考研网 发表于 2017-8-6 15:47:19

2014考研英语阅读习题及答案2

Passage2
    You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;let'sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?
    Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.
    Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantslying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors(骗子);anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.
    Toavoidoutright(彻底的)lies,somejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendedorwereassociatedwithacollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthatattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury-that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.
    Ifyoudon'twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphony(假的)diploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnon-existentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.
    1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.
    A)employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow
    B)lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem
    C)collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily
    D)employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees
    2.Accordingtothepassage,specialcasesrefertocaseswhere.
    A)studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time
    B)studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication
    C)studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfilms
    D)studentsattendedafamousschool
    3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.
    A)performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythatacollegedegree
    B)experienceisthebestteacher
    C)pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo
    D)adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobpetition
    4.Thispassageimpliesthat.
    A)buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral
    B)personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools
    C)mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool
    D)societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications
    5.Asusedinthefirstlineofthesecondparagraph,theworduttermeans.
    A)address
    B)thorough
    C)ultimate
    D)decisive
    Answer
    1.B2.C3.D4.D5.C
页: [1]
查看完整版本: 2014考研英语阅读习题及答案2