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1、甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015--2016学年上学期期中考试高三级英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneducation”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtopr
2、ovidemanpower（人力资源）foryoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.Getacollegedegr
3、ee,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andthefamouslawofdiminishing(逐渐减少的)returnsbeginstotakeeffect.Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?
4、Yes,theaveragesalaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23030.Adoctorateisthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinan
5、yotherfield,youwillfaceafuturewhichisnotbright.Therearemoredoctorsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.IfyoubecomeadoctorinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor—worstofall—inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedfo
6、rournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.Thousandsofdoctorsaresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwater(闭塞)collegethatpaysmuchlessthanthedoorkeeperearns.Youcane
7、quatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofa13profitonyou.1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho______.A.willnotbeadisgracetosocietyB.
8、willbecomeloyalcitizensC.cantakecareofthemselvesD.canmeetthenation’sdemandasasourc
