江苏省淮安市范集中学2012届高三英语文化班寒假作业008

1、淮安市范集中学2012 届高三英语文化班寒假作业DEach new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summerlearning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it meansthe longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they mightgain is weight.Most American school

2、s follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students getwinter and spring breaks andabout ten weeks ofsummer vacation.Some schools followa year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a fewweeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says th

3、erewere fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread amongforty-six of the fifty states.But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round schoolis generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippelsaid, Year-round schools d

4、ont really solve the problem of the summer learningsetback. They simply spread it out across the year.studentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherAcross the country,researchshows thatbehind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. Theynote that many schools and local government

5、s offer programs that can help.But calling them summer school could be a problem. The director of the summergroupsoflearningcenteratJohnsHopkins,RonFairchild,saidresearchwithdifferent parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly dislikedisconnectedthe term summer school ”.InAmeric

6、anculture,the ideaofsummer vacationto beliefs about freedom andthe joys of childhood. The parentswelcomed other termslike summer camp, enrichment, extra time and hands-on learning.71 According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap.Ahelps children to gain weightB leads children to work harde

7、rCimproves children s memoriesD affects children s regular studies72 Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones.timeforrelaxationA performbetterand have more learninggainsB have much lessevery yearthesame number of classdaysD holdmore classeswithmore freeC have generallyweeks o

8、ff73 Which of the following statements is true?AStudents from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.BYear-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.CThere are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.DNothing can help the students who fall behind after the voc

9、ation.74 Why did almost all parents dislike the term“ summer school ” ?AThey cherish the children s rights of freedom very much.BThey are worried about the quality of the“ summer school ” .CThey want their children to be forced to make up the gap.DThey can t afford to the further study during vacati

10、on.75 What would be the best title of this passage?AOpening Summer CampsBForbidding Summer SchoolsCSpreading Year-Round EducationD Minding the Summer Learning CapE“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”“Two full inches in the first three days!”radioand televisionThese are thekindsofstateme

11、ntsused in magazine ， newspaper,ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device.The promotersofproductssay theycan shape thelegs,slimtheface,smooth wrinkles,or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.money-making thingsfortheirpromoters.Often such produ

12、ctsare nothingmore thanThe results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it isnecessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If theunderthe Food,productis a drug, FDA(Food and

13、Drug Administration)canrequireproofDrug, and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market.But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proofto health,of safetyoreffectiveness.Ifa productalreadyon the marketisa dangerFDA can requesttheproducer

14、or distributorto remove itfrom themarketvoluntarily,or it can take legal action, including seizure(agoinvolved查封 )of the product.calledtheOnenotablecaseafewyearsanelectricaldeviceRelaxacisor,whichhad been sold forreducingthe waistline.The Relaxacisorproduced用心爱心专心- 1 -electrical shocks to the body t

15、hrough contact pads. FDA took legal action againstthe distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerousto health and life.most ofthe deviceson the markethave neverbeen thesubject of courtObviously,proceedings( 法律诉讼 ) ，and new devices appear continually. Before buying, i

16、t is upto the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.are.76.It can be inferredthat theads mentionedin the textA. objectiveB. costlyC. unreliableD. illegal77. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. B. New pr

17、oducts are more likely to be questionable.C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA. D. The promoters usually just care about profits.78. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a productA. if it is a drugB. if it is a deviceC. if its consumers make complaintsD. if its d

18、istributors challenge FDA s authority79. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as.A. a product which was designed to produce electricityB. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal caseC. a successful advertisement of a beauty productD. an example of a quality beauty product80. The author intends t

19、ofalse promisesA. make consumers aware of the promotersB. show the weakness of the law on product safetyC. give advice on how to keep young and beautifulD. introduce the organization of FDAF“I was aFive years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day.work withclothesaddict,” he jokes

20、.“I used to carry afresh suittome so I couldchange if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clotheskhaki pantsand sportsshirt totheoffice.He hardlyeverwears a necktie.“I m workingharderthan ever,” David says,“and I need to feel comfortable.”More and more companies are allowing their off

21、ice workers to wear casual clothesto work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has beengradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casualclothes on Friday, but only on Friday. This became known as“dress- down Friday ”or“casual Friday”.“W

22、hat started out asan extra one-day-a-week benefit foremployees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant MaislyJones.startedallowingtheiremployeestowear casualclothes?Whyhave so many companiesOne reason is that its easier for a company to attract new employees if it has acasual

23、dress code.“A lot of young people dont want to dress up for work,” saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit shardtohirepeople ifyouhave aconservativedresscode. ” Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappi erand moreproductive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by LeviStrauss Company

24、, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dressimprovesemployee morale （士气） . Only 4 percent ofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshas a negative effect on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also arguethat a casual dress code helps them save money.“Suits are expensive, if you

25、haveto wear one every day,” one person said.“For the same amount of money, you canbuy a lot more casual clothes.”ashavingbeen “aclothesaddict, ”81.DavidSmithrefersto himselfbecause_.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldn t stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the timeD. he didn t want to spend much money on clothes82. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because_.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothesD. he no longer works for any company8