Putting a candle in the window ________ a traditional practice in many cultures, ________ has a variety of meanings in the United States.
A.was; that
B.is; it
C.has been; which
D.had been; which
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social development.Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for Kindergarten.
There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education.Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life.Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail.
There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early.Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school.Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.
Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school years.It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early education.Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children.Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.
The purpose of the government valuing the early childhood education is ________.
A.to develop the children’s communication
B.to give orphaned children good care and education
C.to get the children prepared for the kindergarten
D.to train the children formally and regularly
According to the studies, which of the following is True?
A.Children with good early education may have a rich life.
B.The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life.
C.Children without early education can do well at school.
D.Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children.
“the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” suggests that _________.
A.the early childhood education is helpless to the child’s grade
B.it is good for the young children to receive early education
C.the early education can help the children follow the grade
D.the younger the children are, the cleverer they will be
The author’s attitude toward the early childhood education is _________.
A.puzzling B.objective C.indifferent D.approving
The main idea of the last passage is that __________.
A.the early childhood education is very necessary
B.Head Start programs have helped the children a lot
C.environment is the most important to life’s success
D.better ways should be found to help the poor children
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social development.Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for Kindergarten.
There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education.Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life.Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail.
There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early.Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school.Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.
Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school years.It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early education.Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children.Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.
The purpose of the government valuing the early childhood education is ________.
A.to develop the children’s communication
B.to give orphaned children good care and education
C.to get the children prepared for the kindergarten
D.to train the children formally and regularly
According to the studies, which of the following is True?
A.Children with good early education may have a rich life.
B.The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life.
C.Children without early education can do well at school.
D.Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children.
“the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” suggests that _________.
A.the early childhood education is helpless to the child’s grade
B.it is good for the young children to receive early education
C.the early education can help the children follow the grade
D.the younger the children are, the cleverer they will be
The author’s attitude toward the early childhood education is _________.
A.puzzling B.objective C.indifferent D.approving
The main idea of the last passage is that __________.
A.the early childhood education is very necessary
B.Head Start programs have helped the children a lot
C.environment is the most important to life’s success
D.better ways should be found to help the poor children
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011—2012学年江苏省盐城中学高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:阅读理解
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you, but I am short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better lies than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it’s terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise that they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face, particularly the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Decmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touch the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious(未察觉的) attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, moving about in a chair can not be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things, and in particular the context(上下文) which the lie is told.
【小题1】According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.
A.that other people believe |
B.that other people don’t believe |
C.told in order not to hurt someone’s feelings |
D.told in order to take advantage of someone |
A.are better at telling less serious lies than men |
B.generally lie for more than men do |
C.often make promises they intend to break |
D.lie at parties more often than men do |
A.his blood pressure increases measurably |
B.he looks very serious |
C.he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior |
D.he uses his unconscious mind |
A.hates lying | B.enjoys lying | C.often tells a lie | D.tries to study about lying |
A.Touching one’s ears | B.Rubbing the nose |
C.Moving in a chair | D.Covering the mouth |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年天津市高三毕业班联考(一)英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
The slogan “a dog is for life, not just for Christmas” has been going strong for 27 years now. Dogs and cats have been popular Christmas gifts in the gifts in the UK and Europe for many years. But some people still haven’t quite got the message.
The slogan still holds good. Some 105,000 dogs were rounded up by local government last year because they had been abandoned, many of them shortly after the festival season.
The main reason given by owners for handing their dogs over to the Dogs Trust is that the dogs need more attention than they can give; behavioral problems and moving home are also reasons given.
But Eleanor Silk, the Trust’s communications director, says, “It’s often four or five months after Christmas, in early summer, when owners find that the dog has got too big and too active, or it hasn’t been trained properly and has caused damage around the home.”
In any case, some organizations that help pets are quick to point out that if you are serious about getting a puppy(小狗) as a pet, Christmas is not the time to do it. Puppies need to get used to their new surroundings, to be introduced to a routine, and to be looked after like small children. It’s hard to meet any of these needs at Christmas. What’s more, pulling a puppy out of a Christmas stocking in itself sends the wrong message to children. It encourages children to think of the puppy as a toy, rather than a responsibility.
Appreciating what you’re taking on with a dog can be a sobering (清醒的) realization. “For life” means thinking about the effect they’ll have on your life. It also infers you will need to care for the dog for its whole life.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Dogs and Cats—the Most Popular Christmas Gifts.
B.A pet is for Life, Not just for Christmas.
C.How to Take Care of Your Pets over Christmas.
D.Let’s Help Those Abandoned Pets
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason for pets to be abandoned?
A.Pets spread some diseases.
B.Pets damage some things in the house.
C.The owners can’t take good care of the pets.
D.The owners have to move to other places.
3.The underlined words “rounded up” in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.
A.given out as gifts
B.thrown away
C.gathered into one place
D.raised to make money
4.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.
A.how to take best care of Christmas pets
B.the right time to have a puppy as a pet
C.the reasons why Christmas is not the time to get a pet
D.the worries about Christmas pets from organizations that help pets
5.Why is the author against the idea of putting a dog in the Christmas stocking as a Christmas gift?
A.Because these dogs can still cause damage.
B.Because children will not take dogs seriously.
C.Because children don’t like to have dogs as Christmas gifts.
D.Because a Christmas stocking is not big enough to put a dog in.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年广东省广州市高三第一次月考英语试题 题型:阅读理解
Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social development.Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for kindergarten.
There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education.Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life.Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to prison.
There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early.Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work.” I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school.Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.
Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school years.It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early education.Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children.Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.
1.The purpose of the government valuing the early childhood education is ________.
A.to develop the children’s communication
B.to give orphaned children good care and education
C.to get the children prepared for the kindergarten
D.to train the children formally and regularly
2.According to the studies, which of the following is True?
A.Children with good early education may have a rich life.
B.The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life.
C.Children without early education can do well at school.
D.Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children.
3.The underlined part suggests that _________.
A.the early childhood education is helpless to the child’s grade
B.it is good for the young children to receive early education
C.the early education can help the children follow the grade
D.the younger the children are, the cleverer they will be
4.The author’s attitude toward the early childhood education is _________.
A.puzzling B.negative C.indifferent D.approving
5.The main idea of the last passage is that __________.
A.the early childhood education is very necessary
B.Head Start programs have helped the children a lot
C.environment is the most important to life’s success
D.better ways should be found to help the poor children
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