广东省2022高考二轮复习英语专项训练-阅读理解二十八Whenyouconsiderwhatsubjecttostudyincollege,chancesarethatyouandyourparentswillthinkaboutwhatyoucanmakeoutofitaftergraduation.Youwilllikelyaskthequestion:“CanIfindawell-paidjoborsimplyajobwithadegreeinthisinthefuture?”Thisconsiderationalsoinfluencesstudentswhentheycometochoosebetweenstudyingscienceorhumanities(人文学科)atcollege.Peoplegenerallybelievethatthehumanities,whichincludeliterature,history,culturalstudiesandphilosophy,donotpreparestudentsforaspecificvocation(职业).Sciencesubjects,however,areconsideredvocationalcoursesthatproducescientists,engineersandeconomists(经济学家).“I'vedecidedtotakefinanceasmycollegemajor.MyparentsandIthinkthissubjectwillhelpmegetagoodjoborstartabusiness,”saidHuachenYueru,17,asciencestudentatWuxiNo.1HighSchool.Eventhosewhochoosealiberalarts(文科)educationoftenpickthehumanitiessubjectwhichtheythinkwillbesthelpthemlaterfindajob.“I'mgoingtostudySpanishincollege,whichIbelievewillopendoorstoahigh-payingjobforme,”saidLiuChao,18,aSenior2studentatDalianNo20HighSchool.Hesaidfewofhisclassmatesshowinterestinsubjectslikephilosophyandhistory,whichareseenas“lesspromising”injobmarkets.ThepopularityofliberalartssubjectsamongcollegestudentshasalsobeendecreasingintheUnitedStates.Americanscholars(学者)anduniversitiesareconcernedthatintheongoingeconomiccrisis(经济危机)liberalartssubjectswillbehithardest.Asmoneytightens(紧缩),theyworrythatthehumanitiesmaybecome“agreatluxury(奢侈品)thatmanycannotafford”,accordingtotheNewYorkTimes.44.Whenyouconsiderwhattostudyincollege,whatdoesyouandyourparentsusuallythinkabout?A.whetheryouareinterestedinthesubject.B.ifyoucanleadahappylife.C.whatyoucanmakeoutofitaftergraduation.D.Howmuchyoucanlearninthecollege.45.Whydostudentsshowlittleinterestinthesubjects,likephilosophyorhistory?A.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinthem.B.Becausetheythinkthesesubjectsareuseless.C.Becausetheyseethesesubjectsasless-promisinginjobmarket.D.Becausetheylikethesciencesubjects.46.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Humanitiesarebecominglessandlesspopularwiththestudents.B.Studyingsciencesubjectsissuretofindawell-paidjob.C.Thehumanitiesincollegeshouldbecancelled.D.Thewriterthinksthosewhochoosetheliberalartseducationwillchoosetheir5\nfavoritesubjects.47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhefirstparagraph?A.thesubjectyoustudyincollegeB.scienceC.humanitiesD.liberalartsDAnAustraliancompany,SmartCarTechnologies,hasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey’respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable,itcouldhelplead-footeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets.Theproduct,calledSpeedAlert,linksreal-timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeedlimitsstoredinadriver’sPDAorprogrammablemobilephone.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar’sspeedometer.Infact,itisentirelyportable.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt-inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimit,thespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaine,anAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultant,washiredtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldare“veryenthusiastic”aboutwhatthey’renowcalling“intelligentspeedalert.”Otherresearch,accordingtoPaine,showsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuse:“Sincethesystemissoportable,itwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendriving,”Painesaid.“Thesystemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolations,soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.”TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.48.What’sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.C.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.D.Topopularizethebuilt-incarsystem.49.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.theprojectofthebuilt-inproductB.whythesystembecomespopularC.thefunctionsofGPSincarsD.howtheproductisprogrammed50.WhichofthefollowingistrueofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?A.Mostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoided.B.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.51.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUse.B.ProgressinCar-makingScience.C.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.5\nD.NewIn-CarDeviceagainstSpeeding.EThefinancialcrisisisremindingAmericansofalessontheyfirstlearnedinchildhood:Shareandsharealike.Theyaresharingorswappingtoolsandbooks,carsandhandbags,timeandtalent.Thereneweddesiretoshareshowsupinavarietyofexamples:Acar-sharingservicehashada70percentmembershipincreasesincethecrisisoccurred.Somecompaniesencouragedhisemployeestotakevanpooling.Governmentsareputtingbikesonthestreetforpublicuse.How-to-swapWebsitesareincreasingquickly.TheeconomyreflectsthewayAmericanshavecutback,especiallyondailyitems:Departmentstoresalesdropped1.3percentinJune.Peoplearenotbuyingcars,andasaresult,autosalesdropped27.7percentlastmonth.Theyarenotpayingotherstodowhattheycandothemselves—HomeDepotreportsincreasedattendanceatin-storedo-it-yourselfclinics.Andalthoughpaintsalesaredowningeneral,accordingtoSherwin-Williams,individualconsumersarestillbuying.WhenTomBurdettneededtocutsometilesathishomeoutsideAnnapolis,herefusedtobuyexpensivetools.Soheaskedhisneighborsandfriendsforhelp.Sureenough,someonehadjustwhatheneeded.Andwhenthatfriendneededhelpfixingasatellitedish,Burdettvolunteeredtohelp.Thesharingmind-setisnotnewtotheAmericanculture,butmanyAmericansgiveitupwhenthenationchangedfromanagriculturalsocietytoanindustrialone,saidRosemaryHornak,apsychologyprofessoratMeredithCollegeinRaleigh,N.C.Theymovedfartherfromtheirfamiliesanddidnothavetimetoconnectwithnewneighborsbecausetheyworkedsomuch,shesaid.Neighborhoodconversationstellmoreofthestoryasthemovementgrowsorganically(持续地)incommunitiesacrosstheWashingtonregionandthenation.OnonestreetinArlington,forexample,neighborsarecollectingtheirseparatemoneyformulch(覆盖料)anddividingitamongthemselves.52.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Introducinganewwayoflife.B.Sharinginthefinancialcrisis.C.Howtoreducethelivingexpense.D.Howtohandlethefinancialcrisis.53.Whydopeopleinmoderntimesgiveupthesharingmind-set?A.Becausetheydon’tneeditatall.B.Becausetheyaren’tinterestedinit.C.Becausetheyarebusywithwork.D.Becausetheyhatebeingdisturbed.54.Theunderlinedphrase“cutback”inPara.3probablymeans________.A.sharedB.helpedC.abandonedD.reduced55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________________________.A.moreandmoreAmericanssolveproblemsintheirdailylifebyhelpingeachother.B.ifthepricesofservicegoesdown,individualconsumerswon’tdosomethingthemselves.C.thesharing-mindsetisastrangetomanyAmericans.D.whenthecrisisends,Americanswillabandonthesharing-mindset.5\n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：…Artsincrisis…【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youandyourparentswillthinkaboutwhatyoucanmakeoutofitaftergraduation，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whichareseenas"lesspromising"injobmarkets，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thesubjecttostudyincollege，故A项正确。D体裁：科普文章词数：265难度系数：☆☆☆建议用时：7分钟类别：推理判断题+主旨大意题+词义猜测题+细节理解题本文标题：…Analertdeviceagainstspeeding…【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了一种现代科学技术下的汽车超速提示系统。48.【考点分析】推理判断题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】文中第一段提到这个系统能够帮助驾驶员降低速度减少收到罚单的几率并能够保证司机的驾驶安全。根据这些分析我们可以发现C项正确。其余几项说明的不是这个新产品的目的。而是这个文章的目的。49.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】通读第二段我们可知该段主要讲述了这种产品的运行程序。50.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】文章最后一段提到的MichaelPaine的看法。A项的说法是错误的。C项没有根据，文中仅提到了这个产品对Teenagers的限制。D项说法错误。故文中提到teenagers的超速驾驶将会被记录下来，B项正确。51.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】本文介绍限制汽车超速的装置，因此选D。A项指代不清，没有明确指出是汽车。B、C项过于片面。E5\n体裁：记述文词数：320难度系数：☆☆建议用时：7分钟类别：主旨大意+细节理解+词义猜测+推理判断本文标题：…Sharing…【文章大意】本文主要讲了在经济危机之下，美国人又重新拾起了分享这一生活方式，以便共同度过难关。52.【考点分析】主旨大意题。【参考答案】B。【解题思路】根据文章第一段第一句中出现的“sharingandsharingalike”以及下面所举的例子，可知本文主要是讲述了经济危机中人们之间的互相分享。53.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】C。【解题思路】根据倒数第二段中的最后一句话“…theyworkedsomuch”推知人们都忙于自己的工作，故参考答案为C。54.【考点分析】词义猜测题。【参考答案】D。【解题思路】根据划线部分后举的例子，指人们在一些方面减少了开支，可推知cutback的意思是“减少”，故参考答案为D。55.【考点分析】推理判断题。【参考答案】A。【解题思路】根据文章的中心思想是sharing以及文中所举的例子可以看出，更多的美国人倾向于互相分享、帮助解决问题。5
