高中英语8月份百题精练（2）.doc

2013年8月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。aso long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning , they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. it is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”. teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. they differ in kind and function. the function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. teaching is also public activity. it can be seen and observed.learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. almost all of it is private ,for learning is an occupation of the mind ,and that process is not open to public scrutiny.if teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. ”when the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher fulfil them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.56the problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.a. it is one of the most difficult school coursesb. students spend endless hours in readingc. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanced. too much time is spent in teaching about reading57the teaching of reading will be successful if _.a. teachers can improve conditions at school for the studentsb. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingc. teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingd. teachers can make their teaching activities observable58the underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“_”.a. inquiry b. observationc. control d. objection59according to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _.a. children become highly motivatedb. teacher and learner roles are interchangeablec. teaching helps children in the search for knowledged. reading enriches childrens experience60the main idea of the passage is that _.a. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readb. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possiblec. reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtd. reading is more complicated than generally believedbtiger mom, youve been criticized(批评) a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), battle hymn of the tiger mother. one problem is that some people dont get your humor. they think youre serious about all things, and they think lulu and i are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. that is not true.but for real, its not their fault. no outsider can know what our family is really like. they dont hear us laughing over each others jokes. they dont see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. they dont know how much fun we have when the six of us dogs included squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from netflix.i admit: having you as a mother was no tea party. there were some play dates i wish id gone to and some piano camps i wish id skipped. but now that im 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), im glad you and daddy raised me the way you did. a lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who cant think for themselves. well, thats funny. i think your strict parenting forced me to be more independent. early on, i decided to be an easy child to raise. maybe i got it from daddy he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices but i also decided to be who i want to be. everybodys talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they werent good enough. funny how some people are convinced that lulu and i are scarred for life. maybe if i had poured my heart into it, i would have been upset. but lets face it: it took me 30 second; i didnt even sharpen the pencil. thats why, when you rejected it, i didnt feel you were rejecting me. if i actually tried my best at something, youd never throw it back in my face.and for that, tiger mom, thank you. yours, sophia61. in the authors opinion, why do some people criticize her mother? a. they dont know the truth. b. they have a different culture. c. they arent strict with their children. d. they dont have a good sense of humor.62. many people think that the author _. a. is a robot kid b. has a happy family c. has a humorous motherd. is an easy child to raise63. the author is satisfied with her parents way of raising her because _. a. she has learned to obey others b. she has become more independent c. she is about to leave the tiger den d. she has never been disturbed by tea parties64. according to the last paragraph, the author _. a. was good at making cards b. was deeply hurt by her mother c. tried her best at making the birthday cards d. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her cardcwhat will people die of 100 years from now? if you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). with the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. todays leading killers, such as heart diseases, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memory. in discussion of technological changes, the internet gets most of the attention these days. but the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. how long can humans live? human brains were known to decide the final death. cells(细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. but the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs(器官). the medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on-in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. it is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic conditional human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.65. according to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by _.a. diseases and aging b. accidents and warc. accidents and aging d. heart diseases and war66. in the authors opinion, todays most important advance in technology lies in _.a. medicine b. the internet c. brain cells d. human organs67. humans may live longer in the future because _.a. heart disease will be far away from usb. human brains can decide the final deathc. the basic materials of cells will last foreverd. human organs can be repaired by new medicine68. we can learn from the passage that _.a. human life will not last more than 120 years in the futureb. human have to take medicine to build new skin cells nowc. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer lifed. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells.dover the past few years, more and more families are making great efforts to have regular family meals because it is very important.1. keep kids out of troublekids who live in families that eat dinner together regularly are less likely to be involved in risky behaviors. according to statistics, children who dont eat dinner with their families are 61% more likely to use alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. by contrast, children who eat dinner with their families every night of the week are 20% less likely to drink, smoke or use illegal drugs. 2. its bonding (联系) time families who eat dinner together regularly are more likely to have stronger, happier family relationships. as families struggle to find amounts of quality time together, family dinnertime provides the opportunity for both. when families hang out together and communicate, they grow strong and healthy. 3. offer stabilityfamilies who eat dinner regularly develop a stronger family identity. eating together serves to build a family identity. in addition, this family routine provides a sense of stability and security that provides kids with a positive environment where they can grow into healthy adults. 4. time for family updatesfamilies who eat dinner together regularly can keep in touch with each others lives. everyone-kids and parents alike-can keep up-to-date during your family dinnertime on what is going on with school, jobs, family life and friends. 5. a regular family dinnertime provides natural opportunities for planning and problem solving. scheduling family meeting times to discuss planning, needs and problem solving can be difficult. a regular family mealtime can offer a natural solution to the challenge. 6. educate your kidseating dinner regularly fosters (促进) learning. when families who eat dinner together engage in a variety of conversation topics, learning is encouraged. kids who are exposed to regular family discussion times learn a broader vocabulary. 7. healthy for the whole familykids are likely to receive better nutrition when eating dinner regularly with their families. a simple, but true rule applies-when kids eat with their families, they eat better. a family dinnertime means kids are more likely to eat a nutritionally balanced meal, lower in sugar and fat content, than if they prepare or purchase meals on their own.69. what is the text mainly about? a. the benefits of eating meals. b. how to strengthen family ties. c. the importance of family dinnertimed. ways to keep our kids out of trouble.70. which of the following title best suits the blanket in the text? a. occasion for new changes b. chance to resolve problems c. time for making new plans d. preparations for challenges71. which or the following statements is not true according to the text? a. children learn words mainly from their parents. b. it makes good sense to have dinner with family. c. family dinnertimes benefit parents and children. d. parents can keep track of their kids while dining. e american cities are similar to other cities around the world: american cities are changing, just as american society is changingafter world war two, the population of most large american cities decreased; however, the population in many sun belt cities increaselos angeles and houston are cities where population shifts （转移） to and from the city reflect the changing values of american societyin the late 1940s and early 1950s, city residents became wealthierthey moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homesthey bought houses in the suburbs （郊区） now things are changingthe children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adultsmany, unlike their parents, want to live in the citiesthey continue to move to sun belt cities and older ones of the northeast and midwestmany young professionals are moving back into the citythey prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that the city offers this population shift is bringing problems as well as benefitscountless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make a