科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
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This brief book is aimed at high school students , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal ,serious style closely matches its content ,a school-masterly book on schooling .The author , W .H . Armstrong ,starts with the basics : reading and writing . In his opinion , reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page ; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself .The goal is to bring the information back to life , not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees . Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other ; in fact ,the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text .I’ve seen it again and again :someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher---if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across .To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts. As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired ,actually ,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.
My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(參考文獻)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.
According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.
A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view
B. understand the meaning between the lines
C. express ideas based on what one has read
D. get information and keep it alive in memory
The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.
A. requires great efforts
B. demands real passion
C. is less natural than learning math
D. is as natural as learning a language
What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?
A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.
B. There is too much discussion on studying science.
C. The style is too serious.
D. It lacks new information.
This passage can be classified as________.
A. an advertisement
B. a book review
C. a feature story
D. A news report
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010—2011學(xué)年度山東省淄博市高三第一次模擬考試英語卷 題型:完型填空
完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項。
I’m a TV show host.One Sunday,I 36 my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch.On arriving at the beach,I saw JoJo,a 37 man in the hotel business.We sat down to chat in an open air cafe 38 I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us.
Suddenly our conversation was 39 by a stranger,who politely asked 40 to speak to me.Often people want to tell me 41 about my controversial TV show,when
I’m out on the 42 .
He asked to speak to me 43 ,so we stood a bit away from my table.He said,
“I’m James,father of a 7-year-old girl,who’s very sick.The doctors said that if she was treated in the UK,she would probably 44 .But I’m poor,so can you please help me?”
Speechless,I stared in the man’s eyes full of 45 and asked how l could help.After we talked for a while,I went to sit back.JoJo asked me,“What’s wrong with you?Your
46 changed.”I told him and he was very sorry for this sick child.
All weekend I 47 James,his daughter and his family.I even considered doing a special TV show to 48 money for this sick child.
On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished 49 my show,when JoJo walked into my office.Actually JoJo is so 50 and I never imagined he had time to come and see me.
“Please,call the man 51 the sick child and tell him that I’ll 52 all expenses for his sick daughter’s treatment.”JoJo said,with a 53 in his hand.“I’ve been married for 35 years,I wasn’t lucky enough to 54 a child.l want to help this child now.”I 55 the phone to call James.
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A.paper | B.check | C.pen | D.letter |
A.help | B.a(chǎn)dopt | C.a(chǎn)ttend | D.have |
A.held on | B.got through | C.picked up | D.turned on |
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科目:高中英語 來源:天津市耀華中學(xué)2010屆高三下學(xué)期第一次模擬考試英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids’ college background as a prize demonstrating how well we’ve raised them. But we can’t acknowledge that our obsession(癡迷) is more about us than them. So we’ve created various justifications(辯解)that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesn’t matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford.
We have a full-developed panic; we worry that there won’t be enough prizes to go around. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. What causes the hysteria(歇斯底里) is the belief that scarce elite(精英)degrees must be highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All seems right but mostly wrong. We haven’t found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters. Selective schools don’t systematically employ better instructional approaches than less selective schools. On two measures—professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams selective schools do slightly worse.
By some studies, selective schools do enhance(提高) their graduates’ lifetime earnings. The gain is reckoned at 2-4% for every 100-point increase in a school’s average SAT scores. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke(偶然). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools.
Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it’s not the only indicator and, surprisingly, its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college is not life’s only competition. In the next competition—the job market and graduate school—the results may change. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D. program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of famous universities didn’t.
So, parents, take it easy(lighten up). The stakes (利害關(guān)系) have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. One study found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction. They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints.
1. Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?
A. They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.
B. They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.
C. They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application.
D. They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.
2. Why do parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever?
A. They want to increase their children’s chances of entering a prestigious college.
B. They hope their children can enter a university that offers attractive scholarships.
C. Their children will have a wider choice of which college to go to.
D. Elite universities now enroll fewer student than they used to.
3. What does the author mean by “kids count more than their colleges” Line1, para.4?
A. Continuing education is more important to a person’s success.
B. A person’s happiness should be valued more than their education.
C. Kids’ actual abilities are more important than their college background.
D. What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements.
4. What does Krueger’s study tell us?
A. Getting into Ph.D. programs may be more competitive than getting into college.
B. Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.
C. Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.
D. Connections built in prestigious universities may be kept long after graduation.
5. One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that______
A. they earn less than their peers from other institutions
B. they turn out to be less competitive in the job market
C. they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation
D. they overemphasize their qualifications in job application
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科目:高中英語 來源:2011屆浙江省溫州中學(xué)高三三月月考英語試卷 題型:閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。
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One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.
As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. so, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.
【小題1】The author considers it very important ______.
A.to drive with a company | B.to have personal independence |
C.to gain certain responsibility | D.to share trust and cooperation |
A.the approaching car was very dangerous |
B.they both drove their car at a terrific speed |
C.he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving |
D.it was dark and the road was not wide enough |
A.only one experience | B.many similar experiences |
C.a(chǎn) driver on a dark road | D.many friends and strangers |
A.peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves |
B.certain viruses can spread in a quick way |
C.terrorism can happen everywhere and every day |
D.the world has become much more dangerous |
A.believed in one’s own personal responsibility |
B.counted upon himself alone in everything |
C.had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment |
D.had accomplished a change on his viewpoint of life |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010-2011學(xué)年浙江省杭州市高二上學(xué)期開學(xué)考試英語卷 題型:完型填空
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從21-40各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答卷紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like 21 .I said yes because I needed to 22 for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I did the washing-up in the student canteen 23 school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U.S. Forest Service during summers. But selling books was one of the most 24 .
One day a woman asked me for 25 on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in 26 and found other books we could 27 .She left the store 28 , and I’ve always remembered the 29 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 30 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民) child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike(蹼狀的), to the rest of his hand. His family could not 31 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 32 , hiding his hand in his pocket. I 33 my boss to let me do the 34 .After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 35 to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his 36 hand and say,“ Thank you.”I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 37 , not the store. Today it’s 38 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 39 ,not the boss, through my “Today”show, helping them make 40 of the world.
1.A.a book B. the place C. a job D. the boss
2.A.gain experience B. start saving C. get a degree D. get grades
3.A.during B. after C. around D. behind
4.A.boring B. tiring C. satisfying D. important
5.A.advice B. medicine C .help D. books
6.A.stock (庫存品) B. mind C. shelves D. counter
7.A.borrow B. publish C. introduce D. order
8.A.much happier B. less anxious C. less disappointed D. more confident
9.A.pride B. interest C. anxiety D. difficulty
10.A.doctor B. bookseller C.TV reporter D. writer
11.A.afford B. do C. support D. pay
12.A.danger B. trouble C. shame D. need
13.A.suggested B. required C. expected D. persuaded
14.A.story B. operation C. thing D. favor
15.A.promising B. offering C. providing D. refusing
16.A.broken B. damaged C. repaired D .injured
17.A.boss B. customers C. future D. college
18.A.different B. true C .the same D. new
19.A.children B. viewers C. patients D. strangers
20.A.use B.fun C. change D. sense
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