教育类阅读理解练习

教育类阅读理解练习

passageone

Today,whentherearemanytopgraduateslookingfortopjobs,graduatescandifferentiate(区别)

themselvesbyobtainingadoublemajororevenadoubledegree.Increasingly,employersarelooking

forindividualswhoarenotonlycompetentandintelligent,butwhohavedifferentskillsetsandwho

areknowledgeableinmanyareas.Partoftheappealtoemployersisthatyourextraworkdemonstrates

awillingnesstotakeondifficulttasks.Additionally,ifyourmajorsoverlap(重叠)，youareable

toshowpotentialemployersthatyouhavebothbreadthanddepthofknowledge.

Bystudyingforadoublemajor,althoughyouwillbestudyingforonlyonedegree,youwillbe

focusingontworelatedandintegratedsubjectsthatcomplement(补充)eachother.Classesoverlap

betweenthemajors,meaningfewerclassesarerequiredthanwithadoubledegree,soitiseasierto

finishwithinfouryears.

Incontrast,withthemorerigorous(严格的)doubledegree,youwillbestudyingfortwodifferent

degreesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudy.Althoughpursuingsuchacourseofstudyallows

studentstocompletetwowhollyseparatedegreesinlesstimethaniftheyweretoearnthemseparately,

manystrongstudentsstillfinditincrediblydifficulttocompleteinfourorfiveyears.

Ifyouarecommittedtoadoublemajor/degree,itiswisetodoalittlebitofpkinning.Somestudents

trytofindtwocoursesofstudiesthatarerelated,whileothersseektoroundouttheiracademic

studiesbychoosingtwocompletelyunrelatedfields.

Fordoublemajors,commonpairingsinclude：(i)economicsandaforeignlanguage；(ii)political

scienceorgovernmentandjournalism；(iii)economicsandpsychology.

Fordoubledegrees,commonpairingsinclude：(i)engineeringandabusinessprogramsuchasfinance

oraccounting；(ii)engineeringandeconomics.

1.Whatdoemployersthinkofthegraduateswithdifferentskillandknowledgeinmanyareas?

A.Iheyshouldbegiventopjobs.

B.Theyarewi11ingtotakedifficulttasks.

C.Theyarebetterthanthosewhoarecompetentandintelligent.

D.Iheymusthaveattainedadoublemajororevenadoubledegree.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“brcadih"mostprobablymeans__________.

A.widthB.amountC.

quantityD.quality

3.Toobtainadoublemajor,you.

A.shouldcompletetwowho11yseparatedegrees

B.needtofocusontworelatedandintegratedsubjects

C.needtospendmoretimethanobtainingadoubledegree

D.havetotakecoursesintwocompletelydifferentareasofstudy

4.Ifyouaredevotedtoadoublemajorordegree,youshould.

A.findtwosubjectswithoverlappingclasses

B.learnaboutwhatyourpotentialemployerswant

C.decidewhattolearnwithyourintentionsconsidered

D.trytodecideonsomecommonpairingsassoonaspossible

5.WhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Economicsisamajorwhileengineeringisadegree.

B.Everycollegestudentshouldtakeadoublemajorordegree.

C.Earningadoubledegreeisnoredifficultthanobtainingadoublemajor.

DSemestudentschoosetwocompletelyunrelatedfieldstoshowtheirabilityinacedemicstudy.

passage

It,shightimesomeonespokeupfortoday,scollegestudents.They'reprobablythemost

hardworking,ambitiouspeopleinAmericaandtheirproblemsarenotproperlyappreciated.

PeopleliketheSecretaryofEducationsimplydon'tknowwhatthey,retalkingaboutwhenthey

knockstudents.Nordothosewhocomplainaboutfallingacademicstandards.

Thevastmajorityofthenation,s12millionstudentsarestrugglingtopayfortheir

educations.Theyarepartoftheinvisibleworkforce.Manyholddownfull-timejobs.They*re

fryinghamburgers,photographingweddings,workinginconstruction,andwaitingontables.Thefact

thattheyevenshowupforclassesisawonderfulevent.

Thefinancialsituationofmoststudentsexplainsalotaboutwhatishappeninginschools.Why

arethetraditionalcoursessounpopular?Whyarestudentsflockingtoaccountingandcomputer

scienceandanyprofessionalprogramsthatseemtoleadtocareers?

Answer：Today'sworkingstudenthasbeenforcedintoakindofprematurematter-of-factway

ofviewingthings.Romanceisgone.Thenotionoftransformingone*sselfthroughstudyalone

hasdisappeared.Today'sstudentsseekfreedomfrommanua1labor,andthestatusconferredbya

goodjob.

Thereareotherconsequences.Today*sstudentsdon'thavemuchtimeorenergytobedevoted,

andcarryoutindependentresearchorevendoserioushomework.That,sthesecretbehindfalling

academicstandards.Studentshavebecomeconsumers.Theywantgradesandcertifications.Their

professorscan'tbeexpectedtogiveagradeoffailuretostudentswhoareclearlytiredfromthe

efforttopaytheirbills.

ThereTsalotwrongwiththissituation.It'stwistingthedefinitionofeducationoutof

shape.Worse,it*screatingagenerationthatistotallyunpleasant.Thebrighteststudentsturn

outtobeyuppies（雅皮士）.Thevastmajorityare,atleast,good-naturedsemi-literates.

Thetimehasrunoutforphilosophicaldebatesaboutfixedcoursesofstudy.Whatthiscountry

needsissomeonetostandupandsaythatbeingafull-timestudentduringone'sformativeyearsis

anhonorablecallingworthyofsupport.Iffamiliescan'torwon'tgiveittotheirchildren,then

thegovernmentshould.

1.Theauthor*spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto__________.

A.awakenthewholesocietytotheproblemstoday'scollegestudentsface

B.warnAmericansthatacademicstandardsarefalling

C.advisecollegestudentstostudyhard

D.provideasuggestionthatonlyfull-timestudentsbeenrolled

2.Themostsuitablewordtodescribetheauthor*sfeelingsabouttoday,scollegestudentsis.

A.criticizeB.sympathizeC.

complainD.urge

3.Whichofthefollowingcannotbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Manystudentsareoftenabsentfromclasses.

B.Traditionalcoursesarcnotpopular.

C.Studentscommitcrimeswithcomputers.

D.Studentsdon'tdevotemuchtimeandenergytotheirhomework.

4.EysayinguRomanceisgone"inparagraph5,theauthormeans.

A.today,sstudentsdonotbelieveinlovestoriesanymore

B.today'sstudentsbecomemorepracticalindealingwiththings

C.studentsthinkthereisnoaffectionanymoreandbreakupwiththeirlovers

D.today'sstudentsholdmatter-of-factopinionsonlove

5.Whichofthefollowingsuggestionswilltheauthornotagreewith?

A.Weshouldencouragestudentstogiveupful1-timejobs.

B.Familiesshouldoffertheirchildrenmorehelpfinancially.

C.Weshouldstandupandsaysomethingfortoday*scollegestudents.

D.Weshouldmakemorestrictregulationstoforcestudentstostudyhard.

passagethree

Teachersandparentsusuallycal1attentiontothepictureswhentheyreadstorybookstopreschool

chiIdren.Butanewstudysuggeststhatcal1ingattentiontothewordsandlettersonthepagemay

leadtobetterreaders.

Thetwo-yearstudycomparedchildrenwhowerereadinthiswayinclasswithchildrenwhowerenot.

Thosewhoseteachersmostoftendiscussedtheprintshowedclearlyhigherskillsinreading,spelling

andunderstanding.Theseresultswerefoundoneyearandeventwoyearslater.

ShaynePiasta,anassistantprofessorofteachingand1earningatOhioStateUniversity,wasanauthor

ofthestudy.Shesaysmostpre-schoolteacherswouldfindthismethodmanageableandwouldneedonly

asmallchangeinthewaytheyteach.Theyalreadyreadstory-booksinclass.Theonlydifferencewould

beincreasedattentiontotheprintedtext."Ifyougetchildrentopayattentiontolettersandwords,

itmakessensethattheywilldobetteratwordrecognitionandspelling."Butshesaysresearch

suggeststhatveryfewparentsandteachersdothisinasystematicway.

Morethan300childrenagedfourandfivewereobservedinclassrooms.Theycamefrompoorfamilies

andwerebelowaverageintheirlanguageskills.Forthirtyweeks,thechildrentookpartinaprogram

calledProjectSTAR—SitTogetherandRead.TheprojectisbasedatOhioState.Itteststheshort-term

andlong-termresultsofreadingregularlytopre-schoolchildrenintheirclassrooms.

TherearedifferentwaysthatadultscantalktochiIdrenaboutprint.Theycanpointtoaletter

anddiscussit,andeventracetheshapewithafinger.Theycanpointoutawordanddiscussthemeaning

oftheprintorhowthewordstellthestory.Andtheycantalkabouttheorganizationoftheprint—

forinstance,showinghowwordsarewrittenlefttorightinEnglish.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewayspre-schoolchildrenareusuallytaught?

A.Moreattentionispaidtothepictures.withwordsandlettersbeingignored.

B.Preferenceisgiventotheshapeoflettersandtheorganizationoftheprint.

C.Thefocusoftheteachingisonbringingthemuptobegoodreaders.

D.Equalattentionispaidtothetextsandthepictures.

2.WhatdoesShaynePiastasuggestpre-schoolteachersshoulddoinclass?

A.Teachchildrenhowtodrawpicturestogetanideaofwhattheymean.

B.Changethewaytheyteachandpaymoreattentiontowordsandletters.

C.Adoptdifferentmethodsaccordingtothestudents*differenceinreadingskills.

D.Readstorybookstochildrenratherthanexplainthemeaningofthepictures.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthestudyonlanguageskillsofpre-schoolchildren?

A.Manyteacherswanttochangetheirwayofteachingpre-schoolchildren.

B.AttentiononthepictureshasmadethechiIdrenuninterestedinreading.

C.ProjectSTARaimstoresearchintotheresultsofreadingbookstopre-schoolchildrenin

theclassroom.

D.Teachersareoftenpreventedfromtakingdifferentapproachestolanguageteaching.

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“Averydestructiveseven-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandscratchedatmyhand,“saidoneteacher.

“Ibrokeupafightandwaskicked,“saidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.But

thesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolvesparents.

Everychild,regardlessofthecircumstancesintowhichtheyareborn,hastherighttoachieve

theirpotential,regardlessoftheirparents'wealthandclass.Andwerecognizethat,asanation,

itisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibi]itiesandwhatvorriespeople

isthatweareindangerofneglectingthelatter.

FartoomanychiIdrenarebehavingbad1yatschool,eventothepointofbeingviolenttostaff.

Thisisterribleenough,butitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthe

behavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandfork,unusedto

eatingatatable.andunabletousethelavatoryproperly.

Weareindangerofbeccuninganationoffamilieslivingseparatelivesunderon。roof.The

bedroom,onceaplacetosleep,hasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfront

ofcomputerscreens,onsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingimmersedincomputergames,childrenandyoung

peoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildren

arewatching.

Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstituteparents.Both

partiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.They

areresponsibleforsettingboundariesfortheirchildren'sbehaviorandstickingtothoseboundaries

whenthegoinggetstough.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfor

devotingthatmostpreciousofresources—time—sothatchiIdrencometoschoolreadyandwi11ing

tolearn.

1.Whatproblemdopeopleignoreinthewriter'sopinion?

A.Theschoolviolence.B.Thepressureofstudents*learning.

C.Therighttoachievestudents*potential.D.Students'responsibilities.

2.Thewriter'sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybethatof.

A.dissatisfactionB.sympathyC.understandingD.tolerance

3.Iheunder1inedpartinParagraph4maymean.

A.childrendon*tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroom

B.parentscarelittleaboutchildren'slifeathome

C.childrenspendlittletimewiththoirparentsathomo

D.parentsattempttoestablishagoodrelationshipwiththeirchildren

4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.Schoolscan'tcorrectthewrongsthatsocietydoestoteachers

B.Teachershavenoresponsibilityforplayingtheroleofparents

C.Parentsshouldspendtimewithchildrenmakingthemreadytolearn

D.Studentsareresponsibleformakingthemselvesknowninsociety

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Children'sbehavioratschoolisworryingpeople

B.ParentsexpectschoolstocorrecttheirchiIdren'sbadhabits

C.ThereisnopointinparentsJteachingchildrenathome

D.Don*tbkimeteacherswhenit,sparentswhoarefailing

passagesix

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChat

totrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformalion

fromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.But

anewtrendcallsonpeop1etounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintel1igent

stimulation.

ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWei1ington,NewZealand,where

membersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilence

foranhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideas

aboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxed

environment.AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovement

startedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.

Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlanticsMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,

improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabi1itytosympathize.Anotherstudy

publishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandother*smentalstates

andbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentive

readers.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandinformation,left-to-right

sequencetoawildskiminingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Reading

textpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmay

havemadeusstupider,saysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,

wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnews,butwearealsogradually

forgettinghowtositback,reflect,andrelateallthesefactstoeachother.

Slowreeidingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironmentfreeof

distractions.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic."Youcansqueezeinthat

halfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments,youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,w

Kellysaid."Reachforyoure-reader,ifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavy,

notlesssubstantive,andalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace."

1.ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows.

A.thenewtrendofslowreadingB.thedeclineofelectronic

devices

C.theimportanceofexchangingideasD.theincreeisingnumberofclub

readers

2.AccordingtoPatrickKingsley,peoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof.

A.anon-stopreadingpatternB.thestraight,

left-to-rightscreen

C.awiderangeofinterestingnewsD.thelackofreflection

3.Accordingtothepassage,slowreading.

A.contributestounderstandingamongpeop1e

B.promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvances

C.providespeoplewithaquietenvironment

D.curesthememorylossofelderlypeople

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BenefitofReadingClubs.B.ReturnofS1owReading.

C.ReadingoftheInternetAge.D.InfluenceofSpeedReading.

passageseven

Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity

（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitinto

twopieces.Next,sheliedseveralchopslickstogether,representingafami1ySheshowedthegirls

itwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughters

astheygrewup.

HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandher

husbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.Theymovedtheirfamily

toSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.

Soonafterwards,lloleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.The

fivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedienotwanther

daughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,

thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednowrestaurantsinSanFrancisco

andLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogether

toma^ethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,"Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceed

wemusthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefami1y,there

isnobusiness."

Theirexpandingbusinessbecamealargecorporationin2019,withthreegenerationsofAnsworking

together.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneachyear.Althoughtheybeganwith

asmal1restaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.

1.Helenetiedseveralchopstickstogethertoshow.

A.thestrengthoffcimilyunityB.the

difficultyofgrowingup

C.theadvantageofchopsticksD.the

bestwayofgivingalesson

2.WecanIearnfromParagraph2thattheAnfamily.

A.startedabusinessin1975B.leftVietnamwithout

muchmoney

C.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLos

Angeles

3.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?

A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.

B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.

C.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.

D.Theyweretroubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.StrengthComesfrom

Peace

C.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccess

passageeight

Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsare

unavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooften

itisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（优先）.Thisviewis

shortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.

MusictelIsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflects

theirthinkingandvaluesandthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.Rockmusicrepresentsalifestyle

justassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusicians

introdneedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcampfromAmericanmusicaltraditions.

Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.

Musicprovidesakindofperception1感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplain

howthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotivemeaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedevery

possiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourwor1(1foronesimplebutpowerfulreason：Noonewaycan

getitall.

Theartsareformsofthoughtsaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientifie

symbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilization

throughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsareways

wegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgive

childrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthem

themeaningsthatmusicexpresses.

Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportant

wayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.

Soirusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.

1.AccordingtoParagraph1,students.

A.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation

B.regardmusicasawayofentertainment

C.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubject

D.prefertheartstoscience

2.InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto.

A.compareitwithrockmusicB.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditions

C.showmusicidentifiesasocietyD.provemusicinfluencespeople"slifestyles

3.Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience.

A.approachtheworldfromdifferentangles

B.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworld

C.expresspeople*sfeelingsindifferentways

D.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently

4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.

B.Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.

C.Musicmakesstudentsmoreimaginative

D.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.

passagenine

Insteadofhittingthebeach,fourteenhighschoolstudentstradedswimmingsuitsforlabcoatslast

summerandturnedtheirattentiontoscientificexperiments.

TheHighSchoolResearchProgramoffershighschoolstudentsguidancewithresearchersinTexas

A&M'sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences.JenniferFunkhouser,academicadviserforthe

DepartmentofRangelandEcologyandManagement,directsthisfour-weeksununerprogramdesignedto

increaseunderstandingofresearchanditscareerpotential.

Severalconsiderationsgointoselectingstudents,includinggrades,schoolinvolvementand

interestinscienceandagriculture.Andmanystudentscomefrompoorerschooldistricts,Funkhouser

says."Thisistheirchancetolearntechniquesanddoexperimentstheyneverwouldhaveachance

todoinhighschool.

WarnerErvinofHoustonisinterestedinanimalscienceandlearnedhowtotellmalefrom

femalemosquitops.Hisadviser,CraigCoates,studipsthegenesofmosqiiitopsthata11outhemtofight

againstmalariaandyellowfever.Coatesthoughtthisexperiencewouldbe.funandhelpfultothehigh

school