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Module 1 My First Day at Senior High

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(2016·江西重点中学盟校第一次联考)Students wishing to safeguard their careers against changes in the job market should opt for science rather than arts degrees, according to a survey of undergraduates.

Engineering and chemistry were considered to be the most “future proof”， as they are courses most likely to lead to an enduring and adaptable career.

Students polled by Pearson College were broadly optimistic that their chosen courses would prepare them for a world in which the job market could change dramatically during their working lives.

But opinion was sharply divided over which degrees were best for future-proof careers.

Eighty-two percent of respondents believed engineering would help develop future-proof skills, with 74 percent believing the same of chemistry and 73 percent of computer science.

But just 33 percent of undergraduates believed history would lead to a future-proof career, and 40 percent English.

However more than two thirds of students (67 percent) thought the world of work would be significantly different or completely unrecognizable in 20 years.

The findings, published today, come after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sparked controversy with claims that teenagers should steer clear of the arts and humanities and opt for science or maths subjects if they want to access the widest range of jobs.

She said that in previous decades students would only take maths or science if they wanted to pursue a specific career such as medicine or pharmacy, but nowadays that “couldn't_be_further_from_the_truth”.

“If you wanted to do something different, or even if you didn't know what you wanted to do ... then the arts and humanities were what you chose. Because they were useful — we were told — for all kinds of jobs. Of course now we know that couldn't be further from the truth, and that the subjects that keep young people's options open and unlock doors to all sorts of careers are the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.”

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She also described maths as “the subject that employers value most” and said that pupils who study A-level maths will earn 10 percent more over their lifetime.

“These figures show us that too many young people are making choices aged 15 which will hold them back for the rest of their lives.”she said.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了课程的选择对学生们未来的发展情况的影响。

1．In order to guarantee your future job, which kind of courses will you choose according to the survey?

A．Engineering or English. B．History or Maths. C．Maths or Art.

D．Engineering or Chemistry.

解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段“Engineering and chemistry ... an enduring and adaptable career.”可知，工程学和化学被认为是最有前景的学科，因为它们能够让人找到持久的、适应性强的职业。因此要想未来工作有保证，应选择工程学和化学。故选D项。

2．What's the students' attitude towards their chosen courses? A．Doubtful. C．Optimistic.

B．Worried. D．Objective.

解析：选C 观点态度题。根据第三段“Students polled by Pearson College were broadly optimistic that their chosen courses ...”可知，学生对所选择的课程持乐观态度。故选C项。

3．How do you understand the underlined words? A．It is far away from the truth. B．It's to the truth.

C．It couldn't be closer to the truth. D．It reflects the truth.

解析：选A 句意理解题。根据画线部分前的“She said that in previous decades ... or pharmacy ...”并结合转折连词及时间状语“but nowadays”可推知，现在仅仅选择数学和自然科学这两门课是远远不够的。因此画线部分的意思是“现在这是很不符合实际情况的”。故选A项。

4．What did Nicky Morgan indicate in her claim?

A．If you want to do something different, the arts and humanities are what you choose now.

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B．STEM subjects can make young people choose their future jobs freely. C．At college, young people should make choices for their lives. D．Maths and science are considered to be the subjects that employers value most.

解析：选B 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句可知，STEM课程为学生能够自由选择各种职业提供了可能。故选B项。

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(2016·济南市高三调研)For twenty years, I saved all my college course notes and textbooks: that's a lot of paper.

Worse, it's not easy to carry them around — and trust me, they aren't light — on at least seven moves. Yet I never once looked at them. They sat in our basement, covered in a thick layer of dust. If books and papers could wonder, they'd wonder why they were still under our stairs after all those years. When would the Big Day come?

Well, the Big Day eventually did arrive; only it was different than expected. My wife, always more accepting changes than I am, finally talked me into clearing out the entire mess.

The pain I experienced was also unexpected. What hurt me was to come across those terrible papers I'd written, which reminded me of my poor study habits, and an embarrassing lack of comprehension. It was great to get rid of them. But it was also a clearing of personal history.

At first, I struggled with this. The truth was in the record that my books, my notes, and my papers were primary source materials, documenting an important time in my life. To clear them out was to clear out the truth.

What I've learned since taking this leap is that the process is more important than the truth. I feel as if much of my real education during my college years isn't in the documents but now in me.

So I am glad to free myself of this physical burden. And what's better is that I don't need to look back to those painful moments. They belong to the past.

You might want to consider doing something similar, either under the stairs of your basement or in your mind.

What is the personal rubbish piling in your life? Clear it out and make your life awesome.

语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者下决心清除了堆积多年的大学课本和笔记后，从开始纠结“清除了过去的记录，就清除了过去的历史”到最终明白“过程才最重要”

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