考研考博-英语-新疆建设职业技术学院押题密卷附带答案详解篇2

书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟！住在富人区的她考研考博-英语-新疆建设职业技术学院押题密卷附带答案详解（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！第壹套一.全考点押题密卷-综合训练(共50题)1.单选题

Amongallthechangesresultingfromthe（）entryofwomenintotheworkforce,thetrans-formationthathasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnottheleastimportant.

问题1选项

A.massive

B.quantitative

C.surplus

D.formidable

【答案】A

【解析】形容词辨析。句意：在由于女性进入到劳动大军所造成的改变中,她们自身的转变是最重要的。

massive宏伟的；quantitative定量的；surplus过剩的；formidable强大的，可怕的。因此，D项符合句意。

2.单选题

Theyarealsocontactingthemilitarytoaidinthe______ofthecallingcardsandcellphones.

问题1选项

A.attribution

B.distribution

C.contribution

D.tuition

【答案】B

【解析】考查名词辨析。A项attribution“归因，属性”，B项distribution“分布，分配”，C项contribution“贡献”，D项tuition“学费，讲授”。根据句子意思“他们还联系了军方，帮助……电话卡和手机”可知，A、D选项不符合语境；inthedistributionof表示“在……方面分配/分发”符合句子语义。句意：他们还与军方联系，帮助分发电话卡和手机。因此，该题选择B项正确。

3.单选题

______,itiswidelyusedinmakingflaresandfireworks.

问题1选项

A.Asthebrilliantwhitelightthatburningmagnesiumproduces

B.Becauseofthebrilliantwhitelightofburningmagnesium

C.Thebrilliantwhitelightofburningmagnesium

D.Burningmagnesiumproducesabrilliantwhitelight

【答案】B

【解析】考查连词。句意：由于镁燃烧时发出明亮的白光，它被广泛用于制造照明弹和烟花。A选项中as“因为”只能接句子，不能接名词性短语；B选项中becauseof“因为”可以接名词性短语，符合题意；C选项是名词性短语，放进来整个句子结构错误；D选项是完整的句子，放进来构成两个独立的句子且没有连词进行连接，语法错误。因此B选项正确。

4.单选题

Thepeoplewillrebeliftheyfeelthattheyareexcluded（

）sharingthewealthofthecountry.

问题1选项

A.out

B.by

C.from

D.without

【答案】C

【解析】考察短语搭配。beexcludedfrom“从······中被排除”是固定搭配。选项C符合题意。句意：如果他们觉得自己被排除在国家财富分享之外，人民就会起来反抗。选项C符合题意。

5.单选题

Thoughitisinmid-May,（）tosomepartsofAppalachianTrailisstillverydifficultastheyarecoveredbythicksnow.

问题1选项

A.orientation

B.access

C.assess

D.voyage

【答案】B

【解析】考查名词词义辨析。A选项orientation表示“n.方向；定位；情况介绍，培训”，B选项access表示“n.入口，机会；接近”，C选项assess表示“v.评定；估价”，D选项voyage表示“n.航行；航程”。由句意前后逻辑关系可知，尽管是五月中旬，但是阿巴拉契亚山径的某些区域因厚雪覆盖仍然难以进入。空缺处需与介词to构成搭配，因此，本题正确答案为B选项。固定搭配accessto表示“通向……的入口/通道”。

6.翻译题

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Formanyyears,Wisconsinhadoneofthefinestpublic-universitysystemsinthecountry.(46)Itwasbuiltonanidea:thattheuniversity’sinfluenceshouldnotendatthecampus’sborders.Thatprofessors—andthestudentstheytaught—should“searchfortruth”tohelpstatelegislatorswritelaws,aidthecommunitywithtechnicalskills,andgenerallyimprovethequalityoflifeacrossthestate.

ManypeopleattributetheWisconsinIdea,asitisknown,toCharlesVanHise,thepresidentoftheUniversityofWisconsinfrom1903to1918.(47)“IshallneverbecontentuntilthebeneficentinfluenceoftheUniversityreacheseveryfamilyofthestate,”Hisesaidinanaddressin1905.“Ifourbelovedinstitutionreachesthisidealitwillbethefirstperfectstateuniversity.”Hisideawaswrittenintothemissionofthestate’suniversitysystem,andovertimethatsystembecameamodelforwhatpublichighereducationcouldbe.

(48)Butthebackboneoftheideaalmostwentawayin2015,whenGovernorScottWalkerreleasedhisadministration’sbudgetproposalwhichincludedachangetotheuniversity’smission.TheWisconsinIdeawouldbetweaked.The“searchfortruth”wouldbecutinfavorofachargeto“meetthestate’sworkforceneeds.”

TothoseoutsideWisconsin,theproposedchangemighthaveseemedsmall.Afterall,what’ssobadaboutaneducationalsystemthatpropelspeopleintoahigh-techeconomy?(49)ButtomanyWisconsinites,thechangestruckattheheartofthestate’sidentity.Theyarguedthattheidea—withitcoretenetsoftruth,publicservice,and“improvingthehumancondition”—iswhatmakesWisconsin,Wisconsin.

(50)WalkerultimatelyscrappedhisattempttoaltertheWisconsinIdea,claimingthathisadministrationhadn’tmeanttochangeit,thatitwasjusta“draftingerror.”AndsotheWisconsinIdeawaspreserved—atleastinanofficialsense.

Butthoughthewordssurvivedintact,manyWisconsinitesbelievethatintheyearssince,thechangeWalkerhadproposedhastakenplacenevertheless.Andoneofthestate’sinstitutions,theUniversityofWisconsinatStevensPoint,istheepicenterofthatchange.

Inmid-November,theuniversityannounceditsplanstostopofferingsixliberal-artsmajors,includinggeography,geology,French,German,two-andthree-dimensionalart,andhistory.Theplanstunnedobservers,manyofwhomarguedthatatatimewhenNazismisresurgent,societyneedsforpeopletoknowhistory,eveniftheeconomymightnot...

【答案】【参考译文】

46.它建立在这样一个理念之上：大学的影响力不应止于校园边界。教授们和他们教的学生们应该“寻找真相”，帮助州立法人员制定法律，用技术技能帮助社区，并总体上改善整个州的生活质量。

47.希斯在1905年的一次演讲中说：“除非大学的成就能惠及州内的每一个家庭，否则我是永远不会满足的。”

48.但在2015年，当州长斯科特•沃克公布了他的政府的预算提案，其中包括改变大学的使命，这一思想的支柱几乎消失了。

49.但对许多威斯康辛人来说，这一变化是该州身份认同的核心。

50.沃克最终放弃了改变威斯康辛思想的尝试，并声称他的政府没有想要改变它，它只是一个“起草错误”。

7.翻译题

中国科技馆的诞生来之不易。与国际著名科技馆和其他博物馆相比，它先天有些不足，后天也常缺乏营养，但是它成长的步伐却是坚实而有力的。它在国际上已被公认为后起之秀。

世界上第一代博物馆属于自然博物馆，它是通过化石、标本等向人们介绍地球和各

种生物的演化历史。第二代属于工业技术博物馆，它所展示的是工业文明带来的各种阶

段性结果。这两代博物馆虽然起到了传播科学知识的作用，但是，它们把参观者当成了

被动的旁观者。

世界上第三代博物馆是充满全新理念的博物馆。在这里，观众可以自己去动手操作，

自己细心体察。这样，他们可以去贴近先进的科学技术，去探索科学技术的奥妙。

中国科技馆正是这样的博物馆！它汲取了国际上一些著名博物馆的长处，设计制作了力学、光学、电学、热学、声学、生物学等展品，展示了科学的原理和现今的科技成果。

【答案】Thefirstgenerationmuseumsofsciencesarethosedevotedtonaturalhistory,whichdemonstratetheevolutionarychangesoftheearthandorganismsthroughfossilsandspecimens.Thesecondonesaremuseumsofindustrialtechnologyexhibitingachievementsgeneratedintheindustrialage.Thesetwokindsofmuseums,thoughdisseminatetheknowledge,regardtheirvisitorsaspassiveviewers.

Thethirdgenerationmuseumsarefilledwithnewconcepts.Here,visitorscanoperatebythemselves,whichenablesthemtounderstandadvancedtechnologiesbetterandhelpthemprobeintothewondersofscienceandtechnology.

8.单选题

Fromtheearlydaysofbroadband,advocatesforconsumersandweb-basedcompaniesworriedthatthecableandphonecompaniessellingbroadbandconnectionshadthepowerandincentivetofavoraffiliatedwebsitesovertheirrivals'.That'swhytherehasbeensuchastrongdemandforrulesthatwouldpreventbroadbandprovidersfrompickingwinnersandlosersonline,preservingthefreedomandinnovationthathavebeenthelifebloodoftheInternet.

Yetthatdemandhasbeenalmostimpossibletofill—inpartbecauseofpushbackfrombroadbandproviders,anti-regulatoryconservativesandthecourts.AfederalappealscourtweighedinagainTuesday,butinsteadofprovidingabadlyneededresolution,itonlyprolongedthefight.

AtissuebeforetheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheDistrictofColumbiaCircuitwasthelatesttakeoftheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)onnetneutrality,adoptedonaparty-linevotein2017.TheRepublican-pennedordernotonlyeliminatedthestrictnetneutralityrulestheFCChadadoptedwhenithadaDemocraticmajorityin2015,butrejectedthecommission'sauthoritytorequirebroadbandproviderstodomuchofanything.Theorderalsodeclaredthatstateandlocalgovernmentscouldn'tregulatebroadbandproviderseither.

Thecommissionarguedthatotheragencieswouldprotectagainstanti-competitivebehavior,suchasabroadband-providingconglomeratelikeAT&Tfavoringitsownvideo-streamingserviceattheexpenseofNetflixandAppleTV.YettheFCCalsoendedtheinvestigationsofbroadbandprovidersthatimposeddatacapsontheirrivals'streamingservicesbutnottheirown.

OnTuesday,theappealscourtunanimouslyupheldthe2017orderderegulatingbroadbandproviders,citingaSupremeCourtrulingfrom2005thatupheldasimilarlyderegulatorymove.ButJudgePatriciaMillettrightlyarguedinaconcurringopinionthat“theresultisunhingedfromtherealitiesofmodernbroadbandservice,”andsaidCongressortheSupremeCourtcouldinterveneto“avoidtrappingInternetregulationintechnologicalanachronism.”

Inthemeantime,thecourtthrewouttheFCC'sattempttoblockallstaterulesonnetneutrality,whilepreservingthecommission'spowertopreemptindividualstatelawsthatundermineitsorder.ThatmeansmorebattlesliketheonenowgoingonbetweentheJusticeDepartmentandCalifornia,whichenactedatoughnetneutralitylawinthewakeoftheFCC'sabdication.

Theendlesslegalbattlesandback-and-forthattheFCCcryoutforCongresstoact.Itneedstogivethecommissionexplicitauthorityonceandforalltobarbroadbandprovidersfrommeddlinginthetrafficontheirnetworkandtocreateclearrulesprotectingopennessandinnovationonline.

1.Therehaslongbeenconcernthatbroadbandprovideswould（

）.

2.Facedwiththedemandfornetneutralityrules,theFCC（

）.

3.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAT&TfromParagraph3?

4.JudgePatriciaMillettarguesthattheappealscourt'sdecision

（

）.

5.Whatdoestheauthorargueinthelastparagraph?

问题1选项

A.bringweb-basedfirmsundercontrol

B.slowdownthetrafficontheirnetwork

C.showpartialityintreatingclients

D.intensifycompetitionwiththeirrivals

问题2选项

A.stickstoanout-of-dateorder

B.takesananti-regulatorystance

C.hasissuedaspecialresolution

D.hasallowedthestatestointervene

问题3选项

A.Itprotectsagainstunfaircompetition.

B.Itengagesinanti-competitivepractices.

C.ItisundertheFCC'sinvestigation.

D.Itisinpursuitofqualityservice.

问题4选项

A.focusesontrivialities

B.conveysanambiguousmessage

C.isatoddswithitsearlierrulings

D.isoutoftouchwithreality

问题5选项

A.Congressneedstotakeactiontoensurenetneutrality.

B.TheFCCshouldbeputunderstrictsupervision.

C.Rulesneedtobesettodiversifyonlineservices.

D.Broadbandproviders'rightsshouldbeprotected.

【答案】第1题:C

第2题:B

第3题:B

第4题:D

第5题:A

9.单选题

Thevirusattackstheplant,theflowerdoesnotopen,and（）noseedsareproduced.

问题1选项

A.consequently

B.subsequently

C.simultaneously

D.spontaneously

【答案】A

【解析】副词辨析题。consequently因此，结果；subsequently随后，后来；simultaneously同时地；spontaneously自发地，不由自主地。句意：病毒攻击植物，花不能开放，因此种子也没有发芽。这里强调的是因果联系，所以选项A正确。

10.单选题

Whenimaginativementurntheireyestowardsspaceandwonderwhetherlifeexistsinanypartofit,theymaycheerthemselvesbyrememberingthatlifeneednotresemblecloselythelifethatexistsonEarth.Marslooksliketheonlyplanetwherelifelikeourscouldexist,andeventhisisdoubtful.Buttheremaybeotherkindsoflifebasedonotherkindsofchemistry,andtheymaymultiplyonVenusorJupiter.Atleastwecannotproveatpresentthattheydonot.

Evenmoreinterestingisthepossibilitythatlifeontheirplanetsmaybeinamoreadvancedstageofevolution.Present-daymanisinapeculiarandprobablytemporarystage.Hisindividualunitsretainastrongsenseofpersonality.Theyare,infact,stillcapableunderfavorablecircumstancesofleadingindividuallives.Butman’ssocietiesarealreadysufficientlydevelopedtohaveenormouslymorepowerandeffectivenessthantheindividualshave.

Itisnotlikelythatthistransitionalsituationwillcontinueverylongontheevolutionarytimescale.Fiftythousandyearsfromnowman’ssocietiesmayhavebecomesoclose-knitthattheindividualsretainnosenseofseparatepersonality.Thenlittledistinctionwillremainbetweentheorganicpartsofthemultipleorganismandtheinorganicparts(machines)thathavebeenconstructedbyit.Amillionyearsfurtheronmanandhismachinesmayhaveemergedascloselyasthemusclesofthehumanbodyandthenervecellsthatsettheminmotion.

Theexplorersofspaceshouldbepreparedforsomesuchsituation.Iftheyarriveonaforeignplanetthathasreachedanadvancedstage(andthisisbynomeansimpossible),theymayfinditbeinginhabitedbyasinglelargeorganismcomposedofmanycloselycooperatingunits.

Theunitsmaybe“secondary”—machinescreatedmillionsofyearsagobyapreviousformoflifeandgiventhewillandabilitytosurviveandreproduce.Theymaybebuiltentirelyofmetalsandotherdurablematerials.Ifthisisthecase,theymaybemuchmoretolerantoftheirenvironment,multiplyingunderconditionsthatwoulddestroyimmediatelyanyorganismmadeofcarboncompoundsanddependentonthefamiliarcarboncycle.

Suchcreaturesmightberelicsofapastapastage,manymillionsofyearsago,whentheirplanetwasfavorabletotheoriginoflife,ortheymightbeimmigrantsfromafavoredplanet.

1.HumansonEarthtodayarecharacterizedby________.

2.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplebelievethateventually________.

3.Evenmostimaginativepeoplehavetoadmitthat________.

4.Itseemsthatthewriter________.

问题1选项

A.theirexistencesasfreeandseparatebeings

B.theircapabilityoflivingunderfavorableconditions

C.theirgreatpowerandeffectiveness

D.theirstrongdesireforlivinginaclose-knitsociety

问题2选项

A.humansocietieswillbemuchmorecooperative

B.manwillliveinahighlyorganizedworld

C.machineswillreplaceman

D.livingbeingswilldisappearfromEarth

问题3选项

A.humansocietiesareasadvancedasthoseonsomeotherplanets

B.planetsotherthanEartharenotsuitableforlifelikeourstostay

C.itisdifficulttodistinguishbetweenorganicpartsandinorganicpartsofthehumanbody

D.organismaremorecreativethanmachines

问题4选项

A.isinterestedintheimaginarylifeforms

B.iseagertofindadifferentformoflife

C.iscertainoftheexistenceofanewlifeform

D.iscriticaloftheimaginativepeople

【答案】第1题:A

第2题:C

第3题:B

第4题:A

【解析】第1题:【选项释义】

HumansonEarthtodayarecharacterizedby________.地球上的人类如今的特征是________。

A.theirexistencesasfreeandseparatebeingsA.他们作为自由和独立的存在而存在

B.theircapabilityoflivingunderfavorableconditionsB.他们有能力在有利的环境中生活

C.theirgreatpowerandeffectivenessC.他们拥有强大的力量和效力

D.theirstrongdesireforlivinginaclose-knitsocietyD.他们渴望生活在一个紧密联系的社会里

【答案】A

【考查点】推理判断题。

【解题思路】根据题干中信息词todayarecharacterized定位到第二段第二句，该处讲到“当今人类（Present-dayman）正处于一个特殊的、也许是暂时的阶段。”，结合该段第三句“人的个体单位保留着强烈的个性意识（retainastrongsenseofpersonality）。”，以及第三段第二句“从现在起的五万年里……以至于每个人都失去了独立的个性（retainnosenseofseparatepersonality）。”可知如今人类的个性和个体特性非常明显，因此A选项正确。

【干扰项排除】

B选项“他们有能力在有利的环境中生活”：对应第二段倒数第二句“事实上，在有利的环境下，他们仍然有能力（stillcapable）过自己的生活。”，可知在以前，人类也有能力在有利的环境中生活，这不是只有在现在才有的特点，属于偷换概念；

C选项“他们强大的力量和效力”：对应第二段最后一句“但是人类社会（societies）已经足够发达，拥有比个人更大的力量和效力（haveenormouslymorepowerandeffectivenessthantheindividuals）。”，可知拥有强大力量和效力的是社会而不是人类，属于张冠李戴；

D选项“他们渴望生活在一个紧密联系的社会里”：对应第三段第二句“从现在起的五万年里（Fiftythousandyearsfromnow），人类社会可能已经变得如此紧密地联系在一起。”，可知这里指的是未来，而非现在，属于偷换概念。

第2题:【选项释义】

Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplebelievethateventually________.根据文章，有的人认为最终________。

A.humansocietieswillbemuchmorecooperativeA.人类社会将会更加团结协作

B.manwillliveinahighlyorganizedworldB.人类将生活在一个高度组织化的世界里

C.machineswillreplacemanC.机器将取代人

D.livingbeingswilldisappearfromEarthD.生物将从地球上消失

【答案】C

【考查点】推理判断题。

【解题思路】根据题干中信息词eventually定位到第四段第二句，该处讲到“太空探险者可能会发现在发展进入高级阶段的外星星球上唯一居住着的是由许多协同单元组成的大型生物（singlelargeorganismcomposedofmanycloselycooperatingunits）。”，以及第五段第二、三句“它们可能完全由金属和其他耐用材料建造（builtentirelyofmetalsandotherdurablematerials）……能在碳化合物构成并依赖于碳循环的生物无法生存的条件下繁殖（multiplying）。”这里说的就是机器，它们可以繁殖，成为星球上的唯一生物，因此C选项正确。

【干扰项排除】

A选项“人类社会将会更加团结协作”：对应第三段第二句“从现在起的五万年里（Fiftythousandyearsfromnow），人类社会可能已经变得如此紧密地联系在一起。”，这里指的是五万年的时间范围内，不是最终，属于偷换概念；

B选项“人类将生活在一个高度组织化的世界里”：这不是最终的结果，只是到达最后结果之前的其中一个阶段，属于偷换概念；

D选项“生物将从地球上消失”：文中没有提到生物消失，属于无中生有。

第3题:【选项释义】

Evenmostimaginativepeoplehavetoadmitthat________.即使是最有想象力的人也不得不承认________。

A.humansocietiesareasadvancedasthoseonsomeotherplanetsA.人类社会和其他星球上的社会一样先进

B.planetsotherthanEartharenotsuitableforlifelikeourstostayB.地球以外的行星不适合像我们这样的生命生存

C.itisdifficulttodistinguishbetweenorganicpartsandinorganicpartsofthehumanbodyC.很难区分人体的有机部分和无机部分

D.organismaremorecreativethanmachinesD.有机体比机器更有创造力

【答案】B

【考查点】推理判断题。

【解题思路】根据题干中信息词imaginativepeople定位到第一段，该处讲到“当富有想象力的人（imaginativemen）把目光投向太空……他们可能会想到外星生物不必与地球上存在的生命极为相似（lifeneednotresemblecloselythelifethatexistsonEarth）。火星是唯一看起来可能存在类人生命的星球（onlyplanetwherelifelikeourscouldexist），甚至连这一点都不确定（doubtful）。但是可能有基于其他种类的化学物质的生命（otherkindsoflife）……”，可知再有想象力，也得承认不确定其他星球有人类，即使外星上有生命，也不是像人这样的，也就是说，外星不适合人类生存，因此B选项正确。

【干扰项排除】

A选项“人类社会和其他星球上的社会一样先进”：文中没有提到其他星球的社会是怎样的，属于无中生有；

C选项“很难区分人体的有机部分和无机部分”：对应第三段第三句“多重有机体的有机部分和它所构造的无机部分（机器）之间就没有什么区别了（littledistinctionwillremain）”，这里指的是人类因为紧密联系失去独立个性后，多重有机体的有机部分和无机部分没什么区分，而不是这本身就很难区分，属于偷换概念；

D选项“有机体比机器更有创造力”：文中没有提到，属于无中生有。

第4题:【选项释义】

Itseemsthatthewriter________.作者似乎________。

A.isinterestedintheimaginarylifeformsA.对想象中的生命形式感兴趣

B.iseagertofindadifferentformoflifeB.渴望找到一种不同的生命形式

C.iscertainoftheexistenceofanewlifeformC.确信存在一种新的生命形式

D.iscriticaloftheimaginativepeopleD.对富有想象力的人持批评态度

【答案】A

【考查点】推理判断题。

【解题思路】此题定位到第一段“富有想象力（imaginative）的人把目光投向太空，琢磨（wonder）那里是否有生命存在……火星是唯一看起来可能（lookslike）存在类人生命的星球……它们可能（may）在金星或木星上繁殖。”，第四段“太空探险者可能（may）会发现由许多协同单元组成的大型生物。”，以及第五段“这些单位可能是（may）‘次要的’……它们可能（may）完全由金属和其他耐用材料建造。”，综上所述，作者想象和假设了不同的生命形式，整篇文章都在讲述作者对不同于人类的生命形式的想象，因此A选项正确。

【干扰项排除】

B选项“渴望找到一种不同的生命形式”：文中探讨的不是实际的生命形式，而是想象中的生命形式，属于无中生有；

C选项“确信存在一种新的生命形式”：作者并不确信，只是猜想和想象，属于反向干扰；

D选项“对富有想象力的人持批评态度”：作者没有对此批判，反而自己在想象，属于反向干扰。

11.单选题

Forpeoplewithdisabilitiesrecentimprovementshavemadethetheatrefully（

）bywheel-chair.

问题1选项

A.accessible

B.available

C.pertinent

D.transparent

【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词辨析。A选项accessible“易接近的；可进入的”；B选项available“可获得的；有空的”；C选项pertinent“恰当的；切题的”；D选项transparent“透明的；显然的”。句意：对于残疾人来说，最近的改进使剧院完全可以由轮椅······。此处涉及“剧院”和“轮椅”，显然A选项符合逻辑。

12.单选题

（

）canhelpbutbefascinatedbytheworldintowhichheistakenbythesciencefiction.

问题1选项

A.Everybody

B.Anybody

C.Somebody

D.Nobody

【答案】D

【解析】考查固定搭配。nobodycanhelpbut“情不自禁”，相当于everybodycan'thelpbut.句意：大家都情不自禁地被他科幻小说所代入的世界所吸引。故D项正确。

13.单选题

Homeschoolingappearstobeagreatsuccessformiddle-classandwealthyfamilieswhenoneparentishomemostofthetime.However，homeschoolingdoesnotworkininner-cityneighborhoodsbecauseparentseitherworkduringthedayoractivelylookforwork.Numerousestimatesbetween1and2millionhavebeenmaderegardingthenumberofhome-schooledchildreninthiscountry.Homeschoolingwillgrowinthefutureascoursematerialsandtutoringsystemsvastlyimprove.

Nottoomanyyearsago，learningathomemeantreadingabookanddoinghomeworkwithtutoringfromaparentoroldersibling.Today,homeshaveanoutstandingtutoravailable24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.Thistutorneverlosesitspatience，becomesupset,turnscritical,orscoldsachildforpoorperformance.Infact,thenewtutoringsystemconstantlyrecognizesgoodperformanceandprovidespraiseforprogressinlearning.Thistutoristhemultimediapersonalcomputer.Fordecades，studentshavebeenlearningviatelevisionprograms.Inrecentyears，studentshavelearnedhowtouseapersonalcomputer.NowtechnologyisbringingtogethertheInternet,video,slides，CD-ROM,andtheinteractivityofacomputertocreatemultimediapresentationsthatstudentsenjoy.

Thecostofthistutoringsystemisabout$1,200.Itcanbeusedforatleastsixyears,sotheannualcostis$200.Iftherearetwostudentsinthefamily,theannualcostdropsto$100perstudent.Inmanyhouseholds,theparentsalsousethecomputer,whichreducestheannualcostevenfurther.

Thetutoringsystemallowshomeschoolerstoexploresubjectswithoutaparentorteachertellingthemwhattodonext.Thecomputeralsoprovidesasafeenvironmentforstudentstotakerisks.Theyseeandhearimmediate,positivereinforcementeverytimetheylearnsomething.Immediate,positiveremediationalsoisavailablewhenthestudentdoesn’tfullyunderstandthelesson.Thecomputeristrulyabreakthroughinstudentlearningandinbuildingself-esteem.

Atfirst,coursewaredevelopersthoughttheyhadtoselltheirproductstocurriculumdirectors,teachercommittees,andschoolboards.Now,thesecompaniessellcoursewaredirectlytoparents.Forexample,insteadofbuyingaleather-boundeditionoftheEncyclopediaBritannica,workingparentscanpurchaseacomputerizedencyclopediafor$35orless.

Coursewarequalityandcoursematerialsimproveannuallybecauseparentsandstudentsbuyonlyhigh-qualityandmotivationalcourses.Withmillionsofhomeschoolersandotherchildrenusingthesematerials,thepricepersubjectnowvariesfrom$20to$40.Intheearlyschoolyears,oneortwocoursewaresystemsaresufficientfortheentireschoolyear.Thecoursewaremarkethasbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustryinwhichqualityincreasesandcostsdecreaseconstantly.

Studieshaveshownthatinteractivecoursewarespeedslearningby30to50percentoverconventionalteachingmethods.Lessonretentionalsoimproves.Manyhomeschoolersneedtostudyonlythreeorfourhours,leavingthemmorethanenoughtimeforextracurricularactivities.

Howwillcoursewareimpactthepublicschools?Itcaneitherbeviewedasasideshowthathasnoplaceinaschoolsystem,whichwouldbeamistake,orpublicschoolscanstudywhycoursewareandhomeschoolinghavesucceeded.Investinginoutstandingcoursematerials,learningsystems,andtutoringsystemshavebeenhomeschooling’skeystosuccess.Thisisexactlywhatmostpublicschoolsdonotdo，eventhoughtheyspendmorethan$300billionintaxpayers’money.Instead,theyclaimtheyhavenomoneyforoutstandingcoursematerials,learningsystems,andtutoringsystems.

Itshouldalsobenotedthatmosthome-schoolingparentsarenotformerteachers.Manyofthemjusthavehighschooldiplomasorhavestudiedayearortwoincommunitycolleges.Thisinformationindicatesthatcertifiedteacherswithininner-cityschoolscouldbemoresuccessfuliftheirclassroomshadoutstandingcoursematerials,learningsystems，andtutoringsystems.

Homeschoolingwillgrowinresponsetotheviolenceinschoolsandtotheconstantdroneofmessagesaboutpoorstudentperformance，butitcannotreplaceourpublicschoolssystemsbecausemostparentsaresimplynotavailabletoprovidehomeschooling.Itishoped,however,thatpublicschoolswillbegintoadoptthesuccessfulaspectsofhomeschooling.Insomecommunities,schooldistrictsareworkingwithhome-schoolingfamiliesonspecialclassesandextracurricularactivities.Thispartnershiphelpssolvetheproblemofovercrowdedschoolsandhelpsreducethemassivebuildingcostsassociatedwithnewschoolbuildings.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

2.ThegrowthofhomeschoolingisduetoseveralfactorsEXCEPT（）.

3.Homeschoolingwillnotreplacepublicschoolsystemsbecause（）.

4.Accordingtotheauthor，publicschoolsareexpectedto（）.

5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspublicschools?

问题1选项

A.Moderntutorsaremorepatientthanthoseinthepast.

B.Studentsarepraisedwhenevertheylearnnewthings.

C.Coursewarequalityimproveswiththehelpofparents.

D.Tutoringsystemscanhelpstudentsbuildself-esteem.

问题2选项

A.tutors

B.parents

C.coursematerials

D.tutoringsystems

问题3选项

A.mostfamiliescannotaffordthecoursematerials

B.mostparentscannotstayathomeduringtheday

C.teachersofpublicschoolsaremorequalifiedthanparents

D.publicschoolswillalsoinvestinoutstandingcoursematerials

问题4选项

A.studywhyhomeschoolinghassucceeded

B.workwithhomeschoolingfamilies

C.investinoutstandingcoursematerials

D.adoptsuccessfulaspectsofhomeschooling

问题5选项

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