专题限时检测(十七)阅读理解之社会现象类(共3篇,限时23分钟)A(2014·湖北八校第二次联考)Awhitechildsoldapackofcannabis(大麻)athislocalhighschool.Ablackchilddidaparttimejoblikethisinhislocalneighborhood.Whencaught,bothofthemwerefirsttimeviolators(违反者).Andthenthewhitechildwalkedintojuvenile(青少年的)courtwithhisfamily,anexcellentlawyerandinsurance.Theblackchildwalkedintocourtwithhisdad,nolawyerandnoinsurance.Thegrandjusticeletthewhitechildleavewithhisfamily.Besides,hewasplacedinawellconditiontreatmentprogram.Theblackchildhadnochoice.Hewasunderrestraint(限制).Generallyspeaking,whatwehavementionedabovehappenedmoreandmoreofteninthejuvenilecourtsystem.Minorityyouthswhowerecaughtonviolentaffairsweremorethan5timesaswhiteyouthstobesentoutofthejuvenilejusticesystemandtried(审判)asadults,accordingtoastudyreleasedlastweekbyTheNewYorkTimes.Onceminoritychildrenwereinadultcourts,youngblackviolatorswere20timesmorelikelytobeputintoprison.“Discriminationagainstminoritychildrendevelopsateverystageofthejusticesystemanditisgoingtoskyrocketwhenyoungcriminalsarejudgedasadultcriminals,”saidMr.Din.Lowagecrimedroppedfromitspeakintheearly2000s.Inthepastsixyears,33stateshavepassednewlawsthatmadeiteasiertotryjuvenilesasadults.InNewYorkandMississippiin1996,alltheyoungcriminalsinprisonwereminorities.Infact,mostofthechildrenwhoweretriedasadultsshouldnotbetreatedlikethat.Instead,adultprisonswereahelltojuveniles.Adultprisonerswere10timesmorelikelytocommitkillingpeopleand7timesmorelikelytobeaboutsexualabuse.JimKingCary,aspokesman,areformgroupinWashingtonD.C.,saidoncetheygotout,theyweregoingtocommitmoreandmoreviolentcrimes.Thesystem,infact,wastrainingcareercriminals.Anditwasdoingitsgreatharmtominorities.1.Fromthebeginningwelearnthat________.A.thewhitechildisasluckyastheblackchildB.thegrandjusticetreatedthewhitechildandtheblackchilddifferentlyC.thewhitechildhasbeenforgivenbythesocietyD.theblackchildshouldbeputintoprison2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrencanbetriedasadultsunderspecialcondition.B.Blackchildrenaremorelikelytocommitcrimes.C.Discriminationdoesexistinthejusticesystem.D.Governmentsshouldn’tpassthelawsimmediately.3.Theunderlinedword“skyrocket”inParagraph2means“________”.A.expandwidelyB.dropimmediatelyC.spreadquicklyD.risesuddenly4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.youngcriminalsinadultprisonslivedabetterlifeB.juvenileswerekilledorabusedinadultprisonsC.juvenileswerelikelytobecomecareercriminalsD.moreandmorejuvenileswerereformedbythesystemB(2014·仙桃调研)Asthelongerlifeandrapiddecreaseinthelaboragepopulationareexpected,extendingtheretirementageisawisechoiceforthegovernment.ThisiswhyattheThirdPlenum(全会)ofthe18thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaitwasagreedthatthereshouldbeastudyonthesubject.Itisundoubtedlynecessaryforthegovernmenttoadjustitspoliciestomeetthechallengeofanincreasinglyagingsociety.Accordingtothegovernment,China’sseniorcitizensabovetheageof60willreach200million,about14.8percentofthepopulation,bytheendofthisyear,andthefigureisexpectedtogrowto248millionbytheyearof2020andmorethan400millionby2050,whentheywillaccountfor30percentofthepopulation.Meanwhile,extendingtheretirementagewillresultinseveralbenefits—slowingtherapidincreaseoftheretired,reducingtherapiddeclineinexperiencedworkersandkeepingthelaboragepopul...