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1、为隆重中国共产党成立97周年，充分发挥基层党组织战斗堡垒和共产党员的先锋模范作用，在二轻系统营造奋勇争先、创造新业绩的浓厚氛围2017年秋高三（A）英语作业（12） 阅读理解(限时30分钟) (A) The following books cover the magical importance of thought and inward survival, as well as the physical action necessary to manage your way through life-threatening situations. The Travels of Marco P
2、olo by Marco Polo No one knows what is true and what isnt in Marco Polos travels. The adventurer journeyed in the 13th century from Venice to China, meeting Kublai Khan along the way. The book inspired Christopher Columbus, among other world travelers and writers, and helped foster the idea of globa
3、l trade. But step back from the actuality of Marco Polos trips along the Silk Road and just plain learn how to make your way through foreign lands on your wisdom alone. Alive by Piers Paul Read Alive is one of those books that get an immediate reaction from people who have read it or seen the movie
4、based on it. When their plane crashes high in the Andes mountains, survivors, including members of a Uruguayan rugby team, do what they feel they must do to survive. The climax is highly controversial-and it makes you think about the lengths we humans will go to live. Into the wild by Jon Krakauer T
5、his book tells the story of Christopher McCandless and the inward journey of a young man struggling with purpose, as well as his physical journey into the Alaskan wild country. Krakauer gives us a story for the ages (alongside his book Into Thin Air) in which you will figure out the soul of a true w
6、anderer who prepares and studies how to live off the land. 1. Which of the following is TRUE of The Travels of Marco Palo? A. It contains some wrong ideas. B. It helps to develop modern economy. C. It encourages Christopher Columbus a lot. D. Marco polo came to China along Silk Road. 2. After seeing
7、 the film Alive, many people . A. became very angry. B. would like to read it again. C. decided to lead a happy life D. were touched by its story. (B) At a primary school in a small town in the cast of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-a
8、ge boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders(性别). David Chadwell, South Carolinas coordinator of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings differently. We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know.” Male and fema
9、le eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains. The composition of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction. “Boys interpret the world as objects moving through space,” he says.The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black. Its no accident boys tend to crea
10、te pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class. The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange. To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesnt need to move as much as in boys class. Using descrip
11、tive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention.Boys and girls also hear differently. “When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls interpret it as yelling, Chadwell says. “They think youre mad and can shut down.” Girls are more sensitive to sounds. He advises
12、 girls teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys teachers should sound more forceful, even excited.A boys nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow
13、to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused. Girls are more focused when seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Girls also respond to stress differently. When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts (肠道), leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.These diffe
14、rences can be applied in the classroom. Chadwell adds. “Single gender programs are about maximizing the learning. 3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. Ways of teaching boys and ways of teaching girls B. Boys and girls should be separated C. How boys and girls learn differen
15、tly D. How to teach more effectively4. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage? (=Paragraph 1，=Paragraph 2 =Paragraph 3=Paragraph 8) (C)Being able to multitask-doing several things at the same time-is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Intern
