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高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习29

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（29）及答案

Thenewstudiesshowthatfewerthanhalfofthe9thgradersinmanyofthenation’slargestcities,canevergraduate.Thestudiesclearlyshowthatthedropoutrateisn’tdropping.And,inparticular,thedropoutrateisn’tdroppingforpoorandminoritystudents.

Amazingly,thoughsomanyregrettherisingdropoutrate,ourschoolscontinuetolackformalplans--oranyplans--toteachstudentsmotivation（动机）.Mostschoolshavenogameplantoensurethatstudentsunderstandthatschoolingwillbecompletelynecessary.Schoolsexpectyouthandchildrentoactasthoughschoolingisimportant,buttheyneverteachthemtobelievethat.

    Yearsago,familiesensuredthatthe children recognizedthevalueofschooling.Butinmanymodernfamilies,thechildrenmayfailtorecognizetheimportanceofschoollifejustbecausethesefamiliesmayactuallytelltheirchildrenthatschoolisnotimportant.Sincemanyfamiliesarenotmotivatingtheirchildrentobeinterestedstudents,youthprofessionals,liketeachersmayneedtoprovidethistraining.Otherwise,itislikelythedropoutratewillcontinuenottodrop,butonlyworsen.

    Herearesomestrategiestoconvinceeventhemostapathetic（无动于衷的）studentsthattheymuststayinschool.

    Askstudentsiftheywilleverneedtowork:

Theworldhaschanged.100yearsago,factoryworkwastheboomingjob,anditrequirednoeducation.Today,factoriesareincreasinglyautomated.Mostcomputer-relatedjobsrequireeducationandatleastahighschooldiploma.

    Askstudentswhichcenturytheywillbepreparedfor:

In1900,themostcommonjobswerefarmlaboreranddomesticservant—educationnotneeded.Now,themostcommonjobsareofficeandsalesstaff—educationanddiplomausuallyneeded.Anamazing6outof10peopletodayworkinastoreoroffice.

Askstudentstodeviseawaythattheemployeecouldbereplaced.Forexample,thecomingtrendinfastfoodistousecomputersratherthanpeopletoruntherestaurant.Aprototypeisapparentlyalreadybeingtested.Thestudentsshoulddiscoverthatmostjobsthatlackeducationanddiplomarequirementsmayberipeforautomation.

11.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninParagraph1?

A.Fewstudentscanaffordtogotoschoolinlargecities.

B.Alargenumberofthe9thgraderscangraduatenow.

C.Therearestillquiteafew9thgradersleavingschoolearly.

D.Mostschoolsinlargecitieshavefewerandfewerstudents.

12.Withoutthehelpofyouthprofessionals,_____.

A.moreandmorefamilieswillgraduallyrecognizethevalueofschool.

B.itislikelythatthedropoutrateinschoolswon’tcontinuetodrop.

C.someparentswillbemoreconvincedoftheirchildren’sfuture.

D.theschoolswillmakeproperplanstosolvetheproblemswithdropout.

13.Theauthortakesfactoryworkforexamplemainlyto______.

A.tellusthatmanyjobsrequirescertaineducationinthepast

B.showthattherearemorefactoryworkandemploymentinmodernsociety

C.showthatemploymentinthecomputerfieldgrowsatahighrate

D.emphasizethatmodernjobsrequireeducationandschoolsarenecessary

14.Itcanbeinferredthat______.

A.bothschoolsandfamiliesshouldanswerforthehighdropoutrate

B.manynewjobsdon’tneedchildren’shighschooldiploma

C.workinginastoredoesn’trequireahighschooldiploma

D.mostschoolsarereadytohelpstudentsrecognizetheimportanceofstudy

15.Ifstudentsplaythe“ReplaceMe”game,theresultwouldbe“______”.

A.Theywillknowthattheycan‘always’dowithoutadiploma

B.Moreofthemwilldropoutearlytogotowork

C.Theywilldiscoverthatlackofeducationisadisadvantageinchoosingjobs

D.Theywillbecomebetteratusingcomputerstohuntforajob

参考答案CBDAC

C5[2013·陕西卷]D

About30yearsago,IleftCubafortheUnitedStateswithmyson.AftergettingsettledfinallyinBrunswick,NewJersey,Ienrolled（注册）mysoninkindergarten.Severalweekslater,myson'steacheraskedmetomeethimathisoffice.

Intheteacher'soffice,anexchangeofgreetingswasfollowedbyhisquestions：

“Isyoursonmentallyretarded（弱智的）?

Doeshesufferfromanykindofmentaldisability？

”

WashetalkingaboutmywonderfulScola?

No,no,itcan'tbe.Whatahelpless,lonelymoment!

ItoldhimthatScolawasaquiet,sweetlittleboy,instead.Iaskedhimwhyhewasaskingmeallthesequestions.

Mysoncouldnotfollowtheteacher'sdirections,hetoldme,andthus,Scolawasdisruptingtheclass.Didn'theknowmysondidnotspeakEnglishyet?

Hewasangry：

“Whyhasn'tyoursonbeentaughttospeakEnglish?

Don'tyouspeakEnglishathome？

”

No,Ididn'tspeakEnglishathome,Ireplied.IwassuremysonwouldlearnEnglishinacoupleofmonths,andIdidn'twanthimtoforgethisnativelanguage.Well,wronganswer!

WhatkindofpersonwouldnotspeakinEnglishtohersonathomeandatalltimes?

“Areyouoneofthosepeoplewhocometothiscountrytosavedollarsandsendthembacktotheircountry,neverwantingtobeapartofthissociety？

”

Needlesstosay,ItriedtotellhimIwasnotoneof“thosepeople”.Thenhetoldmethemeetingwasover,andIleft.

AsIhadexpected,mysonlearnedtospeakEnglishfluentlybeforetheschoolyearwasover.Hewentontograduatefromcollegeandgotajob,earningclosetosixfigures.Hetravelswidelyandleadsawell－adjusted,contentedlife.Andhehasbenefitedfrombeingbilingual（双语的）．

Speakingmorethanonelanguageallowspeopletocommunicatewithothers;itteachespeopleaboutotherculturesandotherplaces—somethingverybasicandobviouslylackinginthe“educator”ImetinNewJersey.

57．Theteacheraskedtheauthortohisoffice________．

A．todiscussScola'sin－classperformance

B．togetScolaenrolledinkindergarten

C．tofindalanguagepartnerforScola

D．toworkoutastudyplanforScola

58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupting”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．Breaking.B．Following.

C．Attending.D．Disturbing.

59．Theauthor'sattitudetowardsbeingbilingualmaybestbedescribedas________．

A．criticalB．casual

C．positiveD．passive

60．Thistextislikelytobeselectedfromabookof________．

A．medicineB．education

C．geographyD．history

【要点综述】本文作者通过说明自己儿子学习语言的过程和他最后的成功经历，说明了“双语”学习的重要性。

57．A　推理判断题。

根据第二和第四段可知，学校老师让作者去学校的目的是为了探讨作者的儿子在学校的表现，选A。

58．D　词义猜测题。

disrupting所在句子的意思是：

他告诉我，我儿子经常不按老师的指令做，他经常干扰课堂。

由此可知此处该词的意思是“干扰”，选D。

59．C　推理判断题。

通读最后一段可知作者对于“双语”学习持积极、肯定的态度，选C。

60．B　推理判断题。

本文探讨的是关于孩子的教育问题，由此可以推断出本文选自教育类书刊，选B。

Hanswasanhonestfellowwithafunnyroundgood-humoredface.Livingalone,everydayheworkedinhisgarden.Inallthecountrysidetherewasnogardensolovelyashis.Allsortsofflowersgrewthere,bloomingintheirproperorderasthemonthswentby,oneflowertakinganotherflower’splace,sothattherewerealwaysbeautifulthingstosee,andpleasantodorstosmell.

Hanshadmanyfriends,themostdevotedbeingtheMiller.SodevotedwastherichMillertoHansthathe’dnevergobyhisgardenwithoutpluckingalargebunchofflowersorahandfulofsweetherbs,orfillinghispocketswithfruits.TheMillerusedtotalkaboutnobleideas,andHansnoddedandsmiled,feelingproudofhavingsuchafriend.

TheneighborsthoughtitstrangethattherichMillernevergaveHansanythinginreturn,thoughhehadhundredsofsacksofflour,manycowsandsheep,butHansnevertroubledhisheadaboutthese,andnothinggavehimgreaterpleasurethantolistentoallthewonderfulthingsabouttheunselfishnessoftruefriendship.

Inspring,summer,andautumnHanswasveryhappy,butwhenwintercame,andhehadnofruitorflowerstosell,hesufferedfromcoldandhunger.Thoughextremelylonely,theMillernevercametoseehimthen.

“There’snogoodingoingtoseeHanswhilethesnowlasts.”TheMillersaidtohiswife,“Whenpeopleareintroubletheyshouldn’tbebothered.SoI’llwaittillthespringcomeswhenhe’shappytogivemeflowers.”

“You’recertainlyverythoughtful,”answeredhiswife,“It’squiteatreattohearyoutalkaboutfriendship.”

“Couldn’tweaskHansuphere?

”saidtheirson.“I’llgivehimhalfmymeal,andshowhimmywhiterabbits.”

“Howsillyyouare!

”criedtheMiller.“Ireallydon’tknowwhat’stheuseofsendingyoutoschool.IfHanscameuphere,andsawourwarmfire,ourgoodsupper,andourredwine,hemightgetenvious,andenvyisamostterriblething,andwouldspoilanybody’snature.Iamhisbestfriend,andI’llalwayswatchoverhim,andseethathe’snotledintoanytemptation.Besides,ifHanscamehere,hemightaskmeforsomeflour.Flourisonething,andfriendshipisanother,andtheyshouldn’tbeconfused.Thewordsarespeltdifferently,andmeanquitedifferentthings.Everybodycanseethat.”Helookedseriouslyathisson,whofeltsoashamedthathehunghisheaddown,andgrewquitescared,andbegantocryintohistea.

Springcoming,theMillerwentdowntoseeHans.Againhetalkedaboutfriendship.“Hans,friendshipneverforgets.I’mafraidyoudon’tunderstandthepoetryoflife.See,howlovelyyourrosesare!

”

Hanssaidhewantedtoselltheminthemarkettobuybackhisthingswhichweresoldduringthehardtimeofthewinter.

“I’llgiveyoumanygoodthings.Ithinkbeinggenerousisthebaseoffriendship.”saidtheMiller.“Andnow,asI’llgiveyoumanygoodthings,I’msureyou’dliketogivemesomeflowersinreturn.Here’sthebasket,andfillitquitefull.”

PoorHanswasafraidtosayanything.Heranandpluckedallhisprettyroses,andfilledtheMiller’sbasket,imaginingthemanygoodthingspromisedbytheMiller.

ThenextdayheheardtheMillercalling:

“Hans,wouldyoumindcarryingthissackof