《2015西安市高考英语冲刺选练及答案6》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2015西安市高考英语冲刺选练及答案6（7页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文教育3207 分钟Many years ago，an experiment in education was carried out in secret at a school in England.The school had two classes for children of the same age.At the end of the school year an examination was held，in order to select the children for the classes of next year.However，th
2、e results of the exam were never made known.In secret，based on their performance in the exam，the higherperforming and lowerperforming children were divided equally between the two classes.Only the headmaster and the psychologists knew the truth.Teachers for the next year were carefully selected for
3、equal ability and experience.Even the classrooms were chosen with similar facilities (设备)Everything was made as equal as possible，except for one thing：one was called “Class A” ，the other， “Class B” In everyones minds the children in Class A were the clever ones，and the kids in Class B were not so cl
4、ever.Some of the parents of the Class A children were pleasantly surprised that their children had done so well and rewarded them with presents and praise，while the parents of some of the Class B kids complained that their children did not work hard enough and took away some of their rewards.Even th
5、e teachers taught the Class B kids in a different manner，not expecting so much from them.For a whole year the illusion existed.Then there was another endofyear exam.The results were not surprising.The children of Class A performed so much better than those of Class BIn fact，the results were just as
6、if they had been the top half chosen from last years exam.They had become “Class A” children.And those in the other group，though equal the year before，had now become “Class B” kids.That was what they were told for a whole year，that was how they were treated，and that was what they believedso that was
7、 what they became.【解题导语】 本文是说明文。文章介绍了一个令人深思的教育实验。1According to the text，it is a fact that _Athe Class A kids worked harderBthe Class A kids had better facilitiesCkids in the two classes had equal abilityDteachers of Class A were more experienced答案 C 细节理解题。由第一段的 Everything was made as equal as possib
8、le，except.及第三段的 And those in the other group，though equal the year before 可知，两个班的学生资质相当而且学习条件相同。2The underlined word “illusion” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to“_”Areward system Bfalse impressionCteaching plan Dold tradition答案 B 词义猜测题。由该词所在段落的内容尽管两个班的孩子无区别，但由于班级冠名不同而导致了家长、老师的错误印象和分别心可知，illusi
9、on 指“错觉”。3Why didnt the Class B kids perform well in the second exam?ABecause they didnt work hard.BBecause they had lost selfconfidence.CBecause their teachers were irresponsible.DBecause what they learned was too difficult.答案 B 推理判断题。根据文章末句 That was what they.what they became 可知，B 班的学生被认为比较差，最后他们失
10、去了自信，也就真的差了。4The experiment proved the importance of _Agreat ambitions Bnatural talentsCstrong determination Doutside influence答案 D 推理判断题。本文介绍了一个教学实验：成绩相同的两个班由于分别接受积极的和消极的外部影响，一年以后两个班的成绩出现明显差距。因此这项实验证明了外部影响的重要性。阅读理解。The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home whe
11、n his new boss approached him.“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew hed been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.“Im disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-hair
12、ed man.“Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. Its the first time Ive ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old mans sympathy.Mr Carrs brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Lets see what the police have to say. But first Ill call your mother and let her kn
13、ow her son is heading to jail.”“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.Mr. Carr was surprised whe
14、n Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.“Hes been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carrs arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she di
15、d not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”The womans calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I dont want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and Ill let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins
16、s hand.Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mothers actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by wha
