题目
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The American self-image is spread with the golden glow of opportunity. We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility, not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable—a place where brains, energy and ambition are what counts, not the circumstances of one"s birth.
The Economic Mobility Project, an ambitious research led by Pew Charitable Trusts, looked at the economic fortunes of a large group of families over time, comparing the income of parents in the late 1960s with the income of their children in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Here is the finding: "The "rags to riches" story is much more common in Hollywood than on Main Street. Only 6 percent of children born to parents with family income at the very bottom move to the top.
That is right, just 6 percent of children born to parents who ranked in the bottom of the study sample, in terms of income, were able to bootstrap their way into the top . Meanwhile, an incredible 42 percent of children born into that lowest are still stuck at the bottom, having been unable to climb a single rung of the income ladder.
It is noted that even in Britain---a nation we think of as burdened with a hidebound class system-children who are born poor have a better chance of moving up. When the studies were released, most reporters focused on the finding that African-Americans born to middle-class or upper middle-class families are earning slightly less, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than did their parents.
One of the studies indicates, in fact, that most of the financial gains white families have made in the past three decades can be attributed to the entry of white women into the labor force. This is much less true for African-Americans.
The picture that emerges from all the quintiles, correlations and percentages is of a nation in which, overall, "the current generation of adults is better off than the previous one", as one of the studies notes.
The median income of the families in the sample group was $55,600 in the late 1960s; their children"s median family income was measured at $71,900. However, this rising tide has not lifted all boats equally. The rich have seen far greater income gains than have the poor.
Even more troubling is that our nation of America as the land of opportunity gets little support from the data. Americans move fairly easily up and down the middle rungs of the ladder, but there is "stickiness at the ends" —four out of ten children who are born poor will remain poor, and four out often who are born rich will stay rich.
小题1:What did the Economic Mobility Project find in its research?
A.Children from low-income families are unable to bootstrap their way to the top. |
B.Hollywood actors and actresses are upwardly mobile from rags to riches. |
C.The rags to riches story is more fiction than reality. |
D.The rags to riches story is only true for a small minority of whites. |
A.perfect its self-image as a land of opportunity |
B.have a higher level of upward mobility than Britain |
C.enable African-Americans to have exclusive access to well-paid employment |
D.encourage the current generation to work as hard as the previous generation |
A.The US is a land where brains, energy and ambition are what counts. |
B.Inequality persists between whites and blacks in financial gains. |
C.Middle-class families earn slightly less with inflation considered. |
D.Children in lowest-income families manage to climb a single rung of the ladder. |
A.Social Upward Mobility. |
B.Incredible Income Gains. |
C.Inequality in Wealth. |
D.America Not Land of Opportunity. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题分析:文章介绍了Economic Mobility Project的研究发现,美国并不是一个到处充满机会的地方,白人和黑人之间还是存在不平等的。由穷到富有的故事与其说是现实不如说是幻想。
小题1:细节题:从文章第三段的句子:"The "rags to riches" story is much more common in Hollywood than on Main Street.可知Economic Mobility Project发现由穷到富有的故事与其说是现实不如说是幻想,选C
小题2:推理题:根据第二段的句子:We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility, not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable—a place where brains, energy and ambition are what counts, not the circumstances of one"s birth.
从作者的语气看,做为一个没有等级的社会,美国应该完善自己的形象做一个有机会的地方,选A
小题3:细节题:从文章第五段和第六段的句子:可知在经济收入方面,白人和黑人之间还是存在不平等的。选B
小题4:标题确定题:从全篇文章和最后一段的句子:Even more troubling is that our nation of America as the land of opportunity gets little support from the data.可知美国并不是一个到处都是机会的地方,选D。
核心考点
试题【We are not who we think we are.The American self-image is spread with the golden】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Many Chinese cities have been filled with Christmas neon lights,Christmas songs,Christmas trees,and the images of“Santa Claus”in recent days.As a matter of fact,foreign festivals are becoming more popular than certain traditional Chinese festivals among the Chinese people,particularly the youth.“Certain traditional festivals have died out because people have forgotten their spiritual meanings,”said noted writer Feng Jicai.More and more Chinese people are beginning to exchange gifts on Valentine"s Day and Christmas.However,many of them know nothing about Chinese New Year pictures or sugarcoated figurines(小糖人),and have never heard suona music.Certain folk customs on the Dragon Boat Festival,Tomb Sweeping Day,and other traditional festivals have gradually disappeared.Under such circum-stances,even the“Chinese Fortune Grandpa”is unlikely to defeat“Santa Claus”.
However,it is not a bad thing to some extent.It constantly reminds people to restore the“true
face”of traditional festivals.China has listed traditional Tomb Sweeping Day,Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival as legal holidays,which brings more paid leaves to the public,and helps to awake the public awareness of traditional festivals.
In modern society,festival is a carrier of culture and its meaning largelydepends on their understandings and usages by people.Compared with foreign festivals,traditional Chinese festivals are not inferior (次于) in cultural meanings,but lack of fashion sought by modern people.If people do not appreciate the historical culture contained by traditional festivals,and only take pleasure-seeking as the most important,the significance of traditional festivals will fade away and the inheritance (继承) of fine traditional culture will be cut off.
小题1:The second paragraph implies that______________________.
A.traditional festivals should co-exist with foreign festivals |
B.all the Chinese festivals are disappearing in the near future |
C.western festivals are constantly impacting on our festivals |
D.the Chinese people have the public awareness of traditional festivals |
A.an image designed by the Chinese people will be displayed |
B.many foreigners know nothing about Chinese festivals |
C.the Chinese gift-giver was intended to symbolize traditional culture |
D.the Chinese are beginning to exchange gifts on the Mid-Autumn Festival |
A.traditional festivals are out of fashion now |
B.the historical culture is more difficult to understand |
C.western festivals contain more cultural meanings |
D.the inheritance will cut off their contact with western festivals |
A.Gone are Chinese Traditional Festivals |
B.True Face of Chinese Traditional Culture |
C.Foreign Festivals Popular with Chinese |
D.Chinese Fortune Grandpa VS.Santa Claus |
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet&American Life Project found that 54 percent of Internet have posted original photos online.And of those hundreds of millions of photos, many are of selfie photos.
For example,currently there are nearly 62 million posted selfie
photos on Instagram,the social media tool that has significantly contributed to the personal photo’s popularity.That figure,which continues to rise every day, does not even begin to include the selfies shared on Facebook and Twitter.
What makes the selfie so attractive-and why do we feel it a must to take one? According to Dr.Pamela Rutledge,psychologist and director of the Media Psychology Research Center,the desire to take,post and get“likes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior of all humans.
“ I think it influences our sense of social connection in the same way as it does when you go
to a party and people say‘Oh I love your dress,’” Rutledge told The Huffington Post.“Biological,social recognition is a real need and there is even an area of the brain that contributes to social activity.”
There is a way to adapt to the growing selfie culture.Whether you’re a selfie novice or an advanced poster,there are always things to be mindful of when you’re posting,Rutledge advises.
She offered two main principles to follow when it comes to posting on social media:
1.The Grandmother Rule
“Don"t post anything online,whether text or visual,that you don"t want grandmother or future
employer to see,” Rutledge said.“Selfies especially.”
2.The Elevator Rule
“You wouldn’t say something in an elevator that you or no one else wants to hear—the whole
world of social media is an elevator,” Rutledge said.“Be aware of the breadth of platform.It"s easy to think you’re sharing a photo with a few people,but Instagram is public and people can come across things.”
小题1:What"s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.The selfie is taking the lead. |
B.Many people are fond of smartphones. |
C.The selfie will take over everything. |
D.The selfie is an important new word. |
A.need to be acknowledged in social life |
B.want to show off their new dresses |
C.desire to share good things |
D.mean to amuse the public |
A.publisher | B.greenhand | C.novelist | D.celebrity |
A.share photos only on Instagram |
B.talk about their photos in an elevator |
C.be cautious in posting things online |
D.follow rules set by their grandmothers |
Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!
小题1:Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?
A.The first day after Christmas. | B.25 days before Christmas. |
C.After Thanksgiving. | D.November 29 |
A.Before Thanksgiving. | B.On Christmas. |
C.Anytime. | D.Before Christmas. |
A.In California, parents and children get together to play games. |
B.In England, people celebrated by performing plays. |
C.They bought nothing and made the others decide not to. |
D.In Mexico, high school students dressed up. |
The sketches caught on among the staff who in turn created a unique design which became angry birds. The pigs were added into the game later in the development as an enemy. During this period of development, pig flu was being heavily reported in the news which is where the idea for the pigs appeared.
The basis of the game is very simple and is not unique to angry birds but has been seen in many other games previously. It"s a simple physics/puzzle game. The player is given a slingshot and a limited supply of angry birds with different characteristics. Some birds are faster than others while others can be split into multiple birds. You control the trajectory(轨迹) of the birds with the slingshot which launches them towards rickety structures containing your main enemy, the pigs. In order to advance to the next level you must eliminate(消灭) all of the pigs before your birds run out.
Rovio has released several different versions of the game at this point. The original, Seasons, and Rio. Seasons is a collection of holiday themed versions of the game while Rio was a movie tie in for the movie Rio. All versions continue to be updated with new levels which are free to those who have previously purchased the game.
小题1:What"s the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A.Turned. | B.Played a role. |
C.Changed. | D.Came into being. |
A.have different kinds that only include faster birds and slower birds |
B.have to be controlled to kill all of the pigs before your birds run out |
C.are the enemy of the pigs which have been infected with pig flu |
D.lose their temper for the pig flu so they try to kill the pigs |
A.must pay for this game—angry birds one level by one level |
B.only pay for once and then it will be updated freely |
C.should control angry birds to kill all the animals with pig flu |
D.will become angry easily for playing the game too much |
A.The Unknown Game—Angry Birds |
B.Facts and Hints About the Game Angry Birds |
C.Rovio Created Famous Games |
D.Pigs and Angry Birds |
Tiara from Indiana:
I personally think body piercing is sickening.If there were supposed to be holes in your body, you would have been born with them.I do, however, think that ear piercing is not wrong.There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing.Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous.I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.
Lee from Illinois:
Hi! I live in Illinois.I am 23.I have 12 tattoos and three piercings.I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector.You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work.People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg.Most of them don"t know what it is.They just think the work itself is great.
Subotai from California:
I"m not forbidden of selfexpression, but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder.In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion.A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin.It got infected and she had a tongue the size of a cow"s.
Jackson from Ohio:
I don"t think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everything—I think that"s ridiculous.People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole body—I don"t think that"s necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I think, “You have no respect for women.”
小题1:Who doesn"t think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful?
A.Jackson. | B.Lee. | C.Tiara. | D.Subotai. |
A.tattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant art |
B.all the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercings |
C.everything is changeable as time goes on |
D.it is necessary to live with different views of beauty |
A.Body Art or Causing Damage |
B.Doing Damage to the Young People"s Bodies |
C.Young People"s Different Curiosities |
D.The Latest Fashion |
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