Itincreasespeoplesconfidenceintheeconomy.

C.Itgivesarayofhopetotheunemployed.

D.Itdoesntmeangreaterjobsecurityfortheemployed.

4.Whatisthekeytolandingajobaccordingtotheauthor?

A.EducationB.IntelligenceC.PersistenceD.Experience

5.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheunemploymentfiguresintheUS?

A.Theyclearlyindicatehowhealthytheeconomyis.

B.Theyprovidethepublicwiththelatestinformation.

C.Theywarnofthestructuralproblemsintheeconomy.

D.Theyexcludethosewhohavestoppedlookingforajob.

1.【答案】C。解析：推理推断题。表达对高失业率看法的是第一段的最终一句Butitactuallyshouldntmattertoyounearlyasmuchasyouthink.和最终一段的第一句Sodontlettheheadlinesfoolyouintogivingup.故选C。

2.【答案】B。解析：细节理解题。依据其次段的第三句话Inbothgoodtimesandbad,turnovercreatesmoreopeningsthaneconomicgrowthdoes，可知答案为B。

3.【答案】A。解析：观点态度题。依据题干信息和关键词overalljobgrowth定位到第四段首句话，综合第五段的首句话，认为总体就业增长会对一个人的就业力量产生影响，但是影响并不大。故选A。

4.【答案】C。解析：细节理解题。由第五段的第一句话Butwhatoften