高三年级英语关于学校生活类话题阅读理解专项训练题二Word格式.docx

1、Have you asked your high school or community college financial aid office about scholarships at your school? Many schools have a list of several scholarships right there. Local awards can often be easier to get as the applicant pools are smaller and less competitive. Check with community organizatio

2、ns, banks and credit unions, and large employers who may offer scholarship opportunities in your area.Find your “hook”While youre searching, consider what makes you special as a student. Your unique characteristics can help your scholarship applications stand out. Pay special attention to awards tha

3、t mention your best qualities, whether thats academic achievement, leadership, community service, or something less common. Think about why a donor wants to assist you in paying for your education. Most scholarship providers want to encourage a particular behavior. Companies may want to attract futu

4、re employees. Non-profit organizations like helping those who support their cause or suffer from the disease theyre working to fight.Develop a routineEvery scholarship is different in terms of when you can apply, what you need to submit, when the winner is announced, and how the money is given to yo

5、u. Typically? scholarship applications open in the late fall or early spring for the next school years awards, but that also varies depending on the donor. There isnt a single application or search engine that allows you to find and apply for everything. Visit the website of the Office of Student Fi

6、nancial Aid for lists of scholarship opportunities. Go through the lists to find the ones that match you best and keep track of when you can apply for them.1What can we learn from the passage?A. You can apply for the scholarships fit for you.B. It is hard to pay for the college education.C. It is di

7、fficult to apply for the scholarships.D. You can depend on parents to attend college.2What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?A. Achieve nothing. B. Pay off.C. Prove meaningless. D. Have a long way to go.3The author suggests applying for scholarships locally because .A. the communi

8、ty offers more scholarshipsB. fewer students think of doing thatC. your high school will be ready to helpD. it is relatively easy to get scholarships4What kind of students do the scholarship providers want to help?A. Students who only take interest in their studies.B. Students who plan to do communi

9、ty service.C. Students who are eager to get a good education.D. Students who are considered of high qualities.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。AUniversity Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in residential （住宿的） rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers,

10、 personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Office of Residence Life.Access to Residential R

11、oomsStudents are provided with a combination （组合密码） for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shar

12、ed the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept

13、clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven （微波炉） to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting or owned by the student, are subject

14、to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet HoursResidential buildings must maintain an

15、atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours are subject to a fine of $25.5Which of the

16、 following items are allowed in student rooms?A. Ceiling fans and waterbeds.B. Wireless routers and radios.C. Hair dryers and candles.D. TVs and electric blankets.6What if a student is found to have told his combination to others?A. The combination should be changed.B. The Office should be charged.C

17、. He should replace the door lock.D. He should check out of the room.7What do we know about the cooking policy?A. A microwave oven can be used.B. Cooking in student rooms is permitted.C. A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen.D. Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.8If a student has k

18、ept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face _.A. parent visits B. a fine of $100C. the Student Court D. a written notice9When can students enjoy a party in residences?A. 7:00 am, Sunday. B. 7:30 am, Thursday.C. 11:30 pm, Monday. D. 00:30 am, Saturday.A typical school day in the

19、UK starts around 8:30 am. This is often even earlier elsewhere in the world, with students siting down to their first lesson at 7:30 am in the US. The average teenager ideally needs eight to nine hours sleep each night, but in reality a lot of teenagers struggle to get this much. A lot of the proble

20、ms happen because our sleep patterns are not fixed, and they change as we grow.So a later school start time（推迟到校时间）could help to solve this problem, by ensuring to get their eight plus hours of sleep and react properly to their bodys natural rhythms（规律）. There has been a general change over the past

21、 25 years to shorten the school day, This is not at the cost of teaching time （which has remained constant） but at the cost of natural breaks, which has led to reduced lunch time and lesson breaks.Later start times could help teens grades and health. This is mainly because it makes the management of

22、 children easier. Managing hundreds of children “playing” requires effective staffing（人员配备）. And there is always the fear that behavior worsens during breaks. So the theory goes that having them in class and strictly managed must be better.But this means that students barely have enough time to abso

23、rb what they were doing in maths before suddenly they are forced to study ancient history. And teaching staff also move through from one class to another, with hardly a rest or time to refocus.Clearly rethinking the school day could benefit everyone included. Anyway, it could also lead to better ach

24、ievement in teenagers and less of a struggle for parents in the mornings. For teachers, it could also mean a less stressful day all around and what could be better than that?10At what time do the students start their first lesson in the US?00 B. 7:30C. 8:00 D. 8:11How do schools often shorten the sc

25、hool day?A. They reduce childrens lunch time and lesson breaks.B. They reduce the teaching time.C. They properly adjust children natural rhythms.D. They increase more holidays.12Whats the purpose of the children short lesson breaks according to the text?A. To manage children more easily.B. To make c

26、hildren quickly take in what they learned.C. To reduce childrens excitement.D. To make children behave better in class.13What can we learn about later school start time from the text?A. It will add to the teachers pressure.B. It has always been there for 25 years.C. Parents may support it.D. It bene

27、fits the students only.14What can be the best title for the text?A. The benefits of a less stressful day.B. The benefits of later school start time.C. How to solve teenagers sleep problem.D. The reasons why teenagers sleep differently.阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。From the very b

28、eginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they dont know a

29、 word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.One day soon after school had started, I s

30、aid to them, “Now Im going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, thats enough for me. Also Im not going to ask you wha