时间：2022-03-24 12:19:32
本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约411词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为7分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Yet another book on China’s low-income community of college graduates has come out, by Professor Lian Si, the celebrated author of Ant Tribe. He has now released a sequel—Ant Tribe II: Whose Time?
The title was inspired by a letter from He Ming, who considers himself an ant emotionally though he lives a much better life than those crowding in Tangjialing, a village on the outskirts of Beijing.
“Everybody in this society feels insecure,” he said. “Ants are materially shaky（不可靠的） and the second-generation rich are morally insecure.”
The first book in the series—a comprehensive report on Beijing’s humble graduates struggling to live in a glamorous city—became an overnight sensation（轰动）.
Latest statistics show that the life of the ant tribe, despite widespread public concern, has become even more difficult.
With an average monthly salary of 1,904 yuan, 80 percent of the ants can hardly make ends meet by spending 1,867 yuan on rent, food and communication.
They pay 411 yuan for sharing small, rented apartments, higher than in 2008 and 2009 due to the surging house prices.
Around 83 percent of the ants choose to stay in big cities for more opportunities to fulfill their dreams, while 10 percent do it for their family. Only 0.4 percent expect to look good as a city-dweller.
Nearly 30 percent of the ants graduated from key universities. The survey indicates a worsening employment situation as 7.2 percent of the ants have a master’s degree and 50 percent have a bachelor’s degree.
Lian is surprised to find that more interviewees blame society for their misfortune, while fewer think they are personally responsible for their plight.
However, many suspect the “ant tribe” to be a pseudo-problem（心理问题） and one created by media hype（大肆宣传）. Others criticized Lian’s statistical method as flawed and feared that it may have a bad influence with ants getting too much sympathy.
An ant from Tangjialing wrote an open letter to Lian and the media, asking them not to look down on the ants and leave them alone, because “we are either poor or weak, and we are only going through a particular period of life.”
Lian fears that the ants pose a potential threat to society, especially if they become victims of social injustice. “Therefore we should study them, listen to them and help them to become part of the society and live with respect,” he writes.
1. Which is NOT the common feature of those who are called “the ant tribe”？
A. Feeling insecure. B. Low income.
C. Receiving poor education. D. Leading a hard life.
2. Who should be responsible for the hard life of the ants according to Professor Lian？
A. Lack of good education. B. The society and the ants themselves.
C. The employers of companies. D. Social injustice.
3. What does the underlined word “surging” in Paragraph 7 mean？
A. Rising rapidly. B. Decreasing slowly.
C. Reasonable. D. Competitive.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？
A. The public concern didn’t make a difference to the life of the ants.
B. Most of the ants are college graduates.
C. The book Ant Tribe was named after a graduate living at Tangjialing.
D. Some people questioned about the statistical method of Professor Lian.
5. What does Professor Lian think of the ants?
A. He thinks big cities provide them more opportunities to fulfill their dreams.
B. He thinks the ants don’t need too much sympathy.
C. He thinks they are a potential threat to society.
D. He thinks “the ant tribe” a pseudo-problem.
【答案与解析】
1. C。细节理解题。从一、二、三段可知。
2. B。推理判断题。第八段提到蚁族这个群体中有30%的人毕业于重点大学，所以他们艰难的生活并不是由于缺少良好的教育。第九段提到，对于受访蚁族将自己的不幸归咎于社会，很少反省自身，廉思感到惊讶，由此可知，廉思是认为社会和个人都有责任。故选B。
3. A。词义猜测题。第七段提到蚁族只能租房住，可知买不起房，所以房价不可能是合理的，再结合常识，2008年、2009年以后房价是上升的，所以surging的意思应该是指迅速上升。故选A。
4. C。细节理解题。从第二段第一句可知。
5. D。作者态度题。从最后一段第一句可知。