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Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHigh阅读理解提速练——练速度(限：分钟A(2016·江西重点中学盟校第一次联考)Studentswishingtosafeguardtheircareersagainstchangesinjobshouldoptforscienceratherthanartsdegrees,accordingtoasurveyofundergraduates.Engineeringandchemistrywereconsideredtothemost“futureproof”，astheyarecoursesmostlikelytoanenduringandadaptablecareer.StudentspolledbyPearsonCollegewerebroadlyoptimisticthattheirchosencourseswouldpreparethemaworldinwhichthejobmarketcouldchangedramaticallyduringtheirworkinglives.Butopinionwassharplydividedoverwhichdegreeswerebestforfutureproofcareers.Eightytwopercentofrespondentsbelievedengineeringwouldhelpdevelopfutureproofskills,with74percentbelievingthesameofchemistryand73percentofcomputerscience.Butjust33percentofundergraduatesbelievedhistorywouldleadtoafutureproofcareer,and40English.Howeverthantwothirdsofstudents(67percent)thoughttheworldofworkwouldsignificantlydifferentorcompletelyunrecognizablein20years.Thefindings,publishedcomeafterEducationSecretaryNickyMorgansparkedcontroversywithclaimsthatteenagersshouldsteercleartheartsandhumanitiesoptscienceormathssubjectsiftheywanttothewidestrangeofjobs.Shesaidthatinpreviousdecadesstudentswouldonlytakemathsorscienceiftheywantedtoaspecificcareersuchasorpharmacy,butnowadaysthat“couldn't_be_further_from_the_truth“Ifyouwantedtodosomethingdifferent,orevenifyoudidn'tknowwhatyouwantedtodo...theartsandhumanitieswerewhatyouchose.Becausetheywere—weweretold—allkindsofjobs.Ofcoursenowweknowthatcouldn'tbefurtherfromtheandthatthesubjectsthatkeepyoungpeople'soptionsopenandunlockdoorstosortsofcareerstheSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmaths)subjects.”1

Shealsoribedmathsas“thesubjectthatemployersvaluemost”andsaidthatpupilswhostudyAlevelmathswillearn10percentmoreovertheirlifetime.“Thesefiguresusthattoomanyyoungpeoplearemakingaged15whichwillholdthembackforeoftheirlives.said.语篇解读本是一篇说明文章介绍了课程的选择对学生们未来的发展情况的影响。1．Inordertoguaranteeyourjob,whichkindofcourseswillyouchooseaccordingtothesurvey?A．EngineeringorEnglish.B．HistoryorMaths.C．MathsorArt.D．EngineeringorChemistry.解析：选D

细节理解题。根据第二段“Engineeringchemistry...anenduringandadaptablecareer.可知，工程学和化学被认为是最有前景的学科，因为它们能够让人找到持久的适性强的职业因要想未来工作有保证应择工程学和化学。故选D项2．What'sthestudents'attitudetowardstheirchosencourses?A．Doubtful.C．Optimistic.

B．Worried.D．Objective.解析选C观态度题根据三段“StudentspolledbyPearsonCollegebroadlyoptimisticthattheirchosencourses...可知，学生对所选择的课程持乐观态度。故选C项3．doyouunderstandunderlinedwords?A．Itisfarawayfromthetruth.B．It'stothetruth.C．Itcouldn'tbeclosertotruth.D．Itreflectsthetruth.解析：选A

句意理解题。根据画线部分前的“Shesaidinpreviousdecades...or...并结合转折连词及时间状语“butnowadays”可推知，现在仅仅选择数学和自然科学这两门课是远远不够的画部分的意思是“现在这是很不符合实际情况的”。故选A项。4．WhatdidNickyMorganindicateinherclaim?A．Ifyouwanttodosomethingdifferent,theartshumanitiesarewhatyouchoosenow.2

B．STEMsubjectscanmakeyoungpeoplechoosetheirfuturejobsfreely.C．Atcollege,youngpeopleshouldmakechoicesfortheirlives.D．Mathsscienceareconsideredbethesubjectsthatemployersvaluemost.解析选B推判断题根倒数第三段最后一句可知课程为学生能够自由选择各种职业提供了可能。故选B项B(2016·济南市高三调研FortwentyIsavedallmycollegecoursenotesandtextbooks:that'salotofpaper.Worse,it'snoteasycarrythemaround—andtrustme,theyaren'tlight—onatleastsevenmoves.Ineveroncelookedatthem.Theysatinourbasement,coveredinathicklayerofdust.booksandpaperscouldwonder,they'dwonderwhytheywerestillunderourstairsafterallthoseyears.wouldtheBigDaycome?Well,theDayeventuallydidarrive;onlyitwasdifferentthanexpected.Mywife,alwaysmoreacceptingchangesthanIfinallytalkedclearingouttheentiremess.ThepainIexperiencedalsounexpected.WhathurtmewastocomeacrossthoseterribleI'dwritten,whichremindedmeofmypoorstudyhabits,andanembarrassinglackofcomprehension.wasgreattogetridofthem.itwasalsoaclearingpersonalhistory.AtIstruggledwiththis.Thetruthwasintherecordthatmybooks,mynotes,andmypaperswereprimarysourcematerials,documentinganimportanttimeinmylife.Toclearthemwastoclearoutthetruth.WhatI'velearnedsincetakingthisleapisthattheprocessismoreimportantthanthetruth.Ifeelasifmuchofmyrealeducationduringmycollegeyearsisn'tinthedocumentsbutnowinme.SoIamgladtofreemyselfofthisphysicalAndbetteristhatIdon'tneedtolookbacktothosemoments.Theybelongthepast.Youmightwanttoconsiderdoingsomethingsimilar,eitherunderthestairsofyourbasementorinyourmind.Whatisthepersonalrubbishinyourlife?Clearitoutmakeyourlifeawesome.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者下决心清除了堆积多年的大学课本和笔记后，从开始纠结“清除了过去的记录除了过去的历史”到最终明白“过程才最重要”3

的道理。5Whywastheauthorfinallydeterminedtodesertallcollegematerials?A．Becausehiswifepersuadedhimto.B．Becausetheywereofnoatall.C．BecausetheywereheavyontheD．Becausetheyoccupiedspacetoolong.解析：选A细理解题。根据文章第三段的第二句“...finallytalkedmeintoclearingouttheentiremess.可知，作者的妻子说服了作者，故项6．authorstruggledattheverybeginningfor________.A．asenseofpainB．asenseofembarrassmentC．asenseofregretfortheD．asenseoflosingpartofhistory解析：选D细理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Butitwasalsoaclearingpersonalhistory.”第五段的“Toclearthemoutwastoclearthetruth.”可知，作者纠结的是“清除了过去的记录，就清除了过去的历史”，故选项。7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“itintheparagraphreferto?A．experiences.B．Thewastedcollegerelatedmaterials.C．rubbishinthebasement.D．Physicalandpsychologicalmess.解析：选D代指代题。根据文章最后两段中的“eitherunderthestairsofyourbasementorinyourmind以及“Whatisthepersonalpilinginyourlife？可知，指代是物质上和心理上的垃圾，故D项正确。8．Whatwouldbethetitleforpassage?A．ItGoBSortItOutC．GiveupthePastDForgettheHistory解析：选A标归纳题。结合全文内容可知，本文主要讲述的是该放弃生活中的“垃圾”的时候，我们就应该任凭它去，并且文章在篇末点题，“Clearout”是关键词，故项最合作文章标题。C(2016·四川省南充市第三次适应性考试)Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystem4

basedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayofthegameknownasthePrisoner'sDilemma.Thegameisontension张氛betweentheinterestsofanindividualandgroup.Thestudentsplayedingroupsfour.Eachplayercouldwinpointsforthetheywouldallgainequally.Buteachplayercouldalsorewardoroftheotherthreeplayers,atacosttothepunisher.HarvardresearcherDavidthemostsuccessfulbehaviorprovedbecooperation.Thegroupsthatittheearnedabouttwiceasmuchinthegameasthegroupsthatittheleast.Andthemoreagrouppunisheditself,theloweritsearningsThegroupwiththemostpunishmentearnedtwentyfivepercentlessthanthegroupwiththeleastpunishment.ThestudyappearedlastmonthinthejournalScience

.Theotherstudyinvolvedchildren.ItwaspresentedlastmonthCaliforniaataconferenceonviolenceandabuse.Researchersusedintelligencetestsgiventotwogroups.Morethaneighthundredchildrentwotofourthefirsttimetheyweretested.Morethansevenhundredchildrenagedfivetonine.Thetwogroupswereretestedfouryearslater,andthestudycomparedtheresultswiththefirsttest.BothgroupscontainedchildrenwhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentandchildrenwhoseparentsThestudysaystheIQs—orintelligencequotientsoftheyoungerchildrenwerenotspankedwerefivepointshigherthanthosewhowere.Intheoldergroup,differencewasalmostthreepoints.MurrayStraussfromtheUniversityofNewHampshireworkedwithPaschallfromthePacificInstituteforandEvaluation.ProfessorStrausshaswrittenextensivelyaboutphysicalpunishmentofchildren.Hesaysthemoretheyarespanked,thetheirmentaldevelopment.HeataverageIQsinothernationsandfoundthemlowerwherespankingwasmorecommon.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文章通过两项研究的数据和结果证明了体罚不