1、考点二十一说理议论类 A限时7分钟I recently came in contact with celebrity magazines My family isnt one to give money for pictures of skinny, drunk celebrities with paragraphs about their relationships and shopping cart times Thus, I was excited to finally get a chance to read about other peoples attractive yet tro
2、ubled livesRight away I noticed how each magazine seemed to be a copy of the other They had headlines and pictures that were almost the same Still, the pictures of perfectly constructed faces with cute designer outfits going on with their daily lives made me read onWait, celebrities taking their dog
3、s for a walk? Spending an afternoon at a park? All of these things seemed so ordinarythings my own family and I do together often I suddenly realized how unextraordinary the people in these magazines were They are simply normal people who happen to have a cool job and much money For some reason, pic
4、tures of them doing things like buying milk at the store appeal to millions of readers Then, when these regular people mess up, their mistakes are painted onto hundreds of newspapers and Internet sitesWhat if every time we made a mistake, it was made public? Have you ever failed a test? Imagine seei
5、ng pictures of you on the front of a newspaper with headlines like, “Regular Schooling Isnt Enough” Youd be embarrassed Now, Im not necessarily taking the celebritys side Im more realizing the fact that these people we are crazy about are just ordinary human beings with many photographs following th
6、em around Role models? Id think not Personally, Id rather look up to people in any community who have accomplished a lot instead of an ordinary person walking his dog in Berverly Hills1What do we know about the authors family?AThey admire celebrities very muchBThey often buy celebrity magazinesCThey
7、 are not interested in celebritiesDThey are curious about the life of celebrities答案：C推理判断题。根据第一段第二句可推知，作者家人对名人的八卦新闻不感兴趣，故选C。2What does the author think of celebrities?AThey live a happy lifeBThey seldom do usual thingsCThey deserve peoples admirationDThey are just ordinary people like us答案：D细节理解题。根据
8、第三段第四、五句可知，作者突然明白，名人都是些普通人，只不过他们从事着看似光鲜、收入丰厚的工作，故选D。3Who is most likely to be the authors role model?ACelebrities who live an ordinary lifeBCommon people who do great thingsCExtraordinary people who accomplish a lotDPeople who make great contributions to communities答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，作者更喜欢以那些虽生活
9、在社区里，但能做出不平凡事情的普通人为榜样，而不是那些虽生活在Berverly Hills而事实上很平庸的人，结合选项可知选B。4What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe the actual life of celebritiesBTo ask us to be realistic about others mistakesCTo show peoples different attitudes towards celebritiesDTo advise us to have a right attitude t
10、owards celebrities答案：D推理判断题。根据本文可知，在作者看来名人只不过是受大家关注的普通人，我们需要以正确的态度去看待他们，故选D。B限时8分钟In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources, the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming
11、increasingly warm People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natur
12、al resourcesToday, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries According to a recent study, the global market for lowcarbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round
13、 of the global energy revolution It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and highspeed trains In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油), which
14、 is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusin
15、g energy Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to
16、 a sustainable oneThe major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries5According to Paragraph 1, we cannot infer that the trad
17、itional business model _Amakes the world warmerBmakes growth hard to continueCbrings severe damage to forestsDconsumes natural resources答案：D推理判断题。根据第一段第二句中的“more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm”可排除A、C两项；根据第一段倒数第三句“People now realize that this unhealthy in susta
18、inable (可持续的) ways”可知，传统的商业模式不能确保可持续发展，因此要改变传统的发展模式，故排除B项。故D项符合题意。6What can we infer from Paragraph 2?AHighspeed trains are a lowcarbon developmentBChina is the leader of the lowcarbon marketCChina lacks wind and solar energyDPalm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句和第四句中的
19、“and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and highspeed trains”可知，高铁属于低碳的发展模式。故A项正确。7To fully develop the lowcarbon markets, government can _Acut public expensesBencourage energy conservationCdevelop public resourcesDforbid carbon emission答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中的“and targets for savin
20、g and reusing energy”可知，为了充分开发低碳市场，政府可以鼓励节约和循环利用能源。故B项正确。8We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to _Amake full use of natural resourcesBexplore new natural resourcesCdevelop sustainable productsDdeal with the major challenge答案：C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尾句中的“it offers abundant n
21、ew chances for sustainable product industries”可知，C项正确。C限时8分钟To Friend or Not to FriendWe all love our parents and turn to them when were in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become
22、extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, con
23、tent to continue their daytoday lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves a
24、bout social networking sitesThese days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; theres also a certain amount of control over privacy that we dont get in real life Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend”
25、request from a parent or family memberIts a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives On the one hand we dont want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide On the other hand if you do ac
26、cept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did beforeA recent survey suggested that parents shouldnt take it personally if their child ignores their request, “When a teen ignores a parents friend request, it doesnt necessarily mea
27、n that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent”Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list9From Paragraph 2, we learn that _ Aparents f
28、eel secure about their privacy online Bsocial networks successfully fill the generation gap Cparents have realized the importance of social networks Dsocial networks offer a platform for parents to communicate答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段后两句可知，父母已经意识到社交网络的重要性。故选C。10Teenagers may refuse a parents friend request be
29、cause _ Athey hide something from their parents Bthey are unwilling to be watched by parents Ctheir parents tend to fall behind technology Dtheir parents make negative comments on them答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，青少年可能会拒绝父母加好友的请求，因为他们不愿意被父母监视着自己的一举一动。故选B。11The passage is mainly about _ Aprivacy online Bsoc
30、ial networks Cthe generation gap Dparents friend requests答案：D主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，全文主要讲了现在很多父母进入社交网站，希望加孩子为好友，但是这样的要求往往被孩子拒绝，分析了其中的原因，并进一步对孩子们提出忠告。故选D。12The passage is written mainly for _ Aparents Bteenagers Cteachers Dresearchers答案：B推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的“We all love our parents and turn to them when were in
31、need”以及最后一段给青少年的建议可知，本文的写作对象是广大青少年。故选B。D限时8分钟When asked to identify the qualities that lead to success in life, experts often list the ability to overcome obstacles Getting over the difficulties, through determination and persistence, is the characteristic of the greatest leaders, the most successfu
32、l parents and the most prized employees Those who make no excuses, who do whatever it takes to get something done, are the ones who have the capacity to achieve greatnessIn education, we focus a lot on meeting our students needs Its our job to teach them But to truly help them be successful, we ours
33、elves have to have the “no excuses” attitude The problem is that by allowing ourselves no excuses, and doing whatever it takes to make students successful, we often find ourselves accepting excuses from them Students dont complete an assignment, and we give them a second chance A test is failed and
34、we provide a chance to retake it, or do test corrections for extra creditBut theres always a reason for a childs behavior Its important to understand the reason, but its equally important to remember that a reason is not an excuseTheres a girl in my class with terrible handwriting “Maybe if I had a
35、mother who had taught me that, I would have better handwriting！” she says She has been in and out of foster care (寄养照管) for years She has an explanation for her bad handwriting, but when does it become an excuse that reduces her ability to communicate for the rest of her life?We must understand the
36、kids and work to find ways for them to succeed Simultaneously (同时), we must draw lines, set limits, show them the difference between right and wrong The real work is figuring out when we stop letting reasons be excuses, and start to teach kids about taking responsibility for themselvesMaybe there is
37、 failure on the path to success Sometimes a child has to fail in order to discover the line that he cannot cross13The example of the girl in Paragraph 4 shows that _Achildren cant tell a reason from an excuseBchildren need to improve their ability to communicateCchildrens behavior is greatly affecte
38、d by their parentsDchildren have reasonable explanations for their behavior答案：A推理判断题。结合第三段尾句中的“but its equally important to remember that a reason is not an excuse”可知，原因不等于借口，女孩的例子正是说明了孩子们往往无法辨别借口和原因，故选A。14What is a teachers real work in the authors opinion?ATo show kids the difference between right
39、 and wrongBTo help kids become responsible for themselvesCTo set specific limits to the behavior of kidsDTo meet the needs of different kids答案：B细节理解题。从倒数第二段最后一句可知，一个教师真正的工作是弄清楚什么时候不再让理由变成借口，并开始教孩子们要对他们自己的言行负责，故选B。15What does the author try to express in the last paragraph?AChildren should try to avo
40、id failureBFailure may benefit children in the long runCChildren should be careful on their way to successDFailure is easy to conquer if children are confident答案：B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二句“Sometimes a child has to fail in order to discover the line that he cannot cross”可以推断，从长远来看，让孩子经历失败并不一定是坏事，孩子们能从中受益，故选B
41、。16The passage is probably written by _Aa working parent Ba college studentCan experienced teacher Da newspaper reporter答案：C推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句“In education, we focus a lot on meeting our students needs Its our job to teach them”以及第四段首句“Theres a girl in my class with terrible handwriting”可推知，这篇文章很可能是由一
42、个有经验的教师写的。A限时15分钟(北京高考)Preparing Cities for Robot CarsThe possibility of selfdriving robot cars has often seemed like a futurists dream, years away from materializing in the real world Well, the future is apparently now The California Department of Motor Vehicles began giving permits in April for co
43、mpanies to test truly selfdriving cars on public roads The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out selfdriving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services California, it should be noted, isnt leading the way here Companies have been testing their vehicles in citi
44、es across the country Its hard to predict when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulatedWhile much of the d
45、ebate so far has been focused on the safety of driverless cars (and rightfully so), policymakers also should be talking about how selfdriving vehicles can help reduce traffic jams, cut emissions (排放) and offer more convenient, affordable mobility options The arrival of driverless vehicles is a chanc
46、e to make sure that those vehicles are environmentally friendly and more sharedDo we want to copyor even worsenthe traffic of today with driverless cars? Imagine a future where most adults own individual selfdriving vehicles They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways becau
47、se they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread They take their driverless car to an appointment and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking Instead of walking a few blocks to pick up a child or the dry cleaning, they send t
48、he selfdriving minibus The convenience even leads fewer people to take public transportan unwelcome side effect researchers have already found in ridehailing (叫车) servicesA study from the University of California at Davis suggested that replacing petrolpowered private cars worldwide with electric, s
49、elfdriving and shared systems could reduce carbon emissions from transportation 80% and cut the cost of transportation infrastructure (基础设施) and operations 40% by 2050 Fewer emissions and cheaper travel sound pretty appealing The first commercially available driverless cars will almost certainly be
50、fielded by ridehailing services, considering the cost of selfdriving technology as well as liability and maintenance issues (责任与维护问题) But driverless car ownership could increase as the prices drop and more people become comfortable with the technologyPolicymakers should start thinking now about how
51、to make sure the appearance of driverless vehicles doesnt extend the worst aspects of the carcontrolled transportation system we have today The coming technological advancement presents a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably
52、 The car of the future is coming We just have to plan for it1According to the author, attention should be paid to how driverless cars can _ Ahelp deal with transportationrelated problems Bprovide better services to customers Ccause damage to our environment Dmake some people lose jobs答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段
53、第一句可知，尽管到目前为止，大多数争论都集中在无人驾驶汽车的安全性上(理应如此)，政策制定者们也应该讨论无人驾驶汽车如何能帮助缓解交通拥堵、减少尾气排放，并提供更方便、更实惠的交通选择。同时结合第三段第一句可推知，作者认为应该关注无人驾驶汽车能如何帮助处理跟交通有关的问题。故选A。2As for driverless cars, what is the authors major concern?ASafety BSide effectsCAffordability DManagement答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者认为政策制定者应开始思考如何保证无人驾驶汽车的出现不会扩大
54、当今以汽车为主导的交通运输系统的最消极的一面，由此可推知，作者关心的是无人驾驶汽车的管理。故选D。3What does the underlined word “fielded” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?AEmployed BReplacedCShared DReduced答案：A词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句可推知，目前无人驾驶汽车价格高昂，且大众对该技术的接受度低，再结合画线词所在句的含义可知，考虑到自动驾驶技术的成本以及责任和维护问题，可以猜测，叫车服务将使用首批商用无人驾驶汽车。由此可推知，field意为“使用”。故选A。4What is the au
55、thors attitude to the future of selfdriving cars?ADoubtful BPositiveCDisapproving DSympathetic答案：B观点态度题。根据第五段最后三句可知，即将到来的技术进步为城市和国家发展交通系统提供了机会，这种交通系统的目的是让更多的人能够更经济地出行。未来的汽车就要来了。我们只须为它做好计划。由此可推知，作者对无人驾驶汽车的未来持积极态度。故选B。B限时10分钟(2020合肥市高三调研性测试)Its not just kids who are overdoing screen time Parents are o
56、ften just as guilty of spending too much time checking smart phones and emails And the consequences for their children can be troublingDr Jenny Radesky is a pediatrician (儿科医生) specializing in child development When she worked at a clinic in a hightech Seattle neighborhood, Radesky started noticing
57、how often parents ignored their kids in favor of a mobile device Radesky was so concerned that she decided to study the behaviorAfter relocating to Boston Medical Center, she and two other researchers spent one summer observing 55 different groups of parents and young children eating at fast food re
58、staurants “Many of the caregivers pulled out a mobile device right away，” she says “They looked at it, scrolled on it and typed for most of the meal, only putting it down occasionally”This was not a scientific study Radesky is quick to point out It was more like anthropological (人类学的) observation, c
59、omplete with detailed field notes Forty of the 55 parents used a mobile device during the meal, and many, she says, were more absorbed in the device than in the kidsRadesky says thats a big mistake, because facetoface interactions are the primary way children learn “They learn language, they learn a
60、bout their own emotions, and they learn how to regulate them，” she says “They learn by watching us how to have a conversation, and how to read other peoples facial expressions And if that is not happening, children are missing out on important development milestones (里程碑)”In the research for her boo
61、k, SteinerAdair interviewed 1,000 children between the ages of 4 and 18, asking them about their parents use of mobile devices The language that came up over and over and over again, she says, was “sad, mad, angry and lonely” SteinerAdair says we dont know exactly how much these mini moments of disc
62、onnection between a parent and child affect the child in the long term But based on the stories she hears, SteinerAdair suggests that parents think twice before picking up a mobile device when theyre with their kids5What did Dr Jenny Radesky find in a Seattle neighborhood?AParents ignored their kids
63、 in favor of a mobile deviceBHigh technology made peoples life more convenientCChildren took a much keener interest in smart phonesDParents were worried about their childrens development答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“When she worked at a clinic in a hightech Seattle neighborhood, Radesky started noticing how of
64、ten parents ignored their kids in favor of a mobile device”可知，Jenny Radesky博士在社区里发现了父母玩手机而忽略孩子的现象，故选A。6How did Radesky do her research?ABy interviewing the caregiversBBy analyzing data from a clinicCBy classifying parents behaviorDBy observing parents and children答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“After relocating
65、to Boston Medical Center, she and two other researchers spent one summer observing 55 different groups of parents and young children eating at fast food restaurants”可知，Radesky是通过观察父母和孩子们的行为来进行研究的，故选D。7What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?ALearning about their own fee
66、lingsBReading others facial expressionsCWatching their parents talkingDCommunicating face to face答案：D指代判断题。根据第五段第一句“Radesky says thats a big mistake, because facetoface interactions are the primary way children learn”可推知，此处的that代指的是父母和孩子之间面对面的互动和交流，故选D。8What does SteinerAdair advise parents to do?AC
67、omfort their children as often as possibleBPut down their smart phones while with their kidsCReflect on their own influence on their childrenDAllow their kids to use mobile devices sometimes答案：B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“But based on the stories she hears, SteinerAdair suggests that parents think twice before
68、 picking up a mobile device when theyre with their kids”和对本段的整体理解可推知，SteinerAdair建议父母和孩子们在一起时，不要玩手机，故选B。C限时10分钟调题库13A篇，序号与B篇顺排(2020兰州一中高三月考)Weve considered several ways of paying to cut in line: hiring line standers, buying tickets from scalpers (票贩子), or purchasing linecutting privileges directly f
69、rom, say, an airline or an amusement park Each of these deals replaces the morals of the queue (waiting your turn) with the morals of the market (paying a price for faster service)Markets and queuespaying and waitingare two different ways of allocating things, and each is appropriate to different ac
70、tivities The morals of the queue“First come, first served” have an egalitarian (平等主义的) appeal They tell us to ignore privilege, power, and deep pocketsThe principle seems right on playgrounds and at bus stops But the morals of the queue do not govern all occasions If I put my house up for sale, I ha
71、ve no duty to accept the first offer that comes along, simply because its the first Selling my house and waiting for a bus are different activities, properly governed by different standardsSometimes standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply Think of the recorded message you he
72、ar, played over and over, as you wait on hold when calling your bank: “Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received” This is essential for the morals of the queue Its as if the company is trying to ease our impatience with fairnessBut dont take the recorded message too seriously
73、Today, some peoples calls are answered faster than others Call center technology enables companies to “score” incoming calls and to give faster service to those that come from rich places You might call this telephonic queue jumpingOf course, markets and queues are not the only ways of allocating th
74、ings Some goods we distribute by merit, others by need, still others by chance However, the tendency of markets to replace queues, and other nonmarket ways of allocating goods is so common in modern life that we scarcely notice it anymore It is striking that most of the paid queuejumping schemes wev
75、e consideredat airports and amusement parks, in call centers, doctors offices, and national parksare recent developments, scarcely imaginable three decades ago The disappearance of the queues in these places may seem an unusual concern, but these are not the only places that markets have entered9Acc
76、ording to the author, which of the following seems governed by the principle “First come, first served”？ATaking buses BBuying housesCFlying with an airline DVisiting amusement parks答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句、第三段第一句“The principle seems right on playgrounds and at bus stops”及第四句“Selling my house and waiting f
77、or a bus are different activities, properly governed by different standards(卖房和等公共汽车是不同的活动，受不同标准的制约。)”可知，等公共汽车是受“先到先得到服务”这一标准制约的，而卖房不在此列。由上面的分析排除B项房屋买卖的问题；再根据第一段第一句可知，直接从航空公司和游乐园买票的特权可以避免排队等候的问题，故排除C、D两项。10The example of the recorded message in Paragraphs 4 and 5 illustrates _Athe necessity of patie
78、nce in queuingBthe advantage of modern technologyCthe uncertainty of allocation principleDthe fairness of telephonic services答案：C细节理解题。第四段第一句“Sometimes standards change, and it is unclear which principle should apply”说明了适用规则的不确定性；根据第五段，尤其是该段的第一句可知，对待各种场合的录音信息不必太认真，有时公司会利用呼叫中心给某些人特权，所以说这种分配事情的原则不是一成不
79、变的，故选C项。11The passage is meant to _Ajustify paying for faster servicesBdiscuss the morals of allocating thingsCanalyze the reason for standing in lineDcriticize the behavior of queue jumping答案：B主旨大意题。第二段和第六段的第一句都表明了这篇文章的核心话题就是对有关分配的道德问题的探讨。B项所述符合且准确地体现了文章的主旨。D限时12分钟(天津高考)I read somewhere that we spe
80、nd a full third of our lives waiting But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the issue, lets take a look at three types of “waits”The very purest form of waiting is the WatchedPot Wait It is without doubt the most annoying of
81、 all Take filling up the kitchen sink (洗碗池) as an example There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until its full During these waits, the brain slips away from the body and wanders about until the water runs over the edge of the counter and o
82、nto your socks This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindlessA cousin to the WatchedPot Wait is the Forced Wait This one requires a bit of discipline Properly preparing packaged noodle soup requires a Forced Wait Directions are very specific “Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, sim
83、mer three minutes, remove from heat, let stand five minutes” I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the procedures strictly After all, Forced Waiting requires patiencePerhaps the most powerful type of waiting is the LuckyBreak Wait This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most
84、part voluntary Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happenTurning ones life into a waiting game requires faith and hope, and is strictly for the optimists among us On the surface it seems as ridiculous as following the d
85、irections on soup mixes, but the LuckyBreak Wait well serves those who are willing to do it As long as one doesnt come to rely on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybodyWe certainly do spend a good deal of our time waiting The next time youre standing at the sink waiting for
86、it to fill while cooking noodle soup that youll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, dont be desperate Youre probably just as busy as the next guy12While doing a WatchedPot Wait, we tend to _Akeep ourselves busyBget absentmindedCgrow anxiousDstay focused答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句中的“
87、the brain slips away from the body and wanders about This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless”可知，WatchedPot Wait可以让人变得心不在焉。故选B。13What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the WatchedPot Wait?AThe Forced Wait requires some selfcontrolBThe Forced Wait makes people passiveCThe
88、WatchedPot Wait needs directionsDThe WatchedPot Wait engages body and brain答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“This one requires a bit of discipline”可知，Forced Wait与WatchedPot Wait的区别就是，前者需要自制力，即A项所述内容。14What can we learn about the LuckyBreak Wait?AIt is less voluntary than the Forced WaitBIt doesnt always bring the
89、desired resultCIt is more fruitful than the Forced WaitDIt doesnt give people faith and hope答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段尾句中的“ waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen”可知，等待幸运之事，但未必意味着它一定会发生，故选B项(它并不总是带来想要的结果)。15What does the author advise us to do the next time we are waiting?AT
90、ake it seriously BDont rely on othersCDo something else DDont lose heart答案：D细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“The next time dont be desperate”可知，下次等待的时候，不要绝望，即不要丧失信心(Dont lose heart)。故选D。16The author supports his view by _Aexploring various causes of “waits”Bdescribing detailed processes of “waits”Canalyzing differen
91、t categories of “waits”Drevealing frustrating consequences of “waits”答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段尾句“To understand the issue, lets take a look at three types of waits”可知，作者是通过分析这三种类型的“等待”来支持自己的观点。故选C。E限时10分钟(2020河北调研)The arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at every grade level Students
92、 would be much smarter if they had some musical experience They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions People develop all these skills when they learn music Making music also lets children use their imagination It provides students with a chance to try o
93、ut their own ideasMusic not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙) Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens music instead of seeing them glued_to a computer or TV screen
94、 In a school band, students get to be part of a team They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through musicMusic builds selfconfidence, too It gives children a sense of achievement and success Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performin
95、g in front of an audience Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidenceOnce again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character That is why music should be offered
96、in every single grade in every school17According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _Aimproving their classroom skillsBimproving their classroom skills and imaginationCimproving their attention, direction and imaginationDlearning music, making music and trying out their own ideas答案
97、：B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience”，第三句中的“They could improve their classroom skills ”和第五句“Making music also lets children use their imagination”可知B正确。18What does the underlined phrase “glued to” in the second paragraph mean?AUnwilling to turn on BAlwa
98、ys lookingCUnwilling to leave DAlways playing答案：C词义猜测题。B、D两项中的动词均无法和“a computer”及“TV screen”构成动宾关系；A项中的“unwilling to turn on”与前后语境矛盾；再根据本句意在强调音乐对孩子的积极作用可知，电脑或电视对孩子将不再有吸引力。孩子们不再像以前那样离不开或迷恋电视或电脑。故选C。19The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _Agive children selfexpression and selfconfidenc
99、eBbring children achievement and successCgive children something to be proud ofDdevelop childrens selfconfidence答案：D段落大意题。根据第三段首句“Music builds selfconfidence, too(音乐也能帮助孩子构建自信。)”可知，D项正确。20Whats the best title of this passage?AMusic is a must as a course at schoolBMusic builds childrens selfconfidenceCMusic makes students much smarterDLearning music and making music答案：A标题判断题。第一段第一句“The arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at every grade level”即文章的主题句，文章最后一句再次对此进行呼应；再根据概括标题需遵循“针对性、概括性、醒目性”的原则可知，A为最佳答案。
