题目内容
【题目】 Since my early childhood, my parents have always told me to enjoy every part of my life, no matter how ordinary it may seem. Before the summer of 2005, I never thought there was anything _______ about living in Sugar Land, Texas. All I wanted was to _______ Texas.
For most people, spending three weeks in the Tuscan countryside is a(n) _______ vacation. It also _______ my family. During my first week abroad, I admitted I _______ the foreign atmosphere. A new language and culture _______ me. For those seven days, I was totally absorbed in becoming something I could never be—a(n) _______. It was almost as if I wished to _______ my own identity for something new that was not _______ to me at all.
At some point along the drive between Florence and Genoa, it ________ me: I didn’t want to throw away who I was for any ________ wonders. Italy was an attractive and impressive country, ________ I had no emotional connection with it. I ________ Sugar Land. From that moment on, all I ________ was to return home.
I think it’s ________ that I could never fall in love with my home until I left it. Now I ________ the everyday parts of my life in Sugar Land are really the most prized treasures in my heart. Now ________, I find all my time spent living in Sugar Land made me ________. Therefore, now I can ________ say that being a Texan is who I am, and there’s no way I can ________ that.
【1】A.specialB.certainC.disappointingD.ordinary
【2】A.improveB.leaveC.controlD.ignore
【3】A.adventureB.publicC.annualD.dream
【4】A.expectedB.shockedC.attractedD.welcomed
【5】A.sensedB.createdC.neededD.liked
【6】A.upsetB.amusedC.impressedD.discouraged
【7】A.travelerB.farmerC.AmericanD.Italian
【8】A.abandonB.wasteC.hideD.damage
【9】A.rudeB.relatedC.usefulD.close
【10】A.hitB.warnedC.disturbedD.embarrassed
【11】A.oldB.foreignC.realD.potential
【12】A.soB.andC.butD.or
【13】A.rely onB.show offC.stand forD.belong to
【14】A.desiredB.rememberedC.admiredD.hated
【15】A.inspiringB.terrifyingC.interestingD.rewarding
【16】A.preferB.guaranteeC.imagineD.understand
【17】A.looking backB.checking upC.growing upD.fighting back
【18】A.existB.smileC.insistD.succeed
【19】A.safelyB.smoothlyC.confidentlyD.warmly
【20】A.spotB.changeC.useD.lack
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】D
【4】C
【5】D
【6】C
【7】D
【8】A
【9】B
【10】A
【11】B
【12】C
【13】D
【14】A
【15】C
【16】D
【17】A
【18】B
【19】C
【20】B
【解析】
故乡在离开之前一直是我想要逃离的地方,直到有一天真的在异国他乡了,作者才深深地感到对故乡的点滴记忆都是他心里的珍宝,他是属于故乡的,这从来不会改变。
【1】A。在2005年夏天之前,作者从来没有想过住在Sugar Land, Texas有什么特别之处。special特殊的,特别的。
【2】B。根据下文作者到意大利去度假,所以作者想离开(leave)德克萨斯。
【3】D。对大部分人来说,在Tuscan乡下度过三周的时间是一个梦想的假期。dream vacation梦想的假期。故选D。
【4】C。这个对许多人都是梦想的假期,也吸引(attract)了我的全家。
【5】D。在度假的第一周,新的语言和文化给我留下深刻的印象(impress),因此,我得承认我喜欢(like)异乡的气氛。故选D。
【6】C。impress v. “给……留下深刻印象”。作者喜欢异乡的气氛,新的语言和文化让作者印象深刻。故选C。
【7】D。整整一周,作者完全沉浸在他不可能做到事情中,那就是——变成意大利人。根据后一句中的identity推知,作者想变成意大利人。故选D。
【8】A。此时的作者就好像希望自己为了跟自己毫不相关(not related)的事情而放弃(abandon)自己的身份。表明作者深深地被意大利乡下的气氛所吸引,而希望自己就是一个意大利人。
【9】B。解析见上题。
【10】A。hit v.“偶然发现”。在车从Florence开到Genoa的路上,作者突然想到,他其实不想因为异域的奇观而丢掉自己的身份。
【11】B。作者是在国外度假,他不会因为异域的奇观而忘记自己是谁。故选B。
【12】C。此处表示转折,意大利是一个有吸引力和令人印象深刻的国家,但是作者跟它没有任何情感连结。
【13】D。身在他乡终究是异客,作者还是属于(belong to)自己的家乡Sugar Land。
【14】A。当作者意识到自己还是属于自己的家乡Sugar Land后,他所有的渴望就是回家。desire渴望。
【15】C。作者感觉自己离开了家乡才爱上了它是一件有趣(interesting)的事。
【16】D。作者现在真正明白了(understand),在Sugar Land度过的生命中的每一部分都是最珍贵的珠宝。故选D。
【17】A。现在回想(look back)一下,作者发现在Sugar Land度过的所有的时光都会让自己会心一笑(smile)。故选A。
【18】B。解析见上题。make sb. do sth. 让某人做某事。
【19】C。confidently adv.“自信地”。因此,作者现在可以自信地(confidently)说,他是一个堂堂正正的德克萨斯人,并且这无可更改(change)。
【20】B。解析见上题。
【题目】根据短文内容,填写表格。
A great many parents send their children to pre-schools - educational programs for children under the age of five. It has been said that this is the time period when the brain does over fifty percent of its growing. This could mean that the learning process should be introduced during these years.
However, the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early childhood education are not same. Whereas Chinese parents tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good start academically, parents in the United States regard the primary purpose of preschools as making children more independent and self-reliant.
Preschools can operate under a guiding philosophy of play-based or academic learning. Play-based programs are guided by the central belief that children learn best through play. Play is thought to build children’s interest and love of learning. Academic programs emphasize reading, math and science, and use structured, teacher-directed activities to promote foundational skills in these areas. In the United States, the best-known program designed to promote future academic success is Head Start. The program, which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s physical health, self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.
A recent evaluation suggests that preschoolers who participate in Head Start are less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to complete school in future. Furthermore, graduates of Head Start programs show higher academic performance at the end of high school, although the gains are modest. In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the graduates reached the age of 27.
Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David Elkind, United States society tends to push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that academic success is largely dependent upon factors such as inherited abilities and a child’s rate of maturation, which parents can do nothing about. Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master educational material without taking into account their current level of cognitive development. In short, children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.
Early Childhood Education | |
Reasons for attending preschools | The 【1】 of the brain matures under the age of five. Parents’ expectations of preschools 【2】 greatly. |
【3】 of preschools | Some programs 【4】 on play activities while others on academic activities. Parents are 【5】 in some preschool programs. |
Benefits of attending preschools | Graduates are better 【6】 for future schooling. Graduates may achieve higher grades at high school. It can be 【7】 for households in the long term. |
【8】 about preschools | Children feel pressured at a young age. Factors determining academic success are 【9】 parents’ control. Early childhood education must be 【10】 with children’s development and characteristics. |