【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 people aware of life at an early age.可知，祖父母們是年輕人的老師，使年輕人在很小的時候就認識生活。故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第六段中的Grandson, our plants will be far more beautiful than the flowers outside the fence.以及 Anything that is a part of you is always far more beautiful than the things which you pass by.可知，祖母種植玉米和南瓜是為了讓作者明白一個生活的道理：任何屬于你的東西，總是比你路過的東西更美。從而推斷出祖母是想讓她的孫子學(xué)到人生的一課。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。第一段提出“納瓦霍人的孫子輩主要由祖父母來教育，他們在撫養(yǎng)孩子方面起了很大的作用”，接著對此進行了詳細的介紹。最后一段“那些被他們的祖父母教導(dǎo)所感動的年輕人，已經(jīng)發(fā)找到了一種大多數(shù)人今天所不知道的生活方式”。由此可推斷出本文主要介紹了納瓦霍人的一種文化：由祖父母們教育孫子輩，讓他們認識生活，學(xué)到其中的道理。故選A。 （4）考查主旨大意。第一段中的grandparents are the teachers of the Navajo (納瓦霍人) youth. They make young people aware of life at an early age.納瓦霍人的祖父母們成為年輕一代人的老師，在教育孫子輩起著重要的作用。是主旨句，接著下文較為詳細地介紹了納瓦霍人的這種文化。由此可推斷出作者是與讀者分享一種納瓦霍人的文化。由選B。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 Being attractive isn39。t usually considered much of a disadvantage in today39。s world. Actually, there is the endless potential benefit about it, but researchers have found one area that being pretty makes life a challenge securing yourself a boring, low173。paying job. This stands in contrast to a large body of research that attractiveness, in general, helps candidates in the selection process. For the most part good looks is a blessing. We treat pretty people more favorably in general, often vote for them more in elections, and pay them more in their professions. The research suggests that attractive people may be discriminated against in selection for relatively less desirable jobs. Researchers carried out four experiments involving more than 750 participants, including university students and managers who make hiring decisions in the real world. Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive. Participants were then asked a series of questions designed to measure their opinions of the job candidates and whether they would hire these candidates for a less173。than173。desirable job. The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative and the more desirable jobs included things like a manager, project director, IT elite(精英). In all experiments where they were asked, participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job and more likely to hire the attractive candidate for the more desirable job. Ms Lee said, In the selection decision for an undesirable job, decision makers were more likely to choose the unattractive individual over the attractive individual. Co173。author Dr Madan Pillutla said, It is interesting that decision makers consider others39。 opinions in their decisions. They thought that attractive individuals would want better outes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job. The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high173。level jobs.（1）What do people generally think of being attractive? A.It is a disadvantage.B.It is a blessing.C.it is not important.D.It has nothing to do with jobs.（2）What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A.The participants of the experiment.B.The importance of the experiment.C.The process of the experiment.D.The result of the experiment.（3）An ordinary173。looking graduate may have an advantage when applying for _______. A.a managerB.a project directorC.a warehouse workerD.an IT elite（4）Why are less attractive applicants preferred for less desirable jobs? A.Because they are more hardworking.B.Because they will be more satisfied.C.Because they have no requirements at all.D.Because they will want better outes.（5）Which of the following agrees with the research? A.Attractive people are more fit for high173。level jobs.B.Less attractive people are easy to find high173。level jobs.C.Attractive people can always be hired when applying for jobs.D.Less attractive people can easily get highly paid if they work hard.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了吸引力和求職之間的關(guān)系。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的For the most part good looks is a blessing.可知,在很大程度上,美貌是一種福氣,由此可知,人們普遍認為有吸引力是一種福氣,故選B。 （2）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容,特別是Participants were shown photos of two potential job candidates, one attractive and the other unattractive.可知,本段主要介紹了研究人員對吸引力和求職之間的關(guān)系的實驗過程,故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的The less desirable jobs included a warehouse worker, housekeeper, customer service representative及participants were significantly less likely to hire the attractive candidate for the less desirable job可知,參與者不太可能雇有吸引力的人做不那么理想的工作,而倉庫管理員是不理想的工作之一,由此可知,長相一般的人在申請倉庫管理員職位上有優(yōu)勢,故選C。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的They thought that attractive individuals would want better outes, and therefore would be less satisfied, so they favored unattractive candidates when selecting for a less desirable job.可知,有吸引力的人希望更好的結(jié)果,因此不太容易滿足,所以參與者在選擇不那么理想的工作時更喜歡長相一般的候選人,由此可知,長相一般的人更喜歡不那么理想的工作是因為他們更容易滿足,故選B。 （5）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的The research also suggests the established view that attractive candidates are favored when applying for jobs might be limited to high173。level jobs.可知,有吸引力的求職者更受青睞的觀點可能僅限于高層職位,由此可知,有吸引力的人更適合高層工作與研究結(jié)果相符合,故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和段落大意三個題型的考查，是一篇社會類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and Space X, Eldon Musk may have a little more time on his hands, as he39。s leaving his position on the board of the Open Al, according to a blog post. The departure is likely the result of Tesla39。s moving into the field of Artificial Intelligence(AI)，which he said in 2017 would be the “best in the world”and would even be able to “predict your destination, ”Musk will continue to “donate and advise the organization,” Open AI said in a blog post on Feb. 20, adding that “As Tesla continues to bee more focused on AI, this will avoid a potential future conflict for Eldon. Musk and Y Combiner CEO Sam Altman cofounded the nonprofit enterprise in December2015, its mission is to develop safe artificial general intelligence and ensure those developments are made public. Open AI researchers published a paper on the site ArXiv, org, detailing the possible secure threats that e with“malicious”AI. In