Module 2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2015·江西六校联考)
“When I grow up, I want to be...”
Almost all of us ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations may have changed from when you were in primary school.
However, it seems ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )reer options aren't only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the U．K. in May 2011 by job website monster.co.uk, in which medicine was the top choice among U．K. teenagers aged between 13 and 17.
Medicine and law are ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige (威望) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility.
It is equall ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking and see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career. British young men list the U．K. tycoon Alan Sugar, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as their top role models “for their wealth”. Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to “wealth”．
However, not every ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) child has the makings of doctor, lawyer, or banker. They are those who see fulfillment and happiness in other areas, and many teenagers dare to ink more individuality into their career options. As the Teens' survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs—coffee shop owner, gourmet (美食家), waiter at a fast food restaurant—are among teenagers' career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs.
With every choic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )述了青少年心中最理想的职业。所有的职业生涯道路需要特殊的教育和培训，我们对自己的特长既要客观现实又要乐观自信。
1．What is the passage mainly about
A．Choosing a good job is very important.
B．Careers in teenagers' mind.
C．Teenagers in the U．K. like doctors.
D．The choice of career needs challenge.
答案：A 主旨大意题。本文是围绕“青少年心中最理想的职业”展开论述的，故选A项。
2．According to the art ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )icle, all of the following are the benefits of being a doctor EXCEPT ________.
A．respect from others B．upward social mobility
C．high pay D．the oldest profession
答案：D 细节理解题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章第四段第二句中关键词“...the most esteemed members of society, make good money, a sign of upward social mobility.”可知，A、B、C三项提到了，D项在文中没提到。
3．What do yo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ungsters think is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career
A．Prestige. B．Fulfillment.
C．Happiness. D．Wealth.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )句“Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to “wealth”．”可知，财富正日益成为判断成功职业的最重要指标。故选D项。
4．What can we learn from the last paragraph
A．According to your ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) particular talents and skills, you can choose your favorite career.
B．Specific education and training can help get a good job.
C．Whatever career ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) you choose, you should balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills.
D．Responsibility is the most important when you choose a good job.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )...you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills...”可知，无论从事什么职业，我们对自己的特长既要客观现实又要乐观自信。故选C项。
Ⅱ.七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips to Become More Confident
Our confidence pl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ays an important role in the ability to achieve success and happiness. It affects our thought patterns, the way we speak and act, and the decisions we make in all areas of our lives. Confident people take more action, perform better, and are more likely to achieve their goals. __1__ Lucky for us, confidence can be built and strengthened until it becomes natural, just as any other habit. It simply takes a little time, some effort, and a bit of attention.
●Learn.
The more knowledge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) you acquire, the more confident you will be. Knowledge is power, and the more powerful you feel, the higher your confidence will be.
●__2__
Keep a list of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) successes, big and small. It'll help you to see your abilities in a more positive and realistic light.
●Start a conversation.
When you find your ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )self in a social situation, don't always turn to those who you're comfortable with.__3__ Eventually getting to know new people will become easier.
●Don't compare.
Stop measuring yours ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elf against others. __4__Making comparisons is a damaging and an inaccurate measure of success anyway.
Confidence he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lps you to be more secure in your abilities and more positive in your attitude. It also encourages you to be more assertive (坚定自信的)to take up more challenges, and to improve your skills. __5__ The end result is a better outlook, more success, and a higher quality of life in all areas.
A．As an added benefit, you'll attract like minded people.
B．Track your accomplishments.
C．The results you get aren't always real.
D．It may only do harm to them.
E．List your super abilities.
F．What's more, conf ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ident people can take more joy from their accomplishments.
G．Talk to someone you don't know very well.
语篇解读：文章就如何变得更加自信给出了一些建议。
1．F F项与该空前一句“Confident people...their goals”一致，都是在介绍自信的人的表现，故选F。
2．B B项与该空后的“Keep a list of successes”一致。
3．G G项与该空前的“don't a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lways turn to those who you're comfortable with”及空后的“getting to know new people”一致。
4．C 根据空前句子的大意“不要把自己跟 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )其他人做比较”以及空后的“Making comparisons is a damaging and an inaccurate measure of success anyway.”可知，C项“你得到的结果不总是真实的”符合语境。
5．A 空前已经列出了自信的一系列“好处”，空后概括了自信的最终结果，故可推测该空也应为自信的好处，故选A。
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2015·河南郑州市高三第二次质检)
I used to abandon mys ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )elf to despair. Last year my mother __1__ from a stroke (中风) and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no __2__ what I could do to help her to relieve her __3__. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I __4__ a precious watch, which was an 18 year old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt __5__ about the loss.
There have been ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ny __6__ like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things __7__ I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.
“When the wise man ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What __8__ can I get from this How can I __9__ my situation How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’” he wrote.
I suddenly __10__ that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay __11__ all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things __12__. When my mother was fighting for __13__， I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of __14__and crying.
Several weeks ago ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't __15__ a prize. If I had not __16__ this article, I would definitely have felt __17__ again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage __18__.
Life is not just a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) bed of roses. There are thorns (刺) as well, but these thorns help us become __19__ and strong. When life __20__ us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了“我”偶然读到一篇励志型文章从而改变了自己的人生态度。
1．A.resulted B．suffered
C．survived D．escaped
答案：B 去年“我”妈妈患了 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中风，脑部做了手术。result意为“产生”；suffer意为“遭受”；survive意为“幸存”；escape意为“逃走”。根据语境“from a stroke(中风)”可知，B项正确。
2．A.hope B．wonder
C．idea D．doubt
答案：C “我”不知道该怎 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )么去帮助她缓解她的痛苦(pain)。hope意为“希望”；wonder意为“惊奇”；idea意为“想法”：doubt意为“怀疑”。根据固定搭配have no idea“不知道”可知，C项正确。
3．A.pain B．anxiety
C．fear D．pressure
答案：A 参见上题解析。pain意为“痛苦”；anxiety意为“焦虑”；fear意为“害怕”；pressure意为“压力”。故A项正确。
4．A.received B．sold
C．fixed D．lost
答案：D 上个月“我”丢了一块珍贵的手表， ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )那是爸爸给“我”的18岁生日礼物。根据下文的“about the loss”可知，“我”把珍贵的手表给弄丢了，即D项正确。
5．A.unbelievable B．shameful
C．angry D．terrible
答案：D 根据语境“I could not ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fall asleep for a couple of nights”可知，“我”因为珍贵的表丢了而心情很糟糕，以至于连觉都睡不着，即D项正确。
6．A.diseases B．memories
C．incidents D．difficulties
答案：C 根据下文的“such though ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) things”可知，“我”在生活中会遇到许多不好的事情，即C项正确。incident意为“发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)”。
7．A.when B．until
C．though D．since
答案：B 根据下文可知，“我”直到读了那篇文章之后，才突然顿悟了生活，知道该如何应对生活中的困境和麻烦，故B项正确。
8．A.lesson B．lemonade
C．decision D．challenge
答案：A 当那个智者得到一个 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )柠檬时，他说，“我能够从中得到什么教训呢？”lesson意为“教训”；lemonade意为“一杯柠檬饮料”；decision意为“决定”；challenge意为“挑战”。故A项正确。
9．A.control B．accept
C．improve D．avoid
答案：C 根据下文“How ca ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n I turn this lemon into a lemonade”可推知，智者想改善目前的状态。control意为“控制”；accept意为“接受”；improve意为“改善”；avoid意为“避免”。
10．A.realized B．thought
C．discovered D．predicted
答案：A “我”突然意识到生活中充满了起起 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )落落，因此“我”需要保持时刻乐观。realize意为“意识到，明白”；think意为“想”；discover意为“发现”；predict意为“预测”。故A项正确。
11．A.healthy B．independent
C．serious D．positive
答案：D 与上文的“I used to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) abandon myself to despair”形成对比，并由下文的“telling her things would get better”可推知，“我”顿悟到生活需要乐观面对，而不是悲观绝望，故D项正确。
12．A.exactly B．differently
C．easily D．practically
答案：B 根据下文“I shoul ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of __14__ and crying”可知，现在当“我”回想过去时，“我”希望自己能够用不同的方式去处理事情，故B项正确。
13．A.recovery B．life
C．freedom D．happiness
答案：A 当妈妈努力争取康复(recovery)时，“我”应该拉着她的手告诉她一切都会好起来的，而不是躲起来哭。故A项正确。
14．A.shouting B．hiding
C．quarreling D．regretting
答案：B 参见上题解析。shout意为“喊”；hide意为“隐藏”；quarrel意为“争吵”；regret意为“后悔”。
15．A.expect B．miss
C．win D．refuse
答案：C “我”并没有赢得奖项。故C项正确。
16．A.figured out B．written down
C．found out D．come across
答案：D 如果“我”没有遇到这篇 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )文章，“我”肯定又会感到沮丧。figure out意为“弄明白”；write down意为“记下”；find out意为“弄清”；come across意为“偶遇”。故D项正确。
17．A.embarrassed B．discouraged
C．excited D．concerned
答案：B 根据上文的“I used to abandon myself to despair”和下文的“again”可知，B项正确。
18．A.performance B．experience
C．progress D．effect
答案：B “我”很开心至少“我”得到了 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一些舞台经验。performance意为“表演”；experience意为“经验，经历”；progress意为“进步”；effect意为“效应”。故B项正确。
19．A.brave B．calm
C．great D．clever
答案：A 生活中的这些刺帮助我们变得勇敢和坚强。与“strong”呼应可知，A项正确。
20．A.shows B．makes
C．gives D．sends
答案：C 当生活给(gives)我们一个柠檬时，我们要尽力去把它做成一杯柠檬饮料。故C项正确。
Ⅳ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last weekend as I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) was riding in the bike lane alongside the truck, we reached a crossing and it turned to the right, __1__(hit) me and my bicycle. Even more upsetting was the fact __2__ the driver didn't stop afterward. __3__， I was not injured and my bicycle was damaged, but still usable.
Even days later I ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) reported the event to the police, they failed to __4__(proper) solve this situation or even return my calls. Eventually, I decided __5__(contact) University Student Legal Services for help about this matter. The small damage may not seem worth all __6__ trouble, but what if I had been seriously __7__(injure) Will anyone see punishment for breaking traffic laws and damaging my property
Unfortunately, my ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )experience is common, and __8__(accident)between bikes and cars occur far too often. A comprehensive study __9__(report) that of the nearly 3 000 cyclist motorist crashes that occurred between 2000 and 2010 about 20 percent were hit and runs.
Bicycles ar ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e held to the same standards as motor vehicles in most cases. __10__ means that cyclists must obey all traffic rules, and also have the right to get damages in the accidents. I urge both cyclists and motorists to become familiar with their rights and duties when sharing the roads.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
语篇解读：作者在骑自行车时不幸与一辆卡车发生了碰撞，通过这件事，作者提醒骑自行车的人和开车的司机要关注自己和他人的人身安全。
1．hitting 考查非谓语动词。卡车向右拐，结果撞到了我和我的自行车，此处是现在分词短语作结果状语。
2．that 考查从句连接词。that在此引导同位语从句，从句解释说明fact的具体内容，从句不缺少成分，因此用that引导。
3．Thankfully/Luckily/Fortunately 考查行文逻辑。前文提及作者遭遇了车祸，后文提及没受伤，自然很幸运。
4．properly 考查副词。solve是实义动词，要用副词修饰。
5．to contact 考查非谓语动词。decide后接动词不定式作宾语。
6．the 考查冠词。此处表达“费这种麻烦”，为特指，用定冠词the。
7．injured。考查动词的语态。作者应该是受重伤，故应该用被动语态。
8．accidents 考查名词。后面的occur一词暗示了主语是复数形式。
9．reported 考查时态。由occurred和were可知研究报道的是过去的事情，故用一般过去时态。
10．This/It 考查代词。此 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )处是代指上文提及的“Bicycles are held to the same standards as motor vehicles in most cases.”这件事，故此处用this或者it指代。Module 2 A Job Worth Doing
I. 单项填空
1．For years，scien ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tists have been worried about the________of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions.
A．effect B．result
C．account D．cause
答案 A [句意为：许多年来 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )，科学家们一直担心空气污染对地球的自然环境带来的影响。effect影响；result结果；account叙述，账目；cause原因，事业。根据句意及on可知此处为effect。]
2．—A hard sleeper to Beidaihe tomorrow.
—Sorry, sir.Only the hard seat is ________at the moment.
A．usable B．suitable
C．available D．comfortable
答案 C [考查形容词辨析。句意：“一张明天 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )到北戴河的硬卧。”“对不起，先生，我们现在只有硬座了。”available“可获得的”，符合题意。usable“能用的”；suitable“合适的”；comfortable“舒适的”，均不符合题意。]
3．I never thought of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )it before，________all that cleaners had done for us for granted.From now on, I'll________their hard work.
A．taking；respect B．making；appreciate
C．took；thank D．took；grateful
答案 A [take...for grant ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed为固定短语，意为“视……为当然”，可排除B项；从句子结构来看，第一个空应选现在分词形式作状语，而不能用过去式took，如果构成并列谓语，则需在took前加and；第二个空应选respect表示“尊重清洁工的辛勤劳动”。]
4．It is________in the regulations that you________other people the password of your e mail account.
A．required；not tell B．hoped；not tell
C．required；not to tell D．hoped；not to tell
答案 A [require后接从句时，从句中 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )用should do的虚拟语气形式，should可以省略。句意：规定中要求你不能把电子邮箱的密码告诉别人。]
5．If we let t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )his situation go as it is, our environment will________a great destruction.
A．suffer B．allow C．apply D．deliver
答案 A [句意：如果我们 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )让这种形势持续下去，我们的环境将遭受巨大的破坏。suffer“遭受”；allow“允许”；apply“申请，应用”；deliver“递送”。]
6．A small bad deed ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) may have a deadly ill________on children while a small kind will do the opposite.
A．affect B．effect C．power D．control
答案 B [考查名词辨析。affect为 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )动词“影响”；power“力量，权力”；control“控制”；effect“影响”，用于短语have an effect on“对……有影响”。]
7．Knowing that he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r neighbour had just sold their car because of financial problems，Daisy________to drive them to the station.
A．added B．applied
C．offered D．referred
答案 C [考查动词辨析。句意为： ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Daisy知道她的邻居因为经济问题刚卖了车，所以她主动提出送他们去车站。offer to do (主动)提出(愿意做某事)，符合题意。add to增加，增添；apply to向……申请；refer to指，参考。]
8．My father________the shopkeeper 400 yuan for that new bike.
A．asked B．charged
C．sold D．offered
答案 D [ask“问，邀请 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )”；charge“要价，控诉”；sell“卖”；offer“给予，出价”。根据句意“我父亲出400元钱买了那辆新自行车”可知，只有D项符合题意。]
9．I’m________in the afternoon.We can discuss our plan for our summer vacation then.
A．available B．convenient
C．absent D．qualified
答案 A [由后一句“那时我们可以讨 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )论暑假计划”可知，“我”下午有空。available作“有空的”讲，符合语境。convenient方便的，常用于It’s convenient for sb.to do sth.表示“某人方便做某事”；absent缺席的；qualified合格的。]
10．All the candida ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tes are excellent，but I like the last one________—his experience is just what we need at the moment.
A．in brief B．in total
C．in advance D．in particular
答案 D [考查短语。句意为：所有 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的选手都很优秀，但我特别喜欢最后一个——他的经验正是我们现在所需要的。 in particular特别是，符合题意。in brief简言之；in total总计；in advance提前。]
11．According to th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e survey，________one out of three students likes surfing on the Internet.
A．in common B．in particular
C．on average D．on display
答案 C [句意：按照调查结果，平均每三个学生中就有一人喜欢上网。on average“平均”，符合题意。]
12．Although I war ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ned him of the possible danger, he never took any________of what I said.
A．attention B．remark
C．observation D．notice
答案 D [考查固定词组 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。take notice of意为“注意”，表示有意注意。句意：虽然我警告他可能发生危险，可是他对我说的话从不注意。]
13．The opposition have demanded that all the facts________public.
A．make B．are made
C．be made D．should make
答案 C [demand后的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，谓语用“should＋动词原形”的形式，should可以省略。]
14．The crazy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fans of Jay Chou arrived at the concert hall two hours earlier to________the front row seats.
A．take out B．take off C．take on D．take up
答案 D [take up“站好位置以备”，符合题意。take out“拿出”；take off“起飞，脱下”；take on“呈现”。]
15．On AIDS Day t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hat year, President Hu Jintao demanded that the problems________ paid special attention to.
A．referred to being B．referred to be
C．refer to being D．refer to be
答案 B [该题demanded后 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )面宾语从句的主语为the problems, referred to为过去分词短语作后置定语，表示“被提到的那些问题”，be为宾语从句的谓语，是(should)be的省略。]
II. 阅读理解
A
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Notes：
①spina bifida脊柱裂 ②obstacle n．障碍
1．Spina bifida made the writer________．
A．walk with a limp
B．lose the sense of balance
C．lose the chance to go to school
D．grow up to be short
2．Because of the writer's disability, his classmates________．
A．gave him as much help as they could
B．understood him well
C．tried to treat him in a different way
D．made fun of him sometimes
3．The author thinks that________．
A．the disabled should first know their weakness
B．the disabled can't set too high a goal
C．the disabled should find out what they can do
D．the disabled should learn to protect themselves
4．The purpose of the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) writer in writing this passage is to tell us________．
A．a disabled person must fight for his rights
B．a disabled person can be a useful one
C．a disabled person must learn to face challenges in life
D．people should try to understand a disabled person
5．We can infer from the passage that________．
A．the writer is now fighting for the rights of all the disabled
B．people in the US have a better attitude towards the disabled
C．the writer still hates the way he used to be treated
D．the writer hasn't achieved much in his life
【语篇解读】 作者是一位患有脊柱裂的病人，少年时曾受到别人的冷眼与嘲讽，这些年来作者在为残疾人的权利而努力。
1．A [细节理解题。从第一段可知，因为得了脊柱裂，作者走路一瘸一拐的。]
2．D [细节理解题。从第二段可知，其他同学嘲笑作者。]
3．C [推理判断题。从第三段可知，作者开始专注于自己能干的事情，因此作者认为残疾人必须找到自己能做的事情。]
4．B [推理判断题。从文章后两 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )段判断，作者通过努力，尽自己所能最终使自己的人生焕发光彩，由此推断作者的目的是鼓励残疾人努力成为对社会有用的人。]
5．A [推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，作者成为了美国残疾人权利的倡导者，为全体残疾人的利益而奋斗。]
B
It is a plain fa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ct that we are in a world where competition is going on in all areas and at all levels.This is exciting.Yet，on the other hand，competition breezes a pragmatic (讲究实际的) attitude.People choose to learn things that are useful，and do things that are profitable.Today’s college education is also affected by this general sense of utilitarianism (功利主义)．
Many college ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.It is not unusual to see the college students taking a part time job as a warm up for the real battle.I often see my friends taking GRE tests，working on English or computer certificates and taking the driving tests to get a license.Well，I have nothing against being practical.As the competition in the job market gets more and more severe，students do have reasons to be practical.
However，we shou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ld never forget that college education is much more than skill training.Just imagine，if your utilitarianism becomes the main trend on campus，leaving no space for the cultivation (培养) of students’ minds，or development of their soul.We will see university is training out well trained spiritless working machines.If utilitarianism controls society，we will see people lost in the money making adventures；we will see humanity losing their grace and dignity，and that would be disastrous.I’d like to think society as encouraging and people regard profit or fame only as a horse that pulls the courage.Yet without the driver picking direction，the courage would go straight and may even end out in a dangerous situation.
A certificate m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ay give you some advantages，but not broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity (诚实正直)，which are the wealth you cannot acquire through any quick fixed way.Although in today’s world，the highest level of competition may not be that of skills or expertise (专门技能)，but vision and strategy，your intellectual quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.
6．The author’s attitude toward today’s college education is________.
A．positive B．cautious
C．critical D．doubtful
7．Many college students choose to major in Business because________.
A．a businessman is very likely to make big money
B．studying business is less competitive
C．too many students have chosen Computer Programming
D．Computer Programming is not a must for them
8．The author does strongly suggest that________.
A．more competition be encouraged on college campus
B．people not igno ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re the value of broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity
C．intellectual quality determine how far one can go in his career
D．college students get as many part time jobs as possible
9．In the author’s opinion，________.
A．college students are not pragmatic enough
B．college students should have drivers pick direction for them
C．college education ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )should provide students with more business courses
D．college education should value the cultivation of students’minds
【语篇解读】 本文作者用批判的语 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )调告诉我们，现在的大学教育是一种功利主义的教育。这样的教育对学生的成长弊大于利，针对这种情况，作者对大学教育提出了一些建议。
6．C [作者态度题。通读全文尤其是文章第一段可知，作者认为现在的大学教育追求的是功利主义，由此可推知作者对其持批评的态度，故选C项。]
7．A [细节理解题。根据文章第二段的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第一句“Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.”可知A项正确。]
8．B [推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知B项正确。]
9．D [细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段前两句的内容可知，在作者看来，大学教育应该重视培养学生的思想，故D项符合题意。]
