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Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.
The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.
They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.
It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.
小题1:Why did Tom give up studying?
| A．He disliked his teachers. |
| B．His parents no longer supported him. |
| C．It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies. |
| D．There were too many subjects in his secondary school. |
| A．Peer groups. | B．A special unit. |
| C．The student judges. | D．The home environment. |
| A．Wait for their change patiently. |
| B．Train leaders of their peer groups. |
| C．Stop the development of street culture. |
| D．Give them lessons in a separate area. |
| A．is with the boy alone |
| B．teaches the boy a lesson |
| C．sends the boy home as punishment |
| D．works together with another teacher |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
男女各是半边天。家庭，学校，缺乏男性主导作用，给社会带来的是什么样的影响呢？
小题1:细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句可知。
小题2:细节理解题。由文章第二段可知。
小题3:细节理解题。由最后一段可知。
小题4:细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句可知。
核心考点
试题【Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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“Poor but honest. ” “The deserving poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor”. But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction really are “diseases”, as many people say, but my own feeling－ based, of course, not on any serious study－is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor”. And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.
But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving”. Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善机构）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?
If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment－a cup of coffee or a sandwich－and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.
I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change”, and I don’t think I will in the future.
68. What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?
A. They should be given a check-up. B. They really need money to live.
C. They have no pleasure in life. D. They are not worth helping.
69. Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?
A. He doesn’t think they need help. B. He doesn’t have enough money to give.
C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.
D. He believes they can get help from the government.
70. In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by_____.
A. asking questions for people to think about B. giving examples to support his argument
C. raising questions and answering them D. expressing his opinions directly
71. Which of the following opinions does the author accept?
A. Drug addiction is a disease. B. Some street people are poor and needy.
C. Most beggars have received enough help.
D. Charitable organizations handle money properly.
If we travel east or west by more than four time zones (hours) then we will usually be affected.
In the past when people traveled by sea, there was enough time for the body to adjust to the local time, but with the advent of modern high speed aircraft the body does not have time to adjust. Therefore, there is the term “jet lag(时差反应)”. It normally takes one day per time zone (hour) for the body to adjust to its new surroundings.
The effects of jet lag are usually tiredness and insomnia (失眠) but can also include: poor concentration, nausea (恶心) ,vomiting (呕吐), constipation (便秘) and general malaise (不舒服). The effects are made worse by alcohol.
Sleeping while flying may help to reduce the symptoms (症状) of jet lag, but long periods of immobility aboard aircraft can make the traveler feel numb(麻木的) in the legs. The following are some other tips of reducing the symptoms of jet lag:
①Avoid traveling when you are already tired and rest before departure.
②Stopovers on long flights may be helpful.
③A relaxed flight is important.
④Sleeping tablets will help you to sleep and be correspondingly alert (相对警惕的) during the next day, but they do not speed up adjustment to the new time zone.
⑤Remember the actual traveling time will usually be at least twice the actual time spent in the air since it will include traveling to and from and hanging around in airports.
⑥Avoid heavy commitments on the first day after arrival.
72. The following are the effects of jet lag EXCEPT _____.
A. tiredness B. coughing C. insomnia D. vomiting
73. The word “immobility” in the fifth paragraph means “_____”.
A. stillness B. movement C. activity D. happiness
74. We can reduce the symptoms of jet lag by _____.
A. drinking some alcohol B. keeping ourselves awake
C. taking some medicine D. sleeping while flying
75. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To suggest people travel by sea instead of by air.
B. To tell people the effects of jet lag.
C. To give people some advice about reducing the symptoms of jet lag.
D. To tell people about their body clock.
Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” and
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about mine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children ad young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.
If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?
| A．Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s |
| B．Grey matter plays the same role as white matter. |
| C．Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. |
| D．Both sexes have the same amount of white matter. |
| A．Women prefer doing many things at a time. |
| B．Men do better dealing with one job at a time. |
| C．Women do not need to tell directions. |
| D．Men have weaker spatial abilities. |
| A．Young boys may be stronger than young girls. |
| B．More women take up jobs requiring speech skills |
| C．Women may have stronger feelings than men. |
| D．Our ancestors needed more spatial skills. |
| A．Defensive. | B．Persuasive. | C．Supportive. | D．Objective. |
）Everyone has got two personalities (性格)- the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you"re awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you"re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
● If you go to sleep on your back, you"re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset peo
ple, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.● If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you"re always easily upset. You"re very stubborn, but you aren"t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
●If you sleep on curling(蜷缩)up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you"re often defensive. You"re shy and you don"t normally like meeting people. You prefer to___________________.
●If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You"re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don"t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
You always stick to your own opinion, but you don"t have far-reaching goals.
____________________________________________
3. Pleas
e fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________
44. Sleeping positions and personalities
They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn"t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother"s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小题1:The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means .
| A．stopped himself | B．came to life |
| C．trapped himself | D．lost one’s balance |
| A．The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon. |
| B．From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself. |
| C．Bill valued the days whenthey spenttalkingandlaughing together |
| D．Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules |
| A．Friendliness and kindness. | B．Understanding and Honesty. |
| C．Bill’s confidence and strong will | D．Bill’s mother’s encouragement |
| A．Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn"t met him that day |
| B．Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend. |
| C．From the first meeting, they often talked and play together. |
| D．Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life. |
| A．A little but meaning thing |
| B．Just a Little Smile |
| C．Unforgettable School Life |
| D．Friendship and Life |
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