1、 (建议用时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2020太原模拟)Were often reminded of the importance of preserving the planet as we see it for future generationsand children at St Oswalds CE Primary School Chester certainly agree.Nineyearold Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note. “Sometim
2、es they can be busy and I dont think they think they can make a difference, but if everyone does a little bit it all adds up，” she tells HuffPost UK. “We started looking at plastic pollution in our oceans and the things like plastic bags that are polluting them，” she says. “Fish can eat the plastic
3、and they can die, or we might even eat the fish ourselves.”Mr. Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly. The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up of 9and 10
4、yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.Mr. Timms thinks children have an important role to play in teaching us how to take care of the things around us. “We sometimes overlook how much we can
5、 really learn from children，” he says. “It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, and to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”Mr. Timms is proud of his Hummingbirds class. “The message that
6、they would like to send to world is simple: stopping this isnt someone elses job, and it wont be OK if we just leave it.”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目。该班由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告来提醒成年人注意环保问题。1What can we infer about adults according to Isobel Kelleher?AThey just pretend to be busy.BThey
7、havent done their part well.CThey can do nothing to stop pollution.DThey have started to care about the ocean.B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是第一句“Nineyearold Isobel Kelleher from the schools Hummingbirds class thinks adults need to take note.”可知，学校“蜂鸟班”里九岁的伊泽贝尔认为成年人需要注意环保问题；据此可推知，成年人在环保问题上没有做得很好，故B项正确。2What i
8、s the purpose of the school project?ATo help adults to learn more about their kids.BTo remind adults to be friendly to the environment.CTo persuade students to stop using plastic bags.DTo teach students how to write poems creatively.B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“The entire Hummingbirds class, which is made up o
9、f 9and 10yearold pupils, has been busy writing poems and creating online video adverts to warn adults about the serious situation of our oceans and wildlife.”可知，整个“蜂鸟班”由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们一直忙着写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人海洋和野生动物所处的严重处境；据此可知，该项目旨在提醒成年人要注意环保问题，故B项正确。3Why does Mr. Timms mention parents in Paragraph 4?AT
10、o prove kids are creative in teaching.BTo attract people to support his work.CTo have adults care about education.DTo show the effects of the project.D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“It has been really hard to believe having parents come in saying that their children have been asking them to stop using plastic, an
11、d to recycle more, and even stopping them using plastic straws.”可知，真的很难相信有父母说孩子们要求他们停止使用塑料，甚至要求他们停止使用塑料吸管；据此可推知，该段提及父母旨在说明该项目对成年人的影响，故D项正确。4What is the text mainly about?AAn inspiring school project.BAn appeal to stop using plastic bags.CSerious situations of our planet.DAdults ignorance of the envi
12、ronment.A解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章第三段第一句“Mr. Timms, Isobels teacher, has been spearheading a new project at the school which lets children loose creatively to raise awareness of the need to be more environmentally friendly.”为全文的主题句，结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了“蜂鸟班”积极响应一个环保教育项目，该班由九岁和十岁的学生组成，他们通过写诗和制作在线视频广告，提醒成年人注意环保问题
13、。故A项正确。B(2020安徽五校质检)While an entire month free of homework or tests may sound too good to be true, that is exactly what the students at Sturenskolan School in Boden, Sweden were treated to in April. Whats more, if the results of the experiment prove encouraging, starting 2019, the middle schoolers w
14、ill never have to worry about afterschool work or tests, aside from the national examinations, which are compulsive for students across the country.The schools principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea, said, “We are constantly receiving new reports that our children feel bad. And that
15、s because they have a high level of stress all the time. This is our way of trying to reduce that stress.”The educator says that while banning homework and tests sounds radical(激进的), it makes sense given the changes in the curriculum and approaches to education. While in the past students were prima
16、rily subjected to memorizing facts, learning today is all about reflection and analysis. As a result, it is often harder for kids, especially those with little support at home, to comprehend the material by themselves.Sirkka is not the only one who believes afterschool work does not help students le
17、arn. In March 2018, another principal in Canada also decided to do away with homework. They hope parents will spend the extra time reading to their kids.While the longterm impact of the recent decisions made by the two educators remains to be seen, the experiment has already proved successful in Fin
18、land which has done away with homework, grades, and even teaching by subjects for many years. Yet, Finnish students always rank high in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests especially in math and science but they have the least homework! Hopefully, it will only be a matter
19、 of time before US educators follow their lead and ban afterschool work as well!【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。瑞典一所学校在四月份取消了学生的家庭作业和考试，这是该校校长Petronella Sirkka看到学生作业负担太重而提出的举措，且芬兰采取的类似做法已获成功。5The students at Sturenskolan School had no homework in April because _Athe headmaster was experimenting with her ideaBthey ne
20、eded to do some experiments during the monthCthey were busy preparing for the national examinationsDthe headmaster had to carry out the governments policyA解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“The schools principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea”，并结合第一段的内容可知，Sturenskolan学校的学生们在四月份没有家庭作业和考试是该校校长提出的想法，故A
21、项正确。6What makes childrens learning hard nowadays?AChildren have to do more analyzing.BThe approach to education is complex.CChildren get no support at home and school.DThere are many more facts to memorize.A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句“While in the past students were primarily subjected to memorizing facts,
22、learning today is all about reflection and analysis. As a result, it is often harder for kids, especially those with little support at home, to comprehend the material by themselves.”可知，在过去，学生主要是被要求记住事实，而如今学生需要的是反思和分析。因此，孩子们往往很难自己理解这些材料。据此可知，反思和分析让孩子们的学习更加困难。故A项正确。7What does Petronella Sirkka most l
23、ikely advise parents to do?AHelp children with their homework.BFree children from afterschool housework.CSpend more time reading to their children.DCommunicate with teachers from time to time.C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“They hope parents will spend the extra time reading to their kids.”可推知，Petronella Sirkka很可
24、能会建议父母花些时间为他们的孩子们阅读，故C项正确。8What can we infer about the students in Finland?AThey study the hardest at school.BThey have a more relaxing school life.CThey enjoy great success after graduation.DThey all have a talent for math and science.B解析：推理判断题。根据尾段第一句中的“the experiment has already proved successful
25、 in Finland which has done away with homework, grades, and even teaching by subjects for many years”可知，多年来，芬兰已经取消了家庭作业、成绩等级，甚至科目教学。据此可推知，芬兰学生的学校生活更加轻松，故B项正确。.七选五(2020合肥第二次质检)Whats the purpose of building patience abilities? In a word, happiness. Better relationships, more success. But indeed it take
26、s efforts to build them successfully. 1._ Thus, when the big ones come, we will have developed the patience we need for hard times.Understand the addictive nature of anger and impatience. We, human beings, are still constructed with our old reptilian(爬行动物的) brain that protects our physical and emoti
27、onal survival. On the emotional survival side, we want our way to get ahead, to achieve, and to “look good”. Lets just face it. 2._ So the first step in growing patience is to get in touch with the addictive quality of the opposite of patienceanger, impatience, blame and shame. We all have them. And
28、 we can grow beyond them.Upgrade our attitude towards discomfort and pain. Pain has its purposes and pushes us to find solutionswe try to change the other person, situation or thing that we think is causing our discomfort. But the problem is that it is not the outside thing thats the source of our p
29、ain, but how our mind is set. 3._Pay attention when the impatience or pain starts. Most of us dont really realize it when we are feeling even the smallestbut very presentpainful feelings. 4._ But to really care for ourselves, get curious about whats actually happening in the moment inside you. Focus
30、ing on whats actually happening, you can notice the worry of not wanting whats happening, the resistance.5_ When you find yourself impatient, or angry with yourself, you can remind yourself that you are growing, and that, “Sure, this is understandable; this is what happens to me when Im bothered.” Y
31、ou can say to yourself, “Its true. I dont like this; this is uncomfortable, but I can tolerate it.”APractice positive selftalk.BSo the solution to pain is an inside job.CPatience abilities benefit you in many ways.DLearn to forgive yourself for being impatient in hard times.EWe ignore the fact that
32、were in pain and focus completely on fixing the problem.FThe urge to protect ourselves and what we consider valuable is absolutely habitforming.GEffective ways are recommended to train ourselves to work with little pain and annoyance.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了培养耐心的几个有效的方法。1G解析：根据空后一句“Thus, when the big on
33、es come, we will. hard times.”可知，成功地培养耐心需要花费精力，因而推荐一些有效的方法用来训练我们应对痛苦及烦恼的能力，因此当更大的麻烦来临时，我们将已经有耐心应对困难的时刻。故G项符合语境。2F解析：根据空后的“So the first step. blame and shame.”可推知，保护我们自己和我们认为有价值的东西的冲动绝对是由习惯养成的，因此要做的第一步就是了解负面情绪根深蒂固的本性。故选F。3B解析：根据空前一句“But the problem is that it is not the outside thing thats the source
34、 of our pain, but how our mind is set.”可知，问题不是出现在引起痛苦的外在因素上，而是出现在我们的思考方式上，因此解决痛苦是一种内在的活动。故选B。4E解析：根据空前一句“Most of us dont really realize it. painful feelings.”及空后的“get curious about whats actually happening in the moment inside you”可知，我们经常忽略了这样一个事实，即我们处于痛苦之中，而我们关注的焦点总是全部集中在解决问题上。5A解析：根据文章结构和空处所在位置可知，
35、空处为段落主题句；通读本段可知，本段主要是说要积极地自我对话，故A项符合语境。.语法填空(2020长春质量监测一)It used to be common to see US teenagers busy at fastfood restaurants cooking burgers and 1._(clean) tables, especially during the summer vacation. 2._， the scene is becoming less common.Instead of finding summer jobs, many US teenagers are sp
36、ending 3._(they) free time taking classes. According to The Atlantic, this change partly results 4._the low teen earnings paying little toward the costs of college. For many students who are going to attend college, the money from summer jobs doesnt live up to their 5._(expect) at all. Meanwhile, US
37、 teenagers increasing interest in education 6._(account) for this as well. They go to summer school to learn 7._they might not have time for after they leave school, which 8._(consider) as a wise choice.Despite this, a summer job is still believed to benefit teenagers. Early work experience is 9._hu
38、man activity that develops peoples social skills. When kids are working, they gradually gain 10._(practice) knowledge and understanding of the labor market.【解题导语】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国青少年暑期生活的变化。1cleaning解析：考查非谓语动词。根据空前的并列连词and可知，空处与前面的cooking并列作be busy(in) doing sth.结构的宾语。2However解析：考查副词。由上文中的“It used to
39、be common”以及空后的“the scene is becoming less common”可知，此处前后句构成转折关系，故用However。3their解析：考查代词。根据语境可知，空处修饰名词free time，故应用they的形容词性物主代词their在句中作定语，表示“他们的”。4from解析：考查固定搭配。这种变化部分是由青少年得到的薪水很低而难以支付大学的费用造成的。result from “(由而)造成”为固定搭配。5expectations解析：考查词性转换和名词的单复数。根据语境及空前的“their”可知，空处应用expect的名词复数形式，表示“他们的那些期望”。6
40、accounts解析：考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，文章介绍的是一般情况，且主语是US teenagers increasing interest，因此谓语动词用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式accounts。7what解析：考查连接词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，作动词learn的宾语，指物，因此填what。8is considered解析：考查动词的时态和语态。根据语境可知，文章介绍的是一般情况，应用一般现在时，此处表示“这被认为是一个明智的选择”，应用被动语态，故用一般现在时的被动语态。9a解析：考查冠词。根据空前的“is”和空后的“human activity”可知，此处表示泛指“一项人类活动”，且human的发音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。10practical解析：考查形容词。修饰名词应用形容词，故用practical “实用的”。
