综合AB第三讲2版.docx

1、综合AB第三讲2版1、Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweetsThat was HalloweenIn a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presentsFor Christmas As if all this isnt enough，on Thursday this week，America will enj

2、oy another festivalThanksgiving Children will have two days off school，shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food Every year, in Gainesville，Florida，all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving togetherThe class dresses up and puts on plays for their familiesAfter

3、 the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie Dean Foster, an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebrationHe said：I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family His brother Ben，nine，said：the best

4、thing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished，it is time to start Christmas But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another messageOn Thursday evening，Dean and Bens family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening meal Each of them will writ

5、e a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basketThe family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims ar

6、rived in the US to start a new lifeAfter a hard year, they had a big autumn harvestThey held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food Many countries celebrate ThanksgivingThey often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collecte

7、d for winter 词汇：turkey nSPAN style=FONT-FAA:ghostsB:playersC:pilgrimsD:visitors答案:A解析:该题问：在10月31日之夜，美国儿童常常打扮成什么样子? 首先利用问题中的特征词Halloween作为答案线索，这样很快在文章第二句中找到涉及到答案相关句： That was Halloween代词That提示我们应该接着看前面的句子：Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets这句话中出现了与问题句中的核心结构children in

8、the United States呼应的结构，因此判断这个句子需要认真看， 这个句子说“四周前，美国儿童打扮成怪物，四处要糖吃。”“鬼”（ghosts）跟“怪物”（monsters）比较接近，A正确。2、2When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?A:On HalloweenB:On ThursdayC:On ThanksgivingD:On Christmas Day答案:C解析:该题问：火鸡和南瓜饼是什么时候吃的? 火鸡和南瓜饼是感恩节的传统食品。利用提干中的新信息词（也是标志词）turkey 和pumpkin 作为答案线索，这样在第4段的最后一个句子中找

9、到答案相关句：After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. (演出过后这些家庭将分享传统的感恩节食物，如火鸡和南瓜馅饼) ， 因此判断C（感恩节）是答案。3、Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God forA:looking after themB:providing them with comfortable and happy livesC:cl

10、othing themD:protecting them答案:B解析:该题问：感恩节是美国人因为什么而感谢上帝的日子? 这个句子中的新信息是“感谢上帝”， 所以利用“thank God”作为答案线索，这样在文章的倒数第三段中找到答案相关句：The family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives （感谢上帝为他们提供了舒适、幸福生活的日子）， 因此判断B是答案。4、Many child

11、ren in the United States like Thanksgiving becauseA:they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice foodB:they can dress up like monstersC:they can put on plays/FOND:they call visit American Indians答案:A解析:该题问：许多美国儿童喜欢感恩节的原因是什么? 利用问题句中的核心结构“like Thanksgiving”作为答案线索，这样在第5段中找到答案相关句：Dean

12、 Foster, an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebrationHe said：I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family（喜欢感恩节是因为它以为着学校放假，有很多好吃的食物， 而且能和家人在一起享受快乐）， 选项A（他们可以呆在家里，跟父母在一起，并且会吃到很多好吃的东西）与该句内容一致，答案是A。5、Which of the following best states the feature o

13、f American education that makes it different from education in other countries?A:The large number of its schoolsB:The variety of the courses offered in its schools?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:C:Its special consideration given to immigrantsD:Its underlying goal to develop

14、every childs abilities to the fullest extent答案:D解析:分析：问题问及“美国教育和其他国家的教育在什么方面不同”，注意文章中提到“比较”的句子，这样在文章第2段开头找到答案相关句：Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone not just for a privile

15、ged elite. 该句强调了“面向每个学生的教育”，对比被选项判D正确D中提到了“培养每个学生的能力”与答案相关句最呼应。6、Goal of American education Education is all enormous and expensive part of American lifeIts size is matched by its variety Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact tha

16、t education here has long been intended for everyone not just for a privileged eliteSchools are expected to meet the needs of every child，regardless of ability, and also the needs of society itselfThis means that public schools offer more than academic subjectsIt surprises many people when they come

17、 here to find high schools offering such courses as typing，sewing，radio repair, computer programming or driver training，along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics，history, and languagesStudents choose their curricula depending on their interests，future goals，and level of abilityThe

18、 underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities，and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and “Americanizing” the millions of immigran

19、ts who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and originsSchools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal，but also because there is not much emphasis on learnin

20、g factsInstead，Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities Students spend much time，learning how to use resource materials，libraries，statistics and computersAmericans believe that if children are taught to reason well and

21、 to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their livesKnowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation of facts This is Americas answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking th

22、emselves in the fast-moving time：How Can one prepare todays child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand? privileged adj享有特权的Elite n精英，精华curricula n课程reason v推理 1.Wmch of the following best states the goal of American education?A:To teach every learner some practical skillsB:To p

23、rovide every learner with rich knowledgeC:To give every student the opportunity to fully develop hisher abilityD:To train every student to be a responsible citizen答案:C解析:分析：问题问及美国教育的目的，该问题有关文章主题。利用被选项中的核心结构（practical skills，rich knowledge， fully develop his/her ability，responsible citizen ）作为答案线索，在文

24、章中查找答案相关句：（第2段）The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of civic（公民的） and community consciousness. 该句说“要培养孩子发挥他们最大的潜力， 并让他们具有公民意识和社会意识”，因此判断C是答案。7、It is implied in the passage thatA:all high-school

25、 students take the same coursesB:every high-school student must take some practical ability training coursesC:every public school offers the same academic subjectsD:the subjects every student takes may vary答案:D解析:分析：既然借助前面问题的解答知道美国教育的根本目标是在于学生能力的培养，因此推断D（学生学习的科目是变化的（因人而异）是答案。也可以借助原文，利用被选项中的核心词（same

26、courses，practical ability training courses，same academic subjects， the subjects vary）作为答案线索：(第2段) This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as tying, sewing, or driver training, along with

27、 traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, . Students choose their curricula depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability. 该划线句表明学生根据他们的兴趣，将来的目标和能力水平进行课程的选择，因此可以推断出D的含义每个学生学习的课程可能是不同的。8、American schools place great emphasis on the learnersA:enrichment of knowledgeB:accum

28、ulation of factsC:acquisition of the ability to be creativeD:acquisition of the ability to work with his hands答案:C解析:分析：由于前面的问题都涉及到学生能力的培养，因此推断C或D正确。利用这两个选项中的核心词creative和 work with his hands作为答案线索，这样找到答案相关句：(第4段)Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop th

29、eir own intellectual and creative abilities. 根据该句句意判断C（获得创造力）是答案。9、According to the passage，American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPT A:the brightest studentsB:the slow students/SPC:the students from foreign countriesD:the immigrants答案:C解析:分析：借助第1题的了解：美国教育致力于培养每个学生的能力，因此判断A和B都应该

30、是美国教育能满足的对象。利用被选项C和D中的核心词（from foreign countries， immigrants）作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and Americanizing the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins. 该句说：美国学校在国家团结和使数百万美

31、国移民者美国化上起着重要的作用。该句间接的暗示美国教育能满足移民者的需要，因此只有C没有提到。10、Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries?A:The large number of its schoolsB:The variety of the courses offered in its schoolsC:Its special consideration given to im

32、migrantsD:Its underlying goal to develop every childs abilities to the fullest extent.答案:D解析:分析：问题问及“美国教育和其他国家的教育在什么方面不同”，注意文章中提到“比较”的句子，这样在文章第2段开头找到答案相关句：Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone not just for a privileged elite. 该句强调了“面向每个学生的教育”，对比被选项判D正