职称理工类英语阅读理解备考之经典练习(1)
<p> <span word="One">One</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="longing">longing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="One">One</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="systematically">systematically</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="centralized">centralized</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1930 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 149,000 <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1970 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 1,800. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 800 <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 350 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>. 1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span>. <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="centralization">centralization</span>. 3. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>? <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>. <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span>)<span word="Praising">Praising</span>. <span word="C">C</span>)<span word="Critical">Critical</span>. 5. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="B">B</span>)<span word="received">received</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="D">D</span>)<span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Salary">Salary</span> <span word="The">The</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Livepool">Livepool</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Davids">Davids</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Livepool">Livepool</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> ￡150 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> ￡35,000 <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> ￡20 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="working">working</span>. <span word="David">David</span> <span word="added">added</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>. 1. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>. 3. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="computing">computing</span>. 5. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="early">early</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span>.</p>
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