1、Some people are worried about the effect on young people. “You need time to understand and think about what you read, ” says Julia Wood, from London. “Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it. I am trying to
2、 persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer. ”Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students concentration. Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons. She say
3、s that it had an amazing effect, “The music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better. ”But not everyone believes that there is a problem. Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says, “On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isnt worth reading. They mi
4、ght look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully. In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。随着科技的发展, 人们将大量时间花在浏览网站上, 快速不断地浏览网站使人们的注意力时长越来越短; 但是有人认为, 浏览网站可以提高年轻人的判断能力。1. Why does the wr
5、iter mention “goldfish”?A. To analyze data. B. To introduce a topic. C. To settle problems. D. To suggest a way out. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。文章第一段第一句说金鱼只能集中九秒钟的注意力; 结合第一段的第二句“But according to new research, humans are becoming like goldfish. ”可知, 人们正变得像金鱼一样。接着文章提出中心论点: 由于技术(应用), 我们的注意力时长变得越来越短。据此可以判断, 作者用金鱼的例子是
6、为了引出文章主题。2. What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr. Ted Selker?A. Skipping on the Internet. B. Time to digest information. C. Traditional methods of reading. D. Making decisions. 【解析】选A。根据第二段的“We move quickly from one site to another on the web. . . And we are losing the ability to
7、concentrate. ”可知, Ted Selker认为, 由于快速浏览网站, 人们正在丧失集中注意力的能力。3. What will help students overcome a short attention span?A. Receiving emails. B. Texting messages. C. Reading more books. D. Watching quickie movies. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知, 阅读更多的书将有助于学生克服注意力时间短的问题。4. What is Ray Coles attitude towards lo
8、oking through websites quickly?A. Cautious. B. Unfavorable. C. Skeptical. D. Supportive. 【解析】选D。根据最后一段的“But not everyone believes that there is a problem. . . On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isnt worth reading. ”可知, Ray Cole认为年轻人快速浏览网站可以提高自己快速判断的能力; 据此可判断, Ra
9、y Cole对快速浏览网站持支持态度。BDuring the day, Mike Kosciuk teaches students at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Michigan. However, in the evenings and on weekends, Mike provides instruction on Tutor. com. Not only does he teach students math from 9th grade through college level, he also teaches other onl
10、ine teachers how to improve their teaching. Recognized as a leader in online teaching, Mike was the February 2010 Tutor of the Month for Tutor. com. Chrissy Markley is one of many online teachers who are taking virtual learning to the lower grades. At Arizona Connections Academy, an online public sc
11、hool, Chrissy teaches 7/8th Grade Gifted Language Arts and 9th Grade Language Arts. Once a 6th grade teacher in a traditional public school area, Chrissy enjoys teaching in the virtual classroom. Recognized as an excellent teacher, she was named the schools 2011 Teacher of the Year. Having ten years
12、 experience in online teaching, Jody Shine began teaching with Davenport University. When she was asked to teach online, she was skeptical at first. “I feared something would be lost in the give and take of classroom discussion, ” Jody said. “Now I know online teaching allows students greater freedo
13、m to express themselves. ” Today, Jody uses voice recordings and online videos to teach English Composition to Davenport students. Like Arizona Connections Academy, Open High School of Utah is also a public school offering online instruction. There, Amy Pace is an award-winning science teacher. Afte
14、r spending 11 years in a traditional teaching environment, Amy joined Open High School of Utah. She has helped create an interesting science course. In 2010, she was one of 103 7th to 12th grade teachers to be chosen for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. 【文章大意】
15、本文是应用文。文章介绍了四位网课老师。5. What subject does Mike teach?A. English Composition. B. Language Arts. C. Science. D. Math. 根据第一段中的“Not only does he teach students math”可知, Mike教数学。6. The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”. A. unhappy B. doubtful C. serious D. bored词义猜测题。根据第三段中Jody紧
16、接着说的“I feared something would be lost in the give and take of classroom discussion”和“Now I know online teaching allows students greater freedom to express themselves. ”之间的对比可知, Jody一开始担心网络授课中不能很好地进行课堂讨论交流, 因此对是否要进行网络授课有所怀疑。7. What kind of readers will probably like reading the text?A. Parents who ar
17、e helping their kids choose a public school. B. Students who are searching for an online teacher. C. Teachers who want to win prizes in teaching. D. Anyone who likes to study abroad. 文章主要介绍了四位网上授课老师的基本情况以及他们所获得的相应奖项, 因此对于正在挑选在线老师的学生来说很有用处。. 阅读填句 根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。You need to
18、 dress warmly when you play in the snow. And to get around in deep snow, you might need snowshoes. Animals need winter coats and snowshoes too. A musk ox(麝牛) wears two coats in winter. 1 It keeps the inner coat of soft fur warm and dry. The furry undercoat falls off each spring and the ox grows a ne
19、w one every winter. A snowshoe rabbit changes its coat to match the season. 2 In winter it grows white fur to match the snow. It even has fur on the bottoms of its feet. 3 A seal(海豹) has an extra layer under its fur coat too. This thick layer of fat lies under the seals skin and is great at holding
20、in heat, especially in the water. The Arctic fox has fur on the bottoms of its feet and one of the warmest double coats of any animal. But on very cold and windy days, it adds something. 4A polar bears big feet act like snowshoes. 5 The bottom of each foot is protected by fur and the fur helps the b
21、ear walk on the snowy ground. A. It can run very quickly. B. Do you wear a sweater under your coat?C. They can move quickly across the snow. D. The outer coat reaches almost to the ground. E. It uses its thick tail like a scarf to cover its nose and face. F. In summer its brown fur helps it hide amo
22、ng dirt and rocks. G. They spread out the bears weight so it can walk easily on the snow. 【文章大意】本文是说明文。文章介绍了动物如何抵御寒冷以及在冰天雪地里行走。1. 【解析】选D。根据下一句“It keeps the inner coat of soft fur warm and dry. ”可知, D项“外面的皮毛几乎垂到地面”符合语境。D项中的“outer coat”与下一句中的“inner coat”相呼应。2. 【解析】选F。根据该空前的“changes its coat to match t
23、he season”和该空后的“In winter it grows white fur to match the snow. ”可知, 雪鞋兔的皮毛为了和不同的季节保持协调而发生变化, 因此F项介绍雪鞋兔的皮毛在夏天时的情况符合语境。F项中的In summer和下一句中的In winter形成对比。3. 【解析】选B。根据该空后的“an extra layer under its fur coat too”可知, B项“你在外套里面穿毛衣吗? ”符合语境。B项中的“a sweater under your coat”与下一句中的“an extra layer under its fur co
24、at”相呼应。4. 【解析】选E。根据该空前的“it adds something”可知, 北极狐的尾巴还可当作围巾使用, 包裹鼻子和脸。5. 【解析】选G。根据该空前的“A polar bears big feet act like snowshoes. ”可知, G项“北极熊宽大的脚可以分摊自身的重量并且保证它们在雪上轻松行走”符合此处语境。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用
25、斜线()划掉。修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。The other day the staff asked their boss, “Why are you smiling every day? Does the company make the profit daily? ”“You are wrong. I smile not because of the company profit, ” the boss says with no doubt. “It is con
26、fidence which teaches me to smile at life. Because of holding a strong belief in mind, I havent defeated despite the repeated ups and downs of the company in the past. It has developed into a brilliantly group company from a tiny repair processing mill. The market doesnt believe in tears, and compet
27、e never pities the weak. ”Lacking of self-confidence, each of us are only a weak body; holding it, even though we are in the flesh, we will be extremely strong. Live confidently but your life will be more splendid and amazing. 答案:1. 【解析】第一句中profit前的thea。profit在文中为泛指。2. 【解析】第二句中companycompanys。语境意义为“
28、公司的利润”, 故使用名词所有格。3. 【解析】第二句中 sayssaid。文中主体时态为过去时。4. 【解析】第三句中whichthat。强调句的结构为: It is/was. . . that/who. . . , 且此处不是指人, 故which改为that。5. 【解析】第四句中defeated前加been。主语和谓语动词之间构成被动关系。6. 【解析】第五句中brilliantlybrilliant。名词前面应该使用形容词作定语。7. 【解析】第六句中competecompetition。作主语时应该使用名词。8. 【解析】第七句中去掉第一个of。lack为及物动词。9. 【解析】第七句中第一个areis。主语为each of us, 故谓语动词应该使用第三人称单数。10. 【解析】第八句中butand。该句式结构为: 祈使句+and+陈述句。关闭Word文档返回原板块
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