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Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.1(2022·衡阳模拟)It’sstrangethatamanbornonLaborDayhashadtoworksohardtosucceedinlife.Jacobseemslikeanormalperson.Helikesmusic,artandphotography.Hisparentsbothgotcollegedegrees.HeusedtogotoabeachhouseinPortlandeverysummer.HeisabigfanofMexicanfood.Readingthesefactsabouthimmayleadtotheopinionthathehadagreatchildhood.However,behindalloftheseisapastthatwouldbeterribleformanykidsgrowingup.Itstartedwhenhewasonlytwoyearsold.Hisparentsdivorcedandthenremarried.Goingthroughelementaryschoolandmiddleschool,hewasfrightenedalot.Thismayhaveledtotheworstthingthatcouldhavehappenedtoayoungman.Hedevelopeddeepdepression.Doingthesmartthing,hetalkedtohisparentsabouthisproblem.HisparentsdecidedthatthisissuewasveryseriousandJacobwasadmittedtoWestHillsHospital.Hestayedtherefortwoweeksandhadhisdepressiondiagnosed.Seriousinsomniacausedtheproblem.Thesolutionwasdailymedication.ThemedicationtookcareofJacob’sdepressionproblem.However,itcontainedasubstancewithlithium(锂).Thesideeffecthesufferedfromlithiumwasthathegotspoonfulsofsugarandateitwithanythingelsethatwasonhisplate.Thisledtoaweightgainof25poundswhilehewasonmedication.Sohedecidedhehadtolosesomeweightandstopthemedication.Nowhehaslostabigpartoftheweightandhehasmanagedtosolvehisproblemhehadinhighschool.Nowheisahappyhumanbeing.Manypeoplewouldhavehadaveryhardtimecomingbackfromdepression.Manypeopleprobablywouldhavegivenuptheirdreams.ButJacobisnotlikethis.Hetookwhatwasamessofhislifeandturneditaroundtobecomeagreatmanandapersonwithaverybrightfuture.1.WhenwasJacobpossiblybornaccordingtothepassage?(Nomorethan3words)___________________________________________________________________-4-\n___________________________________________________________________2.WhydidJacobsufferfromdeepdepression?(Nomorethan4words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.HowdidJacobgaintheweightof25poundswhileonmedication?(Nomorethan5words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.WhatcanweknowfromJacob’sstory?(Nomorethan10words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2(2022·怀化模拟)InBritainandothercountries,youngpeopleusuallytakea“gapyear”,ayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollege.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowingintheUnitedStates.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowing,thoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeacon,thedeanofadmissionsestimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassofonethousandsixhundredstudents,onlytwenty-fivepercentdecidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasnotchangedmuchovertheyears.Hesaysthemostcommonreasonstohaveachancetotravel,butinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucation.Butitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterest.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalled“TimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration”.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepback,thinkandenjoygaininglifeexperienceoutsidethepressureofstudies.Ofcourse,agapyearisnotforeveryone.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollege.Andparents-4-\nmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.Ayearoff,awayfromhome,canbecostly.HollyBullisthepresidentoftheCenterforInterimPrograms.Hercompanyspecializesinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.Andshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollege.1.Howdomanycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojects?(Nomorethan8words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.AccordingtoCharlesDeacon,howmanystudentsinthecurrentfirst-yearclassofhisschooldecidedtotakeagapyear?(Nomorethan12words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Whatisthepurposeofsomehighschoolstudentstakingagapyear?(Nomorethan6words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whydoparentsworryaboutchildren’sgapyear?(Nomorethan15words)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案解析1答案:1.OnLaborDay.2.Becauseofseriousinsomnia.3.Byeatingspoonfulsofsugar.4.Hehadahardtimebutnevergaveup.2答案:1.Bypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.2.About400/25percentofstudentsdecidedtotakeagapyear.3.Torecoverandexploretheirinterest.-4-\n4.Becauseitmaycostmuchmoneyandmakechildrennotgotocollege./Becausetheyareworriedabouthighcostsandchildren’sdecisionnottogotocollege.-4-
