小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com选择性必修Book1Unit5Unit5WorkingtheLandB卷·能力提升练(时间：90分钟满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A(2022·武汉部分学校质检)Iwas29whenmybrotherinlawsaidtome，“Itwouldbeniceifonedayyoucouldmakeuseofyoureducation.”IhadadegreeandanMA(MasterofArts)increativewritingwhich,asfarasIwasconcerned,Iusedeveryday—readingnovels,tryingtowritenovels,arguingaboutpolitics,interpretingthemeaningsinFrenchfilms,andgenerallyleadinganexaminedlife.Butmybrotherinlaw,wholeftschoolat18,didn'tunderstandwhy,asajournalist,Iwasbringinghomelessthanhalfthesalaryheearnedinthehospitality(服务)industry.Ithoughtofmybrotherinlaw'scommentthisweekwhentheInstituteforFiscalStudies(IFS)releasedfiguresshowingthat,onaverage,maleartsgraduatesearnlessattheageof29thantheirnongraduatepeers.Graduatesofthesameageoverallareonlyearning6%morethannongraduates.Forwomen,thefigureis26%,butearningsgrowthforwomenoverallislower,sothebenefitsfromgoingtouniversityaregreater.TheIFSfiguresdrewapredictableresponsefromSamGyimah,wholistedsomecoursesofartsdegreesincertainuniversitiesthatarenotdeliveringthefinancialoutcomesforstudentsandthreatenedtopunishinstitutionsthatdon'timprovestudents'earningprospects.Thisattackonartsdegreesraisesfundamentalquestionsaboutwhatwewantfromeducationand,indeed,fromlife.Noonecandenythatartsdegreesgivestudentstheskillstospeakandworkoutwhattheywanttosayandhowtosayit.StudyingSigmundFreud,orreadingJamesJoyceorToniMorrisonforthefirsttime,introducesstudentstoideasthatchallengetheirintellectualprejudices,aswellastheconsensus(共识)ofthesocietyaroundthem.Thevalueofanartsdegreeinlifeisincalculable.1．WhatdidtheauthorthinkofhismajoraccordingtoParagraph1?A．Hopeless.B．Unrealistic.C．Ordinary.D．Meaningful.2．WhatdotheIFSfiguresindicate?A．Mengraduatesearnlessthannongraduatepeers.小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comB．Womengraduatesearnlessthannongraduates.C．Theincomeincreaserateforwomenismuchhigher.D．Womenbenefitmorefromgettingcollegeeducation.3．HowdidSamGyimahrespondtotheIFSfigures?A．Heputpressureonsomeinstitutions.B．Hepunishedsomeinstitutions.C．Hebetteredstudents'earningprospects.D．Heaccusedcollegesofgivingfalsehope.B(2022·河北省六校联考)Anunconventionalmethodforgrowingricehasbeenfoundtoincreaseyields(产量)by20to50percent.ReportsfromChina,India,SoutheastAsiaandAfricasuggestthataverageyieldincreasesof20to50percentareregularlybeingachievedbyfarmersadoptingthe“systemofriceintensification(SRI)”，whichneedsonetenthasmanyseedsandaimstostimulatetherootsystemofplantsratherthantryingtoincreaseyieldsintheconventionalwaybyusingimprovedseedsandfertilizers.Theideaofusinglesstogainmoreisseenasanimportantinnovationforadaptingfarmingtoclimatechangeandawaytoincreaseyieldsatatimewhenhumanpopulationsaregrowingfastbuttraditionalplantbreedingandgeneticallymodifiedtechniqueshavefailedtoincreaseyieldsmorethanafewpercentagepoints,saysNormanUphoff,professorofInternationalAgricultureatCornellUniversity.Thenewwaytogrowriceneedsonlyhalfasmuchwater,andprovesmostpopularinwaterstressedcountries,saysTavseefMairajShah,aPh.D.researcher.“Ricegrowing...