2017高考英语暑假练习（3）（答案或解析）

　　2017高考英语暑假练习（3）（答案或解析）

　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　How would you like to teach yourself, rather than have teachers? According to the UK’s Department of Education and Skills, students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. This means that there will be no more problems such as finding enough teachers.

　　Estelle Morris, the UK Education Secretary, opened the 2002 Education Technology Conference in London recently. To start the conference, she presented a video showing a computer—generated model of the school of tomorrow.

　　Greater use of computer technology and classroom assistants will help students develop their own way of learning, Morris said. She added that this is a more exciting as well as a more interesting way of learning.

　　At the same time, teachers will be “freed from their traditional role as the source of all knowledge”.

　　Children of all abilities will “form the curriculum(课程)around their individual needs.” They will “learn in their own time, at their own speed and in their own environment”.

　　At home or at school, they will follow their learning programmes by looking at online libraries and watching lessons by world-class teachers and subject experts.

　　Instead of going on field trips, students will use virtual reality. If they don’t understand something, they can ask other students—“take part in virtual communities with learners with similar needs”—or e-mail their teachers. They will hand in their work electronically to be “auto-marked”.

　　The classroom of the future is fast becoming a reality.

　　And the Department of Education will soon produce a guide to help schools adapt buildings for new technology, Morris said. These ideas are based on the UK government’s plan to create an education system that provides students with a strong grounding of knowledge and skills at primary school level. And provides the chance for students to develop their individual skills at secondary school level.

　　36. According to the UK’s Department of Education and Skills, the school of the future will ______.

　　A. cause more problems such as being able to find enough teachers

　　B. set no homework and no tests for students

　　C. make good use of the computer technology and classroom assistants

　　D. enable students to learn by themselves without teachers

　　提示:依据第一段最后一句排除A项；依据第七段最后一句排除B项；第七段说如果学生有问题，可向老师发e-mail，因而不可说without teachers，排除D项。C项与第三段内容一致，故为正确答案。

　　答案:C

　　37. Estelle Morris thinks that computer technology does good to teachers in ________.

　　A. helping students develop their own way of learning

　　B. enabling students to experience interesting and exciting ways of learning

　　C. providing students with knowledge of all sorts

　　D. not being considered the source of various knowledge

　　提示:依据第四段判断正确答案为D项。

　　答案:D

　　38. If the students do not understand something, they can _______.

　　A. go on a field trip

　　B. go to ask their teachers to help them

　　C. send e-mail to ask for a teacher’s help

　　D. have a look at other learners’ homework

　　答案:C 依据第七段“…or e-mail their teachers”

　　39. If s a student is under the UK’s newly-developed education system,he will be _____.

　　A. provided with a basic knowledge from the beginning

　　B. given more knowledge at primary school level

　　C. helped to use computers better

　　D. supplied chance to develop their basic skills

　　答案: A 依据最后一段“that provides students with a strong grounding of knowledge and skills at primary school level?

　　C

　　oHumans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.

　　This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy（幻想）literature or movies like he Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?

　　Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen.

　　The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad, but when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.

　　36. What man is curious about is mainly __________.

　　A. the unknown world

　　B. the unusual events

　　C. the daily trifles

　　D. the isolated lives

　　37．The popularity of he Lord of the Rings proves

　　.

　　A．the close connection between man and the fantasy world

　　B．the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature

　　C．the fine taste of moviegoers around the world

　　D．the general existence of the sense of curiosity

　　．What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

　　A．eople are far less familiar with the world of fantasy.

　　B．he world around us could serve as a source of wonder.

　　C．The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond.

　　D．Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder．If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we wilA．fail to appreciate the joy in our lives

　　B．be confused by the world of make-believe

　　C．miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world

　　D．be trapped by other worlds existing all around us

　　. What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world.

　　B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world.

　　C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder.

　　D. To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe.

　　【参考答案】36-40. ADBAB

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　　Use your roof

　　You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing

　　solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.

　　(

　　) 1. If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.

　　A. ￡800

　　B. ￡500

　　C. ￡4500

　　D.5000

　　(

　　). Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?

　　A. On Letpark.

　　B. On Roomspare.

　　C. On Grashpadder.

　　D. On Roommateeasy.

　　(

　　) 3. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.

　　A. sign an agreement with the government

　　B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment

　　C. sell the roof to some energy companies

　　D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years

　　(

　　). For whom the text most probably written?

　　A. Lodgers.

　　B. Advertisers.

　　C. House owners.

　　D. Online companies

　　D

　　A MENTORING program (导师制) is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth. Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.

　　Alex Goldberg, the program's founder, said: "We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.”

　　"We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we've secured internships (实习) with world-famous firms such as Honda.”

　　"At a time of funding cutbacks where schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring, it is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures." Kieran Hepburn, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) International Youth Forum (论坛).

　　The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their 20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. "Before we left I didn't quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn't stop, it was amazing," he said, " We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon."

　　The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.

　　Kieran said: "It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August."

　　The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury. For details visit www.younginspirations.com.

　　41. The Young Inspirations mentoring program aims to _____.

　　A. train staff for world-famous firms

　　B. offer job opportunities to young adults

　　C. provide youth with unique experiences

　　D. equip the unemployed with different skills

　　42. According to Alex Goldberg, it is difficult for schools to offer the mentoring due to _____.

　　A. the lack of support from firms

　　B. the cultural differences

　　C. the effect of unemployment

　　D. the shortage of money

　　43. According to the passage, the forum focused on how youth can ____.

　　A. build up their confidence at school

　　B. find work experience opportunities

　　C. improve their social skills for the future

　　D. play an active role in the change of society

　　44. We can learn from the passage that _____.

　　A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing

　　B. Kieran has made great progress in many aspects

　　C. the youth have found a way to solve their problems

　　D. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday

　　45. What would be the best tide for the passage?

　　A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations

　　B. Young People Find a World of Opportunity

　　C. Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris

　　D. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades

　　【参考答案】41-45.CDDBB