-高一英語寒假提升天天練閱讀理解Day11其他話題含解析

Day11其它類型閱讀AApenhasalwaysbeenanimportanttoolwhenwearetakingexams.However,inthedigitalage,thistraditionaltoolmaybecomeathingofthepast.CambridgeUniversityinBritainisconsideringending800yearsofwrittenexamsandallowingstudentstouselaptopsoriPadstotakeexamsinstead.ThemovecomesafterCambridgeteacherscomplained(抱怨)thatstudents'handwritingisbecomingtoohardtorecognize.Thefallinwritingclearlydependsonlaptopsinlessonsandelsewhere.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentswithpoorhandwritingarebeingforcedtoreturntouniversityduringthesummerholidaystoreadtheiranswersaloudtotheirteachers.However,somecriticized(批評)themove,fearingthehandwrittenwordwouldbecomealostart.TraceyTrussell,ahandwritingexpert,askedCambridgeto“makesurethatstudentscontinuetowritebyhand,particularlyinlessons”.ShetoldTheTelegraphthatwritingbyhandcouldhelpstudentsimprovetheirmemoryandunderstandlessonsbetter.ThemovealsodrawstheattentionofHarvardprofessorEricMazur.Hebelievesthattheriseofmobileinternetusemeansthatweliveinanageinwhichwedon'tneedtorememberanything.Soheencouragesstudentstobringtheirlaptopsandmobilephonesintoexams.Withthem,studentscan''lookupwhatevertheywant,whenevertheywant''andbetestedontheirproductiveskills,ratherthantheabilityofmemory.1.WhyisCambridgeUniversityconsideringendingwrittenexams?A.Becausestudents'handwritingistoopoor.B.Becausewearealreadyinthedigitalage.C.Becausetraditionaltoolsareoutofdate.D.Becausewritingonlaptopsisfaster.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.Bringingmobilephonesintoexams.B.Students'returningtouniversity.C.Theriseofmobileinternetuse.D.Theendofwrittenexams.3.WhatisTraceyTrussells'attitudetostudents'writingbyhand?A.Unfavorable.

B.Uncaring.C.Supportive.

D.Doubtful.4.WhichistrueaccordingtoProfessorEricMazur?A.Mobileinternetuseisbad.B.Studentsshouldwritebyhand.C.Theabilityofmemoryisimportant.D.Studentscanusemobilephonesinexams.BStephenGlennisafamousAmericanresearchscientistwhohasmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Manypeopleweredyingtoknowthesecretstohisfantasticachievements.Torevealthemystery,anewspaperreporterinterviewedhimaskingwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?Havingassumedtohearwordinglikeinnatecuriosityforscienceorhardwork,thereporterwassurprisedtohavehimrespondthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasaboutfouryearsold.Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkformtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor,arealseaofmilk!Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofshoutingathim,givinghimalectureorchastisinghim,shesaid.“Stephen,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepondofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendoneWouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Stephen.wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge,atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?”Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandtillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifbegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!Thisrenownedscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidto

makemistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.Eveniftheexperimentdoesn'twork,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.Wouldn‘titbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayStephen'smotherrespondedtohim?1.Accordingtothepassage,anewspaperinterviewedStephenGlenninorderto_______.A.persuadehimtotreatsomedyingpatients

B.findouthisdifferenceswithordinarypeopleC.hearabouthisopinionsaboutmedicalscience

D.knowaboutwhyhewassosuccessful2.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“chastising”means_______.A.pursuing

B.punishing

C.praising

D.educating3.WhatordinarymotherscanlearnfromStephen'smotheristhat_______.A.neverputmilkbottlewherelittlekidscangetholdofB.appreciationofkids’behavioursisimportanttotheirgrowthC.mothersshouldteachkidstolearnfromtheirownmistakesD.kidsshouldlearntobecomescientistsfromchildhood.CSchooluniformsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularacrosstheU.S.A.That'snosurprise,becausetheyoffermanybenefits.Theyimmediatelyremovethepowerfulsociallabelsfromclothing.Ifallstudentsaredressedinthesameway,theywillnotpaytoomuchattentiontotheirclothing,andsomeofthemwillnotbelaughedatforwearingthe"wrong"clothes.Somepeopleareagainstthestrictruleofschooluniforms,buttheydonotrealizethatstudentsalreadyacceptakindofrule—wantingtolookjustliketheirfriends.Asinotherplaces,uniformsremindthewearersoftheirpurposesandduties.Forexample,whenamanorwomanputsonapoliceuniform,heorshebecomesthesymboloflawandorder.Theuniformmeanshisorherspecialdutiestothewearerandsendsthesamemessagetoeveryonethewearermeets.Peoplewithdifferentjobsweardifferentuniforms.Forstudents,theschooluniformremindsthemthattheirtaskforthesixorsevenhoursinschoolistogeteducation.Someparentsareunhappyaboutuniforms,sayingthatschooluniformswillaffecttheirchildren's"creativity."First,asnotedabove,theclothesstudentschoosetoweardonotnecessarilyexpresstheirindividuality(個性).Theyjustcopytheirclassmates.Second,whilestudentsareinschool,theirjobistomasterreading,writingandmaths.Masteryofthoseskillswillbegoodforthestudentstobuilduptheircreativityineveryway.1.InParagraph1,theword"benefits"probablymeans______________.A.tasks

B.messages

C.differences

D.advantages2.Fromthepassagewelearnthatuniformsingeneral___________.A.preventthewearersfrombeinglaughedatB.helpthewearerskeeptheirdutiesinmindC.areseenasasymbolofpowerD.helptodevelopstudents’creativity3.Somepeopleareagainstschooluniformsbecause_____________.A.theyfailtorealizethatstudentshaveacceptedtheuniformsB.theybelievethatuniformswillmakestudentslesscreativeC.theydon'tagreethatuniformscanremovesociallabelsD.theythinkthatschooluniformsaretoopopular4.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat__________.A.itmakesnodifferencewhethertowearschooluniformsornotB.students’individualitymaynotcomefromschooleducationC.students’creativityisrelatedtotheclothestheychooseD.schooluniformshelptocreateequalityamongstudentsDAsayoungadult,NoahWebsterwasateacher.Atthattime,thecolonieswerefightingforindependencefromBritain.YetthebooksthatAmericanchildrenusedinschoolallcamefromBritain.ThebookswereallaboutBritishpeopleandBritishplaces.WebsterwantedbooksthatwouldmeanmoretoAmericanchildren.SohewrotethreebooksthatusedAmericanexamples—agrammarbook,aspellingbook,andareader.Thesebookswereverypopular,andmillionsofthemweresold.Websterwasinterestedinchangingthespellingsofwords.Hewantedwordstobespelledthewaytheywerepronounced.Forexample,hethoughttheword“head”shouldbespelled“hed”，andtheword“l(fā)augh”shouldbespelled“l(fā)af”.PeoplelikedWebster''ssuggestions.However,fewwordswereactuallychanged.Onegroupofwordsthatwerechangedwerewordsinwhichanunpronounced“u”followedan“o”.ThatiswhyAmericanswrite“color11”and“l(fā)abor”,andtheBritishwrite“colour”and“l(fā)abour”.Withthemoneyhemadefromhisbooks,Websterwasabletowrite.ItwasthefirstAmericanEnglishdictionary,publishedin1828.Webster''sdictionaryhadover70，000wordsandgavethemeaningandoriginofeach.Tothisday,Webster''sworkistheexamplethatmostdictionariesofAmericanEnglishfollow.1.WhatwasNoahWebsterwhenhewasyoung?A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Apainter.D.Areporter.2.WhydidWebsterdecidetowritebooks?A.Becausehewantedtoearnmoremoney.B.Becausehewasn''tsatisfiedwiththebooksheused.C.Becausetherewerenotenoughbooksinthemarket.D.BecausehehadtoborrowbooksfromBritainwhenhewasastudent.3.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A.WebsterspokeEnglishinadifferentway.B.Americanpeopledidn''tlikespeakingEnglish.C.Websterwasgoodatcorrectingmistakesintextbooks.D.Americanpeopledidn''twriteEnglishasexactlyasEnglishpeopledid.4.WhatisNoahWebsterfamousforinAmericanhistory?A.HisteachingmethodsB.Hisdictionary.C.Hisfightingforfreedom.D.Learningforeignlanguages.5.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthisarticlemean?A.MostdictionariesintheworldarethecopiesofWebster''s.B.MostAmericanpeoplefollowedWebster''sadviceonwriting.C.Webster''sdictionaryistheonlyoneusedintheUnitedStates.D.MostdictionariesinAmericanEnglishhavethecharacteristic（特點）ofWebster''s.答案A【答案解析】1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D【分析】這是一篇議論文。因為學生的書寫很糟糕，劍橋大學結(jié)束了有800年歷史的書面考試，允許學生用筆記本電腦或平板參加考試。針對劍橋的這一舉措，一些專家發(fā)表了他們自己的看法。【1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的ThemovecomesafterCambridgeteacherscomplained(抱怨)thatstudents'handwritingisbecomingtoohardtorecognize.可知，劍橋大學取消書面考試，是因為學生的書寫很差，很難辨認。A.Becausestudents'handwritingistoopoor.(因為學生的書寫太糟糕的)符合以上說法，故選A項?！?題詳解】詞義猜測題。結(jié)合上下文可知，劃線部分指代的上文提到的CambridgeUniversityinBritainisconsideringending800yearsofwrittenexamsandallowingstudentstouselaptopsoriPadstotakeexamsinstead.(英國的劍橋大學考慮結(jié)束有800年歷史的書面考生，允許學生用筆記本電腦和平板參加考試)劍橋大學結(jié)束書面考試的行動。D.Theendofwrittenexams.(結(jié)束書面考生)符合以上說法，故選D項?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的ShetoldTheTelegraphthatwritingbyhandcouldhelpstudentsimprovetheirmemoryandunderstandlessonsbetter.(她告訴《每日電訊》，手寫可以幫助學生提高記憶能力，更好的理解課程)可推測，TraceyTrussell對學生手寫持支持的態(tài)度。C.Supportive.(支持的)符合以上推測，故選C項?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的Soheencouragesstudentstobringtheirlaptopsandmobilephonesintoexams.(因此，他鼓勵學生把筆記本電腦和手機帶到考場)可知，EricMazur教授認為學生可以把筆記本電腦和移動手機帶到考場。D.Studentscanusemobilephonesinexams.(學生可以在考場使用移動手機)符合以上說法，故選D項。B【答案解析】1.D

2.B

3.C【分析】這是一篇記敘文。StephenGlenn是美國著名的研究科學家，一次一個記者去采訪他如此成功的原因，他講述了一個自己小時候打翻牛奶，母親沒有責備他，而是教會了他從錯誤中學習的故事。啟示其他的父母也應(yīng)當學習Stephen的母親，如此來教育自己的孩子。【1題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Torevealthemystery,anewspaperreporterinterviewedhimaskingwhyhewasabletobesomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?可知為了揭開謎底，一位報紙記者采訪了他，問他為什么比一般人有那么多的創(chuàng)造力。是什么使他與別人如此不同？由此可知，一家報紙采訪StephenGlenn是為了去了解他如此成功的原因。故選D?！?題詳解】詞義猜測題。結(jié)合上文Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofshoutingathim,givinghimalectureor可知當他的母親來到廚房，不是對他大喊大叫、教訓他或懲罰他。由此可知，Stephen打翻了牛奶，他的母親來到廚房卻并沒有對他大喊大叫、教訓他或懲罰他，故劃線單詞“chastising”的意思為“懲罰”。A.pursuing追求；B.punishing懲罰；C.praising贊美；D.educating教育。故選B。【3題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中Thisrenownedscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.可知這位著名的科學家說，從那一刻起，他知道他不必害怕犯錯誤。相反，他認識到錯誤只是學習新東西的機會，而這正是科學實驗的意義所在。以及最后一段Wouldn‘titbegreatifallparentswouldrespondthewayStephen'smotherrespondedtohim?可知如果所有的父母都能像Stephen的母親對待Stephen一樣對待自己的孩子，那豈不是很棒？由此可推知，普通母親能從史蒂夫的母親身上學到的是，母親應(yīng)該教孩子從自己的錯誤中學習。故選C。C【答案解析】1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D【分析】本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了統(tǒng)一校服引發(fā)的爭議，對此人們持有不同的意見。【1題詳解】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段Theyimmediatelyremovethepowerfulsociallabelsfromclothing.Ifallstudentsaredressedinthesameway,theywillnotpaytoomuchattentiontotheirclothing,andsomeofthemwillnotbelaughedatforwearingthe"wrong"clothes.他們會立即從衣服上去掉那些有影響力的社會標簽。如果所有的學生都穿得一樣，他們就不會太注意自己的穿著，其中一些人就不會因為穿錯了衣服而被嘲笑?？芍@是校服的益處；故劃線詞的意思是“優(yōu)勢”故選D項?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Asinotherplaces,uniformsremindthewearersoftheirpurposesandduties.和在其他地方一樣，制服提醒穿著者他們的目的和職責?？芍品椭宕髡呃斡涀约旱穆氊?。故選B項?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段：Someparentsareunhappyaboutuniforms,sayingthatschooluniformswillaffecttheirchildren'screativity一些家長對校服不滿意，他們說校服會影響孩子的創(chuàng)造力?？芍行┤朔磳π７驗樗麄冋J為校服會降低學生的創(chuàng)造力。故選B項?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段Ifallstudentsaredressedinthesameway,theywillnotpaytoomuchattentiontotheirclothing,andsomeofthemwillnotbelaughedatforwearingthe"wrong"clothes如果所有的學生都穿得一樣，他們就不會太注意自己的穿著，其中一些人就不會因為穿錯了衣服而被嘲笑。由此判斷出校服有助于在學生之間創(chuàng)造平等。故選D項。D【答案解析】1.B

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.D【分析】這是一篇說明文。本文主要講了韋伯斯特英語字典的來源，一位美國教師韋伯斯特為了讓學生更好的了解美國，他編寫了語法，拼寫等教材，后來他對英語的拼寫很感興趣，他想把英語拼寫成它發(fā)音的方式，最后他編了美國第一本英語字典?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句Asayoungadult,NoahWebsterwasateacher.（年輕時，諾亞·韋伯斯特是一名教師。）可知NoahWebster年輕時是一位老師。故選B。【2題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中ThebookswereallaboutBritishpeopleandBritishplaces.WebsterwantedbooksthatwouldmeanmoretoAmericanchildren.（這些書都是關(guān)于英國人和英國地方的。韋伯斯特想要的是對美國兒童更有意義的書。）可知韋伯斯特決定寫書，因為他