18.Dennis Sinar,51,a doctor from New York,is quick to explain why he took a year-long break from his job."I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26years.I needed a recharge."So he took a"gap year",from July 2011to June 2012,to explore things like ancient buildings,and traditional Eastern medicine,in locations including Alaska,Nepal and Romania.
"Taking a break from work is an excellent way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one,"said Holly Bull,president of Princeton,N,J."In recent years,mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest,"she said.A report on adult gap years published this year by a market research company also described the potential American market for gap years as a"sleeping giant."
"A gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of a comfort zone and take a risk.I enjoyed that side most."said Dr.Sinar,who kept a daily blog about his experience.His time studying Eastern medicine"assured the reasons I went into health care,"said Dr.Sinar,who returned to practice medicine at his old job,although he works fewer days."I use those experiences to provide my patients with more care,"he added."And I listen better than I did before."
George Garritan,chairman of the Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management at New York University,certainly agrees with Dr.Sinar.He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies.For employees,investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career.He added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career.For companies,offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees.

25.Dr.Sinar took a gap year because heB.
A.had lost his old job
B.wanted to refresh after 26years'work
C.had a desire for travelling
D.became interested in historical research
26.The phrase"sleeping giant"(in 2nd paragraph) indicates thatD.
A.it's too early for people to accept the concept of gap year
B.the effect of gap year policy remains to be seen
C.it's difficult to foresee the gap year market
D.more American people will accept the gap year policy
27.What's George Garritan's attitude toward the"gap year"?A
A.Positive.
B.Doubtful
C.Uninterested.
D.Uncertain.
28.What's the passage mainly about?B
A.How an adult plans a mid-career gap year.
B.Why a gap year is worthwhile for adults.
C.Whether a gap year is popular with adults.
D.Why a gap year is challenging for individuals.

分析 這是一篇議論文.主要介紹成年人放棄眼前的工作,而進(jìn)行休假,培養(yǎng)其他方面的興趣,作者用多方面的資料證實(shí)工作間隔年是值得的.

解答 25-28BDAB
解答:
25.答案B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中Dr.Sinar所說(shuō)的話"I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years.I needed a recharge."可知26年的工作以后,他想充充電.所以選B.
26.答案D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段中"In recent years,mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest"可知更多的美國(guó)人接受間隔年的政策. 所以選D.
 27.答案A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段的"He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies"可知George Garritan對(duì)間隔年的態(tài)度是積極的.所以選A.
28.答案B 主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知文章重在闡述間隔年對(duì)成年人來(lái)說(shuō)是值得的.所以選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 議論文是高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解題的必考內(nèi)容,它的信息承載量大,選材偏離考生生活常識(shí),閱讀量較大,詞匯、句式高級(jí)復(fù)雜,測(cè)試角度深,是考生最容易失分的文體.

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