Question

 

Instead of hitting the beach，fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four--week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential（潜能）．

Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says. "This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have。chance to do in high school.’，

Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes（蚊子）．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It's "molecular（分子）science on the cutting edge，” Funkhouser says.  The program broadened students'  knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

At the end of the program，the students presented papers on their research. They're also paid &600 for their work--another way this program differs from others，which often charge a fee.

Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun，that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

 

1.The research program is chiefly designed for _______．

A. high school advisers from Houston

B. college students majoring in agriculture

C. high school students from different places

D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

2.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ______．

A. had little chance to go to college

B. could often take part in the program

C. found the program useful to their future

D. showed much interest in their high school experiments

3.When the program was over, the students ________.

A. entered that college               B. wrote research reports

C. paid for their research            D. found a way to make money

4.The underlined expression“on the cutting edge”in paragraph 5 means“on the most ______ position"．

A. important         B. favorable        C. astonishing       D. advanced

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. A Program for Agricultural Science Students

B. A Program for Animal Science Students

C. A Program for Medical Science Lovers

D. A Program for Future Science Lovers

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

【分析】从整个文章以及第三段的selecting students, including grades, school都可以看出，应该是为“各地的中学生”设计的

【高考考点】细节理解

【易错点】：不能准确找出相关细节而错误作答

【备考提示】：找准答案所在的相关句子或段落是作好细节理解题的关键

2.C

【分析】根据文章最后一句Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun，that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing ….可以看出这些学生应该是对科学了解很少的，同时也认为…that research can open many doors，由此可以得知答案C正确。

【高考考点】推理判断

【易错点】：有学生可能因为找不到题干中的in poorer areas 而不能正确作答

【备考提示】：把握全文，高度概括，精确提炼，是作整体文章推断的关键

3.B

【分析】从倒数第二段At the end of the program，the students presented papers on their research可以看出答案B正确

【高考考点】细节理解

【易错点】：可能不能准确找出相关细节所在，影响准确作答。

【备考提示】：认真细致，找准信息，准确判断。

4.D

【分析】根据differs from stereotypes（不同于老套）以及on the cutting edge的字面含义来看，它应该是指很“新颖的，先进的”

【高考考点】词义猜测

【易错点】：可能对选项词汇不能准确识别

【备考提示】：结合上下文联系，合理推测。同时，加强词汇积累，练习用英语解释单词

5.D

【分析】整个文章是介绍了一个专门为开阔中学生科学知识视野和提高学生对科学知识的兴趣的“Program”

【高考考点】主旨大意

【易错点】：不能把握文章中心，断章取义

【备考提示】：选取文章标题是每一年都要考的一个重点考查项目，学生要在多读善思，学会把握中心，提炼主题。