2019届高考英语二轮复习随堂训练：阅读理解4(含解析)

1、随堂训练1A public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its studentshomework.P. S. 116 Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last monthexplaining that after more than a year of analyzing studies, the school hadconcluded that studentsafter-school time would be better spent on activiti

2、eslike reading at their own pace and playing rather than working on homework.Hsulsetter says that many studies indicate that there is no connectionbetween homework and academic success. Indeed, there are some studiesthat show that the link between homework and success is doubtful at theprimary schoo

3、l level.An important 1989 study on homework by Professor Cooper found thatdoing homework led students to perform better in school as they grew older. Inlater grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better thanstudents who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study that analyzed 15ye

4、arsworth of data on the effectiveness of homework. He found thathomework had a more positive impact on students as they aged, and identifiedstronger relations between homework and achievement for students in gradesseven through twelve than for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.A 2019 stud

5、y from the Indiana University School of Education on10th-graders found little relati on betwee n time spe nt on homework andbetter course grades, although it did find a positive relation betweenhomework time and sta ndardized test performa nee.Some parents of P. S. 116 students are not happy with th

6、e decision toeliminate homework.“think they should have homework some of it is about discipline. I want(my daughter)to have fun, but I also want her to be work ing towards a goal, ”Dani eTasma n, the father of a sec on d-grader at the school.“ Thye have to do homework in order to gain; they have to

7、dohomework because they may not be able to comprehend everything inschool, ” SharoBlake, a grandmother of a PS. 116 student.【文章大意】 本文报道了纽约的一所公办小学宣布取消学生作业的事 情。1. Prin cipal Jane Hsu wrote the letter to the pare nts to_.A. an alyze the test results of the stude ntsB. suggeststude nts reading at their

8、own pace and play ingC. tell them about the conclusion of the researchD. give them the reason for the decision of the school【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据文章一、二两段内容可知，校长写信 的目的在于让家长弄清楚学校取消学生作业的原因。2. The decisi on to stop giving stude nts homework depe nds upon_ .A. studies on the link between homework and academic

9、successB. students wish to spend their time on activities or playingC. ProfessorCooperressearch on the effectiveness of homeworkD. the ideas of both school authorities and parents【解析】选 A。细节理解题。学校做出如此重大决定,是基于大量的研 究, 不仅仅是根据学校内部进行的一年多的分析研究 （第二段 ）, 还包括 许多别的研究成果 （第三段 ）, 证明小学的作业与学业成绩关系不大。3. Cooper found i

10、n his research that_.A. kindergarten students spent too much time doing activitiesB. doing homework made the kindergarten students clevererC. only elderly students should be given homeworkD. students benefit more from doing homework as they grow older【解析】选 D。细节理解题。Cooper 教授的研究成果是学校做出决定 的依据之一, 即学生年龄越

11、大 , 作业对他的 （学业成绩）作用就越大。反 之越小。4. What does the underlined word “ eliminate in P”aragraph 6 mean?A. Refuse. B. Cancel. C. Increase. D. Reduce.【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。eliminate 对应的应该是第一段提到的 hasstopped giving,因此应该是 can cel（取消 肖）。2Your smartphone may seem like the center of your entertainment, but a newstudy of Ken

12、t State University shows that too much phone use is taking the funright out of our spare time.Researcherswatched a group of n early 500 stude nts and measuredtheir daily smartph one use. The study team the n separated these stude ntsinto three groups. Those who were con sidered in the“hig-use ” grou

13、pexperieneed more stress and anxiety during their spare time than the othergroups. A recent study found we repending almost three hours a day checking our pho nes. This is not good n ews.So what can we do in order to really make good use of our spare time?We vecollected several activities below that

14、 also take a few hours to complete,but best part of all, youimprove your health in the process.Explore new places. Whether youret home or on vacation, it simportant to disconnect from the Wi-Fi and connect with your surro undingsevery once in a while. Walk ing in n ature can do good to your health a

15、ndimprove your feeling. As a professional traveler Samantha Brow n put it in arece nt passage,“put the map in my back pocket, put dow n the phones andtake a good, l ong walk. Just wan de”Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your feeli ng? More sleep, naturally. Gett ing the right amount of sleep

16、 is very importa nt to our health andstudies show that we don get eno ugh of it_ In stead of wish ing you just hadone more hour of rest, get a head start with the extra time you have now.Spend some good time with your loved on es. Or at the very least, callyour mom. Spending time with loved ones can

17、 reduce stress in the body. Wanteven more added benefits? Make your spare time part of a shared meal.Research suggests eating together can make you feel good.Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down what you thinkabout. Writing has a lot of health benefits, from increasing your sens

18、e ofgratitude to helping with the healing process. Besides, writing down yourthoughts may even help clear your mind.Read a book. Turn off your phones for a paper and let yourself get lost ina good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keeps yourbrain sharp and can even help you sleep

19、 better. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文 , 肯特州立大学的研究表明我们手机使 用越多 , 乐趣失去的就越多。 为了真正把我们的闲暇时间利用起来 , 作 者向我们提供了一些有意义的活动。1. Whattshe result of the research about smartphone use?A. The smartphone is the center of entertainment.B. The more you use your phone, the less funyou hllave.C. Nearly 500 students use their smartphones too much.D. Those who are in the“ hig-huse ”group feel much happier.【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，肯特州立大学的研究表 明过度使用手机带走的正是我们闲暇时间中的乐趣 , 也就是说我们用 手机越多 , 越不快乐。2. The writer offers us some activities in order to_ .A. Mood.B. Health.A. make good use of our spare timeB. use our