阅读填空（建议用时：30分钟）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.1(2022·长沙模拟)TakingtheHighSchoolPlacementTest(HSPT高中编班测试)isafactoflifeforaneighthgradestudentwishingtogetintoahighschool.Allstudentsmusttakethistestforadmission.Beinginformedaboutwhatthetestisandwhatthetestisforwillhelpreducethefeelingofbeingveryworriedaboutthetest.HSPTisaplacementtesttomakeproperplacementintheninthgrade.Thisexaminationisusedtoevaluateastudent’sknowledgeanddetermineifthestudenthasenoughknowledgeandunderstandingincertainsubjectareas.TheHSPTcomesintwoforms:theOpenFormandtheClosedForm.Bothformsofthetestmeasurethebasicskillsinlanguage,readingandmathematics.Therearesometipstohelpanswerthereadingcomprehensionquestions.Knowingmuchaboutsomecommonreadingcomprehensionquestionsisthekeytodoingwellonthispartofthetest.Beingfamiliarwiththesetypesofquestionscanhelpyouspendlesstimelookingfortheanswers.Oftenareadingcomprehensiontestwillaskyoutochoosethebesttitleforthepassage.Allofthechoicesfitthepassagebuttherewillbeonlyonechoicethatcontainsthemainideaofthepassage.Neverspendtoomuchtimeononequestion.Makecertainthatyouhaveallowedyourselfenoughtimetoanswerallofthequestions.Itmeansthatyoushouldmanagetimesuccessfully.Theotherpartsofthetest,includingvocabulary,historyandmath,needadifferentwayfordoingwell.Whenworkingontheseparts,youshouldalwaysdotheeasiestquestionsfirstandthengobacktoanswertheharderquestions.Alwaysuseanyscratchpaper(草稿纸)youaregivenanddoyourcalculationonittoavoidsimplemistakes.Thetestsdifferinthetypeofinformationtheyprovide.Itisimportantforastudenttotakethetestoftheschoolwhichhewishestoattend.-7-\nTitle:1. 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2(2022·长沙模拟)Havinglongbeenunderrated(低估)andignored,thepennyisoneofAmerica’smostenduringfailures.ButarecentproposaltobanthepennybysomeUScongressmembersseekstoputthecointosleep—permanently.RepresentativeJimKolbefromArizonaisthemanwhoproposedthebilltostampoutthepenny.Hesaysthecoinhasoutliveditsusefulness.Withmetalpricessoaring,Kolbesaysitcosts1.23centstoproduceapenny.Producingthecoinswillamounttoa$20millionwasteeachyear.Itisnotsimplyaboutthecostofproduction.Centuriesofinflationhavemadethepenny—firstputintocirculationin1787—closetoworthless.ManyAmericansdon’tevenviewpenniesascurrencyanymore.Theytakethemonlyreluctantlyinchangeandthenputtheminjarsordeskdrawersathome.Anestimated$10.5billioninpennies,or$93.75perhousehold,sitsidleinpiggybanksandbehindsofas.Anti-pennyadvocatesarguethat1-centcoinscostUScompaniesmorethan$300millionayear-7-\ninlostproductivity.Thiscomesmostlyfromthetimeandeffortspentcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits.JimKolbesuggeststhatallcashtransactionsberoundedtothenearestnickel.Forexample,itemsthatcost11or12centswouldberoundeddownto10,13-and14-centitemswouldberoundedupto15.Peoplepayingbycreditorbankcard,however,wouldlikelycontinuetopayexactamounts.ButplentyofAmericansopposetheban.Somesayeliminatingthepennywouldcausesignificanthardshiptoawiderangeofpeople.USeconomistRaymondLombrasaysthatmovingtothe5-centnickelwouldcostconsumers$3billionoverfiveyears.Thepoorsuffermoresincetheytendtobuywithcashinsteadofcreditcards.PennysupporterspointoutthatthepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresidentAbrahamLincoln.Somemajorcharitiesarealsoalarmedbytalkofapennyban.Theyoftenbasefund-raisingcampaignsondonationsofpenniesandothercoins.Onesuchcampaigniscalled“PenniesforPatients”.Theyhaveraisedmorethan$68millionthroughcoincollectionssince1994.ArecentUSTodaypollfoundthat55percentofadultswanttokeepthepenny.Theymaynotvaluepenniesascurrencylikebefore,buttheyremainattachedtothemasanold,familiarfriend.“ThepennyhasbeenanecessarypartoftheAmericanexperience—whosechildhoodwouldbecompletewithoutpennycandyandothersmallpurchases?”readsapostsupportingthepennyonaforum.ItshapesUSsuperstitions.“Findapenny,pickitup,andalldayyouwillhavegoodluck.”“Apennysavedisapennyearned.”Andlittlegirlsaresometimescalled“asprettyasapenny”.Title:Ban1. orNot?2. :Theyhavelongbeenunderratedandignored.Reasonsfortheban:·Thecoinhasoutliveditsusefulness.·3. toproducecoinsarerisingfast.·Centuriesofinflationhavemadethepennyclosetoworthless.-7-\n·Largeamountof4. iswastedcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits.5. :·Allcashtransactionsareroundedto6. .·Peoplepayingbycreditorbankcardwouldcontinuetopayexactamounts.Reasonsagainsttheban:·Eliminatingthepennywouldcausesignificanthardshiptoawiderangeofpeople.·Roundingtothe5-centnickelwouldcostconsumers$3billionoverfiveyears.·ThepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresident7. .·8. basefund-raisingcampaignsondonationsofpenniesandothercoins.·55percentofadultsregarditasanecessarypartof9. .·Thepennyshapes10. .3Societyisawebofrelationships,requiringallpartiestoworktogethertocreatesomethinggood.Whatmakessocietyworkbestareeffectiverelationshipsthatarebasedonmutual(相互的)understanding.Ifyouunderstandwhatpeoplewantandwhytheywantit,youcanusuallyfindawaytomakeprogresstogether.High-qualityrelationshipsmakepeoplehappy.Somepeoplelivinginthepoorestcommunitieshavealmostnothingbutturnouttobethehappiestbecausetheysharealifetogether.Ifeffectiverelationshipsareworking,happinessisalwayspossible.Herearesomesimpletipsforbuildingeffectiverelationships.Listentoandtrytounderstandothers’positionsandfeelings.Listeninginitselfcanleadtounderstanding,andifyouunderstandsomeoneelsefully,thenyouknowhowtoworkbetterwithhimorher.Openlyexpressyourneedsandfeelings.Sometimesweexpectpeople—particularlythoseclosetousathomeorwork—tounderstandwhatwewantandtogiveuswhatweneedintuitively(凭直觉地).However,peoplearesocomplicatedandsodifferentthatevenwhentheyhavelivedtogetherfor60years,theycanstillsurpriseeachother.Soweneedtosaywhatweneedandtoexpresshowwefeel.-7-\nInordertomakeourrelationshipsmoreeffective,weshouldtreatourselvesandotherpeoplewithrespect.Respectisoneofthemostimportantelementsofanygoodrelationship.Finally,learntofacedifferencescorrectly.Learningthistakestimeandcanbeuncomfortable.However,ifwecantrytoremovedifferencesinaneffectiveway,wearemorelikelytobuildexcitingandsatisfyingrelationshipswithothers.Bydoingthesethingsyoumaydiscoverthatthehappinessyoulongforismuchcloserthanyouthought.答案解析1【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了HSPT的情况。1.【解析】TheHSPT。本文主要介绍了HSPT的情况。2.【解析】eighthgrade。根据第一段第一句foraneighthgradestudent。3.【解析】Goals/Purposes/Aims。根据第二段可知此处主要介绍HSPT考试的目的。4.【解析】makeproperplacement。根据第二段第一句话makeproperplacementintheninth-7-\ngrade。5.【解析】Tips/Suggestions/Advice。根据第四段Therearesometipstohelpanswerthereadingcomprehensionquestions.可知此处是一些建议。6.【解析】Saving。根据第四段最后一句helpyouspendlesstimelookingfortheanswers可知此处是节省了找答案的时间。7.【解析】Making/Choosingthechoice。根据第五段Allofthechoicesfitthepassagebuttherewillbeonlyonechoice...句意:所有的选择都适合这篇文章,但是只能有一个选择……。8.【解析】managingtimesuccessfully。根据第六段最后一句话Itmeansthatyoushouldmanagetimesuccessfully。9.【解析】theharderquestions。根据倒数第二段thengobacktoanswertheharderquestions可知。10.【解析】avoidsimplemistakes。根据倒数第二段toavoidsimplemistakes。2【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了是否要禁止使用美分。1.【解析】Pennies/thePenny。根据第一段可知本文主要论述了是否要禁止使用美分。2.【解析】Problemwithpennies/Problem/Fact/Situation。此处是介绍了使用美分的问题。3.【解析】Pricesofmetal。根据第二段Withmetalpricessoaring,...可知。4.【解析】timeandeffort。根据第五段Thiscomesmostlyfromthetimeandeffortspentcountingandputtingpenniesintopaperrollsforbankdeposits。5.【解析】Solutionsuggested/Advice/Tip/Suggestion。根据第六段,本段的段落大意是提出的建议。6.【解析】thenearestnickel/the5-centnickel。根据第六段JimKolbesuggeststhatallcashtransactionsberoundedtothenearestnickel或第八段movingtothe5-centnickel...。7.【解析】AbrahamLincoln。根据第九段第一句PennysupporterspointoutthatthepennyistheonlycoincarryingtheimageofAmerica’smuchrespectedpresidentAbrahamLincoln。8.【解析】Somemajorcharities。根据第九段Somemajorcharitiesarealsoalarmedbytalkofapennyban。9.【解析】theAmericanexperience。根据倒数第二段ThepennyhasbeenanecessarypartoftheAmericanexperience。10.【解析】USsuperstitions。根据最后一段ItshapesUSsuperstitions。-7-\n3答案:1.BuildingEffectiveRelationships 2.Reasons 3.Tips/Ways/Suggestions 4.workbest5.makeprogresstogether 6.sharingalife 7.listening 8.openly 9.withrespect 10.differences-7-
