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學必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精學必求其心得,業(yè)必貴于專精高一英語限時練6CMybestfriendandIusedtogototheoldestpartsofthecity.Fromthelittlepathbesidetheschool,we'dclimbdowntotheoldrailwaytunnel(隧道)thathadgonedarkmanyyearsbefore。Thecompletedarknesswasterrifyingandmysterious。Wewouldleaveourbackpacksattheedgeofthetunnel,knowingthattheywouldbegoodlandmarkswhenwereturned。Whenwefirststartedgoingdownintothetunnel,wedidn’tdosowithanyparticularpurpose。Wejustlikedgoingtothisplacethateveryoneelsewastooafraidtovisit。Afterafewsuchvisits,though,westartedtolookmoreintothehistoryofthearea。Ourhistoryteacherdirectedustosomebooksatthepubliclibrary。WelearnedthatthisrailroadusedtobeaverybusyoneshippinggoodsfromthewesternstatestoNewYorkCity。HistoryiseverywhereinNewJersey.OurhistoryteachertoldusthatourtownhadbeensettledbyDutchtradersfourcenturiesearlier.ButtheLenapetribes(部落)hadalreadybeenlivingthereformanythousandsofyears.Infact,intheearlyseventeenthcentury,whentheDutcharrived,theLenapewereoneofthemostpowerfultribesinthearea.TheDutchsettlerswerecruelintheirconquest(征服)ofthearea,buttheyheldontomanyLenapenames,suchasManhattan,Raritan,andTappan.Thearealookssomuchdifferentnow,buttheLenapeinfluenceisstillundoubtedlythere.Thehistorylessonenrichedourtripsaroundthesecretpartofthecity.Asweknewmoreaboutwhathadhappenedinourcity,wewereinvitedtogivereportstoourclassmatesandteachers.Aspecialinterestgoesalongway:youneverknowwhatyou’llfindinaplacethatpeoplehaveforgottenformanyyears.66. Theauthorandhisfriend’sfirstvisitstothetunnelwere_____。A。terrible B.aimless C.disappointing D。dangerousTheauthor’shistoryteacher_____。 A.enteredthetunnelwithhim B.lenthimsomebooksonhistoryC。wasinsupportofhistunneltrips D.worriedabouthisgoingtotherailroadAccordingtothetext,theDutch_____.A。tooktheLenape’sland B。changedmanyplacenamesC.leftNewJerseyinthe17thcentury D。weredeeplyinfluencedbytheLenape69。 Thespecialinterestinthelastparagraphreferstotheauthor’sinterestin_____。A。findingnewplaces B。takinghistorylessonsC.givingreportstoothers D。exploringtheoldtunnel70。 Whatwouldbethebestthetitleforthepassage?A。Myhistoryteacher’sstory B。TherailroadtoNewYorkC。NewJersey’ssecrets D。AtunneltohistoryDLondon’smostvenerable(值得尊敬的)taxischoolKnowledgePointhasescapeditscomingclosurebecauseofhighrentsandtheriseofUber,anonlinetransportationnetworkcompany,thankstoanagreementwiththeLondonTaxiCompany(LTC).The“Knowledge”hasbeensaved,fornow.Despitethefactthatasmart—phonecangetyouaroundLondonwithverylittleskillrequired,licensedtaxidriverswillstillhavetospendyearslearningstreetsbyheart。Wenowusecalculatorsformentalarithmetic(算術),Wikipediainsteadoflibraries,and—-—mostbasically—-—wereadthewrittenwordinsteadofmemorizingepic(史詩般的)poetry。Whocouldobjectto(反對)suchprogress?Socrates,forone.HewouldhavedislikedWikipediaifhecouldseetoday'sworld.Inapassageofunsurpassedirony,PlatowroteintoSocrates’objectiontothewrittenword:thatitallowedpeopletoparrotfactswithoutunderstandingandassimilating(吸收)them.Heevenputinawordforthepoortextsthemselves,helplesstodefendthemselvesagainstmisunderstandingwhentheauthorwasnottheretoclarify(澄清)。Yetwithoutwriting,ofcourse,wewouldknownothingofSocrates’objectionstoreading.WhatPlato,asanartist,understoodandSocratesdidnot,becauseheonlytalked,wassomethingthatanydevotedreaderknowstoday:itispossibletohaveconversationswithbooks。Bookscantalkbackifweaskthemquestionstherightway.Sincetheenlightening(啟迪)effectisexactlywhatSocrates’conversationshadaimedat,wecancomfortablyseethathewaswrong.Notentirelywrong,however。Foronething,thetechnologyofwritingcanitselfaidmemory:anotewrittenbyhandismorelikelytoberemembered.Thereisadifferencebetweenadisaggregated(零散的)collectionoffactspulledinandoutofstorageasneededandthekindofknowledgebuiltthroughlearningbyheart。Tolearnbyheartistobringknowledgeintothecentreofourbeing,andintotheimaginationwhichconnectseverythingtogether。Thedifferencebetweenwhatcanbelearnedinamapandtheknowledgegainedbywalkingovertheareaisobvious.Ifyoucanplayapieceofmusic,youknowitinadifferentwayfrommerelisteners。Apoemlearnedbyheartworksdifferentlyfromonereadandforgotten。Ofcourse,smartphonesmeanthataLondontaxidrivercouldnowfindhiswayaroundNewYorkorRiodeJaneiro。Butonlythe“Knowledge”canensurethatataxidriverknowshisorhercitybyheart.Rotelearning(死記硬背)exercisesthemind,andremainstheonlywaytolearnthealphabet,muchEnglishspelling,thebuildingblocksofmentalarithmetic,andthebasicsofforeignlanguages.Oncephonescantranslatefluentlybetweenyouandanyoneyoumeet,itmayneverbenecessaryandsoonneverpossibletothinkinaforeignlanguage。Whatalossthatwouldbe!StarTrektranslatorsarefortalkingtoalienspecies,nottootherhumanbeings。Technologyisworthwhilewhenitgivesusabilitiesweotherwiselack,evenifitcanbebadlyused.AlfredNobelthoughtdynamite(黃色炸藥)wouldberememberedforitspeacefulpurposes。TheInternetwasonceexpectedtospreadenlightenmenteverywhere.Butthetechnologythatreplaces,ratherthanaugments,ourabilitiesshouldberegardedwithdoubt。Justascarsmakeourbodiesflabby(不結實),toomuchtechnologicalmemorydegrades(使退化)therealthing,andrelatedthinking。Whatevercanbelookedupinstantlycanbeinstantlyforgotten.71. WhatmadeKnowledgePointalmostclosedown?A.Adropinthenumberoftaxidrivers.B。TherulesofLondonTaxiCompany.C.GreatpressurefromUberandhighrents。D.Competitionwithsmartphonescompanies。72. AccordingtoPlato,Socratesthought_____。A。peopleshouldlearnfrompractisingB。readingdidharmtopeople’slearningC.memorizingwasmoreimportantthanunderstandingD。peopleshouldstandupforthemselvesandclarifythetruth73. Whatdoestheunderlinepart“theauthor”inParagraph2referto?A。Socrates. B.Thosewhocouldnotreadorwrite.C.Plato。 D.Thosewhomasteredmentalarithmetic.74. TheauthordevelopsParagraph4mainlyby_____.A.makingcomparisons B.settingdowngeneralrulesC。analyzingcauseandeffect D.presentingresearchfindings75. Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthormostlikelyagreewith?A.Technologywillsoontaketheplaceoftraditionallearningmethods.B.Peopleshouldbewarnedagainstlosingabilitieswhenusingtechnology.C。Learningabilitieswillbedegradedifpeopledon’tunderstandwhattheyhavelearned.D。StarTrektranslatorsshouldbeavoidedwhenpeopletravelinaforeigncountry.四、任務型閱讀(共10題,每小題1分,滿分10分)Parentsarethemostimportantpeopleinourlife.Theyinfluenceourlivesinsomanyways。Theyteachusalmosteverythingaboutliving,giveusstrengthofcharacterandmakeuswhoweare。Itisbecauseofthemthatweareabletodoourduties.Thethingsthatweareabletodoareactuallytheirgiftstous.Rightfromtakingcareofuswhenweareyoungtoguidinguswheneverweneedtheiradvice,theyarealwaystherebyourside。Allwecandoforthemisgivethemloveandhappinessandtrytomakethemfeelproudofus。Tomakethemfeelproud,firstofallyouneedtofollowallthegoodthingstheytaughtyouwhenyouwereveryyoung。Itcouldbeabouteatinghealthily.Itcouldbestayingawayfrombadhabitslikesmokingordrinking,oritcouldbeabouthelpinganyonewhoneedshelp.Notmakingcomplaintsisalsoagoodwaytomakeyourparentsfeelproud.Learntoappreciateandlovewhatyourparentsgiveyou。Showingyouareunhappymighthurtthem.Besides,itisimportanttoappreciatethethingsthatyourparentsdoforyou.Tomakeyourparentsfeelproudofyou,youalsoneedtostartmakingyourowndecisionswiselyandwithconfidence。Inotherwords,takecontrolofyourlifebydecidingwhatwillbegoodorbadforyou.Letthemseethatyouareabletodoallkindsofthingswithoutaskingothersforhelp。Seeingthatyouareabletomakeyourowndecisionswillmakeyourparentsfeelproudofyou.Moreimportantly,youaresupposedtotrytobeagoodperson.Bepoliteandrespectfultoyourfamilyandfriends。Beapersonwhootherscantrust。Whentheygiveyouadviceorasuggestion,you’dbettertaketheirideasintoconsideration。Donotargueorbedisrespectful。Learntoadmit(承認)mistakes.Trytoworkashardasyoucaninordertoaccomplishwhatyouwant.Stayawayfrombadpeopleandwrongthings.Anyway,seeingyougrowintoagoodpersonwillsurelymakeyourparentsproud。MakingyourparentsfeelproudofyouWhatyourparentscandoforyouTheyteachyouhowtomakealivinganddevelopastrong1。Yourabilitytodealwiththingsisa(n)2yourparentsgiveyou.Theyarealwaystheretolookafteryouand3you.WaystomakeyourparentsfeelproudofyouFollowwhatyouwere4。Adoptahealthy5asyourparentstoldyou。Helpanyoneinneed.Don’tcomplain.Be6withallthethingsgiventoyoubyyourparents.Appreciatewhatyourparentsdoforyou.Makedecisionsonyourown.Makeyourowndecisionswiselyand7。Letyourparent
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