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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
London——Laura Spence has excellent grades, a place at Harvard University and a US $25,000 a year scholarship. The British Government says that is scandal(丑闻).
Not because the 13-year-old girl is going to Harvard, but because she was rejected by Oxford University. Her case makes people talk about the long-running problems about elitism(精英主义) in British education.
“I think it’s a scandal if a child has to go to Harvard rather than getting into Oxford, don’t you?” Education Secretary David Blunkett said on May 26th in an interview on BBC radio.
British Treasury chief Gordon Brown said in a speech on May 25th it was “an absolute scandal”, a girl with those grades was turned down by Oxford’s Magdalen College. He noted that Spence comes from Monkseaton in northeastern England, where people sometimes complain they get fewer chances than people living in the richer, more populous south.
Oxford and Cambridge University now take the majority of their students—53 percent—from publicly funded schools. Elite(精英)private schools such as Eton and Harrow account for the other 47 percent, even though they serve only 7 percent of secondary students.
A BBC reporter had seen notes of Spence’s interview at Magdalen. “As with other comprehensive school pupils, she’s low in confidence and difficult to draw out of herself in spite of being able to think on her feet,” the BBC quoted the notes as saying. Still, the notes concluded that Spence “will be an excellent doctor.”
“It appears as if some of our institutions have admissions procedures which may be because of absurd prejudices against children from comprehensive schools…are not giving these children a fair crack of the whip”, Education Minister Wicks told the BBC.
5.Laura Spence was rejected by Oxford University because.
A.she was a girl of 13 years old B.she lacked confidence and she couldn’t think by herself
C.she didn’t win excellent grades
D.she was a shy girl from a comprehensive school in the poorer, less populous north
6.If Laura Spence was from such a school as Eton,.
A.she would be admitted to Oxford B.she would be accepted by Harvard
C.she could cause long?running problems about elitism in British education
D.she wouldn’t be an excellent doctor
7.What’s the meaning of “a fair crack of the whip”in the last paragraph?
A.A good chance. B.Warning. C.Rejection. D.Admission
8.According to Education Minister Wick’s words, we know he .
A.thought there was something wrong with procedures of admissions to their institutes
B.took the side of Oxford University
C.considered giving up children from comprehensive schools D.didn’t tell the truth to the BBC
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No.10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing.
Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using "honest high-street products" and avoid expensive or "fancy" ingredients.
The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.
Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices (学徒) from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill.
Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession."To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world's major problems, is really a privilege," said Oliver.
"I'm hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of."
The chef has not yet finalized me menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie's Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew (啤酒炖菜) and "impressive" chocolate fudge cake. (286 words)
What can we learn about Oliver from the text?
A.He is a well-known American cook.
B.He is invited to attend the G20 summit.
C.He has founded the Fifteen London.
D.He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20.
The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to ____.
A.include all delicious British food
B.use inexpensive produce with special characteristics
C.be rich, varied and of high quality
D.imitate the menu of last Japanese summit
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders.
B.Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text.
C.President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu.
D.The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided.
What is the Fifteen London?
A.an apartment in London. B.a luxurious restaurant in London.
C.a restaurant as well as a training center. D.a famous avenue.
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科目:高中英语 来源:江苏省2010届高三第三次模拟英语试题 题型:完形填空
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Conservative Party leader David Cameron has been elected British Prime Minister. Labor Party’s Gordon Brown, the 36 Prime Minister, had to 37 the tears as he said his goodbyes outside of 10 Downing St. And Cameron is the youngest UK prime minister in almost 200 years.
According to electoral rules, the leader of the party that wins a majority in Parliament becomes the new prime minister and forms the new government. If no party wins a majority, a coalition (联合) government 38 several parties may be formed. The head of the coalition party that 39 most seats in parliament probably becomes the new prime minister.
In Britain’s May 6 parliamentary 40 , Cameron’s Conservative Party won the most seats, but did not get a majority. After negotiations, with an agreement 41 between the Conservatives and the third-placed Liberal Democrats, a governing coalition was formed. [来源:ZXXK]
Cameron has grown 42 a shy primary school student with 43 school reports into a famous political 44 . He is reportedly a 45 of King William IV (1765 –1837). Cameron studied at the elite Eton College, for centuries the school 46 the choice for the nation’s wealthiest people to send their male children to. He went 47 to Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
Once at primary school, Cameron had the poorest school report in the class. At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he was suspected of taking drugs. He was punished, and 48 ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He 49 the incident and worked harder.
Cameron was very 50 at Oxford. He captained the tennis team there. He was a member of a dining society. After graduation, he 51 politics. In 2001 Cameron became a member of Parliament and in 2005, at the age of 38, was elected the leader of the Conservative Party.
Now he has been elected the head of a country 52 deep economic troubles. At least 1.3 million people have been 53 in the serious financial crisis. British voters will be looking to see 54 the program his party has proposed to deal with the problem 55 do anything to help.
36. A. latest B. current C. former D. latter
37. A. hold back B. hold off C. hold on D. hold out
38. A. is made up of B. consisting of C. is composed of D. makes up of
39. A. holds B. takes C. includes D. contains
40. A. selection B. election C. conference D. negotiation
41. A. reached B. arriving at C. coming to D. establishing
42. A. with B. of C. from D. for
43. A. excellent B. poor C. average D. outstanding
44. A. people B. character C. image D. figure
45. A. son B. grandson C. relative D. descendent
46. A. is B. has been C. had been D. being
47. A. on B. up C. down D. out
48. A. otherwise B. therefore C. nevertheless D. however
49. A. survived from B. recovered from C. benefited from D. changing from
50. A. silent B. positive C. active D. enthusiastic
51. A. took to B. toot after C. took off D. took over
52. A. faced B. facing with C. faced with D. faces
53. A. laid off B. laid down C. laid aside D. laid out
54. A. that B. what C. if D. how
55. A. can B. should C. must D. need
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科目:高中英语 来源:安徽省2010届高考考前调研卷(7-4)(英语) 题型:阅读理解
The H1NI flu outbreak has resulted in the first death outside Mexico today -- a 23-month-old child in Texas.
Three more cases were confirmed in the UK, adding to the two previously disclosed in Scotland.
A 12-year-old girl is among five people in the UK to have contracted HIN1 flu after visiting Mexico, Gordon Brown told the Commons during prime minister's questions.
Two adults -- one from Birmingham and one from London -- are undergoing treatment.
More than 150 people are suspected to have died of the virus in Mexico and the illness has spread around the globe, but news of the first death outside the country where it originated will increase fears that a pandemic (流行病) could develop.
The infant's death from H1NI flu in the US was confirmed by Dr Richard Besser, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He gave no other details about the child.
America has confirmed 65 cases of HIN1 flu, most of them mild, but Besser said more deaths were likely.
"HIN1 Flu is a very serious infection and each virus is unique so it' s hard to know what we' re going to be seeing, but given what we've seen in Mexico we have expected that we would see more severe infections and we would see deaths," he said.
It was unclear if the girl had contracted the illness in Mexico, or been infected in the US.
Confirmation that infected people in two countries are spreading the new disease to their families or contacts n a sustained way would meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) criteria (标准) for declaring a phase five alert on its scale of one to six. It raised the level from three to four on Monday as the virus moved to Europe.
The WHO spokesman Gregory Hard told reporters yesterday, "If we have a confirmation from the United States or Canada, we could move to phase five."
64. How many cases of HINI flu are there in the UK?
A. One. B. Two. C Three D. Five.
65. According to Dr Richard Besser, why is it hard to predict what things will be like?
A. Because more than 150 people have died of the virus in Mexico.
B. Because H1 N1 flu is a very serious infection and each virus is unique.
C. Because the infections are severe and there will be more deaths.
D. Because the WHO has raised the alert level from three to four.
66. What's the main idea of the news?
A. More cases of H1NI flu were confirmed in the UK.
B. It's hard to deal with the HINI flu.
C. H1NI flu caused death outside Mexico.
D. "The WHO will raise the alert level.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012届度山东省高三9月教学质量检测(英语) 题型:阅读理解
If you look for a book as a present for a child, you will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling’s wizard is not alone: the past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and in turn led to increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.
Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics, in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading at all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.
Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability(可利用性)of computer games. Maybe the books boom(繁荣)has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget(预算) report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.
Reading Recovery is aimed at six-year-olds, who receive four months of individual daily half- hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.
International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read less – often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on(热衷) reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator(指示物)of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.
1.Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?
A.Many children’s books have been adapted from films. |
B.Many high-quality children’s books have been published. |
C.The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films. |
D.The sales of presents for children have increased. |
2.Statistics suggested that ___.
A.the number of top students increased with the use of computers. |
B.a decreasing number of children showed interest in reading. |
C.a minority of primary school children read properly. |
D.a large percentage of children read regularly. |
3.What do we know about Reading Recovery?
A.An education of it will be made sometime this year. |
B.Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking. |
C.It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading. |
D.Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading. |
4.Reading for fun is important because book-loving children ____.
A.takes greater advantage of the project. |
B.shows the potential to enjoy a long life. |
C.is likely to succeed in their education. |
D.would make excellent future researchers. |
5.The aim of this text would probably be ____.
A.to overcome primary school pupils’ reading difficulty. |
B.to encourage the publication of more children’s books. |
C.to remind children of the importance of reading for fun. |
D.to introduce a way to improve early childhood reading. |
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