主题3　学校生活（二）

5/5主题3学校生活（二）Ⅰ.阅读理解A（2026·济南质检）StanfordUniversityhasannouncedaspecialdistance-learningopportunityforoutstandinghighschoolanduniversitystudentsfromChinawiththecoursetitled“DesignThinkingintoAction：AdolescentPsychologicalandPhysicalHealth”.FallcoursedatesSeptember21toNovember23，2024.（Finaldeadlinetoapply：August31，2024.Early-birddeadline：June1，2024.）Applicationsareconsideredonarollingbasis.Tuition（学费）$4，000（Early-bird：$3，500）.10％offfortwoormoresign-ups.WhattogainStudentswhosuccessfullycompletethecoursewillreceiveaCertificateofCompletionfromStanfordProgramonInternationalandCross-culturalEducation，StanfordUniversity.Studentswillalsogainpracticalandacademicskills.·10“virtualclasses”onlineinrealtimeonSaturdaymorningsat9：00Beijingtime；·Pre-recorded，university-levellecturesbyleadingscholarsfromStanfordUniversity；·Real-timediscussionsledbyguestlecturerstofamiliarizestudentswiththedynamicsofclassroomparticipationatStanfordUniversity；·Shortwritingassignmentstoimprovecriticalthinkingskills.Requirementsincluded：·Registrationingrades10，11，or12inahighschoolinChinawithoutstandingacademicexperience，orinyear1or2inauniversityinChina；·Abilitytoread，write，anddiscusscomplexideasinEnglish；·Acompleteapplicationincludingawrittenpersonalstatement，aschoolreportandavailabilityforavirtualinterview；·Useofapersonalcomputer，camera，microphone，andreliableaccesstoabroadbandInternetconnection.Admissiontothisprogramiscompetitive；upto30outstandingstudentswillbeaccepted.1.Whatisthepaymentfortwoearly-birdapplicants？（）A.$3，500. B.$4，000.C.$6，300. D.$7，000.2.Whatdoesthecourseoffertostudents？（）A.DiscussionswithStanfordstudents. B.Professionalinstructionsinwriting.C.10classesintheStandfordcampus. D.Somerecordedlecturesbyexperts.3.Whatisamustforapplicants？（）A.AgoodgraspofEnglish. B.Arecommendationletter.C.Experienceininterviews. D.Completionofhighschool.B（2026·江苏南京二模）Thismightsoundimpossiblyold-fashioned，butIstillliketheideathateducationisaboutlearning：facts，skills，culture，analysis，inspiration.It’ssupposedtomakeusbettercitizens.Butoverthelastdecade，thegoaloflearninghasgivenwaytogradesanddegrees.Theunfortunateresulthasbeeninflation（膨胀）ofboth.Theyriseeverhigher；learningdoesn’t.Toavoiddiscouragingstudents，someschooldistrictsdidawaywithDandFgrades.Grade-pointaverageshaveconsistentlyriseneventhoughscoresonnationwidestandardizedexamssuchastheSAThavenot.It’snotthatIthinkstandardizedtestsarethefinalwordinmeasuringexcellence.Butwhenthegapsbetweengradesandtestscoresarethiswideandconsistent，parentsandthepublicshouldnotbefooled.That’struenotjustoflow-achievingstudents.Ina2023survey，educatorssaidthatclosetohalfofstudentsargueforhighergradesthantheyearn，and8outof10teachersgivein.It’shardtoblamethem：athirdormoreofstudentsandparentsdisturbthemwhentheydon’t.Unearnedgradesaredamaginginmanyways.Somestudents，armedwithgoodgrades，marchofftocollegetofindthemselvesinremedial（补习的）classesbecausetheyhaven’tlearnedenoughtotakecollege-levelcourses.Employerscomplainthathighschoolandevencollegegraduateslackbasicskillsneededintheworkforce.Therearealsocomplaintsfromcollegeprofessorsthatthestudentsaren’tevengoodatreadingbooks.Gradeinflationhasfollowedstudentsintocollege.Someprofessorshesitatetogradeaccuratelybecauseofstudentevaluations，whichareoftenmorenegativefortoughgraders.Rememberthatabout70％ofcollegeinstructorsareadjunct（兼职）professorswhohavefewjobprotections.ManyIvyLeaguestudentshavelearnedtocherry-pickeasy-gradingprofessors.YetaBrownUniversitystudyfoundthatstudentstakingcoursesfromprofessorswithstrictergradingstandardslearnedmore.Wehavetoaskourselvesasasociety：dowewantcollegetobeaplaceofintellectualgrowth—oraperformativeexerciseingradefishing？4.Whatareparentsfooledintothinking？（）A.SATisthebestmeasureoftheirchildren’sabilities.B.Thepurposeofeducationistomakebettercitizens.C.Grade-pointaveragesarevitalforcollegeapplication.D.Children’shighgradesreflecttheirexceptionalabilities.5.Whatisaconsequenceofgradeinflation？（）A.Employersfavorstudentswithhigherdegrees. B.Graduatesfallshortofemployers’expectations.C.Remedialclassesbecomerequiredcoursesincollege. D.Low-achievingstudentsfindithardertoentercollege.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？（）A.Toughgradersdesirejobsecurity. B.Strictgradingpromotesreallearning.C.Studentevaluationsfuelintellectualgrowth. D.Easy-gradingprofessorsstartgradeinflation.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？（）A.TheGameofScores B.Today，GradeAIsforAverageC.TheForceBehindGradeInflation D.Now，LearningTakestheFrontSeatC（2026·湖南长沙联考）Francebannedsmartphonesinprimaryandsecondaryschoolsin2018toimprovefocus，reducesocialmediaexposure，andcontrolcyberbullying.Followingthis，theNetherlandsandHungaryintroducedsimilarbansin2024，whiletheUKdebatescomparablelegislation.Thecriticaldebatecentersonwhethersuchbansmeaningfullyenhancestudents’mentalhealth.Theurgencyisundeniable.A2021USSurgeonGeneralreportdocumenteda40％surgeinpersistenthopelessnessamongAmericanhighschoolersbetween2009and2019.Thenumberwhoseriouslyconsideredkillingthemselveswentupby36％.Whatmakesthesefindingsalltheworseisthat48％ofmental-healthproblems（likedepressionandanxiety）thatemergeduringadolescencewillplaguepeoplefortherestoftheirlives.Itistemptingtoconnectthesetrendswiththeincreasedavailabilityofsmartphones，butestablishingacausalconnectionisdifficult.Thebrainundergoesprofoundchangesduringadolescence，meaningthatanyresearchontheeffectsofsmartphoneuseneedstoconsiderthedevelopmentalageofthechildrenbeingstudiedaswellastheirprecisesmartphonehabits.Somestudiesrevealthatunfettered（不受限制的）accesstosocialmediaonsmartphonesatcriticalmomentswhenthebrainischangingmaycauseproblems.AmyOrbenattheUniversityofCambridgesurveyed17，409peopleaged10－21，analyzingtherelationshipbetweensocialmediauseandlifesatisfaction.Thefindingsshowthatgirlswhoincreasedtheirsocialmediauseoverthecourseofayearweresignificantlylesssatisfiediftheincreasetookplacewhentheywerebetween11and13.Boysshowedthesametrendwhenincreasestookplacewhentheywere14or15yearsold.Howmuchofthiswillchangebybanningphonesinschoolsisunclear.VictoriaGoodyearatBritain’sUniversityofBirminghamcomparedthementalwell-beingofstudentsinschoolsthatimplementedrestrictivesmartphonepolicieswiththosewithrelaxedpolicies.Shealsomonitoredoverallscreentime.Herresultsshowthat，whilethosewhospentmoretimeonasmartphoneoveralldidhaveadeclineinmentalwell-being，therewasnodifferencebetweenthetwogroups.Sheandhercolleaguesarguethatsettinguppoliciesatschoolsaloneissimplynotenough.8.Howisthesecondparagraphmainlydeveloped？（）A.Byanalyzingcauses. B.Bylistingdata.C.Byfollowingtimeorder. D.Byexaminingdifferences.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plague”mostlikelymean？（）A.Improve. B.Affect.C.Cure. D.Ignore.10.WhatcanweinferfromOrben’sresearch？（）A.Smartphonescausegreatharmtoteenagers’brains.B.Agesmakeadifferencetoteenagers’understandingoflife.C.Girlsaremorelikelytobeaffectedbysocialmediathanboys. D.Unrestrictedsocialmediauseleadstoadeclineinlifesatisfaction.11.WhatisGoodyear’sattitudetobanningsmartphonesinschools？（）A.Supportive. B.Indifferent.C.Skeptical. D.Critical.Ⅱ.阅读七选五（2026·武汉调研）Ihatedwritinggrowingup.ButIcouldn’tavoidit：LearningEnglishwasamustinhighschool.Forhours，Istaredatblankpages，tryingtoturnmydisorganizedthoughtsintofluentsentences.Itriedmybestbutmyteacherswouldreturnmypaperslitteredwithred.Iwasfrustratedtonoend.12.AndthatwasOK.Ididn’thavetobegoodateverything.13.IlikeditthatobjectivetruthscouldbefoundifIsearchedproperly.Incollege，Ijoinedaresearchlabtoenhanceconductorefficiency，andafterayearofhardwork，wedevelopedadesignthathalvedenergyloss.However，thejoywasshort-livedasIhadtowritearesearchpaperaboutourfindings.IknewthatifIwantedtobecomeanacademic，Iwouldneedtospendtimepenningpapers.Butwithmyawfultrackrecordwithwriting，Iwasscaredoffailing.Inapanic，Iaskedagraduatestu