Question

 

      Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanics, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment -- and therefore, more fixed incomes —and, second, employment in skilled or semiskilled (半熟練的 ) occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard working and they look down upon members of the "lower" class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.

      Most people in the working class have at least high school education. Many have some experience of college ( especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents.  (Home-owning rises with social class. )

      A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, many seek their main satisfaction in recreational ( 娛樂的) activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success, American style.

1.Which of the following is true about the working class.?

     A. They are often employed as skilled and semi-skilled workers.

     B. They are often offered jobs with high incomes.

     C. They are often considered lazy and dishonest.

     D. They are often exploited by the public.

2.The underlined word “hit” (paragraph 1 ) roughly means          .

     A. strike with a blow      B. have bad effects on     C. break up      D. beat

3.Most people in the working class            .

      A. have difficulty increasing their savings greatly

      B. have at least some experience of college

      C. receive houses from their parents

      D. buy houses by themselves

4.Many members from the working class are not satisfied with their jobs because           .

     A. they could not rise in the ladder of success      B. they are not interested in their jobs

     C. they could not earn much money              D. they are not their own bosses

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

【解析】見第一段，第二點(second),作者對工人階級的描述。

【考點】細節(jié)理解題

【易錯點】BCD是對the lower class 的描述，別誤選。

【備考建議】遇到復雜的句子要學會劃分句子成分，本句是由whom引導的定語從句，指代the lower class。這類的設題在高考的閱讀理解中已經(jīng)是近年來的熱點，應引起重視。

2.B

【解析】從第一段hits的下文的描寫中可以推斷出“對…產(chǎn)生不良的影響”。

【考點】詞句理解題

【易錯點】考生會把hit理解為beat的表面意思或理解為“重創(chuàng)”，“毀壞”。

【備考建議】詞句的理解不能望文生義，要結(jié)合文章的意思進行合理猜測。

3.A

【解析】從第三段第三句得知。

【考點】細節(jié)理解題

【易錯點】考生若不注意most 和many的變化，粗心會誤選BCD.

【備考建議】細節(jié)題的東西要小心核對，并且要看完4個選項。

4.B

【解析】最后一段第一句直接找到答案。

【考點】細節(jié)理解題

【易錯點】本題應該區(qū)分度不大，設題難度較低。