【正文】 Sceptical.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，讀大學究竟能帶給我們什么？德。C.Optimistic.s attitude towards the finding? A.the degreeless are much better at dealing with challenging tasksD.college students enjoy a very good public imageB.College students pride themselves on their education.（3）According to the last two paragraphs, Working straight after school narrows people39。The degreeless have not changed in personalities.B.D.Organized.B.Examined.Some investigative and enterprising jobs, such as scientific research, are, indeed beyond the degreeless. But many, particularly in Germany, with its tradition of vocational training, are not. The researchers mention, for example, puter programmers and financesector workers as careers requiring these traits. If Dr. Golle is correct, and changes in attitude brought about by the very training Germany prides itself on are narrowing people39。 When it came to the second round of tests, Dr. Golle found that the personalities of those who had gone to university had not changed significantly. Those who had undergone vocational training and then got jobs were not that much changed in personality, either—except in one crucial respect. They had bee more conscientious.Dr. Golle came to this conclusion after she and a team of colleagues studied the early careers of 2,095 German youngsters. The team used two standardized tests to assess their volunteers. One was of personality traits, including openness, conscientiousness（認真）and so on. The other was of attitudes, such as realistic, investigative and enterprising. They administered both tests twice—once towards the end of each volunteer39。GOING TO UNIVERSITY is supposed to be a mindbroadening experience. That statement is probably made in parison to training for work straight after school, which might not be so encouraging. But is it actually true? Jessika Golle of the University of T252。 【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)信息的基礎上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No pany should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.可知，作者認為求職者因為奇裝異服而被公司拒絕是很正常的，因為很少會有公司會為求職者改變標準，求職者應該改變自己來符合公司的要求。文章主要講了公司職員的著裝是否得體不只代表個人還代表公司，而求職者的著裝也會影響招聘經(jīng)理對其的印象，由此可知文章的主要內(nèi)容為著裝，故選B。根據(jù)第二段中的 Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept. 可知在職場著裝不只代表個人形象更代表公司形象，故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的 A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for panies to discourage visible tattoos(紋身) nose rings, or certain dress styles.可知報紙編輯認為有紋身或者鼻環(huán)的人也應該被公平對待，故選C。sympathetic【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了公司職員的著裝是否得體不只代表個人還代表公司，而求職者的著裝也會影響招聘經(jīng)理對其的印象。enthusiasticpositivenegatives attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be describedD.Employees MatterB.Personal Choices MatterCompanies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.D.Candidates have to wear what panies prefer for an interview.B.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.D.Customers39。People39。There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No pany should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.（1）Which of the following is the newspaper editor39。As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of wellqualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am openminded, I can39。 t judge a book by its cover, yet people do cover themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do panies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept. Spring is ing, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。所以從最后一段可知，infrasound將在未來的電影中被更多地使用。 （4）考查細節(jié)理解。故第三段加下劃線的subtle一詞是C選項“不明顯的”。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂是不易被觀眾察覺的音樂。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.可知，觀眾應該感受到的只是一種強烈的情感——他們不應該意識到是什么導致了這種情感。根據(jù)第三段中的All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences.可知，利用這一知識，作曲家利用電影音樂速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。故選B。所以通過反向推理，要是有了背景音樂，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。It will be used more in movies in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，電影和音樂的關系密切，音樂對于電影影響重大，作者說明了電影制作者如何用音樂來渲染氣氛。It makes audiences relaxed.C.It can39。D.C.B.The unexpected change of the music.（3）What does the underlined word subtle in the third paragraph mean? A.The slow speed of the tangle.C.Their time and place.（2）What causes fear among audiences? A.Their actors.Their background music.Their history.s called infrasound (次聲波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequency is below the range of the human ear, infrasound