题文
“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , 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(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); 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(企业家)outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!小题1:Cyndi Lauper ______. A．had been studying in high school before she was thirty-fiveB．wasn't clever because she graduated from high school too late C．got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-fiveD．didn't like studying小题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小题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.小题4:What may the underlined word “outearn” mean? A．Earning more money.B．Earning less money. C．Earning no money.D．Working better.小题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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析
本文介绍了在美国，学历和收入的关系，学历越高，收入越高。所以很多的美国年轻人都要上学。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第一段1,2行“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , at the age of 35 !说明在35岁这一年，她得到了高中毕业证书。故C正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据文章第2行Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't.说明在美国可以拿到高中毕业文凭也可以不拿，随便你个人的选择。故D项正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章3到8行内容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(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees说明学历越高，获得的酬劳越高，使用学生才要上大学，故C正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据college graduates(毕业生) outearn those without a college education说明大学毕业生要比没有大学毕业的人挣钱要更多，故该词是指A项的意思。
小题5:D 细节题。根据文章最后一句And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else! 说明D正确。
点评：本文介绍了在美国，学历和收入的关系，学历越高，收入越高。所以很多的美国年轻人都要上学。要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题““The more you learn,.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
