2023届江苏高考模拟试题分项汇编专题01阅读理解（第02期）（学生版）

专题01阅读理解（第0"23期）

2023届江苏高考模拟试题分项汇编

阅读理解【江苏省南京市2022-2023学年高三上学期期初考试】

Youdon'thavetobeaGrammy-awardwinnerlikeBeyoncetosing.Actually,it'saskillyoucanlearnand

practice.

GiveyourselfpermissiontotryFromthebeginning,setyourexpectationsinareasonableplace.Everybody

candomusic——singingwithkidsorinachorus.Youplaytheguitar,butyouneedn'tbeaperfonnerwithaband.

Allowyourselftotrywithoutworryingaboutsounding“good"atfirst.Singingisaskillthattakespractice

andtimetodevelop.

PracticestretchingyourspeakingvoicetoyoursingingvoiceAfewexerciseshelpmakethattransition:

Takeaspeakingphraseandstarttostretchit.Makeitapositiveone,like“Myvoiceisstrong!Mfortheextra

bonusofhearingsomeencouragement.Whilerepeatingthephrase,addsomeexcitementtoyourspeech——that'll

helpyouslideintosingingnaturally.

Therearealsomanyvocal（发口）exercisesonline.

Findyourownsingingstylelofindwhatsongsandstylessuityoubest,amusictalenthasestablisheda

singingmethod（ClickHEREtofindout）focusingoncreatingstrategiesspecifictoyou.

Youcancopysoundsbutrememberyou'retryingtofindyourvoice.LetBeyoncebeBeyonce.Letwhoever

bewhoever.Thafstheiridentity.Ifsimportanttosay,“WhatdoIsoundlike?^^

ThinkaboutsingingasagatewaytoothersThisprocessisasmuchaboutself-acceptanceasitisabout

buildingcommunity.

Beitinabandorachorus,youandabunchoffriendsjustgettogetherandthere'ssomethingamazingabout

makingmusic.Itpromisesareallygoodanddeepcommunity.

FotHiUIbhtilp,yUUCciHUSUl

1.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdo?

A.Dreambigwhenstartingsinging.B.Establishamusicbandwithfriends.

C.Copysongsandstylesoffamoussingers.D.Mixvocalexerciseswithself-motivation.

2.Accordingtothetext,singingpracticecanhelpyou，

A.liveapositivelifeB.landaplaceinchorus

C.createmusicstrategiesD.strengthenbondswithfriends

3.The（extistargetedatthosewho.

A.lackconfidenceinsingingB.runabandoramusicstudio

C.wanttoregisterforamusiccourseD.desirelowinGrammyAwards

“Canwceatthisone,Dad?”myfour-year-olddaughter,Alicia,asks.We'reononeofourThursday

adventures,searchingthenearbywoodsforeatablemushrooms.She'spointingatabright-redcapcoveredwith

whiledots.Ipulloutmyhandymushroom-identificationapp,whichnotesthatAmanitamusearia,whileeatableif

preparedproperly,isalsoaknownhallucinogen（致幻齐U）.Ihaveafinn“tellthemthetruthandbeaspreciseas

possibleAAphilosophyandexplainwhattheappsays,andthatIdon'tthinkourThursdayadventuresarereadyto

getquitethatadventurousyet.

Watchingyourkidslearnnewskillsisextraordinarilyrewarding,butI'veexperiencedmorepersonalgrowth

than1haveatanyotherpointinmylife.

Lastyear,afterawinterofpracticingskiingonthegreentracksforbeginnerseachweek,Aliciawas

french-fryingherwaydownbluesandevenattemptedherfirstblack.Thatmonthalsowitnessedmevisitingthe

mountainmoretimesthaninthe15yearscombinedandI'vgno|mYse[fapartperfbrli®

Ifsnotalleasy-butsometimesthat'sthepoint.Aliciapracticestheviolineveryday,andalthoughshe

enjoysit,even15minutesofpracticecanupsether.Thetrick,Fvefound,istoletherwatchmetrytogetbetterat

something,too.1starttakingpianolessonsat41yearsoldwiththeideathatifsheseesmestrugglingasIpractice

andthenimprove,she'Hunderstandthatthingsdon'tcomeeasy,evenfbrgrown-ups.Iknowthere'sgoingtobea

timewhenI'Henduponthesidelinecheeringheronasshefindsherownpassions.Fmokaywiththis,andI'm

hopingthatbythenshe'llcarrythejoyofpracticeandknowledgethroughlife.

4.Whatdoesthefatherimplybysaying"I'vegotmyselfapartnerfoMi葩二？

A.Itisrewardingtolearnnewskills.B.Skiinghasbecomehislifelonghobby.

C.Hewillexploremorewithhisdaughter.D.Hisdaughterwillaccompanyhimforever.

5.Whydoesthefatherstartlearningtoplaythepiano?

A.Toproveitisnevertoooldtolearn.B.Tosetagoodexampleforhisdaughter.

C.Toexperiencethejoyofpianopractice.D.Tosharewithhisdaughtermusicalknowledge.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethefather?

A.Rigidandhumorous.B.Cautiousandinspiring.

C.Creativeandthoughtful.D.Ambitiousandpatient.

7.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheThrilloftheSkillB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.LikeFather,LikeDaughterD.ThePowerofKnowledge

Plasticfishingnets,theso-calledghostnets,abandonedyearlyinthesea—about1milliontons—aremore

thanjustrubbish;they'reakiller.Fish,seabirds,andturtlesgetcaughtinthenettinganddie,withmorespeciesat

risk.

Muchshockedatthis,PranveerSinghRathore,amaterials-scienceengineerandmaterialsR&Dmanagerat

Samsung,andhisteamsetthemselvesthetaskofgivingnewlifetothedeadlynets.Lastmonth,Samsung

revealedanewlineofGalaxyproductsmadeinpartfromrecycledplasticfishingnetsforthefirsttime.The

companyestimatesthisyearaloneitcanrecycleover50tonsofocean-boundplasticintothekeycomponentsthat

willgointoitssmartphones,tablets,andcomputers,thustakingabiteoutoftheglobalghostnetsproblem.

It'snosmalltasktogivewastefishingnetsasecondact.Thenetsaretypicallymadeofasubstancecalled

nylonwhichtendstodramaticallydegrade（降角早）thelongeritsitsintheoceanandisexposedtothesun."This

makesitnearlyimpossibletouseabandonedfishingnetsdirectly,“Rathoreexplains.Besides,high-performance

smartphone,tablet,orPChastobewaterproofandcansurvivesevereweather.Thenyloninthefishingnetsfalls

farshortofthatlevelofdurability（耐用）.

Todealwiththatproblem,Samsunglastsummerteamedupwithtwopartners:onetocollectandtransform

thenetsintotinynylonpellets（颗粒）whiletheothertostrengthentheirtoughnessanddurability.Theendresult:

Thepartnershituponaneco-friendlyandhigh-performanceplasticmaterialthat'sbeingusedtobuildthe

componentpartsforitslatestlineofproducts.Forexample,twopartsoftheGalaxyS22mobilephone—thekey

bracketandtheinnercover-aremadeofthesefishing-netplasticmaterials.Samsungaimstouseevenmore

upcycledmaterialsinfutureproductlines.

"That'sthehopefortheglobeandourmission,''Rathoresmiles.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph2referto?

A.Rubbishinthesea.B.Recyclingthedeadlynets.

C.Oceanspecies*extinction.D.Ghostnets'threattosealife.,

9.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thelowlevelofdurabilityofnylon.B.Thesecondactofwastefishingnets.

C.Thegreatdifficultyinreusingghostnets.D.ThepositivecommentonSamsung'sproducts.

10.WhatisspecialaboutSamsung'snewGalaxyproducts?

A.Theyaremadefromtinynylonpellets.B.Theyputanendtotheproblemoffishingnets.

C.Theycanstanduptowaterandsevereweather.D.Theycontainmaterialsrecycledfromghostnets.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutRathore'swork?

A.Itmakesplasticeasiertobreakdown.B.ItmarkstheshiftofSamsung'smission.

C.Itprotectstheplanetfromchokingonplastic.D.Itraisespublicawarenessofoceanexploration.

Tofigureoutifwecandieofboredom,wefirsthavetounderstandwhatboredomis.Forhelp,IcalledJames

Danckert,apsychologistwhostudiesboredomattheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada,“Alotofpeoplethink

aboutbeingboredasbeinglazy.Andit'sabsolutelynotthatJhesays."Boredpeoplewanttobeengagedwith

theirworld,eagertodosomethingsatisfyingandexciting.Butanyattempttodosoisfailing/*

Thatmeansboredomisusuallyveryupsetting.Anditcanhavephysicalconsequences.Inoneofhis

experiments,Danckertmadepeopleextremelyboredbyshowingthemavideooftwopeoplehangingclothesto

dry.Hefoundthatwhenpeoplegotbored,theirheartsbeatfasterandtheirlevelsofahormonecalledcortisol（皮

质B?）wentup,comparedtowhentheywatchedanothervideothatmadethemsad.Thesephysicalchangeswere

signs（hatboredomwasstressingthemout.Tt'snotlikehavingafull-onpanicattack,“Danckertsays.Butit's

certainlyenoughtomakeboredomunpleasant.

Lefscomebacktoifboredomcankillyou.Backinthe1980s,scientistsaskedpeoplewhoworkedforthe

Britishgovernmentawholebunchofquestions,includinghowboredtheyfeltintheirdailylives.Thestudy

trackedtheparticipantsovertime.Whenanyoneofthemdied,thesurveyrecordedthecauseofdeath.In2010,

tworesearchersmatchedupthesecausesofdeathwiththeparticipants*levelofboredom.Ilturnedoutthatpeople

whosaidtheyweremoreboredwerealsomorelikelytohavediedofheartdisease."4Weknowthatprolonged

exposuretostressisbadforyourhealth,“Danckertsays.Asingleboringdaycan'tkillyou.Butifyou'realways

bored,thestresscouldaddupintosomethingdangerous.

“Ohno,“youmightbethinking.''Schoolisboring,myfriendsareboring,everythingisboring!What5sgoing

tohappentome?"Don'tworry,Danckertsays:"Asyougetolder,yougetlessbored,,,mainlybecauseyougain

moreindependenceandhavetogetbusytoachieveyourlong-termgoals.Andtrustme:thafsanythingbut

boring.

12.AccordingtoJamesDanckerl.peoplefeelboredbecause.

A.theyaretoolazytodoanythingB.theycan'tgainexcitementinlife

C.theyaretoofrightenedtohaveatryD.theycan'tfullyunderstandboredom

13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?

A.Doinghouseworkwillmakepeoplebored.B.People'sheartrateincreaseswithboredom.

C.Physicalchangescanleadtoextremeboredom.D.Watchingsomethingsadisaboringexperience.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prolonged”inparagraph3mean?

A.Continued.B.Repeated.C.Sudden.D.Active.

15.WhatdoesDanckertrecommendtosavepeoplefromboredom?

A.Dependingonfriends.B.Settinglong-termgoals.

C.Keepingyourselfoccupied.D.Trustingpeoplearoundyou.

阅读理解【江苏省常州市第一中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期初检测】

Chickenshedisaninclusivetheatrecompanythatfirstbeganin1974.Primarilybasedatourown

purpose-builtdepartmentinNorthLondon,wecreatetheatreforallagesandrunsuccessfuloutreachprojects,

educationcoursesandmembershipprogrammesthroughouttheyeai;Wearealsoaregisteredcharityandrely

heavilyonthegeneroussupportofindividuals,companies,trustsandfundsinordertocontinueourpioneering

work.

Performance:Entertainingandinspiring

Weregularlypresentoriginalandentertainingproductionsforyoungchildren,familiesandadultsthat

showcasetalent.Wealsocreatenewwork,inspiredbythepeoplearoundus,aboutpersonalandsocialissuesthat

affectsocietytodaywhichwethentakeontourtotheaters,communitycentersandschoolsacrosstheUK.Todate

we'velouredtoover200schools,reaching25,00()youngpeopleandrising.

VisitourWhat'sOnsectiontofindoutmore.

Education:Everyonehasaright

Chickenshedchangeslivesbybringingyoungpeoplefromallsocialandeconomicbackgrounds,racesand

abilitiestogethertostudycreativelyalongsideeachother,manyofwhomhavebeenignoredbysocietyand

excludedfrommainstreameducationalsettings.Chickenshedhasestablishedanetwork,ofpartnersthatenablesus

toeffectivelytargetchildrenandyoungpeoplewhowouldotherwisenotbeabletoaccessourwork.Wealsorun

Shedtink-anongoingprojectthatenablesustohelpcommunitygroupssetupindependent'Sheds'aroundtheUK.

Membership:Celebratingdiversity

Ourworkusesthestagetocelebratediversityandperformanceasavehicletosolvetopicalsocialissues.We

holdweeklyworkshopswhereyoungpeoplecangainanew-foundconfidenceandgetthechancetoperformin

majorin-houseproductions.VisittheMembershipsectionformoreinformation.

1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatChickenshedis.

A.atheaterwithahistoryofover50years

B.acompanylocatedrightatSouthLondon

C.acharityrelyingonsupportfromthepublic

D.aprogrammeonlyintendedforteenagers

2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Chickenshedwelcomesindividualsfromdifferentbackgrounds.

B.Allmembersshouldcreateoriginalworkstoshowtheirtalents.

C.YoucanenjoyperformancesofChickenshedinschoolsworldwide.

D.Communitygroupshavenorighttosetuptheirownprogrammes.

3.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.AfashionmagazineB.AnadvertisingposterC.AnofficialwebsiteD.Atheater

review

Ibeganwritingpoemsfifteenyearsagowhile1wasincollege.OnedayIwasinthelibrary,workingona

termpaper,whenIcameacrossabookofcontemporarypoetry.Idon'trememberthetitleofthebookoranyof

thetitlesofthepoemsexceptone:"Frankenstein'sDaughter."Thepoemwaswild,almostrude,andnothinglike

therhyme-and-meterpoetryIhadreadinhighschool.Ihadalwaysthoughtthatpoetrywasflowerywritingabout

sunsetsandwalksonthebeach,butthatlibrarybookcontaineddirectandsometimesshockingpoetryaboutdogs,

junkedcars,rundownhouses,andTVs.Icheckedthebookout,curioustoreadmore.

Soonafterward,Istartedfillinganotebookwithmyownpoems.AtfirstIwasscared,partlybecausemy

poetryteacher,towhomthisbookiswrittenfor,wasaseriousandstrictmanwhocouldseetheerrorsinmy

poems.Also,1realizedtheseriousnessofmydevotion.Igaveupgeographytostudypoetry,whichagoodmany

friendssaidofferednofuture.IignoredthembecauseIlikedworkingwithwords,usingthemtoreconstructthe

past,whichhasalwaysbeenasourceofpoetryforme.

WhenIfirststudiedpoetry,Iwassingle-minded.Iwoketopoetryandwenttobedwithpoetry.Imemorized

poems,readEnglishpoetsbecauseIwastoldtheywouldhelpshapemypoems,andreadclassicalChinesepoetry

because1wastoldthatitwouldaddclaritytomywork.ButIwasmosttakenbytheSpanishandLatinAmerican

poets,particularlyPabloNeruda.Myfavoritesofhisweretheodes-long,short-linedpoemscelebrating

commonthingsliketomatoes,socksandscissors.IfeltjoyfulwhenIreadtheseodes,andwhenIbegantowrite

myownpoems,Itriedtoremainfaithfultothecommonthingsofmychildhood-dogs,alleys（4、巷），my

baseballmitt（手套）andthefruitofthevalley,especiallytheorange.Iwantedtogivethesethingslife,towriteso

wellthatmypoemswouldexpresstheirbeauty.

Ialsoadmiredourowncountry'spoetry.Isawthatourpoetsoftenwroteaboutplaceswheretheygrewupor

placesthatimpressedthemdeeply.JamesWrightwroteaboutOhioandWestVirginia,PhilipLevineaboutDetroit,

GarySnyderabouttheSierraNevadasandaboutJapan,whereforyearshestudiedZenBuddhism（禅宗佛教）.1

decidedtowriteabouttheSanJoaquinValley,wheremyhometown,Fresno,islocated.Someofmypoemsare

absoluteobservationsandimagesofnature-theorangeyards,theKingsRiver,theSequoias（红杉）.1fellin

lovewiththevalley,bothitsuglinessanditsbeauty,andquietlywrotepoemsaboutittosharewithothers.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theauthor'sexperienceswithpoetry.

B.Theauthor'smethodofwritingpoetry.

C.Theauthor'sappreciationofpoetry.

D.Theauthor'sinterestinstudyingpoetry.

5.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.”Frankenstein'sDaughter'wasaflowerypoetry

B.theauthorwasabletomemorizemostpoemsheread

C.theauthorbegantogetincontactwithpoetryofdifferentstyles

D.theauthorwascurioustoreadmoreofrhyine-and-meterpoetry

6.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablywriteaboutinhispoem?

A.Movinglovestoriesinhistory.

B.Observationsofclassicalpoems.

C.Truefeelingsofhumanfriendship.

D.Appreciationofwildvalleyflowers.

7.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthor'sfriendsallencouragedhimtogiveupgeographytopoetry.

B.Theauthorbecamedevotedtopoetrybecauseofhisteachefsstrictness.

C.Theauthorlovedtofindsourcesofpoetryfromnatureandfromthepast.

D.SpanishandLatinAmericanpoemsinfluencedtheauthorasmuchasChineseones.

Whilepsychologistshavestudiedtopicslikehappiness,optimism,andotherhumanstrengthsfordecades,

positivepsychologywasn'tofficiallyidentifiedasabranchofpsychologyuntil1998whenMartinSeligmanwas

electedpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA).Seligmansuggestedthatpsychologyhad

becometoofocusedonmentalillness.Whilethishadbroughtaboutvaluabletreatmentsthatenabled

psychologiststotreatanumberofdiseasesanddisordersthatmadepeoplelessunhappy.Itmeantthatpsychology

wasneglectingwhatwasgoodaboutlife—andwhattheaveragepersoncouldimprove.

Seligmancalledforresearchintowhatmakesnormalpeople'slivespositiveandfulfillingandsuggestedthat

thefieldshoulddevelopinterventionsthatcouldmakepeoplehappier.Hestatedthatpsychologyshouldbejustas

concernedwithnurturing(i兹养)thegoodthingsinlifeasitwaswithhealingthebad.

SeligmanmadepositivepsychologythethemeofhistermasAPApresidentandusedhisroletopopularize

theword.Fromtherethefieldtookoff.Itreceivedagreatdealofattentionfrommainstreammediaoutlets.

Meanwhile,thefirstPositivePsychologysummitwasheldin1999,followedbythefirstInternationalconference

onPositivePsychologyin2002.

Interestinpositivepsychologyhasremainedhigheversince.In2018,aquarteroftheundergraduatestudents

atYaleUniversityenroHedinacoursedevotedtothesubjectofhappiness.In2019,1,600individualsattendedthe

WorldCongressofPositivePsychologyandresearchinthefieldhasgeneratedtensofthousandsofacademic

papers.

PsychologistChristopherPetersonpointedoutthatpositivepsychologyismeanttoserveasanextensionof

theareasofpsychologythatfocusonmentalillnessandhumanweakness.Positivepsychologistsdon'twishto

replaceorabandonthestudyofhumanproblems,theysimplywishtoaddthestudyofwhat'sgoodinlifetothe

field.

8.WhatshouldpositivepsychologyfocusonaccordingtoSeligman?

A.Solvinghumanproblems.B.Treatingbademotions.

C.Healingmentalillnesses.D.Helpingdevelopgoodthings.

9.Whatmadepositivepsychologybecomepopular?

A.Seligman'seffortinspreadingit.B.Internationalconferences?beingheld.

C.Attentionfromthemedia.D.Furtherresearchinthisfield.

10.WhatisChristopherPeterson'sattitudetowardpositivepsychology?

A.Ambiguous.B.Doubtful.

C.Objective.D.Critical.

11•Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheLimitationofPositivePsychology

B.Seligman,FatherofPositivePsychology

C.Psychology:Past,PresentandPossibleFuture

D.PositivePsychology:ANewSubfieldofPsychology

Likeatiredmarriage,therelationshipbetweenlibrariesandpublishershaslongbeendull.E-books,however,

arecausingheartache.Librariesknowtheyneeddigitalservices,butmanypublishersaretoocautiousabout

piracyandlostsalestoco-operate.Amongthebigsixpublishers,onlyRandomHouseandHarperCollinslicense

e-bookswithmostlibraries.

Publishersarewisetobenervous.Ownersofe-readersareexactlythecustomerstheyneed:book-loverswith

money.Ifthesepeopleswitchtoborrowinge-booksinsteadofbuyingthem,whatthen?Electronicborrowingis

awfullyconvenient.Unlikeprintedbooks,whichmustbecheckedoutandrelumedtoaphysicallibrarymiles

away,bookfilescanbedownloadedathome.Thefilesdisappearfromthedevicewhentheyaredue.

E-lendingisnotsimple,however.Therearevariousincompatiblee-bookformats,devicesandlicenses.Most

librariesuseacompanycalledOverDrive,whichsecuresrightsfrompublishersandprovidese-booksandaudio

filesineveryfonnat.YetpublishersandlibrariesareworriedbyOverDrive'sglobalmarketdominance,asthe

companycancontrolfeesandconditions.PublisherswereannoyedwhenOverDrivecooperatedwithAmazon,the

world'sbiggestonlinebookseller,lastyear.OwnersofAmazon'sKindlee-readerwhowanttoborrowe-books

fromlibrariesarenowredirectedtoAmazon'swebsite.

AccordingtoPew,anopinionresearcher,libraryusersareaperfectmarketforAmazon.Latelastyear

AmazonintroduceditsKindleOwners'LendingLibrary,whichletsitsbestcustomersborrowfreeoneof

thousandsofpopularbookseachmonth.ButarecentPewsurveyfoundthatmorethanhalfofAmericanswith

librarycardssaytheyprefertobuytheire-books.Italsonotedthate-booksactuallyareavailableatmostlibraries,

andthatpopulartitlesofteninvolvelongwaitinglists,whichmayinspirepeopletobuy.

Sopublisherskeepadjustingtheirlendingarrangementsinsearchoftherightbalance.RandomHouseraised

itslicensingpriceearlierthisyear,andHarperCollinslimitslibrariestolendingitstitles26times.Thestoryof

thelibrarye-bookisanail-biter.

12.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1that.

A.severalbigpublishershavesolde-bookstolibraries

B.bothlibrariesandpublisherscautionthee-bookpiracy

C.somepublishersarehesitanttocooperatewithlibraries

D.librariesareeagertokeepstrongrelationshipwithpublishers

13.Whatworriespublishersaboutpeople'sswitchtoe-books?

A.Theriskofe-bookpiracy.

B.Thepossibledeclineofhooksales.

C.Notimelimitforthedownloadedbookfiles.

D.Theavailabilityoftheincompatiblee-bookfoiTnats.

14.WecanlearnfromParagraph3and4that.

A.Amazonisadoptingmeasurestowinmorecustomers

B.OverDrivedistributese-booksandaudiofileslopublishers

C.overhalfofAmericansareborrowinge-booksfromlibraries

D.thefeesoflendinge-booksareunderthecontrolofpublishers

15.WhatisIhebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheHopefulFutureofPublishingBusiness

B.TheUncertainEconomicsofLendingE-books

C.TheDullRelationshipbetweenLibrariesandPublishers

D.TheCloseCooperationbetweenOverDriveandAmazon

阅读理解【江苏省南通市通州、兴化'泗洪2022-2023学年高三上学期第一次质量监测】

WelcometoRainbowSchoolClubs,Kent'sfunniest,safestbefore&afterSchoolclubs,summerclubsfor

4-to-ll-yearolds.

Theplayenvironmentallowsthechildrentobeofferedaselectionofstnicturedactivitiesandplay

opportunitieswhichtakeplacebothinandoutdoors,weatherpermitting,e.g.art&craft,boardgames,

constructionactivities,roleplay,claymodeling,homecomer,pooltable,kwik-cricket,ballgamesandmuch

more.

Qualifiedandexperiencedpolicecheck（无3巳罪i己i卖）workersunderstandtheimportanceofplayandhow

thisimpactsontheindividualdevelopmentneedsofchildren.Workersreceiveongoingtrainingtoensurethe

qualityofcareisparamount（最高的）.AllclubsareregisteredwithOfsted（wherelegallyrequiredtodoso）,and

inspectedinaccordancewiththelaw&guidancesurroundingthecareofchildreninaplayenvironment.

Parents/Carersareissuedwithtermsandconditionsuponregistration.Acomprehensivelistofpolicieswhichthe

cluboperatesbyisavailableattheclubs.Youwillberequiredtocompleteregistrationformsforyourchildprior

tojoining.

DeniseHowardseiupRainbowSchoolClubsin2002tomeettherisingdemandtoroutofschoolchildcare.

AsaparentDenisewasawareoftheimportanceofchoosingtherightchildcareforyourchildrenoutofschool

hours.RainbowSchoolClubsaimtowidenthealternativesavailableforparentswhenchoosingchildcareby

providingaffordablegoodqualitycare.

Alightteaisprovidedi.e.sandwiches,biscuits,fruit,squashetc.Allpick-upsdoneusingourown

transport-taxisarenotused.Forinformation,contactDeniseHowardon07717214041.

1.WhodoRainbowSchoolClubstarget?

A.Workersskilledinplayingboardgames.

B.Employerseagerforcareerdevelopment.

C.Childrencrazyaboutoutdoorplaygames.

D.Parentsinurgentneedofoff-classchildcare.

2.WhatistheentryrequirementfbrpeoplejoiningRainbowSchoolClubs?

A.Fillintheregistrationforms.B.Receiveongoingtraining.

C.Inspecttheplayenvironment.D.Givetipsontheoperation.

3.Whichofthefollowingisunavailableattheclub?

A.Thegoodchildcare.B.Taxipick-ups.

C.Thequalifiedstaff.D.Fruitsandbiscuits.

【江苏省南通市通州、兴化、泗洪2022I023学年高三上学期第一次质量监测】

Oneofthegreatesttestsofaparent'spatiencecomesatnightwhenyoutryingtogetyourchildrentofall"

asleep.Youknowyouneedtorockthem,stroketheirbacksorjustkeepacomfortinghandonthemuntiltheynod

off.Butthattimeisplayingazero-sumgame（零和游又戈）withyourownneedforsleepandsomethingelseyou

needlodo:work,zoneoutonNetflixorjustenjoythequietafterthekidshavegonetosleep.

Whenmyolderdaughterwasjustababy,Ifiguredoutawaytocontrolmyimpatience:Tdcountto

100,alongwiththeslowback-and-forthswayorthecalmandsteadystrokesofherback.Itgavemethelightat

theendof（hetunnelIhatalmostalwaysdid（hetrick.MyimpatiencewoulddiedownbecauseIknewthatTd

reach（hegoal.

Theresultwassurprising.Bynotthinkingovertheactivitieswaitingforme,Ifocusedonmydaughter

instead.Thenumbersfrom1to100becamethecalmbreath.1couldn'tholdcomplexthoughtsonthetopof

counting,sodeeperemotionssurfaced,specificallyloveandappreciationofthesmallpersonIwasholdingand

touching.Iwaslesslikelytogetpulledawaybyunnecessarystreamsofthoughtsandsoonbegantodeeplyenjoy

thesemoments.

Mydaughterbenefitedfromtheextend