江西省南昌县莲塘一中2016届高三上学期周末练5英语试题

An early study at the UK’s Monkseaton High School in 2009 found that starting an hour later improved grades in core subjects by 19 percent.

The Oxford project is expecting to publish the results in 2018. It’s time to wait and see whether scientists will give us an excuse to get up late.

24. According to the article, students who take part in the Oxford University project_______.

A. will start school one hour earlier B. will no longer have to take GCSE exams

C. will perform better academically than those who don’t participate D. will be guaranteed more sleeping time in the morning

25．The underlined phrase “out of sync”in Paragraph 5 probably means _____________ .

A. breaking the habit of doing something B. getting used to doing something C. having no idea of something D. having trouble keeping up with something

26. What is the author’s attitude toward the Oxford University project ?

A Critical B. Optimistic C. Doubtful D. Uninterested 27． What’s the best title of the article ?

A. Wake up late to excel B. It’s never too late to learn C. The later you get up, the better you’ll learn D. An excuse to get up late

C

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than jobholders. An investigation shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point, work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work

serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work people come into contact with each other. By collective activity they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him ill.

Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study hard and live a happy and healthy life.

28. The underlined word “average” in Paragraph 1 means ______.

A. healthy B. lazy

C. ordinary

D. poor

29. The reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women is that ______.

A. housewives are poorer than career women B. housewives have more children than career women C. housewives have less chance to communicate with others D. housewives eat less food than career women

30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A. Busy people have nothing to do at home.

B. High achievers don’t care about their families. C. There is no friendship and warmth at home. D. A satisfying job helps to keep one healthy. 31. The best title for this passage may be _____.

A. People Should Find a Job B. Working Hard Is Good for Health C. People Should Make More Friends by Work D. The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything

D

It’s high time someone spoke up for today’s college students. They’re probably

the most hardworking, ambitious people in America and their problems are not properly appreciated.

People like the Secretary of Education simply don’t know what they’re talking about when they knock students. Nor do those who complain about falling academic standards.

The vast majority of the nation’s 12 million students are struggling to pay for their educations. They are part of the invisible workforce. Many hold down full-time jobs. They’re frying hamburgers, photographing weddings, working in construction, and waiting on tables. The fact that they even show up for classes is a wonderful event.

The financial situation of most students explains a lot about what is happening in schools. Why are the traditional courses so unpopular? Why are students flocking to accounting and computer science and any professional programs that seem to lead to careers?

Answer: Today’s working student has been forced into a kind of premature matter-of-fact way of viewing things. Romance is gone. The notion of transforming one’s self through study alone has disappeared. Today’s students seek freedom from manual labor, and the status conferred by a good job.

There are other consequences. Today’s students don’t have much time or energy to be devoted, and carry out independent research or even do serious homework. That’s the secret behind falling academic standards. Students have become consumers. They want grades and certifications. Their professors can’t be expected to give a grade of failure to students who are clearly tired from the effort to pay their bills.

There’s a lot wrong with this situation. It’s twisting the definition of education out of shape. Worse, it’s creating a generation that is totally unpleasant. The brightest students turn out to be yuppies (雅皮士). The vast majority are, at least, good-natured semi-literates.

The time has run out for philosophical debates about fixed courses of study. What this country needs is someone to stand up and say that being a full-time student during one’s formative years is an honorable calling worthy of support. If families can’t

or won’t give it to their children, then the government should. 32. The author’s purpose in writing this article is to __________.

A. A waken the whole society to the problems today’s college students face B. warn Americans that academic standards are falling C. advise college students to study hard

D. provide a suggestion that only full-time students be enrolled

33. The most suitable word to describe the author’s feelings about today’s college students is _________. A. criticize

B. sympathize

C. complain D. urge

34. By saying “Romance is gone” in paragraph 5, the author means ____________. A. today’s students do not believe in love stories any more B. today’s students become more practical in dealing with things

C. students think there is no affection any more and break up with their lovers D. today’s students hold matter-of-fact opinions on love

35. Which of the following suggestions will the author not agree with? A. We should encourage students to give up full-time jobs. B. Families should offer their children more help financially. C. We should stand up and say something for today’s college students. D. We should make more strict regulations to force students to study hard. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest: 36. _________

Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N.Y. was once painfully shy and she seldom laughed. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls,“ One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” 37. _________ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

38. _________