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阅读理解-------C

ThetelevisionnewsfeatureaboutBenHeckmann,aneighthgraderfromFarmington,Minn,wasbreathlessinitspraise.“At14,hehasaccomplishedsomethingmanyadultscan’tachieve,”thereportersaid,“Benisatwice-publishedauthor.”ButBen’stwo“VelvetBlack”books,describingafictionalrockband,werenotpickedfromapileofmanuscripts（手稿）byaneagleeyedpublisher.Theywereself-published,atthecostof$400byBen’sparents.

Overthepastfiveyears,print-on-demandtechnologyandagrowingnumberofselfpublishingcompanieswhosebookscanbesoldonlinehaveinspiredwritersofallagestoavoidthetraditionalgatekeepingsystemfordeterminingwhocouldcallhimselfa“publishedauthor.”

Themothersandfatherswhofootthebillsaytheyaresimplytryingtoencouragetheirchildren,inthesamewaythatotherparentsbuyequipmentforapromisingbaseballplayer.Butothersseeself-publishingasalostopportunitytoteachchildrenabouthardshipandperseverance.Mr.Robbins,acritic,thinksitiswonderfultostartwritingatayoungage,butworriesself-publishingsendsthewrongmessage.“Therearenoprodigies（神童）inliterature,”hesaid.“Literaturerequiresexperience,inawaythatmathematicsandmusicdonot.”AlanRinzler,apublishingindustryveteran,suggestedparentshireaprofessionaleditorlikehimtoworkwiththeirchildtotearamanuscriptapartandhelpmakeabetter.Ben’sfather,Ken,saidBen’sambitions“weren’ttoknockHarryPotteroffthelist,”but“togetthatgoodfeelinginsidethatyou’vedonesomething.”

AjlaDizdarevic,12,whohasself-publishedtwobooksofpoetry,hasbeenontelevisionandinlocalnewspapers.“Beingapublishedauthor,”shesaid,“wasalwaysadreamofmine.”Hernewdream:

threebooksbyage15.

36.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBen?

A.Hehasachievedsomethingunusualforhisage.

B.Hisself-publishedbookswerewellreceived.

C.Hismanuscriptswerefavoredbythepublisher.

D.Hewasthoughtlittleofbythepublicmedia.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据细节理解题。

根据At14,hehasaccomplishedsomethingmanyadultscan’tachieve,14岁时,他已经完成了一些许多成年人不能实现,的目标，故选A。

37.Whatmakesitpossibleforwritersofallagestoself-publishtheirworks?

A.Therapidincreaseofonlinereadership.

B.Theincreasingnumberofpublishers.

C.Theimmediateaccesstomarketingagencies.

D.Thedevelopmentofprintingandpublishing.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据print-on-demandtechnologyandagrowingnumberofselfpublishingcompanieswhosebookscanbesoldonlinehaveinspiredwritersofallagestoavoidthetraditionalgatekeepingsystemfordeterminingwhocouldcallhimselfa“publishedauthor.印刷和出版业的发展，使他们出书有了可能，故选D。

38.Whydosomeparentspaytheself-publishingbill?

A.Theywanttoofferopportunitiestotheirchildren.

B.Theywanttogiveencouragementtotheirchildren.

C.Theywanttohelptheirchildrenavoidhardship.

D.Theywanttoshowloveandcarefortheirchildren.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Themothersandfatherswhofootthebillsaytheyaresimplytryingtoencouragetheirchildren,父母为了鼓励孩子，故选B。

39.WhatdoseAlanRinzlersuggestthatchildrenshoulddo?

A.BeforbiddentowritebooksB.Startwritingatanearlyage

C.BeprofessionallyguidedD.Learnfromexperience

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

根据AlanRinzler,apublishingindustryveteran,suggestedparentshireaprofessionaleditorlikehimtoworkwiththeirchildtotearamanuscriptapartandhelpmakeabetter.孩子们应受到专业指导，故选C。

40.Whydosomechildrenself-publishworksaccordingtothelastpart?

A.Justtoachievetheirdreams.B.Justtoearnmoremoney.

C.Justtogainself-confidence.D.Justtosatisfytheirparents.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Ben’sambitions“weren’ttoknockHarryPotteroffthelist,”but“togetthatgoodfeelinginsidethatyou’vedonesomething孩子们为了实现自己的梦想。

故选A。

较难题目特训：

介绍说明类-----11

Theterm“underemployment”hasthreerelatedmeanings.Inonesense,itreferstoasituationinwhichsomeonewithexcellentjobqualifications（资格）isworkinginapositionthatrequireslessqualifications,asforinstanceinthecaseofalawyerdrivingaschoolbus.Inthesecondsense,itmeansworkingpart-timewhenonewouldprefertobeworkingfull-time.Inthethirdsense,itisaformofoverstaffing（人浮于事）inwhichemployeesarenotbeingfullymadeuseof.

Allformsofunderemploymenthaveeffectontheeconomya

ndthehealthofthebusinesscommunity.Long-termunderemploymentcanalsocoverupthetruthbehindtheemploymentsituations.Whennationscollectemploymentstatistics,theyusuallycomeupwithabasenumberof“unemployed”individuals,usingthatnumbertojudgethehealthofthejobmarket.Thisnumberdoesnotincludepart-timeworkerslookingforfull-timejobs,astheyareconsideredemployed,anditalsodoesn’treflectworkerswhoareunderpaid,consideringtheirqualifications.

Inthefirstsense,underemploymentisacommonprobleminmanyofthedevelopedworld.Manypeoplewithcollegedegreesareworkinginlow-levelorserviceindustryjobsbecausethejobmarketisfull.

Theissueofpart-timeemploymentisalsoveryserious.Somepeopleareforcedintopart-timejobs,whileothersfindthemselvestakingapart-timejobbecausenothingelseisavailable,eventhoughtheyreallyneedtoworkfull-time.Thisproblemisespeciallycommoninareaswithseasonalemployment,whereemployersfinditcheapertomaintainandlayoffpart-timestaffs,ratherthankeepingafullstaffatalltimes.

Inthesenseofshortageofworkers,underemploymentappearsinavarietyofsituations.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstafftobepreparedforseasonalwork,ortokeepwell-trained,qualifiedworkerssothattheywillbeavailablewhenneeded.Laborlawsandunionpressuresmayalsopreventacompanyfromcuttingdownonstafforworkinghours,leadingtoasituationinwhichpeoplereporttowork,buthavenothingtodo.

1.Thepurposeofthepassageis　　　.

A.toshowunderemploymentisbecomingmoreserioustoday

B.toimplywomenarelaidoffmorethanmen

C.toexplainthemeaningof“underemployment”

D.totellthepresenteconomicsituations

2.Accordingtothetext,underemploymentmeans　　　.

A.thesamemeaningastheword—unemployed

B.employeesarenotfullytakenchargedof

C.qualifiedworkersgetalowsalary

D.peoplewhodomanualworkforwages

3.Whenitcomestounemploymentstatistics,　　　.

A.theunderpaidworkersareincluded

B.itimpliesthepeoplewhoarejobless

C.thepart-timeemployeesareincluded

D.itshowstheemploymentsituationofacountry

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEtothe4thand5thparagraph?

A.Underemploymentonlyoccursinadvancedcountries.

B.Peoplewithcollegedegreessometimestakeapart-timejob.

C.Part-timestaffsseemsbenefitfromfirmsless.

D.Companiesneedfull-timestaffsindeed.

5.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstaff　　　.

A.tocompetewithothersinthefuture

B.tomakepreparationsforseasonalwork

C.togettheskilledworkerspaid

D.toobeylaborlawsandunionpressures

【参考答案】11.CBBAB　　

较难题目特训：

介绍说明类-----12

Whilesomedictionariesdefinetheword“right”as“aprivilege”whenusedinthecontextof“humanrights”,wearetalkingaboutsomethingmorebasic.Originally,peoplehadrightsonlybecauseoftheirmembershipinagroup,suchasafamily.Then,in539BC,CyrustheGreat,afterconqueringthecityofBabylon,didsomethingtotallyunexpected—hesetallslavesfreeandletthemreturnhome.Moreover,hedeclaredpeopleshouldchoosetheirownreligion.Cyrus’statementsareaboutthefirst“humanrights”declarationinhistory.

Everypersonhascertainbasicrights,simplybythefactofbeinghuman.Thesearecalled“humanrights”ratherthanaprivilege,whichcanbetakenawayatsomeone’ssuddendesire.Theyare“rights”becausetheyarethingsyouareallowedtobe,todoortohave.Theserightsarethereforyourprotectionagainstpeoplewhomightwanttoharmorhurtyou.Theyarealsotheretohelpusgetalongwitheachotherandliveinpeace.

Yetmanypeople,whenaskedtonametheirrights,willlistonlyfreedomofspeechandbeliefandperhapsoneortwoothers.Thereisnoquestionthattheseareimportantrights,butthefullscopeofhumanrightsisverybroad.Theymeanchoiceandopportunity.Theymeanthefreedomtogetajob,adoptacareer,selectapartnerofone’schoiceandraisechildren.Theyincludetherighttotravelwidelyandtherighttoworkwithouttrouble,abuseandthreatofarbitrary（霸道）dismissal.Theyevenembracetherighttoleisure.

Inagespast,therewerenohumanrights.Thentheideaturnedupthatpeopleshouldhavecertainfreedoms.Andthatidea,inthewakeofWorldWarII,resultedfinallyinthedocumentcalledtheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandthethirtyrightstowhichallpeopleareentitled.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatAreHumanRights?

B.WhyDoWeHaveHumanRights?

C.HowDoHumanRightsComeIntoBeing?

D.WhatToDoWithHumanRights?

2.Howdidthefirsthumanrightscomeintobeing?

A.ByCyrusconqueringthecityofBabylon.

B.ByCyrussettingtheslavesfree.

C.ByCyrusmakinghisstatementabouthumanrights.

D.Bychoosingonesownbeliefs.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Humanrightscanbetakenawayforsomereason.

B.Humanrightshavethesamemeaningasprivileges.

C.Humanrightscanhelpyouliveapeacefullife.

D.Humanrightscanbeusedtohurtothers.

4.Theunderlinedword“embrace”inthethirdparagraphmeans　　　.

A.toseek　　　　B.toinclude　　　　C.toenjoy　　　　D.toshare

5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat　　　.