2018年考研《英语二》真题（完整版）_第2页

　　But he’s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. School in the family of vocational education “have that stereotype...that it’s for kids who can’t make it academically,” he says.

　　On one hand,that viewpoint is a logical product of America’s evolution.Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was.The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new principle.We want more for our kids,and rightfully so.

　　But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all—and the subtle devaluing of anything less—misses an important point:That’s not the only thing the American economy needs.Yes,a bachelor’s degree opens moredoors.Buteven now,54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs,such as construction and high-skill manufacturing.But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained.

　　In other words,at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head,frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing,one obvious solution is staring us in the face.There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren’t equipped to do them.Koziatek’s Manchester School of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.

　　Koziatek’s school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all,it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts.

　　21.A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’ lack of.

　　A.academic training

　　B.practical ability

　　C.pioneering spirit

　　D.mechanical memorization

　　22.There exists the prejudice that vocational education is for kids who.

　　A.have a stereotyped mind

　　B.have no career motivation

　　C.are financially disadvantaged

　　D.are not academically successful

　　23.we can infer from Paragraph 5 that high school graduates.

　　A.used to have more job opportunities

　　B.used to have big financial concerns

　　C.are entitled to more educational privileges

　　D.are reluctant to work in manufacturing

　　24.The headlong push into bachelors degrees for all.

　　A.helps create a lot of middle-skill jobs

　　B.may narrow the gap in working-class jobs

　　C.indicates the overvaluing of higher education

　　D.is expected to yield a better-trained workforce

　　25.The author’s attitude toward Koziatek’s school can be described as.

　　A.tolerant

　　B.cautious

　　C.supportive

　　D.disappointed

　　Text 2

　　While fossil fuels—coal，oil，gas—still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it's clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world：They now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.

　　Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummetingprices of renewables，especially wind and solar.The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.

　　In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source.In Scotland，for example，wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes.While the rest of the world takes the lead，notably China and Europe，the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift.In March，for the first time，wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US，reported the US Energy Information Administration.

　　President Trump has underlined fossil fuels—especially coal—as the path to economic growth.In a recent speech in Iowa，he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source.But that message did not play well with many in Iowa，where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation—and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.