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高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解4
2019-2020年高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解4
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
A
ByLOSANGELESTIMES
Publishedon2002-02-10
Postedonxx-01-1810∶59∶54
Nervousuncertaintysurroundsthefate(命运)ofUSjournalistDanielPearl,withnoclearmunicationfromhiskidnappers(绑匪)andnosignofhiswhereaboutsafterthreeseparatepolicesearchesforhisbodyinthetroublesomeportcityKarachi,Pakistan.
Pearl,a38-year-oldWallStreetJournalreporter,disappearedtwoweeksagoonhiswaytoaninterviewinKarachi.Anemailallegedlyfromhiskidnapperscontainedfourphotosofhimandavarietyofdemands,includingoneforthereleaseofPakistaniprisonersbeingheldattheUSnavalbaseinCuba.
ThesearcheswerestartedlastFridaynightbyanemailclaimingthatPearlhadbeenkilledandhisbodythrown“inthegraveyardsofKarachi.”
PearlhasworkedforTheWallStreetjournalfor12yearsandisnowtheirSouthAsiabureauchief.HewasborninPrinceton,NewJerseyandgraduatedfromStanfordUniversitywithabachelor'sdegreeinmunications.
HejoinedTheWallStreetJournalinNovember1990,firstasareporterintheAtlantabureau.In1993hemovedtotheWashingtonofficetocovertransportationbeforebeginningaseriesofoverseaspostings.
Themembersofaradical(激进的)IslamicgroupinPakistanwhoadmithavingkidnappedhimsayPearlisamemberoftheIsraeliintelligenceservice,Mossad.ButPearl'semployershaveangrilydenied(否认)thatheistheagent(代理)ofanygovernment.
Pearl'sFrenchwife,Marianne,issixmonthspregnantwiththeirfirstchild.
ForthepastfewweeksthecouplehavebeenlivinginKarachiwhilePearltriedtoarrangeaninterviewwithMubarakAliShahGilani,headofthesmallmiclitantIslamicgroupTanzeemul-Fuqra.
56.Wecanseefromthetextthat.
APearlhasbeenmurdered BPearlhasescapedfromhiskidnappers
CPearlisindanger DPearl'sfatestillremainsinquestion
57Accordingtothetext,Pearlmostprobablydisappeared.
AonJanuary24,xx BonJanuary26,xx
ConJanuary4,xx DonJanuary11,xx
58Pearl'sdisappearancehassomethingtodowith.
ATanzeemul-Fuqra BaradicalIslamicgroupinPakistan
CtheUSnavalbaseinCuba DtheIsraeliintelligenceservice
B
Studentparticipation(参与)intheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudentinmanycourses.Someprofessorsbasepartofthefinalgradeonthestudent'soralparticipation.Althoughthereareformallecturesduringwhichthestudenthasapassiverole(i.e.,listeningandtakingnotes),manycoursesareorganizedaroundclassroomdiscussions,studentquestions,andinformallectures.Ingraduatediscussionstheprofessorhada“manager”roleandthestudentsmakepresentationsandleaddiscussions.Thestudentsdotheactualteachinginthesediscussions.
Aprofessor'steachingmethodisanotherfactor(因素)thatdeterminesthedegreeandtypeofstudentparticipation.Someprofessorsprefertocontroldiscussionwhileothersprefertoguidetheclasswithoutcontrollingit.Manyprofessorsencouragestudentstoquestiontheirideas.Studentswhoobjecttotheprofessor'spointofviewshouldbepreparedtoprovetheirpositions.
Intheteachingofscienceandmathematics,thecontrollingmodeofinstructionisgenerallytraditional,withteacherspresentingformallecturesandstudentstakingnotes.However,neweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesinthepasttwentyyears.Studentsinedcuation,society,andhistoryclasses,forexample,areoftenrequiredtosolveproblemsingroups,designprojects,makepressentations,andexaminecasestudies.Sincesomecollegeoruniversitycoursesare“practical”ratherthantheoretical,theypaymoreattentionto“doing”forthemselves.
59“Participationintheclassroomisnotonlyacceptedbutalsoexpectedofthestudent”inmanycoursesexceptin.
Ascienceandmathematics Bthehumanitiesandsocialsciences
Cinformallecturecourses Ddiscussioncourses
60Fromthepassageweknowthateducationinthehumanitiesandsociety.
Ahasnotchangedmuch Bpayattentiontostudents'studyinginsteadofteachers'teaching
Cismuchmoreimportantthanthatofscienceandmathematics
Dhasbeemorepracticalthantheoretical
61Thereasonwhysomeprofessorsaskstudentstomakepresentationsandleaddiscussionsisthat.
Atheseprofessorsareoftennotwellpreparedbeforeclass
Btheseprofessorswanttostrees“doing”
Ctheseprofessorswanttotestthestudents'abilities
Dtheseprofessorsarenotwillingtoteachtheory
62Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrueaccordingtothepassage?
AStudentparticipationisnotmonintheclassroominmanycourseslikesociety.
BSomeprofessorswanttocontroltheclassroomdiscussion.
CSomeprofessorsusuallywantthestudentstotakepartintheteachingofscienceandmathematics.
DNeweducationaltrendshaveturnedupinteachingofnaturalsciencessuchaschemistry.
C
Scientistshavetriedtoeupwithbiologicalexplanationsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.
However,nonewerebelievableenoughtoexplainthegeneralpicture.Asonescientistpointsout,“Thereareslightgenetic(遗传的)differencesbetweenthesexesatbirthwhichmayaffectthesubjectsboysandgirlschoose.Butthedifficultyisthatbythetimechildrenreachschoolage,therearesomanyothereffectsthatitisalmostimpossibletotellwhethergirlsareworseatscienceandmaths,orwhetherthey'vebeenbroughtuptothinkofthesesubjectsasboys'‘territory’”.
Statistics(统计数据)showthatinmathematics,atleast,girlsareequaltoboys.Arecentreportsuggeststhatgirlsonlystopstudyingmathematicsbecuaseofsocialattitudes.Oneofthereports'authorssays,“Whileitissociallyunacceptableforpeoplenottobeabletoreadandwrite,itisstillacceptableforwomentosaythattheyare‘hope-less’atmaths.Ourresearchshowsthat,althoughgirlsgetmarkswhichareasgoodastheboys',theyhavenotbeenencouragedtodoso.”
Theexplanationforthedifference,whichisveryclearduringtheteenageyears,goesasfarbackasearlychildhoodexperiences.Fromtheirfirstdaysinnurseryschool,girlsarenotencouragedtoworkontheirownortopletetasks,althoughboysare.Forexample,boysandnotgirls,areoftenaskedto‘help’withrepairwork.Thisencouragementleadstoawayoflearninghowtosolveproblemslateroninlife.Evidence(证据)showsthatexceptionalmathematiciansandscientistsdidnothaveteacherswhosuppliedanswers;theyhadtofindoutforthemselves.
Afurtherreportonmathsteachingshowsthatteachersseemtogivemoreattentiontoboysthantogirls.
Mostteacherswhotookpartinthestudyadmittedthattheyexpecttheirmalestudentstodobetteratmathematicsandsciencesubjectsthantheirfemalestudents.Allofthistendstoencourageboystoworkharderinthesesubjects,givesthemconfidence(信心)andmakesthembelievethattheycansucceed.
Interestingly,bothboysandgirlstendtoregardsuch‘male’subjectslikemathematicsandscienceasdifficult.Yetithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsavoidmathematicscourses,notbecausetheyaredifficult,butforsocialreasons.
Mathematicsandsciencearemainlymalesubjects,andtherefore,asgirlsbeeteenagers,theyarelesslikelytotakethemup.Girlsdonotseemtowanttobeinopenpetitionwithboys.Neitherdotheywanttodobetterthanboysbecausetheyareafraidtoappearlessfemaleandso,lessattractive.
63Theunderlinedword“territory”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans“”.
Ainterest Bareaofland Cspecialfield Ddistrict
64Accordingtoscientificstudies,.
Amathsisnotfitforgirlstolearn Bboyshaveaspecialsenseofmaths
Cgirlsarepooreratmathsbecausetheyaretheweakersex
Dgirlscanlearnmathsaswellasboysifgivenenoughencouragement
65Thosewhomadeextraordinarycontributioninmathematicsandscience.
Ausuallyhadgoodteacherstohelpthem
Bhadtheabilitiestosolveproblemsbythemselves
Cusuallyworkedharderthanothers
Dwereencouragedtorepairthingswhenyoung
66Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?
AItseemssociallyacceptableforagirlnottobeabletoreadandwrite.
BItisasocialproblemratherthanaproblemofbrainsthatgirlsarepooratmaths
CMathematicsandsciencearenoeasysubjectstoeithergirlsorboys.
DThereisnoconnectionbetweenagirl'sabilityinmathsandherappearance.
67Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
AWho'sAfraindofMathsAnyway?
BAreBoysClevererthanGirls?
CBoysAreBetteratMathsthanGirlsbyBirth
DMaths-ADifficultSubject
D
Thenexttimeyoutryforahigh-rankingpost,youcouldletyourpossiblebosslistentoaremending(推荐)phonecall“made”byUSPresidentGeorgeW.BushorBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlair.
Ofcourse,neitherofthemcouldreallydothatforyou-youwouldjust“borrow”theirvoices.
AT&Tlabswillstartsellingspeechsoftwarethatitsaysissogoodatreproducingthesoundsofahumanvoicethatitcanrecreatevoicesandevenbringthevoicesoflong-deadfamouspeoplebacktolife.
Thesoftware,whichturnsprintedtextintospeech,makesitpossibleforapanytouserecordingsofaperson'svoicetosaythingsthatthepersonneveractuallysaid.
Possiblecustomersforthesoftware,whichispricedinthethousandsofdollars,includetelephonecallcentres,paniesthatmakesoftwarethatreadsdigital(数学的)filesaloud,andmakersofautomatedvoicedevices(装置).Theadvancesraiseseveralproblems.Who,forexample,ownstherightstoafamousperson'svoice?
(Someexpertsevenbelievethatnewcontracts(合同)willbedrawnthatincludevoice-licensingclauses.)
A
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