2014高考英语专题限时训练(36)社会生活型阅读理解(二)

1专题限时训练(三十六)[社会生活型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)(一)Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife­longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions(养老金).Furthermore,someinstitutionsshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.21．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theproblemfacedbytheoldinsociety.B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold.C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold.D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions.2．Accordingtothepassage，howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesoftheretiredpeople?A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.B．Increasesavinglevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.3．Theunderlinedword“viable”mostprobablymeans________.A．impossibleB．practicalC．usefulD．successful4．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemoftheold.B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.D．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.(二)Foranyonewhoisdeterminedtobeafashion(时尚)designer,itisnotenoughtohavesucceededincollege.Therealtestiswhethertheycansurvive,andbecomeestablishedduringtheirearly20s,makinganameforthemselvesintherealworldwherebusinessskillscanbeasimportantastalentandcreativity.Fashionisahardbusiness.Thereisacontinuousamountofstressbecauseworkisataconstantandextremelyfastspeedtoprepareforthenextseason'scollections.Itisextremelycompetitiveandthereistheconstantneedtomakeattractiveadvertisementsofthelatestfashioninnewspapersandmagazines.Italsorequirescontinualfreshnessbecausetheappetitefornewideasishardtosatisfy.“Wetrytowarnpeoplebeforetheycometousabouthowtoughitis.”says3LydiaKemeny,theHeadofFashionatSt.Martin'sSchoolofArtinLondon.“Andwepointoutthatdriveanddeterminationareabsolutelynecessary.”Thismayseemfarremovedfromthepopularopinionsoffashionableyoungpeoplespendingtheirtimedesigningprettydresses.Thatmaywellbewhattheydointheirfirstyearofstudybutagoodcollegewon'tbeslowinintroducingstudentstocommercialrealities.“Wedon'twalkourfeetontheblossoming(绽放的)flowerofcreativitybutinthesecondyearwestartintroducingtherestrictionsofprice,producingability,marketingandsoon.”Almostallfashiondesignisdonetoabrief.Itisnotaformofself­expressionassuch,althoughthereiscertainlyroomforimaginationandcreativity.Mostyoungdesignersaregoingtoendupasemployeesofaproducerorafashionhouseandtheystillneedtobeabletoworkwithinthecharacteristicstyleoftheiremployer.Eventhosestudentswhoaremostmodernintheirowntasteofclothesmayneedtoadapttoproducedesignswhicharerightforthemainstreamofmarket.Theyalsohavetobeabletoworkatboththeexpensiveandthecheapendofthemarketandthechallengetoproducegooddesigninexpensivelymaywellbedemanding.1．Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A．Talentinfashion.B．Goodmarksatcollege.C．Abilitytocreatenewdesigns.D．Businessskillsinfashionindustry.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Fashiondesignersarehighlymotivatedandreallydetermined.B．Goodpreparationsforthenextseasoncanreducestress.[C．Consumers'appetitefornewideaskeepschangingD．Advertisementbusinessisverycompetitive.3．HowdoesSt.Martin'sSchoolofArttrainherstudentsoffashion?A．Toencouragethenewstudentstodesignfreelywithimagination.B．Torequirestudentstodeveloptheircreativityintheirdesigning.C．Todemandstudentstomakeprettydressesforcompanies.4D．Tooffercommercialcoursesforthenewstudents.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph3referto?A．LydiaKemeny'sopinion.B．Thecompetitivebusinessworld.C．Thewarningtotheyoungdesigners.D．Therealsituationinfashionindustry.(三)Manycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenightactivitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocal