“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(證書) , at the age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't. In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(畢業(yè)生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（碩士學位）outearn those with only a bachelor (學士學位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why most of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don't always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople, business executives, and entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!
小題1:Cyndi Lauper ______. 
A．had been studying in high school before she was thirty-five
B．wasn't clever because she graduated from high school too late
C．got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-five
D．didn't like studying
小題2:According to the passage,______.
A．high school diploma and high school degree are the same thing
B．people can't get both high school diploma and degree
C．people must get both high school diploma and degree
D．people can get both high school diploma and degree or either
小題3:Why do most American young people go to college?
A．Because their parents force them to go to college.
B．Because they can't get a job if they don't go to college.
C．Because the situation of the society make them go to college.
D．Because they like studying.
小題4:What may the underlined word “outearn” mean?
A．Earning more money.B．Earning less money.
C．Earning no money.D．Working better.
小題5:Which of the following is right?
A．If you don't have a diploma, you can't earn money.
B．Those who have diplomas always earn more money than those who don't have diplomas.
C．Less diplomas always mean less money.
D．Great athletes may earn more money than other people.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析：本文介紹了在美國，學歷和收入的關系，學歷越高，收入越高。所以很多的美國年輕人都要上學。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(證書) , at the age of 35 !說明在35歲這一年，她得到了高中畢業(yè)證書。故C正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第2行Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't.說明在美國可以拿到高中畢業(yè)文憑也可以不拿，隨便你個人的選擇。故D項正確。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章3到8行內容In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(畢業(yè)生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（碩士學位）outearn those with only a bachelor (學士學位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees說明學歷越高，獲得的酬勞越高，使用學生才要上大學，故C正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)college graduates(畢業(yè)生) outearn those without a college education說明大學畢業(yè)生要比沒有大學畢業(yè)的人掙錢要更多，故該詞是指A項的意思。
小題5:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else! 說明D正確。
點評：本文介紹了在美國，學歷和收入的關系，學歷越高，收入越高。所以很多的美國年輕人都要上學。要求考生讀懂文章中的每個句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關系，結合自己的生活常識和經驗，再通過邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的，讀者應當知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。
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A．missedB．disappointedC．hatedD．forgotten

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