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专业英语八级阅读理解二十九
专业英语八级-阅读理解(二十九)
(总分:
100.00,做题时间:
90分钟)
一、{{B}}READINGCOMPREHENSION{{/B}}(总题数:
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二、{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}(总题数:
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Twelveyearsago,asafirst-yearlanguage-artsteacheratamiddleschoolinHouston,Ihad50minutesadaywitheachofmyclasses.Thatmightsoundlikeadecentamountoftime,butaftertakingrollandcheckinghomework.Iwasluckytohaveeven40minuteslefttoteachmystudents,themajorityofwhomwerelowincomeorjustlearningtospeakEnglish.Ihadtotakeatriageapproach—onethat'sfamiliartomostpublic-schoolteachers.Ifocusedonthebasicsofreadingandwritingtopreparethemforthestateassessmenttest,andIwasbarelyabletodevoteanytimetoanalyticalwriting,listeningcomprehension,orpersuasivespeaking.ItfeltasifIwasshortchangingthestudents,andmyfrustrationwascompoundedbythefactthataftersummervacationtheyforgotmuchofwhatthey'dlearned,comingbackevenlesspreparedthantheywerethreemonthsearlier.
SixyearsagoIfoundedKIPPHeartwoodAcademy,apubliccharterschoolinSanJose,partofanetworkof99KIPPschoolsnationwide.KIPP(KnowledgeIsPowerProgram)studentsspendmorethan50percentmoretimelearning,withaschooldaythattypicallygoesfrom7:
30a.m.to5p.m.,alongwithamandatorythree-weeksummer-schoolprogram.Theaddedtimeisgettingresults.Withastudentpopulationthat'smorethan85percentlowincome,Heartwoodhasrankedinthetop10percentofallCaliforniapublicschoolseveryyearsinceitsinception,anditwasnamedaBlueRibbonSchoolthisyearbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.Theideaofextendingtheschoolday—andyear—isgainingmomentum.PresidentObamarecentlyjoinedotherpoliticalandacademicleaderswhoarecallingforanewlookatouroutdatedcustomofhaltinginstructioninJulyandAugust.(Sorry,kids.)ButwhileI'mpleasedthere'smoreattentionbeingdevotedtotimemanagement,I'mwarythatthenotionoftackingonhourswillbecomeapassingfad.Improvingthecountry'seducationsystemwilltakealotmorethansimplyextendingtheschooldayandyear.
Forstarters,weshouldn'tspendallthatextraclasstimeonlyteachingacademics.Withbudgetcutsaffectingschoolsnationwide,fewerareabletooffermusicandextracurriculars,butifkidsaredrilledinmathandreadingallday,they'llloseinterestinlearning.Schoolsshouldextendtheirhoursiftheyhavethefundingforbothacademicsandextracurriculars.Theyneedtoprovidetimenotonlyforremediationbutalsoforsports,languages,performing-artsgroups,andclubsforactivitieslikedebatingthatimprovecreativityandleadershipskills.
Icommendthehundredsofschoolsnationwidethatarebeginningtoembraceextendedschoolhoursandacademiccalendars.Butiftheydon'taccountforsomeofthepotentialpitfalls,Ifeartheplancouldbediscardedlikesomanyotherquickfixes.Nocure,particularlywhenitcomestoeducation,isquitesosimple.(分数:
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(1).Whataddedtotheauthor'sfrustrationinteachingtwelveyearsago?
∙A.Therewasnotenoughclasstimefortheauthortoteachthestudents.
∙B.Themajorityofthestudentswerelowincomeorstudiedpoorly.
∙C.Theauthorshortchangedthestudentsandhadn'ttaughtthingsuseful.
∙D.Thestudentsalmostforgotwhatthey'dlearnedaftersummervacation.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:
[解析]事实细节题。
第一段末提到更令“我”沮丧的是暑假过后学生们把学到的东西忘得差不多了,D是对原文的同义转述,故为答案。
原文指出由于教课时间不够充足以及学生的学习水平不是很高,作者主要教授他们基本读写技巧,从而感觉好像亏待了学生,这是作者第一个沮丧的原因,不是又增加的沮丧,故排除A、B、C三项。
(2).WhatistrueaboutKIPPschools'extendingschooltime?
∙A.Students'learningtimeisdoubled.
∙B.Theaddedtimehasbornfruit.
∙C.Thegovernmentdoesn'tagreewithit.
∙D.Thistrendhasreacheditspeak.
(分数:
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A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]事实细节题。
第二段第三句提到“Theaddedtimeisgettingresults”,并且下文进一步说明了增加学习时间使得Heartwood学校的排名很靠前,故B正确。
原文说的是KIPP学生的学习时间多一半以上,不是说是其他学生的二倍,故A错误。
原文提到最近奥巴马总统也加入了许多政治领袖和学术带头人的队伍,呼吁重新审视在七八月份结束教育活动这一老旧传统,也就是说总统是支持延长上学时间的,故C错误。
原文说延长在校时间的做法正在增加势头,说明还没有达到顶峰,故D错误。
(3).Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheideaofextendingschooltime?
∙A.ItisgreatandhasdonealotgoodtoHeartwood.
∙B.Iterasestheauthor'sworryofinsufficientclasstime.
∙C.Itinspiresthegovernmenttoreformtimemanagement.
∙D.Itisn'tenoughtoimprovethecountry'seducationsystem.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:
[解析]观点态度题。
第二段末作者指出改善国家教育系统不仅仅是延长在饺学习时间这么简单,还有许多事情要做,故D正确。
延长在校时间确实帮助Heartwood学校获得了荣誉,但是原文没有谈到作者认为这种想法很好,而是表示担心,故A错误。
原文没有提到这种做法消除了作者对课堂时间不足的担心,故排除B。
原文只是提到奥巴马总统也加入呼吁重新审视在七八月份结束教育活动这一老旧传统的队伍,但并没有说政府受到延长学习时间这一想法的激励而改革时间安排,故C错误。
(4).Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhyfewerschoolsoffermusicandextracurricularsisthat
∙A.schoolsaremorefocusingonacademics.
∙B.schoolsdon'thaveenoughbudgets.
∙C.thegovernmentdoesn'tsupport.
∙D.thereisnotenoughtimeforsuchsubjects.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]推理判断题。
第三段提到在全国许多学校预算都减少了,能安排音乐课和课外活动的学校也随之减少了,由此可知,越来越少的学校安排课外活动课的原因是缺少预算,故B正确。
A是大多数学校的现状,不是不安排课外活动课的原因。
原文没有说政府不支持学校安排课外活动,故C错误。
原文指出有的学校延长了学习时间,但是却全部用来上学术课,可见不是因为时间不足而没有安排课外活动课,故D错误。
(5).Themainpurposeofthepassageistoillustratethat
∙A.theideaofextendingtheschooldayandyearisgainingmomentum.
∙B.KIPPschoolsbenefitfromtheideaofextendingschooltime.
∙C.addingclasstimeisreasonablewhenextracurricularsareincluded.
∙D.theeducationsystemisoutdatedandneedstobereformed.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:
[解析]主旨大意题。
第一段作者叙述了十二年前自己当老师的经历,说明了上课时间不足带来的问题。
第二段介绍了KIPP学校延长学生在校学习时间的成果,以及作者对这一延时思想的看法。
第三至四段讲了作者对延长学时的担忧和意见。
总结可得,作者借这篇文章想要表达的是如何延长学时才合理,结合原文中作者的意见,可知C正确。
A、B两项是第二段描述的现象,不是作者写本文的主要意图,故排除。
第二段倒数第三句提到的是教育的时间安排这一传统过时了,没有说整个教育系统过时了,并且本文作者只是针对延长学时这一问题发表观点,D范围过大,故排除。
三、{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}(总题数:
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Mostofthepeoplewhoappearmostoftenandmostgloriouslyinthehistorybooksaregreatconquerorsandgeneralsandsoldiers,whereasthepeoplewhoreallyhelpedcivilizationforwardareoftennevermentionedatall.Wedonotknowwhofirstsetabrokenleg,orlaunchedaseaworthyboat,orcalculatedthelengthoftheyear,ormanuredafield;butweknowallaboutthekillersanddestroyers.Peoplethinkagreatdealofthem,somuchsothatonallthehighestpillarsinthegreatcitiesoftheworldyouwillfindthefigureofaconquerororageneralorasoldier.AndIthinkmostpeoplebelievethatthegreatestcountriesarethosethathavebeateninbattlethegreatestnumberofothercountriesandruledoverthemasconquerors.Itisjustpossibletheyare,buttheyarenotthemostcivilized.Animalsfight;sodosavages;hencetobegoodatfightingistobegoodinthewayinwhichananimalorasavageisgood,butitisnottobecivilized.Evenbeinggoodatgettingotherpeopletofightforyouandtellingthemhowtodoitmostefficiently—this,afterall,iswhatconquerorsandgeneralshavedone—isnotbeingcivilized.Peoplefighttosettlequarrels.Fightingmeanskilling,andcivilizedpeoplesoughttobeabletofindsomewayofsettlingtheirdisputesotherthanbyseeingwhichsidecankilloffthegreaternumberoftheotherside,andthensayingthatthatsidewhichhaskilledmosthaswon.Andnotonlyhaswon,but,becauseithaswon,hasbeenintheright.Forthatiswhatgoingtowarmeans;itmeanssayingthatmightisright.
Thatiswhatthestoryofmankindhasonthewholebeenlike.Evenourownagehasfoughtthetwogreatestwarsinhistory,inwhichmillionsofpeoplewerekilledormutilated.Andwhiletodayitistruethatpeopledonotfightandkilleachotherinthestreets—while,thatistosay,wehavegottothestageofkeepingtherulesandbehavingproperlytoeachotherindailylife—nationsandcountrieshavenotlearnttodothisyet,andstillbehavelikesavages.
Butwemustnotexpecttoomuch.Afterall,theraceofmenhasonlyjuststarted.Fromthepointofviewofevolution,humanbeingsareveryyoungchildrenindeed,babies,infact,ofafewmonthsold.Scientistsreckonthattherehasbeenlifeofsomesortontheearthintheformofjellyfishandthatkindofcreatureforabouttwelvehundredmillionyears;buttherehavebeenmenforonlyonemillionyears,andtherehavebeencivilizedmenforabouteightthousandyearsattheoutside.Thesefiguresaredifficulttograsp;soletusscalethemdown.Supposethatwereckonthewholepastoflivingcreaturesontheearthasonehundredyears;thenthewholepastofmanworksoutataboutonemonth,andduringthatmonththerehavebeencivilizationsforbetweensevenandeighthours.Soyouseetherehasbeenlittletimetolearnin,buttherewillbeoceansoftimeinwhichtolearnbetter.Takingman'scivilizedpastataboutsevenoreighthours,wemayestimatehisfuture,thatistosay,thewholeperiodbetweennowandwhenthesungrowstoocoldtomaintainlifeanylongerontheearthataboutonehundredthousandyears.Thusmankindisonlyatthebeginningofitscivilizedlife,andasIsay,wemustnotexpecttoomuch.Thepastofmanhasbeenonthewholeaprettybeastlybusiness,abusinessoffightingandbullyingandgorgingandgrabbingandhurting.Wemustnotexpectevencivilizedpeoplesnottohavedonethesethings.Allwecanaskisthattheywillsometimeshavedonesomethingelse.(分数:
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(1).Thefirstsentenceoftheopeningparagraphindicatesthat
∙A.mosthistorybookswerewrittenbyconquerors,generalsandsoldiers.
∙B.noonewhoreallyhelpedcivilizationforwardismentionedinanyhistorybook.
∙C.historybooksneglecttherealheroesbehindcivilization.
∙D.conquerors,generalsandsoldiersshouldnotbementionedinhistorybooks.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:
[解析]事实细节题。
细读第一段第一句我们可以发现作者的基本态度,认为历史书籍讲述太多与战争有关的英雄人物,而忽略了推
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