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2017年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语阅读理解
(全国Ⅰ)
第1题D
Anyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRalphW.Tyler,whoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.
BorninChicagoin1902,broughtupandschooledinNebraska,the19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.
GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charters,whoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927,hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.
Tylerbecamewell-knownnationalityin1938,whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.
TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanford,apositionheheldforfourteenyears.There,hefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependent(独立的)spiritintheirwork.
AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967,heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives(目标)thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools
.68.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler’smemoir?
A.Topmanagers. B.Languagelearners.
C.Seriouseducators. D.Scienceorganizations.
69.Thewords“hookedohteaching”underlinedinParagraph2probablymean________.
A.attractedtoteaching B.tiredofteaching
C.satisfiedwithteaching D.unhappyaboutteaching
70.WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10years?
A.TheUniversityofChicago. B.StanfordUniversity.
C.OhioStateUniversity. D.NebraskaUniversity.
71.Tylerissaidtohaveneveractuallyretiredbecause____________.
A.hedevelopedanewmethodoftesting B.hecalledforfreespiritinresearch
C.hewasstillactiveingivingadvice D.hestillledtheEight-YearStudy
答案68.C69.A70.B71.C
68.解析:
这是一道推断题。
根据第一段“AnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoirofRalphW.Tyler,”得知关心学校和大学教育的人会对Tyler的回忆录感兴趣。
69.解析:
这是一道词义猜测题。
根据第二段“...TylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.”可知他原来的专业是药学,在SouthDakota做科学教师时被吸引到教育行业。
70.解析:
这是一道推断题。
根据第五段“TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanford,apositionheheldforfourteenyears”可以推断出他在StanfordUniversity领导研究工作长达十年以上。
71.解析:
这是一道推断题。
根据最后一段“Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives...”可以推断出他退休后还在指导其他教师,所以说他没有真正退休。
第2题(2016年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(辽宁卷)B
DanielleSteel,America'ssweetheart,isoneofthehardestworkingwomeninthebookbusiness.Unlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatime,shecanworkonuptofive.Herresearchtimebeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjects,readytodiveintoabook,shecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.
DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduation,sheworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertisingindustries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:
390millioncopiesofbooksinprint,nearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest-sellingnovels,andaseriesof"MaxandMartha"picturebooksforchildrentohelpthemdealwiththereal-lifeproblemsofdeath,newhobbiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofhersonshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty-eightofherbookshavebeenmadeintofilms.SheislistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest-sellerfor381weeksstraight.
Notcontentwithabighouse,alovingfamily,andaviewoftheGoldenGateBridge,DanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresource(资源)andhaskeptintouchwiththembye-mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines(女主人公)ofherowninvention,herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.But,ifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththem,itisherstrengthofwillandherinimitable(独特的)style.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.
60.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat____.
A.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametime
B.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabook
C.sheisone