北京市密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(10)及答案.doc
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1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(10)及答案Mexico City is truly one of the most amazing cities in the world with a mixture of both the old and new world. From the moment your plane starts to land in this vast city, you know that your trip will be quite an adventure.Once in your taxi and the moment you leave the airp
2、ort, you are amazed at the large amount of slow traffic. The volume of the traffic can be stressful to some. The Paseo de la Reforma (改革大道), running southwest across the city, is one of the major tourist and business areas in Mexico City with many high quality hotels only walking distance from great
3、 restaurants and other tourist attractions. The only problem you will have is trying to see all of these sites during your vacation time. One of the most popular attractions in this area is the National Museum of Anthropology along the northwest part of the street. There are thousands of artifacts o
4、n display showing the history of the area and numerous items found from the many Aztec sites in the area. Walking southwest from the museum, you will soon reach the Mexico City Zoo, which is a great place to spend an afternoon. Across the street from the museum is the Chapultepec Castle, once an imp
5、ortant site in the Mexican-American war. Its also a good idea to take the train up the hill to where the castle is located as the hill is steep (陡峭的). Its important to keep in mind that Mexico City is over 7,000 feet above sea level and some feel it difficult to breathe when walking. You can take a
6、taxi to the Coyoacan market during the evening on a weekend. Its a great place to get some cheap souvenirs (纪念品)to bring back home and to enjoy some traditional Mexican cuisine. However, you must be careful where you eat and that the meat is well cooked.50. The tourists in Mexico City may not be sat
7、isfied with_. A. the high speed of the traffic B. the heavy traffic of the city C. the polluted air in the city D. their safety in the city51. Which of the following shows the correct positions of the following places? P = Paseo de la Reforma M = the National Museum of Anthropology C = the Chapultep
8、ec Castle Z = the Mexico City Zoo52. Which of the following attractions may interest those who want to study the military (of the army) history of Mexico City? A. The National Museum of Anthropology. B. The Coyoacan market. C. The Chapultepec Castle. D. The Aztec sites. 参考答案-50-52、 BDC*结束 If your pr
9、eschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a small reward like a sticker for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said.Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually contr
10、oversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Thats because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal prai
11、se, such as “Brilliant! Youre a great vegetable taster,” did not work as well.The study found t hat when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the veg
12、etables-either carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper, cabbage or sugar snap peas-in laboratory taste tests, the study said.Researchers randomly assigned(分派)173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vege
13、table. A second group of parents used verbal praise. The third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day of 12 days, Soon after, children in the sticker group
14、were giving higher ratings to the vegetables-and were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once
15、 disliked vegetable three months later.Why didnt the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents words may have seemed “insincere” to their children.16The purpose of writing the passage is .Ato introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetablesBto show the procedure of an experiment on c
16、hildrens dietCto explain why children hate to eat vegetablesDto present a proper way of vernal praise to parents17The underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.Ashoot from behind the backBmake a lire in the hackyardCproduce an unexpected resultDachieve what was planned18According
17、to the passage, which of the following statements is true?AMost children are born to dislike carrots or celery.BIt remains a question whether rewarding is a good way to get children to eat vegetables.COral praise wokrs quite well in encouraging children to eat vegetables.DChildren in the sticker gro
18、up will never lose interest in eating vegetables.19How did the researchers get their conclusion from the experiment?ABy comparison.BBy asking questions.CBy giving examples,DBy discussion.20What can we learn from the last paragraph?AChildren like rewards, not verbal praise.BParents should praise thei
19、r children in a sincere tone.CChildren are difficult to inspire.DParents should give up verbal praise.1617181920ACBAB*结束 The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nations largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isnt dropping
20、. And, in particular, the dropout rate isnt dropping for poor and minority students. ZXXKAmazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans-or any plans-to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understan
21、d that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that thechildrenrecognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to rec
22、ognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is like
23、ly the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it requi
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