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高中英语《湖南省株洲市二中、浏阳市一中、湘潭县一中、攸县一中、株洲市八中、醴陵市一中湘东六校2015-2016学年高二下学期期末联考考试试卷 试题及答案解析word版.》真题及答案
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OurMommyandMetimebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmotherChristieandIwereoutinourfrontyardswatchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalonesaidChristiE.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenoutI’llwatchherotherthreE.AndwhenshewatchestwoofmineI’lltakesomeoneout.ThechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaofMommyandMetimE.Christie’sdaughterMcKenziewentfirst.Whenshereturnedtheotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearoundChristiesharedwithmequickly.WithhermotheralltoherselfMcKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzieIalsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.ForexampleIamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughterwhoisseldomclosetomeholdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering口吃的sonTomdoesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.AndtheothersonSamwho’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.TheMommyandMetimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild—talkingsharingandlaughingwhichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeserves应得到tobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhilE.64.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.B.TheadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatimE.C.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies.D.Thebasicneedsofchildren.65.RightafterMcKenziecamebacktheotherchildrenwere_____________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendly66.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Thedaughteractslikealeader.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.D.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.67.Theauthorseemstobelievethat___________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.it’stiringtolookafterthreechildrenC.everychildneedsparents’fullattentionD.parentsshouldwatchothers’children
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Iusedtowatchherfrommykitchenwindow.SheseemedsosmallasshemuscledherwaythroughthecrowdofboysontheplaygrounD.TheschoolwasacrossthestreetfromourhomeandIwouldoftenwatchthekidsastheyplayedduringbreak.IrememberthefirstdayIsawherplayingbasketball.Iwatchedinwonderassherancirclesaroundtheotherkids.Shemanagedtoshootjumpshotsjustovertheirheadsandintothenet.TheboysalwaystriedtostopherbutnoonecoulD.IbegantonoticeheratothertimesbasketballinhandplayingalonE.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.WithoutamomentofhesitationshesaidIwanttogotocollegE.TheonlywayIcangoistogetascholarship.Iamgoingtoplaycollegebasketball.Iwanttobethebest.MyDaddytoldmeifthedreamisbigenoughthefactsdon’tcount.WellIhadtogiveittoher—shewasdetermineD.Iwatchedherthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintohighschool.Everyweeksheledherschoolteamtovictory.OnedayinhersenioryearIsawhersittinginthegrassheadinherarms.Iwalkedacrossthestreetandsatdowninthecoolgrassbesideher.QuietlyIaskedwhatwaswrong.OhnothingcameasoftreplyIamjusttooshort.Thecoachtoldherthatat5’5shewouldprobablynevergettoplayforatoprankedteam—muchlessofferedascholarship—sosheshouldstopdreamingaboutcollegE.ShewasheartbrokenandIfeltmyownthroattightenasIsensedherdisappointment.Iaskedherifshehadtalkedtoherdadaboutityet.Shetoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidnotunderstandthepowerofadream.Hetoldherthatifshetrulywantedascholarshipandthatnothingcouldstopherexceptonething—herownattitudE.ThenextyearassheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCaliforniaChampionshipgameshewasofferedascholarshipandonthecollegeteam.Shewasgoingtogetthecollegeeducationthatshehaddreamedof.Theauthorwasprobablythegirl’s.A.neighborB.friendC.motherD.teacherWhywasthegirlheartbroken?A.Shewasconsideredtooshorttobeatopplayer.B.Hercoachstoppedhertrainingbecauseofherheight.C.Shecouldn’tbeonacollegebasketballteam.D.Shewouldn’tbeadmittedbyanidealcollegE.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.herfamilywouldn’tliketopayhercollegefeeB.herfatherforcedhertoplaybasketballincollageC.beingatopbasketballplayercanwinyouascholarshipforcollegeD.shewouldn’tliketoturntohisfatherforhelpwhenindifficultyWhichwordcanbestdescribeherfather?A.Encouraging.B.OptimistiC.C.Stubborn.D.Cruel.Whichproverbbestmatchesthestory?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Pridecomesbeforeafall.
DavidBeckhamwasbornin1975inLondonataplacecalledLeytonstonE.WhenhewasayoungboyhisgreatestpassionwasfootballheplayeditwheneverhehadthechancE.Sometimeshewouldgoandwatchagamewithhisfriends.WhenDavidBeckhamwas12yearsoldhewontheBobbyCharitonSoccerSkillsawarD.ThiswasanimportantstepforwardforthisyoungboyanditledhimtogoforavisittoafootballtrainingcampinSpain.AsaboyheplayedfortheschoolsofEssexandalsoforhiscountyteam.In1991hebecameatraineewithManchesterUniteD.ThismeantthathecouldpracticefootballasmuchashewantedtoandplayforthehighlysuccessfulManchesterUnitedYouthCupteamandUnder-21team.InApril1995heplayedhisfirstfootballleaguesgameagainstLeedsUniteD.During1995and1996DavidbecamearegularmemberoftheteamandManchesterUnitedwonitbothfootballseasonswithDavidscoringmanygoals.HisgoalsmadehimahouseholdnamE.Inthefirstgameofthe1996-1997seasonhescoredansurprisinggoalfrombeyondthehalfwayline;seeingthegoalkeeperthegoalitwasawonderfulgoalandBeckhamsenttheballoverthegoalkeeper’sheadandintothegoal.ItwasawonderfulgoalandBeckhambecamefamousovernight.Hecontinuedtoscoreastonishinggoalsespeciallyfromfree-kicks.Thespeedofoneofhisshotswastimedat157kph.Healsohadtheabilitytomaketheballgofromlefttorightorrighttoleftwheneverhechose.Goalkeeperswereneversurewheretheballwasgoinganditregularlyendedupinthegoal.Whichwordcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedwordpassioninparagraph1?A.SkillB.PrizE.C.Success.D.Interest.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofwhathappenedtoBeckham/A.BeckhamplayedhisfirstfootballleaguegamE.B.BeckhamwontheBobbyCharltonSoccerSkillsawardC.BeckhamplayedforManchesterUnitedYouthCupteamD.BeckhamwenttoSpaintojoinafootballtrainingcampE.BeckhamplayedfortheschoolsofEssex.A.ebadcB.edacbC.bdecaD.bedacThepassageismainlytalkingabout____.A.whenBeckhambecamefamousalloverBritainB.howBeckhambecameasuccessfulfootballplayerC.whyBeckhamcouldwininfootballleaguegamesD.whatabilitiesBeckhamhadtoscoresomanygoals
InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoorandmostofalltheworkingconditionswereterriblE.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.FortenhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIspendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.49.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.Topayforhisschooling.B.TosaveforhisfuturE.C.Tosupporthisfamily.D.TogainsomeexperiencE.50.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT_______.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime51.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifE.B.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoney.C.Thewriter’sexperienceasafull-timeworker.D.Thewriter’shardworkinanappleplant.52.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic-Argument-ExplanationB.Opinion-Discussion-DescriptionC.Mainidea-Comparison-SupportingexamplesD.Introduction-Supportingexamples-Conclusion
第三部分:阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项AMarkwadwalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhesawtheboyinfrontofhimfalloveranddropallofthebookshewadcarryingalongwithtwosweatersabasketballandawalkman.Markstoppedandhelpedtheboypickupthesethings.Sincetheyweregoing______samewayhehelpedtocarrysomeofhisthings.AstheywalkedMarkknewthattheboy’snamewasBillthathelovedcomputergamesbasketballandhistoryandthathewashavinglotsoftroubles______hisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfrienD.TheyarrivedatBill’shomefirstandMarkwasinvited邀请inforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedhappilywithafew______[laugh]andsomesmalltalkandthenMarkwenthome.Theyoftensaweachotheratschoolhadlunchtogetheronce______twiceandthentheybothfinishedmiddleschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheysometimessawandtalkedwitheachotherovertheyears.AtlastjustthreeweeksbeforetheyfinishedhighschoolBillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.BillaskedMarkifhestillrememberedthedayyearsago______theyhadfirstmet.Didyoueverthink______Iwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?askedBill.YouseeIcleanedoutmylocker锁柜becauseIdidn’twanttoleaveanythingforanyoneelsE.Ihadputawaysomeofmymother’ssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometokill______[me].ButafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughingIbegantounderstandthatifIkilledmyselfIwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.SoyouseeMark______youpickedupthosebooksthatdayyoudidalotmorE.YousavedmylifE.56.WhenMarkmethimthefirsttimeBillwasgoing_______.A.tohaveabasketballgameB.tohisclassroomC.toseeMarkD.backhome57.FromwhatBillwascarryingwecanknowthathe_______.A.wasagoodstudentB.likedsportsandmusicC.likedallthesubjectsinschoolD.wasagoodfriend58.MarkandBill_______.A.wereinthesamemiddleschoolandhighschoolB.wereinthesamemiddleschoolbutnotinthesamehighschoolC.oftenhadlunchtogetheratschoolD.hadknowneachotherbeforetheybegantostudyinmiddleschool59.WhenMarkhelpedBilltopickupsomeofhisthingshe_______.A.knewhecouldsaveBill’slifeB.knewwhoBillwasandwantedtohelphimC.didn’tknowwhyhewasgoingtohelphimD.didn’tknowwhathewasdoingwasveryimportanttoBill
BOnthelastdayofhislifemydogOttospentthatmorningofspringnappinginthegarden.Thiswasalwaysoneofhisfavoritethingstodoevenbeforethedayswhenhewastoooldandtooweaktogetoutofacarbyhimself.IprobablywouldhavestartedcryingoverOttorightthenifmytwootherlittledogshadn'tsuddenlyracedpast.LarrywhowasapuppygotknockedintoOttothenlickedOtto'searandthatgotOttoexcitedandOttobarkedandtriedtostandupagainbutitwashardforhim.SoonitwastimeformetodrivetoseeSteveourvet.WhenStevegaveOttothefirstshotitmadehimwoozy眩晕的.OttowanderedovertowhereSteveandIweresittingandsettleddownbetweenus.Hehasalwayslikedtotoucheveryoneinhispackifpossiblewhilehesleeps.AfterStevegavehimthelastshotandOttostoppedbreathinghedidn'tlooklikeOttoanymorE.Helookedlikeanoldgray-brownpieceofbeat-upcarpetandIsuddenlyrealizedwhatbadshapehe'dbeeninforalonglongtimE.Iwonderedifhe'dbeeninmuchmorepainthanIknew.WonderingmademefeelevenworsE.TheweekafterOttodiedwasnotgooD.EverymorningwhenIwalkedLarryandStickyintheneighborhoodsomebodywouldcomeupandsaytheyhadheardaboutOttoandtheyweresorry.TheywereallOtto'sfriendsandsomeofthemcrieD.OtherslikeDebbiewholivesonmystreetremindedmeabouthowevenattheenD.Ottowouldstandbetweenhertwins'stroller婴儿车andthestreetwhenthegarbagetruckwentby.LikeitwashisjobtoprotectthemshemarveleD.Ottohasleftusbuthismemoryliveson.60.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenOttowasnappinginthegarden?A.Shefeltlikecrying.B.Shethoughtlifewasbeautiful.C.Shefoundspringwaswonderful.D.ShewasrelieveD.61.Accordingtothepassagehowdidthedogdie?A.Hehadanaccidentonthestreet.B.Hediednaturally.C.Hewasmadetodiebyavet.D.HestarveD.62.WhatcanweknowaboutOtto?A.Hewasalreadytoooldtobark.B.Helikedpeopletokeephimcompany.C.Hediedaverypainfuldeath.D.Hewasprotectedbytheneighbours.63.WecanseefromthepassagethatStickyisa______.A.catB.dogC.childD.Neighbour
BIbelievethatitisimportanttobebroughtupwithafirmbeliefinthegooD.Iwasfortunateinthisrespect.Myparentsnotonlygavemeahappyhomebuttheyhadmestudyhalfadozenforeignlanguagesandmadeitpossibleformetotravelinothercountries.ThismadememoretolerantandhelpedmetobridgemanydifficultiesinlaterlifE.SoonafterIgotmarriedmyhusbandandIleftournativeCzechoslovakiaandwenttoliveinShanghaiChinA.Herewasareallyinternationalcity.Peopleofallracesandbeliefslivedandworkedtogether.InShanghaiin1941whenIwasonlytwentyyearsoldthedoctorsdiscoveredthatIhaddiabetes.ItwasaterribleshockbecausediabetesisincurablE.Butitcanbecontrolledbyinsulin胰岛素.AlthoughthisdrugwasnotmanufacturedinChinatherewereenoughstocksofimportedinsulinavailablE.ThisenabledmetocontinueanormalhappylifE.ThenbombsfellonPearlHarborandtheJapaneseoccupiedShanghai.Theimportofinsulinwascutoff.Beforelongtherewasnotenoughforthediabetics.IwasonastarvationdiettokeepmyinsulinrequirementsaslowaspossiblE.ManydiabeticshadalreadydiedandthesituationbecamedesperatE.InspiteofallthisIneverstoppedbelievingthatwiththehelpofmyhusband’sloveandcareIwouldsurvivE.IcontinuedtoteachinChineseschools.Myfaithandmyhusband’snever-endingeffortstogetthemanufactureofinsulinstartedgavemecouragE.InhissmalllaboratorytheproductionofinsulinwasattempteD.Iservedasthehumanguineapig实验品onwhichitwastesteD.I’llneverforgetthedaywhenmyhusbandgavemethefirstinjectionofthenewinsulinwhichhadworkedonrabbits.Ithelped!Canyouimagineourhappinessandrelief?IreceivedthegreateststrengthfromthedeeploveandcompleteunderstandingbetweenmyhusbandandmE.Andnexttothatwasthekindnessandhelpofmanymanyfriendsofmanynationalities.TometheexperienceoflivinginShanghaiduringthespecialtimeswasunforgettablE.AftertheSecondWorldWarmyhusbandandIsailedtotheUntiedStateswhichisalsoknownasameltpot.WhereverweliveIbelievewithfaithandlovelovebetweenfamiliesandfriendsfromdifferentnationalitieswecanmakeitourcherishedhomE.61.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?A.ShevisitedChinabeforetwenty.B.ShewasgivenanunhappyhomE.C.ShegotmarriedinCzechoslovakiA.D.Shecouldhardlytolerateherparents.62.Asadiabetictheauthorcouldstilllivenormallyin1941because.A.shewasabletobuyenoughinsulinB.shereceivedgoodmedicaltreatmentC.shewaslookedafterbyherhusbandD.shewashelpedbypeopleofdifferentraces63.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph5refersto.A.asmallrabbitB.aneverlastingeffortC.thenewinsulinD.thehumanguineapig64.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutherstayinChina?A.UnbearablE.B.UnbelievablE.C.UnfortunatE.D.UnforgettablE.65.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthor’shusbandwas.A.adoctorB.aresearcherC.ateacherD.asailor
ThispastweektheworldlostaniconandIlostoneofmyfavoritemusicianswhenMichaelJackson50diedofaheartattackonJune25.JacksonafamouspersonnearlyallhislifewasadmiredbyfansforsignaturedancemovesliketheMoonwalkandhisalbumThrillerwhichhassoldover100millioncopies.OneofthegreatesthitsfromThrillerisBeatIt.InthesongJacksonsings:Justbeatitbeatit/Noonewantstobedefeated/Itdoesn’tmatterwho’swrongorright/Justbeatitbeatit!Justwhatdoeshemean?Beatitisaverycommonexpressionwithafewdifferentmeanings.OneofthemostpopularisthecommandformwhichissimilartoGetoutofhere!orGetoutofmyfacestopbotheringme!YoumighttellyourdogtobeatitwhenhekeepsbeggingyouforfooD.Beatitcanalsobeusedasasuggestiontodescribetheactofleavingsuddenly:Thispartyissoboringlet’sbeatit.Theexpressioncanbetakenmoreliterallyinitstraditionalsenseoftostrikeorhitsomething:TellmetheanswerbeforeIbeatitoutofyou.Tobeatalsomeanstowin.Shestruggledwithherillnessandintheendshebeatit.WhenJacksonsingsNoonewantstobedefeatedJustbeatit!hemaybeencouraginghisaudiencetoovercometheirstruggles.Ormaybehemeanstheopposite:thatit’sbettertorunthanstayandfight.Justbeatit!Theunderlinedwordiconinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.asmallsymbolonacomputerscreenthatrepresentsaprogrammeB.afamouspersonorthingthatpeopleadmireandseeasasymbolofaparticularideaetC.C.apersonwhohastalentinsongsormusicD.amanorwomanwhoisverygood-lookinginappearanceTheauthormentionsMichaelJacksonmainlyto_____.A.showhisorherhonortohimB.informreadersofhisdeathC.introducetheexpressionbeatitD.getustoknowmoreabouthiscareerAccordingtothepassagetheexpressionBeatithasallthefollowingmeaningsEXCEPT_____.A.Awaywithyou!B.Getoutofmyface!C.SeeorunderstandD.WinWhat’sthepurposeofthewriter’swritingthispassages?A.TomaketheexpressionBeatitknown.B.TotellusthatMichaelJackson’deathisagreatlosstotheworlD.C.ToshowtheoriginoftheexpressionBeatit.D.Toamuseorentertainreaders.
StudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesmayspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorlybecausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionarieshavetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereadingthesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.ThentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstanD.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellawordtheyalwaysuseadictionary.Alsoiftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualplural复数formtheycheckthisinadictionary.28.Thewriterthinksthat___________.A.chooseagooddictionaryandyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting29.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereadingneverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousshortcomings.D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttimeyou’dbetternotusedictionaries.30.Wheninthereadingdoesthewriteradvisestudentstouseagooddictionary?A.AtthebeginningofthereadingB.AttheendofthereadingC.DuringthefirstreadingD.Afterthefirstreading31.Thispassagemainlytellsus__________.A.thatstudentsshouldn’tusesmalltwo-languagedictionariesB.whatweretheshortcomingsofsmalltwo-languagedictionariesC.whystudentsshoulduselargecollegeeditiondictionariesD.whatdictionarystudentsshouldchooseandhowtouseit
ManychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowancE.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.SomechildrengetaweeklyallowancE.OthersgetamonthlyallowancE.Inanycaseparentsshouldmakeclearwhatifanythingthechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirstyoungchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothistheywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.ParentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowancE.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandschoicesbetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethingstheycandowithmoney.TheycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcausE.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveandmaybeeveninvest投资it.Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice:youhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuturE.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancecanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.ManybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinancE.A.savingsaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest利息.Thatmaynotseemlikealot.Butovertimeitaddsup.28.Parentsgivetheirchildrenallowanceto________.A.showofftheirwealthB.letthemmakemoremoneyC.letchildrenmanagefamilyfinanceD.learnthevalueofmoney29.Whyareparentsadvisednottoofferyoungchildrenmoremoneyinadvance?A.Toshowthemhowtomakeabudget.B.Tosavemoneyforlargercosts.C.ToletchildrenmakefewermistakesD.TogivethemmoreallowancenexttimE.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ChildrenneednotsavetheirallowancE.B.SavingcanhelpchildrenplanfuturefinancE.C.ChildrencanbuyeverythingwiththeirallowancE.D.Allchildrenmusthaveasavingsaccount.31.Theauthorintendsto________.A.makeparentsawareofthechildren’sallowancesB.showthemethodsofinvestingC.giveadviceonhowtosavemoneyD.introducetheadvantagesofallowances
JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis19-year-oldSwedeisanythingbutordinaryfromthecomputerinhisparents’homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigationFBIfindouttheworld’smostwantedcybercriminals网络犯罪分子.JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwedeFredrikBjoerckfoundoutthemakeroftheMelissavirus病毒inMarch1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7findingoutthesuspected嫌疑的senderofthedangerousILOVEYOUvirus.ThesuspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.Jonathan’sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmatthevirtualcrimewavE.Inbetweenstudyingforfinalexamshangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother’sfootballmatchesthequietgentleteenageralsogiveslessonsone-security电子安全tolargecompanies.Hereadsalotandexchangesinformationwithothercomputerexpertstoknowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker黑客tradE.Manycompanieshavealreadytriedtoemployhimbutheisnotinterestedatthemoment.InsteadheplanstobeginlawschoolintheautumnatSweden’sUppsalaUniversityandstartuphisowne-securitycompany.AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInowhisfamilyinsistshe’sjustaregularkid.JonathanisagreatkidhehashisfriendsandhedoesalotmorethanjustplaywiththecomputerhislittlesisterTessasaidaddingthathehelpstheFBIbecausehelikestohelpnotbecausehe’slookingforfameandrecognition.WhentheworldwashitbytheLoveBugvirusJonathanwastoobusypreparingaspeechone-securitytolookintotheproblem.FinallyonMay7IhadsomefreetimesoIbeganlooking.Withinafewhourshehadfoundthesuspectande-mailedhismethodandresultstotheFBI.HesaidhisworkontheMelissaviruswhichtookthreeweekstosolvewasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly.ThistimeIknewexactlywheretostartIknewwhattodisregardandwhattolookat.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat___________.A.SwedishkidhelpsFBIfindoutthemostwantedcybercriminalsB.JonathanisreallyaquietgentleandordinaryboyC.manycompanieswanttheyoungcomputerexperttojoininD.anycybercriminalswillsurelybefoundoutwherevertheyareThepublicstartedtoknowsomethingaboutJonathanjustfrom_________.A.hishelpingtheUSFBItofindoutthesenderofthedangerousILOVEYOUvirusB.hisworktogetherwithFredrikBjoercktofindoutthemakeroftheMelissavirusC.hislittlesister’stalkabouthisgoodqualitiesasaregularkidandagoodprogrammerD.hisspeechone-securitytomanycomputercompaniesafterhisfightagainsthackersFromJonathan’ssuccessinfindingoutthesenderofthedangerous‘LoveBugviruswecaninferthat_________.A.wherethere’sawillthere’sawayB.experienceisknowledgeC.hardworkleadstosuccessD.failureisthemotherofsuccessWhatdoweknowaboutJonathan?A.Heisagoodfamehunterwithvariousabilities.B.HeissuchabravefighterthatanycriminalwillfeelafraiD.C.Heisanexpertonsecuritynotinterestedinrunningacompany.D.Heisaregularkidbutdoessomethingunusual.
DForJohnandAmyCervantesbirthdayshavealwaysbeenabigdeal—awelcomeexcusetocelebratelifE.WhentheireldestsonAlexturnedthreein2005theyinvited20friendstoanearbyparkandhiredaclowntopaintfacesandmakeballoonanimals.NotlongafterthatthecouplewerebrainstormingwaystoteachAlexaboutgivingtoothers.That’swhenasparkwentoffsaysAmy.Wewantedtodosomethingthatwouldhaveastrongeffectonourcommunitythatwasn’talreadybeingdoneandthatouryoungchildrencouldparticipatein.Istartedwonderingwhatlessfortunatekidsdoontheirbirthdays.Thenextdaywecalledalocalshelter.Whattheylearnedisthathomelesschildrentypicallydon’tdoanythingtocelebratE.NocakE.Nogifts.Noparty.Severalweekslaterthefamilythrewapartyattheshelterforthechildrenwhohadbirthdaysthatmonth.Theydecoratedservedcakeandled50kidsintheuncertainsituation.Alexhelpedfillandpassoutgoodybagsandpresents.SincethatfirstpartythecouplehaveturnedtheirsimpleideaintoBirthdayBlessingsanonprofitthathostsmonthlypartiesattensheltersinandaroundCharlotteNorthCarolinA.Thegroupalsodeliversbabysuppliestonewmomsintheshelters.Anditconsideratelysendstreatstoelementaryschoolssohomelesskidscancelebratetheirbirthdayswithfriends.TodateBirthdayBlessingshasthrownmorethan500partiesandhandedoutover22000favorstonearly4000homelesschildren.TheideaisspreadingfastwithadditionalchapterssettostartinAtlantaCincinnatiandnortheastIndianA.BirthdayBlessingsisoperatedentirelybyvolunteerswithAmyastay-at-homemominchargE.Johnattemptshiscareerasaninvestmentadviserwhilesettingupthegroup’ssimilarnetworkandrunningitscapitalcampaign.Thecharitywilltakealmostanything—toysbabyitems—aslongasit’snotuseD.ThesekidsnevergetanythingnewJohnsays.Itmakesabigdifferencetothempsychologically.BeingpartofthislaborofloveasAmyputsitisalreadymakinganimpressionontheboys.WhenAlexturnedsevenhisgrandparentssentabirthdaycheck.ThefirstthinghesaidwhenheopeneditAmyrecallswasthathewantedtogivehalftothebirthdaykids.63.asparkwentoffinPara2isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.SomethingwasburningB.therewasalittlehopeC.theywereexciteD.D.somegoodideaflashedintotheirminD.64.Thecoupleheldapartyattheshelterbecause_____.A.ThechildrenhadbirthdaysthatmonthB.TheyfeltsympathyforthehomelesschildrenC.TheywantedtomakegoodimpressiononthechildrenD.Theywantedtoshowthattheyweregenerousandkind65.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_______.A.ThehomelesschildrentypicallyreceivegiftsandeatcakesontheirbirthdaysB.ThegroupcarefullysendstreatstoallthechildreninelementaryschoolsC.BirthdayBlessingshasperformeddifferentactivitiestoaidthehomelesschildren.D.ThecoupleareresponsiblefortheirowncommunityinNorthCarolina66.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LaborofLoveB.NonprofitOrganizationC.Warm-heartedVolunteers.D.FortunateChildren
阅读理解满分40分第一节共15小题年每小题2分满分30分请阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳答案并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑AWhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.WelivedonafarminthewinterespeciallywewearquiteoutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatonebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andtheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecameofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment娱乐活动.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising---andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteens十几岁ortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.61.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.63.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.aninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity64.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.
AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturallythetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.It'sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponentssaidRobertWoodtheHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecadE.Afewyearsagohisteamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.TheaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourownhesaiD.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponentseachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwellbutthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit'sconnectedtosaidWooD.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpowercomputationsensingandcontrolsystems.WoodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactureD.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmalloff-boardpowersourcethegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersourcesothatismightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesitesinfarmers'fieldsoronthebattlefielD.BasicallyitshouldbeabletotakeofflandandflyaroundhesaiD.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudynightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scalE.Yetthepowersensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.YoucanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestionsyouknowtostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimalsbutusingtheserobotsinsteadhesaiD.Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.32.Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat.A.theyhadnomodelintheirmindB.theydidnothavesufficienttimeC.theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD.theycouldnotassemblethecomponents33.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly.A.consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB.canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC.cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD.hasbeenputintowideapplication34.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D.Wood'sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.FatherofRoboticFlyB.InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD.HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy
●A78-year-oldgrandmotherwhoseeducationwascutshortbythesecondworldwarcelebratedanA-levelwithher50-year-olddaughter.BettyAllenanddaughterChrisBrantonofSprotbroughSouthYorkshireopenedtheirresultstogetheronTVaftercompletingtheUK'sonlyonlineEnglishA-levelcoursE.MrsAllenreceivedaD.andMsBrantonaC.●ActorHollyGrainger18fromEastDidsburyManchesterachievedtwoAsandtwoBs.SheisaregularfaceontelevisionscreenswithrolesinTerryPratchett'sJohnnyandtheBombandnewlegaldramaNewStreetLaw.ShelearnedyesterdaythatshehadlandedamainpartinanewschooldramacalledWaterlooRoad●AteenagehockeystarwhohopestoplayforEnglandinthe2012OlympicGameswonthreeA-grades.WillMiles18fromFormbyMerseysidewhoattendsMerchantTaylors'schoolinCrosbyplanstostudymathsatManchesterUniversity●AndrewNowellastudentatNottinghamhighschoolgotfivegradeAsincludingoneofthetopfivemarksinthecountryforhisdesignandtechnologypaper.HewontheYoungEngineersforBritaincontestthisyearwithaninventionheproducedforhisDesignandTechnologyA-Level-aremotecontrolandsecurityinterfacesystem.HeisofftoCambridgetostudyengineering.●JedMcQueenJonesgotA.gradesinchemistrymathsandphysicsdespitebeingdiagnosedwithabraintumourin2003andbeinghospitalforthreemonths.JedapupilatRichardHuishCollegeinTauntonrestartedA-levelsinSeptember2004andcontinuedchemotherapy化疗intothatChristmas.HeisgoingtoExeterUniversityonasciencescholarshiptostudyphysics.1.HowdidBettyAllenlearnEnglishandcompletethecourse?A.OnTVB.OntheInternetC.ByherselfD.Throughherdaughter2.TheunderlinedwordlandedinParagraphTwomeans_______.A.moveddownB.arriveatC.catchupD.gotsuccessfully3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.SheandherdaughterwereinvitedtoappearonlinetocelebratE.B.HerdaughterdidworsethanherintheEnglishA-levelcoursE.C.TheycompletedtheEnglishA-levelcourseontheinternet.D.BettyAllen’seducationwasstoppedbytheSecondWorldWar.4.WhatreallymadeAndrewNowellprouderandmoresuccessful?A.gettingfivegradeAs.B.aninvention.C.hisstudyonengineeringD.Hisjobasanengineer5.Thebesttitleofthepassageisprobably_________A.SuperstudentsandtheirachievementsB.SupergiftsaccountforgreatachievementsC.HardworkresultsinsuccessD.Starpupilsandsuperstudents
Upto60ShanghaimathsteachersaretobebroughttoEnglandtoraisetheUKmathsteachers’standardsinanexchangearrangedbytheDepartmentforEducation.Theannouncementcomesasacampaignthatislaunchedtoraiseadultmathsskills.A.surveyof2300adultsforthenumeracycampaignfoundthatoverathirdthoughttheirlevelofmathshadheldthemback.AnaccompanyingeconomicanalysissaidthatalackofmathsskillscosttheUK20billionpoundsperyear.Theplantobring60English-speakingmathsteachersfromShanghaiisanattempttolearnfromacitythathasbeenthetopperformanceintheOECD’sPisatests.TheOECDsaysthatchildrenofpoorfamiliesinShanghaiareonaveragebetteratmathsthanmiddleclasschildrenintheUK.TheShanghaiteachersexpectedtoarrivefromtheautumnwillhelpsharetheirteachingmethodssupportpupilswhoarestrugglingandhelptotrainotherteachers.WehavesomesmartmathsteachersinthiscountrybutwhatIsawinShanghai-andotherChinesecities-hasonlystrengthenedmybeliefthatwecanlearnfromthemsaideducationministerElizabethTrusswhohasrecentlyvisitedShanghaiaccompaniedbyheadteachersfromEnglanD.Theyhaveacan-doattitudetomaths-andIwantustomatchthatandtheirperformancE.Shestressedtheeconomicsignificanceofraisingmathsstandardsforindividualsandthecountry.‘‘AspartofourlongtermeconomicplanwearedeterminedtodriveupstandardsinourschoolsandgiveouryoungpeopletheskillstheyneedtosucceedintheglobalracE.GoodmathsqualificationshavethegreatestearningpotentialandprovidethestrongestprotectionagainstunemploymentsaidElizabethTruss.32.PoormathsskillshavecausedseriousconsequencesinEnglanD.A.academicB.economicC.cultureD.political33.WhatisthemainreasonforShanghaiteachers’successinmathsteaching?A.Theirstudentsarefrompoorfamilies.B.Theirstudentshaveatalentformaths.C.Theyhaveapositiveattitudetoteaching.D.Theyteachinahighlydevelopedcity.34.AccordingtoElizabethTrussraisingstandardscanbehelpfulin.A.equippingyoungpeoplewithglobalcompetitivenessB.promotingthestudents’internationaltestperformanceC.teachinghowtoearnmoneyintheglobalmarketD.discoveringone’smathstalentsatanearlyage35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoodMathsSkillsAreaboutHardWorkB.WhyAreEnglishMathsStandardsLeftBehind?C.WhyAreShanghaiMathsTeachersGettingPopular?D.ChineseTeachersBringtheArtofMathstoEnglishSchools
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AShortandshyBensaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.Footballtenniscricket---anythingwitharoundballIwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland’sruralDevonshirE.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedstrengthandendurancE.Atage18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwaywhobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sSchoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearnedabouttheolderman’scold-waterexploits成就.IntriguedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditionsthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.JourneystothePolearen’ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboysandmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy.JohnRidwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn’tsayYou’recompletelycrazySaunderssays.In2001afterbecomingaskilledskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPolE.Hesufferedfrostbitehadacloseencounter遭遇withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.ThisOctoberSaunders27headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbackan1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.46.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen________.A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hegotamountainbikeatage15C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining47.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_________.A.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasyB.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaundersC.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperienceD.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic48.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotlanD.B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPolE.C.HewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakiD.D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPolE.49.TheunderlinedwordIntriguedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.excitedB.convincedC.delightedD.fascinated50.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole_______.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherAntarcticexplorersD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s
DTHEsituationseemedhopeless.Fromthedayhestartedatmyjunior-highWillardP.Franklinlivedinhisownworldshuttingouthisclassmatesandmehisteacher.Myattemptsatestablishingafriendlyrelationshipwithhimweremetwithcompleteindifference冷淡.EvenaGoodMorningWillardreceivedonlyaverylowgrunt咕哝.IcouldseethathisclassmatesgotonnobetterWillardwascompletelyalonerwhoseemedtohavenodesireorneedtobreakhisbarrier障碍ofsilencE.ShortlyaftertheThanksgivingholidaywereceivedwordoftheannualChristmascollectionofmoneyforthelessfortunatepeopleinourschooldistrict.ChristmasisaseasonofgivingItoldmystudents.Thereareafewstudentsintheschoolwhomightnothaveahappyholidayseason.BycontributingtoourChristmascollectionyouwillhelpbuyfoodclothingandtoysfortheseneedypeoplE.Westartthecollectiontomorrow.WhenIcalledforthecontributionsthenextdayIdiscoveredthatalmosteveryonehadforgottenexceptforWillardP.Franklin.Theboydugdeepintohispantspocketsashewalkeduptomydesk.Carefullyhedroppedtwoquartersintothesmallcontainer.Idon’tneedanymilkforlunchhesaidveryquietly.ForamomentjustamomenthesmileD.Thenheturnedandwalkedbacktohisdesk.Thatnightafterschool.Itookourmeagercontributionstotheschoolprincipal校长.Icouldn’thelpsharingtheincidentthathadtakenplacE.ImaybewrongbutIbelieveWillardmightbegettingreadytobecomeapartoftheworldaroundhimItoldtheprincipal.YesIbelieveitsoundshopeful.henoddeD.AndIthinkwemightdowelltohavehimshareabitofhisworldwithus.IjustreceivedalistofthepoorfamiliesinourschoolwhomostneedhelpthroughtheChristmascollection.Heretakealookatit.AsIgazeddowntoreaD.IdiscoveredWillardP.Franklinandhisfamilywerethetopnamesonthelist.72.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethattheteacher___________A.establishedafriendlyrelationshipwithWillardB.triedhardtopullWillardoutofhisownworldC.foundWillardgotonbetterwithhisclassmatesD.waspositivethatWillardwouldgraduallyopenhisheart73.WhatdowelearnaboutthecollectionofmoneyatChristmas?A.Itisintendedforthepoorfamiliesintheirschooldistrict.B.EveryoneexceptWillardwaswillingtocontributetotheChristmascollection.C.StudentswereencouragedtobuyfoodclothingandtoysforneedypeoplE.D.ItiscollectedeveryyeartocelebratetheThanksgivingholiday.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'meager'inParagraph7mean?A.Great.B.Generous.C.HugE.D.Small75.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeWillard?A.PoorbutprouD.B.Lonelybutloving.C.IndifferentandsaD.D.Brightandhopeful.
EducatingPsychebyBernieNevilleisabookwhichlooksatnewapproachestolearning.OnetheorydiscussedinthebookisdevelopedbyGeorgiLozanovwhichstressedthepowerofsuggestion.Histechniqueisbasedonevidencethattheconnectionsmadeinthebrainthroughunconsciousprocessinglastlongerthanthosemadethroughconsciousprocessing.Ourexperienceprovidesevidenceforit.Ifwethinkofabookwestudiedmonthsoryearsagowewillfinditeasiertorememberperipheraldetails—thecolorthebookcoverthetableatthelibrarywesatwhilestudyingit—thanthecontentonwhichwewereconcentrating.Ifwethinkofalecturewelistenedtoattentivelywewillrememberthelecturer’sappearanceandbehaviorsorthecomputerbreakdownmuchmoreeasilythantheideaswewenttolearn.Thedetailsofthecontentofthelecturehoweverseemtohavegoneforever.Lozanovthereforemadeindirectinstructioncentraltohisteachingsystem.Insuggestopediaashecalledhismethodconsciousnessismovedawayfromthecurriculumtostresssomethingperipheral.ThesuggestopedicapproachtoforeignlanguagelearningprovidesagoodexamplE.InoneofhisexperimentsthestudentsarelisteningtoclassicaljazzandothermusicwhentheteacherreadsthetextslowlyorinanormalspeakingvoicE.Duringthewholeexperimentthestudentshavetheirbooksclosedandtheirattentionisnegative;theylistentothemusicbutmakenoattempttolearnthematerial.Somehourslaterthereisafollow-upclassatwhichthestudentsareaskedtorecallthematerialpresenteD.ThestudentsdonotfixtheirattentionontryingtorememberthevocabularybutonusingthelanguagetocommunicateE.g.throughgames.Theresultsoftheexperimentshowthatcomparedwithconventionalteachingstudentscanregularlylearn1000wordsofforeignlanguageduringasuggestopedicclassaswellasgrammarandidiom.Whilesuggestopediahasprovenitsadvantagefewerteachersuseit.Foronethingthestudentshavenotdevelopedtheappropriatemindset.TheyareoftennotmotivatedtolearnthroughthemethoD.Theydonothaveenoughfaith.Theydonotseeitasrealteachingespeciallyasitdoesnotseemtoinvolvetheworkthattheybelieveisessentialtolearning.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordperipheralmeaninthepassage?A.Lessimportant.B.Lesscontroversial.C.LessactivE.D.Lessharmonious.33.Theauthormentionsreadingabookandlisteningtoalectureinorderto________.A.sharehislifeexperienceB.introducethetext’stopicC.explainLozanov’stheoryD.attractreaders’interest34.Accordingtosuggestopediateachersshouldhelpstudentsto________.A.controltheirconsciousnessB.appreciatedifferentkindsofmusicC.memorizethedetailsofmaterialsD.becomemotivatedlearners35.What’sthesimilaritybetweenthetwoclassesmentionedinthethirdandfourthparagraphs?A.Theybothinvolvegames.B.Theteachersteachindirectly.C.Theybothneednotextbooks.D.Thestudentsenjoythemgreatly.
Igrewupinasmalltown.Myfatherraisedchickensandranaconstructioncompany.Iwasbarely10yearsoldwhenmydadgavemetheresponsibility责任offeedingthechickensandcleaningupthestablE.Hebelieveditwasimportantformetohavethosejobstolearnresponsibility.ThenwhenIwas22IfoundajobinNatchbillatacountrymusicclubcalledtheNatchbillPalaceIwasheddishesandcookedfrom4:00pmto9:00pmandthenwentonstageandsanguntil2:00inthemorning.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIbecameknownasasingingcook.IhadbeenrejectedsomanytimesbyrecordcompaniesthatitwashardnottobediscourageD.Onenightawomanexecutive懂事fromacompanynamedWarnerBrothersRecordscametohearmesing.WhentheshowwasoverwesatdownandtalkedandaftersheleftIsaidtomyselfitwasonemorerejection.A.fewweekslatermymanagerreceivedaphonecall—WarnerBrotherswantedtosignmetoarecorddeal.SoonafterIreleasedmyfirstrecordinJune1986.Itsoldover2millioncopies.MybesteffortshadgoneintoeveryjobI’veeverhelD.Itwasthesenseofresponsibilitythatmademefeellikeaman.KnowingthatIhaddonemybestfilledmewithpridE.IstillfeelthatwaytodayeventhoughIhavebecomeawell-knownsinger.Whywasthewriteronceknownasthesingingcook?A.Becausehewasacookatacountry-musiccluB.B.Becausehesangforguestswhileheworkedasacook.C.Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.D.Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.Whofirstrecognizedhistalentsandhelpedmakehiscareersuccessful?A.WamerBrothers.B.Hismanager.C.Hisfather.D.A.businesswoman.Whatmadethewriterproudofhimself?A.Hisabilitytoliveindependently.B.HissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhediD.C.Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.D.Hishardworkinhisearlydays.
OntheNewYorksetofthefilmHideandSeekten-year-oldDakotaFanningspendshertimeplayingadeeplydisturbedgirlwhodealswithhermother'ssuicide自杀bycreatinganimaginaryfriendwhomaynotfrightenherfamily.Todaythoughshehasthedayoff.ThisweekIonlyworkedtwodayssaysFanningsittinginasofainherhotel'slibrarybutIgetboredwhenI'mnotworking.Especiallybecauseit'scoldhereandIcan'tdoanythingyouknow?SoI'vebeenknitting编织---alldayeveryday.Theactresswho'sheldherownoppositeOscarwinnerssuchasSeanPennandDenzelWashingtonrecentlymasteredthefineartofscarves围巾.Thoughshe'saboutreadytomoveontohatsshefirstplanstomakeasouvenir纪念品scarfforRobertDeNirowhoplaysherfatherinthefilm.He'sthenicestguyyou'devermeetinyourentirelifeshesayshervoicedroppingtoawhisper.IwouldmakehimabrownonE.Likeanyotherfifth-graderFanningspendsseveralhoursadaygoingtoschool.Inadditiontoherpersonaltrailer活动住房---whichiskeptwell-suppliedwithhotchocolatepacketslemonGatoradeandaTVthatdoesn'talwayswork---shehasanothertrailerwhereherteacherJanconductsclassesinhistoryspellingreadingmathscienceandhealth.Wehavethisbigboardwherewehaveacalendar日历Fanningsays.WhenwewerehereinJanuaryIwrotethecalendarinallbluE.FebruarywasredandMarchwasgreen.Onthisparticularmorningshehadaspellingtest.Therewasatopicforeachofthewordlistsshesayssittingonherknees.Thisonewasflowers---theywereallnameslikeoxygencarbondioxidechrysanthemum菊花...Chrysanthemum?Welltheydidn'tmakemespellthatonE.Theyjusthadmefillinthe‘e'.ButIcanspellit:c-h-r-y-s-a-n-t-h-e-m-u-m.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.DakotaFanningisayounggiftedactress.B.DakotaFanningisalonelyorphan.C.DakotaFanningisacreativepupil.D.DakotaFanninghasmanyinterests.DakotaFanninghastoknitalldayinorderto_____.A.killtimeB.makemoneyC.masteraskillD.makeascarfforherboyfriendBysayingthatHe'sthenicestguyyou'devermeetinyourentirelifeDakotaFanningreallymeansthat_____.A.sheisthedaughterofRobertDeNiroB.shehasfalleninlovewithRobertDeNiroC.sheisinlovewithRobertDeNiroD.sheadmiresRobertDeNiroverymuchWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DakotaFanning'sRoleB.DakotaFanning'sKnittingArtC.DakotaFanning'sDayOffD.DakotaFanning'sSpellingTest
WASHINGTONLauraStraubisaveryworriedwoman.HerjobistofindfamiliesforFrenchteenagerswhoexpecttolivewithAmericanfamiliesinthesummer.It’snoteasyevendesperatE.Wehavemanychildrenlefttoplace:40outof75saidStraubwhoworksforaParisbasedforeignexchangeprogrammecalledLEC.Whenexchangeprogrammesstarted50yearsagomorefamilieswerewillingtohelpothers.ForonethingmoremothersstayedhomE.ButnowincreasingnumbersofwomenworkoutsidethehomE.Exchangestudentprogrammeshavestruggledinrecentyearstosignuphostfamiliesforthe30000teenagerswhocomefromabroadeveryyeartohavesomecoursesforoneyearintheUnitedStates.aswellasthethousandsmorewhotakepartinsummerprogrammes.SchoolsystemsinmanypartsoftheUSunhappyaboutacceptingnontaxpayingstudentshavealsostrictlylimitedthenumberofexchangestudentstheyaccept.Atthesametimetheideaofhostingforeignstudentsisbecominglessexotic异国情调的.InsearchingforhostfamilieswhousuallyreceivenopayexchangeprogrammesareincreasinglybroadeningtheirrequeststoincludeeveryonefromyoungcouplestotheretireD.Weareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamilies.saidVickieWeinereasternregionaldirectorforASSEa25-year-oldprogrammethatsendsabout30000teenagersonone-yearexchangeprogrammesworldwidE.Forelderlypeopleexchangestudentskeepupyoung——theyreallydosaidJeanFosterwhoishosting16-year-oldNinaPorstfromDenmark.5.ForeignteenagerscometoAmericanfamilieswilhthepurposeof.A.findingthierparentsinAmericaB.findinggoodjobsinAmericaC.learningthecultureofAmericaD.enjoyingthelifeofAmerica6.InthepastStraub’sjobwaseasybecauseAmericanfamilies.A.neededmoremoneytoliveB.hadfewerchildrentosupportC.hadspareroomstorentD.werenotasbusyasnow7.TodealwiththeprobleminrecentyearsStraubandherworkmateshaveto.A.askdifferentkindsoffamiliesforhelpB.limitthenumberoftheexchangestudentsC.borrowmuchmoneytopayforthecostsD.forcesomefamiliestoacceptstudents8.Fromthelastparagraphwecanconcludethat__________.A.exchangestudentsarewelcomeinAmericaB.exchangestudentsmustpaymuchmoneytothehostfamiliesC.Americanstudentsdon’twanttojointheexchangeprogrammesD.oldAmericanscanbenefitfromhostingexchangestudents
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