江苏省连云港外国语学校2016届高三第二次学情调研英语AWord版含答案 - 图文

37. A. heart B. attention C. breath D. imagination 38. A. experienced B. mentioned C. overcame D. understood 39. A. distance B. box C. poster D. screen 40. A. still B. even C. also D. ever 41. A. bags B. walls C. ceiling D. trainer 42. A. offered B. promised C. seemed D. planned 43. A. made B. broke C. kept D. avoided 44. A. Before B. Through C. During D. Between 45. A. for B. but C. or D. so 46. A. struggled B. preferred C. refused D. decided 47. A. slowed B. stopped C. continued D. hesitated 48. A. stand B. stay C. concentrate D. remember 49. A. hit B. felt C. grasped D. watched 50. A. view B. look C. sight D. scene 51. A. accept B. appreciate C. motivate D. notice 52. A. targets B. burdens C. limitations D. minds 53. A. worst B. fullest C. greatest D. hardest 54. A. really B. hardly C. merely D. nearly 55. A. prevents B. protects C. transforms D. separates

第三部分: 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个A.B.C.D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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56. The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _______. A. educate the public on protecting the environment

B. discuss global warming and other environmental problems C. explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment D. learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment 57. It can be learned that in the event _______.

A. each hall charges the same amount of money as the other

B. students at the university cause various environmental problems C. Teflon works to seek for alternative energy

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D. one can get more information text by texting a message

B

Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early Protestant immigrants came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude, the Protestant Work Ethic(道德规范), still influences America today. Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most of their lives working, being productive. For most Americans, their work defines them: they are what they do. What happens then, when a person can no longer work? Almost all Americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and retire. Because work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and unproductive. Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving one’s job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know how to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs. Retirements can also bring financial problems. Many people rely on Social Security checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. Each employer also gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very rapidly. Senior citizens, those over sixty-five, have to have savings in the bank or other retirement plans to make ends meet. The rate of inflation is forcing prices higher each year; Social Security checks alone cannot cover these growing expenses. The government offers some assistance, Medicare(health care)and welfare(general assistance), but many senior citizens have to change their life styles after retirement. They have to spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel and other necessities.

Of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement. They have time to spend with their families or enjoy their hobbies. Some continue to work part time, others do volunteer work. Some, like those in the Retired Business Executives Association, even help young people to get started in new business. Many retired citizens also belong to “Golden Age” groups. These organizations plan trips and social events. There are many chances for retirees.

American society is only beginning to be concerned about the special physical and emotional needs of its senior citizens. The government is taking steps to ease the problem of limited income. They are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and providing other services such as free courses, food service, and help with housework. Retired citizens are a rapidly growing percentage of the population. This part of the population is very important and we must meet their needs. After all, every citizen will be a senior citizen someday.

58. The author believes that work first became important to Americans because of _______. A. religion

B. economy

C. psychology

D. family

59. The passage is mainly about _______. A. money and check

B. senior and junior

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C. work and retirement D. Protestants and Americans B. feel productive D. be religious

60. When Americans stop work, it’s difficult for them to _______. A. get Social Security checks C. enjoy themselves

C

The healthy adolescent boy or girl likes to do the real things in life, to do the things that matter. He would rather be a plumber’s mate and do a real job that requires doing than learn about hydrostatics(流体静力学) sitting at a desk, without understanding what practical use they are going to be. A girl would rather look after the baby than learn about child care. Logically we should learn about things before doing them and that is probably why the experts enforce this in our educational system. But it is not the natural way — nor, in my view, the best way. The adolescent wants to do things first for only then does he appreciate the problems involved and want to learn more about them.

They do these things better in primitive life, for there at puberty(青春期) the boy joins his father in making canoes, patching huts, going out fishing or hunting. He is serving his apprenticeship in the actual accomplishments of life. It is not surprising that anthropologists(人类学家) find that the adolescents of primitive communities do not suffer from the same neurotic(神经质的) “difficulties” as those of civilized life. This is not, as some assume, because they are permitted more sexual freedom, but because they are given more natural outlets for their native interests and powers and are allowed to grow up freely into a full life of responsibility in the community.

In the 19th century this was recognized in the apprenticeship system, which allowed the boy to go out with the master carpenter, or ploughman, to engage in the actual work of carpentry or roof-mending, and so to learn his trade. In some agricultural colleges at the present time young men have to do a year’s work on a farm before their theoretical training at college. The great advantage of this system is that it lets the apprentice see the practical problems before he sets to work learning how to solve them, and he can therefore take a more intelligent interest in his theoretical work.

Since more knowledge of more things is now required in order to cope with the adult world, the period of growing-up to independence takes much longer than it did in a more primitive community, and the responsibility for such education, which formerly was in the hands of the parents, is now necessarily undertaken by experts at school. But that should not make us lose sight of the basic principle, namely the need and the desire of the adolescent to engage responsibly in the real pursuits of life and then to learn how—to learn through responsibility, not to learn before responsibility. 61. According to the author, what is the natural way of education? A. Doing things while learning. B. Doing things as an apprentice.

C. Doing things before learning. D. Learning practical knowledge first.

62. The main advantage of the natural way of education, whether in primitive or modern times, is that learners ________.

A. can learn the trade through solving problems at work B. can work with their masters throughout their learning C. are given more freedom in doing things and learning

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