题目内容
20.If tests can make students nervous,anxious and even scared,shouldn't schools just get rid of them?(36)D Teachers and schools give students tests for very important reasons:(37)A Giving a test is a way for a teacher to see which students are learning the skills and knowledge they should be learning,and which ones are having trouble.Depending on how kids do on the test,the teacher will know if he or she must go back over some things,or if it's okay to keep moving forward.
To see how well your school is teaching you.All parents want their kids to finally graduate with the ability to earn a living.(38)F And one way to do this is to have them take tests.
To assign grades.(39)E Besides your homework,tests are one of the best ways for you to show the teacher that you've really learned what's being taught,and for the teacher to figure out what grade you should get.Grades are also a way to show your parents how you're doing in school.
To keep you motivated.Admit it:you work harder if you know someone is checking up on your work.For example,if your mom tells you to clean your room but you know she will never go in and check,then you might not do it,right?(40)G Because you know that you'll eventually have to take a test on the material and you might be more likely to give it that extra effort and make sure you know everything you're supposed to know.
A.To see if you're learning.
B.To see if you are totally prepared.
C.Students must work hard to get good grades.
D.Well,believe it or not,tests don't just exist to trouble you.
E.Grades are important in most schools,and tests play a big role.
F.So schools have to prove they're trying their best to educate students.
G..Well,tests help make sure that you don't leave your homework behind.
分析 本文是一篇选句填空阅读,属于科教类文章,如果考试使学生感到焦虑,紧张,学校是否应该取消考试,信不信由你,考试不只是为了麻烦你,老师和学校为学生安排考试有着重要的原因,本文以此展开谈论,讲述了考试的重要性.
解答 36.答案:D.前一句"shouldn't schools just get rid of them?"提出了是否应该取消考试的问题.下文列举的是为什么要考试的原因.故选项D"好吧,信或者不信,考试并不只是为了麻烦你的."符合语境.故选D.
37.答案:A.后一句"Giving a test is a way for a teacher to see which students are learning the skills and knowledge they should be learning,and which ones are having trouble."说的是考试是老师检查学生学得怎么样的一种方法.故选项A"看看你是否学会了."符合语境.故选A.
38.答案"F.前一句"All parents want their kids to finally graduate with the ability to earn a living."说的是所有的家长都想要他们的孩子毕业时能有谋生的能力.故选项F"因此学校不得不证明他们在尽力教育学生们."符合语境.
39.答案:E.前一句"To assign grades."说的是考试是为了分配等级.故选项E"在大部分学校当中,等级很重要,而考试扮演了一个很大的角色."符合语境.
40.答案:G.后一句"Because you know that you'll eventually have to take a test on the material and you might be more likely to give it that extra effort and make sure you know everything you're supposed to know."说的是你为什么要做作业的原因.故选项G"考试有助于确保你不会把作业忘掉."符合语境.
点评 该类题型要求从短文后的七个选项中(均为完整的句子)选出五个能填入文章空处的最佳选项,主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,结合上下文内容及所给选项含义,从而选出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
Learning how to gain courage doesn't mean not being afraid.It means learning to do things despite your fear.Fear comes from the body's natural response to the brain's fight or flight response.Fearfulness is a learned behavior,based in our brain chemistry,but strengthened by the world around us that has trained us to be fearful.Learning to work through fear and step beyond it is about retraining your mind.
Avoiding fears actually makes you feel more fearful.Theirs is a certain mindset in Western culture that views emotions as weakness and seeks to suppress them.But suppressing negative emotions only heightens the fear of the negative emotions itself,strengthening them the more they are avoided.
Exposing yourself to things that you fear (while being sure to be smart about it) can help the brain become less sensitive to the fear and make it easier for you to face.
The longer your brain has to come up with excuses for not having courage,the more time you will have to panic about assumed negative outcomes.If you are in a situation where you have to pick up a spider or jump out of an airplane,do it immediately if you're going to do it at all.
Reinforce your success by giving your self a reward when you do deal with your fear.This could be a physical treat,like a nice bottle of wine,or a mental treat,like taking a break from human interaction.
How Should We Deal with Fear? | |
Passage Outline | Supporting Details |
Quality of courage | ●Courage is the quality of being (81)brave/courageous when you are in danger,in pain or in a difficult situation. ●Courage gives you (82)confidence in overcoming your fear and reaching your goal. |
Embrace your fear | Changes in behaviors and feelings ●We feel fear (83)naturally when faced with a certain situation. ●Our (84)environment has caused our habit of being afraid. ●The more you try to prevent your fear,the (85)greater/stronger it will be. ●Just face anything that you fear normally and you will become (86)accustomed/used to it. |
Try not to (87)hesitate | ●You may get rid of the negative emotion of fear by (88)avoiding/stopping imaging your fear. ●If you have to do something you fear,just (89)act without delay. ●You may reward yourself when you succeeded in (90)handling/approaching/addressing your fear. |
I returned to Dixon,where I had finished my high school education and had(6)Bin the school football team.My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department.The job sounded just(7)Cfor me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had8)Aas if by design."Everything happens for the best,"Mum(9)Dme.Dad lent me his car to look for a job.I tried WOC Radio Davenport.The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.(10)AI left his office,!asked aloud,"(11)Bcan a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"Suddenly,I heard the director(12)A"Do you know anything about football?"Then he asked me to(13)Can imaginary game.It was easy,and I did it without difficulty.The director was(14)Dand told me I would be broadcasting a game on the(15)BSaturday.
1.A put | B take | C move | D carry |
2.A devoted | B designed | C found | D enjoyed |
3.A invited | B promised | C refused | D accepted |
4.A large | B all | C no | D small |
5.A experience | B examination | C agreement | D college |
6.A played | B joined | C taken | D fought |
7.A possible | B successful | C right | D important |
8.A shown | B disappeared | C resulted | D turned |
9.A woke | B advised | C demanded | D reminded |
10.A While | B After | C Before | D So |
11.A What | B How | C Whenever | D Wherever |
12.A calling | B answering | C broadcasting | D announcing |
13.A make | B act | C broadcast | D play |
14.A moved | B sorry | C thankful | D satisfied |
15.A future | B coming | C last | D later |
First,spending too much time on cellphones may (44)D cancer.Scientific studies have (45)B that low levels of radiation are given off from the batteries(电池) of cellphones.Not only that,but phones are constantly using microwaves to send and (46)C information.Since many people use their cellphones near their heads,long time exposure could eventually lead to some very (47)B and unhealthy effects.
Secondly,when people spend too much time on their cellphones,they (48)C on the things going on around them.This has been proven over and over again by (49)A who use their phones while in their cars.This has been such a major cause of car (50)A,because drivers are too distracted by their phones to (51)B the road,that most states in the U.S.have banned the(52)A of cellphones while driving.There are also other cases showing how using cellphones can(53)D people to miss out on the things around them.For example,I went hiking with a friend a few weeks ago.She was so (54)B to her cellphone the whole time that she missed out on all the (55)C things we saw on the mountains,and didn't get a(56)D to experience the same awe(敬畏) of nature as I was able to experience.
Lastly,spending too much time on cellphones makes people forget how to have normal conversations.(57)B,when people use text messaging,they use a form of shorthand known as"Netspeak"to (58)C on the size of messages and make typing them on small keyboards fast and easy.(59)D this,many people forget how to spell and use grammar (60)A.
41.A.reading | B.learning | C.spreading | D.reporting |
42.A.Since | B.Because | C.Unless | D.While |
43.A.interesting | B.meaningful | C.convenient | D.enjoyable |
44.A.add to | B.result from | C.turn to | D.lead to |
45.A.raised | B.proven | C.reviewed | D.examined |
46.A.seek | B.store | C.receive | D.collect |
47.A.powerful | B.harmful | C.important | D.beneficial |
48.A.break in | B.fall back | C.miss out | D.catch up |
49.A.drivers | B.visitors | C.passengers | D.players |
50.A.accidents | B.trades | C.crimes | D.losses |
51.A.pull out into | B.pay attention to | C.get across | D.go along |
52.A.use | B.call | C.answer | D.message |
53.A.command | B.force | C.allow | D.cause |
54.A.accounted | B.attracted | C.attached | D.affected |
55.A.terrible | B.strange | C.beautiful | D.funny |
56.A.moment | B.mind | C.way | D.chance |
57.A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.However | D.Instead |
58.A.count | B.work | C.save | D.mark |
59.A.In case of | B.According to | C.For fear of | D.As a result of |
60.A.correctly | B.carefully | C.regularly | D.normally |
A. | are | B. | is | C. | being | D. | has |