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上海浦东外国语届高三上学期英语周练二精校Word版含答案
试卷一
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – At 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a novel entitled Love Kitten that
changed his life forever. Born in rural Ethiopia, his father was an illiterate cattle merchant who insisted that
his son (21)________ (have) an education. So Gebregeorgis had seen a few books in school. But
(22)________ (have) a book of his own sparked a lifelong commitment.
Today, Gebregeorgis is establishing libraries and literacy programs to connect Ethiopian children with
books. “Most Ethiopian children only have access to textbooks in the classroom,” says Gebregeorgis.
“Books (23)________ children read outside of school are the spices of education.”
Until he became a children’s librarian, he didn’t realize (24)________ the children of his native home
were missing. Arriving in the United States in 1981, Gebregeorgis ultimately put himself through college,
(25)________ (obtain) a graduate degree in library science. He took a position at the San Francisco
Children’s Library in 1985. There, he met The Little Engine That Could, Captain Ahab, and Peter Pan. He
realized the impact children’s books could make (26)________ a child’s sense of wonder and vision.
“Children could imagine everything from books – connections to other cultures, to other people, to other
children, and to the universe at large. Reading gives them hope. It gives them pleasure. It gives them
everything that they cannot otherwise get in regular textbooks.”
But Gebregeorgis found that there were no children’s books in Amharic, the primary language of
Ethiopia, and none representing the places and characters of Ethiopian lore. (27)_______ the library granted
$1,200 for the purchase of Ethiopian books, Gebregeorgis was unable to find any, so he wrote one. Silly
Mamma was the first bilingual Amharic-English children’s book, and its publication led Gebregeorgis
(28)_________ (establish) the nonprofit organization Ethiopia Reads in 1988. Using proceeds from book
sales, the nonprofit organization (29)________ (finance) his efforts to bring children’s libraries to Ethiopia.
Gebregeorgis reads storybooks to children who (30)_______ (deny) access to television or computers
and believes that literacy and education will emancipate his impoverished land. “With literate children there
is no limit as to how much we can do.”
Section B
A. payoffB. routinelyC. decreaseD. overlookE. accommodate
F. matchG. inevitableH. contrastI. inadequatelyJ. shortageK. strongly
One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of upward mobility.
Historically, the correlation between education and income has been strong. But in the early 1970s a
contradiction developed between education and the economy. Our value of education and our average
educational attainment exceeded the capacity of the economy to absorb the graduates. Since the 1970s,
high-school graduates have experienced a striking (31)______ in earnings, making them the first
generation since World War II to face a lower standard of living than their parents had.
Experts have argued that this contradiction is at the heart of the problem of public education today. It
is not, as business leaders claim, that the schools are failing to properly educate students, that they are
turning out young people who are (32)______ prepared to function in the workplace. The real problem is a
(n) (33)______ of economic opportunities for students who are not continuing on to college.
College graduates also are having difficulty finding jobs. Even when they do, the jobs may not
(34)______ their training and expectations. Part of the problem is that too many young Americans aspire
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to have professional jobs, making disappointment and frustration (35)______ for some. Many students
assumed that what was true of an individual — that the higher the education, the better the job
opportunities —would also be true for an entire society. But when the numbers of better-educated young
people became too great, the economy could no longer (36)______ them
Another part of the problem is the assumption that greater educational attainment guarantees career
advancement. In fact, employers do not (37)______ reward educational attainment; rather, they reward it
only when they believe it will contribute to the employee’s productivity.
We should not (38)______ the fact that there is still a strong correlation between education,
occupation, and income. College graduates have a strong advantage over those with less education. But
the (39)______ is neither as large nor as certain as it once was.
Unfortunately, Americans have focused so (40)______ on the economic payoff that many consider
their college education useless if it does not yield a desirable, well-paying job. Only in this sense can we
speak of an “oversupply” of college graduates. We could argue that all or at least the majority of
Americans would profit by some degree because higher education can enable the individual to think more
deeply, explore more widely, and enjoy a greater range of experiences.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Every year in Pamplona, Spain, hundreds of people run alongside 1,300-pound (600-kilogram) bulls,
just for the fun of it. And every year at least a few of these people are (41)______, some seriously. Yet this
does not stop people from participating in the event.
What is it that drives some people to (42)______ extreme risks, while the rest of us run to the safety
of the sidelines?
Lester Keller, a longtime ski coach, says that not everyone has the mental makeup to
(43)______ in dangerous pursuits. He notes that most of us hit a natural ceiling that (44)______ our
appetite for extreme risk and, (45)______, our ability to perform well in dangerous conditions. But others
have a much higher tolerance for risk.
The (46)______ that dives many people away from the risks of extreme sports may be the same
ingredient that keeps others coming back for more. Mountaineer Al Read has (47)______ many notable
first ascents over the course of his climbing career. Having climbed for over 40 years, Read says he no
longer pushes to the extremes as he once did – but the feeling is still vivid. “I can remember when I was
getting into situations where I thought that at any moment I could be killed,” But we’d get back down, and
when we were (48)______ we’d say, “Man was that great!
” he recalled. “You forget how (49)______ it
was, and you go back again.”
(50)______ not being afraid of risks, certain people may (51)______ risks differently from others.
Shane Murphy, a sports psychologist says he is struck by the way they redefine risk according to their
skills, experience, and environment. He worked with a group climbing Everest without oxygen, which to
him was the riskiest thing anyone could do. Murphy said the (52)______ of extreme athletes is very
different from our own. “We look at a risky situation and know that if we were in that situation, we would
be out of control,” he said. “But from the athletes’ perspective, they have a lot of control, and there are a
lot of things that they do to minimize (53)______.”
Another key aspect of risk perception may be something referred to as “the flow” or “the zone”. It is
a state in which many athletes describe becoming (54)______ pursuits that focus the mind completely on
the present. “Something that makes you begin climbing, perhaps, is that your adrenaline(肾上腺素) flows
and you become very concentrated on what you’re doing, some (55)______ hitting the tennis ball around,
because that’s their skill level,” Murphy said. “But others might need the challenge of Olympic
competition.”
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41. A. capturedB. entertainedC. injuredD. depressed
42. A. avoidB. exaggerateC. sufferD. embrace
43. A. excelB. exitC. extendD. externalize
44. A. stimulatesB. limitsC. constructsD. loses
45. A. as a resultB. in returnC. as an exampleD. in total
46. A. passionB. fearC. appetiteD. liberty
47. A. taken into accountB. held on to
C. kept track ofD. carried away with
48. A. safeB. thrilledC. calmD. puzzled
49. A. monotonousB. frustratingC. scaryD. demanding
50. A. In addition toB. Rather thanC. In view ofD. In case of
51. A. runB. exposeC. interpretD. register
52. A. perspectiveB. well-beingC. reflectionD. cultivation
53. A. viewsB. risksC. sufferingsD. expenses
54. A. accustomed toB. depressed byC. absorbed inD. dedicated to
55. A. avoidB. pictureC. riskD. enjoy
Section B
(A)
What we know of prenatal(产前的) development makes all this attempt made by a mother to mold
the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem utterly
impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child?
There is no
connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly.
An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands and so
the chemistry in her blood. Any chemical change in the mother’s blood will affect the child for better or
worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved in blood and
produce a similar liking or genius in the child.
In our discussion of instincts we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit must
be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that
no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a
rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If a very intelligent children