1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2011-2012年上学期兴化市高三英语好题集：阅读理21Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question o
2、f how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for
3、 60 to 70 minutes a day which really for handwriting is pretty much.Many adults remember learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Today s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it s
4、hould be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility,_ which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high
5、 school.But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is
6、rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More
7、than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.出处：2010广东十校联考体裁：议论文 话题：在键盘普及的年代美国的书法教学情况。阅读策论：抓住论点，抓住观点，把握中心，再结合作为论据的诸多事例以及它们与观点之间的内在联系，从而理解文章的结构。入选理由：文章难度适中，话题贴近社会，题目设计合理巧妙。1We can learn _ from Paragraph 1.A. teaching handwriting is a basic requireme
8、nt in teaching jobB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teachers spend little time in teaching handwritingD. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely2Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?A. The students are taught by practicing a long peri
9、od.B. The letters are repeated many times.C. Handwriting includes two skills.D. To write in cursive is taught first.3The underlined word “legibility” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. easy to read B. complexC. unexpected D. unreadable4The best title for the passage is _.A. How to improve handwriting in scho
10、olB. Right or wrong: the death of handwritingC. Handwriting involves two skillsD. Handwriting lessons are on the way out5The author s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is_.A. negative B. objectiveC. critical D. optimistic2.A few years ago，Paul Gerner began to gather a gro
11、up of architects in Las Vegas to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs, ”Gerner says.Gerner manages school facilities (设施) for Clark County,
12、Nevada，a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018,143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public education system. Gerner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes (样品) ；they plan to construct th
13、eir schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County，which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because des
14、ign requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation(朝向) ，” Mark McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the sam
15、e building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool.”Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of the most progressive green design competitions has doubts about ideas of eco friendly buildings. “I dont believe in the new gre
16、en religion，” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. Im interested in those that work. ”But he wouldnt mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind an
17、d solar power. “You never know whats going to start the interest of a child to study math and science，”he says.出处：2009皖南八校第二次联考 体裁：记叙文 话题：创造性思维是我们每个人都应该有的，但是一切应该从实际出发，不切实际的想法也就如同空中楼阁。本文所涉及的主人公Gerner想创办一所绿色学校的想法遭到了很多人的质疑，他的设计要求连他自己也开始怀疑。阅读策略：抓住中心人物，按照线索弄清来龙去脉，理解整篇文章入选理由：文章采用话题独特，设计的题目值得学生推敲1How did t
18、he architects react to Gerners design requirements?A. They lost balance in excitement.B. They showed strong disbelief.C. They expressed little interest.D. They burst into cheers.2Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?A. AssessmentPrototypeDesignConstruction.B. AssessmentDesign
19、PrototypeConstruction.C. DesignAssessmentPrototypeConstruction.D. DesignPrototypeAssessmentConstruction.3What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County?A. The large size.B. Limited facilities.C. The desert climate.D. Poor natural resources.4What does Gerner think of the ideas of gree
20、n schools?A, They are questionable. B. They are out of date.C. They are advanced. D. They are practical.3A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, an
21、d the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift $ 7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a diffe
22、rence when we were going under financially，” says Dave.But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in othe
23、rs, it was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They th
24、rived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn t afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything，” says their
25、 friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches wish that their legacy a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich t
26、he whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.Neighbors helping neighbors that was Ish and Arlene Hatch s story.出处：济南中学2012寒假练习 体裁：夹叙夹议 话题：本文主要介绍了一对关心邻里、无私奉献的夫妻。他们把自己的财产留给需要的人，强调人人互助，世界就会更美好。阅读策略：细读作者叙述的事实，抓住作者的观点，理清文章的结构 入选理由：文章的话题出现频率高，永做不衰的话题 1According to the text, the Fusses _.A. wer
27、e employed by a truck companyB. were in financial difficultyC. worked in a school cafeteriaD. lost their home2Which of the following is true of the Hatches?A. They had their children during the Great Depression.B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.C. They gave away their possessions
28、to their neighbors.D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.3Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?A. They decided to open a store.B. They wanted to save money.C. They couldn t afford expensive things.D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.4According to Sandy Van Weelden, the
29、 Hatches were_.A. understandingB. optimisticC. childlike D. curious5What can we learn from the text?A. The community of Alto was poor.B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example. .精品资料。欢迎使用。高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u 版权所有高考资源网
