2020年考研英語二閱讀理解真題及答案解析

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A.

Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)

Text 1

Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.

They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat-one social and one asocial -for 5 our days.

The robots rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.

During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.

Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a lever.

Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviors like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.

The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. "We'd assumed we'd have to give its moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn't necessary," says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.

The finding shows how sensitive rats arc to social cues, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display only simple social signals. "We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too," says Wiles.

21.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can .

[A] pickup social signals from non-living rats

[B] distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one

[C] attain sociable traits through special training

[D] send out warning messages to their fellow

22.What did the social robot do during the experiment?

[A] It followed the social robot.

[B] It played with some toys.

[C] It set the trapped rats free.

[D] It moved around alone.

23.According to Quinn, the rats released the social robot because they

[A] tried to practice a means of escape

[B] expected it to do the same in return

[C] wanted to display their intelligence

[D] considered that an interesting game

24.James Wiles notes that rats .

[A] can remember other rat's facial features

[B] differentiate smells better than sizes

[C] respond more to cations than to looks

[D] can be scared by a plastic box on wheels

25.It can be learned from the text that rats .

[A] appear to be adaptable to new surroundings

[B] arc more socially active than other animals

[C] behave differently from children in socializing

[D] are more sensitive to social cues than expected

【Text 1 答案解析】

21. 【答案】A pick up social signals from non-living rats

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞Quinn and her colleagues和a test定位到第一段第二句。To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats. 為了查明這是否延伸到了非生物，Quinn和她的同事測(cè)試了老鼠能否從機(jī)器老鼠身上探測(cè)到社會(huì)信號(hào)。正確答案A是原文的同義替換。選項(xiàng)B的distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one區(qū)分友好的老鼠和敵對(duì)的老鼠，并未提及，是常識(shí)性干擾。選項(xiàng)C的attain sociable traits through special training通過特殊訓(xùn)練獲得社交品質(zhì)，原文并未提及，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的send out warning messages to their fellow向它們的同伴發(fā)出警告信息，原文并未提及，屬于無中生有。

22.【答案】D It moved around alone.

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞the asocial robot和experiment定位到第三段最后一句Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards and side to side.同時(shí)，不具有社交能力的機(jī)器人只能進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單的前后左右移動(dòng)。正確答案D It moved around alone.是原文的同義替換。選項(xiàng)A的It followed the social robot.它跟隨具備社交能力的老鼠，與原文the social robot rat followed the living rats around不符，原文說的是具備社交能力的老鼠跟隨真老鼠，屬于張冠李戴。選項(xiàng)B的It played with some toys.它玩一些玩具，與原文不符，原文中說的是具備社交能力的老鼠玩同樣的玩具，屬于張冠李戴。選項(xiàng)C的It set the trapped rats free.它釋放了被困的老鼠也與原文內(nèi)容不符，原文說的同樣是具備社交能力的老鼠，而題干問的是不具備社交能力的老鼠在實(shí)驗(yàn)中做了什么，屬于張冠李戴。

23.【答案】B expected it to do the same in return

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞Quinn和the rats released the social robots往下定位到第四五段，第五段最后一句This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn. Quinn說：這可能會(huì)讓老鼠更好地記住早些時(shí)候已經(jīng)釋放了機(jī)器人，并希望機(jī)器人在它們被困住時(shí)能回報(bào)它們的恩惠。正確答案B expected it to do the same in return是原文的同義替換。干擾項(xiàng)A的 tried to practice a means of escape試圖嘗試一種逃跑的方法，原文并未提及，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)C的 wanted to display their intelligence想要展示它們的智慧，文中并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的considered that an interesting game覺得是個(gè)有趣的游戲在原文當(dāng)中也沒有體現(xiàn)，屬于無中生有。

24.【答案】C respond more to actions than to looks

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞James Wiles定位到第六七段，尾段尾句We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too, says Wiles. Wiles說：“我們?nèi)祟愃坪鯇?duì)機(jī)器人很著迷，事實(shí)證明其他動(dòng)物也很著迷?！痹俳Y(jié)合尾段前面部分的闡述，會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)正確答案C respond more to actions than to looks對(duì)行動(dòng)的反應(yīng)多于對(duì)外表的反應(yīng)，是原文的類似表達(dá)。干擾項(xiàng)A的can remember other rat's facial features能夠記住其他老鼠的面部特征，與原文內(nèi)容不符，原文第六段說的是假設(shè)賦予機(jī)器老鼠面部特征，那都不重要，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)B的differentiate smells better than sizes與體型大小相比，能夠更好地區(qū)分氣味，原文中只提到賦予機(jī)器老鼠真老鼠的氣味，與原文不符，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)D的can be scared by a plastic box on wheels會(huì)被裝有輪子的塑料盒子嚇壞，文中機(jī)器老鼠只是裝有輪子的塑料盒子，還是屬于偷換概念。

25.【答案】D are more sensitive to social cues than expected

Text 2

It is true that CEO pay has gone up-top ones may make 300 times the pay of typical workers on average, and since the mid-1970s CEO pay for large publicly traded American corporations has, by varying estimates, gone up by about 500%. The typical CEO of a top American corporation now makes about S18.9 million a year.

The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly. The efforts of America's highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy. It’s not popular to say, but one reason their pay has gone up so much is that CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U.S. economy.

Today’s CEO, at least for major American firms, must have many mere skills than simply being able to "run the company”, CEOs must have a good sense of financial markets and maybe even how the company should trade in them. They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slip up can be significant. Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling plus, virtually all major American companies are beyond this major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.

The common idea that high CEO pay is mainly about ripping people off doesn't explain history very well. By most measures, corporate governance has become a lot tighter and more rigorous since the 1970s. Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.

Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company. And the stock market reacts positively when companies tic CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.

26. Which of the following has contributed to CEO pay rise?

[A] The growth in the number of corporations

[B] The general pay rise with a better economy

[C] Increased business opportunities for top firms

[D] Close cooperation among leading economies

27.Compared with their predecessors, today’s CEOs are required to .

[A] foster a stronger sense of teamwork

[B] finance more research and development

[C] establish closer ties with tech companies

[D] operate more globalized companies

28.CEO pay has been rising since the 1970s despite .

[A] continual internal opposition

[B] strict corporate governance

[C] conservative business strategies

[D] Repeated government warnings

29.High CEO pay can be justified by the fact that it helps

[A] confirm the status of CEOs

[B] motivate inside candidates

[C] boost the efficiency of CEOs

[D] increase corporate value

30.The most suitable title for this text would be .

[A] CEOs Are Not Overpaid

[B] CEO Pay: Past and Present

[C] CEOs' challenges of Today

[D] CEO Traits: Not Easy to Define

【Text 2 答案解析】

26.【答案】C Increased business opportunities for top firms

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞CEO pay rise及題干中對(duì)CEO薪酬增加原因的提問，定位到第二段首句The best model for understanding the growth of CEO pay is that of limited CEO talent in a world where business opportunities for the top firms are growing rapidly.了解CEO薪酬增長(zhǎng)的最佳模式是，CEO人才在一個(gè)頂級(jí)公司的商業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)迅速增長(zhǎng)的世界里是有限的。正確答案C Increased business opportunities for top firms增加頂級(jí)公司商業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)的增加。干擾項(xiàng)A的The growth in the number of corporations公司數(shù)量的增長(zhǎng)，文中并不是說公司數(shù)量而是商業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)B的The general pay rise with a better economy好轉(zhuǎn)的經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來的普遍加薪，文中并未提到better economy，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的Close cooperation among leading economies 主要經(jīng)濟(jì)體之間的密切合作，文中也并未提到經(jīng)濟(jì)體之間的何做，屬于無中生有。

27.【答案】D operate more globalized companies

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞predecessors及today's CEOs定位到第三段第二句They also need better public relations skills than their predecessors, as the costs of even a minor slipup can be significant. 他們還需要比他們的前任更好的公關(guān)技巧，因?yàn)榧词故且粋€(gè)小失誤的成本也可能是巨大的。選項(xiàng)中并未提到，繼續(xù)往后看Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries. 還有一個(gè)事實(shí)是，美國(guó)的大公司比以往任何時(shí)候都更加全球化，供應(yīng)鏈遍布更多的。正確答案D operate more globalized companies經(jīng)營(yíng)更全球化的公司是該句內(nèi)容的同義替換。干擾項(xiàng)A的foster a stronger sense of teamwork培養(yǎng)更強(qiáng)的團(tuán)隊(duì)合作意識(shí)，文中提到意識(shí)，只有對(duì)金融市場(chǎng)有很好的了解，甚至公司應(yīng)該如何進(jìn)行交易的意識(shí)，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)B的finance more research and development資助更多的研發(fā)，定位段并沒有提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的establish closer ties with tech companies與科技公司建立更緊密的聯(lián)系，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。

28.【答案】B strict corporate governance

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞the 1970s定位到第四段第三句Yet it is principally during this period of stronger governance that CEO pay has been high and rising. 然而，首席執(zhí)行官的薪酬主要是在這一治理更加有力的時(shí)期一直居高不下。正確答案B strict corporate governance嚴(yán)格的公司管理，屬于原文內(nèi)容的替換表達(dá)。干擾項(xiàng)A的continual internal opposition持續(xù)的內(nèi)部對(duì)立在文中并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)C的 conservative business strategies 保守的商業(yè)策略，定位段并沒有提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的repeated government warnings 政府的再三警告定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。

29.【答案】D increase corporate value

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞High CEO pay及順序出題規(guī)則，繼續(xù)看尾段，定位句是And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.當(dāng)公司把首席執(zhí)行官的薪酬與股票價(jià)格掛鉤時(shí)，股票市場(chǎng)的反應(yīng)是積極的，這表明這些做法不僅為首席執(zhí)行官帶來機(jī)制，而且創(chuàng)造了公司價(jià)值。正確答案D increase corporate value增加公司價(jià)值，是原文內(nèi)容的替換表達(dá)。干擾項(xiàng)A的confirm the status of CEOs證實(shí)CEO的地位，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)B的motivate inside candidates激發(fā)內(nèi)部候選人的積極性，文中尾段首句首席執(zhí)行官的較高薪水是付給外部候選人的，而不是付給那些舒適的內(nèi)部人選，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)C的boost the efficiency of CEOs提高CEO的效率，定位段未提到，屬于無中生有。

30. 【答案】A CEOs Are Not Overpaid

解析：本題目為主旨題，考察文章主旨。根據(jù)題干分析文章主題詞為CEO的薪酬，所以排除C項(xiàng)、D項(xiàng)選項(xiàng)A的CEOs Are Not Overpaid 首席執(zhí)行官的薪水并不高。選項(xiàng)B的CEO Pay: Past and Present CEO的薪酬：過去和現(xiàn)在，而CEO過去的薪酬并不是原文中心，屬于偏離主題，因此正確選項(xiàng)為A。

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Madrid was hailed as a public health beacon last November when it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars. Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida made opposition to the zone a centerpiece of his election campaign, despite its success in improving air quality. A judge has now overruled the city's decision to stop levying fines, ordering them reinstated. But with legal battles ahead, the zone's future looks uncertain at best.

Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable. That's because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers-who must pay fees or buy better vehicles-rather- than on to the car manufacturers whose cheating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.

It's not hard to imagine a similar reversal happening in London. The new ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election. And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.

It's not that measures such as London's Ulez are useless. Far from it Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents' health in the face of a serious threat. The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits -fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma. Fewer untimely deaths.

But mayors and councilors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town.

They are acting because national governments-Britain^ and others across Europe-have failed to do so.

Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas -city centres,"school streets", even individual roads-are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance. Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimize pollution. We’re doing everything but insist that manufacturers clean up their cars.

31. Which of the following is true about Madrid’s clean air zone?

[A] Its effects are questionable

[B] It has been opposed by a judge

[C] It needs tougher enforcement

[D] Its fate is yet to be decided

32. Which is considered a weakness of the city-level measures to tackle dirty air?

[A] They are biased against car manufacturers.

[B] They prove impractical for city councils.

[C] They are deemed too mild for politicians.

[D] They put too much burden on individual motorists.

33. The author believes that the extension of London's Ulez will___.

[A] arouse strong resistance.

[B] ensure Khan's electoral success.

[C] improve the city's traffic.

[D] discourage car manufacturing.

34. Who does the author think should have addressed the problem?

[A] Local residents

[B] Mayors.

[C] Councilors.

[D] National governments.

35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that auto companies .

[A] [AJ will raise low-emission car production

[B] should be forced to follow regulations

[C] will upgrade the design of their vehicles

[D] should be put under public supervision

【Text 3 答案解析】

31.【答案】D Its fate is yet to be decided

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞Madrid's clean air zone定位到前兩段，首段說明背景Madrid's clean air zone的執(zhí)行暫停。繼續(xù)找第二段，盡管能夠提高空氣質(zhì)量，但是市長(zhǎng)表示反對(duì)。一位法官現(xiàn)在否決了該市停止征收罰款的決定，下令恢復(fù)原狀。但隨著法律斗爭(zhēng)的進(jìn)行，Madrid's clean air zone的未來看起來也不確定。正確答案D Its fate is yet to be decided它的命運(yùn)尚未決定，是原文內(nèi)容的替換表達(dá)。選項(xiàng)A的 Its effects are questionable.其效果值得懷疑。與原文內(nèi)容相反，屬于正反混淆。選項(xiàng)B的It has been opposed by a judge.它遭到法官的反對(duì)。文中法官反對(duì)的并不是Madrid's clean air zone，而是停止征收罰款的決定。選項(xiàng)C的It needs tougher enforcement.它需要更嚴(yán)格的執(zhí)行。文中是執(zhí)行已經(jīng)停止，與原文內(nèi)容不符，屬于偷換概念。

32.【答案】D They put too much burden on individual motorists.

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞a weakness of the city-level measures及tackle dirty air定位到第三段第二句：That’s because they inevitably put the costs of cleaning the air on to individual drivers—who must pay fees or buy better vehicles—rather than on to the car manufacturers whose heating is the real cause of our toxic pollution.這是因?yàn)樗麄儾豢杀苊獾匕亚鍧嵖諝獾馁M(fèi)用轉(zhuǎn)嫁給那些必須支付費(fèi)用或購(gòu)買更好車輛的司機(jī)，而不是汽車制造商，因?yàn)樗麄兊墓┡窃斐晌覀冇卸疚廴镜恼嬲?。正確答案D They put too much burden on individual motorists.他們給個(gè)人駕車者增加了太多負(fù)擔(dān)與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項(xiàng)A的 They are biased again car manufactures.他們對(duì)汽車制造商有偏見，文中提到汽車制造商，卻并未提到對(duì)其有無偏見，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)B的They prove impractical for city councils.這些措施對(duì)市議會(huì)來說是不切實(shí)際的。選項(xiàng)C的They are deemed too mild for politicians.他們被認(rèn)為對(duì)政治家來說太溫和了。定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。

33.【答案】A arouse strong resistance

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞 extension和London’s Ulez定位到第四段：And if Sadiq Khan wins and extends it to the North and South Circular roads in 2021 as he intends, it is sure to spark intense opposition from the far larger number of motorists who will then be affected.如果 Sadiq Khan在2021年勝出，并按照他的意愿將其延伸至南北環(huán)路，肯定會(huì)引發(fā)更多駕車者的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)，屆時(shí)他們將受到影響。正確答案A arouse strong resistance引起強(qiáng)烈抵抗與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項(xiàng)B的ensure Khans electoral success確保Khans選舉成功，文中提到的是如果這個(gè)人贏了，屬于偷換概念。選項(xiàng)C的 improve the city's traffic改善城市交通，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)D的discourage car manufacturing抑制汽車制造業(yè)也并未在定位段提到，屬于無中生有。

34.【答案】D National governments

解析：本題目為細(xì)節(jié)題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)。根據(jù)題干信息，問的是作者的具體觀點(diǎn)。定位到第六段：But mayors and councillors can only do so much about a problem that is far bigger than any one city or town. They are acting because national governments-Britain's and others across Europe- have failed to do so.但是市長(zhǎng)和議員們只能對(duì)一個(gè)比任何一個(gè)城市或城鎮(zhèn)都大得多的問題做這么多的工作。他們之所以采取行動(dòng)，是因?yàn)橛?guó)和歐洲其他的政府未能做到這一點(diǎn)。正確答案D National governments作者認(rèn)為政府應(yīng)該解決這個(gè)問題，與原文內(nèi)容一致。選項(xiàng)A的 Local residents當(dāng)?shù)鼐用瘢ㄎ欢尾⑽刺岬?，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)B和C的mayors and councillors出現(xiàn)在定位句，但是與原文內(nèi)容相反，屬于正反混淆。

35. 【答案】B should be forced to follow regulations

解析：本題目為推斷題，考察具體細(xì)節(jié)的推斷。根據(jù)題干信息auto companies，定位到尾段首句：require auto companies to bring their vehicles into compliance要求汽車公司使其車輛符合要求。正確答案B should be forced to follow regulations應(yīng)該被迫遵守規(guī)定，與原文信息一致。選項(xiàng)A的 will raise low-emission car production將提高低排放汽車產(chǎn)量，定位段并未提到，屬于無中生有。選項(xiàng)C和D的will upgrade the design of their vehicles 和 should be put under public supervision將升級(jí)他們的車輛設(shè)計(jì)、應(yīng)該接受公眾監(jiān)督在原文中沒有相關(guān)信息。

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Now that members of Generation Z arc graduating college this spring-the most commonly-accepted definition says this generation was born after 1995, give or take a year-the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks. GenZs are about to hit the streets looking for work in a labor market that's tighter than it’s been in decades. And employers are planning on hiring about 17 percent more new graduates for jobs in the U S. this year than last, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Everybody wants to know how the people who will soon inhabit those empty office cubicles will differ from those who came before them.

If "entitled" is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious. According to the career counselors and experts who study them, Generation Zs arc cl ear-eyed, economic pragmatists. Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like. They were impressionable kids during the crash of 2008, when many of their parents lost their jobs or their life savings or both. They aren't interested in taking any chances. The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt. College loan balances in the U.S. now stand at a record SI.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.

One survey from Accenture found that 88 percent of graduating seniors this year chose their major with a job in mind. In a 2019 survey of University of Georgia students, meanwhile, the career office found the most desirable trait in a future employer was the ability to offer secure employment (followed by professional development and training, and then inspiring purpose). Job security or stability was the second most important career goal (work-life balance was number one), followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good.

36. Generation Zs graduating college this spring .

[A] are recognized for their abilities

[B] are in favor of job offers

[C] are optimistic about the labor market

[D] are drawing growing public attention

37. Generation Zs are keenly aware .

[A] [AJ what a tough economic situation is like

[B] what their parents expect of them

[C] how they differ from past generations

[D] how valuable a counselor's advice is

38. The word "assuage"(line 9, para 2) is closet in meaning to .

[A] define

[B] relieve

[C] maintain

[D] deepen

39. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that Generation Zs .

[A] care little about their job performance

[B] give top priority to professional training

[C] think it hard to achieve work-Life balance

[D] have a clear idea about their future job.

40. Michelsen thinks that compared with millennials, Generation ZS are ______.

[A] less realistic

[B] less adventurous

[C] more diligent

[D] more generous

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36. 【C】are drawing growing public attention細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干直接定位到文章根據(jù)提干第一段第一句話。信息選項(xiàng)中的“drawing growing public attention ”則對(duì)應(yīng)到句中的“the attention has been rising steadily in recent weeks” (近幾周的關(guān)注度在穩(wěn)步提高)”，其中attention原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，rising和growing同義復(fù)現(xiàn);而其他的選項(xiàng)則與最佳選項(xiàng)無緣，在定位區(qū)間中沒有相應(yīng)的對(duì)應(yīng)信息。

37. 【B】what a tough economic situation is like;細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中詢問Generation Z的特點(diǎn)我們來到第二段。題干中的aware直接定位到第二段第四行”Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like(經(jīng)濟(jì)列車受到重創(chuàng)是什么樣子的)”;信息選項(xiàng)中的“tough economic situation ”則對(duì)應(yīng)到句中的“economic train wreck ”;而其他的選項(xiàng)則與最佳選項(xiàng)無緣，在定位區(qū)間中沒有相應(yīng)的對(duì)應(yīng)信息。

38. 【C】relieve;猜詞題。根據(jù)題干，可以定位到第九段第二句話：“The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt”,所以解題的關(guān)鍵是判斷”The booming economy(繁榮的經(jīng)濟(jì))”和”generational sense of anxious urgency(代際焦慮)”的關(guān)系;根據(jù)常識(shí)判斷，繁榮的經(jīng)濟(jì)可以降低求職者的焦慮;再結(jié)合上一道題我們知道，Gen Zs是務(wù)實(shí)和謹(jǐn)慎(practical and cautious)的一代;由此可以得出繁榮的經(jīng)濟(jì)并未降低求職者的焦慮，原文已有并未(have done little),選項(xiàng)B中的relieve(減輕)與我們的判斷一致，因此答案為C。而其它的選項(xiàng)A define(定義)，B maintain(保持)，deepen(加深)和我們的判斷都不一致。

39. 【A】have a clear idea about their future jobs; 推斷題。題目中明確出題段落(from Paragraph 3)。因此，第三段的第一句chose their major with a job in mind(按照自己的理想工作選擇專業(yè))和選項(xiàng)D have a clear idea about their future jobs(對(duì)自己的未來工作有明確認(rèn)識(shí))相符合。根據(jù)原文中的第二句話(未來雇主最重要的特性是工作的穩(wěn)定性，第二位是職業(yè)發(fā)展與培訓(xùn)，第三位是吸引人的目標(biāo))排除答案A和B;選項(xiàng)C并未體現(xiàn)。

40. 【B】less adventurous;細(xì)節(jié)題。題干中的compared with millennials定位到文章第二段：the catch words for Gen Zs are practical and cautious(Gen Zs的口號(hào)是務(wù)實(shí)和謹(jǐn)慎);由此判斷出選項(xiàng)B不愛冒險(xiǎn)為正確答案。其余均與原文不不符。