2020-2021学年高二上英语期中考试卷

2020学年第一学期向明中学期中考

高二英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension（20分，每题1分）

SectionA（10分）

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.90yuan.B.19yuan.C.45yuan.D.9.5yuan.

2.A.ShepromisestomeetJimtomorrow.

B.ShepromisestoanswerphonecallsforJim.

C.ShepromisestogotoameetingwithJim.

D.ShepromisestosendamessagetoJim.

3.A.Itiswellpaid.B.Itisnearhishome.

C.Ithaslongworkinghours.D.Itisaneasyjob.

4.A.9:15.B.9:45.C.9:50.D.10:15..

5.A.ChinaB.IndiaC.NorwayD.London

6.A.Hedidn'twanttofly.

B.Hehadanaccidentonhiswaytotheairport.

C.Hewasunabletoleaveimmediately.

D.Hedidn'twanttotaketheexam.

7.A.Theyarenearawindowstore.

B.Theyareinfrontoftheirhouse.

C.Theyarethetrafficlights.

D.Theyareinfrontofafurniturestore.

8.A.Helefthislabandwentonvacation.

B.Helockedhislab.

C.Hecamebackearlytowork.

D.Hewenttogivealecture.

9.A.Sheplanstotravel.

B.SheplanstomovetoEurope.

C.SheplanstovisitherfriendinEurope.

D.Sheplanstolearnforeignlanguages.

10.A.ConnieandDavidhavechanged.

B.DavidwantstotalktoConnie.

C.ConnieandDavidareplanningatriptogether.

D.ConnieandDavidhavemanyfriends.

SectionB（10分）

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theyknewtheyhadtomakestonetools.

B.TheweatherinAsiaandAfricawaswarm.

C.Therewerelotsofanimalsatthattime.

D.Theyhadplentyoffoodtoeat.

12.A.Theyhadthekindoftoolsneededtokilllargeanimals.

B.Thehunterswereverystrong.

C.Therearetoomanyanimalstohunt.

D.Peopledidnoteattoomuchmeat.

13.A.Thoseplaceswhereakindoffoodwasplenty.

B.Thoseplaceswheretherewerelargeanimals.

C.Thoseplaceswherevariousfoodcouldbefound.

D.Thoseplaceswherematerialsfortool-makingwereplenty.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thelayoutofthelaboratory.

B.Alaboratoryexperiment.

C.Theworkbookforthelaboratorycourse.

D.Apieceofequipment.

15.A.Theactivitiestobedoneduringclass.

B.Theactivitiestakelesstime.

C.Noequipmentisneededfortheactivities.

D.Fewinstructionsaregivenforactivities.

16.A.Atthebeginningofthesemester.

B.Whenthestudentsneedtobemotivated.

C.Afterthefirstlaboratoryexperiment.

D.Whenthestudentshavedonegoodwork.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Itwasestablishedtenyearsago.B.ItsheadquartersisinBritain.

C.Itturnstoforcetosolveenvironmentalproblems.D.Itisanon-profitorganization.

18.A.Anti-animal-abusedemonstrations.B.Anti-nuclearcampaigns.

C.SurveyingtheAtlanticOceanfloor.D.Removingindustrialwaste.

19.A.Bytroublingandannoyingthem.B.Bytakinglegalaction.

C.Byappealingtothepublic.D.Byusingforce.

20.A.Doubtful.氏Indifferenl.

C.Opposed.D.Supportive.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA(10分，每题1分)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblank,withtheproperformofthegivenword;fbrtheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

FemaleEntertainersFightAgeismintheRealityShow

Abandofentertainmentindustry"has-beens"hassteppedbackintothespotlightinOlderSistersRidingWinds

andBreakingWaves.Itisagirlgroupknockoutrealityshow(21)(feature)performersolderthan30.

ProducedbyMangoTV,therealityshowhasmadehugewavesacrossChina*ssocialplatforms.

Theshowconsistsof30seasoned,establishedfemalesingers,actorsandhosts,(22)werebombefore

1990.

"(23)somepossibilitiesinlifefadeafteryouhit30,youcanstilltranscendtimeand

reinventyourself,'1readspartoftheshow'spreamble(开场白)，conveyingaclearmessage(24)the

ageismfacingwomen.

Somecontestantsspokeoutabouttheirattitudetowardsagingandagediscrimination.

WuXin,37,ahostessonthepopularvarietyshowHappyCamp,(25)(voice)heropinion,believing

she'satthebestageofherlife.nIusedtolimitmyselfduetoanarrowvision,andthusmissedalotof

opportunities.(26)Igetolder,I'vecometorealizethatIcandomanythings,soIdecided(27)

(seize)thischancetostretchmyself/shesaid.

Whilesomepeopleseethesuccessfullystagedshowasaprogressioninchallengingsociety'syouth-obsessed

popculture,(28)remaindoubtfulandcritical.

Someviewersrevealthattheiranxietytowardsaginghasgotten(29)(bad)afterwatchingthe

show.

“MyheartquiveredasIheard50-year-oldChristyChungsayshestillfeelsasyoungas20physicallyand

wouldalwaysbe18atheart.Theshowactuallypointsoutthepossibility(30)awoman'sactualageis

neitheracceptableforthepublicnorforherself/'readsaWcibopostbyTangShuang,aseniorfashioneditorof

VogueChina.

SectionB(10分，每题1分)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.misleadingB.relativelyC.teamedD.doubledE.encouragingF.guidance

G.reviewsH.reasonableI.cultivateJ.proposedK.annually

NoMoreFoodWaste

LastweekMeituanco-publishedaproposalwithanumberofbusinessorganizations,includingtheChina

GeneralChamberofCommerceandChinaCuisineAssociation,callingonrestaurantstostopfoodwasteandhelp

(31)neweatinghabitsforcustomers.

"Restaurantsshouldinnovatemeansofpublicityusingofficialaccountsonsocialmediaandlive-streamingto

promoteandadvocatefood-savingactions,theproposalsaid.

Meituanandtheorganizationsareadvocatingthatmerchantsoffer(32)toconsumers,including

remindingthemduringtheorderingprocessaboutthetasteoftheingredients,portionsizesandotherinformation

aboutthedishes,tohelpthemavoidfoodwastedueto(33)information.

Cateringassociationsinmorethan18provinceshavealsojoinedthecampaigntoeliminatefoodwaste.On

FridaytheChinaCuisineAssociationannouncedthatithad(34)upwithEle.me,theAlibabaGroup

Holding-ownedfooddeliveryplatform,tolauncha“halRdishplan”,(35)restaurantstoprovide

customerswiththeoptiontoordersmallerportions.

TheWuhanCateringAssociation(36)an“N-l”orderingcodefbrrestaurantsinwhichagroupof10

dinerswouldonlyorderenoughforninepeople.Morefoodisonlybroughttothetableifrequired.

Tocurb(限制)portrayalsoffoodwasteonsocialmediaplatforms,popularChinesevideoplatformssuchas

DouyinandKuaishouhavesteppedupcontent(37)offood-relatedlivestreamsandimplemented

regulationofonlineeatingshows.

Nowifuserssearchcertainkeywords,suchas“eatingshow^^or''competitiveeaters”,acautionarymessage

popsuptoremindthemtocherishfoodandmaintaina(38)diet.

Acrossthecountry,about40%ofallthefoodAmericansbuyendsupinthetrash.Thatfoodwastecoststhe

averagefamilyoffourabout$1,500(39).Italsotakesupvaluablespaceinlandfills.

ThestateofVermonthaslongbeenaleaderinenvironmentalissues.Nowithasjust(40)downonits

bidtogetVermonterstorethinktheirrelationshipwithfoodandwaste.

AsofJuly1st,itbecamethefirststateinthenationtomakeitillegalforresidentstothrowtheirfoodscraps

intothetrash.Thatmeanseveryoneinthestate-frombusinessestoresidents-mustnowkeeptheirfoodwaste

outofthegarbage.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA(15分,每题1分)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fill

ineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

DoBrainTrainingGamesWork?

Withanageingpopulationworriedaboutcognitive(认知的)decline,braintrainingappshavesoaredin

popularity.Search“braintraining"，andyouwillfind(41)appsandwebsitespromisingtomakeyou

mentallyagile(敏捷的).Inthesamewaythatwemightgotothegymtoexercise,adailymentul(42)is

saidtoproducephysicalchangesinthebrain.Allyouwillhavetodoisto(43)afewminuteseachday

tocompletepuzzles,memorygamesandwordquizzes.

Atleastthat'stheidea.Andtherearealotofpeoplewhoare(44)intoit.In2018,consumersspentan

estimated$1.9billiononbraintrainingapps—afourfoldincreasefrom2012.Ofcourse,smartphoneswerenotthe

originalhomeforbraintraininggames.(45),Nintendorecentlyreleaseditsfourthall-timebest-selling

game,BrainAge,andbroughtittotheSwitchinJapanlastmonth.Theideaofimprovingmentalfitnessclearly

haswidespreadappeal,butisitbasedonscientificevidenceor(46)marketingpromises?

In2014,theStanfordCenteronLongevitypublishedanopenletter(47)by69international

neuroscientists(神经科学家)andcognitivepsychologists.Thereisnoconvincingscientificevidence,theexperts

argued,thatplayingbraingamesimprovescognitiveabilitiesineverydaylife.

Twoyearslater,anotherteamofpsychologistsreviewedeveryscientificstudycitedbymajorbraintraining

companies(48)theirproducts.Theyquestionednotonlyhowtheevidencehadbeenreportedand

interpreted,butthewaymanyofthestudieshadbeendesigned.The(49)includedsmallsamplesizes,

inadequatecontrolgroups,andcherry-picking(挑选最有利的)researchoutcomesto(50).

Ifthescienceisso(51)flawed(错误的),whydopeoplefeeltheneedtotraintheirbrainswiththese

appsandgames?

That's(52),accordingtoTilWykes,aprofessoratKing'sCollegeLondon.Nintendo'sBrainAge

game,forinstance,assignsplayersascorebasedontheirgamingperformance.Theymightstartwitha"brainage”

scoreof60andafterafewweeksof(53),willbetoldtheyhavereduceditto40.Forsomepeople,there

isclearlysomepositiverewardforseeingthemselvesimproveovertime.Wykesstresses,(54),thatfor

peoplewhoarereallyworriedabouttheircognition,learninganewlanguagewouldbemorebeneficial,whichhas

beenshowntoimprovebrain(55).

41.A.endlessB.advancedC.protectiveD.imaginary

42.A.outcomeB.tryoutC.workoutD.outlook

43.A.setoutB.setbackC.setoffD.setaside

44.AbuyingB.engagingC.overlookingD.inquiring

45.A.BycontrastB.ForinstanceC.OfcourseD.Inconclusion

46.A.reliableB.preciousC.secretD.empty

47.A.signedB.securedC.receivedD.sought

48.A.inpresenceofB.insupportofC.incaseofD.inmemoryof

49.A.expectationB.solutionC.criticismD.standard

50.A.reportB.designC.produceD.negotiate

51.A.effortlesslyB.temporarilyC.seriouslyD.unfairly

52.A.dependableB.understandableC.comparableD.achievable

53.A.experimentB.theoryC.practiceD.performance

54.A.altogetherB.thereforeC.howeverD.likewise

55.A.movementB.cooperationC.evaluationD.function

SectionB(12分，每题L5分)

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Math,TaughtlikeFootball

Growingup,Ithoughtmathclasswassomethingtobeendured,notenjoyed.Idislikedmemorizingformulas

andtakingtests,allforthedullgoalofgettingagoodgrade.Butmyproblemwasn'twithmathitself.Infact,I

spentcountlesshoursasachilddoinglogicandmathpuzzlesonmyown,andasateenager,whenatopicseemed

particularlyinteresting,Iwouldgotothelibraryandreadmoreaboutit.

Byhighschool,noneofmyteachersquestionedmymathematicaltalent,butnoneofthemreallyencouraged

it,either.NoonetoldmethatIcouldbecomeaprofessionalmathematician.WhatIwantedtodothenwasplay

collegefootball.MyambitionwastogetanathleticscholarshiptoattendaBigTenschool.

Thechancesofthathappeningwereverylow.Inhighschool,Iwasjustanabove-averageathleteandmy

highschoolwasnotat4feedef,schoolforcollegesportsprograms.

Thatdidn'tstopmefromdreaming,though.Anditdidn'tstopmycoachesfromencouragingmetobelieveI

couldreachmygoal,andpreparingandpushingmetoworkforit.Theymadevideotapesofmyperformances

andsentthemtocollegecoachesaroundthecountry.Itdidn'tmatterthatIdidn'tinitiallyattractmuchinterest

fromthebigschools.Mycoacheskeptpickingupthephone,andkeptconvincingmetotrytoprovemyself.In

theend,aBigTenschool,Pennstate,didoffermeascholarship.

Agrowingbodyofresearchshowsthatstudentsareaffectedbymorethanjustthequalityofalessonplan.

Theyalsorespondtothepassionoftheirteachersandtheengagementoftheirpeers,andtheyseekasenseof

purpose.Theybenefitfromspecificinstructions,constantfeedbackandacultureofearningthatencourages

resilienceinthefaceoffailure.

UntilIgottocollege,Ididn'treallyknowwhatmathematicswas.Istillthoughtofitasproblemsetsand

laboriouscomputations.Thenoneday,oneofmyprofessorshandedmeabookandsuggestedthatIthinkabouta

particularproblem.Itwasn'teasy,butitwasfascinating.

Myprofessorkeptgivingmeproblems,andIkeptpursuingthem.Beforelong,hewasintroducingmeto

problemsthathadneverbeensolvedbeforeandurgingmetofindnewtechniquestohelpcrackthem.

IamnowaPh.D.candidateinmathematicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andIhave

publishedseveralpapersinmathematicaljournals.IstillfeelthatchildlikeexcitementeverytimeIcompletea

proof.IwishI'dknownthiswaspossiblewhenIwasakid.

56.Whydidthewriterthinkmathclassinschoolwas''somethingtobeendured^^beforeenteringcollege?

A.Becausehewasn'tinterestedinmath.

B.Becausehismathteachersdidn'tcaretopushhim.

C.Becausehewastoosmartandtalentedformathclass.

D.Becausehewastraininghardforanathleticscholarship.

57.Accordingtothewriter,studentsareaffectedbythefollowingthingsfromteachersorcoachesEXCEPT

A.passionB.constantfeedback

C.asenseofpurposeD.specificinstructions

58.Wecanconcludethatafterenteringcollege,thewriter.

A.wasbusylookingfbrproblemsetstocrack

B.begantorealizewhatmathematicsreallyis

C.metwithlaboriouscomputationsinhisstudies

D.studiedonhisownjustashewasinhighschool

59.Whatdoes“this”inthelastsentencemean?

A.Feelingthechildrenexcitement.

B.Differentmathematicalresearch.

C.Generatingcuriosityandcreativity.

D.Beingaprofessionalmathematician.

(B)

Modemmedicine'sabilitytokeepusalivemakesittemptingtothinkhumanevolutionmayhavestopped.

ButifwelookattherateofourDNA'sevolution,wecanseethathumanevolutionhasn'tstopped-itmayeven

behappeningfasterthanbefore.

EvolutionisagradualchangetotheDNAofaspeciesovermanygenerations.Itcanoccurbynatural

selection,whencertaintraitscreatedbygeneticchangeshelpanorganismsurviveorreproduce.Suchgenesare

thusmorelikelytobepassedontothenextgeneration,sotheyincreaseinfrequencyinapopulation.Gradually,

thesechangesandtheirassociatedtraitsbecomemorecommonamongthewholegroup.

BylookingatglobalstudiesofourDNA,wecanseeevidencethatnaturalselectionhasrecentlymade

changesandcontinuestodoso.Thoughmodernhealthcaredisruptsakeydrivingforceofevolutionbykeeping

somepeoplealivelonger,incountrieswithoutaccesstogoodhealthcare,populationsarecontinuingtoevolve.

Survivorsofinfectiousdiseaseoutbreaksdrivenaturalselectionbygivingtheirgeneticresistancetooffspring.

OurDNAshowsevidenceforrecentselectionforresistanceofkillerdiseaseslikeLassafeverandmalaria.

Selectioninresponsetomalariaremainsinregionswherethediseaseremainscommon.

Humansarealsoadaptingtotheirenvironment.Genechangeallowinghumanstoliveathighaltitudeshave

becomemorecommoninpopulationsinTibet,Ethiopia,andtheAndes.ThespreadofgeneticchangesinTibetis

possiblythefastestevolutionarychangeinhumans,occurringoverthepast3,000years.Thisrapidincreasein

frequencyofamutatedgenethatincreasesbloodoxygencontentgiveslocalsasurvivaladvantageinhigher

altitudes,resultinginmoresurvivingchildren.

Dietisanothersourceforadaptations.Studiesshowthatnaturalselectionfavoringachangeallowingadults

toproducelactase-theenzyme(酶)thatbreaksdownmilksugars-iswhysomegroupsofpeoplecandigest

milk.Over80percentofnorthwestEuropeanscan,butinpartsofEastAsia,wheremilkismuchlesscommonly

drunk,aninabilitytodigestlactoseisthenorm.Likehighaltitudeadaptation,selectiontodigestmilkhasevolved

morethanonceinhumansandmaybethestrongestkindofrecentselection.

Yet,despitethesechanges,naturalselectiononlyaffectsabout8percentofourgenome.Butscientistscan't

explainwhysomegenesareevolvingmuchfasterthanothers.Wemeasurethespeedofgeneevolutionby

comparinghumanDNAwiththatofotherspecies.Onefast-evolvinggeneishumanacceleratedregion1(HARI),

whichisneededduringbraindevelopment.ArandomsectionofhumanDNAisonaveragemorethan98percent

identicaltothechimpcomparator,butHARIissofastevolvingthatit'sonlyaround85percentsimilar.Though

scientistscanseethesechangesarehappening-andhowquickly-westilldon'tfullyunderstandwhyfast

evolutionhappenstosomegenesbutnotothers.

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Evolutionoccursamongseveralpeopleovernight.

B.Genesmaychangeandsomearebeneficialtopeople'slives.

C.Evolutionisdonewhenthewholepopulationpossessesacertaingene.

D.Thechangedgenesleadingtohighersurvivalratesarechosendeliberately.

61.Theunderlinedword"disrupts“inparagraph3canbebestreplacedby.

A.explainsB.causesC.upsetsD.heals

62.Theauthorillustrateshumans'ongoingevolutionwiththefollowingexamplesEXCEPTthat.

A.somepeoplecanresistinfectiousdiseaseslikemalaria

B.childreninTibettoleratelivingenvironmentswiththinair

C.northwesternEuropeansdigestlactosebetterthanEastAsians

D.thehumangeneHARIresemblesthatofachimptoalesserextent

63.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthetitle?

A.WhatIsNaturalSelection?

B.AreHumansStillEvolving?

C.WhyWillCertainGenesEvolve?

D.HowDoMutatedGenesFunction?

SectionC(8分，每题2分)

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

(C)

A.Indeed,educationisnotonlylecturesandseminars.

B.However,ourstudyrevealednodifferenceinthefollowingaspects.

C.Theyclearlyknowthatinterpersonalrelationshipsatworkplayacriticalroleincareersuccess.

D.Theytendtoexcessivelyfocusontheinstrumentaltasks,payinginsufficientattentiontointerpersonal

relationships.

E.Wealsofoundseveralreasonswhythegraduatesfromthetopuniversitiesperformedbetterthanthosefrom

thelower-rankedschools.

F.Weobservedthestudents9performancefortwomonthsastheywereworkinginglobalvirtualteamson

real-lifebusinessconsultingprojects.

TopCollegeGraduatesGetPaidMore,butdoTheyPerformBetter?

It'sgenerallybelievedthatbetteruniversitiesattractbetterstudentsandprovidebettertraining,soitmakes

sensetousetheuniversityrankasapredictorofemployeeperformance.Butisitagoodhiringstrategy?Do

universityrankingspredictjobperformance?Ourresearchsuggestsyes—butonlytoadegree.

Inarecentstudy,wetestedtherelationshipbetweentheuniversityrankandperformanceofgraduates.We

trackedtheperformanceof28,339studentsfrom294universitiesthatrankedfromTop10toabouttop20,000in

theWebometricsglobaluniversityrankings.(64)Importantly,wecapturednotonlythequalityofthe

output,butawiderangeofhardandsoftcompetenciesincludingcooperationwithteammembers,leadership,

languageproficiency,technicalskills,emotionalintelligence,creativity,andmore.

Ourresultsoffersomecomforttothetraditionalrecruiters.Aftercontrollingforage,gender,andtheyearof

study,wefoundthatgraduatesfromhigher-rankeduniversitiesperformedbetter,butonlynominallyandonlyon

somedimensionsofperformance.

(65)Thefirstwasselection:higher-rankeduniversitiesusuallycanchoosefromalargerpoolof

applicants,whichleadstosteepercompetitionandahigherqualityoftheincomingclass.Corroboratingthe

selectivityhypothesis,ourdatademonstratedthatstudentsathigher-rankeduniversitiesindeedscorehigheron

generalcognitiveabilitytests,havemoreinternationalexperience,betterEnglishproficiency,andhighercultural

intelligence.

Second,higher-rankeduniversitiesshouldprovidebettertraining.Topuniversitiesemploybetterinstructors,

offeraccesstobetter-equippedfacilities,attractbetterspeakersandgueststocampus,whichinturn,shouldlead

tobettertrainingandsubsequentperibrmance.

Finally,itmightbeexpectedthathigher-rankedinstitutionsmightprovideamorestimulatingacademic

environment.(66)Havingnotable,hardworking,celebrity-statusprofessors,alongwithbeing

aroundintelligent,highly-motivated,achievement-orientedpeers,positivelyaffectsself-efficacy,motivation,

effort,andworkethic.

Despitetheirslightlybetteroverallperformance,hiringgraduatesfromhigher-rankedinstitutionscouldhave

adownside.Ourdatasuggestthatstudentsfromhigher-rankeduniversitiesmightdamageteamcooperation,

sometimescarelessly.(67)Insomeinstances,graduatesfromtopuniversitiestendtobelessfriendly,

aremorepronetoconflict,andarelesslikelytoidentifywiththeirteam.

IV.SummaryWriting(10分)

68.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

ClassroomPets

Watchingduckeggshatchinaclassroomwasa"wow"experiencethatbroughtthetopictolife,saysSarah

Holmes,teacherinDerbyHighSchoofsprimarydepartment.ClassroomsacrosstheUKhouseawiderangeof

schoolpets:hamsters,fish,guineapigsandeventortoises.Butthoughtheyteachchildrenaboutnature,itisnot

alwaysahappystory,animalcharitiessay,anditmightbeteachingchildrenthewronglessons.

Insomeschools,animalsdiebecausetheschoolcannotaffordvets'fees.TheeggsatDerbyHighcamefrom

acompanythatprovideddetailedinstructionsonhowtocareortheducklingsandtookthembacktorear,butthe

servicecostsmoneynotallschoolscanafford.ThePotteriesGuineaPigRescuebasedinStoke-on-trent,hastaken

inanumberofguineapigsfromschoolsinNorthStafforshirethathavefoundthemselvesunabletocareforthe

animals.Theschoolsthoughtitwasagoodideauntiltheanimalexperiencedhealthissuesandtheyhadtopayfor

vettreatment.

Manyteacherswhokeepclassroompetsdosowithgoodintentions.Butasamatteroffact,aclassroom

simplyisn'tasuitablehomeforananimal.Thesleep-wakecyclesofnocturnal(夜I向活动的)animalssuchasmice

andhamstersaredisturbedbybrightclassroomlightsandbypupilstakingthemoutoftheircagesandhandling

them.Peta(PeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals)saysithearscomplaintsthatanimalshavediedafter

beingover-handledorthroughaccidentsoccurringwhenbeingplayedwith."Ican'timaginemanythingsworse

thanbeinglimitedtoacagestuckinanoisyclassroomallday,“onecitizensaid.

Nevertheless,DebsHowe,aformerbiologyteacherwhonowrunsanegghatchingcompany,saysthatdone

responsibly,lookin