2015黑龙江省鸡西市高考英语阅读理解暑假自练（1）及答案
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It is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterrent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.
Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbott Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lee’s is one of them.
The impact of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.
Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role that will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential
in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”
1. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means ________. A .university researchers know little about the commercial world B. there is little exchange between industry and academia C. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a university D. few university professors are willing to do industrial research
2. What was Helen Lee’s major consideration when she changed her job in the middle
of her career?
A. Flexible work hours. B. Her research interests.
C .Her preference for the lifestyle on campus. D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.
3. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to ________. A. do financially more rewarding work B. raise his status in the academic world
C. enrich his experience in medical research D. exploit better intellectual opportunities
4. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university?
A. Increase its graduates’ competitiveness in the job market. B. Develop its students’ potential in research. C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry. D. Gear its research towards practical applications.
【参考答案】1—4、CBDA
高考英语冲刺阅读理解专项-----A Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languages.
The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten:
someone starts, the next voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side.
The aim of the game is to listen for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing(冲突) with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try, most of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in, but by the fifth time round, they develop a rhythm(节奏). The message: give other people space but also confidently claim your own. This is a requirement for social well-being. The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course. It is intended for students preparing for university entrance exams.
“The course isn’t there to make you happy,” Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school
principal, warned pupils, “but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy.” Cooking a meal together is one of the class exercises. Improving body language under the guidance of two professional actresses is another. The course is taught for three periods a week. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter.
“In the first period, we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves. No laughing at people or teasing(取笑),” said Fanny, 17.
The message: self-esteem(自尊) improves happiness, too. Research by the school shows it is not the first to start happiness classes: they also exist at some US universities, but are mainly based on positive thinking, using findings from studies of depression.
“That would be too one-sided for us. We want to show how decent food or exercise can help, too,” the principal said.
1. The best title of this text would be_______.
A. Basic things for happiness B. Having a try to be happy C. Learning how to be happy D. Laughing a lot at school
答案解析：答案为C。第一段 “Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve
happiness…” 就点出文章的题目“学会如何保持快乐”，故答案为C。
2. Why is the course compared with math and languages? A. It is given like the subjects which already exist. B. It is as important as traditional courses. C. It is necessary for the students.
D. It arouses similar interest of the students at this school.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题，解答此题可以用排除法。D选项“它唤起了学生相似的兴趣”在文中未提，可以首先排除。由第一段 “Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languages.” 中“alongside”理解是关键，它意为“在…旁边”，也就是说快乐课程相对于数学和语言科目来说处于次要位置，对于学生来说并非是必要的，故B、C选项错误，因此只有选择A选项。文中第二、三段介绍了快乐课程的授课方式，和传统课程类似，再次证明A选项是可选的。故答案为A。
3. This course is required to be taken by________. A. first year students
B. all students at this school
C. students with mental problems D. students who are going to finish school
答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。由第四段 “It is intended for students preparing for university entrance exams.”可知，该课程是为正在为大学入学考试准备的学生而开设的，故答案为D。
4. The underlined word in the last paragraph “decent” is closest in meaning to________.
A. strange B. good C. useful D. ridiculous
答案解析：答案为B。本题为词义猜测题。由最后一段 “ “That would be too one-sided for us. We want to show how decent food or exercise can help, too,” the principal said.”可知，校长认为快乐课程让学生发现变得快乐的方式很片面，他认为美食和运动也会起到帮助，因此可以推断，与“decent”意思最接近的是B选项“good”。
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黑龙江省鸡西市高考英语阅读理解暑假自练(1)
