【高考调研】2017届高三英语一轮复习（外研版）课时规范训练36（含解析）
<p> 课时规范训练(单独成册)</p><p> 训练(三十六)</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>t one time it was the dream for many little girls to become a nurse.Today，however，America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War Ⅰ.Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten (＝ say that you will hurt somebody if they don’t do what you want) the quality of care provided.The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span>？<span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="options">options</span> (职业选择)．<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>，<span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>：<span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span>.<span word="Today">Today</span>，<span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>，<span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>，<span word="firefighters">firefighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="women">women</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>.<span word="Nursing">Nursing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="status">status</span> (地位)．<span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>”．<span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>.<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="steered">steered</span> (劝导) <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span>，<span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="too">too</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>”．</p>
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