河北省栾城县高考英语阅读理解暑假学生自练（5）(1).doc

2015河北省栾城县高考英语阅读理解暑假学生自练（5）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。streamwood, illfor years, attendance was small at tefft middle schools yearly parent-teacher conferences, but the principal did not blame families for their poor resonseinstead, she blamed the poor way the conferences were conducted“five years ago, the most important personthe studentwas left out of the parent-teacher conference,” teffts principal, lavonne smiley, said“the old conferences were such a negative thing, so we turned it around,” allowing students not only to attend but also to lead the gatherings instead of anxiously awaiting their parents return home with the teachers opinion on their classroom performancerecently, 525 parents attended parent-teacher-student conferences, mssmiley said, compared with 75 parents in 2003no appointments were needed, and everyone was welcome at the conferences this year, spread over two days that school officials called a celebration of learning“i think were learning that every school has its own dna, and there is not a prescription for conferences that works for every school,” mskinney said“there is such an increasingly diverse population at our nations schools, the one-size-fits-all model conference just doesnt work anymore”at some schools, not only are students on hand for conferences, but their siblings are also welcome, as are grandparents, aunts and uncles, even family friendswhen mark heller accepted a job as an assistant principal at the middle school in his hometown of plano, ill, he discovered that the community had changed a lot in the eight years he had been a teacher in iowathe population had nearly doubled to 10,000 residents, and 37 percent of the students at plano middle school were now from low-income familiesthe traditional parent-teacher conferences without a student present are always available by appointment, and sometimes necessary, for example, to discuss a private matter concerning a non-custodial （无监护权的） parent, a family crisis the child is unaware of or a special education diagnosisstill, mrheller is convinced that a true dialogue concerning a students academic progress is impossible without both the child and the parent engaged and present, and with the teacher on hand to share impressions and answer any questions the parents have about homework, standardized test scores, behavior and other issues “at the student-led conferences, our children are learning to be organized and capable adults someday,” msissa said“when i was growing up, my parents went to my conference, and i waited at home, scared they would come back with some concernswith this new kind of conference, there are no secretsmy daughter is learning that she is responsible for her own success”17what is mainly talked about in this text? athe change of population in mrhellers hometownbthe way the parent-teacher conferences are conductedcthe people who take part in parent-teacher conferencesdthe percentage of attendants to parent-teacher conferences18what was the population in plano, illwhen mrheller became a teacher in iowa eight years before? a3,700b20,000c10,000d5,00019the number of parents who attended parent-teacher-student conferences recently was _ times more than that in 2003afive bsixcsevendeight 20what does mskinney mean by saying “every school has its own dna? aevery school is unique and differentbone model fits all school conferencescall prescriptions do not work welldthe population at schools is diverse参考答案 17-20 bdba 【2012浙江省宁波市八校联考】cfor generations of students, writing term papers has been a major source of nerves and frustration. but for those with internet access, relative resources are just a few links away. all one has to do is to go to the appropriate web site, where online papers can either be purchased, ordered, or downloaded for free. collegiate care research assistance, for instance, may do the job. do you want to write a paper on hamlets irreconcilable moral dilemmas? simply hand over $29.75, and the essay is yours. some sites, such as term paper emporium and absolutely free: online essays offer course papers for free. simply press the button and download if you find the paper you want, that is. students are, of course, fully aware of these web site resources, and some people worry that the internet, once regarded as a best learning tool, could become the best aid yet for cheating. for teachers, the problem is figuring out whether a students authorship is authentic. but, as teaching assistant jane morrison explained, the task may not be too difficult for a careful teacher. students who have gotten it off the internet dont look at me but look at their feet. and students who wrote every bit of it can talk about the paper very intelligently and look me in the eye, morrison said. copying term papers is nothing new, but the appearance of the internet raises the issue: is this new technology making cheating more widespread? a senior official gary handman at berkeley doubts it. students who tend to cheat are going to cheat regardless of the technology. this view was backed by berkeley graduate student arianne chernock, who says that, after all, students have to decide whats best for themselves. its a question of honesty. were here to learn, so weve got to make the most of it ourselves. and inventive teachers can make their assignments almost cheat-proof. if you structure the assignment in a creative way, and if students, for instance, have to transform the information into a handout, or do a drama, or write an account in first person narrative, then you may stop cheating, said library media teacher leslie farmer. that kind of strategy, some experts say, will basically force students to do more than simply download their education.50. in the past students _.a. were happy about writing term papersb. were eager to write term papersc. considered paper writing as a joyd. considered paper writing as a source of stress51. what do some people worry about according to paragraph 4?a. they worry that students might become lazierb. they worry that students might lose their interest in learningc. they worry that the internet could become the best tool for cheatingd. they worry that the internet could become the best learning tool.52. according to paragraph 6, students feel _ copying papers from the internet.a. guilty about b. excited when c. anxious about d. uncertain about53. what did gary handman argue in paragraph 8?a. students tend to cheatb. the new technology made cheating more widespreadc. the new technology helped students in the way of cheatingd. he was doubtful whether the new technology made cheating more widespread54. which of the following statements is not true according to the report?a. a careful teacher doesnt have too much trouble finding out whether a students term paper is a copy or notb. copying term papers is a serious issue that makes teacher weakc. it seems that copying term papers is unavoidable for some students who tend to cheatd. arranging assignments in a creative way could be a solution to the problem of copying term papers. 【参考答案】5054、dcadb 【2012浙江省宁波市八校联考】dcoming to the football match this afternoon? bill mcintosh asked 59-year-old royce wedding as they drank beer at the eureka hotel in the australian town of rainbow. royce shook his head. i promised mom id burn off the weeds on one of our fields. bill, looking far less than his 79 years, looked outside at the heat. a light breeze was blowing from the north, making conditions perfect for the burn. but bill felt uneasy about royce doing the job alone. the farmer had a bad leg and walked with great difficulty. the pair had been best of friends for 30 years, ever since the days when they traveled together from farm to farm in search of work. now, living alone 12 miles east of town, bill managed a living hunting foxes and rabbits. once a fortnight he went to town to buy supplies and meet with royce, who helped run the wedding familys farm. ill give you a hand, bill said. the pair set off in royces car. soon they came to the weed-choked 120-acre field. fires the only way to get rid of this stuff, said bill as they tied an old tire to the tow bar(牵引杆)with a 50-foot chain. soaking the tire with gasoline, bill put a match to it and jumped in the car. driving slowly from the southern edge of the field, they worked their way against the wind, leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. half way up the field, and without warning, the car was stuck into a hidden bank of sand. the breeze suddenly swung around to their backs and began to gather strength. the fire line suddenly burst into a wall of flame, heading directly toward them. lets get out of here! royce said. desperately he tried to back the car out of the sand bank. but the wheels only sunk deeper in the soft sand. suddenly the fire was on them. bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown up into the air as, with a roar, the gasoline tank exploded and the car leapt three feet off the ground. when it crashed back down royce found himself pinned against the steering wheel, unable to move. the cars seats and roof were now on fire. bill lay where he fell, out of breath. the front of his shirt, shorts, bare arms and legs were soaked in burning gasoline. then the sight of the car in flames brought him upright with a start. royce! he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car. pulling open the door, he seized royces arms through the smoke. im stuck, royce said. get yourself away! the fire bit at bills arms, face and legs, but he caught a tight hold on royce. im not leaving you here, he said. now bill dug his heels into the sand and pulled as hard as he could. suddenly he fell backward. royce was free and out of the car. as soon as he had dragged him away he patted out the flames on royces body and on his own legs and arms with his bare hands. royce saw a second explosion rock the car, as it was eaten up by flames. “id be ashes now if bill hadnt gotten me out,” he thought. looking down, royce was shocked by the extent of his injuries. his stomach and left hip were covered in deep burns. worse still, his fingers were burned completely out of shape. lying on his back, bill was in equally bad shape. pieces of blackened flesh and skin hung from his forearms, hands and legs. bill looked across at his friend. reading the despair clouding royces face, bill said, ill get help. you hang on. royce nodded, but as he watched bill set off slowly across the blackened field, he wondered how his friend was going to walk almost two miles and get over three fences. a lifetime spent around the tough people who make their home in the australian bush had permanently fixed into bills soul two principles: never give up no matter how bad the odds and never let a friend down. now, with every step sending pain piercing through every part of his body, he drew on those twin pillars of character. if i dont make it, royce will die out there, he told himself over and over. whats the matter with that dog? said vicky wedding, royces mom, looking out of her window. frightened by a noise behind her, she turned to see bill leaning against the door. dear god, what happened? she exclaimed, as bill slid down the doorframe. we got caught in the fire, he whispered, barely able to speak. get help. vicky sat bill down, covered him in wet towels to ease the pain of his burns, and then picked up the phone. throughout the hour-and-a-half ride to the hospital in horsham, neither of the two injured men spoke of their pain. we shouldve gone to the football match, royce said, trying to keep their spirits up. bill smiled weakly. not long after bill found himself at government house being presented with the bravery medal for his courageous rescue. but the real highlight for bill came six months after the fire, when royce, just out of hospital, walked into the eureka hotel and bought him a beer. we made it, said royce as they raised their glasses. heres to the best friend a man could have. 55. bill and royce started to travel together looking for work when _. a. bill was in his thirties b. bill was in his sixtiesc. royce was a teenager d. royce was in his twenties 56. danger came when the wind turned from _.a. north to south b. south to northc. east to west d. west to east 57. the explosion of the gasoline tank _.a. threw royce from the car b. brought bill to his sensesc. blew open the car doors d. left royce trapped 58. bill learned to never give up and to never let a friend down from _.a. religion b. royce c. bushmen d. sports 59. bills best reward came when he _.a. received a medal b. bought his friend a drinkc. left hospital a well man d. was praised by his friend 60. whats the best title of the passage?a. two old friends survived in the fireb. never let a friend downc. how bill and royce fought the fired. an unforgettable experience for bill and royce 【参考答案】5560、dadcdbwhy laughter mattersalthough most people believe that laughter is one of the natures great treatments for a whole range of mental and physical diseases, it is still a serious scientific subject that researchers are trying to figure out.“laughter above all else is a social thing，” says baltimore neuroscientist, robert provine, who has studied laughter for decades. “all laughter groups laugh hahaha basically the same way. whether you speak mandarin, french or english, everyone will understand laughter. there is a pattern generator(发生器) in our brain that produces this sound.”laughing is our first way of communicating. babies laugh long before they speak. no one teaches them how to laugh. they just do. people may laugh at a prank(恶作剧) on april fools day. but surprisingly, only 10 to 15 percent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke. laughter is mostly about social responses rather than to a joke. deaf people laugh without hearing and people on cell phones laugh without seeing, showing that laughter isnt dependent on single sense but on social interactions.and laughter is not just a thing of people. chimps tickle(挠痒) each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them.jaak panksepp, a bowling green university psychology professor, studies rats that laugh when he tickles them. it turns out rats love to be tickledthey return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them.by studying rats, scientists can figure out whats going on in the brain during laughter. northwestern university biomedical engineering professor, jeffrey burgdorf has found that laughter in rats produces a chemical that acts as an antidepressant(抗抑郁药). he thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. this would give doctors a new chemical target to develop drugs that can fight depression.even so, laughter itself has not been proved to be the best medicine, experts say. margaret stuber, a professor at university of california, studied whether laugher helped patients. she found that distraction(分心) and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit of laughter alone.“no study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit，” provine said, largely because its hard to separate laughter