江蘇省2014屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀理解攻略訓(xùn)練（2）

1、1江蘇省江蘇省 20142014 屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)屆高三英語一輪復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀理解攻略訓(xùn)練（閱讀理解攻略訓(xùn)練（2 2）閱讀經(jīng)典習(xí)題：閱讀經(jīng)典習(xí)題：A For high school leavers starting out in the working world，it is very important to learn particular skills and practice how to behave in an interview or how to find all internship(實(shí)習(xí))In some countries，schools have programs to h

2、elp students onto the path to workIn the Unites States，however，such programs are still few and far between Research shows that if high schools provide career-related courses，students are likely to get higher earnings in later yearsThe students are more likely to stay in school，graduate and go on to

3、higher education In Germany，students as young as 13 and 14 are expected to do internshipsGerman companies work with schools to make sure that young people get the education they need for future employment But in America, education reform programs focus on how well students do in exams instead of bri

4、nging them into contact with the working worldHarvard Education school professor RobertSchwartz has criticized education reformers for trying to place all graduates directly on the four-year college trackSchwartz argued that this approach leaves the countrys most vulnerable(易受影響的)kids with no jobs a

5、nd no skills Schwartz believed that the best career programs encourage kids to go for higher education while also teaching them valuable practical skills at high schoolJames Madison High School in New York，for example，encourages students to choose classes on careerbased coursesThe school then helps

6、them gain onthe-job experience in those fields while they2re still at high schoolHowever，even for teens whose schools encourage them to connect with work，the job market is dauntingIn the US，unemployment rates for 16-to-19-year-olds are above 20 percent for the third summer in a row“The risk is that

7、if teenagers miss out on the Summer job experience，they become part of this generation of teens who had trouble in landing a job， ”said Michael，a researcher in the US.1. In the authors opinion, American high school leavers _.A. have enough career-related coursesB. need more career advice from their

8、schoolsC. perform better in exams than German studentsD. can get higher earnings in later years 2. According to Robert Schwartz，_A. there is no need for kids to go for higher education in the USB. students should get contact with the working world at high schoolC. education reform should focus on st

9、udents performance in examsD. teenagers in the US cant miss out on the summer job experience3. What can be inferred from the text?A. Unemployment rates for US teenagers remain high at the momentB. Students with careerbased courses never have problems finding a job C. US companies work with schools t

10、o prepare young people for future employmentD. High school leavers with no practical skills cant find a job absolutely4. Whats the main idea of the text?3A. Arguments about recent US education reformB. Tips on finding jobs for high school leaversC. The lack of careerbased courses in US high schoolsD

11、. Advice for American high school leavers5. The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 6 most probably means_.A. discouraging B. interesting C. creative D. unbearableB Do you think it is ever a good idea for a teenager to have a credit card?My kids watch closely as I swipe the card through the regi

12、ster. Theyve seen me do it hundreds, thousands of times. Cool. They are itching to swipe it through the machine themselves. When we walk out of the store with our groceries or pet food, or whatever, its almost as though money has not changed hands, painless, easy. So it shouldnt be shocking to disco

13、ver that teenagers are becoming card carrying consumers in their own right. The question is, should they? While some argue its best to teach kids how to use a credit card while still living under the family roof, not everyone agrees. Dave Ramsey, financial expert says getting a credit card for your

14、teenager is actually, “an excellent way to teach him or her to be financially irresponsible. ”Now parents are required to co-sign on credit cards for children under 21. “If their name is on the credit card, then the parent may say, Hey, my name is on this. Dont get me into trouble,” says Mary Beth P

15、into, a marketing professor. “When parents were the co-obligors（共同借貸人） ，the children caused less debt. If the parents are the co-obligors, 4the tendency is that the parents were explaining how to use the cards.” Still, Pinto believes parents should start the process much earlier. “Yes, there has to

16、be teaching going on and it has to start when theyre younger. Youre not going to get rid of credit cards. They are here to stay. You have to have them. You cant fight progress,” Pinto said. Ramsey, however, disagrees. “Throwing teens into a pool of （credit）sharks is a sure way to guarantee a life-ti

17、me of heartache,” he said“You can make online purchases and rent a car with a credit card. Of course, you must have money in your bank account before you can make a purchase with a credit card. But paying for things with money is what you are supposed to do. ”6. The author mentioned her experience in Para 2 mainly to_. A. prove the convenience of using credit cards B. tell what impression credit cards leave on kids C. give advice on using credit cards wisely D. explain the pleasure credit cards bring to customers7. The underlined word in Para 2 can be repl