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1、湛江一中2015-2016学年度第一学期第一次考试高二级英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第卷第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。A Nowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China. Many parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educate
2、d in China. Every coin has two sides and studying abroad is no exception(例外). There are advantages for people to attend school abroad. In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there
3、 is no better opportunity to improve second language skills than living in the country where it is spoken. While studying in a foreign country, he will mostly meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends with people from all over the world. This is not only exciting on the socia
4、l level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. He can learn the latest knowledge in science and make use of the first-rate facilities(设备) available. In this way, there are many chances for him to widen his horizons and broaden his mind. Of course, attending school abro
5、ad may bring about a series of problems as well. The most serious problem is language barrier(障碍). Not all of the students who plan to go abroad are good at the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. Besides, for lack o
6、f knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly(不断地) run into trouble in dealing with various situations. Furthermore, the tuition and the cost of living are much higher than those in our country, which may add more burdens to their family. Therefore, given an opportunity to atte
7、nd a school abroad, one must consider both its advantages and its disadvantages carefully before making up his mind. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Students life in the foreign countries. B. The advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. C. Problems that will be met when we study abro
8、ad. D. The reasons why many parents sent their children abroad. 2.All the following are the advantages of studying abroad EXCEPT_ A. the ability in the second language may be greatly improved B. you may make friends from all over the world C. you can learn to live an independent life D. you can get
9、to know the latest knowledge in science. 3.The writers attitude towards studying abroad is _ A. Positive(肯定的) B. Negative（否定的） C. Neutral（中立的） D. Not clearB The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies
10、like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic(怀旧的) skill. However, while todays educators are using more and more technologies in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful -both in school and in life. V
11、irginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says its important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand. Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete variou
12、s writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate. In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a st
13、udents writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active, which helps us access our vocabulary, word meanings and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger sai
14、d. Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (转换) “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “minds eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger,
15、 but also to spot spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time. “In our computer age, some people believe that we dont have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level,
16、they wont have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”4. What makes writing by hand a thing of the past? A. The absence of blackboard in classroom. B. The use of new technologies in teaching. C. The lack of practice in handwriting. D. The popular use of smart phones.5. Which of the follo
