2017届江苏省江阴市高考英语专项训练：任务型阅读及信息匹配（6）及答案

　　任务型阅读（A）

　　阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词。

　　注意：每空1个单词。

　　Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio, draws its 360 students from a 270-square-mile rural area of the state’s southeast corner.

　　In the early 1990s, teachers and students were not at all motivated. The school, says social studies teacher Deborah Burk, was sticking to the 19th-century concept of dividing the day into 42-minute periods (still common in many schools across the country), with each period counted as a credit toward graduation. Back then, Burk says, students focused more on the clock than on what she was saying. They weren’t entirely to blame. The system, she felt, didn’t let her do much beyond repeating the same lectures over and over: There wasn’t time to challenge students to research into details. “You couldn’t analyze their progress -- or even think about it.”

　　In 1992, Dr. George H. Wood, an Ohio University education professor who’d never run a high school, was named principal. He asked students for their ideas, organized visits to programs around the country, and met frequently with staff. The result: Time passed quickly. With some arm-twisting of superintendents and state lawmakers, Federal Hocking moved from the tiresome credit system to a less-is-more schedule tied to four 80-minute classes. “We decided,” Wood says, “to teach fewer things better.” In American history, for example, the emphasis changed from devoting equal time to every era to focusing on big events.

　　The school developed its own credit system based on important studies but added other requirements -- a senior portfolio, and a yearlong project created by the students that’s not always linked directly to their coursework. Project topics range from writing a world-foods cookbook to the restoration of an old tractor. Graduation based just on racking up a set number of credits was no longer possible.

　　Other changes followed. The seven-minute daily homeroom period -- basically an attendance call -- was replaced by an hour-long advisory meeting every Wednesday morning. Each teacher advises the same 14 or 15 kids through high school. Wood, meanwhile, never lowered his strict academic standards. “Everybody here reads Shakespeare, Emerson and Thoreau,” he says, “even kids who are going to be mechanics.”

　　Teacher Tim Arnold says the schedule changes had an effect similar to the flipping（弹开）of a switch: “The pressure was released. Instead of looking at the clock, we could look at the students. On the first day we all went ‘Wow! That was cool.’”

　　Between the 1995-96 and 2003-04 school years, the percentage of the school’s ninth-graders that passed Ohio’s math proficiency test rose from 50 percent to 85 percent. Passing grades in reading shot from 69 percent to 96 percent. And honors diplomas jumped from 8 percent to 20 percent. “We don’t focus on test scores,” Wood says, “but it’s clear that if you pay attention to the overall culture of the school, the test scores will rise.”

　　Problems of the school in the past The

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　　of the day into 42-minute periods

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　　the same teaching content again and again

　　No time to challenge students to

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　　out research into details

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　　of solving the problems A schedule of four 80-minute classes

　　Teaching fewer things better

　　Credit system based on important studies in

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　　to other requirements

　　An hour-long meeting every Wednesday morning to give

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　　up the high and strict academic standards

　　Signs of

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　　percent more ninth-graders passed Ohio’s math proficiency test.

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　　was made in passing grades in reading.

　　Honors diplomas increased from 8 percent to 20 percent.

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　　2. Repeating

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　　4. Ways

　　5. addition 6. advice/suggestions

　　7. Keeping

　　8. success / achievements

　　9. Thirty / 30

　　10. progress

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　　How Self-Acceptance Leads to Happiness Within

　　Finding acceptance is a natural desire of most people. When we are young, it is important to us to be accepted by others. To do this, we will often adopt the views and interests of the others rather than develop our own.

　　Over time, however, we have the opportunity to learn to accept ourselves. People who have done this are confident in their true abilities; they do not feel the need to impress other people. They are concerned with whether their actions produce worthwhile results rather than with how they are seen by others.

　　Less confident people constantly agree with everything others suggest, for fear of having their own ideas rejected. Defensive people are also usually unconfident; in an attempt to hide their unconfidence, they blame others.

　　Confident people do not give up when faced with a difficult situation; they say "I can" rather than "I can't."

　　Knowing that each day is an opportunity to use their talents to acquire good health, good friendships, and great happiness, they always put their best foot forward. Gradually they can

　　appreciate the differences between themselves and other people.

　　Recognizing the details that we cannot change about ourselves helps us grow personally, so why waste energy complaining about being short? Instead of focusing on personal characteristics we are not satisfied with, we ought to focus more on what we are good at.

　　Such expressions as "Love yourself" and "Be true to your own self" are about self-acceptance, as well as honesty and morality. We should consider them to be good advice, and treat them as signposts showing the way to happiness within.

　　Topic We should learn to accept ourselves as well as find

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　　by others.

　　Benefits

　　of accepting ourselves ▲ We are

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　　in our true abilities and our lives.

　　▲ We are less

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　　to give up when faced with difficult situations.

　　▲ We are able to acquire good health, good friendships, and great happiness,

　　▲ We are provided with

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　　for personal growth.

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　　on accepting ourselves ▲ We are concerned with

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　　results rather than others’ views of ourselves.

　　▲ We needn’t fear that our own ideas are rejected,

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　　can we blame others.

　　▲ We can have a gradual

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　　of the differences between ourselves and others.

　　▲ We focus more on our

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　　rather than unchangeable personal characteristics we are not satisfied with.

　　Conclusion We are to love ourselves and make our way to

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　　within.

　　【参考答案】任务型读写

　　76 acceptance

　　77 confident

　　78 likely

　　79 opportunities / chances

　　80 Tips / Advice / Suggestions / Opinions / Views

　　81 worthwhile

　　82 nor / neither83 appreciation

　　84 strength(s) / advantage(s)

　　85 happiness

　　【2017浙江省宁波市八校联考】

　　下面材料是某购物网上提供的一些跟睡眠有关的新产品的介绍。请仔细阅读材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合61-65各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

　　A. Pillow Tie

　　Tried taking a snooze with the help of your tie? The Pillow Tie, which looks just like a normal tie when worn with a suit, comes with a larger knot （结） and holds a discreet air bag in the back side with a small mouthpiece hidden behind its ‘arrow end’ to blow up. The wearer simply has to lift the tie to

　　their mouth, inflate（使膨胀） it and lay their head and ‘pillow’ on a desk.

　　The tie is perfect for the office, especially after lunch time, but more practically for the early morning public transport journey as it can be inflated in seconds and make the

　　more comfortable. It is being sold through Amazon.com for $49.99.

　　B．LightSleeper

　　Millions of people have trouble falling asleep each night, which is why LightSleeper was created. Developed in the United Kingdom, LightSleeper can help a person fall asleep and also help a person fall back to sleep after waking in the middle of the night.

　　LightSleeper works by projecting a soothing light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down. The idea is to watch the light, because the circular motion of the light has a relaxing effect. It has gone on sale this month at a price of $200.

　　C. Snore Stopper

　　No one likes being the one no one wants to sleep around.

　　Here’s a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring（打鼾）， The Snore Stopper has a sensitive micro-sound detector that will detect when you’re snoring. Once it does that, it will send a very mild electronic signal to your wrist. This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring. This product won’t cause any damage to your body. You can purchase it now for $36 from Amazon.com.

　　D. Zeo Personal Sleep Coach

　　Introduced by Zeo, this smart headband seems to be an ideal solution for your sleepless nights. It not only helps you sleep well but also is capable of giving you the information on how much, how well and how deep you are sleeping during the night. The information will be shown on your Zeo’s digital bedside display.

　　Zeo headband is light weight so you will not experience difficulties sleeping with it. You can pick up the Sleep Coach for $399.

　　E. SleepTrek3

　　For those poor souls who really have suffered years of abnormal sleeping patterns, the latest medical kit is the SleepTrek3. It is a small lightweight physiological data recorder specifically designed to assist the clinician in the diagnosis (诊断) of sleep-disordered breathing.

　　SleepTrek3, Type III Sleep Screener, uses sensors to record oxygen saturation, pulse rate, airflow, snoring, respiratory (呼吸的) effort and body position. The screener is able to record 12+ hours of patient data using a single 3.6-volt Lithium battery and a CompactFlashCard.

　　Sleep Trek3 is available on Amazon.com for $4,000.

　　F. Dreamate Sleep Inducer

　　This gadget（小器械） looks like a watch in general. It is worn in your wrist because it works on the “sleeping golden triangle” which is located on your left wrist. This gadget uses acupressure techniques to gently massage （按摩） that spot. It doesn’t only help you to relax and then fall asleep but also is able to retune and reset the biological clock of your body. All you need to do is just wearing it for 30 minutes before bedtime. With the price $79.99, it sounds worth to try because it is said to be able to lower stress level and improve sleep quality.

　　下面是一些购物者的信息，请匹配他们要选择的新产品。

　　61. Alexander is suffering from snoring for a long time. His roommates feel annoyed and are considering moving out. He is looking for an effective way to get restful sleep and stop disturbing his roommates.

　　62. Carina wants to send a Christmas gift to her father, who often feels tired after sleepless nights. She needs something to help her father relax and fall asleep at night but she only has 100 dollars.

　　63. David wants to buy a birthday present for his father, who gets up early and takes a long bus ride to work every day. He sometimes takes a nap on the bus and David wants him to rest in comfort.

　　64. Nancy is suffering from a sleep disorder and hopes to have a good night’s sleep. Besides, she wants to get the information about her sleeping habits at night. With budgets getting tight, she will not choose any gadget of over l,000 dollars.

　　65. Daisy tosses and turns throughout the night these days. She is easily woken up by the slightest bump in the night and has great difficulty falling back asleep. This has made her working a full-time job very difficult as she is always very tired.

　　【参考答案】61—65、CFADB

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　　People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow nap（小睡）offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study add to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to from strong memories.

　　An average night’s rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night – and therefore adequate REM sleep—may be damaging their mind’s ability to memorize. Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.

　　In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn’t improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs during REM sleep.

　　It is believed that sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to sort relevant information from useless information. This process may take place as memories are removed from one part of the brain to others.

　　Title REM sleep

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　　to memory

　　The result of the study Rapid Eye Movement sleep is of great importance to the brain’s ability to

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　　memories

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　　of the study ◆

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　　were required to think of another word associated with all three words.

　　◆The same task was given to participants

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　　a day.

　　◆The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups showed no

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　　◆The REM sleep group

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　　well by an average of almost 40 per cent.

　　Dr Sara Mednick’s

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　　Connections between previously unassociated information in the brain are

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　　during REM sleep.

　　Conclusion Sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to abandon useless information and keep the

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　　information.

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　　76. contributes

　　77. strengthen

　　78.process/steps

　　79.Participants

　　80.twice

　　81. improvement

　　82.performed

　　83.opinion/view/attitude

　　84.formed

　　85. Relevant