题目
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The concept of fining kids for skipping school may come as a shock, but it’s not new. In Ohio, the parents responsible for a student guilty of habitual truancy can be fined up to $500 and/or be required to perform up to 70 hours of community service. Until recently, students in Los Angeles could be hit with a $250 punishment for each count of truancy; in early 2012 the law was changed and the heavy fines were removed, though a $20 punishment may still be handed out if a student truants for the third time.
Fines for truancy are also in effect overseas. In the UK, The Guardian reports, parents can be fined £50 (about $80) per skipped school day. The punishment doubles if it’s not paid within 28 days.
The question is: Do fines like this work? The vast majority of authorities in the UK said that, indeed, they do. The fines were believed either “very successful” or “fairly successful” by 79% in reducing truancy, according to a survey.
If the plan is passed in Connecticut, it’s unclear how effective the law might be, how to make parents and students obey the law and what might happen if they refuse to pay. However, local officials seem to be willing to give it a shot. According to the Hartford Courant:
“The mayor agrees that truancy is a real issue in New Britain schools, and what’s been done in the past hasn’t been working to reduce truancy.” said Phil Sherwood, assistant to Mayor Timothy O’ Brien.
And what do the students think? In the New Britain Herald, one 17-year-old entering her senior year called the plan “ridiculous” and predicted that the punishments will bring about negative effects on the court system. Besides, “I don’t see the point,” she said. “Kids will just try harder not to get caught.”
小题1: The passage mainly discusses whether __________.
A.schools have the right to punish students |
B.authorities should consider protecting kids |
C.students should be fined for skipping school |
D.parents are responsible for children’s truancy |
A.two hundred pounds | B.fifty pounds |
C.eighty pounds | D.a hundred pounds |
A.truancy is a serious problem in New Britain |
B.Cooper’s plan has been passed in Connecticut |
C.fining kids for truancy is a new idea in America |
D.little has been done to reduce truancy in New Britain |
A.get used to it | B.help improve it |
C.try to carry it out | D.fight against it |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
试题分析:这篇文章讨论是否要对逃课的学生罚款。罚款的金额和是否可以奏效。
小题1:主旨题:从第一段的句子:A plan to fine students up to $75 for each day they skip school is now being considered by New Britain authorities.可知这篇文章讨论是否要对逃课的学生罚款。选C。
小题2:计算题:从第四段的句子:The Guardian reports, parents can be fined £50 (about $80) per skipped school day. The punishment doubles if it’s not paid within 28 days.可知是50x2x2=200,选A
小题3:细节题:从倒数第二段的句子:The mayor agrees that truancy is a real issue in New Britain schools, and what’s been done in the past hasn’t been working to reduce truancy.”可知逃学是个很大的问题。选A
小题4:猜词题:从前面的句子:how to make parents and students obey the law and what might happen if they refuse to pay.可知虽然不确定父母学生是否会遵守法规,但还是会实施。选C
点评:这篇文章讨论是否要对逃课的学生罚款。罚款的金额和是否可以奏效。文章的主旨大意即是文章的中心思想。做阅读理解题首先要明确文章的中心意思,只有明确了中心意思,那么做阅读理解的试题才能做到游刃有余。阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了,若还具备分析长难句的能力,难的试题也会迎刃而解。
核心考点
试题【In New Britain, Connecticut, a new official in charge of schools named Kelt Coop】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Practise speaking as often as you can. Speaking to yourself is good practice.
Try recording yourself whenever you can.
Compare your pronunciation with the master version(原版)to see how you can do better and have another go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better than last.
Why not learn with someone else?
It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.
Don"t get stuck by a word you don"t know.
Practise improving ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously(本能地),even if you don"t know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to make yourself understood.
Language learning is also about intuition(直觉).
Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren"t expected to understand everything first time round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time.
Build up your vocabulary.
A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don’t try to learn too much at once. It’s best to study frequently, for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, and then come back to them later.
And above all, have fun!
小题1: What’s the purpose of this passage?
A.To tell us the importance of practicing speaking as often as we can. |
B.To tell us a few tips to help us learn a new language well. |
C.To tell us that guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. |
D.To tell us that a wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning. |
A.Have another try or attempt. |
B.Move away from a place to another. |
C.Enter a certain state or condition. |
D.Follow or take a certain course. |
A.practice speaking as often as possible |
B.study frequently, for short periods of time to build up our vocabulary |
C.try to understand everything and stop when we meet a new word |
D.try to persuade a friend or family member to study with us |
A.speaking as much as possible | B.having fun |
C.a wide vocabulary | D.guesswork |
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine,too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands.
Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands around the world.
小题1: Which animal is mentioned in the passage?
A B C D
小题2:Usually the weather in the wetlands is ____.
A.hot | B.mild | C.cold | D.dry |
A.they are home of wildlife |
B.they can prevent flood |
C.they offer food to the wildlife |
D.they will be good farmland |
A.China’s wetlands –the Biggest One in the World |
B.Wetlands --- Home of Wildlife and Human Beings |
C.Special Animals --- Found in Yellow Sea Wetlands |
D.Wetlands --- the Last Valuable Land on the Earth |
The world always makes way for the dreamer !
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler 36 everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling. I 37 there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to 38 people feel like that.” My father asked me 39 I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied. A(An) 40 was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 42 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 43 . Many people were 44 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they asked 45 I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my 46 to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after 47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a 48 that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 49 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 50 ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that 51 I had accomplished(完成;实现) in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was 52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately 53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no 54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several 55 engagements(业务)with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.
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The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.
The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!
In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.
The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists (科学家) lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.
小题1:This passage is_________.
A.a short story | B.for science reading |
C.a piece of news | D.a report |
A One third B. One fourth
C. Two quarters D. Three fourths
小题3: Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining. |
B.The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard. |
C.The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea. |
D.The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel. |
A.women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time |
B.women could go deeper into the sea than men |
C.women liked living in the deep sea better than men |
D.women could do the same work as men |
Although early Bonfires were little more than piles of trash, as time passed, the annual event became more organized. Over the years the bonfire grew bigger, setting the world record in 1969. Bonfire remained a university tradition for decades until, in 1999, a collapse during construction killed twelve people—eleven students and one former student—and injured twenty-seven others.
The accident led Texas A&M to declare a pause on an official Bonfire. However, in 2002, a student-sponsored-and-off-campus "Student Bonfire" came up.
In 2003, the event became known as Student Bonfire. In a design approved by a professional engineer, Student Bonfire uses a wedding cake design, but, in a departure from tradition, every log in the stack (堆) touches the ground. For added support, four 24 feet poles are spaced evenly around the stack and then bolted to the 45 feet center pole with a steel pipe. Since the group does not receive funding, Student Bonfire charges a fee to each attendee to cover expenses. Attendance for Student Bonfire ranges from 8,000–15,000 people and the event is held in Brazos County or one of the surrounding counties.
小题1:When did Aggie Bonfire come into being?
A.In 2003. | B.1999. |
C.1909. | D.2002. |
A.Texas A&M University started Aggie Bonfire. |
B.The University of Texas at Austin started Students Bonfire. |
C.Texas A&M University and The University of Texas started Students Bonfire. |
D.Texas A&M University and The University of Texas started Aggie Bonfire. |
A.Too many people wanted to join in it. |
B.Some serious accidents occurred during the activity. |
C.It ran out of fund and then stopped. |
D.There were no official supports. |
A.From Aggie Bonfire to Student Bonfire. |
B.A brief history of American Bonfire. |
C.Why not join Bonfire? |
D.Bonfire in Texas of the United States. |
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