浙江省部分市高三年级下册二模英语试题汇编阅读理解

浙江省部分市

2024届高三下学期二模英语试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2024届浙江省嘉兴市高三下学期4月二模英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

AOnewomanCinderellaShowIsingtoFairfield

AonewomanshowthatreimaginestheclassicfairytaleCinderellaisingtotheFairfield

munityArtsCenter.TheChildren'sTheatreofCincinnatiwillpresentCinderellaWoreCowboy

BootsforonenightonlyonJan.26.Thetravelingshowisforchildrenages4andupandpromises

“kneeslapping"edicmomentsandheartwarminglifelessons.

“Ilovechildren'stheatre,MsaysRosvicSiason,whoplaysCinderella.4iKidsareourfuture

andweintroducethemtothesestories.Weallhavesituatiorsatonepointinourlifethatlooklike

thisconversation.Itjustkindofhelpsyoudevelopyourbrainandlearnhowtothinkasa

developingperson.It'sreallyimportanttoexposekidstotheatreandwellroundcdactorstheycan

talktoforguidance.”

Theseoncman,onewomanshowshavesomuchbeautybecauseitisveryraw.People

actuallyfollowalongmucheasierthanyouthink.It'seasytoshareafeeling.Theywillbe

expectedtointeract,deliverlinesandrepeatafterCinderellathroughouttheproduction.Cinderella

WoreCowboyBootswilldeliverafunny,meaningfultwistontheclassicfaiiytalethatencourages

audiencestoexpandtheirimagination.

“Usinginiagiiialionhelpskidstothink.oftilingsinmorewaysihanone,”Siasunsays."Il

opensthemupandmakesthemthink,'Hey,thisisonewaythiscouldwork/Or,'1couldtrythis

way/andthenseewhathappcns.^^

Visitfairfieldcity.orgforticketsandmoreinformation.

1WhatisCinderellaWoreCowboyBoots?

A.Abook.B.Atheatre.C.Aperformance.D.A

lesson.

2.Siasonthinksstoriesinchildren'stheatrecan

A.offertemporaryamusementB.helpdealwithlife'schallenges

C.allowindividualstoavoidrealityD.provideopportunitiestomakefriends

3.WhatmightSiasonencouragechildrentodo?

A.Sticktotherules.B.Daretodreambig.

C.Alwaysfollowthecrowd.D.Thinkoutsidethebox.

B

Ihavealwaysbeenproudofmyhandwriting,askillIwastaughtingradeschool.Theteacher

wasteachingusthePalmerPenmanshipMethod,drillingintoustheimportanceofformingbig

flowinglineswhenwewroteg,sands'saswellasbeautifulf'sthatinmymindwerelikefairy

talcprincesseswearingfarcyhatswhileextendingtheirrightfoot.Wewerestrictlyprohibited

fromusingblocklettersonourhomework,astheylackthebeauty.

Nowitbeesapparentthatyoungpeoplenolongerlearrcursive（草书）.Theytypeeverylhing,

mostlyontheirphones.Beautifulhandwritingisathingofthepast.Thishasbeeasourceofgreat

sadnessamongtraditionalists.

Butrecentlysomethinghappenedthatshookmyfaithincursive.Tomyplctcdisbelief,not

onebuttwoofmyclosefriendsplainedaboutthehandwritingonmypostcards.Theywere

gratefulforthebeautifulpostcards1regularlysent,buttheysaidtheyhonestlycouldn'treada

thingIhadwritten.OnefriendwentsofarastoaskifIcoulduseblocklettersnexttimesothat

shecouldunderstandwhatIwaswriting.

Initially,Iwasangry.IhadmadetheefforttocoveranentirepostcardwithwhatIviewedas

notjusthandwritingbutcalligraphy.ButthenIshowedanEnglishfriendapostcardI'djust

written,andhesaidthattheonlythingthatwasreadilyunderstandablewastheletters"U.S.A.”

Thereslofit,hepolitelysuggested,lookedlike“chickenSCRIWI''.

Lookingatthepostcarddispassionately,Iunwillinglyadmitthathehasapoint.Allthem's

andn'sruntogether,andtheVslooklike1's.Thea'sareindistinguishablefromtheq's.So,from

nowon,I'mtakingtheiradviceandusingblockletterstomunicate.

Infact,Ijustnowsen:anoldfriendapostcard.Butthistime,Isimplywrote—inbigblock

letters:

DEARALICE:

HI.

JOE.

Ihopeshegetsthemessage.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutthePalmerPenmanshipMethod?

AItischaracterizedbybigflowinglines.B.Itisrarelyappreciatedby

traditionalists.

C.Itwasnotallowedinstudents'homework.D.Itisviewedasatrendinhandwriting

styles.

5.Whatweakenedthewriter'sbeliefincursive?

A.Thepopularityofblocklettersinrecenttimes.

B.Theyoungergeneration'sdisinterestincursive.

C.Hisfriends'failuretoprehendhispostcards.

D.HisEnglishfriend'ssuggestiononpostcarddesign.

6.Whydidthewriterswitchtoblocklettersfbrmunication?

A.Todeliverhismessageclearly.B.Toimprovehishandwritingskills.

C.Towinpraisefromhisfriends.D.Toshowhispassionfbrcalligraphy.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thewideuseofcursive.B.Thesaddeclineofcursive.

C.Thevalueofpreservingcursive.D.Thetechniqueofwritingincursive.

C

Meatcultivated（培植）fromcells—withnoneedtoraiseandkillanimals—isnowareality.

Theprocessofcultivatingmeatusesthebasicelementsneededtobuildmuscleandfatand

enablesthesamebiologicalprocessthathappensinsideananimal.Cultivatedmeatisidenticalto

uunvcnlionalniualalliiucellularlevel.Butcanilbemadecheaplyenoughloreplaceanimal

agriculture?

Morethan150startupsarepursuinganambitiousgoal:meatthatdoesn'trequireraisingand

killinganimalsandthatisaffordableandtastesandfeelslikethemeatweeatnow.Theyarepart

ofayoungindustryaimingtousecellbiologytoreducetheenvironmentalimpactoftheworld's

everincreasingdemandfbrmeatandchangeglobalproteinproductionthewayelectriccarsare

shakinguptheautoindustry.

“Weareaddictedtomeatasaspecies.It'spartofourculture,''saidBelieverfounderYaakov

Nahmias.But“wcthoughtaboutquantityratherthantheenvironment,ratherthansustainability.”

Althoughtherearcdozensofpanicsmakingthismeat,nonehaveyetreachedmerciallevel

productionintermsofscaleorcost.Fromcelllinedevelopmenttobioprocessordesign,therearea

numberofscientificchallengestomeetbeforecultivatedmeatiswidelyavailableatthemarket.

Governmentpolicyisanotherchallenge.OnlySingaporeandtheU.S.allowsalesofcultivated

meat.

Andwhilemanypeoplewhohavetrieditsaytheylikeit,othersfindtheideadistasteful.A

recentsurveyfromTheAssociatedPrcssNORCCenterfbrPublicAffairsResearchfoundthathalf

ofU.S.adultswouldbeunlikelytotryit.Whentheywereaskedwhy,abouthalfsaidtheydidn't

thinkitwouldbesafe.EvenNahinias^lOycaroldsonOrensaidhewouldonlycattraditionalmeat.

“Ifeelbad”fbrtheanimals,hesaid,“buttheyareyummy!”

“Untilthismeatcostsandtastesthesameastraditionalmeat,itwillremainaspecialized

product,"saidBruceFriedrich,presidentoftheGoodFoodInstitute.

8.Whydoesthewriteraskaquestioninthefirstparagraph?

A.Toindicateanopinion.B.Topresentaworry.

C.Tomakeanassumption.D.Tostartadiscussion.

9.Whatdocsthecultivatedmeatindustryaimtodo?

A.Studycellbiology.B.Providesustainableprotein.

C.Endworldhunger.D.Helpthetraditionalfoodindustry.

10.Whatcanweinferaboutcultivatedmeat?

A.Itisunripefbrmassproduction.B.Itisaspopularastraditionalmeat.

C.Itissaferthantraditionalmeat.D.Itispctitiveinpriceandquantity.

11.WhalisBruceFriedrich'sallilLiduLothefulurcofcultiva.cdmeal?

A.Enthusiastic.B.Dismissive.C.Unclear.D.

Reserved.

D

It'smonlyacknowledgedthatourlivesareruledbyalgorithms（算法）,buthavewereally

collectivelyunderstoodhowtheyhavetransformedourcultureandpersonality?

InFilterworld:Howalgorithmsflattenedculture.KyleChaykaarguesconvincinglythatthe

riseofalgorithmdrivenfeeds,usedeverywhereonlinefromInstagramtoSpotify,hasledtoamore

uniformculture.Ourtastesanddesiresincreasinglydon'tbelongtous,buttoalgorithmsthatarc

designedtokeeppeopleengagedatallcosts.Ifthecollectionofourtastestrulyshapesourentire

personality,thenthislossismorepsychologicallydamagingthanitfirstappears.Aimlessly

scrolling(滚屏)throughNetflixorTikTokmayseemharmless,butoverdays,monthsoryears,

welosetouchwithwhatwelikeandenjoy.

Tastemakingalgorithmsareinescapable.Chaykashowsthisbyworkingthroughallcomers

oflife:whatwewear(TikTck),whereweeat(GoogleMaps),musicwelistento(Spotify),even

whowcdateormarry(Tindcr).Thisuniverseofalgorithmdrivendecisionshassocictywidc

implications:extendstoinfluenceourphysicalspaces,ourcities,andtherouteswcmove

through...flatteningtheminturn.',NoonegetsoutoftheFilterworlduntouched.

Ifyou'reluckyenoughnottoneedanysortofalgorithmbasedsystemforyourwork,then

youhavetheoptiontostepbackfromalgorithmsforawhile.Butifyourfriendsuggestsafilm

remendedonX/Tvvitteroryoufeeltheneedtobuythoseshoessuddenlyeveryonehasstarted

wearingaftersocialmediaadvertisements,whatareyoutodo?Itallfeelsfruitless.

ThisFilterworldmaybeinescapable,butthereishope.Youcanstartbyengagingmorewith

themediayoudochoosetoconsume.Thiscouldmeanreadingupaboutafilmyouwatchedor

payingartistsyoulikedirectly.Eventhethoughtfulactofremendinganalbum(专辑)toafriend

ismorerewardingthanarandomTikTokfeed.AsChaykasays,resistancetoalgorithms“requires

anactofwillpower,achoicetomovethroughtheworldinadifferentway.”

12.WhatisKyleChayka'sopiniononalgorithms?

A.Theyimproveourtastes.B.Theymakeourculturemorealike.

C.Theyhelptoidentifyourpersonality.D.Theycontributetopsychological

problems.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3referto?

A.Thesocietywithadvancedtechnology.B.Theworldwithoutsocialmedia

platforms.

C.Thenetworkofalgorithmdrivendecisions.D.Themunityfreefromalgorithmic

influence.

14.Whichofthefollowingisawaytoresisttheimpactofalgorithms?

A.Limitingtheuseofsocialmediaplatforms.B.Makingchoicesbasedonfriends'

suggestions.

C.Gettingmoreinvolvedwiththeselectedmedia.D.Disconnectingfromsocialmedia

advertisements.

15.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.Algorithms:CulturalTakeoverB.TheSecretofAlgorithms

C.SocialMedia:CulturalMessengerD.TheRiseofDigitalPlatforms

2024届高三下学期二模英语试题

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37・5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Haveyouheardofthesefourmonuments?

Carhenge.FloralisGenerica.TrafficLightTree.HandoftheDesert-thesearefourunusual

monumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit.

•Carhenge

CarhcngcisinAlliance,Nebraska(USA).Asthenamesuggests,ithasalotinmonwith

Stonehenge,thefamousstonecircleonSalisburyPlain.ButwhileStonehengewasbuiltwith

stones,Carhcngcwascreatedwithcars.Themonumentwasmadein1987byalocalartistJim

Reindersandhisfamily.Heusedoldcarsandevenanambulance.Atfirst,thepeopleofAlliance

didn'tlikeit,buttheysoonchangedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopularwithtourists,whobrought

lotsofmoneytothetown.

•FloralisGenerica

FloralisGciicriuaisamassiveslalucofaflowcr.IlstandsinapoolofwalerinIroulofthe

NationalMuseumofFineArtsinBuenosAires,Argentina.EduardoCatalano,anativeof

Argentina,gavethestatueasagifttothecityin2002.Everymorning,theflowcropens.Ask

anyonewhohasseenitandtheyMItellyouthatwatchingitopenisanunibrgettablesight.Inlact,

manypeoplebelieveitisoneofthemostbeautifulstatuesintheworld.

•TrafficLightTree

1heIratticLightIreeissituatedat1leronQuay,inoneofLondon'stinancialdistricts.1he

treehas75setsoftrafficliglits.ItwascreatedbyFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwasinstalledin

1998.Aputercontrolsthelights,whichareturnedonandoffrandomly.Theroundaboutwherethe

treeiswasvotedthemostpopularroundaboutintheUKinarecentsurvey.

・ManodelDesierto(HandoftheDesert)

TheHandoftheDesertisintheAtacamaDesertinChile.Thesculpturewasdesignedbythe

ChileansculptorMarioIranazabal.Fromadistance,itlooksasifthere'sagiantinthesandwho

hasstuckhishandoutoftheground.

Ifyou'relookingfbrsomethingnewtosee,youknowv/heretogo!

1.WhydidthepeopleofAlliancechangetheirattitudetowardCarhenge?

A.ItremindedthemofStorchcngc.B.Itbroughtthemfinancialbenefits.

C.Itaddedbeautytotheirmunity.D.Itdisplayedthecreativityofthe

designer.

2.Whichofthefourmonumentswasdesignedbyaforeignartist?

A.Carhenge.B.FloralisGenerica.

C.TrafficLightTree.D.ManodelDesierto.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aguidebook.B.Anewsreport.

C.Asciencemagazine.D.Anarchitectureadvertisement.

B

Lima,thecapitalofPeru,istheworld'ssecondlargestdesertcity.Theregioniswaterstressed.

Theannualrainfallislessthan4cm.Accesstowaterisanongoingproblemfbrtheresidentsin

andaroundtheSouthAmericancapital.

WhenindustrialengineerAbelCruzwasaboyhisweeklyworkwastoclimbdownavalley

inthefoothillsofihcPeruvianAndeslolelulilliciamily'swalerIroniaspring."Ilwasdownhill

fromthehouse,farawayandsteep,“hesays.Cruzbegandreamingupbetterwaystocollectwater.

Thenhenoticedthatsubtropicalplantscapturerainandmistwiththeirwideleaves.ActuallyLima

doesn'tlackinhumidity(湿度)，averaging83%yearround.LocatedinthefoothillsoftheAndean

mountains,itisclosetothePacificOcean,whichensuresthatblanketsofdensefbgrollinfbr

threequartersofayear.Eventually,AbelCruzstnickupontheideaofafbgnet.

Eachupraisednetis20squaremetres,wheremicrodroplctsofwatersuspendedinthetbggy

atmospherecondense（凝结）anddripdownintocollectiontanks.Approximately200to400litres

ofwateriscollecteddailyfromeachnet.Localscanfetchitinbucketsforsmallscalcfarming.

WorkinginLimawithsupportfromtheCreatingWaterFoundation,Cruzhasinstalledover3,600

netsonhillsidesaroundthecitytocapturefogdriftinginfromthePacificOcean.Cruzraised

fundsfbrhundredsofnetsinPeruwithhisrevolutionaryinitiativePeruviansWithoutWater.He

aimstosetupevenmorefbghanesters,andtotreatthewatertomakeitdrinkable.

“Theplanethaslessandlessfleshwater,“Cruzpointsout,“becausetheglaciersthatare

naturalreservoirsaredisappearing.Sowemustfindawaytoaccumulateandsavewaterfbrtimes

ofdrought."Thetechnologyislifechangingfbrthepoorhouseholdswhonormallyhavetorelyon

watertanksbeingdeliveredtothem.Hisapproachendsextremepovertyandbringsrural

development.Moreover,heistryingtobringhealthyandcleanwateralsotourbanareaslacking

water.

4.WhydoestheauthormentionCruz'schildhoodexperienceinparagraph2?

A.Toillustratetheurgencyofreducingpoverty.

B.Tohighlighthisresponsibilityfbrthefamily.

C.TotracetheoriginofCruz'sgreatinvention.

D.TostressLima'sterriblegeographicalconditions.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutCruz'sinvention?

A.Itwasinspiredfromsubtropicalplants.

B.Itusedcollectiontankstocondensewater.

C.Itloweredcostsinbuildingirrigationchannels.

D.Itsolvedthedrinkingwaterissuewithfbgharvesters.

6.WhatmayAbelCruz'seffortsleadto?

A.GuaranteeingcropharvestsinPeru.

B.Promotingtherecycleofwaterresources.

C.Endingpovertybyimprevingtraditionalfarming.

D.Improvingthelifequalityforpeopleinwaterstressedareas.

7.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribethefiinctionsofaninnovativefbgcatcher.

B.iocallpeople'sattentiontotheworseningwatercrisis.

C.Toseekmoresupportinraisingfimdsfbrwatercollection.

D.TointroduceAbelCruz'sinventionanditsgreatsignificance.

C

Tobuildaprosperous（繁荣的）society,afundamentalunderstandingofthemoderneconomy

asadrivingforceintoday'sworldisessential.

Whatkindofprosperityhaveweachievedsoftir?Thewidespreaddefinitionofprosperity

focusesoneconomicpowerandgrowthasmeasuresofsuccess.Let'stakealookathistory.The

SecondIndustrialRevolutionenabledmassproductionandcreatedasufficientsupplyofgoods.

Thishasgreatlyincreasedtheimportanceofmoneyinitsroleas“astoreofvalue,"and"a

mediumofexchange.**Asaresult,wehavepursuedeconomicpowerastheonlyindicatorof

prosperity,suchasGDP.Wavesofglobalizationandtechnologicalevolutionhavepromoted

overalleconomicgrowth,buthaveallowedthefewwhoarestrongtoachievegreaterpowerwhile

exploitingthemanywhoareweak.Consequently,inequalityhasworsened,anddisunityhas

intensified.

Thepathtoatnilyprosperousworldrequiresashiftinfocustowardsthemostsuitable

happinessfbrall,inadditiontoeconomicpower.Defininghappiness,however,isaplextask.

Whatmakespeoplehappy?Thedegreetowhichthesamethingcreateshappinessdiffersfrom

persontoperson.Happinessissubjectiveandplicated.Thisisaworldof“multiplevalues“where

eachofusdeterminesworthasopposedto“onefixedprice”basedmerelyonaneconomic

perspective.Individualsshouldn'tbedefinedbyasingleidentityorrolebutbymultidimensional

natureaswellasmultiplerolesmakingindependentchoicesandtakingactionsfbrtheirhappiness

indifferentaspects.

Businessesmustbepioneersinpursuingnotonlyeconcmicgrowthbutalsothehappinessof

allcitizensofsociety,panicscanconlribulclliroughthepursuilofsocialvalueaswellas

economicprofit.Attheheartofthislies“purpose”.Apany'spurposedefinesthevalueitbringsto

society.Thetrueworthofapanyshouldbedeterminednotjustbythereturnsitcreatesfbr

shareholdersbutbythevalueitcreatesfbrsocietyasawhole.

8.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothewidelyacceptedstandardofprosperity?

A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Uncertain.D.

Approving.

9.Whatisthesideeffectoftechnologicalevolution?

A.Theslowereconomicgrowthspeed.

B.Thesharpreductionofjobopportunities.

C.Theenlargedgapbetweentherichandthepoor.

D.Theincreasingconflictbetweendifferentnations.

10.Whichstatementwillth?authoragreewithaccordingtothepassage?

AHappinessischangeableandbeyondcontrol.

B.Happinesslargelydependsoneconomicpower.

C.Thepursuitofprofitdeterminesapany'strueworth.

D.Aprosperousworldshouldbemeasuredbymultiplevalues.

11.Whoarcthemainintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Socialpsychologists.B.Enterpriseadministrators.

C.Schooleducators.D.Technologicalresearchers.

D

ArecentsuneyintheUSfoundthatGenZersandMillennials（千禧——代）visitlibraries

moreoftenthantheirparentsorgrandparents.Theyounglovelibrariesbecausetheyaresecure,

fbrtablc,freeand—asmyIlycaroldwouldsay—“aesthetic”.Thismeanstheylookgoodinthe

backgroundofanInstagrampostorTikTokvideo.It'$alsoagreatplacetomeetpeople.Ifyoa,rc

bothyoungandinalibrary,chancesareyouhavesimilarinterests.

Andthen,too,therearethebooks.GenZersareturningouttobebigreaders,especiallyof

paperbooks.Eventhough,orperhapsbecause,theyhaveintheirpocketsthemostlimitlessly

distractingdeviceseverinvented,manyaredeliberatelychoosingtopickupapieceof

15thccnturytechnologyinstead.Theylikethefactthatbooksarcselfcontainedandrequire

uonuunlration.

Thereis,sometimes,asenseofnostalgic（怀I口的）cosplayinthewayyoungpeopleread.In

NewYork,fbrexample,thelatestTikTokfuelledcrazeisreadingwithstrangersinbars.Youhave

tobuyaticketinadvance,andthenyouallgatherandsitinsilencefor30minutes,reading

whateverbookyou'vebroughtalong.Likeanexpensiveversionofgoingtothelibrary,except

thatafterwardsyouallhaveadrinkandtalkaboutbooks.

Theverythoughtofitmakesmesuiter,butthat'sbecauseI'machildofthe1970sand80s.

Tome,readingisaprivatepleasure,whilescreens—TVorcinema—aresocial.Ididonce,ina

fitofambitiousparenting,introduceaufamilyreadinghour",duringwhichmyhusbandand

childrenwerepressedtojoinmeatthefiresideforsomesilentreading.Itcouldnothavefeltmore

performativeifwehaddressedupintophatsandcrinolines（旧时的衬裙）.Butstill,Iapplaud

theseyoungreaders—forknowingwhatisgoodfbrthem,forseekingouthumanconnection,fbr

findingthebeautyandpleasureinoldinstitutions,andfbrbringingnewlifetothelibrary.

12.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhytheyounglovelibraries?

A.Theyenjoythesenseofsafetyandfreedom.

B.Theyarcfreetousesocialmediainlibraries.

C.Theyconsidercrcadingawaytodiscoverbeauty.

D.Theyexpecttomeetpeoplewithdifferentinterests.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutthelatestTikTokfuelledcrazeinNewYork?

A.It'satrendofreadingwiththefamilyinbars.

B.It'salearningapproachadvocatingsilentreading.

C.It'sagatheringattendedbystrangersfreeofcharge.

D.It'sareadingfashionintegratingtheoldandthenew.

14.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor'sunderstandingofreadingfromparagraph4?

A.Itisadelightfulsocialexperience.B.Itisawayofpersonalenjoyment.

C.Itisasignificantparentingpattern.D.Itisapainfulroutinepractice.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.AGenZWaytoRefreshLibraries

B.ARealisticLookofLibraryReading

C.ABroadViewofLibrariesandSocialMedia

D.ANewWayloSueHumanConncclionwithLibraries

2024届浙江省杭州市高三下学期二模英语试题

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

FineArtsStudentsDeliverMagicalPerformances

Asthewinterholidaysapproach,BrookhavenSchoolstudentspresentedanarrayof

extraordinaryperformancesshowcasingimmensetalentwithinourfineartsmunity.Fromthe

bandconcerttothechoralconcerts,eacheventhighlightedthededicationandexceptionalgiftsof

ourstudents.

TheDecember12EaglesBandConcertfilledWoodrufl'Auditoriumwithmelodiesthat

capturedthefestivespirit.OnDecember14,theFoundationsChristmasChoralConcertfeatured

spiritedperformancesbyour7thgraders.Thefinaleofseasonalfineartsshowcasesoccurredon

December18inBradyTheaterwiththeSeniorChiorConcert,spotlightinghighschoolsingers.

Ahighlyanticipatedtradition,theschoolwideHolidayAssemblyonDecember19,hosted

byesteemedFineArtsDepartmentChairMr.Kamincr,embodiedthetnieessenceoftheholiday

season.AngelicsongsfilledYoungGym,followedbyjoyouslaughterandcheersasthe”best

costume“winnersreceivedtheirawards.EventheyoungestWarEagles,thechildreninthe

BrookhavenEarlyLearningCenter,attendedthecelebrations.Followingtheevent,students

merrilyleftschoolfbrtheholidaybreak.

Lookingtoward2024,anticipationbuildsfbrtheBrookhaventheaterspringproductions.

“SomethingRotten!”promiseshighenergyedicperformancesbytheaterstudents,whileuTuck

Everlasting“assuresamovingportrayalbytalentedFoundationsstudents.Furthermore,the

BrookhavenDancepanywillholdtheirshowcaseApril1112inWoodruffAuditorium.Ticketswill

soonbeavailablefbrpurchase

21.WhatdidthestudentsatBrookhavenSchooldobeforethewinterholidays?

A.Theyperformedmagictricks.B.Theyparticipatedinmunityservice.

C.Theygaveholidayconcerts.D.Theypresentednewtheatreproductions.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutHolidayAssemblyonDecember19?

A.Itwasalargeuulcbralionwilhinihuschool.

B.Itwasanawardpresentationfbrbeststudents.

C.Itfeaturedvariousfunmusicandsportsevents.

D.Itwasheldonthefirstdayofthewinterholiday.

23.Whatisthetext?

A.Afineartsbrochure.B.Aschoolannouncement.

C.Aschoolnewsletter.D.Aconcertadvertisement.

B

Educationin2080isdistinctivefromeducationinthe2020s.Untilabout2035,themain

fimctionofeducationsystemswastosupplytheeconomywiththenextgenerationofworkers.In

2080,thepurposeofeducationisthewellbeingofsocietyandallitsmembers.Tomakethisabit

moretangibleforyou,Iwouldliketogiveanexampleofwhatachild'seducationlookslikein

2080.HernameisShemsy.Shemsyis13,andsheisconfidentandloveslearning.

Shemsydoesnotgotoschoolinthemorningbecauseschoolsasyouknowthemnolonger

exist.Theinstitutionwasabolishedasitwaswidelythoughtofasmorelikeaprisonorafactory

thanacreativelearningenvironment.Schoolshavebeenreplacedwith“LearningHubs“thatare

notrestrictedtocertainages.Theyarewhereintergeneraticnallearninghappens,inlinewiththe

beliefthatlearningisalifelongpursuit.

Everyyear,Shemsydesignsherlearningjourneytortheyearwithahighlyattentive

44teachercitizenShemsyisactivelyengagedindesigninghereducationandhastopropose

projectsshewouldliketobeinvolvedintocontributetoandservehermunity.Shealsospends

lotsoftimeplayingastheroleofplayinlearninghasfinallybeenrecognizedasessentialandcore

toourhumanity.Shemsyworksalotcollaborative