2018年高考英语专题四 任务型阅读 第三步 模拟演练(二) Word版含答案

模拟演练(二)

A

(2017·南京四校联考)

Today，knowledge can be found in any place.With the Internet having become accessible to nearly everyone，it’s now possible to study and get knowledge on any subject without having to attend college，or going for a university course.However，as convenient as it may seem，can learning on your own really match or be even better than traditional education？In the following lines，we examine the advantages of formal education as well as being self-educated.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of being self-taught is that you’re able to save a lot of money.Today，to get a degree，one has to spend thousands of dollars on college fees，books，transportation，etc.However，being self-taught means that you don’t have to pay most of these expenses.You’re only required to spend on important books.

Learning by oneself is quite likely to require much time.However，it’s possible to learn faster on your own，by concentrating on only those areas you’re interested in.Besides，by being self-taught，you’ll be able to avoid unimportant subjects and instead concentrate only on those that are necessary for the field you want to get into.

What’s more，unlike a formal education system，there are no set rules when you choose to self-educate.You aren’t supposed to read a particular book，watch a video，take a test，etc.，at particular times.This lets you manage your study time based on your own convenience.You can thus work full-time and at the same time learn part-time，which makes you gain income as well as valuable real-time work experience.

However，there are also advantages of formal education.For example，you can get a college degree which means you’ve achieved a level of knowledge in that particular field.Many companies tend to prefer those who have a college degree.So，if you possess a degree，you naturally gain an advantage over other people while looking for a job.

College and university curriculums are designed to offer as complete a level of knowledge on the subject as possible.These curriculums are based on tried and tested methods，which make sure you get to learn a subject in the best，and the most complete manner.Being formally educated also means that you’ll get into a college or university，where you will be guided by learned teachers and other subject experts.

Thus，both formal education and self-education have their own advantages.Neither is better than the other.In the end，the choice between the two comes down to personal preference and situation.

Self-education and Formal Education

B

(2017·南通一模)

What have we become？A society in which someone can have hundreds of online friends and yet go for days without human contact.We scan；we click；we text people in the next room instead of speaking to them；we even check our library books out by ourselves when once we might have chatted to a friendly person with an ink pad and a date stamp.

Loneliness can be dangerous.Recent research suggests that it may shorten people’s lives and make them more vulnerable to serious illness.It can distort(扭曲) senses of reality and even become an element that drives a few desperate young men to open fire on a cinema audience or a classroom full of children.Electronic voices on various devices can be the only ones some people hear.And what those voices say is not always true.