2023年高考英语一轮复习滚动测试7含解析新人教版

滚动测试七

第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标

在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前,你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的

作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanlikecollectingbest?

A.Traintickets.B.Coins.C.Stamps.

2.Whichcountryfoundlovelymusicisgoodforpeople'shearts?

A.Australia.B.America.C.Russia.

3.Whatisthewomaneagertobuy?

A.Icecreams.B.Candy.C.Drinks.

4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthebank.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermarket.

5.Whatpreventedthewomancallingthemanyesterday?

A.Shelosthercellphone.

B.Hercellphonewaspoweroff.

C.Herteachertookhercellphoneaway.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；

听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Acasualdress.B.Aneveningdress.C.Abusinesssuit.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Tryontheclothes.B.Bargainwiththeman.C.Payfortheclothes

incash.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howoldisthewoman?sgrandfather?

A.79.B.78.C.80.

9.Whatdidthewoman?sgrandfatherdolastwinter?

A.Hewentinthehospital.

B.Hewentonacyclingholiday.

C.Heattendedaskiingcontest.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersarguingabout?

A.Whichwaytogo.B.Whotoblame.C.Whattransportto

take.

11.Whydidthepolicemanstopthespeakers?

A.Theytookthewrongshortcut.

B.Theydrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

C.Theywentthroughtheredlight.

12.Whatwastheinitialreasonforwhathappenedtothespeakers?

A.Thewomandidn,tprefertotravelbytrain.

B.Themanfailedtoasktheway.

C.Themanforgottobookticketsearlier.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatisthebasicpurposeoftheIQtests?

A.Totestwhoisbrighter.

B.Totesttheabilityinlanguageandnumbers.

C.Tojudgeone'stalents.

14.Whatmakessomanyunhappyparentsintheworld?

A.Theirchildrenbeingstupid.

B.Theirchildren,sfailingintheexams.

C.Theirchildren,sabilitiesnotbeingdeveloped.

15.Whydosomechildrendobadlyinschoolexams?

A.Theyarepoorinwordsandnumbers.

B.Theydonotstudyhardenough.

C.Theyarelookeddownuponbyothers.

16.Howcanapersonbehappy?

A.Puttinghis/herskillstogooduse.

B.HavingahigherIQ.

C.Doingwellintheexams.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheconductorlike?

A.Anxious.B.Kind-hearted.C.Absent-minded.

18.WhatshouldMr.MoradoinPrinceton?

A.Givealecture.B.Meetanoldfriend.C.Visitauniversity.

19.WhymustMr.Morafindtheticket?

A.Hemightbefined.

B.Heforgotthedestination.

C.Hewrotesomethingimportantonit.

20.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Mora?

A.Forgetful.B.Careful.C.Bad-tempered.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WhenIwasatschool,ourteacheroftensaid,“Youarewhatyoueat.”Shewanted

ustoeattherightfoodtobehealthy.

Japanesepeoplearesaidtobethehealthiestintheworld.Theyeatriceandfish

andvegetableseveryday.Theydrinkgreenteaorwaterwhenthey'rethirsty,and

snackondriedfish,fruitornuts.Sowecanbelievethatyoubecomewhatyoueat.When

youknowtheadvantagesordifferentkindsoffood,youcanuseyourknowledgewell

andeatwhatyouwanttobecome.Haveyoueverheardanyofthefollowingadvice?

*Lettuceormilkcanmakeyousleepywhilepeanutsordriedfishwillstopthat

feeling.

*Tokeepyourteethclean,youshouldeatapplesoften.

*Garlic（大蒜）helpstopreventcolds.

Futurerestaurantsmightbenamedafterwhattheyhopetocreate（仓ij造）.Let's

taketherestaurant“Winners“asanexample.Itsmenuwouldlistdishesspecifically

designedtohelpyouwinsportsgames.Therewouldberichtomatosauce（调味汁）full

ofvitaminCandsoftvegetables.Allthiswouldhavealittlefreshcheeseonthe

top一justenoughtohelpyougetagoodnightJssleep.

Whatwillhappentojunkfoodinthefuture?Ificecreamisnotgoodfor

children,can,twegivethemfat-free,sugar-freetofuicecream?Wearetolddried

fruitisahealthiersnackthanbiscuits,sosomebiscuitcompaniesaremaking

biscuitswithmorevitamins.Sointhefuture,youmightbeabletoeatyourwayto

health!

21.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.FoodintheFutureB.YouareWhatYouEat

C.HowtoKeepHealthyD.FoodinJapan

22.TheJapaneseareveryhealthymainlybecause.

A.theyeatmanyvegetablesB.theyhaveahealthydiet

C.theyknowmuchaboutfoodD.theyknowhowtocooknicefood

23.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A.”Winners“onlyprovidesvegetabledishesB.eatingapplesisgoodforourteeth

C.therewillbenoicecreaminthefutureD.peoplepreferbiscuitstodried

fruit

B

Jackwasbornwithouteyes.Hewasveryluckyashegrewuphavingother

kittens（youngcats）tosocialize（交往）with,andwasusedtopeoplefromthemomenthe

wasborn.However,whenitcametimetofindthekittenshomes,nooneknewwhereJack

wouldendup.

That'swhenIgotane-mailfrommyfriend.Allsheaskedwas“Doyoustillwant

oneofthekittens?There,soneherewithnoeyesandnoonewouldliketotakehim.

WithoutthinkingItoldherthatIdidwantthekitten.

Whenwefirstbroughthimhome,Jackstayedmostlyinmyroom.Afteraboutadayhe

hadnoissuesrunningaroundandclimbingoneverything.Attimeshegetslostinthe

house,he'11stop.Butwejustcallhisnameandtalktohimanditisn,tlongbefore

hefindshiswaybacktous.

AfewweeksaftergettingJack,wegotanewcatnamedBear.JackandBearhave

becomebestfriends.Itdoesn*tmatterthathecan'tsee.HealwaysknowswhenBear

isaround.He'11runacrosstheyardstraighttoBearandwraphisfrontlegsaround

hisneckinabighug.Theyrunaftereachotheraroundandwrestle（摔跤）.They'11lie

downinthegrasstogetherwhentired.

Jackistrulyaninspiration.IJveownedlotsofkittensinmylife,butJackis

thehappiestandmostplayful.Hedoesn,tfeelsorryforhimself.Hedoesn,tneed

pity.IthinkJean,ownerofGumbo,anothereyelesscat,saiditbestwhenshetoldme

thatcatsdon,thavedisabilities;theyhaveadaptabilities.

24.WhydidJackcometotheauthorJshome?

A.Theauthorcaredforaneyelesscat.

B.Theauthordidn'tmindwhetherhewasblind.

C.Nootheryoungcatskepthimcompany.

D.TheauthorJsfriendbeggedtheauthortotakehimhome.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.JackoftenwrestleswithBearindoors.

B.Jacklikestoplaywithaneweyelesscat.

C.Jackquicklyadaptstothenewenvironment.

I）.Jackisgoodattalkingandplayingwithpeople.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“issue“inParagraph3mean?

A.Trouble.B.Fun.C.Luck.D.Business.

27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Acathasninelives.B.Alliswellthatendswell.

C.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

C

（2019•福建普通高中毕业班质检）

Crimefighterscouldhaveanewtoolathand.Researchershavedevelopeda

cutting-edgetechniquetoidentifyhumanhair.TheirtestisquickerthanDNAanalysis

techniquescurrentlyusedbylawenforcement.

DNAtestingiscommonlyusedforidentificationbecauseDNAisuniquetoeach

individual（个体）.However,environmentalandchemicalprocessescandegrade

DNA,limitingitsusefulnessovertime.Protein（蛋白质）inhair,ontheotherhand,is

morestablethanDNAbutcanalsohavevariations（变体）thatmaybeuniquetothe

individual.

aOuranalysisprocesscanbeuseduniversally,“saysMs.Huang."Oneofour

sampl6s（样本）evenincludeddyedhairandthetestwas100percentaccurate.Thetest

wasabletodistinguishEastAsians,CaucasiansandSouthAsians.”

Dr.Beaucheminsaysshehasgotintouchwithlawenforcementagenciesaboutusing

thenewtechnology.Sheisalsoplanningtocollectmorehairsamplesandcontinueher

researchwithagoaloffindingwhereexactlyintheworldthehairsampleisfrom,to

lookformoreracesanddeterminespecificage.

“Weareinaverysimilarplacewithprotein-basedidentificationtowhereDNA

testingwasduringtheearlydaysofitsdevelopment,“saidchemistBradHart."This

methodwillbeagame-changer,andwhilewe'vemadealotofprogresstoward

improvingit,therearestepstogobeforethisnewtechniqueisabletoreachits

fullpotential.”

28.What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Toanalyzecrimescenes.

B.Todistinguishdifferentraces.

C.ToshowtheusefulnessofDNAtesting.

D.Tointroduceanewidentificationmethod.

29.WhichwillbethemostusefulinidentifyingapersonaccordingtoBradHart?

A.Chemicalmaterials.B.Proteininhair.

C.DNAvariations.D.Bloodsamples.

30.What'stheadvantageoftheprotein-basedidentificationoverDNAtesting?

A.Stability.B.Popularity.C.Security.D.Convenience.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphofthetext?

A.DNAtestingwillsoonreachitsfullpotential.

B.Protein-basedidentificationremainstobeimproved.

C.Protein-basedidentificationhasreplacedDNAtesting.

D.DNAtestingdevelopsasrapidlyasprotein-basedidentification.

D

（2019•河南中原名校二次质检）

YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworld

andtheirplaceinit.

TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic

Society,conductedanonlinesurveyearlierlastyear.Theywantedtoknowwhatyoung

peopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,USforeignpolicy,recent

internationalevents,andeconomics.

Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26.Allof

themcurrentlyattend,orformerlyattended,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.

Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudy

identifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonly

partoftheUSgovernmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetaking

thesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.

Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheInternet.Theysay

itisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstall

thefakenewsandtrivia（琐事）whichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthose

questionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenews.

Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearn

aboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromthe

CouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGary

Johnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancity

ofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.

Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagood

understandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaid

thatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.

Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformation

tostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsis

creatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeabout

globalissues.

32.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?

A.Alltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduates.

B.ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.

C.ItsaimwastofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknewaboutAmerica.

D.Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.

33.What'sonereasonthesurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeopleJslackof

knowledge?

A.Youngpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroad.

B.Thesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformation.

C.TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorquality.

D.Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld.

34.Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?

A.Environmentalmatters.B.Geographicinformation.

C.Foreignrelations.D.Governmentorganizations.

35.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?

A.Economics.B.Entertainment.C.Politics.D.Education.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowtoUseSocialMediaPositively

Nowadayssocommonissocialmediainoursocietythatalmosteveryoneis

connectedtosomeformofit.Weareinafast-paced,technologicallyevolvingsociety

andweareaddictedtosocialmedia.36

Sohowdoesoneensureapositiveonlinereputation?It,ssimple:

Keepitclean.Partyphotoswithalcoholareanabsoluteno-no.Wouldyouwantto

haveyourbossseethesephotos?37Makesuretopostcontentsthatyoufeel

positivelyreflectyou,yourcreativityandyourskills.

38Youhaveaprivateaccountsoyoucanpostanythingyouwant?Thisis

decidedlynotthecase.Privacysettingsmakeithardertoseeyourfullaccount,but

it'snotimpossible.Undernocircumstancesshouldyourelyonprivacysettingsasa

waytoprotectinappropriatecontents.

Ensureyou'recarefulandprofessional.Keepitclassy（优等的）！Discoveryour

brand,orwhatyouwantpeopletothinkofyou.Properspellingandgrammarisalwaysa

plus,butitmaynotbeyourbrand.39Inthisway,youcanearnapproval.

Followthesesimplerulesandyou'reonyourwaytobuilding,orrestoringan

onlinereputation.Usingsocialmediapositivelydoesn'tmeanyoucan'thavefunand

useittoexpressyourself;however,youwanttoensurethatyou'reOKwithanyone

seeingeverythingyoupost.40Soyourpostcangetyourfriendsactiveand

happy.

Likeitornot,yoursocialnetworksreflectyou一makesureyoulooklikethe

shiningstarthatyoutrulyare.

A.Trytodoeverythingaswellasyoucan.

B.Infact,welongforsocialmediaandneedit.

C.Socialmediaisveryfasttousebutverydifficult.

D.Don'ttrustprivacysettingsatall.

E.Beentirelysureaboutwhatyou'reposting.

F.Onceyouclickpost,there?snolookingback.

G.Makesureyourpostiswrittenpersonally.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节,满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

（2018•浙江）

Wehaveallheardhowtimeismorevaluablethanmoney,butisit41tohave

toomuchtime?

I42backinhighschoolIspentmostofmydayatschoolsinceIalso43

ateamsport.BythetimeIgothome,1onlyhadafewhourstodomyhomework,andI

hadtodoit44.

WhenIgotintocollege,things45.Isuddenlyfoundmyselfoutofclassbefore

noontime.Becauseofallthis46time,therewasnosenseof47todomy

schoolworkimmediately.Iwasperformingthisactionofwaitinguntilitlaterbecame

a48.Oncethathappened,Ijustkept49mystudyingfurtherandfurtherback

inmyday.ThenIgottothepointwhereIwas50reallylateatnighttogetmy

workdone.

OnedayI51aformerclassmateofminewhowas52alotofmoneyrunning

asideline（副HR）.Sincehisregularjobwas53,Iaskedhimwhyhejustdidn,tdo

hissidelinefull-time.Hesaidwithoutthejob,hewould54havetoomuchtimeand

wouldjustdowhatIdidbackin55.Hesaidthatifhe56thejob,hewould

losehis57toworkandsucceed.

So,try58yourtimewithotherwork.Thisiswhythereisa59thatifyou

wantsomethingdone,aska60_persontodoit.

41.A.trueB.fairC.strangeD.possible

42.A.rememberB.admitC.understandD.expect

43.A.watchedB.lovedC.coachedD.played

44.A.atlastB.rightawayC.ofcourseI）,asusual

45.A.happenedB.repeatedC.changedD.mattered

46.A.extraB.difficultC.valuableD.limited

47.A.dutyB.achievementC.urgencyD.direction

48.A.burdenB.reliefC.riskD.habit

49.A.pushingB.takingC.settingD.calling

50.A.hangingoutB.stayingupC.joggingroundD.showingoff

51.A.metB.helpedC.treatedD.hired

52.A.raisingB.wastingC.demandingD.making

53.A.safeB.importantC.boringD.rewarding

54.A.luckilyB.hardlyC.hopefullyD.simply

55.A.childhoodB.collegeC.townD.business

56.A.quitB.foundC.acceptedD.kept

57.A.heartB.chanceC.driveD.way

58.A.savingB.fillingupC.givingupD.trading

59.A.messageB.storyC.sayingD.fact

60.A.carefulB.busyC.reliableD.kind

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

(2020•山东淄博模拟)

TheBeijingDaxingInternationalAirport(BDIA)was61.(formal)

openedonSept.25,2019.Locatedaround46kmsouthofTian'anmenSquare,itwas

designedbyfamedarchitectZahaHadid.BDIAwaslisted62.thefirstof

the“sevenwondersofthemodernworldnearcompletion“bytheGuardianin2015.

Thenewairportcomplex,consistingofamainterminal,asupportingservice

buildingandaparkinglot,63.(cover)anareaofabout1.4millionsquare

metres.Thestarfishdesignisextremelyspace-efficient,with64.journey

ofjust600metresfromsecuritytothefurthestgate.65.couldbethe

mostexpectedinnovationatBDIAisitsartificialintelligence.Theairport66.

(set)upmorethan400self-servicecheck-inmachinesalready,whichcan67.

(short)passengers'waitingtimetoabout10minutes.Travelerscanbescannedon

cameras68.(use)facialrecognition.Counterscanbefullyautomatedto

capture(抓拍)facephotosandrelay69.(they)duringeachpartofthe

journeythroughtheairport,includingsecurityandthedeparturegate.

TheDaxingairport-saidtobetheworld'slargestterminalinasingle

building—isexpected70.(receive)alargeamountofthe170million

passengersby2025.ItwillbecomeanewtransporthubforthegreaterBeijingregion.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10

处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Whichisknowntoall,nowadaystheInternetisplayingmoreandmoreimportant

partinourdailylife.Init,wecannotonlyreadnewsathomeandabroadbutalso

getsomuchinformationaspossible.Weareoftensende-mailstoourclassmates.We

canmaketelephonecalltoourfamiliesaswellasourfriends.However,wecantake

classesonthenet,readdifferentkindsofbooksandeventeachmyselfEnglish.Wecan

alsoenjoymusic,watchingsportsandplaycomputergamesonthenet.Wecoulddo

shoppingevenwithoutleavingourhomes.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

（2020•全国I改编）

你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题,写一篇短文参赛，内容包括:

1.人物简介；

2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。

注意:词数100左右。

滚动测试七

1~5ABBAC6~10CAACB

1T15BCBCA16〜20ABABA

附:听力材料

(Textl)

M:Ithoughtyouonlylikedcollectingstamps.

W:Ialsolikecollectingcoins.Butcollectingtrainticketsismyfavouriteactivity.

(Text2)

W:Songsthatmakeourheartshappycanmakethemstronger,too?

M:Sure.It'sanewfindbyAmericanresearchersandreportedinRussiaonTuesday.

(Text3)

W:Doyouhaveanychange?!Jmdyingforcandyandthismachinewon'tgivechange.

M:Look.Thisonegiveschange.IthinkI'11getsomethingtoeat,too.

(Text4)

W:Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou,sir?

M:Yes,couldIchangethesepoundsfordollars,please?

W:Doyouwantsmallbillsorlargeones?

M:BothareOK.

(Text5)

M:Whydidn,tyoucallmeyesterday?!waswaitingbythephoneallday.

W:I'msorry,butIcouldn,tcall.Icouldn'tfindaphone.

M:Whatdoyoumeanyoucouldn,tcall?Youhaveacellphone,don,tyou?

W:Iusedtohaveacellphone.TheteachertookitawaybecauseItriedtocallyou

fromclass.

(Text6)

M:Hello.CanIhelpyou?

W:0h,hello.Yes.Iwantsomethingtowearataconference.

M:So,you'relookingforsomethingquitesmart.

W:Yes.Somekindofbusinesssuit...Hmm,thisisnice.Isthisoneonsale?

M:Yes,itis.There,sa25%reductiononthisone.It'sarealbargain.

W:Hmm.11*sstillabitexpensiveforme.Isthereadiscountforcash?

M:Oh,no,I9msorry.

W:0h,well,canItryiton?

M:Yes,ofcourse.Thechangingroomisjustoverthere.

W:Thanks.

(Text7)

W:Mygrandfatherhasn,tbeentoowelllately.

M:Ohdear.I'msorrytohearthat.

W:He's79.Don'tyouthinkheshouldslowdownabitathisage?

M:Absolutely.

W:Buthewon'tlistentome.Hesayshewantstoenjoyhislifetothefull.

M:Fairenough.

W:Lastsummerhewentonatwo-weekcyclingholidayinFrance.Lastwinterheattended

askiingcontest.

M:Youarekidding.Ican'tbelieveit.

W:We*regoingtogivehimabigpartyforhis80thbirthday.

M:That,sgreat.

W:Butbeforethat,I*mgoingtohaveawordwithhimandtellhimtotakethingsmore

easy.

M:Goodforyou.

(Text8)

M:Thisisallyourfault!Thiswouldn'thavehappenedifyouhadn,ttriedtogive

moneytothatpoliceman!

W:Well,ifyou'dlistenedtomewhenIsuggestedaskingsomeonefordirections,we

shouldn,thavegotlostinthefirstplace,wouldwe?

M:0h,goon!Blameitallonme!Youweretheonewhowasdrivingwhenwegotstoppedby

thepolice.Ifyouhadn'tbeenspeeding,wewouldn,thavebeenstoppedatall!

W:That'snotfair.Weweredoingfineuntilyousuddenlydecidedyouknewaquicker

way!

M:Oh,comeon!Ionlysuggestitbecausewewererunningsolate.Wewould'vebeenfine

ifyouhadn,tsuggesteddrivinginsteadoftakingthetrain.

W:No!Wewould,vebeenfineifyouhadrememberedtobooktickets!

(Text9)

W:Whyisitthatsomechildrenperformbetterthanothersatschool?

M:0bviously,certainchildrenarebrighterthanothers.Butitisnotthatsimple.Alot

ofimportanceisattachedtointelligencemeasuredbytests.

W:Theso-calledIQtests?

M:Yes.Basicallytheyareintendedtotesttheabilityinlanguageandnumbers,sosome

childrenaresuretosuffer.Thisisveryunfortunate.AchildwithanaverageIQmay

turnouttobesuccessfulwhenhegrowsup.

W:Whatyouaresayingisthatsomechildrenhaveabilitiesthatarenoteasyto

measure.

M:Exactly.Iftheseabilitiesarenotdiscoveredearly,theycannotbe

developed.That?swhytherearesomanyunhappyparentsintheworld.Theyarenot

doingthethingstheyarebestat.

W:Isee.

M:Butatschool,onlythosewhoaregoodwithwordsandnumberswillprobablydowell

inexams.

W:Right.Isthereanythingaparentcandotohelpinthiscase?

M:Yes.Inmyopinion,achildshouldbejudgedonhispersonaltalents.Afterall,being

happyinlifeisputtingyourskillstogooduse,nomatterwhattheyare.

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Mr.Moraisafamousuniversitypresident.Heisrememberedasahumorousman

becausehislecturescauselaughterfromtimetotime.Heisalsorememberedbyhis

familyandfriendsforbeingabsent-minded.Therearemanyinterestingstoriesabout

Mr.Mora,whichamusepeople.

Onceonatrain,aconductorcametoMr.Mora,askingforhisticket.Hebeganto

searchhispockets.Noticketappeared.Mr.Morabegansearchinghissuitcase."Never

mind,sir,"saidtheconductor,seeinghowanxiousMr.Morawasbecomingandtryingto

comforthim."Whenyoufindyourticket,justpostittothestation.Vmsureyou

haveitsomewhere.w'Tmsure,too,"saidthepresidentashecontinued

searching."ButImustfindit.IneedtoknowwhereI'mgoing.”

Mr.MoragotoffthetraininNewYorkandhurriedtothepostofficetomakea

telephonecalltohissecretary.'TminNewYorknowbutIdon,tknowwhy,“said

Mr.Mora,feelinglikeasmallboywhohadgotlost.Withinminutescametheshort

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