4."A room without books is like a body without a soul,"observed the Roman philosopher,Cicero.It can also be a sign of financial problems to come.New research has uncovered a strong connection between the earning of adults and whether they grew up surrounded by books as children
Three economists at the University of Padua-Giorgio Brunello,Guglielmo Weber and Christoph Weiss-studied 6000 men born in nine European countries and concluded that children with access to books could expect to earn more money than those who grew up with few or no books.
They studied the period from 1920 to 1956,when school reforms saw the minimum school leaving age raised across Europe.They booked at whether,at the age of 10,a child lived in a house with fewer than 10books,a shelf of books,a bookcase with up to 100 books,two bookcases,or more than two bookcases.
Over the period studied,the research,published in The Economic Journal,found that an additional year of education increased a man's average lifetime earnings by 9%.Men brought up in houses with less than a shelf of books earned only 5% more as a result of the extra year's education,compared with 21% more for those who had access to a lot of books.Ands those who had access to books were more likely to move to the better-earning opportunities in cities than those without books.The men's first job was also much more likely to be a white-collar job
The economists offer a number of theories for the results."perhaps books matter because they encourage children to read more and reading can have positive effects on school performance,"they said.
The number of books in children's homes can effectively predict their cognitive(認(rèn)知的)test scores.This may indicate a home that encourages cognitive skills,which are important for economic success in life.
25.Why did author mention Cicero's words in the first paragraph?B
A.To make an argument B.To introduce the topic
C.To express his own views D.To arouse readers'interest
26.What can we learn about the people studied by the researchers?C
A.They were tracked by researchers since age 10.
B.They all left school because of school reforms
C.They came form several different countries
D.They are now white-collar professionals
27.How does the author show the results of the research?A
A.By listing numbers
B.By providing examples
C.By following the order of time
D.By following the order of importance.
28.What is the main conclusion to the research?D
A.Homes without books are vulnerable(脆弱)to financial problems
B.Families that can afford books raise successful children
C.Boy who love reading books earn more than girls
D.Children who live with books earn more as adults.
分析 本文屬于議論文,首先用Cicero的話引出所要論述的話題:人們的收入與他們孩童時期所看書的多少之間的關(guān)系,接著用一項研究作為論據(jù)證實了兩者之間是存在一定關(guān)系的,最后做出總結(jié):孩童時期所看書的數(shù)量可以有效預(yù)知他們的認(rèn)知考試分?jǐn)?shù),而這對于他們以后的收入是很重要的.
解答 25.B 推理判斷題,閱讀完全文可知,文章整篇都在講人們的收入與他們孩童時期所看書的多少之間的關(guān)系,所以可推斷首段引用Cicero的話"A room without books is like a body without a soul,沒有書的房間就如同沒有靈魂的軀體"是為了引出話題,故選B.
26.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段"studied 6000 men born in nine European countries 研究了6000個來自九個歐洲國家的人,可知研究者調(diào)查的人來自于不同的國家,故選C.
27.A 推理判斷題,通過閱讀全文可知文章的第四段是研究的結(jié)果,結(jié)果陳述中出現(xiàn)了多組數(shù)字,所以可推斷作者是通過列數(shù)字的方式來向我們展示研究結(jié)果的,故選A.
28.D 主旨大意題,根據(jù)最后一段"The number of books in children's homes can effectively predict their cognitive(認(rèn)知的)test scores.This may indicate a home that encourages cognitive skills,which are important for economic success in life.孩子們家中書的數(shù)量能有效預(yù)測他們的認(rèn)知考試分?jǐn)?shù),也許在書多的家庭中的孩子可以提高認(rèn)知能力,這對于孩子未來的收入是很重要的.由此可知研究得出的主要結(jié)論是:在孩童時期讀的書越多,長大以后賺的錢就會越多,故選D.
點評 做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).