題源閱讀第2期（難度40-50）

1、題源閱讀第2期（難度40-50）篇章1:What should we do in education？Children need to learn moreTL指數(shù)：43文章長度：378平均句長：12難詞比：11%本文改編自VOAAmericas top education official says many schools are spending too much time teaching the "basics"reading, math and writing. It might seem opposite to what educators have been

2、 advocating. （這一句指出鮮明的觀點：許多學?；ㄌ鄷r間教授“基礎知識”閱讀、數(shù)學和寫作。這似乎與教育工作者一直倡導的相反。）But U.S. Education Secretary John King says children really deserve access to a well-rounded education that includes music and arts because it will help them go into being well-rounded, well-educated persons.（這一句進一步指出：孩子們真的應該接受包括音樂

3、和藝術在內的全面教育，因為這將幫助他們成為全面、受過良好教育的人。奠定了本文關于教育的論述基調）King spoke about his own education when explaining why schools need to teach more than math, reading and writing.（重點句）King grew up in New York. Both his parents died when he was quite young. In his house, things were often crazy and frightening. It was

4、 his teacher, Mr. Osterwei, who helped him escape his difficult life. Quite often, the teacher took him and his classmates to the theater, the zoo, the ballet and famous Museum of Natural History." Those were powerful, life-changing experiences "King says. King graduated from Harvard Unive

5、rsity. He received his law degree from Yale University. He took charge of New York State public schools from 2011-2015. The U.S. Senate approved him as Education Secretary last month.（本段是金的成長經歷，呼應上面的獨立成段句。說明金在什么情況下介紹自己經歷的。）Many schools spend almost all funding on the "basics" because they

6、lack money for other subjects, King says. Or they want students to do better on tests used to compare student performance.Students need to connect their studies and things that matter to them personally, such as music, if they are to become "sophisticated(見多識廣的，水平高的) thinkers". A 2013 repo

7、rt by UNESCO says todays world needs people able to solve new and unusual problems. It says arts can help students find those answers. In the report, UNESCO said teaching the arts in China, South Korea and Japan is different from that in many Western countries. The emphasis(重點) in those three countr

8、ies " is on joyful experiences and childrens interests". In the West, educators are more likely to connect the arts to reading, writing and math. A 2014 report tried to compare how well countries teach children how to solve problems. It found Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China, Canada, A

9、ustralia and Finland with the highest scores for 15-year-olds. Singapore led the ways with a scores of 562 out of a possible 1000. The average score was 500. The United States had a score of 508.1According to paragraph 1, what have educators been encouraging?ATeaching arts should never be put second

10、 to teaching the “basic”BMore money and time ought to be set aside for teaching artsCResearch should be done to ensure a well-rounded educationDEnough time is supposed to be spent in teaching the “basics”2King spoke about his own education experience to _.Ashare with us his extraordinary education b

11、ackgroundBtell us his teacher attached great importance to teachingCconfirm access to arts contributes to good academic performancesDcall on schools to give arts lessons as much attention as the "basics" ones3The author convinces us of the importance of teaching arts by different means exc

12、ept _.Aby giving examplesBby making comparisonsCby analyzing figuresDby performing experiments4What is the best title for the text?ASchools are supposed to be far-sightedBKids should be well-rounded personsCKids need more than “the basics” to learnDTeachers must have advanced teaching methods單詞和詞組：o

13、pposite to 在對面 advocating ，advocate的現(xiàn)在分詞，擁護; 支持; 提倡;deserve值得; 應得; 應受access to接近，去的通路，使用的機會well-rounded 全面的、豐滿的、面面俱到的frightening 可怕的Harvard University 哈佛大學Yale University 耶魯大學took charge of管理、掌管Senate參議院Secretary部長，大臣，也有秘書的意思Spend funding on 在.上花錢matter to對重要答案：ADDC 篇章2TL指數(shù)：48文章長度：292平均句長：16難詞比：4%Th

14、e summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. （描述母親的目的）My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at

15、 the Fine Arts Museum. （解釋我和兄弟不感到興奮的原因，后面詳細闡述了我對藝術和畫展的感受：非常不喜歡，認為奇怪，沒有美感）Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(風格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the s

16、wimming pool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wear

17、ing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(卷曲的)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldnt see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum（時間上的重要分界點）, something happened when I saw a painting by a

18、 woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mothers expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldnt stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth lookin

19、g at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.（我對藝術和畫作產生了和之前完全不一樣的感受，凸顯出藝術對我產生的影響）1. The aim of the mother' s plan was to _.A. take them to visit the museum         B. introduce them to the world of artC. ask them to read about art

20、ists          D. show them different painting styles2. What was the writer' s experience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mother' s love. B. She liked many paintings.C. She hardly enjoyed herself.   &

21、#160;         D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.3. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. One of Mary's paintings.               B. A strange way of pai

22、nting.C. Artists in the Middle Ages.             D. Her mother' s instruction.4. From the text, we can see _.A. the importance of curiosity             B. the effect of artC. t

23、he value of learning                       D. the power of family education答案：BCAB 篇章3TL指數(shù)：49文章長度：299平均句長：15難詞比：11%I was born in a rural area and attended a very small elementary school. In

24、the countryside, I had much fun, running around the mountains with other children. Such was my childhood. After I entered junior high school, I started going to the city by bicycle. One day, I saw a computer for the first time, at an electronics store in the city. I remember thinking, “Wow, this is

25、amazing.”When I was a student, I wanted to work at a big firm in Osaka, which is not so far from my hometown, following the advice of my teacher. I sought a research job because I liked to work alone in my room using computers ever since I was in junior high school. However, the number of openings f

26、or the post I sought（我尋找的職位空缺，Opening： 孔; 洞; 缺口，Post： 郵政; 郵遞; 郵寄; 郵寄的信函，Sought ：尋找;尋求;謀求;爭取;(向人)請求，seek的過去分詞和過去式） was limited. My job detail was completely different from what I had hoped for.At Matsushita Denko, I handled the companys internal(內部的) information systems. I created a network operating

27、 system for the companys intranet(內聯(lián)網(wǎng)) and an idea came into my head. I immediately thought, “If only I could somehow use this to start my own business.” My decision to start a company appeared in my mind.It is now already over five years since I founded my company. The first year or two were rough

28、waters（洶涌的海面;洶涌的海浪;驚濤駭浪，意為：公司開張的第一年是困難的，艱難的）I did not know what it was really like to be a CEO at first. I had thought at the time, “If I become the CEO, our products will be a hit item （擊中或命中的項目，意指暢銷的產品）that will sell all across the world.” I even felt that we would become a company that competes a

29、gainst Microsoft in just a few years. However, there was no way that we could be that competitive. I became more modest after realizing the limits of my abilities.單詞和短語：rural農村的elementary初級的handled：處理，應付; 觸，拿，搬動; 控制，操縱，文中意思為：我負責的somehow：以某種方式; 由于某種未知的原因;competitive：競爭的; 一樣好的; 更好的; 有競爭力的;modest：謙虛的閱讀

30、短文后，盡量在不看上文的情況下，完成下面的完型填空：I was born（） a rural area and attended a very small elementary school. （）the countryside, I had much fun, running （） the mountains with other children. Such was my childhood. After I entered junior high school, I started going to the city by bicycle. One day, I saw a comput

31、er for the first time, （） an electronics store in the city. I remember thinking, “Wow, this is amazing.”When I was a student, I wanted to work at a big （） in Osaka, which is not so far （） my hometown, （） the advice of my teacher. I sought a research job because I liked to work alone in my room using

32、 computers ever （） I was in junior high school. However, the number of openings for the post I （） was limited. My job detail was completely different from what I had hoped （）.At Matsushita Denko, I handled the companys internal(內部的) information systems. I created a network operating system for the c

33、ompanys intranet(內聯(lián)網(wǎng)) and an idea came （） my head. I immediately thought, “If only I could （） use this to start my own business.” My decision（） start a company appeared in my mind.It is now already over five years since I founded my company. The first year or two were （） waters I did not know what i

34、t was really like to be a CEO at first. I had thought at the time, “If I become the CEO, our products will be a hit item that will sell all （） the world.” I even felt that we would become a company that competes （） Microsoft in just a few years. However, there was no way that we could be that compet

35、itive . I became more modest after realizing the limits of my abilities.篇章4 快速瀏覽下文，復述文章大意。TL指數(shù)：50文章長度：683 平均句長：18 難詞比：17%本文選擇VOANew Course Helps Technology Companies Get Started（新課程幫助科技公司起步）A company in Mountain View, California（美國加利福尼亞山景城）, helps fund and advises new, or startup, technology compani

36、es. It is called Y Combinator, and it has helped launch many well-known companies like Dropbox, Airbnb and Reddit.（創(chuàng)業(yè)公司名字）To expand its business, Y Combinator has put its program online at no cost（不花錢，免費） in a new course called Startup School. This course has gotten more than 7,000 technology founde

37、rs from 140 countries to sign up for the program.Expanding the Y Combinator reach（Y Combinator的業(yè)務拓展范圍）Y Combinator, also called “YC”, began in 2005. It holds programs two times a year. They bring company founders to Mountain View for 10 weeks of intensive training（強化訓練）. Those taking part receive ad

38、vice from YCs large alumni network of well-known companies.In addition to advice, YC invests $120,000 in each startup company. In return, the company gets seven-percent share of stock in the startup.The program ends with an event called “Demo Day”. During this day, those taking part give t

39、heir business pitches（商業(yè)廣告） to a room full of possible investors.YCs program has become very popular. It also is very competitive. Only two percent of those who apply are accepted to the YC program. The company created the online Startup School to permit more businesspeople to take part in

40、 their program.Goktug Yilmaz did not make it into the normal YC program, but signed up later for Startup School. Yilmaz wanted to help his game-developing business in Ankara, Turkey.（安卡拉 土耳其）Yilmaz says he wanted to be part of the Startup School because it lets him talk and receive feedback. “Just s

41、eeing this process would help us get better on focusing on our goals,（更好地專注于我們的目標）” he said.Helping companies early（早期幫助過的公司）Steven Pham helps run Startup School. He said the company wanted to reach business founders outside of Californias technology center known as Silicon Valley.（在加州的技術中心硅谷之外）“Int

42、ernet access has been only something people have access to（人們只能訪問互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，have access to接近; 會見; 進入） very recently in a lot of these markets,” Pham said. “In a lot of these communities where startups are super, super early, we wanted to get in there and help them learn best practices . best ways to think

43、about building their product, best ways to think about sales strategies and market(s).”According to（根據(jù)的說法） Pham, the interest in Startup School has been surprisingly high. More than 13,000 companies and nearly 20,000 founders applied. Because of the high number of applicants, YC had to limit the fir

44、st class to 3,000 companies and about 7,000 founders so that it could provide enough advisers.Ti Zhao is an alumna with YC. She helped advise 30 companies during Startup School.“People kind of have this idea of Silicon Valley（硅谷） as where the startups are at（初創(chuàng)企業(yè)所在地，這里指人們有這種想法，把硅谷當做初創(chuàng)企業(yè)所在地） and its

45、really cool for me to see so many diverse companies from so many places around the world,” she said.（注：建議學習這種句式）Ideas from all over the world（來自世界各地的想法）The Startup School course ends with “Presentation Day（演示日）”, which is similar to “Demo Day” of the regular program. On Presentation Day, those taking part make their pitches online. The one difference is that the objective is not to get the interest of investors, but to present an early version of their product idea in a clear way.