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1、（江苏专版）2017高考英语二轮复习与策略题型组合练6题型组合练(六).阅读理解A(文化教育)(2016常州第一学期期末考试)In todays China，exchanges between Chinese and Englishspeakers are increasingly frequent.English skills are important to Chinese if China wishes to play a stronger role on the world stage.However，the general English level of the Chinese p
2、eople is on the decline.Chinas ranking in the 2015 EF English Proficiency Index dropped 10 drops.The Middle Kingdom was ranked 47th out of 70 countries rated，and is now on_par_with several Latin American countries.The report triggered widespread discussion in China：in an increasingly international n
3、ation，why is the peoples level of English getting worse?A decline in the English level of the Chinese people is no accident.With Chinas exambased education system，worsening English is inevitable.English education in China is too focused on grammar and ignored oral practice.This results in students t
4、hat are often too scared to speak，for fear of making a mistake.Exambased courses make it so students merely learn for the test，not learn the language.In Latin America，nations do not have a rigorous exam system for English，but focus on promoting the language itself.Such programs that promote English
5、include Chiles“English Opens Doors Program”，Panamas“Panama Bilingual Education Program”and Mexicos “10 Million People Plan”Brazil，which also has a government program，is ranked first in the region for English.The Chinese government should first think about how to reduce the amount of pressure on stud
6、ents taking exams in order to promote change in the current system of rote English education.This is the most important step.Everyone has been recently focused on overseas returnees.The number of Chinese studying abroad has rapidly multiplied in past years.At the same time，the number of overseas ret
7、urnees is increasing as well.The job market is also increasingly competitive for them and it is often more difficult for returnees to find a suitable job than it is for domestic graduates.Difficulties and pressure in the job market for overseas returnees deters a number of Chinese from studying abro
8、ad.As a result，the number of Chinese with highlevel English，carefully perfected abroad，has been reduced.This could be a major reason for why English is getting worse overall in China.While Chinas overall level of English has declined，it has not affected Chinas huge emphasis on English education and
9、training.China remains one of the nations that is most committed to the study of English.2015年英孚英语熟练度指标报告表明，中国在2015年的英语水平排名中下降了10名，与一些拉丁美洲国家的排名相当。这一现象在全国引起了广泛的讨论：在一个越来越国际化的国度，为什么人民的英语水平越来越差？帮助中国人提高英语水平的最重要的措施就是推动目前死记硬背的英语教育制度的改革，重视表达能力而降低对语法考试的过分关注。1What do the underlined phrase“on par with”most pro
10、bably mean?ASuperior to.BRelative to.CParallel to.DEqual to.C词义猜测题。根据第二段第一、二句及第四段第一句可知，中国在2015年英孚英语熟练度指标中的排名下降了10名。虽然一些拉丁美洲国家没有严格的英语考试制度，但是专注于语言自身的推广。由此可见，一些拉丁美洲国家的英语水平提升到的位置恰好与中国的英语水平下降到的位置相当。故选项C符合题意。on par with意为“与水平或标准相同，与平分秋色，与势均力敌，与不相上下”；be superior to意为“比优越”；be relative to意为“与有关”；be parallel
11、to意为“与类似，与平行”；be equal to意为“与相等；胜任”。2What does the writer want to do with this article?ATo advise the Chinese government to reform its exambased education.BTo analyze the reasons why Chinas general English level is on the decline.CTo report the phenomenon that there is a decline in English level of
12、Chinese people.DTo compare the different ways of learning English between China and Latin America.B主旨大意题。综合全文内容可知，中国在2015年英孚英语熟练度指标中的排名下降了10名，这在全国引起了广泛的讨论，作者写作本文是为了分析为什么中国的英语水平越来越差，找出中国整体英语水平下降的原因。故选项B符合题意。3What measure can help improve English level of Chinese people?AStopping testing English in th
13、e educational examination system.BReducing the amount of pressure on students studying English.CEncouraging more students to study in Latin American countries.DFocusing more on expressive abilities and less on grammatical exams.D推理判断题。根据第三段第三、四、五句及第五段可知，中国英语水平下降的原因在于，中国的英语教育是应试教育，过度关注语法而忽视口语练习，学生常常太
14、害怕犯错而不敢开口。因此，帮助中国人提高英语水平的最重要的措施就是推动目前死记硬背的英语教育制度的改革，重视表达能力降低对语法考试的过分关注。故选项D符合题意。 【导学号：57732078】B(科普知识)(2016黄冈模拟)Robots are being used for the first time in hospitals.“Robotnurses” perform a variety of tasks such as delivering medicine，food and laboratory samples to sickrooms and taking away waste.Pa
15、tients arent treated by robots，as this is still done by medical staff.The idea is to employ robots to transport supplies between departments.“Nurses often have to break off from what they are doing to gather supplies，” says Peter Seiff，who makes the robots called TUGs.Research shows any interruption
16、 in medical work can lead to errorsa nurse may forget whether she has given medicine and may give a patient double the dose (剂量) or none at all.The robots vary in size according to what job they perform，but normally take the shape of a metal box on wheels，with a box on the side containing their software.After being programmed，the robots are able to find their
