优点英语2022高考英语阅读提高学校和职业规划1Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork..Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologetic(认错的)aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.41．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?,优点英语A．Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B．Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C．Howtofaceone’sweakness.D．Thevalueofschoolwork.42.Thewriterthinksthatastudenthaveapart-timejobisprobably___.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy43．Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgood,he_______.A．shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB．willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC．mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD．shouldrestarthisstudyinschool44.Theunderlinedphrase“beallthumbs”(inpara.3)probablymeans“_______”.A.beclumsyatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings45．Fromthelastparagraphweknowoneshould_________.A．makefulluseofone’sownweakpointsB．studyharderforanewschoolrecord,优点英语C．apologizeforone’sownschoolrecordD．faceone’sownweakpointsbravely2NowinhissenioryearinBowdoinCollege,asmall,eliteliberal-arts（文科）collegeinMasine,ChenYongfanghasbecomesuchadevoteeoftheliberal-artsapproachthathe’smadeithismissiontospreadthewordthroughoutChina.HehascoauthoredabookcalledATrueLiberalArtsEducation,whichessentiallyexplainsthelittle-knownconcepttoChinesestudentsandtheirparents.ThoughtherehavebeenmanybooksabouthowtogetintoIvyLeagueuniversities,“therewasnotasinglebookinChinaaboutthesmallerliberal-artscolleges,”hesays.Thebook,whichChenwrotewithfriendsYeLinandWanLi,whoalsoattendsmallU.S.colleges,touts（兜售）suchbenefitsasintimateclasses(thestudent-to-facultyratioatBowdoinis9:1)andprofessorswhofocusonteachingratherthanresearch.Chen,23,explainsthathewaswonoverbyBowdoin’scommitmenttonurturingskillsforlife,ratherthansimplyfortheworkplace.“Liberalartsisabutfosteringyouridentity,”hesays.“Theywanttocultivateyourmind.”Headmitsthatliberalartsmaybeahardsellinacountrywithanincreasinglycompetitivejobmarket.Thebookstatesbluntlythatintheshortterm,aliberal-artseducationwon’timprovejobprospects.“InChina,employersarelookingforsomeonewhocancomeinandstartworkingimmediatelywhentheygraduate,notsomeonewhostillneedstobetrainedinpracticalskills,”Chensays.Thebook,whichreceivedwidemediacoverageinChinaandnowhasawaitinglistforitssecondprintrun,iscertainlytimely:itplaysintoagrowingdebateinChinaaboutwhatnationaluniversitiesshouldbeteaching.Thecountryneedsaworkforcewiththeskillsandcreativitytohelpmoveawayfromlow-costmanufacturingand,ineconomicterms,moveupthevaluechain.Andsomeeducatorsbelieveliberal-artstrainingisvitaltohelpChinadealwithitsincreasinglycomplexnewrealities.Yetthewell-knownintellectualhistorianXuJilinbelievesthatChina’srapidexpansionofhighereducationhashadadetrimentaleffectoncurriculumasthecountry’suniversitiesracetocompeteglobally.“Educationthesedaysinlikefactory-farmingchickens,”hesays.“Universitiesall,优点英语wantogetintointernationalrakings—andmostofthesedependonresearch.They’renotinterestedinprovidingauniqueeducationforourkids.”41．AccordingtoChenYongfang,thebenefitsofattendingliberal-artscollegesarethefollowingEXCEPT.A．closerrelationshipwithtutorsB．teachersmoredevotedtoteachingC．practicalskillsforgettingajobinChinaD．developmentinmindandlife-longability42．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A．theteachingqualityinbigresearchuniversitiesnotasgoodassmallcollegesB．itismoredifficultforliberal-artsgraduatestofindajobbecauseemployersdon’tbelievethattheycanperformwellC．literal-artseducationisoflittlehelptoChina’seconomicdevelopmentD．researchuniversitiesreceivedmoreChineseapplicantsthansmallerliberal-artscolleges43．Theword“detrimental”inPara.3probablymeans“.”A．instantB．rewardingC．damagingD．obvious44．AccordingtoXuJilin,.A．theexpansionofhighereducationhasimprovedthecompetitivestrengthofChina’suniversitiesB．ChineseuniversitiesareprovidingthesamecoursesasforeignuniversitiesC．manyuniversitiesarenotpayingenoughattentiontoteachingD．researchshouldgainmoreattentioninordertoimproveChina’suniversities’rankings45．Thispassageismostprobablyadaptedfrom.,优点英语A．anarticleintroducingliberalartsB．anarticleintroducingthebookATrueLiberalArtsEducationC．anarticlecriticizingChina’shighereducationD．anadvertisementforBowdoinCollege3TeenagersatoneGermanschoolarelearninghowtoachievehappinessalongsideothertraditionalsubjectssuchasmathandlanguage.Theclasssitinacirclewiththeireyesshutandtheycountfromonetoten,someonestarts,thenextvoicecomesfromfarright,athirdfromtheotherside.Theaimofthegameistolistenforanopportunitytoshoutoutthenumberwithoutclashingwithanothervoiceorleavingapause.Onthefirsttry,mostoftheyoungGermanstrytobefirst,whileafewaretooshytojoinin,butbythefifthtimeround,theydeveloparhythm.Themessagegiveotherpeoplespacebutalsoconfidentlyclaimyourown.Thisisarequirementforsocialwell-being.TheWillyHellpachSchoolinHeidelbergisthefirstinthenationtodevelopahappinesscourse---Itisintendedforstudentspreparingforuniversityentranceexams.“Thecourseisn'ttheretomakeyouhappy”ErnstFritzSehubert,theschoolprincipalwarnedpupils,“butrathertohelpyoudiscoverthewaystobecomehappy.”Cookingamealtogetherisoneoftheclassexercises.Improvingbodylanguageundertheguidanceoftwoprofessionalactressesisanother.Thecourseistaughtforthreeperiodsaweek.Despitethehappysubject,thepupilsthemselvesinsistitisnolaughingmatter.“Inthefirstperiod,wehadtoeachsaysomethingpositiveaboutanothermemberoftheclassandaboutourselves.Nolaughingatpeople,”saidFanny,17.Researchbytheschoolshowsitisnotthefirsttostarthappinessclasses:theyalsoexistat,优点英语someUSuniversities,butaremainlybasedonpositivethinking,usingfindingsfromstudentsofdepressionfromstudiesofdepression.“Thatwouldbetooone-sidedforus.Wewanttoshowhowdeliciousfoodorexercisecanhelp,too,”theprincipalsaid.41.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroducethehappinesscourse.B.Todescribeallthetraditionalcourses.C.Toarousethereaders’interestinhappiness.D.Tohelpstudentsstruggleagainstbeingsad.42.Thegameintendedforthestudentsinthe2ndparagraphismainlyto_______.A.giveotherpeopleopportunity.B.practicehowtospeakinfrontofpeople.C.confidentlyspeakoutone’sopinions.D.equipthemwithrequiredsocialskills.43.Accordingtothepassage,thehappinesscourseis_____A.createdbytheWillyHellpachSchool.B.tomakeallthestudentshappyatthetime.C.requiredtobetakenbythefirstyearstudents.D.tohelpstudentsdiscoverthewaytohappiness.44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____A.thestudents’self-respectcanalsoimprovehappiness.B.thestudentsjusttookthecourseasalanguagematter.C.thestudentscallcertainlybecomehappyafterthecourse.D.thestudentswastetimelearningsomethingwithoutvalue.45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.BasicthingsforhappinessB.Havingatrytobehappy.,优点英语C.Learninghowtobehappy.D.Laughingalotatschool.4Doyouhaveanyideawhatyouwouldliketobeanddoaftergraduation?Alotofpeopledon'tbeginthinkingaboutcareersuntiltheyreachjuniororsenioryear,which,inmyopinion,istoolate.Whenpeoplearetryingtodecidewhattheywanttodo,ithelpstoknowsomethingtheylove.EversinceIwaslittle,I’vealwaysbeendoingsomeone’shair,make-upornails,startingwithBarbiedollsandprogressingtohumans.OvertheyearsmyfamilyhasreallyinspiredmetodothisandnowIfixfriends’andfamilymembers’hairforweddings,dancesandotherbigevents.IhavebeenthinkingaboutwhatIwouldliketodoforacareersincemiddleschool.IdidsomeresearchanddiscoveredthatImightreallyenjoybeingacosmetologistso,IwenttomyhairstylistandaskedherlotsofquestionsaboutwhatittakestoreachherlevelandwhatshewouldrecommendIdo.Iconsideredheradviceandthendidmoreresearch.IusedAveda’swebsitetogetinformationontheAvedaInstituteandwhattypeofcredit（贷款）Iwouldneedfromhighschooltoapply.Ifoundtheirinstitutehasthreeparts:theoreticalknowledge,practicalexperience,andprofessionalbusiness-buildingskills.Forthepastfewyears,IhavebeenlookingatAvedainmoreandmoredetail.Thisschoolnotonlyofferscosmetology,butalsomassagetherapy.IgrewupinMinnesota（美国的一个州）,soIplantoapplytotheinstituteinMinneapolisthatseveralpeoplehavehighlyrecommended.Ithelpsstudentsbecome“futureindustryleaderinhaircare,skincare,makeupandtotalbodywellness”.Itisaffordableandeveryonethereisfriendlyandunderstanding.HavingdonethegroundworkandthinkingaboutwhatI’dliketodoafterhighschool,IknowthatIwilldefinitelypursuemydreamofbecomingacosmetologist.46.Afterreadingthetext,wecaninfertheauthorisinterestedin_______.A.travellingabroadB.servicebusinessC.socialactivitiesD.actingonthestage47.Whydoestheauthorthinkit'stoolateforpeopletostartthinkingaboutcareersinjunioror,优点英语senioryear?A.Becausehe/shebegantothinkaboutthemwhenveryyoungB.BecausemanypeoplearetoooldtolearnC.Becausealotofpeoplecan'tgrasptheopportunity.D.Becausemanypeoplehavelittletheylove48.Weknowfromthetextthatacosmetologistis_____A.achemistworkingatcollegeB.apersonwhoworksintheinstituteC.adoctorinahospitalD.apersondoingalltypesofbodycareforpeople49.TheauthorplanstoapplytotheinstituteinMinneapolisNOTbecause_______A.thepeopletherearegoodatothersB.somepeopleadvisehim.hertodosoC.theinstituteisfreeofchargeD.theinstituteishelpfultohis/herfuture.50.Theauthorofthetextmaybea_____A.marriedpersonB.middleschoolstudentC.collegestudentD.ateacherinaninstitute5Doyouhaveanyideawhatyouwouldliketobeanddoaftergraduation?Alotofpeopledon’tbeginthinkingaboutcareersuntiltheyreachjuniororsenioryear,which,inmyopinion,istoolate.Whenpeoplearetryingtodecidewhattheywanttodo,ithelpstoknowsomethingtheylove.EversinceIwaslittle,I’vealwaysbeendoingsomeone’shair,make-upornails,startingwithBarbiedollsandprogressingtohumans.OvertheyearsmyfamilyhasreallyinspiredmetodothisandnowIfixfriends’andfamilymembers’hairforweddings,dancesandotherbigevents.IhavebeenthinkingaboutwhatIwouldliketodoforacareersincemiddleschool.IdidsomeresearchanddiscoveredthatImightreallyenjoybeingacosmetologist,soIwenttomyhairstylist,优点英语andaskedherlotsofquestionsaboutwhatittakestoreachherlevelandwhatshewouldrecommendIdo.Iconsideredheradviceandthendidmoreresearch.IusedAveda’swebsitetogetinformationontheAvedaInstituteandwhattypeofcredit(贷款)Iwouldneedfromhighschooltoapply.Ifoundtheirinstitutehasthreeparts:theoreticalknowledge,practicalexperience,andprofessionalbusiness-buildingskills.Forthepastfewyears,IhavebeenlookingatAvedainmoreandmoredetail.Thisschoolnotonlyofferscosmetology,butalsomassagetherapy.IgrewupinMinnesota(美国中北部的一个州),soIplantoapplytotheinstituteinMinneapolisthatseveralpeoplehavehighlyrecommended.Ithelpsstudentsbecome“futureindustryleadersinhaircare,skincare,makeupandtotalbodywellness”.Itisaffordableandeveryonethereisfriendlyandunderstanding.HavingdonethegroundworkandthinkingaboutwhatI’dliketodoafterhighschool,IknowthatIwilldefinitelypursuemydreamofbecomingacosmetologist.41.Afterreadingthetext,wecaninfertheauthorisinterestedin___________.A.travelingabroadB.servicebusinessC.socialactivitiesD.actingonthestage.42.Whydoestheauthorthinkit’stoolateforpeopletostartthinkingaboutcareersinjuniororsenioryear?A.Becausehe/shebegantothinkaboutthemwhenveryyoung.B.Becausemanypeoplearetoooldtolearn.C.Becausealotofpeoplecan’tgrasptheopportunity.D.Becausemanypeoplehavelittletheylove.43.Weknowfromthetextthatacosmetologistis__________.A.achemistworkingatcollegeB.apersonwhoworksintheinstituteC.adoctorinahospitalD.apersondoingalltypesofbodycareforpeople44.TheauthorplanstoapplytotheinstituteinMinneapolisNOTbecause________,优点英语A.thepeopletherearegoodtoothersB.somepeopleadvisehim/hertodosoC.theinstituteisfreeofchargeD.theinstituteishelpfultohis/herfuture45.Theauthorofthetextmaybea__________.A.marriedpersonB.middleschoolstudentC.collegestudentD.ateacherinaninstitute.6Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict,”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“For,优点英语thesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”46.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeC.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes47.ThereasonwhyDavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowisthat_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworking B.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothes C.helookshandsomeincasualclothes D.henolongerworksforanycompany48.Whichofthefollowingstatementscannotbeinferredfromthepassage? A.AlltheemployersintheU.S.showtheirapprovalforcasualofficewear. B.Comfortableclothesincreaseemployees’productivity. C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees. D.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.49.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.C. Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s. D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.50.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedinthepassageexcept___.A.savingemployees’money B.makingemployeesmoreattractive C.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier答案：1.41—45：BCCAD,优点英语2.41—45CDCCB3.41-45.ADDAC4.41-45:BADCB5.41-45:CBCDD6.46-50BAABB
