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TakingtheHighSchoolPlacementTest（HSPT高中编班测试）isafactoflifeforaneighthgradestudentwishingtogetintoahighschool.Allstudentsmusttakethistestforadmission.Beinginformedaboutwhatthetestisandwhatthetestisforwillhelpreducethefeelingofbeingveryworriedaboutthetest.

HSPTisaplacementtesttomakeproperplacementintheninthgrade.Thisexaminationisusedtoevaluateastudent’sknowledgeanddetermineifthestudenthasenoughknowledgeandunderstandingincertainsubjectareas.

TheHSPTcomesintwoforms:

theOpenFormandtheClosedForm.Bothformsofthetestmeasurethebasicskillsinlanguage,readingandmathematics.

Therearesometipstohelpanswerthereadingcomprehensionquestions.Knowingmuchaboutsomecommonreadingcomprehensionquestionsisthekeytodoingwellonthispartofthetest.Beingfamiliarwiththesetypesofquestionscanhelpyouspendlesstimelookingfortheanswers.

Oftenareadingcomprehensiontestwillaskyoutochoosethebesttitleforthepassage.Allofthechoicesfitthepassagebuttherewillbeonlyonechoicethatcontainsthemainideaofthepassage.

Neverspendtoomuchtimeononequestion.Makecertainthatyouhaveallowedyourselfenoughtimetoanswerallofthequestions.Itmeansthatyoushouldmanagetimesuccessfully.

Theotherpartsofthetest,includingvocabulary,historyandmath,needadifferentwayfordoingwell.Whenworkingontheseparts,youshouldalwaysdotheeasiestquestionsfirstandthengobacktoanswertheharderquestions.Alwaysuseanyscratchpaper（草稿纸）youaregivenanddoyourcalculationonittoavoidsimplemistakes.

Thetestsdifferinthetypeofinformationtheyprovide.Itisimportantforastudenttotakethetestoftheschoolwhichhewishestoattend.

Title:

1.　　 

Participants

The2.　　　studentswishingtoenterahighschool.

3.______

·

To4.　　　intheninthgrade

Tocheckwhetherthestudentshaveenoughabilitiesinsomesubjects

Forms

TheOpenFormandtheClosedForm

5.　　 

Aboutthereadingcomprehensionofthetest

6.　　　yourtimetolookfortheanswersbyknowingsomecommonreadingcomprehensionquestionswell

7.　　　thatcontainsthemainideaofthepassagewhenyouarechoosingthebesttitleforthepassage

Answeringallofthequestionsby8.　　 

Aboutvocabulary,historyandmathofthetest

Answeringtheeasiestquestionsfirst

Answering9.　　　then

Usingscratchpapertomakesureyou10.　　 

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Havinglongbeenunderrated（低估）andignored,thepennyisoneofAmerica’smostenduringfailures.ButarecentproposaltobanthepennybysomeUScongressmembersseekstoputthecointosleep—permanently.

RepresentativeJimKolbefromArizonaisthemanwhoproposedthebilltostampoutthepenny.Hesaysthecoinhasoutliveditsusefulness.Withmetalpricessoaring,Kolbesaysitcosts1.23centstoproduceapenny.Producingthecoinswillamounttoa$20millionwasteeachyear.

Itisnotsimplyaboutthecostofproduction.Centuriesofinflationhavemadethepenny—firstputintocirculationin1787—closetoworthless.

ManyAmericansdon’tevenviewpenniesascurrencyanymore.Theytakethemonlyreluctantlyinchangeandthenputtheminjarsordeskdrawersathome.Anestimated$10.5billioninpennies,or$93.75perhousehold,sitsidleinpiggybanksandbehindsofas.

Anti-pennyadvocatesarguethat1-centcoinscostUScompaniesmorethan$300millionayearinlostproductivity.Thiscomesmostlyfromthetimeandeffortspentcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits.

JimKolbesuggeststhatallcashtransactionsberoundedtothenearestnickel.Forexample,itemsthatcost11or12centswouldberoundeddownto10,13-and14-centitemswouldberoundedupto15.Peoplepayingbycreditorbankcard,however,wouldlikelycontinuetopayexactamounts.

ButplentyofAmericansopposetheban.Somesayeliminatingthepennywouldcausesignificanthardshiptoawiderangeofpeople.

USeconomistRaymondLombrasaysthatmovingtothe5-centnickelwouldcostconsumers$3billionoverfiveyears.Thepoorsuffermoresincetheytendtobuywithcashinsteadofcreditcards.

PennysupporterspointoutthatthepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresidentAbrahamLincoln.Somemajorcharitiesarealsoalarmedbytalkofapennyban.Theyoftenbasefund-raisingcampaignsondonationsofpenniesandothercoins.Onesuchcampaigniscalled“PenniesforPatients”.Theyhaveraisedmorethan$68millionthroughcoincollectionssince1994.

ArecentUSTodaypollfoundthat55percentofadultswanttokeepthepenny.Theymaynotvaluepenniesascurrencylikebefore,buttheyremainattachedtothemasanold,familiarfriend.

“ThepennyhasbeenanecessarypartoftheAmericanexperience—whosechildhoodwouldbecompletewithoutpennycandyandothersmallpurchases?

”readsapostsupportingthepennyonaforum.

ItshapesUSsuperstitions.“Findapenny,pickitup,andalldayyouwillhavegoodluck.”“Apennysavedisapennyearned.”Andlittlegirlsaresometimescalled“asprettyasapenny”.

Ban1.　　　orNot?

2.　　　:

Theyhavelongbeenunderratedandignored.

Reasonsfortheban:

Thecoinhasoutliveditsusefulness.

3.　　　toproducecoinsarerisingfast.

Centuriesofinflationhavemadethepennyclosetoworthless.

Largeamountof4.　　　iswastedcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits.

5.　　　:

Allcashtransactionsareroundedto6.　　　.

Peoplepayingbycreditorbankcardwouldcontinuetopayexactamounts.

Reasonsagainsttheban:

Eliminatingthepennywouldcausesignificanthardshiptoawiderangeofpeople.

Roundingtothe5-centnickelwouldcostconsumers$3billionoverfiveyears.

ThepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresident7.　　　.

8.　　　basefund-raisingcampaignsondonationsofpenniesandothercoins.

55percentofadultsregarditasanecessarypartof9.　　　.

Thepennyshapes10.　　　.

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Societyisawebofrelationships,requiringallpartiestoworktogethertocreatesomethinggood.Whatmakessocietyworkbestareeffectiverelationshipsthatarebasedonmutual（相互的）understanding.Ifyouunderstandwhatpeoplewantandwhytheywantit,youcanusuallyfindawaytomakeprogresstogether.

High-qualityrelationshipsmakepeoplehappy.Somepeoplelivinginthepoorestcommunitieshavealmostnothingbutturnouttobethehappiestbecausetheysharealifetogether.Ifeffectiverelationshipsareworking,happinessisalwayspossible.

Herearesomesimpletipsforbuildingeffectiverelationships.

Listentoandtrytounderstandothers’positionsandfeelings.Listeninginitselfcanleadtounderstanding,andifyouunderstandsomeoneelsefully,thenyouknowhowtoworkbetterwithhimorher.

Openlyexpressyourneedsandfeelings.Sometimesweexpectpeople—particularlythoseclosetousathomeorwork—tounderstandwhatwewantandtogiveuswhatweneedintuitively（凭直觉地）.However,peoplearesocomplicatedandsodifferentthatevenwhentheyhavelivedtogetherfor60years,theycanstillsurpriseeachother.Soweneedtosaywhatweneedandtoexpresshowwefeel.

Inordertomakeourrelationshipsmoreeffective,weshouldtreatourselvesandotherpeoplewithrespect.Respectisoneofthemostimportantelementsofanygoodrelationship.

Finally,learntofacedifferencescorrectly.Learningthistakestimeandcanbeuncomfortable.However,ifwecantrytoremovedifferencesinaneffectiveway,wearemorelikelytobuildexcitingandsatisfyingrelationshipswithothers.

Bydoingthesethingsyoumaydiscoverthatthehappinessyoulongforismuchcloserthanyouthought.

答案解析

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了HSPT的情况。

1.【解析】TheHSPT。

本文主要介绍了HSPT的情况。

2.【解析】eighthgrade。

根据第一段第一句foraneighthgradestudent。

3.【解析】Goals/Purposes/Aims。

根据第二段可知此处主要介绍HSPT考试的目的。

4.【解析】makeproperplacement。

根据第二段第一句话makeproperplacementintheninthgrade。

5.【解析】Tips/Suggestions/Advice。

根据第四段Therearesometipstohelpanswerthereadingcomprehensionquestions.可知此处是一些建议。

6.【解析】Saving。

根据第四段最后一句helpyouspendlesstimelookingfortheanswers可知此处是节省了找答案的时间。

7.【解析】Making/Choosingthechoice。

根据第五段Allofthechoicesfitthepassagebuttherewillbeonlyonechoice...句意:

所有的选择都适合这篇文章,但是只能有一个选择……。

8.【解析】managingtimesuccessfully。

根据第六段最后一句话Itmeansthatyoushouldmanagetimesuccessfully。

9.【解析】theharderquestions。

根据倒数第二段thengobacktoanswertheharderquestions可知。

10.【解析】avoidsimplemistakes。

根据倒数第二段toavoidsimplemistakes。

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了是否要禁止使用美分。

1.【解析】Pennies/thePenny。

根据第一段可知本文主要论述了是否要禁止使用美分。

2.【解析】Problemwithpennies/Problem/Fact/Situation。

此处是介绍了使用美分的问题。

3.【解析】Pricesofmetal。

根据第二段Withmetalpricessoaring,...可知。

4.【解析】timeandeffort。

根据第五段Thiscomesmostlyfromthetimeandeffortspentcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits。

5.【解析】Solutionsuggested/Advice/Tip/Suggestion。

根据第六段,本段的段落大意是提出的建议。

6.【解析】thenearestnickel/the5-centnickel。

根据第六段JimKolbesuggeststhatallcashtransactionsberoundedtothenearestnickel或第八段movingtothe5-centnickel...。

7.【解析】AbrahamLincoln。

根据第九段第一句PennysupporterspointoutthatthepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresidentAbrahamLincoln。

8.【解析】Somema