2019高考英语二轮练习单元精练题及解析：新苏版4unit2

iejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree

？

OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?

Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.

Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem“

“

impostors(

骗

子

)””

;anotherreferstothemas.Onewell

specialcases

knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadeby“nosuchpeople.” Toavoidoutright(彻底的)lies,somejob“

attended

”

or

“

seekersclaimthattheywereassociatedwith

”

acollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthat

“

attending

”

meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat“

beingassociatedwith

”

acollegemeansthatthejob

seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury

thatswhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.

,

,

Ifyoudontwanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphony(

假

的

〕

diploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafrom

“SmootStateUniversity”.Thepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe

“UniversityofPurdue”.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.

Ⅰ.以约30个单词概括短文要点。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ⅱ.根据所读短文，选择正确答案。

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat______________.A、employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow

B、lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem C、collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily

”

D、employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees2.Accordingtothepassage,referstocaseswhere______.

A、studentsattendaschoolonlyparttime

“

specialcases

B、studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication

C、studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirmsD、studentsattendedafamousschool

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat___________.

A、performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegreeB、experienceisthebestteacherC

、

pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo D

、

adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobcompetition

4.Thispassageimpliesthat__________.

A、

personnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools

B、personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools C

、

mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool

D、societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications

5.Asusedinthefirstlineofthesecondparagraph,theword“utter”means_________.

A、addressC、thoroughB、ultimateD、decisive

参考答案

【一】

1.解析：根据上下文，这里应该填意为“必须”的情态动词。答案：must

2.解析：此处应该是谓语动词的过去式。 答案：drove

3.解析：这里需要副词修饰动词decreased，意为“逐渐减少”。 答案：gradually

4.解析：这里作形式主语指代后面的不定式短语。