高级中学2019届高三英语阅读练习12.6

阅读训练（12.6）AMyfatherhadreturnedfromhisbusinessvisittoLondonwhenIcamein,ratherlate,tosupper.Icouldtellatoncethatheandmymotherhadbeendiscussingsomething.Inthathalf-playful,half-seriouswayIknewsowell,hesaid,"HowwouldyouliketogotoEton?""Youbet,"Icriedquicklycatchingthejoke.Everyoneknewitwasthemostexpensive,themostfamousofschools.Youhadtobeenteredatbirth,ifnotbefore.Besides,evenat12or13,Iunderstoodmyfather.Hedislikedanyformofshowingoff.Healwaysknewhisproperstationinlife,whichwasinthemiddleofthemiddleclass,ourhousewasmedium-sized;hehadavoidedjoiningRoyalLiverpoolGolfClubandwenttoasmalleroneinstead;thoughoncehehadgotasecond-handRolls-Royceataremarkablylowprice,hefeltembarrasseddrivingit,andquicklychangeditforanAustin1100.Thiscouldonlybehisdelightfulwayoftellingmethatthewholeboardingschoolideawastobedropped.Alas!Ishouldalsohaverememberedthathehadalikingforbeingdifferentfromeveryoneelse,ifitdidnotconflict（冲突）withhisfearofdrawingattentiontohimself.ItseemedthathehadhappenedtobetalkingtoGrahamBrownoftheLondonoffice,averynicefellow,andGrahamhadafriendwhohadjustenteredhisboyattheschool,andwhilehewasinthatpartoftheworldhethoughthemightjustaswellphonethem.Iremembermyeyesstinging（刺痛）andmyhandsshakingwiththepuzzlementofmyfeelings.Therewasexcitement,attheheartofgreatsadness."Oh,hedoesn'twanttogoaway,"saidmymother,"Youshouldn'tgoonlikethis.”"It'suptohim,"saidmyfather."Hecanmakeuphisownmind.”1.Thehousethewriter'sfamilylivedinwas_______.A.thebesttheycouldafford B.rightfortheirsocialpositionC.forshowingoff D.rathersmall2.HisfathersoldhisRoils-Roycebecause_______.A.itmadehimfeeluneasy B.itwastoooldtoworkwellC.itwastooexpensivetopossess D.itwastoocheap3.Whatwasthewriter'sreactiontotheideaofgoingtoEton?A.Hewasveryunhappy. B.Hedidn'tbelieveit.C.Hewasdelighted. D.Hehadmixedfeelings.4.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.ChildrenwhocangotoEtonareveryfamousB.ChildrencangotoEtoniftheywillC.ItisverydifficultforachildtogetadmittedbyEtonD.Childrendon'thavetherighttodecidewhethertheywillgotoEtonBTherearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeople,andtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducation,astheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyintraditionalclassrooms.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalot,itisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom. Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,therearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducation,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemofgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschool. Younowknowwhatopeneducationis．Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodidea,butonlyintheory.Inactualfact,itmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudents,butofcoursenotallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecases,theymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhysomestudentslikeopeneducation?A.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning．B.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirownfuture.C.Openeducationallowsthestudentstodeveloptheirowninterests.D.Openeducationhasfewerrules.6.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.thewriterbelievesthatallstudentsdon’twantsomestructureintheirclassesB.thewriterbelievesthatallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclassesC.nearlyallteacherslikeopeneducationD.onlythestudentsthatworryaboutrulesorgradesalotliketobeinanopenclassroom7.Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause_______.A.therearetoofewrules B.theyhateactivitiesC.openeducationissimilartotraditionaleducation D.theyworryabouttherules8.WhichisNOTmentionedaccordingtothepassagegiven?A.someadvantagesaboutopeneducation.B.somedisadvantagesaboutopeneducation.C.somestudents’feelingsinanopeneducationschool.D.thewriter’sopinionaboutopeneducationisthesameasallthestudents’.9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassage?A.Manystudentslikeopeneducation.B.Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation.C.Openeducationisareallycomplicatedidea.D.Openeducationisagoodideainpractice.CNowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,jerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate.Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeofwhichtheeyesstopthedurationofthefixationvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermore,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,numerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forinstance,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenfor,say,atenthoratwentiethofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteeppyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolatedwordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.10.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactsexcept________.A.one’sfamiliaritywiththetext.B.one’spurposeinreadingC.thelengthofagroupofwordsD.lightingandtiredness11.Theauthormaybelievethatreading______.A.requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixationB.requiresareadertoseewordsmorequicklyC.demandsandeeply-participatingmindD.demandsmoremindthaneyes12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtime.B.Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining.C.Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading.D.Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext.13.Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________AcriticalBneutralCpessimisticDoptimisticD

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