2022年同等學(xué)力申碩英語學(xué)科模擬試題（4套全部有解析）

同等學(xué)力英語模擬卷（一）

PartIOralCommunication(15minutes,10points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthree

blanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.Fillineachoftheblankswithone

ofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

DialogueOne

A.Haveyoueverwishedyouwereolderoryoungerthanyouare?

B.Isthatagoodagetobe?

C.Oh,andwhichdoyouprefer?

Teacher:Howoldareyou,Freddie?

Freddie:Twelve.

Teacher:(1)

Freddie:Yeah...you'vegrownupenoughtobesemi-independentbutstillyoung.Atschool

Fvejustgonefrombeingoneoftheoldestinmyoldschooltobeingoneoftheyoungestin

secondaryschool.

Teacher:(2)

Freddie:Well,itwasgoodbeingtheoldestbecauseIcouldbosspeoplearoundbutitsquite

goodbeingtheyoungesttoobecausewe'reletoutearlyforlunchandwecangohomeattwo

o'clockonWednesdayafternoon.Alsohavinganolderbrotherinthesameschoolhelps.

Teacher:Howoldisyourbrother?

Freddie:Sixteen.

Teacher:Whatdifferencesaretherebetweenbeing12andbeing16?

Freddie:HesmellsandIdon't.Hah.Also,he*sgotexamsandIhaven't.

Teacher:(3)

Freddie:Yeah.I'dliketobeoldenoughnottotidymyroom.

Teacher:Hah.Butyouhavetotidyyourroomwhateverageyouare.

Freddie:Yeah,butifIwasoldenoughtoleavehomeandhavemyownplace,Iwouldn't

alwayshavetokeepmyroomneatandtidy.

DialogueTwo

A.IthinkIhavejusttheplaceforyou.

B.youcouldmoveinthisweekend.

C.IthinkIcanaffordit.

Lynn:Mr.Wang,I'mLynnOlsen,andIheardthatyouhaveanapartmentforrent.

Charles:Actually,thereareseveral.Areyoulookingforaone-bedroomoratwo-bed-room

apartment?

Lynn:I'mlookingforatwo-bedroomapartmentwithafullkitchen,adiningroom,anda

livingroom.

Charles:(4)Infact,ithasanexcellentviewoftheriverandit*sprettyquiet.

Willyouliveherealoneorwithothers?

Lynn:Alone,butsometimesmybrothercomesouttovisit,soIneedasecondroom.

Charles:OK.However,therentis$400amonth.Isthatallrightwithyou?

Lynn:Yes.Iworkpart-timeandhaveafixedincome.(5)

Charles:That'sgood.Filhaveyoufilloutafewpapers,andifeverythingisagreeable,

(6)_____________

Lynn:Thankyousomuch.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfour

choicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.Fillineachoftheblankswithoneofthe

choicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

A.Thechildren'sprograms.

B.Itgotsomequitegoodreviews.

C.Itwon'ttakeupmuchofyourtime.

D.Ithinkweneedmoreinternationalnews

Visitor:Goodmorning,Madam!FmfromthelocalTVcenterandwe'redoingasurveyon

thepopularityofdifferentprograms.I'dliketoaskyouafewquestionsonyourfamily'sviewing

habits.Doyoumind?

Mrs.Sears:No,Idon't,butI'mratherbusyatthemoment.

Visitor:(7)HaveyougotacolorTV?

Mrs.Sears:Yes,wehave.

Visitor:Andcanyoutellmehowmanyhoursyouwatcheachday,onaverage?

Mrs.Sears:Well,Isupposeaboutthree,threeorfour.

Visitor:DoesanybodywatchTVbefore7p.m.?

Mrs.Sears:Yes,mysonBendoes.(8)

Visitor:Anddoyoufindthemfullysuitableforyourchild?

Mrs.Sears:Yes,Ido.WhenIhavetime,Iwatchthemwithhim.

Visitor:Whataboutadultviewing?Films?Didyoufollowtherecentdetectiveserieson

Fridaysat9?

Mrs.Sears:Yes,wedid.Butwedidn'tenjoyitverymuch.It'sallaboutmentallysickand

crazypeople.

Visitor:Youdidn*t?Howsuiprising!(9)Well,howaboutprogramsofcurrent

interest,politics,newscommentaries,etc.?Iexpectyouandyourhusbandcanusuallyfindtimeto

keepupwiththenews?

Mrs.Sears:Yes,that'strue.Myhusbandisinterestedindiscussionforums-slaveissue,prison

reform,guncontrol-whateverunderdiscussion.(10),ratherthannewsaboutthe

Queen,theDuchessesandotherpeopleofnobleblood.

PartIIVocabulary(10minutes,10points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.

ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthe

sentences.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

11.Theprodigalsonspenthismoneyextravagantlyandsoonafterhelefthome,hewas

reducedtoabeggar.

A.lavishly

B.economically

C.thriftily

D.frugally

12.Theirbusinessflourishedatitsnewlocationayearlaterowingtotheirjointeffortsand

hardwork.

A.prevailed

B.failed

C.boomed

D.shrank

13.Soilsarenotrenewableresourcesthatsupportallmankind.

A.gentlemen

B.humans

C.structures

D.culture

14.Itisreportedthattheworstpedestrianjaminthiscityoccursaroundthiscrossroads.

A.confession

B.congestion

C.digestion

D.exhaustion

15.Readersarerequiredtoabidebytherulesofthelibraryandmindtheirmanners.

A.observe

B.memorize

C.review

D.compose

16.Thegovernment'sattempttoinhibitthepresentspeedofinflationishighlyappreciated.

A.check

B.inhabit

C.prohibit

D.accelerate

17.Itisabsurdtospendmoremoneyonhighways.Thewisesolutionforovercrowdedroad

ispublictransportation.

A.ridiculous

B.wise

C.difficult

D.necessary

18.Intheend,bothattacksanddefensesofthefreemarketandconventionaleconomicshave

immensephilosophicalimplications.

A.traditional

B.novel

C.capital-centered

D.consumption-centered

19.Thechimneyvomitedacloudofsmoke.

A.ignited

B.immersed

C.emitted

D.hugged

20.Ralphwouldnotconcedethattheworkofthedetectiveswaslikelytobeinvaingiventhe

priceoffered.

A.compromise

B.reconcile

C.announce

□.acknowledge

PartHIReadingComprehension(45minutes,25points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinished

statements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandmark

youranswerontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

“Thebirthdayofanewworldisathand."EversinceThomasPainepennedthosewordsin

1776,AmericahasseenitselfasthelandofthenewandEuropeasacontinentstuckinthepast.

Nowhereisthattruerthaninthetechindustry.Americaishometo15oftheworld's20most

valuabletechfirms;Europehasone.Yetifyouwanttounderstandwheretheworld'smost

powerfulindustryisheading,looknottoWashingtonandCalifornia,buttoBrusselsandBerlin.

Inaninversionoftheruleofthumb,whileAmericaditherstheEuropeanUnionisacting.

ThisweekGooglewasfined$1.7billionforstranglingcompetitionintheadvertisingmarket.

Europecouldsoonpassnewdigitalcopyrightlaws.SpotifyhascomplainedtotheEUabout

Apple'sallegedantitrustabuses.And,theEUispioneeringadistincttechdoctrinethataimsto

giveindividualscontrolovertheirowninformationandtheprofitsfromit,andtopriseopentech

firmstocompetition.

TheEU'sdoctrinemairiestwoapproaches.Onedrawsonitsmembers'cultures,which,for

alltheirdifferences,tendtoprotectindividualprivacy.TheotherusestheEU*slegalpowersto

boostcompetition.Thefirstleadstotheassertionthatyouhavesovereigntyoverdataaboutyou:

youshouldhavetherighttoaccessthem,amendthemanddeterminewhocanusethem.Thenext

stepistoallowinteroperabilitybetweenservices,sothatuserscaneasilyswitchbetween

providers,shiftingtofirmsthatofferbetterfinancialtermsortreatcustomersmoreethically.

ImagineifyoucouldmoveallyourfriendsandpoststoAcebook,afirmwithhigherprivacy

standardsthanFacebookandwhichgaveyouacutofitsadvertisingrevenues.Europe'ssecond

principleisthatfirmscannotlockoutcompetition.Thatmeansequaltreatmentforrivalswhouse

theirplatforms.TheEUhasblockedGooglefromcompetingunfairlywithshoppingsitesthat

appearinitssearchresultsorwithrivalbrowsersthatuseitsAndroidoperatingsystem.

Europe'sapproachoffersanewvision,inwhichconsumerscontroltheirprivacyandhow

theirdataaremonetized.Theirabilitytoswitchcreatescompetitionthatshouldboostchoiceand

raisestandards.Theresultshouldbeaneconomyinwhichconsumersarekingandinformation

andpoweraredispersed.

TheEuropeanapproachhasrisks.Itmayprovehardtoachievetrueinteroperabilitybetween

firms.Theopenflowofdatashouldnotcutacrosstheconcernforprivacy.Theotherbigriskis

thatEurope'sapproachisnotadoptedelsewhere,andthecontinentbecomesatechGalapagos,cut

offfromthemainstream.Butthebigfirmswillbereluctanttosplittheirbusinessesintotwo

continentalsilos.

Europeisedgingtowardscrackingthebig-techpuzzleinawaythatempowersconsumers,

notthestateorsecretivemonopolies.Ifitfindstheanswer,Americansshouldnothesitatetocopy

it-evenifthatmeanslookingtothelandstheirancestorsleftbehind.

21.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?

A.Americadominatesthetechindustry.

B.Americaislosingitsleadinthetechworld.

C.Thetechindustrybringsanewworld.

D.Europeisthelandofconservatism.

22.WhichoneisnotthemotivesoftheEU'sdoctrine?

A.Buildinganewsystemoftechregulation.

B.Forcingtechcompaniestoopenuptocompetition.

C.Consumercandecidehowtheirdataaremonetized.

D.Userscancontrolovertheirinformation.

23.TheexampleofAcebookismentionedto.

A.illustratethewaytocashone'sdataintomoney

B.condemnFacebook'sinvasionofprivacy

C.demonstratethegoodvisionofdataautonomy

D.introduceafirmthattreatcustomerethically

24.TheEU'sapproachisriskypartlybecauseitwould.

A.makeEuropeanisolatedtechisland

B.buildaconsumer-orientedeconomy

C.causeachaosintechindustry

D.driveoutthebigtechfirms

25.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Europehavecrackedthebig-techpuzzle

B.thebig-techpuzzlecanneverbesolved

C.technologywillmakeEuropethelordoftheworld

D.Americashouldlearntoempowerconsumers

PassageTwo

TransatlanticfrictionbetweencompaniesandregulatorshasgrownasEurope'sdata

guardianshavebecomemoreassertive.FrancescaBignami,aprofessoratGeorgeWashington

University'slawschool,saysthattheexplosionofdigitaltechnologieshasmadeitimpossiblefor

watchdogstokeepacloseeyeoneverywebcompanyoperatingintheirbackyard.Soinsteadthey

arerelyingmoreonscapegoatingprominentwrongdoersinthehopethatthiswilldeterothers.

ButregulatorssuchasPeterSchaar,whoheadsGermany'sfederaldata-protectionagency,

saythegulfisexaggerated.SomeEuropeancountries,hepointsout,nowhaverulesthatmake

companieswhosufferbiglossesofcustomerdatatoreportthesetotheauthorities.Theinspiration

forthesemeasuresconiesfromAmerica.

YetevenMr.Schaaradmitsthattheintemefsglobalscalemeansthattherewillneedtobe

changesonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.HehintsthatEuropemightadoptamoreflexibleregulatory

stanceifAmericaweretocreatewhatamountstoanindependentdata-protectionbodyalong

Europeanlines.InEurope,wheretheflagshipDataProtectionDirectivecameintoeffectin1995,

theEuropeanCommissionisconductingareviewofitsprivacypolicies.InAmericaCongresshas

begundebatinganewprivacybillandtheFederalTradeCommissionisconsideringanoverhaul

ofitsrules.

EvenifAmericaandEuropedonarrowtheirdifferences,internetfirmswillstillhaveto

strugglewithotherdatawatchdogs.InAsiacountriesthatbelongtoAPECaretryingtodevelopa

setofregionalguidelinesforprivacyrulesunderaninitiativeknownastheDataPrivacy

Pathfinder.SomecountriessuchasAustraliaandNewZealandhavelongstandingprivacylaws,

butmanyemergingnationshaveyettorolloutfullyfledgedversionsoftheirown.Mr.Polonetsky

seesAsiaas“newprivacybattleground”,withAmericaandEuropebothkeentotemptcountries

towardstheirownregulatorymodel.

Canadaalreadyhassomethingofahybridprivacyregime,whichmayexplainwhyits

data-protectioncommissioner,JenniferStoddart,hasbeensoinfluentialontheinternationalstage.

ShemarshaledthesignatoriesoftheGoogleBuzzletterandtookFacebooktotasklastyearfor

breachingCanada'sdataprivacylaws,whichledthecompanytochangeitspolicies.

MsStoddartarguesthatAmericancompaniesoftentripupondata-privacyissuesbecauseof

“theirbrimmingoptimismthatthewholeworldwantswhattheyhaverolledoutinAmerica.MYet

thesameoptimismhashelpedtocreateglobalcompaniesthathavebroughthugebenefitsto

consumer,whilealsopresentingprivacyregulatorswithtoughchoices.Shoehorningsuchfirms

intooldprivacyframeworkswillnotbenefiteitherthemortheirusers.

26.Whydowebwatchdogsreplymoreonprominentwrongdoers?

A.Theywanttogetbenefitsfromit.

B.Theyaregivingwarningstoothercompanies.

C.Theyareprotectingthenativecompanies.

D.Theygotinstructionsfromtheauthority.

27.Theunderlineword"gulf'inparagraph2refersto.

A.theconflictbetweencustomersandcompanieswhichdisclosedata

B.differencesbetweenEuropeanandAmericanprivacypractice

C.thefrictionbetweenwebcompaniesandregulators

D.argumentbetweendatawatchdogsandgovernments

28.Europe'sdata-protectionpolices.

A.neednomodifications

B.featureindependenceandflexibility

C.arecopiedfromAmericanmodel

D.useAmerica'sforreference

29.WhyAsiabeseenas"anewprivacybattleground11?

A.therewillbealotoffrictionbetweeninternetregulatorsandcompanies

B.differentcountrieswilladoptdifferentsetsofprivacyrulesandregulations

C.therewillbecontroversyoverprivacylawstobeestablishedinthearea

D.adoptingAmericanorEuropeanregulatorymodelsmaybeacontroversy

30.AccordingtoJenniferStoddart,intermsofprivacyrules,.

A.FacebookwascriticizedforbreakingCanada'srules

B.America^modelisagoodexampletofollow

C.Canada'shybridmodelisinfluentialintheworld

D.globalcompaniesneednottoobeytherules

PassageThree

Regardlessofindustry,today'sworkersareboundbyacommonanxiety:theirjobswillone

daybeperformedbyrobots.Businessesshouldhelpworkersprepareforthechallengesposedby

automation-buttheycan'tshoulderthetaskontheirown.

IntheU.S,morethan7millionjobopeningsremainunfilled.Ashortageofworkersistobe

expectedinatightlabormarket,butthat'sonlypartoftheexplanation.Morethanoneinfive

employerssayapplicantslackskillsnecessaryforthejobsonoffer-notjustcompetencyindigital

technologies,butalsosoftskillslikecommunicationandproblem-solving.

Asmoreworkplacetasksbecomeautomated,thisdeficitthreatenstoleavemillionsof

less-educatedworkersbehind.AccordingtoaMcKinseyreport,lowandmiddle-wageworkersare

atgreatestriskofseeingtheirjobsbecomeobsoleteby2030.Nearlytwo-thirdsoftheU.S.labor

forcewillrequireadditionaltrainingjusttoholdontothejobstheycuiTentlyhave.High-wage

jobsareexpectedtogrowasashareofoverallemployment,butthecountry'seducationsystem

isn'tproducingcandidateswiththeskillsrequired.

Lastmonth,Amazon,comInc.announceda$700millioninvestmenttohelpworkerslearn

newskillsandadvancetheircareers.The"Upskilling2025"programisbetterthannothing.

Spreadoversixyears,however,thecompany'splannedspendingperworkereachyearwillstillbe

lowerthanthecurrentnationalaverage.

ToupgradetheskillsofAmericansatgreatestriskfromautomation,amorecomprehensive

approachisrequired-onethat'sbackedbygovernment.Tostart,statesandthefederalgovernment

shouldboosttaxcreditstoencouragesmallandmedium-sizedbusinessestoinvestmorein

retraininglow-skilledworkers.Statesshouldstrengthenworkforcedevelopmentboardsthathelp

communitycollegesandtechnicalschoolscustomizecourseofferingstomeettheneedsoflocal

industries.Thegovernmentshouldalsodomoretopromoteapprenticeships,whichallowworkers,

includingmid-careerprofessionals,toearnasalarywhiletheylearnnewtrades.

Workersthemselvesneedtoembracetheideaofretrainingasalifelongendeavo匚Policy

makerscanassistbymakingshorttermcertificateprogramseligibleforfederalstudentaid.

Subsidizedindividualtrainingaccountswouldencouragemoreadultlearnerstocomplete

unfinisheddegreesorseekadditionalcredentials.AndCongressshouldrevivetheprevious

administration^proposaltoextendwageinsurancetodisplacedworkerswhotakenewjobsat

lowersalaries.Thatwouldgivemiddle-classworkersthefinancialcushiontopursuemore

educationwhilecontinuingtowork.

Creatinganeducationalandtrainingsystemsuitedforthefutureofworkwillrequire

government,educationalinstitutionsandindustryleaderstocollaborate.Successispossible,butit

won'tcomecheap.Therearesomethingsbigbusiness-evenAmazon-can'tdeliver.

31.ThephenomenonthatmillionsofAmericanjobsremainvacant

A.ismainlycausedbyinsufficientlaborsupply

B.iscloselyrelatedtocandidates'skillsdeficit

C.reflectsbusinesses,inabilitytoretainworkers

D.willbealleviatedasjobsbecomeautomated

32.ThepurposetocitetheMcKinseyreportisto

A.criticizetheeducationsystem'sneglectofskillstraining

B.showtheimpactofautomationondifferentkindsofjobs

C.illustratethenecessityofupgradingskillsoftheworkforce

D.demonstratethechallengesposedbyautomation

33.Whichofthefollowingmeasuresisnotmentionedinparagraph5and6

A.strengthenworkforcedevelopmentboards

B.promoteschool-industrycollaboration

C.financeindividualtrainingaccounts

D.offershort-termcertificateprograms

34.Thesystemofwageinsurancewouldmostbenefits.

A.middle-classworkers

B.displacedworkers

C.newlyhiredworkers

D.low-wageworkers

35.Whichtitlecouldbethemostappropriateforthetext?

A.JobRetraining:ConcertedEffortsAreNeeded.

B.Amazon'sRetrainingProgram:AVainAttempt.

C.CanWeWintheFightAgainstRobots?

D.HowtoHamessAutomationtoBoostLaborForce?

PassageFour

Hastheretweetruinedtheworld?ChrisWetherell,thesoftwaredeveloperwhobuiltTwitter's

retweetbutton,thinksso.Introducedin2009,retweetingtransformedthesocialmedialandscape,

hesuggests,byallowingpeopletopassoninformationwithouthavingbotheredtodigestit.The

resulthasbeen"theincentivisingofextreme,polarisingandoutrage-inducingcontent”.

Thedebateovertheretweetbuttonisafascinatinglensthroughwhichtounderstandmany

contemporarysocialissues.Itrevealshowsocialanxietiesareoftenplayedoutindebatesabout

technologyandhowsuchdebatesreflect,andaggravate,broadersocialprejudices.Theproblemof

theretweetisnotreallyaretweetproblem.Wecanunderstanditonlyinthecontextofbroader

trends,inparticular,ourchangingrelationshiptonewsandinformationandthegrowthofamore

polarisedsociety.

Lastweek,themediaregulatorOfcompublishedits2019reportonnewsconsumptionin

Britain.ItshowedthecontinuingtrendofyoungpeopleabandoningTVnewsasasourceof

information.Almost50%ofpeoplenowfindtheirnewsonsocialmedia.Theynolongersimply

consumenewsbutengagewithit,sharingandcommenting.

Manyworrythatwhatitactuallymeansisthegreaterspreadofmisinformation.AsJohn

Sergeant,theBBC'sformerchiefpoliticalcorrespondent,toldRadio4'sPM,theproblemwith

peopleforsakingmainstreammedia“isthatyoucan'tinformthemandincreasetheirknowledge...

So,howdoyoustopthemfromfallingpreytofakenews?Theyonlyhavelimitedknowledgeand

youcan'tcorrectit.”

Yettherootsofignoranceandmisinformationarecomplex.ArecentstudyintheUSasked

DemocratsandRepublicansaboutwhattheiropponentsthoughtonarangeofpoliticalissues,

fromtaxtoimmigration.Thosewhorarelyfollowedthenewshadabettergraspoftheir

opponents9viewsthandidnewsjunkies.And,themoreeducatedtherespondent,themoreskewed

theirperceptionoftheiropponents.

Educationisgoodbutis,initself,noinsuranceagainstcognitivebias,noshieldagainsta

tendencytojumptoconclusionsunwarrantedbythefacts.Yet,sodeepseatedareprejudicesabout

theuneducatedmassesthatmanyprominentfigures,havecalledforthevotetobeconfinedtothe

betterinformed.

Thedebateexpressesdeeperanxietiesaboutallowingpeopletoomuchsway.It'safearthat

hasleachedfrompoliticsintotechnology.Whereoncewewereobsessedwithdemocracy,now

manypanicaboutitsconsequences.Andwhereoncemanypraisedtechnologyasempowering

people,nowthatispreciselywhatmanyfear.TheproblemsofTwittermobsandfakenewsare

real.Butneitherintechnologynorinsocietywillwesolveanyproblembybeginningwiththe

thoughtf'Ohno,weputpowerintothehandsofpeople.^^Retweetingwon'truintheworld.

Constrainingdemocracymaywelldo.

36.ChrisWetherellholdsthattheretweetbuttonhas.

A.disabledpeople'sunderstandingability

B.provokedpeople'snegativefeelingstosocialmedia

C.madeTwitterthemostpopularsocialmedia

D.resultedinthespreadofmisinformation

37.Ofcom's2019reportonnewsconsumptioninBritainrevealed.

A.ashiftfromone-to-moresharingtoone-to-onesharing

B.ashiftfrompassiveconsumptiontoactiveengagement

C.atendencyofabandoningnewsonsocialmedia.

D.atendencyofcheckingbeforesharing

38.AccordingtoJohnSergeantthatmainstreammedia.

A.aresecrettoolsofmindcontrol

B.canonlyprovidelimitedknowledge

C.canstoppeoplebefooledbyfakenews

D.areabandoningtheirpursuitofobjectivity

39.Fromparagraphs5and6,wecaninferthat

A.prejudiceisdeep-seatedintheAmericansociety

B.informationexplosionimpairscriticalthinking

C.misinformationcomesfrompoliticalbias

D.educationisnoguaranteeagainstbias

4O.Thedisputeoverretweetreflectsa(n).

A.worryabouttheempowermentofpeople

B.anxietyoverweakmediaregulation

C.fearaboutrapidtechdevelopment

D.obsessionwithdemocracy

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.

Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfour

suggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswer

Sheet.

IwouldneversendmysonWilltopublicschool.Ofcourse,hewilllearnsomething,butnot

inschool.AndIwillbehisownteacher,becauseIknowwhatisbestforhim.Iknowwhathe

needs.Inschool,teachershavetocarefordozensofkids.Theydon'thaveenoughtimeforeach

kid.Attentionandcareareveryimportanttokids.Keepingthatinmind.Whatisbestforachild?

Somechildrenexcelinatraditionalschoolsetting.Theyjustdogreat.However,manydonot

thriveinsuchanenvironment.Manyofthedisciplineproblemsintraditionalschoolsarecreated

byextremelybrightchildrenwhoareboredtodeath.Whatismoredistressingisthatreports

aboundaboutshootingrampagesatschool,teenagersgunningdownunarmedguards,then

corneringothervictimsintheclassroombeforekillingthemselves.Theenvironmentofpublic

schoolsishorrible.Youcan*tensurethesafetyofyourchildren.

Comment1:

Youmustbekidding.Withoutateachingdegreewecan'tbetheteachers.Besides,our

childrenhavetoplaywithotherkids.Theyhavetolearntosocializeandwillneverknowhowto

communicatewithotheriftheystayathome.

Comment2:

Idon'tseethepointiniteither.Parentsarealwaystoobusytospendtimewiththeirkids.

Howcantheymakesuretheirkidsgetthebesteducationathome?Thatexplainswhynowadays

gettingyourchildrenintoagoodschoolisasdifficultasanythingandparentsareanxiousto

preparetheirchildrenforvariousprogramsinordertobequalifiedforarenownedschool.

Comment3:

Younannyyourkidstoomuch,regulatingeverythingthekidsdo.Asaresult,theymayturn

outtobetoodependentonyou.

Comment4:

Youmayberightaboutthedangerssurroundingourkidsinschools.Inamodem,violent,

oftenderangedworld,safeguardsarenecessary.Nowadays,ifkidshavequarrelswitheachother,

theydonTgetablackeye,theygetkilled.

41.WhichofthefollowingnotionsfromthequotedblogisNOTmentioned?

A.Teachersinpublicschoolsdon'thaveenoughtimefbreachofthekids.

B.Mostchildrenhaveaverygoodperformanceintraditionalschools.

C.Troublesareoftencausedbybrightchildrenintraditionalschools.

D.Schoolviolenceisathreattothesafetyofourchildren.

42.Whatcommentsdisagreewiththenotioninthequotedblog?

A.1and2

B.2and3

C.1,2and3

D.4

43.InComment4,theword“deranged"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.orderly

B.safe

C.harmonious