【题型设置】
6篇阅读理解文章
难易程度与大学英语四级相当（中等）
【备考建议】
小编发现很多同学在被单词的时候比较盲目，复习的范围过大。有些同学花费过多的时间去背记超纲的单词，但是很多的超刚词是不考的，虽然这在一定程度上能够提升自己的单词量，提高自己的英语水平，但是对于考试来说是多余的，我们应该合理利用有限的复习时间，不能将很多精力都投入到背单词上。所以，小编建议大家准备一本针对专升本英语考试的单词书，市面上有很多这种的单词书，基本内容没什么区别，大家可以根据自己的背诵习惯以及喜好选择适合自己的版本。
【真题演练】
As a society we might want to rethink the time and money spent on education, so that these resources can benefit a greater percentage of the population. Ideally, both high schools and colleges can prepare individuals for the ever-changing roles that are likely to be expected of them.
High school degrees offer far less in the way of preparation for work than they might, or than many other nations currently offer, creating a growing skills gap in our economy. We encourage students to go on to college whether they are prepared or not, or have a clear sense of purpose or interest, and now have the highest college dropout rate in the world.
We might look to other countries for models of how high schools can offer better training, as well as the development of a work ethic (勤奋工作的美德）and the intellectual skills needed for continued learning and development. I recommend Harvard\'s 2011 "Pathways to Prosperity" report for more attention to the "forgotten half" (those who do not go on to college) and ideas about how to address this issue.
Simultaneously, the liberal arts become more important than ever. In a knowledge economy where professional roles change rapidly and many college students are preparing for positions that may not even exist yet, the skill set needed is one that prepares them for change and continued learning.
Learning to express ideas well in both writing and speech, knowing how to find information, and knowing how to do research are all-solid background skills for a wide variety of roles, and such training is more important than any particular major in a liberal arts college. We need to continue to value broad preparation in thinking skills ihat will serve for a lifetime.
Students also need to learn to work independently and to make responsible decisions. The lengthening path to adulthood appears exacerbated (惡化）by parental involvement in the college years. Given the rising investment in college education, parental concern is not surprising, but learning where and when to intervene (预）will help students take more ownership of the outcomes of these increasingly costly educations.
61. What kind of education does the author think is ideal?
A) It benefits the great majority of the general population.
B) It prepares students to meet the future needs of society.
C) It encourages students to learn throughout their lives.
D) It ensures that students\' expectations are successfully fulfilled.
62. What does the author say is the problem with present high school education?
A) Ignoring the needs of those who don\'t go to college.
B) Teaching skills to be used right after graduation only.
C) Giving little attention to those having difficulty learning.
D) Creating the highest dropout rate in the developed world.
63. What characterizes a knowledge economy according to the passage?
A) People have to receive higher education to qualify for a professional position.
B) Students majoring in liberal arts usually have difficulty securing a job.
C) New positions are constantly created that require people to keep learning.
D) Colleges find it hard to teach students how to cope with the changing economy.
64. What does the author think a liberal arts college should focus on?
A) Solid background knowledge in a particular field.
B) Practical skills urgently needed in current society.
C) Basic skills needed for change and lifelong learning.
D) Useful thinking skills for advanced academic research.
65. What suggestion docs the author offer to parents?
A) Rethinking the value of higher education.
B) Investing wisely in their children\'s education.
C) Helping their children lo bring their talent into full play.
D) Avoiding too much intervention in their children’s education.
【参考译文 】
我们的社会应该反思花费在教育上的时间和金钱,以便这些资源能使更多的人受益。
(61)理想上,高中和大学都应该能培养可以适应未来角色变化的学生。
(62)高中学历所提供给学生的就业准备远比预期少,或者远比目前其他国家所提供的少,因而造成了 经济中不新扩大的技能差距。不管学生有没有做好准备,有没有明确的目标或兴趣,我们都鼓励他们继续读大学,因而产生了自前世界上最高的大学辍学率。我们可以借鉴其他国家的做法,学习高中阶段如何提供更好的培训，同时培养学生勤奋工作的美德及 继续学习和发展所需的心智技能。我向大家推荐哈佛大学2011年"迈向繁荣之路"报告,来更多地关注 "被遗忘的一半"(那些没上大学的人)以及解决这一问题的观点。同时,人文科学比以往任何阶段都更重要。 (63)在知识型经济中，职业角色迅速变化,很多大学生为 之准备的职位甚至可能还不存在,他们所需的是能让他们适应变化和继续学习的技能组合。
(64)学会在书面和口头陈述中很好地表达观点,知道如何寻找信息及如何作调查研究都是为适应各 种不同角色所应具备的扎实的背景技术。在文理学院,此类的培训比任何一门专业都重要。我们需要继续重视并广泛培养将会終生受益的思维技能。学生们还需要学会独立学习,学会做出负责任的决定。由于家长在大学阶段的参与,通向成年的漫长 道路看起来好像更长了。考虑到对大学教育不断攀升的投资,家长的担心也不足为奇，
(65)但是学会如何地进行干预将会有助于学生享受这些日益昂责的教育所带来的成果。
【答案详解 】
61. B
【定位】由题干中的ideal定位到第一段第二句。
【精析】语义理解题。定位句指出:理想上,高中和 大学都应该能培养学生适应未来角色的变化。此 句表明在未来社会中，人们的角色会不断发生变 化,理想的教育就是能培养适应这种变化的人才，也就是说,理想的教育可以满足未来社会的需求，故答案为B)。
62. D
【定位】由题干中的problem, high school定位到第二段。
【精析】事实细节题。作者在文章第二段论述了目 前高中教育的问题,如提供给学生的就业准备不 足,造成了经济中不断扩大的技能差距。盲目鼓 励学生读大学造成了目前世界上最高的大学綴学 率,故答案为D)。
63. C
【定位】由题干中的knowledge economy定位到 第四段第二句。
【精析】细节推断题。定位句提到，在知识型经济 中,职业角色变化迅速,很多大学生为之准备的职位甚至可能还不存在。由此可推断,知识型经济 的特征是职业的迅速变化,新的职位不断地被创 造,有些读书时还不存在的职位可能在毕业时出 现,届时,在学校里学到的知识就远远不够了，因此人们需要持续学习来适应这些不断被创造出的 新职位，故答案为C)。
64.C
【定位】由题干中的liberal arts college定位到第 五段第一句。
【精析】细节归纳题。文章第五段提到在文理学 院,这些培训比任何一门专业都重要。"这些培训"指上文提到的"学会在口失和书面陈述中很好 地表达观点，知道如何寻找信息并且知道如何作 调査研究",而这些技能培训是为了适应未来的变 化，故答案为C)。
65.D
【定位】由题干中的suggestion和parents定位到 文章最后一句。
【精析】细节归纳题。最后一段提到由于家长在 大学阶段的参与，通向成年的漫长道路看起来好 像更长了 ",这句话我们可以理解为家长在大学阶 段过多参与孩子的教育会影响孩子的成长。文章 最后指出"学会何时何地进行干预将会有助于学生享受这些日益昂贵的教育所带来的成果。"也就是说，作者建议家长学会适当的参与，避免过多的干预,这样才能使孩子更好地成长,使教育取得更 大的成效,故答案为D)。
