阅读理解提升练(七) 词义猜测题AHaveyoueverwonderedthatweparentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionwars?Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildrésuméssotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.Inoureyes,adegreefromStanfordorPrincetonistheticketforlife.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundassomethingshowinghowwellorhowpoorlywe’veraisedthem.Butwedon’trealizeweareselfish.Wethinkmoreaboutourselvesthanthekids.It’struegettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougherbecausethenumberofhighschoolgraduateshasgrown.Wesuffergreatanxiety;weworrytherewon’tbeenoughhonourstoshowoff.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Weholdthebeliefthatgraduatesofbestuniversitiesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducation.Allthatisseeminglyacceptable—andmostlywrong.“Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethataprestigiousuniversity(名牌大学)matters,”saysErnestT.PascarellaoftheUniversityofIowa,co-authorof“HowCollegeAffectsStudents”,an827-pagereportofhundredsofstudiesofthecollegeexperience.Accordingtosomestudies,graduatesofprestigiousuniversitiesdoearnmuchmoney.Buteventhisseemslikejustacoincidence.Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemaymeanintelligence,talentandambition.Buttherearemanyotherthingsthatareequallyimportant.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisn’tlife’sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition,theresultsmaychange.PrincetoneconomistsAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPhDprogramme.HighscoresontheGREhelpedexplainwhogotin;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t. So,parents,lightenup.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothatbuttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.TheveryambitionweplaceonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.Theymayhavebeensoaccustomedtobeingontopthatanythinglessdisappointsthem.1.Parentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionwars,probablybecause . A.theymakemorepreparationsthantheirchildrenB.theyfocusontheresultsmorethantheirchildrenC.theydecidewhichuniversityfitstheirchildrenbestD.theythinkmoreaboutthemselvesthantheirchildren5\n2.ThewriterbelievesthatinthepresentUSA . A.atopcollegemeansabrightfutureB.childrensuffergreateranxietynowthaninthepastC.beingadmittedtocollegehasbecomemoreandmoredifficultD.childrenshouldapplytomoreschoolsthanevertoenteratopcollege3.Whatisthemeaningbehindthesentence“Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.”?A.Continuingeducationismoreimportanttoaperson’ssuccess.B.Aperson’shappinessshouldbevaluedmorethantheireducation.C.Whatkidslearnatcollegecannotmatchjobmarketrequirements.D.Kids’actualabilitiesaremoreimportantthantheircollegebackground.〚导学号44994017〛B(2022·全国Ⅲ)Afteryearsofheateddebate,graywolveswerereintroducedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.FourteenwolveswerecaughtinCanadaandtransportedtothepark.Bylastyear,theYellowstonewolfpopulationhadgrowntomorethan170wolves.GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.Bythe1920s,wolveshadpracticallydisappearedfromtheYellowstonearea.TheywentfarthernorthintothedeepforestsofCanada,wheretherewerefewerhumansaround.Thedisappearanceofthewolveshadmanyunexpectedresults.Deerandelkpopulations-majorfoodsources(来源)forthewolf-grewrapidly.Theseanimalsconsumedlargeamountsofvegetation(植被),whichreducedplantdiversityinthepark.Intheabsenceofwolves,coyotepopulationsalsogrewquickly.Thecoyoteskilledalargepercentageofthepark’sredfoxes,andcompletelydroveawaythepark’sbeavers.Asearlyas1966,biologistsaskedthegovernmenttoconsiderreintroducingwolvestoYellowstonePark.Theyhopedthatwolveswouldbeabletocontroltheelkandcoyoteproblems.Manyfarmersopposedtheplanbecausetheyfearedthatwolveswouldkilltheirfarmanimalsorpets.Thegovernmentspentnearly30yearscomingupwithaplantoreintroducethewolves.TheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicecarefullymonitorsandmanagesthewolfpacksinYellowstone.Today,thedebatecontinuesoverhowwellthegraywolfisfittinginatYellowstone.Elk,deer,andcoyotepopulationsaredown,whilebeaversandredfoxeshavemadeacomeback.TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?5\nA.WildliferesearchintheUnitedStates.B.PlantdiversityintheYellowstonearea.C.Theconflictbetweenfarmersandgraywolves.D.ThereintroductionofwolvestoYellowstonePark.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“displaced”inparagraph2mean?A.Tested. B.Separated.C.Forcedout.D.Trackeddown.6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheYellowstonewolfproject?A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Disapproving.D.Uncaring.〚导学号44994018〛C(2022·沈阳高三下学期质检)AshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourse,AlisonThompson,afull-timemum,isbusyhelpingherdaughterEmma(twoyearsyoungerthanCameron)getdressed.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmma,AlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.“PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschool,histeachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim,”saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron’sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers(负数).Hewasfouratthetime.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschool,studyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversity,havingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12,achievingtopgrades. Bethany,anotherdaughterofAlison,isbrighttoobutnotgifted.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.“Theotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoat,whichwasrealprogress,”Alisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary(纪录片)toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoo,buttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.Cameronisanexample.5\n7.WhatdoesParagraph1indicate?A.CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B.TeachersatschoolignoredEmma’sproblems.C.BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D.ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“havingsailedthroughhisGCSE”probablymean?A.HavingpassedhisGCSEeasily.B.HavingtakenhisGCSEseriously.C.HavingworkedhardathisGCSE.D.HavingsufferedalotfromhisGCSE.9.Thereareatleast peopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily. A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six10.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A.Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B.Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C.Thechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifted.D.Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.〚导学号44994019〛参考答案阅读理解提升练(七) 词义猜测题A【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了在孩子的大学入学竞争中,父母才是真正的斗士。事实上,为了孩子的发展,我们也应该重视一些其他的方面,名牌大学并不是成功的唯一通行证。1.B 推理判断题。根据第一段的阐述“Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildrésuméssotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.”可知,父母对孩子施加压力让他们得到更高的分数,参加SAT预备课程以及写简历为的是他们能进入一流的大学。所以父母在孩子大学入学竞争中更关注的是结果而不是孩子,故选B项。2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It’struegettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougherbecausethenumberofhighschoolgraduateshasgrown.”可知,高中毕业生数量的增加使得上大学越来越难。由此判断选C项。3.D 句意理解题。此句表达的意思是:孩子比他们的大学重要。根据下文的描述“Gettingintocollegeisn’tlife’sonlycompetition.Inthenextcompetition,theresultsmay5\nchange.(上大学并不是生命中唯一的一场竞赛,在下一场竞争中,结果可能就不一样了。)”可知这里的意思是,孩子的能力比大学背景更重要,故选D项。B【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍美国黄石公园重新引进灰狼,以改善公园的生态平衡的举措。4.D 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是首尾两段可知,文章主要介绍黄石公园重新引进灰狼的事情。5.C 词义猜测题。从第二段第一句“GraywolvesoncewereseenhereandthereintheYellowstoneareaandmuchofthecontinentalUnitedStates,buttheyweregraduallydisplacedbyhumandevelopment.”可知,过去灰狼在黄石公园随处可见,但由于人类的发展,灰狼就逐渐被迫撤出了这个地方。可推测displace意为“被迫离开”。6.B 推理判断题。从文章最后一句“TheYellowstonewolfprojecthasbeenavaluableexperimenttohelpbiologistsdecidewhethertoreintroducewolvestootherpartsofthecountryaswell.”可推知,作者对于黄石公园引进灰狼群持肯定态度。C【语篇导读】文章主要讲述了Thompson先生家的三个个性迥异的孩子:Cameron天赋异禀,学习能力超强;Emma在生活中不能自理,事事需要父母帮忙,后来逐渐成长,慢慢地会照顾自己;Bethany很聪明,但是没有天赋,她会帮助Cameron。并非所有天赋异禀孩子的父母都是望子成龙的,并非所有有天赋的孩子的生活都异于常人。7.C 推理判断题。根据文中第一段“WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmma,AlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.”可知,尽管Emma总是能及时得到帮助,但Alison和她的丈夫也必须努力让Cameron得到他需要的支持,所以Emma和Cameron都需要父母的支持。8.A 词义猜测题。文中第二段主要讲了Cameron从上小学起学习能力就非同一般,极其聪明,最后一句讲到14岁的Cameron现在正在中学里主攻远程数学学位,在12岁时就已经轻松考过GCSE,故选A项。9.C 细节理解题。通读全文可知,Thompson先生的家里有三个孩子,分别是Cameron,Emma,Bethany,再加上Thompson夫妇,所以他们家至少有五个人,故选C项。10.D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段,“Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoo,buttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.Cameronisanexample.”可知,有天赋的孩子也需要支持,但他们的生活不必那样地与众不同,Cameron就是一个例子,所以有天赋的孩子并不像人们所料想的那样与众不同,故选D项。5
