高考英語專題限時訓練文化教育型閱讀理解

1、學習必備歡迎下載專題限時訓練(三十一)文化教育型閱讀理解( 一)(限時：25分鐘)( 一 )It is a plain fact that we are in a world where competition is going on in allareas and at alllevels.This is exciting.Yet,on the otherhand,competitionbreedsa pragmatic( 實用的 ) attitude. People choose to learn things that are useful, and do things that are

2、 profitable. Today's college education is also affected by thisgeneral sense of utilitarianism(功利主義 ) Many collegestudentschoose businessorcomputingprogrammingas theirmajorsconvinced that these professions are where the big money is. It is not unusual tosee thecollegestudentstakingpart-timejobsa

3、s a warming-upfortherealbattle.I oftensee my friendstakingGREtests,workingon Englishorcomputercertificatesand takingthe drivinglessonstogeta license.Well,Ihavenothing againstbeingpractical.As the competition in the job market gets more and more intense, students dohave reasonstobe practical.However,

4、we shouldneverforgetthatcollegeeducationis much more than skill training. Just imagine, if your utilitarianism prevailson campus, livingno space forthe cultivation(培養(yǎng) ) ofstudents'minds,ornurturingof theirsoul,we willsee universityis trainingoutwelltrainedspiritlessworkingmachines.Ifutilitariani

5、smprevails society,we willseepeoplebond by mind-forgedmedicalslostinthe money-making ventures;wewillsee humanitylosingtheirgraceand dignity, and that would be disastrous. I'd like to think society as a carriageand people's pursuit for profit orfameas the horse that pullsthe carriage. Yetwith

6、out the driver picking direction the carriage would go straight and may evenend up in a precarious situation.Acertificatem aygiveyousome advantage,butbroadhorizons,positiveattitudes and personal integrities(正直 ) ， these are assets you cannot acquirethrough any quick fixed way. In today's world,

7、where highest level of competitionis notofs killsor expertise(專業(yè) ),butof visionand strategy,yourintellectual學習必備歡迎下載quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.1 The author's attitude toward today's college education is_.A positive B cautiousC critical D doubtful2 Many colle

8、ge students choose to major in business because_.A abusinessma n is very likely to make big moneyB studying business is less competitiveC too many students have chosen computing programmingD computing programming is not a must for them3 The a uthor does strongly suggest that _.A more competition be

9、encouraged on college campusB people not ignorethe value of broad horizons,positiveattitudeand personalintegritiesC in tellectual quality determine how far one can go in his careerDcollege students get as many part-time jobs as possible4 In the author's opinion， _.A college students are not prag

10、matic enoughB college students should have drivers pick direction for themC college education should provide students with more business coursesD college education should value the cultivation of students' minds( 二 )Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of thekeyboar

11、d, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90%of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are n

12、ot prepared to teach handwr iti ng. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for ten to fifteen minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it forsixtytoseventyminutesa day whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch death.Many adultsremember learningthatwayby copying

13、lettersover and over again.學習必備歡迎下載Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involve

14、s two skills. One is legibility, which means forming theletters so they can beread. The other isfluency writingwithout having to thinkabout it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.Butnot everyonemasters theseskills.Teacherscommonly reportthat aboutonefourthof theirkidshavepoorhandwriti

15、ng.Somepeoplemight thinkhandwritingisnot important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbiltsaysword processingisrarelydone inelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.American childrentraditionallyfirstlearnto print,and thentowriteincursive(連筆，草書 )

16、,whichconnectsthe letters.Butguess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administersthe SAT collegeadmissiontest.More than75%of studentschoose toprinttheiressayon the test rather than write in cursive.1. We can infer from the first paragraph that _. A. teachers spend little

17、 time in teaching handwritingB most teachers attach importance to teaching handwriting C handwriting teaching is not commonly requiredD most teachers are at a loss how to teach handwriting2. Which ofthe followingabout traditionalhandwritingin the USA isNOTtrue?A. The students are taught by practicin

18、g a long period.B Printing is taught in preference to writing in cursive.C Handwriting is taught for its own sake.D Two skills get involved in handwriting.3. Some American people consider handwriting not important any more because_.A. all the American children learn to print firstB about 1/4 of the

19、students choose to print their essay on the testC itisunnecessarytouse handwritingin the age ofkeyboardD computersand學習必備歡迎下載voice recognition programs are widely used4. _ may serve as the best title for the passage. A. Handwriting: fascinating in keyboard ageB Right or wrong: the death of handwriti

20、ng C Two skills involved in handwritingD Handwriting lessons on the way out( 三 )I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.Several weeks ago ， I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and hekept standing

21、up from his chair to go over the math lines.I kept asking him to sitdown, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, asifhe didn'teven noticehe was doingit,he gotup again.Iwas getting frustrated,but then it hit me.I started noticing his answers were much quicker and

22、 accuratewhen he stood up.Could he be more intent while standing up?This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe.Iwas raisedtobelievethata quiet,calm child was a sureway tosuccess.Thischildwould havethedisciplineto studyhard, getgood grades andbecome someoneimportant i

23、n life.Nowthose same people perhaps come to realizethat theirkidsareborn withtheirown sets of DNA and personality traits， and all you can do is loving and acceptingthem.As parents， throughouttheir growingyearsand beyond that,we need tobe ourkids' best cheerleaders，guiding them and helping them f

24、ind their way.I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate.Obviously, he isconcentratingjustin hisown way and not mine.We need tolearntoacceptour kids'ways of doing things.Some way may have worked for me but doesn't mean we need to carry it through generations.There is nothing sw

25、eeter than being individual and unique.It makes us free and happy and that's just the way I want my kids to livetheir own life.1. At thebeginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make學習必備歡迎下載him_.A. pay more attention to his studyB keep silent in the roomC finish his homework on timeD get right answers2. Inspired by the case of his son， the au