Working hard for fun
No more pencils! No more books
No more teacher’s serious looks!
After a long period of study and work, the young Americans burst through the school doors singing.
But unfortunately, American students do very poorly and are among the worst students in the world. In the entire field of subjects---from geography and maths to science and general knowledge. American students are the poorest performers. Why? What’s the reason behind the scene? One problem lies in the fact that so little is expected from them. The standards of success are too low. Teachers are not willing to give out low grades and fail students. Besides, the existing negative results are few and mean little to students if their performance in study is poor . Of course some students realize that a high school diploma is a measure of success and will be important to get a job or get admitted into college. But they only have to go through the motions without really trying. They learn to get by with a minimum of effort.
In America, it is simply too easy for high school students to enter college. This forms a sharp contrast with the students in China and other Asian countries who have to suffer heavy pressure from parents, teachers and cruel social facts. Chinese students have to study hard for long years to pass the national college entrance examination which few Americans will take such trouble to enter to university. The majority American students know that they will be able to get into some college, so they do not really worry about it.
It turns out that American high school students are just too busy to find time to study. They spend almost no time on study while students from other countries spend four or five hours per day on homework. American students on the average give less than five hours per week to their studies. Learning and reading for future are not important to them. Many American never read. It is little wonder why Americans knows less than students from other countries.
1. Why are American students the poorest performers in the entire field of subjects?
A. Because they are too busy to find time to study.
B. Because they are too stupid and too lazy.
C. Because they care little about their study.
D. Because so little is required from them
2. Which of the following is Not true ?
A. Most of American students spend less than five hours on their study every week.
B. Few American students have trouble to enter college.
C. American students can be admitted into college even without a high school diploma.
D. It is hard for the students in China to enter college.
3. What seems to be the writer’s attitude towards American students?
A. He probably thinks much should be expected from them.
B. He is in favour of American students’ learning methods.
C. He shows no interest in American students’ study.
D. He thinks American students study hard.
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
完形填空(共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-55各小題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .
When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(爭端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook
A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough
A. words B. money C. property D. families
A. while B. but C. when D. so
A. in B. out C. down D. up
A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore
A. started B. took C. lost D. changed
A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate
A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested
A. life B. major C. job D. education
A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy
. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against
A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to
A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced
A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly
A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching
A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless
. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather
. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic
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You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit;now meet AGNES—the old person suit.
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(換位體驗) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old.“The business of old age demands new tools,”said Joseph Coughlin,director of the AgeLab.“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants,young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car.That’s what AGNES provides.”
Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise.Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance,while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility.Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists,and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones.A helmet with straps(帶)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱),and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step.
AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker.By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person.Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies,car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer.
“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said.“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well.A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health.”
【小題1】AGNES has been developed to .
A.make the users more comfortable |
B.1et us understand old people better |
C.help old people move more quickly |
D.produce new tools for the old-age business |
A.someone who travels a lot |
B.a(chǎn) physically limited old person |
C.some equipment that helps old people walk |
D.a(chǎn) company whose service involves old people |
A.Young people respect old people. |
B.Old-age business improves their service |
C.Old people eat and exercise well. |
D.Young people eat and exercise well. |
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I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day,Mr. Ledy,our football coach,asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 :me,play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However,he was persistent(堅持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_,30 to 20.
Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them,to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No,I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory;I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.
1.A. shouting B. screaming C. laughing D. applauding
2.A. up B. over C. more D. out
3.A. another B. other C. some D. any
4.A. immediately B. secretly C. personally D. finally
5.A. took out B. turned out C. gave off D. gave out
6.A. never B. once C. ever D. again
7.A. game B. team C. story D. score
8.A. won B. met C. beat D. fought
9.A. accessible B. comfortableC. sensitive D. acceptable
10.A. happen B. succeed C. spread D. develop
11.A. liberation B. closing C. graduation D. school
12.A. honor B. hope C. success D. surprise
13.A. take B. manage C. solve D. explain
14.A. courage B. devotion C. teamwork D. contribution
15.A. united B. appeared C. prepared D. lost
16.A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind
17.A. time B. record C. date D. ability
18.A. pleased B. grateful C. hopeful D. loyal
19.A. fight B. join C. desire D. enjoy
20.A. take on B. put on C. rely on D. keep on
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You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit;now meet AGNES—the old person suit.
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(換位體驗) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old.“The business of old age demands new tools,”said Joseph Coughlin,director of the AgeLab.“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants,young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car.That’s what AGNES provides.”
Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise.Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance,while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility.Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists,and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones.A helmet with straps(帶)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱),and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step.
AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker.By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person.Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies,car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer.
“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said.“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well.A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health.”
1.AGNES has been developed to .
A.make the users more comfortable
B.1et us understand old people better
C.help old people move more quickly
D.produce new tools for the old-age business
2.“An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to .
A.someone who travels a lot
B.a(chǎn) physically limited old person
C.some equipment that helps old people walk
D.a(chǎn) company whose service involves old people
3.Which may be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?
A.Young people respect old people.
B.Old-age business improves their service
C.Old people eat and exercise well.
D.Young people eat and exercise well.
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完形填空(共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-55各小題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is 37 for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .
When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute(爭端)because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."
1.A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook
2. A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough
3. A. words B. money C. property D. families
4.A. while B. but C. when D. so
5. A. in B. out C. down D. up
6. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore
7.A. started B. took C. lost D. changed
8. A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate
9.A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested
10.A. life B. major C. job D. education
11. A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy
12.. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against
13.A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to
14.A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced
15.A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly
16. A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching
17.A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless
18.. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in
19.. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather
20.. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic
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