题目内容
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 37 flock (群集) to Beijing after 38 university,describes the graduates,like ants,as smart but 39 as individuals,drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book,which is based 40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 41 in mid-September,about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 by Sept.1.
The book’s chief editor,Lian Sir,tells that piece of statistic says 43 about the real situation for many of these graduates.“I am always 44 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said.“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates,whose stories are 45 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts (市郊) of Beijing,where a large 46 of college graduates 47 .Most of these graduates work for 48 or medium-sized businesses, 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month.They live together because it’s 50: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month.Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing,a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square,has around 3,000 52 villagers,but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants (移民),most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country.Lian describes the students’ 55 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed (挤) together in each room of about 10 square meters.Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
36.A.film B.story C.book D.magazine
37.A.who B.what C.which D.whose
38.A.leaving B.entering C.visiting D.enjoying
39.A.necessary B.meaningless C.important D.strong
40.A.in B.on C.at D.for
41.A.came up B.came on C.came along D.came out
42.A.fired B.interviewed C.employed D.trained
43.A.much B.little C.some D.more
44.A.wondering B.researching C.studying D.telling
45.A.seldom B.well C.always D.often
46.A.deal B.plenty C.amount D.number
47.A.work B.go C.relax D.live
48.A.small B.big C.famous D.unknown
49.A.earning B.thinking C.shopping D.paying
50.A.expensive B.comfortable C.cheap D.convenient
51.A.city B.town C.community D.village
52.A.original B.young C.rich D.poor
53.A.school B.hotel C.home D.company
54.A.come B.differ C.graduate D.suffer
55.A.lives B.dormitories C.buildings D.restaurants
完形填空答案及详解:
【解题导语】全国各地许多大学生毕业之后涌向北京寻找工作,那么他们的境况如何呢?《蚁族》一书向读者展现了他们鲜为人知的生活状况。
36.C【解析】由第二段第一句“The book, which is …”可知,《蚁族》是一本描绘了北漂大学毕业生生活的新书。
37.A【解析】who引导定语从句修饰some young people且作从句的主语。
38.A【解析】由下文“the graduates”可知,这些年轻人是大学毕业之后来到北京的。leaving university意为“大学毕业”。
39.B【解析】这些北漂大学毕业生就像蚂蚁,头脑聪明,但是作为个体微不足道。meaningless意为“无意义的,不重要的”; necessary“必要的”;important意为“重要的”; strong意为“强大的”。
40.B【解析】这本书由对北京约600位低收入大学毕业生历时两年的采访写成。be based on意为“以……为基础”。
41.D【解析】这本书是9月中旬出版的。came out意为“出版”。
42.C【解析】由下文“how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life”可知,有74%在9月1日之前找到了工作,被雇佣。
43.B【解析】由下文“这些找到了工作的大学毕业生当中,有多少生活过得幸福”可推知,上述统计资料基本没有反映出这些毕业生的真实处境。
44.A【解析】他一直想知道,这些找到了工作的大学毕业生当中,有多少生活过得幸福。wonder意为“想知道”;research意为“研究”;study意为“研究;学习”;tell意为“告诉;讲述”。
45.A【解析】由上句“我希望这本书能够成为一扇展现他们生活的窗户”可推知,他们的故事很少有人知道。
46.D【解析】书中的故事发生在北京郊区几个“大学毕业生聚居村”,那里有许多大学毕业生。a large number of表示“许多”,修饰可数名词复数。
47.D【解析】由上文中的“settlement villages for college students”可知,很多大学生在这些地方居住、生活。
48.A【解析】由下文可推知,这些大学毕业生多数在中小企业工作。故答案为A。
49.A【解析】每月挣不到两千块钱。earn意为“挣得,赚得”。
50.C【解析】由下句可知,他们住在一起是因为花钱少。
51.D【解析】由下文“has around 3,000 52 villagers”可知,唐家岭是个小村庄。
52.A【解析】由下文“but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants”可知,外来人口已超过五万人,而这大约三千人应是本地的村民。original意为“原来的;起初的”。
53.C【解析】五万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。他们在这里生活,因此这里是他们的家。
54.C【解析】由上下文可知,5万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。graduate from意为“毕业于……”;come from意为“从……来”; differ from意为“与……不同”;suffer from意为“遭受……”。
55.B【解析】这些学生住的都是当地农民修建的五六层高的楼房,每个房间在10平方米左右,两三个人挤一间。这里说的是学生住的地方,即宿舍。