2015年高考英语真题分项解析：专题15+社会生活、说理议论类

1说理议论类Iseeyouvegotabitofwateronyourcoatsaidthemanatthepetrolstation.outthere?”“No,it’sprettynice,”Ireplied,checkingmysleeve.马驹)bit“meOh,right.Apony(earlier.”Asithappened,thebitewasvirtuallypainless:morethekindofsmallbiteyoumightgetfromanaughtychild.TheponyresponsiblewasqueuingupforsomeicecreaminthecarparknearHaytor,andperhapsthoughtI’djumpedinaheadofhim.ThereasonwhytheponiesherearenaughtyisthatHaytorisatourist-heavyareaandtouristsareconstantlyfeedingtheponiesfoods,despitesighsaskingthemnotto.Byfeedingtheponies,touristsincreasetheriskofthemgettinghitbyacar,andmakethemhardertogatherThepurposeofaponydriftistogatherthemupsotheirhealthcanbechecked,thebabyonescanbestoopedfromfeedingontheirmother’smilk,andthosewho’vegonebeyondtheirlimitedareacanbereturnedtotheircorrectareaSomeofthemarealsolatersold,inordertolimitthenumberofponiesaccordingtotherulessetbyNaturalEngland.Threeweeksago,Iwitnessedasmallnear-disasterafewmilswestofhere.Whilewalking,Ibuthewasverystilland,asIgotcloser,Isawhimkickinghislegsintheairandbreathingheavily.Ibegantoproperlyworryabouthim.Fortunately,ImanagedtogetintouchwithaDartmoor’stockProtectionofficerandsendheraphotoTheofficerimmediatelysentalocalfarmerouttocheckontheponyTheponyhadactuallybeentrappedbetweentworocks.Thefarmerfreedhim,andhebegantorunhappilyaroundagain.rtmoorhasorsoponieswhoplayacriticalroleincreatingthediversityofspeciesnthisareaManypeopleareworkinghardtopreservetheseponiesandtryingtocomeupwithtroubledelements.hyaretouristsaskednottofeedtheponiesA.Toprotectthetouristsfrombeingbitten2niesoffthepetrolstationavoidputtingtheponiesindangeresfromfighting52.Oneofthepurposesoftheannualponydriftis______________.A.tofeedbabyponiesonmilkmberofponiesthehabitatforponiesponiesatagoodprice53.Whatastheauthor’sfirstreactionwhenaheponysawrollonitsback?A.HefreeditfromthetrapotectionofficerorriedaboutitverymuchbeingnaughtyWhatdoestheauthorimplyabouttheA.Itlackspeoplevolvement’sin.amountofmoneyC.ItwillaffecttourisminDartmoor.imbalanceofspecies读misamediumsizedcitybetweenthemajorcitiesofAmsterdamandUtrechtintheGooiareaofNorthHolland,theNetherlands.UnlikemostoftheNetherlands,Hilversumisactuallyinahillyareawiththesoilmostlyconsistingofsand.OncecalledtheGardenofAmsterdam,itstillattractstravelerstocomeovertocycleandwalkthroughthesurroundingforestsTheyvisititforarelaxingdayofffromtheurbanmadness.ForDutchpeople,Hilversumrnarchitecture34ryHilversumwaslargelyanagriculturalareaDailylifewasmarkedbyfarmingsheepraisingandwoolproductionArailwaylinktoAmsterdamin1874attractedrichtradersfromAmsterdamtoHilversum.Theybuildthemselveslargevillas(别墅)inthewoodedsurroundingsofthetownOneofthefamiliesmovinginwastheBrenninkmeijers,currentlythewealthiestfamilyoftheNetherlands.TheymovedinafterbigsuccessinthetextileindustryandaidedasubstantialtextileindustryinHilversum.Butthetextileboomlastedonlyseveraldecades.Thelastfactoryclosedinthe1960s.Thechangetoamediaeconomystartedin1920,whentheNederlandseSeintoestedllenFabriek(NSF)establishedaradiofactoryinHiversum.MostradiostationscalledinthelargevillasintheleafyareasofthetownTelevisiongaveanotherpushtothelocaleconomy.HilversumethemediacapitaloftheNetherlandsandDutchtelevisonstarsmovedintotheleafyneighborhoodssurroundingthetown.IntheearlysmodernarchitctsW.M.DudokandJ.DuikerremarkablebuildingsinHilversum.Thesemodernarchitecturalmasterpieces(undredsofthatHilversumalmostfeelslikeanopenairmuseum.Dudokaloneshapedmost20thcenturyHilversumandapproximatelybuildingsin931.Ithaswideinternationalfameandisincludedinmanyarchitecturetextbooks.ThebuildinghasaremarkableshapeandlookslikeabikingtheW.M.DudokArchitecturalRouteinHilversum.59.HilversumisdifferentfrommostoftheNetherlandsinthat______.AithasalargepopulationrombigcitiesbeautifulgardensyareawithsandysoilWhatwasthegreatestcontributionoftheBrenninkmeijerstoHilversum?ABuildingarailwaylinktoAmsterdamtileindustrytodeveloponstructinglargevillasforthepooriculturalindustry61.ThebeginningofthemediaindustryinHilversumwasmarkedbytheestablishmentof______.5A.aradiofactorytionWhatisknownaboutW.M.Dudok’sHilversumTownHall?AItconsistsofapproximately75buildingsslikeanopenairmuseuminthecitylassicexampleinarchitecturetextbooksD.Ithasshapedmostof20thcenturyHilvesum.【解析】Hilversum这一地区的地貌特征、工业发展和现59.D细节理解题。根据首段第二句“UnlikemostoftheNetherlands,Hilversumisactuallyahillyarea”可知Hilversum不同于荷兰其他地方之处在于它属于沙土丘陵地带。故选D项。贡献。故选B项。61.A细节理解题。根据第三段首句“Thechangetoamediaeconomystartedin1920,ersumHilversum的建立为标志的。故选A项。62.C推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第三、四句“HismasterpieceIthaswideinternationalfameandisincludedinmanyarchitecturetextbooks”可知W.M.Dudok’sHilversumTownHall是建筑教科书中的一个典范。故选C项。SciencehasalotofusesItcanuncoverlawsofnaturecurediseases,makebombs,andhelp6bridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere诱’salwaysatemptatitodragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpfulDavidBrooksauthorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.TheookfocusesonbigquestionsWhathassciencerevealedabouthumannatureWhatarethesourcesofcharacterAndwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersarenToanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines(学科).Consideringthisyoumightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookictheorieshetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthethroughchildhoodwehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.nthewholeBrookssstoryisaccleptabifuninspiredAsonewouldexpecthiswritingismostlyclearandtobefairsomechaptersstandoutabovetherestIenjoyedforinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’sattempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.67.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.AillustratewheresciencecanbeappliedBdemonstratethevalueofBrooks’snewbookndthereaderoftheimportanceofsciencenywritersusescienceintheirworksAccordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A.Itsstrongbasis.B.Itsconvincingpoints.C.Itsclearwriting.D.Itsmemorablecharacters.769.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A.Contradictory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.WhatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraphA.Problemswiththebook.BBrooksslifeexperience.C.Deathofthecharacters.onskills【解析】力，以致许多作家抵挡不住这种诱惑，在文学作品中运用到科学。并以Brooks的新书TheD首段第一、二句首先列举出科学的许多功能，接着指出科学有巨大的诱惑力，以致许多作家抵挡不住这种诱惑，在文学作品中运用到科学。故选D项。standoutabovetherestIenjoyed为写”作思路清晰是这本书的一大优势。故选足。因此作者对这部书持批判的态度。故选D项。e本的不足。故选8Technologicalchangeiseverywhereandaffectseveryaspectoflife,mostlyforthebetter.Howeversocialchangesarebroughtaboutbynewtechnologyareoftenmistakenforachangeinattitudes.AnexampleathandistheinvolvementofparentsinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhoareattendingsurveysalsoindicatethattherateofparentalinvolvementisgreatertodaythanitwasagenerationagoThisisusuallyinterpretedasasignthattoday’sparentsaretryingtomanagetheirchildrenlivespastthepointwherethisbehaviorisappropriate.rgreaterparentalinvolvementdoesnotnecessarilyindicatethatparentsarefailingtolettthecauseofchangeinofparentsinvolvementwiththeirgrownchildrenIfparentsofearliergenerationshadwantedtobeintouchwiththeircollege-agechildrenfrequently,wouldthishavebeenpossible?notOntheotherhanddoesthepossibilityoffrequentcommunicationtodaymeanthatowasntpresentagenerationagoManystudiesshowthatolderparentstodaysgrandparentswouldhavecalledtheirchildrenmoreoftenifthemeansandcostofdoingsohadnotbeenabarrier.Furthermore,studiesshowthatfinancesarethemostfrequentsubjectofcommunicationbetweenparentsandtheircollegechildren.Thefactthatcollegestudentsarefinanciallydependentontheirparentsisnothingnew;norarerequestsformoremoneytobesentfromhome.Thisphenomenonisneithergoodnorbad;itisafactofcollegelife,todayandinthepast.Thankstotheadvancedtechnologyweliveinanageofbetteredcommunication.ThishasmanyimplicationswellbeyondtherolethatparentsseemtoplayinthelivesoftheirchildrenwhohaveleftforcollegeButitisusefultobearinmindthatallsuchchangescomefromthetechnologyandnotsomeimagineddesirebyparentstokeeptheirchildrenundertheirwings.67.Thesurveysinformusof______.AthedevelopmentoftechnologyBthechangesofadultchildren’sbehaviorrcollegechildrenunication68.Thewriterbelievesthat______.A.parentstodayaremoreprotectivethanthoseinthepastgesofnewtechnologyoutweighitsadvantagesogyexplainsgreaterparentalinvolvementwiththeirchildrenparentschangedattitudesleadtocollegechildrensdelayedindependenceWhatisthebesttitleforthepassageATechnologyorAttitudeendencefluenceorSocialChangesorCommunicationAdvancementWhichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?【解析】9mewhatoverly-protectiveevenaftertheirchildrenmoveintocollegedormitories调查显示现在的父母”在孩子上大学之后仍然非常或者某种程度上地过度保护子女。故选C。C段作者提出调查的结果并不能理解为现在的家长对孩子不放手，接Manystudiesshowthatolderparents—today’sgrandparentswould—andcostofdoingsohadnotbeenabarrier后一段更是再次强调了这种观点。故选C。A由第一段第二句话得出。这种科技的改变容易被误认为态度的改变。第2-5段讨论到底是科技还是态度的改变。第6段再次明确表示是科技的改变。故选A。70.B文章结构题。文章第一段是introduction，第二段是第一个论点，指出父母在子女生活中参与度提高的现象。第三段是第二个论点(关键词However)，指出通过调查并不能推断出。的yschallengeintheDigitalAgeisaserioustopicWearefacingtodayastrangenewworldandweareallwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.SomeyearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedomBeforethattherewasnofreedom.Thereweregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.EgyptandBabylonwerebothtyrannies,oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.AndAthenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassed,andtheunwritten,whichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.TheymustshoweachotherkindnessandpityandthemanyqualitieswithoutwhichlifewouldbeverypainfulunlessonechosetolivealoneinthedesertTheAtheniansneverthoughtthatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhathewanted.Amanwasfreeifhewasself-controlled.Tomakeyourselfobeywhatyouapprovedwasfreedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.EachonefeltresponsibleforthewelfareofAthensnotbecauseitwasforcedonhimfromtheoutside,butbecausethecitywashisprideandhissafetyTheessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestate.Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringcomputers.ItcannotbediscoveredonceforallIfpeopledonotprizeitandworkforit,itwillgo.Constantwatchisitsprice.Athenschanged.Itwasachangethattookplacewithoutbeingnoticedthoughitwasoftheextremeimportance,aspiritualchangewhichaffectedthewholestateIthadbeentheAthenian’sprideandjoytogivetotheircityThattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromherneverenteredtheirminds.Therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldlookatthecityasanemployerwhopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestate,thestatewastogivetothem.Whatthepeoplewantedwasagovernmentwhichwouldprovideacomfortablelifeforthem;andwiththisastheprimaryobject,ideasoffreedomandself-relianceandresponsibilitywereneglectedtothepointofdisappearing.Athenswasmoreandmorelookedonasacooperativebusinesspossessedofgreatwealthinwhichallcitizenshadarighttoshare.Athensreachedthepointwhenthefreedomshereallywantedwasfreedomfromresponsibility.TherecouldbeonlyoneresultIfmeninsistedonbeingfreefromtheburdenofself-dependenceandresponsibilityforthecommongood,theywouldceasetobefree.sponsibilityisthepriceeverymanmustpayforfreedomItistobehadonnoothertermsAthenstheAthensofAncientGreece,refusedresponsibility;shereachedtheendoffreedomandwasnevertohaveitagain.sonreferredtoThedeathathewasspeakingGreekAthenswasnotinthefarthestbackgroundofhismind,butoncemanhasagreatandgoodidea,itisnevercompletelylost.TheDigitalAgecannotdestroyit.SomehowinthisorOnecanneverbesurethatitisnotonthepointofbreakingoutintoactiononlysurethatitwilldososometime.A.Countrieswheretheirpeopleneedhelp.B.Powerfulstateswithhighercivilization.CSplendidempireswherepeopleenjoyfreedomD.Governmentsruledwithabsolutepower.66.Peoplebelievinginfreedomarethosewho________.AregardtheirlifeastheirownbusinessB.seekgainsastheirprimaryobjectC.behavewithinthelawsandvaluesystemsD.treatotherswithkindnessandpityhatchangeinattitudetookplaceinAthensA.TheAtheniansrefusedtotaketheirresponsibility.B.TheAtheniansnolongertookprideinthecity.C.TheAtheniansbenefitedspirituallyfromthegovernment.D.TheAthenianslookedonthegovernmentasabusiness.nA.Athenswouldcontinuetobefree.B.Athenswouldceasetohavefreedom.C.Freedomwouldcomefromresponsibility.D.FreedomwouldstopAthensfromself-dependence.WhydoestheauthorrefertoAristotleandMadison?A.Theauthorishopefulaboutfreedom.B.Theauthoriscautiousaboutself-government.C.TheauthorisskepticalofGreekcivilization.D.Theauthorisproudofman’scapacity.atistheauthorsunderstandingoffreedomA.Freedomcanbemorepopularinthedigitalage.BFreedommaycometoanendinthedigitalage.C.Freedomshouldhavepriorityoverresponsibility.D.Freedomneedstobeguaranteedbyresponsibility.【解析】65.D词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句子后半句“oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessC第三段内容可知，雅典人之所以能自由地生活在一起，是因为他们能够自愿在法律规定和价值体系下下从事一起活动。故选C项。A第四段内容可知，雅典人后来态度发生了改变，因为他们开始认为BIfmeninsistedonbeingfreefromtheburdenofselfdependenceandresponsibilityforthecommongood,theywouldceasetobefree”可知唯一的结果就是雅典人不再享有自由。故选B项。roundofhismindbutoncemanhasagreatandgoodidea,itisnevercompletelylost.TheDigitalAgecannotdestroyit.”可知作者并没有因此而失去信心，相反对自由充满了希望。故选A项。D雅典人对自由态度变化的对比，得出自由需要责任的保证这一结论，故选D项。文阅读WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.ButtheonlythingthatwasnveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldnetandkeptaskinghimwhyHealwaysanswered“toSon,catchifyouafish,wantyougevenmoreupsetthenbecauseInotmafishIatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’)andthaveanyeyelids(thesunhutstheireyescatchingthem..ThemoreIunderstoodfish,thereImobecameeffectiveatfindingandWhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,allneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneethinklikeafish.Years”later,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanmeIgraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.BHisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.32.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.33.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound_________.AindeepwateronsunnydaysyserundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.34.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound_________.AiteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiringC.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableellservicestopoorpeople35.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.ishingguidehood【解析】hecouldcatchmany捉不到一条鱼。故选A。32.D推理判断题。根据ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem有效的找到鱼，抓住鱼”可知此处父亲的意思是要我了解钓鱼的方法，故选D。33.D推理判断题。根据Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwater可知鱼喜欢在浅水里，不喜欢在深水里，故排除AB两项。根据waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthaninandthesunhurtstheireyes的地方，故此处更有可能发现鱼。故选D。klikeafish因此这是父亲的话给他的启发。故选B。35.B推理判断题。根据Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters“这我将在下面几章里向你们展示如何去做”ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.earsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthedeclineofclassandclasslesssocietyinBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.nouncingthedeathofclassistooearlyArecentwiderangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound0percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.ThewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclassAstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundingikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsoundededucatedandsoftTheaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.rshoweveryounguppermiddleclasspeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticedHowever,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddleclasspersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.41.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.AitistimetoendclassdistinctioniddleclassCitiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassselvessociallydifferent42.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.etyiddleclass43.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.onal44.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.avealongtraditionusheAmericansyearsWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?ThemiddleclassisexpandingakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.【解析】英国社会一个必不可少的部分。由此可知人们仍然认为他们在社会中是有区别的，故选D。B词义猜测题。根据短文第三段的内容可知，根据一项关于英国社会阶级是否开始消亡43.D细节理解题。根据第四段中However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBC为一些地方口音是最吸引人的，而BBC的英语是最不吸引人的，故选D。ondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents对待口音的态度开始改变了。故选D。C主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了在英国社会中，阶级划分是重要的一部分。作者了英国阶级划分的根源非常深。由此可知C选项：阶级是英国社会中的一个重要部分符合短文的大意。故选C。学生的语篇理解的能力，以及词义猜测、推理判断及elptheirchildrenwithhomeworkmayactuallybebringingdowntheirschoolgradesOtherformsofprenatalinvolvementincludingvolunteeringatschoolandobservingachild'sclass,alsofailtohelp,accordingtothemostrecentstudyonthetopic.eschoolsexceptthemtoactaspartnersintheirchildren'seducation.Previousgenerationsconcentratedongettingchildrentoschoolontime,fed,dressedandreadytolearn.KaithRobinsontheauthorofthestudysaidIreallydontknowifthepublicisreadyforthisbuttherearesomewaysparentscanbeinvolvedintheirkids'educationthatleadstodeclinesintheiracademicperformance.Oneofthethingsthatwasconsistentlynegativewasparents'helpwithhomework"Robinsonsuggestedthatmaybebecauseparentsthemselvesstruggletounderstandthetask."Theymayeithernotrememberthematerialtheirkidsarestudyingnow,orinsomecasesneverlearntitthemselves,butthey'restillofferingadvice."ssedparentalinvolvementperformanceandfoundoneofthemostdamagingthingsaparentcoulddowastopunishtheirchildrenforpoormarks.Ingeneral,about20%ofparentalinvolvementwaspositive,about45%negativeandthereststatisticallyinsignificant.ommonsensesuggestsitwasagoodthingforparentstogetinvolvedbecausechildrenwithgoodacademicsuccessdohaveinvolvedparents",admittedRobinson.Buthearguedthatthisdidnotproveparentalinvolvementwastherootcauseofthatsuccess."AbigsurprisewasthatAsianAmericanparentswhosekidsaredoingsowellinschoolhardlyinvolved.Theytookamorereasonableapproach,conveyingtotheirchildrenhowsuccessatschoolcouldimprovetheirlives."58.Theunderlinedexpression"parentalinvolvement"inParagraph1probablymeans.A.parents'expectationonchildren'shealthpationinchildrenseducationCparentscontroloverchildrenslifechildrensfuture59.WhatisthemajorfindingofRobinson'sstudy?A.Modernparentsraisechildreninamorescientificway.BPunishingkidsforbadmarksismentallydamaging.C.Parentalinvolvementisnotsobeneficialasexpected.D.Parentsarenotabletohelpwithchildren’shomework.60.TheexampleofAsian-Americanparentsimpliesthatparentsshould.Ahelpchildrenrealizetheimportanceofschoolinglifegoalfortheirchildrenretimeimprovingtheirownlivesepartinschoolmanagement【解析】eeringatschoolandobservingachilds“class,parentalinvolvement指的是”“父母参与孩子的教theirkidseducationthatleadstodeclinesintheiracademicperformanceRobinson的研究发现是父母参与孩子的教育没有预料的那么有效，故选C。theirchildrenhowsuccessatschoolcouldimprovetheirlives.可知美国父母的例子暗示父母应该帮助孩子意识到学校教育的重要性，故选A。类阅读理解AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowersBut,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.rshavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidworkNowtheewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabourstheywouldearnasmuchas＄172,000ayear.Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigureThiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.yanalysingthenumbersitfoundtheaveragemotherworkshoursaweekofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftheatmumscouldtakeonincludinghousekeeperparttimelawyerpersonaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer,at￡48.98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofItalsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface,with80percentmakingemotional(情感的)demandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.sDayTheemotionalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbeneverendingbutchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing(投入)intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?A000.B.￡142,000.CD39.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom.A.emotionaldemandB.lowpayforworkC.heavyworkloadD.lackoftrainingWhatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.Mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.B.Thesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhile.C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.C.Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealised.D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.maketheiryearlyincome￡3000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.可知，总理的工资是000-30000=142000。故选择B。with80percentmakingemotional(情感的)demandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.可选择A。40.B细节理解题。根据最后一段的Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchild