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科目： 来源：四川省同步题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

     Compared with their continental counterparts,   children in the UK start school at a very early age.
Our correspondent is not convinced that it gives them any academic advantage.
     My threeyearold son and I went shopping for his school uniform. As he stood in the changing room,
   swamped by even the smallest trousers,   several people commented that he looked too young to start
school. I couldn't agree more. Scarcely will he have blown out the candles on his fourth birthday cake
when I'll be waving him off at the school gates. The poor little man still puts his pants on back to front and
thinks baby pigs come out of eggs. How is he going to cope with literacy and numeracy hours,   let alone
the horrors of school toilets?
     Yes,   I am an overanxious mother but I surely can't be the only person who feels that British children
start school far too young. A research suggests that channelling children into formal learning structures at
such a young age breeds a sense of failure and disaffection that will dog them throughout their school
career.
      The law states that the statutory school starting age for children in the UK is the term after a child's
fifth birthday,   but it is common practice in England and Wales to admit children to reception class at the
beginning of the year in which they become 5,   which means that most children start school at the age of
4. The latest government figures indicate that around 80 percent of children enter school before their fifth
birthday.
     By comparison,   children in France,   Portugal,   Belgium start school at 6,   while the school starting
age in many Scandinavian countries is 7. This is the starting age in Finland,   where students recently beat
those from 39 other countries to come out tops in maths,   science and reading.

1. When her son is going to enter primary school,   the writer feels very ________.
A. excited
B. worried
C. surprised
D. puzzled

2. In the UK,   it is stated in the law that children should start school at the age of ________.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

3. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Do our children start school too young?
B. Students starting school too young may cause problems
C. Young students may lead to failure
D. The age of starting school in some countries

4. What worries the writer is that her child ________.
A. can't even look after himself
B. can't dress himself
C. has some childish thoughts
D. has little ability in writing and reading

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科目： 来源：四川省同步题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

     Poor listening skills form an obstacle to effective communication.  A study by Dr.  Paul Panklin at a
university found that 9 percent of communication time is devoted to writing,   16 percent to reading,   30
percent to speaking and 45 percent to listening.
     We spend more time listening than we do in any other form of communication.  However,   most of
us don't pay much attention to it.
      Research indicates that normal listening results in a 50percent retention immediately after a 10minute
presentation,   which then declines to only about 25 percent after 48 hours.  Extension Specialist Bob
Linda says the average person will hear 7.  5 minutes of a onehour presentation and will forget half of that.
      One reason we listen so poorly is that our minds work much faster than our mouths.  The average
person thinks 600-700 words per minute but speaks at a rate of about 125.  His listeners' minds are
occupied with hearing only onefifth of the time he is speaking.  The listeners may consider and react to
what is being said during the other fourfifths of the time,   or become absorbed in coming up with his
response,   or think other thoughts and miss the rest of what is being said.
      If we really listen,   we may be forced to accept a different perspective of reality.  Most of us have
a firmly developed view of reality that we do not want to change.  Carl Rogers,   the psychiatrist,   points
out that if you are really willing to listen to another,   to enter his private world and see reality as he sees
it,   you run the risk of being changed.  "This risk of being changed is one of the most frightening prospects most of us can face. "

1. From the passage,   we can learn that listening ______.
A.  always forms a barrier to our communication
B. occupies the largest part in communication
C. will take the place of other ways of communication
D. is a difficult skill to master

2. The underlined word "retention" in the 3rd paragraph means "________".
A. attention
B. presentation
C. memory
D. occupation

3. In normal listening,   the reason why an average person can only keep half of what the
    speaker says in mind is that ________.
A. half of that will be forgotten
B. our mouths work much more slowly than our minds
C. most of us pay little attention to it
D. he is afraid of being changed

4. According to Carl Rogers,   ________.
A. we should let listeners enter our private world
B. the opinions of the speakers may affect us if we listen to them willingly
C. we shouldn't make us changed while listening
D. it is wrong that we don't want to change while listening

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：完形填空

完形填空

     Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn't correct
them too often or because other students can __1__ them.
     Pronunciation is the area which is __2__ the least attention to in language learning. Working on each
student's pronunciation in class is just __3__. Also, the students who are __4__ at pronunciation may be
afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help __5__ their mistakes.
     If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to __6__ because it is good enough for your teacher
and other students, you may be __7__ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was
the best student in his __8__ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found Americans didn't
understand what he said.
     Your pronunciation may still be quite different from that of a native speaker. If this is the __9__, other
people will find it __10__ to understand what you're saying and will not be comfortable with you.
__11__, don't think you can communicate in a foreign language until you've tested your skills on real
native speakers. __12__ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can
communicate with you __13__. In order to achieve this goal, there's __14__ that you will need to start
thinking about pronunciation and __15__ time on it.

(     )1. A. mistake
(     )2. A. fixed
(     )3. A. fantastic
(     )4. A. poor
(     )5. A. find out
(     )6. A. communicate
(     )7. A. happy
(     )8. A. Polish
(     )9. A. same
(     )10. A. easy
(     )11. A. In conclusion
(     )12. A. Stand
(     )13. A. smoothly
(     )14. A. no way
(     )15. A. take

B. watch
B. drawn
B. impossible
B. well
B. work out
B. travel
B. disappointed
B. French
B. matter
B. beneficial
B. In a word
B. Look
B. difficultly
B. no need
B. cost

C. surround
C. paid
C. necessary
C. good
C. try out
C. pronounce
C. surprised
C. German
C. case
C. convenient
C. On the contrary
C. Aim
C. truly
C. no doubt
C. spend

D. understand
D. called
D. important
D. strict
D. point out
D. exchange
D. excited
D. English
D. fact
D. hard
D. In short
D. Account
D. practically
D. no wonder
D. kill

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

      What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some
school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is
good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may
be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other
hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory
standard.Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A
knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will
have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
      Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in
your work.You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve
these skills. If you have had a parttime job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from
it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get
on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as
important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a
parttime job.
      Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be_all_thumbs when you handle
tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any
weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet
it is an important part of your background.You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead
recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of working hard at school.
B. Choosing a career according to one's strengths.
C. How to face one's weakness.
D. The value of school work.

2. The writer thinks that a student's parttime job is probably________.
A. a good way to find out his weak points
B. one of the best ways of earning extra money
C. of great use for his work in the future
D. a waste of time he could have spent on study

3. From the passage we learn that if a student's school performance is not good, he ________.
A. should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities
B. will be regretful about his bad results
C. may also do well in his future work
D. should restart his study in school

4. The underlined phrase "be all thumbs" (in Para.3) probably means "________".
A. be clumsy at doing things
B. be skillful in doing things
C. be not interested in certain things
D. be easily bored in doing things

5. From the last paragraph we know one should ________.
A. make full use of one's own weak points
B. study harder for a new school record
C. apologize for one's own school record
D. face one's own weak points bravely

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

     "A very disruptive(制造混乱的) sixyearold child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand," said one
teacher. "I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs," said another. Many people have heard
stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
     Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their
potential, regardless of their parents' wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long
way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in
danger of neglecting the latter.
     Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This
is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of
their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,
and unable to use the lavatory properly.
     We are in danger of becoming a nation of families_living_separate_lives_under_one_roof. The
bedroom, once a place to sleep,  has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front
of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and
young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children
are watching.
     Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both
parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They
are responsible for setting boundaries for their children's behavior and sticking to those boundaries when
the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting
that most precious of resources-time-so that children come to school readily and are willing to learn.

1. In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore?

A. The school violence.
B. The pressure of students' learning.
C. The right to achieve students potential.
D. The responsibilities of the students.

2. The writer's attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________.

A. dissatisfied
B. unconcern
C. understanding
D. tolerance

3. The underlined part in Para. 4 means________.

A. parents and children live in their separate rooms
B. parents care little about children's life at home
C. children don't live with their parents in the same room
D. at home children live a different life from that of parents

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. schools can't correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn
D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society

5. What't the main idea of the passage?

A. Children's behavior at school is worrying people.
B. Parents expect schools to correct their children's bad habits.
C. There is no point in parents' teaching children at home.
D. Don't blame teachers when it's parents who are failing.

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

     Even plants can run a fever, especially when they're under attack by insects or disease. But unlike
human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up. A decade ago,
adopting the infrared(红外线)scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites,
physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which
ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide(杀虫剂)spraying rather than
rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don't have pest problems.
      Even better, Paley's Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they
became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured
the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a colourcoded map showing where plants
were running "fevers". Farmers could then spotspray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they
otherwise would.
     The bad news is that Paley's company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted
the new technology and longterm backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about
pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation.
Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. "This technique can be used on 75 percent of
agricultural land in the United States, " says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson, who
recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be
adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain
10 years ago.

1. Plants will send out an increased amount of heat when they are________.
A. facing an infrared scanner
B. sprayed with pesticides
C. in poor physical condition
D. exposed to excessive sun rays

2. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to________.
A. estimate the damage to the crops
B. draw a colourcoded map
C. measure the size of the affected area
D. locate the problem area

3. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by________.
A. resorting to spotspraying
B. transforming poisoned rain
C. consulting infrared scanning experts
D. detecting crop problems at an early stage

4.The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties-________.
A. its high cost
B. the lack of official support
C. the lack of financial support
D. its failure to help increase production

5. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of________.
A. full support from agricultural experts
B. growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops
C. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture
D. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce

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科目： 来源：陕西省模拟题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解。

     A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition
known as jet lag. Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane. People with jet lag feel
extremely tired for several days. They may also have problems in thinking clearly and remembering.
     Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study,
which involved twenty women who worked for international airlines. They had served passengers on
airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones.
In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women
spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen
days in their home areas.
     The researcher took some saliva from the women's mouths to measure levels of a hormone  (荷尔
蒙 ) that increases during stress . He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots
appeared on a computer screen .And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of the brain's
temporal lobes. (脑叶).
     It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This
area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels
of stress hormones.
     The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline
workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other
studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that
controls memory.
     Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain. They want to find ou
t if too much jet lag could permanently affect memory.

1. According to the text, jet lag _____.

A. can cause difficulties in speaking
B. can make people feel tired for a few weeks
C. can be only found in flight attendants
D. can be caused by flying over several time zones

2. It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A. the conclusion is refused by many scientists
B. scientists fear that this research is not done properly
C. every scientific conclusion needs the support from many tests
D. the women who were examined in the research were not healthy

3. From the result of the research we can see that _____.Ks5u

A. the women who have longer rest at home show better memory
B. the women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobes
C. the women who have longer flights fail the memory test
D. the women who rest more than 14 days produce less hormones

4. What is the subject discussed in the test?

A. The cause of jet lag.
B. A story of a group of flight attendants.
C. The importance of having enough rest after flights.
D. A research about the effects of jet lag on the brain.

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

     Motorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to
entertain themselves, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.
     A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of "melody roads", which
use cars as tuning forks(音叉)to play music as they travel.
     The concept works by using grooves(凹槽). They are cut at very specific intervals in the road
surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.
     Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high
or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune.
     Patent documents for the design describe it as notches(刻痕) "formed in a road surface so as to
play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melodylike tones".
     There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan-one of which plays the tune of a
Japanese pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda. He scraped some
markings into a road with a bulldozer(推土机)before driving over them and found that they helped to
produce all kinds of tones.
     The optimal speed for melody road is 44 kph, but people say it is not always easy to get the
intended sound.
     "You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well," wrote one Japanese blogger. "Driving too
fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12 mph[20 km/h]has a slowmotion effect,
making you almost carsick."

1. According to the passage, melody roads use________to create different notes.

A. cars
B. grooves
C. spaces between intervals
D. bulldozers

2. We can learn from the passage that the highness of notes is depended on________.

A. how far the grooves are
B. how big the grooves are
C. the number of the grooves
D. the speed of the car

3. The underlined word "optimal" in the passage might mean________.

A. fastest
B. possible
C. best
D. suitable

4. In order to hear the music well, you have to________.

A. drive very fast
B. drive slowly
C. open the windows wide
D. keep the windows closed

5. What's the best title of the passage?

A. A New Type of Music
B. Melody Roads in Japan
C. A Musical Road Surface
D. A New Invention in Japan

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息,  并按照要求匹配信息。
        阅读下列图书馆各个区域的相关信息：
     A. Bing Wing Carrels
     Study desks with a lockable storage compartment are located on the third floor of the Bing Wing of
Green Library. Graduate students and visiting scholars are given priority for carrel assignments.
Undergraduate students, if assigned, may use a carrel for one quarter at a time.
     B. The Velma Denning Room
     The Velma Denning Room provides a focused environment for the data and software services
offered by Social Science Data and Software (SSDS).
     SSDS provides access to an extensive collection of datasets from consortia, foreign governments,
international organizations and US agencies and offices on CD ROM and diskette. Users can view,
download, or transfer numeric data on CD ROM and diskette from computer workstations.
     C. Bender Room
     The Albert M. Bender Room, with its wonderful views of the quad and the hills beyond the campus,
offers comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere for study, leisure reading, and reflection. The Bender
Room contains a collection of good books of current and classic interest in fiction and nonfiction. This
collection has been made possible by a generous gift from the Stanford University Bookstore.
     D. Lane Reading Room
     The Lane Reading Room, houses the Humanities and Area Studies Resource Center. From the
beginning, the room has served as a reading room, first for general purposes, and later for the study of
rare books and manuscripts(手稿). Traditional study and reading space is now complemented by
Internet access (available from all seating in the room) and computer workstations. The Lane Reading
Room houses the Humanities Digital Information Service (formerly the Academic Text Service), which
provides access to SUL/AIR's electronic library of humanities texts as well as to electronic indexes,
publications, and the Internet.
     E. Dissertation(专题论文) Rooms
     Dissertation Rooms are available to currently registered doctoral students. Priority is given to those
students in the Humanities and Social Sciences who use the Green Library collections. Because the
rooms are in high demand, all rooms are doubleassigned and are available only to students who are
both currently registered and advanced to candidacy.
     F. Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room
     The Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room is designed to facilitate a range of social science
learning and research activities. A social science reference collection of over 15,000 volumes as well as
classic texts, new and notable publications, and current issues of core journals in the social sciences are
available. The Jonsson Reading Room is also home to the Social Sciences Resource Center computer
cluster.

以下是人物信息,  为每个人选择相应的区域：
1. Lisa intends to go into studies on social science, and she is considering which specific question should
be focused on. Rather than getting easy access to electronic texts, she would like to take a quick look
at the new publications in the printed form first.
2. Ali is on a visit to the university. He has been invited to stay on campus for 2 weeks. At the library,
he may need a place that can be locked up to keep his belongings.
3. Jack has finished his project on humanities. For several months he was seated in front of the
computer screen writing his dissertation. Today he wants a change. A comfortable place with interesting
novels, short stories, or even fairy tales is most favorable.
4. Ann, with a master's degree on social science, is one of the currently registered doctoral students. Her
supervisor has asked her to search for some information in the SUL/AIR's electronic library. This is an
urgent task.
5. Nick is doing a research on the Middle East. He badly needs a wide range of datasets from the area.
He also plans to store the data on CD ROM so that he can use them later.

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科目： 来源：广东省同步题 题型：阅读理解

阅读理解

      I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your
age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two
feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of
showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them
are clutching (紧握) at one another's hands for reassurance.
     They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new
directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thusandsuch a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out
of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger_cocoon.
      It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his
or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn
from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to
award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager
who wants to find his or her own path.
      But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to
classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is
collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your
classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come-with the people who respect
you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

1. In this passage, the author wants to tell ________.
A. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves
B. readers to try to be popular with people around
C. parents to try to control and guide their children
D. people to try to understand and respect each other

2. The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers ________.
A. growing away from their parents
B. following the popularity trend
C. walking a new way on their own
D. turning to their friends for help

3. The phrase "larger cocoon" at the end of the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. the distractive and variable society
B. the dazzling music world
C. the parental care and love
D. the popularity wave in the society

4. What does the author think of advertisements?
A. Convincing.
B. Instructive.
C. Influential.
D. Authoritative.

5. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity
   wave and follows his/her own path?
A. He/She falls behind the time.
B. He/She loses good friends.
C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism.
D. He/She gains valuable popularity.

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