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1、甘肃省高台县第一中学2014届高三第四次模拟考试英语试题注意事项:1.本卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷两部分,答题前,考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置。2.本卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。3.答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置,试卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分:阅读理解第一节(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。AWhenyourparentsadviseyouto“getaneduca
2、tion”inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpower(人力资源)foryoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.Getahighschooldiploma,atleast.Withoutthat,youwillbeoccupationallyde
3、adunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdison,andyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,youareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andthefa
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5、et.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceafuturewhichisnotbright.Therearemoredoctorsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyo
6、therpartoftheworld.IfyoubecomeadoctorinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor—worstofall—inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.11Thousandsofdoctorsaresellingshoes,dr
7、ivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwater(闭塞)collegethatpaysmuchlessthanthedoorkeeperearns.Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouus
8、efultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.1.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho______.A.willnotbeadisgracet