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...
