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高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习作者佚名资料来源网络点击数675高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习-文章来源莲山课件www.5YKJ.COMSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Theworld’slargestgarbagedumpdoesn’tsitonsomebarrenfieldoutsideanurbancenter.Itresidesthousandsofmilesfromanyland—inthePacificOcean. ThedumpknownastheGreatPacificGarbagePatchstretchesforhundredsofmilesacrosstheNorthPacificOcean.RoughlythesizeofTexasthepatchissometimesreferredtoasthe“eighthcontinent.”IthasquicklycomeintothespotlightthisyearthankstogrowingmediacoverageandteamsofscientistswhotookavoyageinAugusttostudythepatch. Thepatchcontainsapproximately
3.5milliontonsofgarbage.ShoestoysbagswrapperstoothbrushesandbottlestoonumeroustocountareonlypartofwhatcanbefoundinthisdumpfloatingmidwaybetweenHawaiiandSanFrancisco.ButhowdidsomuchgarbagegetthereThegarbagepatchformedandcontinuestoexistbecauseofoceancurrents.ThepatchmoveswiththeNorthPacificSubtropicalGyreahighpressurezoneofairwhichforcesoceansurfacecurrentstomoveinaslowlyclockwisepattern.Thiscreatesawhirlpoolwhichsucksgarbagefromotherpartsoftheoceanintothegyre.Thepatchisatypicalexampleforaworldwideproblem:plasticthatbeginsinhumanhandsyetendsupintheocean.Organicmaterialsandgarbagefromothersourceswilleventuallybreakdownbutplasticsdonotalthoughtheydobreakintosmallerandsmallerpieces. Theenvironmentalrisksposedbythepatchareserious.Theareasupportsminimalsealifebecausethegarbagepatchrestrictsthelimitedareaofwaterwhichseaplantscanlivein.Othermarinelifeincludingbirdsmammalsfishandjellyfishalsosuffersbecausetheymistakethegarbageforfood.Agreatdealofmarinelifeisthenconsumedbyhumansresultingintheiringestionoftoxicchemicals.
1.Theworld’slargestgarbagedumphasquicklycomeintothespotlightthisyearbecauseof_____________________________________________________________.
2.HowdoestheNorthPacificSubtropicalGyreaffectthepatch
3.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthedifferencebetweenorganicmaterialsandplastics
4.Theenvironmentalrisksposedbythepatchwillaffecthumanbeingbecause_____________________________________________________..Keys:
1.Itcreatesawhirlpoolwhichsucksgarbagefromotherpartsoftheoceanintothegyre.
2.growingmediacoverageandteamsofscientistswhotookavoyageinAugusttostudythepatch.
3.Organicmaterialscanbreakdownbutplasticsdonot.
4.thehumanbeingswillconsumemarinelifewhichcontainstoxicchemicals.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.ChinasplanningagencyhasapprovedplansforaDisneythemeparkinShanghaitheWaltDisneyCo.saidWednesdayamajorsteptowardsettingadealforthelongawaitedproject.TheapprovalbytheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommissionwillallowShanghaiChinasbiggestcityandDisneytoworkonfinaldetailsfortheamusementparktobelocatedinthecityseasternPudongdistrict.ChinaisoneofthemostdynamicexcitingandimportantcountriesintheworldandthisapprovalmarksaverysignificantmilestoneforTheWaltDisneyCompanyinmainlandChinaRobertA.IgerpresidentandCEOofTheWaltDisneyCompanysaidinastatement.ItsaidtheinitialphaseoftheprojectwouldincludeaMagicKingdom-stylethemeparkwithcharacteristicstailoredtotheShanghairegion.FacilitieswillbeconsistentwithotherDisneyresortsintheworlditsaid.DisneyhasgraduallyexpandeditspresenceinmainlandChinaafteropeningathemeparkinHongKongin2005andnowhasofficesinShanghaiBeijingandGuangzhou.TheparkwillbeamajorshowcaseforShanghaithemainlandsmainfinancialandcommercialcenter.ThecityisinthemidstofaconstructionboomaheadoftheWorldExpowhichwillopenMay
1.LastweekendShanghaismayorHanZhengtoldreportersthatthecentralgovernmenthadissuedtherequiredapprovalandthatthecitywouldbemakinganannouncementsoon.HowevercityofficialscontactedearlyWednesdaydidnothaveanyimmediatecomment.ThetimingofthebreakthroughishandyasitcomeslessthantwoweeksbeforePresidentBarackObamasplannedNov.15-16visittoShanghai.LastspringMayorHansaidonthesidelinesofthenationallegislativesessionthatthetwosidesweregettingdowntoseriousnegotiations.ButhecomparedDisneyandShanghaitoloversstillinlovebuthavingahardtimedecidingwhentogetmarriedtheShanghainewspaperOrientalMorningPostquotedhimassaying.ShanghaisleadersarekeentodevelopthisformerbastionofChineseindustryintoaglobalservicesandfinancialcenterandbuildingaDisneyparkwouldcreatejobsandbeakeydrawfortourism.ResidentswerelongagomovedofffarmlandinChuanshaapartofPudongdistrictnearthecitysmaininternationalairporttomakewayforthethemepark.
1.TheapprovalbytheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommissionwillenablethelatestDisneythemeparktobelocatedin____________________________________
2.HowmanycitiesinChinawillbeboundtohaveaDisneythemepark
3.Whyisitthatthetimingofthebreakthroughishandy
4.WhatwillbethemainadvantageofbuildingaDisneyparkinShanghaiasforthelocalofficialsKeys:
1.PudongdistricteasternShanghai
2.
33.BecauseitcomeslessthantwoweeksbeforePresidentBarackObamasplannedNov.15-16visittoShanghai.
4.BuildingaDisneyparkwouldcreatejobsandbeakeydrawfortourismSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.It’sbeen35yearssinceTheGodfatherwaspublishedandfiveyearssincethedeathofMarioPuzowhowrotetheinternationalbestseller.ButnowoneofthemostfamousMafiaclansinAmericanfictionisbackinanewnovelcalledTheGodfatherReturns.AuthorMarkWinegardnerwaspickedbyRandomHousepublishersandthePuzoestateanotherpublishingcompanytowritethebookcalledTheGodfatherReturns.PickingupwhereMarioPuzoleftoffmightseemlikeadauntingtask.TheGodfatherhassoldmorethan20millioncopiesworldwidesinceitwaspublishedin
1969.Italsoinspiredafilmthatbecameaclassicinitsownrightandtwomoviesequels.NowthenewfictiontobewrittenissupposedtocoverwhatwasnotwrittenintheoriginalnovelortheGodfathermovieswhichisthemainintentionofthepublishers.Andofcourseitwouldbelikelytoattracttheattentionofahugeaudienceofreaders.ButwhileMarkWinegardnersayswritinganewnovelaroundthosefamiliarcharactersmightseemlikeachallengeitwasalsoaprivilege.AlthoughMarioPuzocollaboratedontheGodfatherscreenplayshereportedlydeclinedtowriteabooksequelabouttheCorleonefamily.ButJonathanKarpwhoservedasMr.PuzoseditoratRandomHousewasnotreadytoseethestoryend.Mr.Karp:Ilovethebook…Ilovethecharacters.Iwantedmore.Iwantedtorevisitthisworld.MarkWinegardnermetthosecharacterswhenhereadTheGodfatherforthefirsttimeattheageof
12.WritingTheGodfatherReturnsgavehimachancetotaketheminnewdirectionsandclearupoldmysteries.Mr.Winegardner:TheseedsofthatareinTheGodfather.AtonepointVitosayssomethingveryviciousaboutFredoandHagenwonderswhatitsabout.ThenovelendsandPuzoneversayswhatsecretVitohasaboutFredo.Mr.Winegardneralsoincludescharactersresemblingreal-lifefigureslikeF.B.I.directorJ.EdgarHooverandthefamilyofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy.ReviewshasbeenmixedforTheGodfatherReturns.Somecriticshavesuggestedthattheoriginalnovelshouldhavebeenleftalone.ButPublishersWeeklybestowedastarredreviewonMarkWinegardnersstoryclaimingthebookisntperfect…justnearlysoanditisenjoyedbymostpeoplewhohavereadit.Mr.Winegardnersaysheispleasedwiththeresponsesofar.Chancesarethatmoviesbasedonthestoryareintendedtobeshotprettysoon.
1.WhatisthemainlypurposeofwritingthenewfictionTheGodfatherReturns
2.ItwasRandomHousepublishersandthePuzoestatethathadMarkWinegardner_______________________________________________.
3.WhowasitthatwasstronglyfortheideaofhavingTheGodfatherReturnswrittenandwhatwashisjob
4.ThereasonwhytheauthorofTheGodfatherReturnsissatisfiedwiththestoryisthat______________________________________________________________.Keys:
1.WhatisthemainlypurposeofwritingthenewfictionTheGodfatherReturns答句Tocoverwhatwasnotwrittenintheoriginalnovel.
2.ItwasRandomHousepublishersandthePuzoestatethathadMarkWinegardner_________________________________.答句writethebookcalledTheGodfatherReturns.
3.WhowasitthatwasstronglyfortheideaofhavingTheGodfatherReturnswrittenandwhatwashisjob答句Mr.KarpMr.Puzo’seditoratRandomHouse.
4.ThereasonwhytheauthorofTheGodfatherReturnsissatisfiedwiththestoryisthat__________________________________.答句mostofthereadersenjoyreadingit.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.EngineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationalitybutwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerandofcourseanysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartmentfamousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.ButthatsnotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberalartsuniversitythatdoesntevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviouslythiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhowerentstudyingscienceorengineering.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanistallinone.NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintorealityasallnobleidealseventuallydo.AfterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemathphysicsandengineeringcourseswithliberalartscoursesIhavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile协调engineeringwithliberalartscoursesincollege.TherealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydontmixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.
1.Whatisthewriter’sproblem___________________________________________________________________________2.Iwantedtobecomeaan______________________________inhighschool.
3.WhichsentenceinthepassagecanbestreplacethefollowingoneWiththebeliefintheprivilegeoverothersattendingalargeengineeringdepartmentbecauseoftheirignoranceofflexibilityandvaluesystemIwenttoasmallliberalartsuniversity.__________________________________________________________________________
4.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberalartsuniversitybecause____________________.Keys
1.Engineeringandtheliberalartssimplydontmixaseasilyasheassumedinhighschool./Hefounditdifficulttoreconcileengineeringandliberalarts.
2.anelectricalengineer
3.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.解析文中上述句子中的sure…对应所给句子中的withthebelief;advantageoverothersattendingengineeringdepartment对应privilegeoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineeringfactories…;didn’tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible对应ignoranceofflexibilityandvaluesystem
4.IwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareerandIwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhowerentstudyingscienceorengineering.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStatesmanyAmericansareturningtoJapanacountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccessforpossibleanswers.HowevertheanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschoolssurprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteacherschilddevelopmentspecialistsandparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondentslisted“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.IncontrastoverhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.TopreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyondJapaneseschoolsdonotteachreadingwritingandmathematicsbutratherskillssuchaspersistenceconcentrationandtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyorientedAmericanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.LikeinAmericathereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaimssuchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecitiessomekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogramitwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayofoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.
1.JapanesepreschooleducationemphasizesnotacademiceducationasmanyAmericanshadexpectedbut____________________________________________.
2.WhatdomostAmericanssurveyedhopetheirchildrentogetinpreschooleducation
3.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto_________________.
4.WhydoJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartensKeys
1.shapingchildren’scharacter.
2.Groupexperience.
3.cultivatechildren’screativity/befreefromtheheavyintellectualizing.
4.Becausetheybelievethatitwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique---aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguageandthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:whetherlanguagecompletewithgrammarissomethingthatwebornwithorwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashingtonD.C.theworld’sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglishtheschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselvesstudentssingeddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.StokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcodeeachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.AtthetimeAmericanSignLanguageASLwasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnligh.ButStokoebelievedthe“handtalk”hisstudentsusedlookedricher.hewondered:MightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguageAndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarthItwas1955whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas“substandard”.Stokoe’sideawasacademicheresy.Itis37yearslater.Stokoe---nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture---ishavinglunchatacafeneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglishFrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeechthemodulationofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhandsthemodulationofspace.“WhatIsaid”Stokoeexplains“isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff---it’sbrainstuff.”
1.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe________________________________________.
2.Whatstimulatesthepresentgrowingconcernwithsignlanguage
3.WhydidmosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe’sidea
4.Stokoe’sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat_____________________________________________.Keys
1.somethingwearebornwithoralearnedbehavior.
2.ThepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashingtonD.C.
3.Becausetheyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech.
4.languageisaproductofthebrain.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Perhapsmostpuzzlingthansatisfyingisthecat’sabilitytosurvivefalls.Aresearchshedlightonthisabilityin
1987.Thecat’shabitoffallingoutofopenwindowsprovidedtheresearcherswithanopportunitytostudy115catsthathadfallenfromhigh-riseapartmentsinNewYorkcity.Theaveragefallwas
5.5stories.Ofthe115catsstudied90percentsurvivedincludingonecatthatfell32storiesontoasidewalkandsufferedonlymildchestinjuryandachippedtooth.Interestinglycatsthatfellfrom9ormorestoriessufferedfewerinjuriesthanthosefallingfromlowerheights.Amongcatsthatfellfrom9to32storiesonly5percentsufferedfatalinjuriesbut10percentofthosethatfellfrom7orfewerstoriesdied.HowdocatsmanagetotakefallingsoeasilyForonethingincomparisontohumanbeingsacatismuchsmallerandlighter.Alsoacathasmorebodysurfaceareainproportiontoitsweightthanahumanbeinghas.Thisincreaseinsurfacearearesultsingreaterairresistancewhichslowsthefall.Theimportantthinghoweveristhatafallingcatapparentlypositionsitselftoformasortofparachute.Lessthanonesecondafteritstartstofallacatquicklyrightsitselfinmidairwithallfourlegspointingdownward.Thecat’sinnerearsactlikeaninternalgyroscopetellingthecatwhichdirectionitisfalling.Withthelegspointeddownwardthecatthenspreadsitslegssothatitsbodyformsasortofparachutethatincreasesairresistance.Withitslimbsflexedthecatalsoreducestheforceofimpactbylandingonallfourlegs.Theforceoftheimpactisdistributedthroughthemusclesandjoints.Theresearchersbelievethattheparachuteeffectcomesintoplaymainlyabovefourstoriesatthepointwherethecathasreacheditsgreatestrateofdescent.Ofthe115catstheresearchersstudiedonly1of13catsthatfellnineormorestoriessustainedabonefracturewhereasmostofthecatsthatfellfromlowerstoriessufferedsometypeofbrokenbone.
1.HowmanycatsremainedaliveintheexperimentdoneinNewYork
2.Wheredoestheparachuteeffectstart
3.Whentheparachuteeffectcomesintoplaythecat’sfallhasreached_________________.
4.Thekeytothecat’ssurvivalofhighfallsliesin___________________________.Keys:
1.
1032.Itstartsmainlyabovefourstories.
3.thehighestspeed
4.itspostureinthefallingSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.HowdoBarCodesWorkIfyou’rearegularuserofGoogleyoumighthavenoticedthatonedayearlierthismonththesearchengineerchangeditslogotoafamiliarpatternofblackandwhitestripes---abarcode.Weseethebarcodeonnearlyeveryiteminsupermarketsgrocerystoresanddepartmentstores.ButhaveyoueverwonderedhowitworksThereareactuallydifferenttypesofbarcodesbutthemostcommononeiscalledUPCwhichstandsfor“UniversalProductCode”.AUPCbarcodeconsistsoftwoparts:themachine-readablecodeandthehuman-readable12-digitUPCnumber.Themachine-readablecodei.e.theblackandwhitestripesisreadbyabarcodereaderorscanner.Abarcodereaderemitaspecificlightfrequency.Whenthelightisdirectedatthebarcodethereadergetsaseriesofnumericvaluewhichcorrespondstothestripearrangements.Thereaderthensendsthisinformationtothecomputerprocessor.Barcodesoftwareinthecomputerisusedtotranslatethecodeintoproductinformation.Thehuman-readablepart---the12digits---isdividedintoseveralgroups.Thefirsttwodigitsshowthecountrythatissuedthebarcode.Thenextfourdigitsindicatethemanufacturer.Thefinalsixdigitsareaproductcodethatthemanufacturerassigns.Everyproducthasaseparatecode.Evendifferentsizedboxesofthesameproductmusthaveadifferentcode.
1.AUPCbarcodeismadeupof___________________________________________________.
2.Themachinereadablecodeconsistsof_____________________.
3.Howcanascannerobtainaseriesofnumericvaluescorrespondingtothestripearrangements
4.Fromwhichpartofthe12-digitscanwegetinformationabouttheproducerKeys:
1.Themachine-readablecodeandthehuman-readable12-digitUPCnumber
2.blackandwhitestripeswhichcanbereadbyascanner.
3.Byemittingaspecificlightfrequencydirectedatthebarcode.
4.Fromthe3rddigittothe6thdigit.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Humansaresocialanimals.Theyliveingroupsallovertheworld.Asthesegroupsofpeopleliveapartformothergroupsovertheyearsandcenturiestheydeveloptheirownhabitsandideaswhichformdifferentcultures.Oneimportantparticularsideofeverycultureishowitspeopledealwithtime.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.TheNuerpeopleofEastAfricaforexampledonotevenhaveawordTIMEthatisinagreementwiththeabstractthingwecalltime.Thedailylivesofthepeopleofsuchnonindustrialsocietiesarelikelytobepatternedaroundtheirphysicalneedsandnaturaleventsratherthanaroundatimeschedulebasedontheclock.Theycookandeatwhentheyarehungryandsleepwhenthesungoesdown.Theyplantcropsduringthegrowingseasonsandharvestthemwhenthecropsareripe.Theymeasuretimenotbyaclockorcalendarbutbysayingthataneventtakesplacebeforeoraftersomeotherevent.Frequentlysuchasocietymeasuresdayintermsof“sleep”oflongerperiodsintermsof“moon”.SomeculturessuchastheEakinosofGreenlandmeasureseasonsaccordingtothemigrationofcertainanimals.Somecultureswhichdonothaveawrittenlanguageorkeepwrittenrecordshavedevelopedinterestingwaysof“tellingtime”.ForexamplewhenseveralAustralianaborigineswanttoplananeventforafuturetimeoneofthemplacesastoneonaclifforinatree.Eachdaytheangleofthesunchangesslightly.Inafewdaystheraysofthesunstrikethestoneinacertainway.Whenthishappensthepeopleseethattheagreed-upontimehasarrivedandtheeventcantakeplace.Incontrastexactlycorrectmeasurementoftimeisveryimportantinmodernindustrializedsocieties.Thisisbecauseindustrializedsocietiesrequirethehelpfuleffortsofmanypeopleinordertowork.Forafactorytoworkefficientlyforexamplealloftheworkersmustworkatthesametime.Thereforetheymustknowwhattimetostartworkinthemorningandwhattimetheymaygohomeintheafternoon.Passengersmustknowtheexacttimethatanairplanewillarriveordepart.Studentsandteachersneedtoknowwhenaclassstartsandends.Storesmustopenontimeinordertoservetheircustomers.Complicatedsocietiesneedclocksandcalendars.Thuswecanseethatifeachpersonworkedaccordingtohisorherownscheduleacomplicatedsocietycouldhardlyworkatall.
1.Whenitcomestodifferentculturesformedbyvarioushabitsandideaswhat’soneofthespecificaspects
2.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.Thisisbecausepeopleinthosesocieties____________________________________________________.
3.TheAustralianaborigines’wayof“tellingtime”isbasedon__________________________.
4.WhyisthetimescheduleessentialinindustrializedsocietiesKeys:
1.Whenitcomestodifferentculturesformedbyvarioushabitsandideaswhat’soneofthespecificaspectsKey:Itishowdifferentpeopledealwithtime.
2.Timeisnotveryimportantinnonindustrialsocieties.Thisisbecausepeopleinthosesocieties_____________________________________________________.Key:don’tneedtoplantheirdailylivesaroundanexacttimeschedule.
3.TheAustralianaborigines’wayof“tellingtime”isbasedon_______________________________________.Key:thechangeofthesunrays
4.WhyisthetimescheduleessentialinindustrializedsocietiesKey:Becauseindustrializedsocietiesrequirethehelpfuleffortsofmanypeopleinordertowork.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Whilemanyyoungpeoplethinkthatanybodyovertheageof50isoldandhasnothingtocontributeit’simportanttorealizejusthowmuchthisagegrouphastooffer.Inthe1940smygrandmotherwasateacherwhoneededtoreturntogetafullqualification.Itmeantbeingawayfromhomefornearlyayear----andwhowouldtakecareofheryoungdaughterMygreat-grandmothersteppedintohelpandmymotherwasbroughtupbyherwhilemygrandmotherstudied.Withoutthesupportofthegreatoldladynoneofthiswouldhavebeenpossible.InChinatheelderlyoftentakeamajorroleinchild-carelettingtheyoungergenerationconcentrateontheirdemandingjobsandsupportingthewholefamily.Chinahasarapidlyagingpopulation.Theproportionofpeopleovertheageof60isexpectedtoreach31%by
2050.Withimprovementsinhealthcareandlivingconditionsthisgroupwilllivelongerandbefullyabletocontributetosocietyinmanydifferentways.AtShanghaiExponextyearforexampletherewillbetremendousdemandforvolunteerscancommittohelpfor6monthsfromMaytillOctober
2010.Olderpeoplewithtimetoofferwillbeabsolutelyinvaluable.Theelderlycanalsocontributethroughtheircreativeabilities.AtroupeofelderlydancersfromHebeiProvincecalled“QiaoXiyang”performedsowellataCCTVgalathattheywonfirstprizeinaworldwidevoteforthebestdanceshow.Charityworkiaanotherwayolderpeoplemakecontributions.Whenmybrother-in-lawretiredfromhisjobinUKhedecidedtotraveltheworldandhelppeopleinneed.HewasinThailandsoonafterthetsunamiin2004andworkedasavolunteerhelpingtorebuildhomesandschoolsdestroyedbythedisaster.Alloftheaboveshowsthatoldageshouldbeseenasanexcellentopportunityandthoseenteringtheir“sunsetyears”couldreallybecreatinganewgoldenage.
1.Whatisthecommonbeliefmanyyoungstersholdaboutthe“sunsetyears”
2.Whogaveanofferinghandtotheauthor’smotherwhenshehadtobeawayfromhometopursueherstudy
3.WhatcontributestothefactthatoldpeopleinChinalivelonger
4.AccordingtothepassageinwhatwaysareolderpeoplemakingtheircontributionsKeys:
1.Theythinkthatanybodyovertheageof50isoldandhasnothingtocontribute.
2.Hergreat-grandmother.
3.Improvementsinhealthcareandlivingconditions.
4.Theoldcantakeamajorroleinchild-caredosomevoluntaryworkandtheycanalsocontributethroughtheircreativeabilitiesandcharitywork.闵行中学赵哲朏SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Therighttopursuehappiniesisissuedtousallwithourbirthbutnooneseemsquitesurewhatitis.AholymaninIndiamaythinkthathappinessisinhimself.Itisinneedingnothingfromoutsidehimself.Inwantingnothinghelacksnothing.Wewesternershoweveraretaughtthatthemorewehavefromoutsideourselvesthehappierwewillbeandthenwearemadetowant.Weareeventolditisourdutytowant.Advertisingoneofourmajorindustriesexistsnottosatisfythesedesiresbuttocreatethem–andtocreatethemfasterthananyman’smoneyinhispocketcansatisfythem.hereobviouslysomeoneistryingtobuythedreamofhappinessandspendingmillionsuponmillionseveryyearintheattempt.Clearlythehappiness–marketisnotrunningoutofcustomers.Idoubttheholyman’sideasofhappinessandIdoubtthedreamsofthehappiness-markettoo.WhateverhappinessmaybeIbelieveitisneitherinhavingnothingnorinhavingmorebutinchanging–inchangingtheworldandmankindintopurestates.Tochangeistomakeeffortstodealwithdifficulties.AsyeatsagreatIrishpoetoncepoutithappinesswegetforalifetimedependsonhowhighwechooseourdifficulties.RobertFrostagreatAmericanpoetwasthinkinginalmostthestonetermswhenhespokeof“thepleasureoftakingpains”.Itiseasytounderstand.Weevendemanddifficultyforthefuninourgames.Wedemanditbecausewithoutdifficultytherecanbenogame.Andagameisawayofmakingsomethinghardforthefanofit.Therulesofthegameareman-madedifficulties.Whentheplayerruinsthefunhealwaysdoessobyrefusingtoplaybytheroles.Itiseasiertowinatchessifyouarefreeatyourpleasuretocastawayalltherulesbutthefuniswinningwithintherules.Thesameistruetohappiness.Thebuyersandsellersatthehappiness-marketseemtohavelosttheirsenseofthepleasureofdifficulty.Heavyknowswhattheyareplayingbutitseemsadullgame.AndtheIndianholymanseemsdulltousIsupposebecauseheseemstoberefusingtoplayanythingatall.Thewesternweaknessmaybeinthedreamsthathappinesscanbeboughtwhiletheeasternweaknessmaybeintheideathatthereissuchathingasperfecthappinessinmanhimself.Bothofthemforgetabasicfact:nodifficultynohappiness.
1.Whosharesthesameideaofhappinesswiththeauthor
2.Whatdoes“happiness-market”meaninthesecondparagraph
3.Whatdoestheauthordointhefifthparagraph
4.Whatwillhappenifaplayerdoesn’tplaybytherolesKeys1:ThegreatIrishpoetYeats2:Itmeansamarketwherepeopletrytobuyhappinesswithmoney.3:Hesupportsapointofviewwithanexample.4:Hewillruinthefuninthegame.2010年高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习11作者佚名资料来源网络点击数4232010年高考英语上海阅读理解新题型复习11-文章来源莲山课件www.5YkJ.cOMSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Intomorrowsofficestherewillbemorebossesandfewerassistants.Newtechnologieshavemadeclericalworksoefficientthatfewerworkersarenecessarysooneassistantmayserveseveralbosses.BossesintheUnitedStatesarespendingtwiceasmuchtimeresolvingemployeedisputesastheydidjustadecadeago.Corporatedownsizinghasmadeworkersmoreinsecureandcompetitiveincreasingthenumberofpersonalityconflictsthatmanagersareforcedtosettle.Fightingagebias偏见maybeacriticalworkplaceissueofthefuture.Ascompaniesdependonoldermoreexperiencedworkerstosolvelaborshortagesinthenextcenturymanagerswillneedtoovercometheviewthatolderworkersarelessproductivelessflexibleandmoreexpensive.Electronicnetworkingwillgivemorepowertoworkersatthebottomofthecorporatepeckingorder等级排序.Computernetworksallowemployeestoskipoverchainsofcommandandcommunicatedirectlywithseniormanagers.Therelativeanonymity匿名ofelectroniccommunicationswillmakelow-statusindividualsmorerelaxedaboutexpressingtheirpointsofviewandofferingvaluablenewideas.
1.____________________________________________willenablelow-statusindividualstofeelrelaxedaboutexpressingtheirpointsofviewandofferingvaluablenewideas.
2.Howcouldlow-statusworkersgainmorepower
3.Whyshouldmanagerschangethenegativeviewofolderworkers
4.Fewerworkersarenecessarydueto_______________________________.Keys
1.Therelativeanonymity匿名ofelectroniccommunications
2.Byelectronicnetworking.
3.Becausecompanieswilldependonolderandmoreexperiencedworkerstosolvelaborshortagesinthenextcentury.
4.highworkefficiencybroughtbynewtechnologiesSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.WhenAndreaPetersonlandedherfirstteachingjobshefacedthedauntingtaskofcreatingamusicprogramwithalmostnomoneyforequipmentorsuppliesinaclimatewherestandards-basedlearningwasthefocusandmusicjustprovidedabreakforstudentsandteachers.Forherdriveandcreativityinovercomingthosechallengesshe’sbeennamednationalteacheroftheyear.PrincipalWaynesKettlersaidhe’sworkedwithmanyoutstandingteachersinhis22yearsasaneducatorbutPetersonis“justthatonestepaboveanybodyI’veeverworkedwithbefore.”KettlerandothersatMonteCristoElementarySchooltalkaboutthewaysshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusic.WhenstudentswerereadingS.E.Hinton’snovelTheOutsidersintheirregularclassroomPetersonhelpedthemwritea30-minuteplaywithscenesfromthebook.ThentheychosethreeBroadwaytunesthatfocusedonraceequalityandsocialjusticethethemesofthebook.Petersoncomposedtwoothersonsherselfafterclassroomdiscussionsabouttheplayandthebook.ThehonormeansalottoresidentsofGranieFalls.It’sinspiringtoknowthatpeoplefromsmalltownscanevenwinnationalhonors.AsnationalteacheroftheyearPetersonwillspendthenextyearoutsideclassroomasanationalandinternationalspokeswomanforeducation.Notsurprisinglysheisabigbelieverinthevalueofartseducation.Shesaidit’sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasartormusicandphysicaleducationbecauseforsomekidsoneofthosesubjectsistheonlythingthatmotivatesthemtocomebacktoschooldayafterday.
1.WhenPetersonbeganherteachingcareertheschool___________________.2Theunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans_____________.
3.WhydidPrincipalWaynesKettlersaythatPetersonis“justthatonestepaboveanybodyI’veeverworkedwithbefore”
4.WhatisPeterson’sopinionaboutthevalueofartseducationKeys:
1.lackedteachingfacilitiesformusic.
2.discouraging
3.Becauseshemotivatedstudentstolearnmusicwithhercreativity./Becauseshehasintroducedthelearningfromotherclassroomsintohermusicprogramandhercreativityinworkingaroundthingssuchasthelackofmoneyfornewmusic.
4.HeropinionisthatartmusicandPEclassesareallimportant./Heropinionisthatit’sessentialforschoolstoofferclassessuchasartormusicandphysicaleducation.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Whenaconsumerfindsthatsomethingheorsheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptowhattheproducersaysforitthefirststepistopresentthewarrantyoranyotherrecordsthatmighthelpatthestoreofbuying.Inmostcasesthisactionwillproduceresults.Howeverifitdoesnottherearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneralthehigheruptheconsumertakeshisorhercomplaintthefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacaseitisusuallysettledintheconsumer’sfavortakingitastruethatheorshehadajustright.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossiblebutiftheycannotgettotheplaceofbuyingitisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmlyandespeciallywhentheconsumercanshowclearlywhatiswrongwithwhatwasboughtinquestion.Ifthiscannotbedonetheconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrongratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample“Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear.isbetterthanThisstereodoesnotwork.Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetotheproducer.Ifsotheconsumershoulddothisstatingthecomplaintaspolitelyandasfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievetheexpectedresulttheconsumercangoastepfurther.Heorshecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoapublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers’rights.
1.Whenaconsumerfindswhatheboughthasafaultinitheshouldfirst___________________.
2.Tocomplaincustomerscan____________________iftheycan’tgettotheplaceofbuying.
3.Howcancustomersmakethemosteffectivecomplaint
4.WhatisthelastwayaconsumerhastousetoprotecttheirrightsKeys1.presentthewarrantyoranyotherrecordsthatmighthelp
2.phoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.
3.bystatingthecomplaintpolitelyaswellasfirmlyandexplainingexactlywhatiswrongwithit.
4.towarnthesellerthatheorshewillturntothecourtoraconsumers’organizationforhelp莲山课件原文地址http://www.5ykj.com/shti/gaosan/
54098.htmSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Educationisnotanendbutameanstoanend.Inotherwordswedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionable时兴的)tothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall--whetherrichorpoorcleverorstupid--onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreestheyrefusetodowhattheythinklowworkandinfactworkwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessorwecanlivewithouteducationbutwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhousesweshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns...Infactwhenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlifeitmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythatfirstlyeachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityandsecondlythatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosocietyandthatisverybadtobeashamedofoneswork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.
1.Whatisthepurposeofeducationinthepassage
2.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthewrongattitudeofsomepeoplewithuniversitydegrees
3.Thewriterwantstoprovethatoursocietyneeds___________________________jobs.
4.Thepassagetellsusaboutthe________________________________________ofeducationKeys:
1.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhim;
2.wecantregardworkwithhandsaslowwork;
3.allkindsofjobs;
4.thevalueSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.ManyyearsagoIwaseatingchickenasIrecallatKentuckyFriedChicken.Iwaswatchingalittlechildmaybeacoupleofyearsoldwhosemotheritwouldseemwaswaitinginlinetoorderfood.Thechildwalkeduptoacurtainpulleditbackandwasdelightedtofindablankwallnowindows.Thechildtriedtocallhis/hermother’sattentiontothissituation.Andthemothersaid“Getawayfromthere.”Tomethechildrepresentedallofthepeoplewhoarecuriousabouttheworldwhodelightinnewdiscoveries.Themotherrepresentedthemultitudes众多ofotherpeoplewhoarenotcuriouswhosemindsarenolongeralivetothatsortofthing.YouandIknowthatcurtainsandwindowsgotogetherbutnotalways.Wewouldnotbesurprisedtofindablankwallbehindacurtain.Butwearecuriousandchildlikearen’tweWewanttoknowthingsthingsthatotherpeopleknowandthingsthatnoonehaseverknown.Itwasadelighttowatchthischild.Imayhaveenjoyedthechild’sdiscoverymorethanthechilddid.Iwassaddenedtothinkaboutthemother.Ofcourseshemayhavebeenawonderfulpersonwithawonderfulmind.Shejustmaynothavebeenintunewithherchildatthatmoment.ButIwonderedifthischildwouldbestifled抑制worndownlikesomanyandbecomeanadultwithoutanychildlikethoughts.Thatsaddenedme.Tomymindthetwogoldenchildlikepropertiesofabrainarecuriosityandcreativity.Manyadultactivitiesjobshobbiespastimesuseoneortheotherofthesepropertiesinparticularthesciencesmainlycuriosityandtheartsmainlycreativity.
1.Whatdidthemotherreactwhenherchildtriedtocallherattentiontothesituation
2.Whentheauthorsawthechildhefelt__________________.
3.Theword“that”inthethirdparagraphsignals____________________________________.
4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthekid’scuriosity参考答案
1.Themotherwasimpatienttoherchild.
2.delighted/happy
3.theworrythatthechildmightlosehiscuriosityashegrewup
4.Hethinksitverypreciousanditmayleadtothesuccessfulfuture.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptionsthebasesforthedecisionswemakeandtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperienceswhicharebroughtintothepresentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonly“remembering”thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvesanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffed嗅到,闻到somethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbutinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computersforexamplecontaindevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.Theinstant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100000“words”—readyforinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningofabout100000wordsofEnglish.Howeverthisisbutafractionofthetotalamountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Considerforexamplethenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbengs.Alargepartofaperson’smemoryisintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.
1.What’sthedefinitionofmemory
2.Whatisfunctioningwhentheratsrefusedtoeatgrainaftersniffingsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.
3.__________________hasalargermemory-storagecapacitybetweencomputersandteenagers.
4.Thephrase________________inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedbyinconnectionwith.Keys:
1.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeepinformationavailableforlateruse.
2.Memoryisfunctioning.
3.Teenagers
4.IntermsofSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AnewplanforgettingchildrentoandfromschoolisbeingstartedbyalocalgovernmentinEasternEngland.Thiscouldendtheworriesofmanyparentsfearfulfortheirchildren’ssafetyontheroads.Untilnowthelocalgovernmenthaveonlybeenpreparedtoprovidebusservicesforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesfromtheirschoolorsometimeslessifspecialreasonsexisted.Nowithasbeendecidedthatifagroupofparentsaskforhelpinorganizingtransporttheywillbepreparedtogoaheadaslongasthearrangementwillnotlosemoneyandchildrentakingpartwillbeattendingtheirnearestschool.ThenewplanistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingatMiltonwhoattendImpingtonSchool.Thechildrenlivejustwithinthethree-milelimitandthelocalgovernmenthavesaidinthepastthattheywillnotundertaketoprovidefreetransporttotheschool.ButnowtheyhaveagreedtoofferasumofmoneyforabusservicefromMiltontoImpingtonandbackaplanwhichhasthesupportoftheschool’sheadmaster.Between50and60parentshavesaidtheywouldliketheirchildrentotakepart.Finalcalculationshavestilltobecarriedoutbutagovernmentofficialhassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbelessthan£20aterm.TheyhavebeenabletoarrangetheserviceatalowcostbecausethereisalreadyanagreementwiththebuscompanyforabustotakechildrenwholivefurtherawaytoImpington.ThesamebuswouldnowjustmakeonemorejourneytopickuptheMiltonchildren.Theofficialsaidtheywouldgetintouchwithothergroupsofparentswhointhepasthadaskediftransportcouldbeprovidedfortheirchildrentoseeiftheywouldliketotakepartinthenewplan.题目没有Answer
1.Topreventthestudents’roadaccidents.
2.Bylinkingthenewbusservicewiththeexistingone.
3.thelocalgovernmentandtheparents
4.Theparentscangetridoftheirworries.SectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.SomeofthenotebooksGeorgeWashingtonkeptasayoungmanarestillinexistence.TheyshowthathewaslearningLatinwasveryinterestedinbasicsofgoodbehaviorinsocietyandwasreadingEnglishliterature.Atschoolheseemsonlytohavebeeninterestedinmathematics.Infacthisformaleducationwassurprisinglysimpleforagentlemanandincomplete.ForunlikeotheryoungVirginiangentlemenofthatdayhedidntgotothecollegeofWilliamandMaryinVirginianCapitalofWilliamsburg.IntermsofformaltrainingthenWashingtonwasdifferentfromsomeotherearlyAmericanpresidentssuchasJohnAdamsThomasJeffersonJamesMadison.InlateryearsWashingtonprobablyregrettedhislackofintellectualtraining.HeneverfeltcomfortableinadebateinCongress国会辩论oranysubjectthathadnottodowitheverydaypracticalmatters.AndbecauseheneverlearnedFrenchandcouldnotspeakdirectlytotheFrenchleaderhedidntvisitthecountryheadmiredsomuch.ThusunlikeJeffersonandAdamsheneverreachedEurope.字数过少
1.WhatreasondoestheauthorgiveforWashingtonnotgoingtocollege
2.TheauthorreferstothreeotherUSpresidentstoshowthat____________________________.
3.WashingtonfeltuncomfortableinCongressdebatesbecausehe_________________________.
4.ThereasonwhyWashingtondidntvisitFrancewasprobablythathe____________________.Keys:
1.Theauthordoesntgiveanyreason.
2.GeorgeWashingtonsabilitywasweakenedbythelackofformaltrainingaswhattheotherthreepresidenthadhad.
3.felthiseducationwasnotenough
4.couldnotcommunicatedirectlywiththeFrenchleadersSectionDDirections:Readthefollowingpassageandcompletethesentencesoranswerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.ManyyearsagoIwaseatingchickenasIrecallatKentuckyFriedChicken.Iwaswatchingalittlechildmaybeacoupleofyearsoldwhosemotheritwouldseemwaswaitinginlinetoorderfood.Thechildwalkeduptoacurtainpulleditbackandwasdelightedtofindablankwallnowindows.Thechildtriedtocallhis/hermother’sattentiontothissituation.Andthemothersaid“Getawayfromthere.”Tomethechildrepresentedallofthepeoplewhoarecuriousabouttheworldwhodelightinnewdiscoveries.Themotherrepresentedthemultitudes众多ofotherpeoplewhoarenotcuriouswhosemindsarenolongeralivetothatsortofthing.YouandIknowthatcurtainsandwindowsgotogetherbutnotalways.Wewouldnotbesurprisedtofindablankwallbehindacurtain.Butwearecuriousandchildlikearen’tweWewanttoknowthingsthingsthatotherpeopleknowandthingsthatnoonehaseverknown.Itwasadelighttowatchthischild.Imayhaveenjoyedthechild’sdiscoverymorethanthechilddid.Iwassaddenedtothinkaboutthemother.Ofcourseshemayhavebeenawonderfulpersonwithawonderfulmind.Shejustmaynothavebeenintunewithherchildatthatmoment.ButIwonderedifthischildwouldbestifled抑制worndownlikesomanyandbecomeanadultwithoutanychildlikethoughts.Thatsaddenedme.Tomymindthetwogoldenchildlikepropertiesofabrainarecuriosityandcreativity.Manyadultactivitiesjobshobbiespastimesuseoneortheotherofthesepropertiesinparticularthesciencesmainlycuriosityandtheartsmainlycreativity.
1.Someinformationinthefirstparagraphisinbrackets括号because___________________.
2.Whatwasthewriter’sfeelingwhenhewatchedthechild
3.Theword“that”inthethirdparagraphsignalsthat_________________________________.
4.WhatisthewriteropinionaboutKids’curiosityKeys:
1.Someinformationinthefirstparagraphisinbrackets括号becausethewriteisnotsure.
2.delighted/happy
3.theworrythatthechildmightlosehiscuriosityashegrewup
4.Kids’curiositymayleadtosuccessfulfuture.莲山课件原文地址http://www.5ykj.com/shti/gaosan/
54097.htm。