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高中教育类英语阅读

Passage1

My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole．Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety．

   Still,thefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:

“YoursonisOK．”

   WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine．

   Ihurriedovertohim．"YouOK?

"Iasked．

   ”Yeah,"wasallhesaid．Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation,Ididn'tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest．

   Thestorywasthis:

Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater．Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore．

   Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson．Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood．

Stillshockedbymyson'sdaring,Idrovehimhome．Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay．Theonlywordshesaidwere,

”What'sforsupper?

"

   Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen．Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory．Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday．Watchingfromthewindow,1wasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep．

1.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?

  A．Hewasanexcellentswimmer．   B．Thewateroftheriverisshallow．

  C．Hewasoldenoughtoswim．     D．Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger．

2.Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeans

  A．Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids

  B．Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks

  C．Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers

  D．Antonseldomchangeshismind

3.Inthemother'seyes,whathersondidwas

A．dangerousbutinteresting

C．unexpectedandcourageous

    B．meaningfulbutdifficult

    D．awfulandabsurd

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MySon,MyHero   B．Anton,ASilentBoy

C．AGoodDeed       D．AProudMother

Passage2

Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiods,”hesaid.

1.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.   Itisflexibleinlength.

B.   Itisatimeforrelaxation

C.   Itisincreasinglypopular

D.   Itisrequiredbyuniversities

2.AccordingtoTonyHiggins.studentstakingagapyear____.

A.   arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.   knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejob

C.   aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.   haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

3.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.   He’spuzzled

B.   He’sworried

C.   He’ssurprised

D.   He’sannoyed

4.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.   Attendadditionalcourses.

B.   Makeplansforthenewterm

C.   Earnmoneyfortheireducation

D.   Preparefortheirgraduatestudies

Passage3

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage．Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext．Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline．Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation．

ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones．Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour．Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment．AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones．

Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize．AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandother'smentalstatesandbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships．Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders．Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandinformation．left-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian．BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,reflect,andrelateallthesefactstoeachother．

Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic．“Youcansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments,youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid．“Reachforyoure-reader,ifyoulike．KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavy,notlesssubstantive,andalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace．”

1．ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________．

A．thenewtrendofslowreading                   B．thedeclineofelectronicdevices

C．theimportanceofexchangingideas            D．theincreasingnumberofclubreaders

2．AccordingtoPatrickKingsley,peoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________．

A．anon-stopreadingpattern                         B．thestraight,left-to-rightscreen

C．awiderangeofinterestingnews                D．thelackofreflection

3．Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________．

A．contributestounderstandingamongpeople  

B．promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvances

C．providespeoplewithaquietenvironment   

D．curesthememorylossofelderlypeople

4．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BenefitofReadingClubs．             B．ReturnofSlowReading．

C．ReadingoftheInternetAge．           D．InfluenceofSpeedReading．

Passage4

ThinkingAboutThinking

Asapublicschoolsuperintendent（督导）,Ibelievethebestwaytopreparestudentsforcollegesandcareersistofocusonprovidinginstructionalprogramsandopportunitiesthathelpthembecomegoodthinkers.Todothis,teachersandactuallyeveryoneelseinacommunity,shouldplayaroleasa“cognitivecoach”tostudents,helpingdevelopgoodthinkersamongyouryouth.

Thebestwayforyoutobecomeacognitivecoachistoseekoutandengageschoolchildrenandadolescentsinmeaningfulconversations.Theobjectivehereistogetkidstalkingaboutwhattheythink,howtheyfeel,andwhattheybelievewheneverandwhereveryoumayfindthem.Itmaybeinaclassroom.Itmaybeatthegrocerystore.Itmaybeatabasketballgame.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereaslongasyouengagestudentsinatopicalconversationand,hopefullyevenadebate.Mainly,youwanttoencouragestudentstovoicetheiropinionaboutthings.Getthemtotakeapositionon“thisthing,orthatthing”andaskthemtosupporttheirpositionwithevidence.Curiouslyenough,thesimpleprocessofengagingstudentsinreallifeconversationsanddebateswillservetostrengthenwhattheyhavelearnedintheclassroom,andhelpthemcreatetheirownknowledgeaboutasubjectoratopic.

Learningindicatesthatastudenthasbeenexposedtomaterial,understandsthematerial,andcanrecalltheinformation.Knowledge,ontheotherhand,goesbeyondrecallandincludesinformationprocessing,applicationtoothersituations,considerationofmeaning,andcontrastingwithotherconcepts.Naturally,thetopicofconversationyouengagein