高考英语二轮复习资料17阅读理解名校测试（教师版）

一、广告应用文类

【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】B

EUROPEishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanethasoffered

pairsofcitiesforculture-hungrybuttime-poortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,a

high-speedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,

artandnightlifefordecades一buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis'LouvreMuseum,but

ifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.Compared

withLondon,Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions,suchasthebeautifulgreenwalkway

LaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you,11seedinerslinger（逗留）overredwine.WhileinLondon,you

cantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.

ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.

Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17th

centuryJsHabsburgdynastysplendortosci-firestaurants.

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.Youcanappreciatetheperfect

blendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandScholossSchonbrunnPalace,and

rewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld's

culturalheritagelist.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining-theremarkableUFOrestaurant.

Youcanenjoyameat-ladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

59.WhatJstherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.

B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.

D.Theydon,tlikeeachother.

60.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.LouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.acB.cdC.acdD.bed

61.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinsci-firestaurants?

A.London.B.Paris.C.Vienna.D.

Bratislava.

62.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit

B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects.

【语篇解读】本文是应用文。介绍了两组不容错过的欧洲城市，伦敦和巴黎，维也纳和布拉

施斯拉发。通过两组城市的建筑，风俗和特色景观的对比让学生领略次洲城市的美。

59.C【考点定位】考查考生时文章语句的理解能力.

【试题解析】从第二段"Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompeting和,buteach

secretlylooksuptotheother：.可知正确答案为C»

60.A【考点定位】考查考生对文章信息的搜查和判断能力。

【试题解析】从第三段“NoonecandoubtthesplendorofParis,LouvreMuseum”

可知a是对的。从“theBritishMuseumarefreetovisit”可知免费的是英国博

物馆，不是法国，故b错了。从下一段“Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions”可知

c对。d项中的perfume文中没提到，故选A。

61.D【考点定位】考查考生的判断推理能力。

【试题解析】文中倒数第三段“Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwayto

experience

everythingfrom17thcenturyJsHabsburgdynastysplendortosci-fi

restaurants^和最后一段Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining”可推知

科幻餐厅应该在Bratislava。

62.D【考点定位】考查考生对短文概括理解能力。

【试题解析】从第二段笫一句"IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondonto

PairsbyEurostar和aAustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaare

anhourapartbytrain”可以看出两个城市不远，而且全文介绍了很多建筑，博物馆，美

食等方面的差异。故选D。

[2013届全国100所名校一诊】C

TheSandsofTime

StCyrusNationalNatureReserveismuchmorethanjustgoldensandsandbeautiful

flowers.Theareahasalonghumanhistorytoo.FromStoneAgehunterstoamazing

pioneers,discoverthedaringdeedsandsadstoriesfromStCyrus'past.

Date:23rdAugust2010

Time.2p.m.-3：45p.m.

Typeofevent.Guidedwalk

BetweentheTides

Acelebrationoftheworldbetweenthetides.Joinlocalsalmon（大马哈鱼）

fishermanJimRitchieonafascinatingwalktolearnhowlocalfolkhavemadealiving

fromtheworldbetweenthetides,harvestingsalmonfromthebeachatStCyrusfor

hundredsofyears.

Date:25thAugust2010

Time:2p.m.一4p.m.

Typeofevent:Familyevent

Ice&Fire

StCyrusNationalNatureReservehashadaneventfullife!Fromitsdaysnear

theequator（赤道）tovolcaniceruptionsandiceages.CelebratethestartofScottish

GeologyMonthwithawalkthroughthereserveandtravelbackintimetouncover

thecluestoStCyrus，pasthiddeninthecliffs.

Date:31stAugust2010

Time:2p.m.-3：45p.m.

Typeofevent:Guidedwalk

ScaryStories

It'sgettingdarkeratnights...it'salmostHalloween,whentheghosts（鬼

怪）comeouttoplay.JoinusforsomespookystoriesofDinnetandDeesidelong

ago...andlistenout,forthingsthatsoundstrangeinthenight!

Date:25thOctober2010

Time:7p.m.-9p.m.

Typeofevent:Familyevent

Note：

*Allunder18'smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult

*Petsallowed:No

*Cost:Free

*Phone:01674-830736

*Location:SNHVisitorCentre,StCyrusNationalNatureReserve

63.Whichofthefollowingeventsmayhelpyoulearnaboutthelocalpeople*s

wayoflife?

A.BetweentheTides.

B.ScaryStories.

C.TheSandsofTime.

D.Ice&Fire.

64.Theunderlinedword“spooky“inthetextprobablymeans.

A.interestingB.frightening

C.realD.funny

65.Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?

A.TheyareheldinAugust.

B.Theyareheldintheevening.

C.Peoplecan，ttaketheirpetswiththem.

D.Peopleneedtobeguidedduringthejourney.

66.Accordingtothetext,.

A.youneedtopaytojoinintheactivities

B.aten-year-oldchildcanattendtheseeventsonlyinadults'company

C.StCyrusNationalNatureReserveisfamousforsalmon

D.StCyrusNationalNatureReservewassetupnotlongago

63.A细节理解题。由文章对第二个活动的介绍可知，通过这项活动，人们可以对当

地人的生活有所了解。

64.B词义猜测题。由活动名称ScaryStones以及Halloween,ghosts可知，spooky的

意思是•怪异吓人的，阴森恐怖的。

65.C细节理解题。由\限中的•?式5二W2\0”可知，这四个活动都要求丕能带宠

物.

66.B细节理解题,由Note中的内容可知，要参加这些活动，18岁以下的孩子必须

得有大人陪同.

【2013届山东实验中学高三第二次诊断】A

IttakesmorethanjustpracticetobecomeanOlympian.Goldmedalperformances

requiresomeseriousnutrition.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatthesesuccessful

athleteseattostayinpeakshape?

KeriGlassman,aregistereddietitianandfounderofNutritiousLifeMeals,

appearedon“GoodMorningAmerica“todaytogiveyouaglimpseintothedietsof

sometopathletes.Someoftheirmealscouldsurpriseyou.

CrazyCalorieCount

GlassmansaidOlympianseatalotoffood-quantitiesthatforordinarypeople

Idconstitulepiggingoui.OnesecretofswimmerMichaelPhelps'astonishing

performanceinthe200801ympicsinBeijingwasconsumingasmanyas12,00calories

inoneday.

Athletescaneatlikethisandnotgainanyweightbecausetheirworkoutsare

intense.AccordingtoGlassman,Phelps'workoutscanburn4,000to6,000calories

inaday,andthosecaloriesmustbeaddedinordertotrainthefollowingday.

SnackingSecrets

Someathleteseatstrangefoodsthatimprovetheirperformance.YohanBlake,

theJamaicasprinterand100-meterworldchampion,hasstolenchampionsprinter

UsainBoltJsthunderonthetrackduringtheOlympictrials,Askedabouthowhe

getshisenergy.Blakeansweredthatheeats16bananasperday,Glassmansaid.

JonathanHorton,theleadgymnastontheUsteam,hasabloodsugarproblem.

Ilissolutionishoney.Whenhestartstofeelshakyatthegym,hetakeshoneyto

boosthisenergy,Classmansaid.

FoodsforRecovery

Whatarethebestfoodstohelpthebodyrecoverafterharshcompetition?

ForOlympicswimmerRyanLochte,therecoverymealisgrilledchickenbreasts

withAlfredosauce,whole-grainspaghettiandasaladwithlemonjuiceandolive

oil.Lochte,whorecentlycutoutjunkfood,candyandsoda,hasundertakena

strength-trainingregimen（养生法）thatinvolvesflippingtractortires,andtossing

beerkegs,Glassmansaid.

56.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.GoodDietMakesaTrueOlympian.

B.OlympiansHaveOlympic-sizeAppetites.

C.Olympians'StrangeEatingHabits.

D.TheDiestofSomeTopOlympicAthletes.

【答案】D

【解析】第一段是中心段落.成为奥运选手不仅仅需要锻炼，获得金牌还需要营养.

57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceprobablymean?

A.OrdinarypeopleeatfewpigscomparedwithOlympians.

B.Olympianseatalotmorefoodthanordinarypeople.

C.Olympianstendtoeatalotofhigh-qualityfood.

D.Olympianseatalargeamountoffood,justlikepigs.

【答案】B

【解析】前一句说奥运选手吃很多食物.划线部分在破折号之后，是对前面话语的补充.

58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.RyanLochtequiteatingjunkfood,candyandsodaforhisbetterrecovery.

B.YohanBlakefinallybeatUsainBoltinthe100-metertrackintheOlympics.

C.MichaelPhelps'astonishingperformancewasduetohiseatinglotsoffood.

D.JonathanHortonhasabloodsugarproblembecauseoftakingtoomuchhoney.

【答案】A

【解析】根据最后一段，最后一句可知A正确。

59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthebestfoodtohelpthebodyrecover?

A.Soda.B.Oliveoil.C.Whole-grainspaghetti.D.Asaladwith

lemonjuice.

【答案】A

【解析】从最后一段最后一句可以得知厦能上为了恢复砍掉了junkfoolcandyandsoda,可

知，soda不是最好的帮助身体恢复的食物.

60.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin.

A.atechnicalreportB.afashionmagazine

C.aneducationcolumnD.asportsnewspaper

【答案】D

【解析】本文说的是运动员与饮食，所以这篇文章可能出现在报纸的体育版面.

【2013届苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研(一)】A

Housingpolicy

MajorcitiesacrossChinaarespeedinguptheconstructionofpolicy-based

housingtosolvethehousingproblemsoflow-incomepeople.Currently,onlyatiny

percentageofhousingisavailabletorecentgraduatesandlow-incomepeoplewith

ahukoufromanotherplace.Fortunately,thesituationischanging.

Beijing

Affordablehousing-housingwithapricecap:about62,000suchhousesare

tobebuiltin2013.Qualifications:Beijinghukou;livinginlessthan15square

metersperfamilymember;singlehouseholderabovetheageof30.

Low-costhousingforrent:4,000unitstobebuiltthisyear.Qualifications:

Beijinghukou;familymembersearninglessthan580yuanamonth;livinginless

than7.5squaremeterperperson.

Publichousingforrent:500,000squaremeterstobebuiltin2013,forrecent

gradswithamigranthukou(canbechanged);beoneoftheaboveapplicationswho

iswaitinginline.

Apartmentsfortalentedpeople:availableinHaidianDistrictforsenior

employeesfromothercitiesoroverseas.

Shanghai

Affordablehousing:nolessthan6millionsquaremeterstobeaddedin2013.

Qualifications:Shanghaihukou;percapitasalaryoflessthan2,300yuanamonth.

Low-costhousingforrent:enoughfor100,000familiesbytheendof2013.

Qualifications:Shanghaihukou;salaryoflessthan500yuanamonth;lessthan

7squaremetersperperson.

Apartmentsfortalentedpeople:1millionsquaremeterstobebuiltbythe

endof2013,mainlyinthePudongNewArea.Qualifications:bachelor'sdegreeor

higher;noprivatepropertyinShanghai;jobcontractforlongerthanoneyear.

Guangzhou

Affordablehousing:5,000unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:Guangzhou

Hukou;earninglessthan18,287yuanayear;lessthan10squaremetersofliving

space.

Low-costhousing:800unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:sameasfor

affordablehousing.

Low-costhousingforrent:969,700squaremeterstobebuiltbytheendof

2013,toaccommodate12,000people.Qualifications:Guangzhouhukou;eachperson

earninglessthan800yuanamonth;lessthan10squaremetersoflivingspace.

Economicalrentals:3,000unitsbytheendof2013.Qualifications:first,

thosewithGuangzhouhukou;second,collegegradsandmigrantworkerswithnohukou

butwithalaborcontractwithaGuangzhoucompany.

【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，面对房价飞涨，很多低收入者、大学毕业生都“为房所困”，

不过，事情在慢慢变化，本文介绍了北、上、广三地住房新政策。

56.HowcanXiaoWang,whohasaBeijingmigranthukouandhasjustgraduatedfrom

auniversity,findahousetoliveinBeijing?

A.Tobuyahousewithapricecap.

B.Torentalow-costhouse.

C.Towaitforrentingapublichouse.

D.Tobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeople.

56.答案C

【解析】细节题。上文Bering部分第三段提到Publichousingforrent:500,003squaremetersto

bebuiltm2013：forrecentgradswithamigrant如频y(canbechanged);beoneoftheabove

applicationswhoiswaitingin:m葭豆却翅鹿北京宸■Hi这集果业上豆激队蕊底公租展•

57.IfyouwanttobuyanapartmentfortalentedpeopleinShanghai,youmust

A.haveasalaryofmorethan2,300yuanamonth

B.havebachelor'sdegreeorhigher

C.ownaShanghaihukou

D.belivinginaplaceoflessthan7squaremeters

57.答案B

【解析】细节题。上文Shanghai部分第三段提到Qua；Mirations:bachelor^degreeorhigher;

noprivatepropertymShanghai:jobcontractforlongerthanoneyear可知在上海要购买为杰出

人才修建的公寓，条件之一就是需要有大学学士及其以上的学历.

58.IfyouareamigrantworkerwhohavenoGuangzhouhukou,youmightstillrent

ahouseonconditionthat

A.youfindacontractjobwithaGuangzhoucompany

B.yougraduatefromauniversityinGuangzhou

C.youearnlessthan800yuanamonth

D.youearnlessthan18,287yuanayear

58.答案A

【解析】细节题.上文Guangzhou部分第三段提到Qualificauons:firstthosewithGuangzhou

心盛四：second；collegegradsandmigrantworkersw：thnoh峡9Pbutwithalaborcontactkitha

Guangzhoucompanv.,可知在广州租赁经济适用房需要有广州户口，或者如果是没有户口的工

人，许有广州当地公司有劳动合同.

二、议论文类

【2013届东北三省四市协作体联考】D

Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingreallyfunwithoneofyourpatents

—justthetwoofyou?

Parentswhotaketheiryoungchildrentomusic,swimmingandartclassesoften

stoparrangingsuchactivitiesoncetheirkidsareolderandinschoolallday.But

itdoesn,thavetobethatway.Doingsomethingenjoyablewithyourkidsjustmight

makeyoulookateachotherinawholenewway,especiallyifyoudoitthrougha

classoranevent.WhenparentandchiIdbecomestudentstogether,itputsthemon

thesamelevel,atleastforawhile.

“Ireallylikeparentstocometoclasswiththeirkids一theystartsharing

thingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey'redoingandwhattheylike,“saidartteacher

PyperDixon.

However,findingsomethingnewincommonisabigchoiceforthem,especially

whenkidsgetinvolvedinsportsandotherafter-schoolactivities.Butit's

possibletolearnanewskillorhobbytogether.

That'scertainlytrueofLauren,11,ofSilverSpring,whoisinDixon,sclass

withherfather,Dennis."Iwasjustgoingtodropheroff,“Dennissaid,“but

Dixonpersuadedmetostay.”

NowLaurengetstonagherfatheraboutdoinghisarthomework."Healwaysleaves

ittothelastminute,“shesaid."Butthenhe'11turnaroundtodoamazing

drawings,“sheadded,“Wehavedifferentstylesofdrawing,soit'sinteresting

totalkitoverwithhim.”

WithouttheSaturdaymorningartclass,Dennissaid,hewouldbereadingthe

paper,andLaurenwouldbeonherowninherroomoronthecomputer.Buttheytalk

morenow."Ican'tthinkofanexperiencewhereyoucommunicatewithyourkidso

closely,“hesaid.

67.Theauthorraisesthequestionatthebeginningto.

A.expectananswer

B.criticizesomeparents

C.introducethetopic

D.supporthisargument

68.WhatdoesDixonthinkisthebenefitofparentandchildstudyingarttogether?

A.Thetwowillbecomeequal.

B.Thetwowillcommunicatemore.

C.Thechildwilllearnartmuchbetter.

D.Theparentwilllearnsomethingnew.

69.Theunderlinedword"nag"inthetextprobablymeans.

A.urgeB.helpC.ignoreD.teach

70.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.Laurenusedtotalkalotwithherfather

B.DennisenjoysstudyingartwithLauren

C.LaurendislikesherfatherJsdrawings

D.Dennislikesplayingcomputergames

【语篇解读】本文是议论文.作者阐述了父母应与孩子一起参与有意义活动的观点.

67.C【考点定位】考查考生对篇章结构的判断能力.

［试题解析】作者在第一段提出问题后，紧接着在第二段提出自己的观点：父母不

应该在孩子长大上学后就不参与孩子的活动了.因此，第一段的问题

是为了引出要讨论的话题.

6S.3【考点定位】考查考生的细节理解能力.

［试题解析】由第三段中PyperDixon所说“theystartsharingthingsandtalkingabut

whattheyjedosngandwhattheyhke：可知，他认为父母同孩子一起上

美术课的好处是可以噌进他们的交流.

69.A【考点定位】考查考生对词义猜测的能力.

【试题解析】由下文中的"Healwaysleaves:ttothelastminute/'可知，Lauren的父亲

总是拖着不做作业，因此此处表示她敦促父亲完成作业.

70.B【考点定位】考查考生对具体信息的简单判断能力.

【试题解析】由最后一段中Denms所说的话“1©世二加成。-”可知，他非常喜欢与Lauren

一起上美术课.

[2013届湖南师大附中高三第5次月考】C

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsare

formed.It'snoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,

orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.

Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremelyinterestedinthesetypesof

question.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibit

certainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsof

thoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesare

verydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponents

ofeachtheory.Theargumentisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnaturevs.nurture.

Thosewhosupportthe“nature“sideoftheconflictbelievethatour

personalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgenetic

factors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,

characteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,this

theorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredetermined（注定）tosuchagreatdegree

thatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts（本能）.

Proponentsofthe“nurture”theory,or,astheyareoftencalled,behaviorists,

claimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstincts

indetermininghowwewillact.Behavioristsseehumansasbeingswhosebehavior

isalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Theirviewofthehumanbeing

isquitemechanistic;theymaintainthat,likemachines,humansrespondto

environmentalstimuli（somethingthathelpssb./sth.todevelopbetterandmore

quickly）asthebasisoftheirbehavior.

Thesocialandpoliticalconnectionsofthesetwotheoriesaresignificant.In

theUnitedStates,forexample,blacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardized

intelligenttest.Thisleadssome“nature“proponentstoconcludethatblacksare

geneticallyworsethanwhites.Behaviorists,incontrast,saythatthedifferences

inscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducational

andotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoy,andthat,asaresult,they

donotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.

Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infact,itis

quitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.

Thattheargumentwillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.

66.Theauthorismainlyconcernedaboutsolvingtheproblem.

A.whyourpersonalitiesandbehaviorsdifferB.whatmakesdifferent

stagesofintelligence

C.howsocialscientistsformdifferenttheoriesD.whatcausesthe

unature/nurturewargument

67.Theword“proponents“canbestbereplacedby.

A.approachesB.advocatesC.principles

D.characters

68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmaybesupportedbythe“nature“school?

A.Wearebornwithcertainpersonalitiesandbehaviors.

B.Environmenthasnothingtodowithourpersonalities.

C.Abilitiesandcharacteristicsareshowedbybehaviors.

D.Onlyextremebehaviorsaredeterminedbyinstincts.

69.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebehaviorists?

A.Theybelievehumanbeingsaremechanical.

B.Theycompareourbehaviorstothemachines.

C.Theysuggestthatwereacttotheenvironmentasthemachinesdo.

D.Theyagreethatthemechanistictheorycanbeappliedonusaswell.

70.Theanaturewtheoristsbelievethattheblack,slowscores.

A.aretheresultoftheeducationaldisadvantages

B.areadisplayoftheblacks'poorintel1igence

C.havenothingtodowiththeirtrueintelligence

D.havenothingtodowithfactorsotherthanheredity（遗传）

66.【答案】A

【考点定位】主旨大意题.

【解析】首段首跳鼬作者要讨论的问题，第2段开始从两个方面解释该问题，末段是总结

段，由此看来，首段首句和末段首句提到的humanbehavior是本文的中心内容，因此答案

为A.虽然文章首段第2句就提到intelligent一词，但该句的intelligentcooperative,competitive

等都只是举例说明首句有关personalities和behaviors的问题，由此可见，选项3并非本文

主旨；作者提到两种理论是为了解释性格和行为形成的原因，并非讨论这两种理论形成的原

因，因此C、D两项均不正确“

67.【答案】B

【考点定位】猜词题.

【解析】根据文章内容，我们可以判断proponent应指人，指这两种理论的支持者，只有

advocates“拥护者”符合这种推测，故选B.

68.【答案】A

【考点定位】细节理解题.

【解析睡3段首句的largelydeterminedbybiolog-calandgeneticfactors和末句的governedby

ourinstincts都表明“天性论”派会认同A的看法，故选A.

69.【答案】C

【考点定位】细节理解题.

1解析】本题实际上考查第4段末句的正确理解.原文该句中的jkemachines,humans

respond……表明作者并非单纯把人类比作机器，而是把人类对环境的反应与机械对环境的

反应作对比，由此可见，C为正确的理解.

70.【答案】D

【考点定位】细节推理题.

【解析】将D选项与第3段结合起来，可以确定D为本题答案，只有D才符合“天性论”

派对性格与行为形成的看法.

【2013届江苏省吁胎中学高三上学期期末】D

It'shightimesomeonespokeupfortoday'scollegestudents.They're

probablythemosthardworking,ambitiouspeopleinAmericaandtheirproblemsare

notproperlyappreciated.

PeopleliketheSecretaryofEducationsimplydon'tknowwhatthey,retalking

aboutwhentheyknockstudents.Nordothosewhocomplainaboutfallingacademic

standards.

Thevastmajorityofthenation"s12millionstudentsarestrugglingtopayfor

theireducations.Theyarepartoftheinvisibleworkforce.Manyholddown

full-timejobs.They'refryinghamburgers,photographingweddings,workingin

construction,andwaitingontables.Thefactthattheyevenshowupforclasses

isawonderfulevent.

Thefinancialsituationofmoststudentsexplainsalotaboutwhatishappening

inschools.Whyarethetraditionalcoursessounpopular?Whyarestudents

flockingtoaccountingandcomputerscienceandanyprofessionalprogramsthatseem

toleadtocareers?

Answer:Today'sworkingstudenthasbeenforcedintoakindofpremature

matter-of-factwayofviewingthings.Romanceisgone.Thenotionoftransforming

one'sselfthroughstudyalonehasdisappeared.Today'sstudentsseekfreedom

frommanuallabor,andthestatusconferredbyagoodjob.

Thereareotherconsequences.Today'sstudentsdon'thavemuchtimeorenergy

tobedevoted,andcarryoutindependentresearchorevendoserioushomework.

That'sthesecretbehindfallingacademicstandards.Studentshavebecome

consumers.Theywantgradesandcertifications.Theirprofessorscan,tbe

expectedtogiveagradeoffailuretostudentswhoareclearlytiredfromtheeffort

topaytheirbills.

ThereJsalotwrongwiththissituation.It'stwistingthedefinitionof

educationoutofshape.Worse,it'screatingagenerationthatistotally

unpleasant.Thebrighteststudentsturnouttobeyuppies（雅皮士）・Thevast

majorityare,atleast,good-naturedsemi-literates.

Thetimehasrunoutforphilosophicaldebatesaboutfixedcoursesofstudy.What

thiscountryneedsissomeonetostandupandsaythatbeingafull-timestudent

duringone'sformativeyearsisanhonorablecallingworthyofsupport.If

familiescan,torwon'tgiveittotheirchildren,thenthegovernmentshould.

1.Theauthor*spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto.

A.awakenthewholesocietytotheproblemstoday'scollegestudentsface

B.warnAmericansthatacademicstandardsarefalling

C.advisecollegestudentstostudyhard

D.provideasuggestionthatonlyfull-timestudentsbeenrolled

2.Themostsuitablewordtodescribetheauthor'sfeelingsabouttodayJscollege

studentsis.

A.criticizeB.sympathizeC.complainD.urge

3.Whichofthefollowingcannotbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Manystudentsareoftenabsentfromclasses.

B.Traditionalcoursesarenotpopular.

C.Studentscommitcrimeswithcomputers.

D.Studentsdon'tdevotemuchtimeandenergytothei