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1、-高三级第一学期期末测试题（卷）英语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。第卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThis brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life. Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a sc
2、hool-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesnt just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and
3、 makes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. Ive seen
4、it again and again ：Someone who cant express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasnt read it at all. Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handl
5、es these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across. To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts.
6、 As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although its commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics. My o
7、ther comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960snone of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age. These are small points, though, and dont affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any studen
8、t and any teacher, including the self-taught student.1. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to_. A. gain knowledge and expand ones view B. understand the meaning between the lines C. express ideas based on what one has read D. gets information and keeps it alive in memory 2. The author of
9、 the passage insists that learning the arts_. A. requires great efforts B. demands real passion C. is less natural than learning maths D. is as natural as learning a language 3. What is a shortcoming of Armstrongs work according to the author? A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory. B. There is to
10、o much discussion on studying science. C. The style is too serious. D. It lacks new information. 4. This passage can be classified as_. A. an advertisement B. a book review C. a feature story D. a news report5.Which of the following words can best describe the authors attitude towards the book_A. po
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