主题2　学校生活（一）

4/4主题2学校生活（一）Ⅰ.阅读理解A（2026·武汉调研考试）TothedynamicbeatofArethaFranklin’ssongs，familiessitinthecrowdatthehallofHoraceMannMiddleSchoolhere.Theyarewaiting，slightlyanxious.Thesefamiliesareparticipatinginaone-of-a-kindprogramcalledSpark.Themeetingwillpairstudentswithvolunteerapprentice（学徒）teachers.Lawyers，hairstylists，andsoftwaredeveloperswillmeetupwithstudentswhohaveselectedtheiroccupationsastheonestheywouldmostliketolearnabout.Sparkapprenticeshipsprovideworkplaceexperiencesthatbringeconomicallydisadvantagedteensintocontactwithaworldtheyhaveprobablyonlyimagined.Nationally，some30percentofUShighschoolstudentsdropout.“Whileimprovedcurricula（课程），betterteaching，andmodernequipmentmaybepartofthesolution，youhavetohavetherelevance，”saysMr.BalmeabouthisSparkprogram.Thegapbetweenthoseworlds—oneoflimitedexpectationsandhardship，theotherofsuccessandprosperity（繁荣）—hitBalmeonedaywhenhewasvolunteeringasascienceteacheratapublicschoolinPhiladelphia.HewasalsostudyingattheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Thepublicschoolwasinabadshape，withahighdropoutrate.WhilewalkingbacktotheWhartonSchool，Balmerealizedhewas“seeingalltheseresources，andyetthosekidshadnoideawhatwasrightthereallaroundthem”.That’swheneverythingfellintoplace.Theproblemandthesolutionwererightnexttoeachother.In2004，heandMeliaDickerfoundedSpark.“Apprenticeshipsarenotrocketscience，”saysHollyDepatie，Spark’sboardchair.Butothercoachingprograms，suchasBoysandGirlsClubsofAmerica，whilepairingyoungsterswithadults，don’tspecificallytargetlearningaboutjobs.Sofar，Sparkhascreatedmorethan700apprenticeshipsintheSanFranciscoBayAreaandLosAngeles.1.HowdoesSparkhelpthestudents？（）A.Byupdatingteachingequipment. B.Byofferinghands-onexperiences.C.Byfinancingyoungapprentices. D.Byimprovingschoolcurricula.2.WhatisthemajordriveforBalmetosetupSpark？（）A.ThedropoutrateofUShighschools. B.Theprosperityinfamousuniversities.C.Theexpectationofdisadvantagedteens. D.Theimbalanceineducationalresources.3.WhichwordcanbestdescribeBalme？（）A.Reserved. B.Grateful.C.Observant. D.Modest.4.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph？（）A.ToshowSpark’sdistinction. B.Tojustifysimilarprograms.C.TotackleSpark’schallenge. D.Tocriticizecurrentsituations.B（2026·长春质检）Analarmingphenomenonhassprungupoverthepastfewyears：Manystudentsarearrivingatcollegeunpreparedtoreadentirebooks.Manystudentsareoverwhelmedatthethoughtofreadingmultiplebooksinasemester.Theyshutdownwhenthey’refacedwithideastheydon’tunderstand.Whyisthishappening？Theattractionofsmartphonesandsocialmediacameup，anditappearsthatmanymiddleandhighschoolsareteachingfewerfullbooks.ButonepossiblecausethatIrefertoisachangeinvalues，notability.Theproblemdoesnotappeartobethatkidsthesedaysareincuriousoruninterestedinreading.Instead，youngpeoplemightberespondingtoaculturalmessage：Booksjustaren’tthatimportant.Ioncespokewith33professorsatsometopuniversities，whodidn’tthinktheirstudentswerelazy.Itisnotunusualthattheirstudents’schedulesarecrowdedwithactivitiesthatarelessaboutpersonaldevelopmentandmorerelevanttofutureemployment.“Therearetoomanydemandsontheirtimetodevotethemselvesfullytoworksofliteraturethatmighttake20hourstoconsume，”saidJamesShapiro，anEnglishprofessoratColumbia.In1971，37％ofstudentssaidthatacoreobjectiveoftheircollegeyearswastobecomewell-offfinancially.73％saiditwastodevelopameaningfulphilosophyoflife.By2015，thosenumbershadalmostreversed（颠倒）.Expertsandparentsalikehaveemphasizedpreprofessionalcoursesbutdownplayedtheimportanceofhumanisticstudy.Howeversocietychanges，thereisnodenyingthatreadingisofsignificance.Ifwe’veshiftedwhatweholdinesteem（推崇），itisreasonablethatwecould，asasociety，shiftback.Theresponsibilitydoesn’tlieonlywithGenerationZ.Everyonewho’supsetaboutthechangehasaroletoplayinreversingit.5.Accordingtotheauthor，whatisthecauseofthephenomenon？（）A.Manydistractionsfromdigitaldevices.B.Inadequatepreparationsforcollegelife.C.Amisguidedbeliefinreadingfullbooks.D.Disqualificationsofsecondaryschoolteachers.6.WhatcanbeinferredfromJamesShapiro’swords？（）A.Schoolsshouldoffertimemanagementcourses.B.Studentsareoccupiedwiththeirworksofliterature.C.Readingliterarypiecesisbeyondstudents’availabletime.D.Professorsbelieveemploymentismorerelatedtopersonalgrowth.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downplayed”inparagraph4mean？（）A.Highlighted. B.Underestimated.C.Recognized. D.Misunderstood.8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph？（）A.Torestateanopinion. B.Tostirupadebate.C.Toissueanannouncement. D.Toputforwardaproposal.Ⅱ.完形填空（2026·合肥质检）Myearlyschoolyearswereastruggle.Ihadlittleinterestinmanysubjectsandcouldn’t9whatIwascapableof.SinceIhadbeenunsuccessfulinalmostallIattempted，Ihadlostmy10.TherewasatimewhenIwouldnever11withanyonearoundme.Thingsdidn’t12untilonesunnyafternoonwhenIsawkidsswimmingandlaughinginacommunitypool.Atthatmoment，Isuddenlyfeltasenseof13andrealizedthatIneededtomakeachangeand14myself.Ithoughtitmightbehelpfultolearnanew15andbepartofadifferentgroupofpeople.So，I16aswimmingcourse.Inthefirstfewweeks，myinstructorwasquite17mysincerityandabilities.Thiswasavitalmoment—itmademerealizehow18itisforapersontodiscovertheir19andfullypursueit.Asthedayswentby，Ibeganswimming20inlocalswimmeetsandevenwonafewmedals.Surprisingly，Imade21improvementsaswell，andfinallywenttocollege.Whenmyparentsexpressedtheircompleteadmirationformyperformance，mydignitywaslargely22.Now，Iworkasalifeguard，amountaineer，andacoach.Ifthere’sonethingI’velearned，it’sthatyoujustneedtogiveyourselfa23.EverythingI’vedonehasbeendrivenbyasinglegoal—torealizemypotential.9.（）A.deny B.recognize C.accept D.abandon10.（）A.patience B.focus C.dignity D.sympathy11.（）A.fight B.negotiate C.cooperate D.interact12.（）A.settle B.work C.improve D.worsen13.（）A.regret B.peace C.achievement D.inspiration14.（）A.reinvent B.express C.surprise D.question15.（）A.concept B.routine C.skill D.insight16.（）A.puttogetherfor B.keptupwith C.droppedoutof D.signedupfor17.（）A.impressedwith B.concernedwith C.dismissiveof D.criticalof18.（）A.alarming B.crucial C.unforgettable D.confusing19.（）A.potential B.success C.secret D.fortune20.（）A.nervously B.competitively C.properly D.smoothly21.（）A.administrative B.technological C.academic D.economic22.（）A.restored B.ruined C.observed D.revealed23.（）A.blessing B.plan C.reward D.chanceⅢ.语法填空（2024·九省联考）Wheneveryouhavetowriteapaper，aletter，oranyotherdocumentforworkorschool，youprobablyheadtowardthecomputer.Now，mostpeoplereachfor24.（keyboard）fasterthantheypickuppens.InaScottishprimaryschool，however，Mr.NormanLewisistakingadifferentapproach.Hefeelsthatneathandwriti