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1、Units 12 .阅读理解ALife hasnt always been easy for Sareana Kimia，16.Her parents split up when she was young，and she hasnt seen her dad since she was 10.In June 2014，she and her mom，Shefali Gupta，found out that they would soon be evicted (逐出) from their home.Sareana knew that her mom had money problems.E
2、ven before the eviction，Gupta had become very sad.Because she didnt have health insurance，Gupta couldnt get a doctors help for her emotional problems.Sareana took charge of things at home.For example，she often cooked her familys meals.When she and her mom were about to lose their home，it was Sareana
3、 who arranged a place for them to stay.For years，Sareana had been an active volunteer with several organizations.She even started her own group，Youth for National Change.It works to support the rights of young people.Sareana called a few adults she had worked with.After finding out about her situati
4、on，one couple opened their doors right away.But by August 2014，the couple no longer had room for Sareana and her mom.The two ended up living in their car.They didnt want to go to a homeless shelter out of fear that they could be split up.Through it all，Sareana kept working on projects and studying.“
5、At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine，” she says.Sareana is homeschooled online and goes to classes at a nearby college.Last fall，school bills began piling up.She had no way to pay them.A friend suggested that she try raising funds online.After a newspaper ran an article ab
6、out Sareana，donations poured innearly $30，000! She paid for school and had enough money left to rent a small apartment.She and her mom moved into it in January 2015.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。一个女孩和妈妈无家可归后努力渡过难关。1What happened to Sareana in 2014?AShe lost her father.BShe became homeless.CHer mom abandoned her.DHer
7、 house was destroyed.答案B推理判断题。由第一段中的In June 2014，she and her mom.would soon be evicted from their home及下文母女俩找住处可推断，2014年Sareana无家可归了。2Sareana started an organization to_Ateach people to cook Bsupport poor peopleCearn money Dhelp youth答案D细节理解题。由第四段末的It works to support the rights of young people可知。3S
8、areana finally found her own apartment_Aby raising moneyBby doing part-time jobsCwith the help of her friendsDwith the help of her college答案A细节理解题。由最后一段可知，Sareana听从朋友的建议筹集到一笔资金，这笔钱使她在付完学费之后还租了一个小的公寓。4Which of the following words can best describe Sareana?AModest. BIntelligent.COptimistic. DDetermine
9、d.答案D推理判断题。由倒数第二段末的At no point did I let what was going on change my daily routine可推断，Sareana是一个意志坚定的人。BIn a few weeks，the halls of a school in Nanuet，N.Y.，will be full of mini race cars.The vehicles are carefully designed to achieve great speed.But the cars makers arent college-level engineers; the
10、yre middle-school students attempting to learn about physics and technology.“Its rewriting whats possible in education，” says Vinny Garrison，the teacher who organizes the races.According to a survey，nearly three-fourths of US.teachers use technology to encourage students to learn.And that tech is ge
11、tting smarter: students can now tour ancient worlds to learn history，take quizzes via smartphone and more.Most of the changes are designed to better prepare US.students for careers in fast-growing fields like science and engineering.But they can come at a cost.A $500 million plan to supply Los Angel
12、es students with iPads was recently stopped after students found ways to avoid content filters (过滤器)So far，however，research shows that using tech in the right ways can make students smarter and more creative.Here is a look at six new technologies that are shaping the classrooms of the future.1MakerB
13、ot has already placed more than 5，000 3-D printers in US.schools that are designed to help students create model cars (to learn about physics)，model frogs (to learn about biology) and more.2Publishing company McGraw-Hills line of digital SmartBooks quizzes students after every chapter and stresses t
14、he material they need to review; teachers can use that data to better know their students.3Hewlett-Packard is testing touchscreen black-boards in a model classroom in Taipei，which are connected with students individual computers，allowing them to copy notes and view multimedia (多媒体)4Some classrooms a
15、t the University of North Carolina feature rolling desks，which allow students to easily switch from listening to a teacher to organizing into small groups.5Instead of purchasing new tech，schools in Katy，Texas，ask kids to bring their own smartphonesso they can conduct research，answer quizzes via text and more.6In order to help kids understand teamwork and trust，the Kickstarter-funded Empathy Toyalready used in roughly 400 schools globallyrequires them to cooperate on building blocks (积木) while they are blindfolded.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。虽然现代科技在教育领域的使用像一把双刃剑，但是正确的使用能对学生产生促进作用。5The car races are org
