专题21 社会生活、说理议论类阅读理解 （学生版）2010-2019年近10年高考英语真题分项版汇编

页专题21社会生活、说理议论类阅读理解(2010﹒安徽﹒阅读理解E)Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheword’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheword’swatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,thewordwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefullmanagement，especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage(短缺)seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheword’sagricultureindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagricultureuseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution(重新分配)areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvitonmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys(山谷)arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosuplyitsfarmingrequirements.Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation(灌溉).InTexas,farmers’overuseofirrigationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralVallyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreseWhichofthefolloeingistrue?ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75％.B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.C.TheundergroundwatetinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanagement.B.Waystoreducethecostofbuildingdams.C.Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.D.Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.Thetextismainlyabout________.watersupplyandincreasingpopulationB.warerusemanagementandagricultureC.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotectionD.watershotagesandenvironmentalprotectionrvescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.72.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.A.muchoftheword’swaterisavailableforuseB.peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeelluckyC.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsideredD.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrossrheworld(2010﹒四川﹒阅读理解B)Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly(以前)homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions(碳排放)whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedy,people.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners(ECP),whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally(环境方面)cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalled,theGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.Michael.Bloomberg,NewYork'smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecaused,byhousing..Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment(DHPD),whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.45.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople.B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.46.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?A.Lowerrunningcosts.B.Costinglessinconstruction.C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.D.Betterpricesforhomelesspeople.47.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat,A.NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedB.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCityC.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestoliveinD.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity48.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.D.Tointroducehealthy,environmentallyclever-andaffordablehousing.(2011﹒重庆﹒阅读理解C)Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家)，encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.64.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause.A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.B.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayinC.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbathsD.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease65.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?A.Afraid.B.Curious.C.Approving.D.Uninterested.66.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.67.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.C.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.D.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.(2011﹒湖北﹒阅读理解E)Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewathyouatsnygivenmement—yourcellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectrouescannet.InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstates.ThisisthefirstpaybyphonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe’relikelytoseemorewitelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcalleducarfieldcommuncation(NFC)GETSINTOAmerica’sconsumetelectanies.LastDeccmbetsomenewsmartphaneswhichcantainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothemidlit.AlreadyinuseinpartofAsiaandEurope,NFCtheirplanafewinceesliveapaymenttetminalaoneafewptahtneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletrunsacian(交易)fees.AlthoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwaveandpaysystemsthatuseNFCenabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceproviderstruaytrytomusedtheirwayintothepointofsale(POS)market.Threebiggellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajoinftenture(合资企业)thatwillgointoopentionoverthenexti15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephone.”TheotherbigNFCsue,apartfromhowpaymeatswillbeprocessed,issecurity,Forinstance,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“We’restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyeeinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah.Amobilesecurityrescarcher,“Useramayalsobeabletosettransactiontimeits,requiringapasswordtobeentecedforlargerputchases.Bussiness?Keepinmundyoulostyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonalocatedonamapandremotelynedPlus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected,Yourwalletisn’t.67.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?A.Theexpansionofcellphonecompanices.B.Theboomofpaybyphonebusiness.C.Thedissppearanceofcreditcards.D.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.s68.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto________.A.ensurethesafetyofshoppersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.makepurchasefasterandsmplerD.improvethequalityofcellphones69.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto__________.A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.getashareinthepaymentsindustryC.sellmorecellphonesD.testtheNFCteehnoingy70.Accordingtothewhatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones?A.Stopthelunetingofnietphones.B.Stopapasswant.C.Catallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Canlargepurchases.(2012﹒广东普宁英才侨中、建新高中月考)Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty­sixcourses,eachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtofutureemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstressofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedandwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.21．Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.A．36B．12C．20D．1522．AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowedto________. A.liveinadifferentuniversity B.takeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity C.liveathomeanddrivetoschool D.gettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities23．Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause________. A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs C.theyhavetoobeyuniversitydiscipline D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority24．Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositioninstudentorganizationsprobablybecause________. A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy B.theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid25．Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein________. A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity B.ensuringthatthestudentsobeyuniversityregulations C.evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourt D.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities(2012﹒德阳高中高三一诊)Thesinger,MickJagger,oftheRollingStonessingsasongthattellspeopletheycan'talwaysgetwhattheywantbutifwetrysometimeswecangetwhatweneed.Thepastyearsinmylifemyparentshavetoldmethissayingmanytimes.I'vealwayscomplainedaboutthequote(引语).AlthoughovertimeIhavetoldmyselftolearnfromit.ThisyearmygirlfriendflewofftocollegeinWestPalm,Florida.ThishasbeenakillerformebecauseIhaven'tbeenabletoseeherandsheishavingaroughtimeinschool.Thelasttwomonthshavebeenhardbutweareworkingthroughit.Ihavebeentryingtogetmydadtobuymeaplanetickettogodownthere.MydadtoldmeifIbroughthimsomemoneyhewouldhelpmepayfortheticket.IstartedtocomplaintohimbecauseIhadnowayofgettinganymoneytogivehim.Ispentseveraldaysandnightsthinkingofwaystoearnmoneytogotoseemygirlfriend.IfinallycametotheconclusionthatIwouldgetajobandworkhardtoearnsomemoneytogivemydad.IappliedtoSafewayandIendedupgettingthejob. IhavebeenworkingatSafewayforaboutamonthnowandworkhardtoearnmoneytogotoseemygirlfriend.Theotherdaymymomhadsurprisedmeandtoldmethatsheaskedherbossifshecouldusetheirbusinessmiles(旅费)tobuymeaticketdowntoFloridafortwoweeks.IwasverythankfulandtoldherIwouldhelppayforanythingthatIhaveto.ThethoughtofmeworkinghardandgettingajobshowedmymomthatIreallycaredandwastryingmybesttobeasuccessfulperson.Ibelievethatyoucan'talwaysgetwhatyouwantbutifyoutrysometimes,yougetwhatyouneed.15．Theauthor'sparentsoftentoldhimthesayingquotedfromthesongbecause________.A．helikedtocomplaintothemabouthislifeB．theyexpectedhimtolearnfromthesingerC．healwayswantedtogeteverythinghewantedD．theytriedtoeducatehimtodothingsforhimself16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“killer”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Somethingthatisquitetroublesome.B．Somethingthatisverydifficult.C．Apersonwhokillspurposely. D．Apersonwhotreatswomenverybadly.17．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theauthorwaslazyandunwillingtoworkhard.B．Theauthor'sfatherwastoomeantogivehimmoney.C．Theauthor'sactualactionwonsupportfromhismother.D．Theauthorwasunabletotearhimselfawayfromhisgirlfriend.18．Bywritingthepassage,theauthortriestoshow________.A．wecandonothingwithoutmoneyB．fathersarestrictwhilemothersarekindC．it'shardforparentstobringuptheirchildrenD．weshouldtrytorelyonourselvesforeverything(2012﹒江苏·阅读理解E) FranzKafkawrotethat“a_book_must_be_the_ax_(斧子)_for_the_frozen_sea_inside_us.”Ioncesharedthissentencewithaclassofseventhgraders,anditdidn'tseemtorequireanyexplanation. We'djustfinishedJohnSteinbeck'snovelOfMiceandMen.Whenwereadtheendtogetheroutloudinclass,mytoughestboy,astarbasketballplayer,weptalittle,andsodidI.“Areyoucrying？”onegirlasked,asshegotoutofherchairtotakeacloserlook.“Iam，”Itoldher,“andthefunnythingisI'vereaditmanytimes.” Buttheyunderstood.WhenGeorgeshootsLennie,thetragedyisthatwerealizeitwasalwaysgoingtohappen.Inmy14yearsofteachinginaNewYorkCitypublicmiddleschool,I'vetaughtkidswithimprisonedparents,abusiveparents,irresponsibleparents;kidswhoareparentsthemselves;kidswhoarehomeless;kidswhogrewupinviolentneighborhoods.Theyunderstand,morethanIeverwill,thenovel'sterriblelogic—thegivingwayofdreamstofate(命运)． Forthelastsevenyears,Ihaveworkedasareadingenrichmentteacher,readingclassicworksofliteraturewithsmallgroupsofstudentsfromgradessixtoeight.Ioriginallyproposedthisideatomyheadmasterafterlearningthataformerexcellentstudentofminehadtransferredoutofaselectivehighschool—onethatoftenattractstheliterary­mindedchildrenofManhattan'supperclasses—intoalesscompetitivesetting.Thedaughterofimmigrants,withafatherinprison,sheperhapsfeltuncomfortablewithhernewclassmates.Ithoughtadditional“culturalcapital”couldhelpstudentslikeherdevelopbetterinhighschool,wheretheywouldunavoidablymeet,perhapsforthefirsttime,studentswhocamefromhomeslinedwithbookshelves,whoseparentshadearnedPh.D．'s. AlongwithOfMiceandMen,mygroupsread:Sounder,TheRedPony,LordoftheFlies,RomeoandJulietandMacbeth.Thestudentsdidn'talwaysreadfromtheexpectedpointofview.AboutTheRedPony,onestudentsaid,“it'saboutbeingaman,it'saboutmanliness.”IhadneverbeforeseentheparallelsbetweenScarfaceandMacbeth,norhadIheardLadyMacbeth'ssoliloquies(独白)readasraps(说唱),butbothmadesense;theinterpretationswereplayful,butserious.OnceintroducedtoSteinbeck'swriting,oneboywentontoreadTheGrapesofWrathandtoldmerepeatedlyhowamazingitwasthat“allthesepeoplehateeachother,andthey'reallwhite.”Hishistoricalviewwasbroadening,hissenseofhisowncountrydeepening.Yearafteryear,formerstudentsvisitedandtoldmehowpreparedtheyhadfeltintheirfirstyearincollegeasaresultoftheclasses. Yearafteryear,however,weareincreasingthenumberofpracticetests.Wearetryingtoteachstudentstoreadincreasinglycomplextexts,notforemotionalpunch(碰撞)butfortextcomplexity.Yet,wecannotenrich(充实)themindsofourstudentsbytestingthemontextsthatignoretheirhearts.Weareteachingthemthatwordsdonotamazebutconfuse.Wemaysucceedinraisingtestscores,butwewillfailtoteachthemthatreadingcanbetransformativeandthatitbelongstothem.66.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1probablymeanthatabookhelpsto________.A.realizeourdreamsB.givesupporttoourlifeC.smoothawaydifficultiesD.awakeouremotions67.WhywerethestudentsabletounderstandthenovelOfMiceandMen?A.Becausetheyspentmuchtimereadingit.B.Becausetheyhadreadthenovelbefore.C.Becausetheycamefromapublicschool.D.Becausetheyhadsimilarlifeexperiences.68.Thegirllefttheselectivehighschoolpossiblybecause________.A.shewasaliterary­mindedgirlB.herparentswereimmigrantsC.shecouldn'tfitinwithherclassD.herfatherwastheninprison69.Totheauthor'ssurprise,thestudentsreadthenovels________.A.creativelyB.passivelyC.repeatedlyD.carelessly70.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.introduceclassicworksofliteratureB.advocateteachingliteraturetotouchtheheartC.argueforequalityamonghighschoolstudentsD.defendthecurrenttestingsystem(2012﹒湖北·阅读理解C)ItwasasimpleletteraskingforaplacetostudyatScotland'soldestuniversitywhichhelpedstartarevolutioninhighereducation.A140­year­oldletterwrittenbyaladycallingforhertobeallowedtostudymedicineatStAndrewsUniversityhasbeendiscoveredbyresearchers.WrittenbySophiaJex­Blakein1873,theseven­pagedocument,whichurgedtheuniversitytoallowwomentostudymedicineattheinstitution,wasreleasedyesterdayonInternationalWomen'sDay.Thedocumentwasdiscoveredburiedintheuniversityarchives(档案)bypart­timehistorystudentLisSmith,whoiscompletingherPhDatStAndrewsInstituteofScottishHistoricalResearch.Shesaid:“WeknewthatSophiaJex­Blakeandhersupporters,intheirefforttoopenupuniversitymedicaleducationforwomen,hadwrittentotheSenatesAcademicus(校评议委员会)atStAndrewsinanattempttogainpermissiontoattendclassesthere,butwedidn'tknowdocumentaryevidenceexisted.Whilesearchingthearchivesforinformationabouttheuniversity'shighercertificateforwomen,IwasastonishedtocomeacrosswhatmustbetheveryletterJex­Blakewrote.”Intheletter,SophiaandhersupportersofferedtohireteachersorbuildsuitablebuildingsforamedicalschoolandtoarrangeforlecturestobedeliveredinthesubjectsnotalreadycoveredatStAndrews.Althoughherletterwasnotsuccessful,iteventuallyledtotheestablishmentoftheLadiesLiterateinArtsatStAndrews,adistance­learningdegreeforwomen.Thequalification,whichranfrom1877untilthe1930s,gavewomenaccesstouniversityeducationinthedaysbeforetheywereadmittedasstudents.ItwassopopularthatitsurvivedlongafterwomenwereadmittedasfullstudentstoStAndrewsin1892.MsJex­BlakewentontohelpestablishtheLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenin1874.ShewasacceptedbytheUniversityofBerne,whereshewasawardedamedicaldegreeinJanuary1877.Eventually,shemovedbacktoEdinburghandopenedherownpractice.59．SophiawrotealettertoStAndrewsUniversitybecauseshewanted________.A．tocarryoutaresearchprojectthereB．tosetupamedicalinstitutethereC．tostudymedicinethereD．todeliverlecturesthere60．LisSmithfoundSophia'slettertoStAndrewsUniversity________.A．bypurechanceB．intheschoolofficeC．withhersupporters'helpD．whilereadinghistorybooks61．Sophia'sletterresultedintheestablishmentof________.A．theLondonSchoolofMedicineforWomenB．adegreeprogrammeforwomenC．asystemofmedicaleducationD．theUniversityofBerne62.WhendidStAndrewsUniversitybegintotakefull­timewomenstudents?A.In1873.B.In1874.C.In1877.D.In1892.(2012﹒福建·阅读理解E)Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.Butholidaysareexpensiveand，forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyareoftenunobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.Forworkingparents，thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks，thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholi­day.Forsome，thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsafeguardingchildren'swelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays，muchofthisismissed.WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK，manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.Insettingoutitsplansforafive­termyear，NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydowntofourandahalfweeks,withamorebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,eachfollowedbyatwo­weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal“downtime”forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaff，particularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.However,thismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare.71．Thepassageisprobablywrittenby________.A.anexperiencedteacherB．aworkingparentC．aninspiredstudentD．acitycouncilmember72．Theunderlinedword“they”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”．A．environmentsB．holidaysC．wagesD．benefits73．Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthesummerbreakbereducedto________.A．2weeksB．4.5weeksC．5weeksD．6weeks74．Theplansforashortersummerholidaywillhelpstudents________.A．obtainthecheapestholidayswithoutadditionalcostsB．getachancetospendsixweeksatermwithteachersinschoolC．benefitmorefromthecaringandinspiringlearningenvironmentD．havemoreschooldaystoreceivefreeschoolmeals75．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．workingparentscanenjoyafive­weekbreaktocarefortheirchildrenB．thesuggestedplansforafive­termschoolyearcanhardlybecarriedoutC．thelongsummerholidaygivesteachersandstudentsreal“downtime”D．someschoolstaffwillsay“No”totheplansforashortersummerholiday(2012﹒浙江·阅读理解C)Twofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,“Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesof