【正文】 their work is essential (必要的) to young people39。 The survey found that 72 percent of graduating college seniors believe being able to have a positive social influence through their work is essential to their happiness. Making a difference is so important to them that 45 percent say they would take a 15percent pay cut to work at an organization that has a social or environmental influence, and 58 percent say they would take a pay cut to work for an organization whose values are the same as their own. One reason for the emphasis (強(qiáng)調(diào)) on improving the world probably has to do with the culture of colleges, which encourages students to connect their studies back to realworld problems. Students are used to discussing important social issues (問(wèn)題) with their friends and professors, and doing something about them in class or through volunteer activities. Once students develop those habits, they don39。 education has on their children.（3）What can you learn from the passage? people will surely gain happiness if they can make a difference in their work. than half of the college seniors will take a pay cut to work with the same values. college graduates believe it important to have a positive social influence in work. graduates are all putting more social influence in first place than male graduates.（4）Which could be the best title for the passage? Students Are Concerned about Society People39。t Depend on Money Bee More Interested in Challenging Jobs Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了通過(guò)工作能有一個(gè)積極的社會(huì)影響對(duì)年輕人的幸福至關(guān)重要。根據(jù)第三段中的“Besides this, the survey found that female students are far more likely to put social influence in first place than their male classmates，”除此之外，調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)女生比男生更有可能把社會(huì)影響放在第一位；以及“the results of a former study showing that female maths and science majors are more likely to say they go into those fields to make a difference.”以前的一項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果顯示，女性數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生更有可能說(shuō)她們進(jìn)入這些領(lǐng)域是為了有所作為。都說(shuō)明了女性更愿意在工作中做出影響。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“The survey found that 72 percent of graduating college seniors believe being able to have a positive social influence through their work is essential to their happiness.”調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，72% 的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生認(rèn)為通過(guò)工作產(chǎn)生積極的社會(huì)影響對(duì)他們的幸福至關(guān)重要。故選C。通過(guò)第一段的調(diào)查結(jié)論得出：對(duì)年輕人的幸福，通過(guò)工作改變世界是至關(guān)重要的?？梢钥闯? 減薪是make a difference的重要性。故選D。4．閱讀理解 t feel guilty if they can39。 Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. Children who are always made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly pared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will bee so unsure, so afraid of failing that they won39。s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time. All their parents should do is to trust them, respect them, understand them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms (批評(píng)) are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn. it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.（1）The author thinks parents ________. send their children to college support their children after they get married to buy an apartment for their children39。t send their children to universities（2）What does the underlined word obligation in Paragraph 1 mean? ....（3）According to the passage, what should parents do when children make mistakes? them and tell them not to do that again. them learn the mistakes by themselves in time. them with brighter brothers or sisters. their mistakes immediately.（4）What does the author mainly talk about in this passage? duties of parents. best way to teach children. reason why children feel stupid and unworthy. reason why parents owe their children something.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，就父母對(duì)子女真正的責(zé)任是什么進(jìn)行論述，總結(jié)出父母真正要給予孩子的是個(gè)人價(jià)值和正確的價(jià)值觀(guān)，這才是父母真正的職責(zé)。根據(jù)第一段中的“Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education...But they needn39。t.” 父母不欠子女大學(xué)教育......如果他們承擔(dān)不起大學(xué)教育，也不必感到內(nèi)疚，可知，作者認(rèn)為，如果父母不能送子女上大學(xué)，也不必感到內(nèi)疚。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。故選C。根據(jù)第三段中的“Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong, but it39。故選B。根據(jù)第一段中的“Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education...”從父母送子女上大學(xué)，幫忙買(mǎi)房子或照看孫輩等瑣事引入主題，說(shuō)明這些并不是父母真正的職責(zé)；以及第三段中的“One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth.” 他們的義務(wù)之一是給孩子們個(gè)人的價(jià)值和最后一段中的“Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.” 父母有義務(wù)為孩子建立一套堅(jiān)實(shí)的價(jià)值觀(guān)，并以此來(lái)構(gòu)建他們的生活。故選A。5．閱讀理解 The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in midtolate August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Cleveland.C.D.Because of some political events.B.Because of the increas