School life　課時跟蹤檢測B卷

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·南京第一中學一模)True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover __1__.

　　Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his math class, and seemed __2__ in group activities. Most teachers would __3__ think of him as a problem student.

　　However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above __4__ in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.

　　Anna didn?t __5__ the parents. Instead, she organized a handful of activities in the class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a __6__ for each Friday: Girls vs. Boys.

　　The first week the class was totally __7__. Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. __8__， Anna waited, and waited, and waited. Finally the __9__ teacher paired the boy with the most __10__ girl student in class.

　　Now the two teams had a __11__ score, all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to __12__ their heads: this was a question they had never __13__ in class.

　　“__14__！” the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it __15__thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of __16__， exclaimed, “Hurry, hurry, hurry！”The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his __17__ raised, “I won！”Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna __18__ the result.

　　This was what Anna tried to get — it turned out that the student wasn?t bad, he was __19__.

　　So we can see that __20__ hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.

　　1. A．truth 　B．treasure

　　C．potential

　　D．motivation

　　2. A．active

　　B．cautious

　　C．discouraged

　　D．disconnected

　　3. A．immediately

　　B．appropriately

　　C．abnormally

　　D．scarcely

　　4. A．limit

　　B．average

　　C．prejudice

　　D．value

　　5. A．contact

　　B．comfort

　　C．warn

　　D．blame

　　6. A．dilemma

　　B．debate

　　C．game

　　D．competition

　　7. A．creative

　　B．noisy

　　C．enthusiastic

　　D．curious

　　8. A．Yet

　　B．Still

　　C．Somehow

　　D．Therefore

　　9. A．arbitrary

　　B．wise

　　C．ridiculous

　　D．puzzled

　　10. A．elegant

　　B．careless

　　C．hard-working

　　D．considerate

　　11. A．rare

　　B．close

　　C．poor

　　D．different

　　12. A．turn

　　B．lift

　　C．shake

　　D．nod

　　13. A．raised

　　B．feared

　　C．overlooked

　　D．covered

　　14. A．Go

　　B．Hurry

　　C．Look

　　D．Try

　　15. A．skillfully

　　B．slowly

　　C．casually

　　D．abruptly

　　16. A．chaos

　　B．anxiety

　　C．courage

　　D．excitement

　　17. A．arms

　　B．hopes

　　C．confidence

　　D．eyes

　　18. A．obtained

　　B．analyzed

　　C．confirmed

　　D．adjusted

　　19. A．upset

　　B．bored

　　C．tired

　　D．spoiled

　　20. A．foreseeing

　　B．assessing

　　C．appreciating

　　D．recognizing

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·揚州中學4月檢測)

　　Is the “Go to College”Message Overdone?

　　Even in a weak job market, the old college try isn?t the answer for everyone. A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.

　　“We?ve been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there?s a lot of truth to that，” Ms. Sawhill said. “On average it does pay off...But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don’t graduate, that is a very bad situation.”

　　One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. April?s national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate for high-school graduates over 25 years old who hadn?t attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelor?s degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 16～24. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists cautions that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.

　　Ms. Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of one’s major：Students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than private ones.

　　She suggested two avenues for improving the situation: increasing vocational (職業的) technical training programs and taking_a_page_from Europes focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning. “The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades，” she said. “Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to college — but once you get ]into college, you’re more likely to be highly subsidized (資助)．”

　　She also is a supporter of technical training — to teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmers — because “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.

　　1．People usually think that__________.

　　A．the cost of technical schooling is a problem

　　B．one will not succeed without a college degree

　　C．technical skills are most important for landing a job

　　D．there is an increased competition in getting into a college

　　2．What does the underlined part “taking a page from” mean?

　　A．Hearing from.

　　B．Changing from.

　　C．Differing from.

　　D．Learning from.

　　3．What can we infer from the passage?

　　A．Public institutions charge more for education.

　　B．European universities are stricter with students.

　　C．Students with certain skills are in great demand.

　　D．Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.

　　4．Ms. Sawhill may probably agree that__________.

　　A．too much stress has been put on the value of college degrees

　　B．technical training is more important than college education

　　C．a college degree will ensure promising employment

　　D．its easier for art students to find favorite jobs

　　Ⅲ.任務型閱讀

　　(2024·江蘇沭陽五校聯考)Quality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high-risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults.

　　The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior.Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug-taking, and teen sex among youth who join in well-run after-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally, after-school programs play an important role in supporting different kinds of fields of development: physical development, mental development and social development. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.

　　Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage matters — young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school programs work best when they create unique opportunities for youth. They should provide opportunities, skill building meaningful involvement, expression suggestion, service, and work. Staff characteristics make an important difference in the quality of a program. The adults should treat youth as partners, create safe and fair environment, encourage personalized involvement, and actively create learning opportunities. In short, although after-school programs have a promising future, how they are designed and run matters.

　　Title：Quality After-school Programs

　　Purpose 1.(1) ________academic performance

　　2．Decreasing youth crimes and other high-risk behaviors

　　3．Helping young people grow into healthy, successful adults

　　(2)________ 1.Improved academic performance

　　●better work habits

　　●higher rates of homework completion

　　●improved grades and higher scores

　　●fewer absences and(3) ________blame Helping young people become members making a (6)________to society

　　2.Decreased high-risk teen behaviors

　　●decreased rates of crime

　　●decreased drug (4)________

　　●decreased teen sex among youth

　　3.Various (5)________development

　　●physical development

　　●mental development

　　●social development

　　Factor 1．Dosage matters.

　　2．(7)________matter.

　　3．Qualities matter.

　　(8)________ The future of after-school programs is promising, (9)________how to design and run the programs is very (10)________.

　　答案

　　Ⅰ.

　　語篇解讀：本文是夾敘夾議文。一個小男孩上數學課總是講話，大多數老師認為他是一個問題學生，但 Anna 老師不這樣認為。她組織了競賽，證明了自己的想法，發現了小男孩在數學方面的潛能。

　　1．選C　根據“dig beneath the surface”可知，這里指“發現潛能”，故選C項。

　　2．選D　根據第五段中男孩在 Anna 老師組織的競賽中的表現“Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn.”可知，以前男孩對團體活動并不熱衷，總是做些不相干的事情，因此用 disconnected“分離的，無關聯的”。

　　3．選A　因為男孩的愛講話和對團體活動的不積極，好多老師直接就認為他是一個問題學生，故選 immediately，意為“直接，立刻，馬上”。

　　4．選B　由 however 這個轉折詞可以推知，Anna 認為這個學生自有超出常人之處。above average“高于平均水平”，符合語境。

　　5．選A　根據空格后的內容可知，Anna 沒有“聯系”家長，而是通過組織一系列的活動來進一步了解信息，故選 contact。

　　6．選D　根據后面的“Girls vs. Boys”可知，Anna 每個星期五都組織男女生之間的競賽，故選 competition“競賽”。

　　7．選C　根據“Everyone wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn.”可知，剛開始的時候，每個人都非常有激情，故選 enthusiastic，意思是“有激情的”。

　　8．選A　根據“Anna waited, and waited, and waited”可知，前后是轉折關系，故選A項。

　　9．選B　根據 Anna 老師對男孩的不同看法以及競賽活動的結果可知，Anna老師是一位很有智慧的老師，故選 wise。

　　10．選C　根據后面的“Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed”可知，被選中的這個女生學習非常勤奮，很受其他學生欽佩，故選 hard-working，意為“學習勤奮的”。

　　11．選B　根據后面的“all the students sat back eager to see the result”可知，兩個隊的比分非常接近，故選B項。

　　12．選C　根據后面的“this was a question they had never __13__ in class”及“thinking of how to solve the complex question”可知，黑板上的題目是非常難的，所以看了之后很多學生都“搖頭”，故選C項。

　　13．選D　根據語境可知，黑板上的題目是上課從來沒有涉及過的，故選 cover, 意為“涉及”。

　　14．選A　根據常識，老師說的是“比賽開始”，故選A項。

　　15．選B　根據“thinking of how to solve the complex question”和“Hurry, hurry, hurry！”可知，兩人都在慢慢答題，故選B項。

　　16．選D　根據后面的“Hurry, hurry, hurry！”可知，所有的學生都非常激動，故選D項。

　　17．選A　根據后面的“I won！”和競賽結果可知，這個小男孩覺得自己贏了，舉著胳膊轉了起來，故選A項。

　　18．選C　根據前面的“Almost nobody could ... admired failed”可知，直到 Anna證實了這個結果，所有的學生才相信，他們一直以來敬佩的學生輸掉了，故選C項。

　　19．選B　根據前面的“This was what Anna ... student wasnt bad”可知，這個小男孩之所以愛說話，可能只是因為無聊，故選B項。

　　20．選D　根據文章內容可知，此處是總結，即發現孩子們的潛能往往不容易，但結果可能是神奇的，故選D項。

　　Ⅱ.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。論述了大學教育方面的問題。人們總認為，上大學是成功的唯一途徑，大學教育的價值承載著太多的壓力。而在現實社會中，有專業技能的學生更受歡迎。

　　1．選B　細節理解題。根據第二段第一句可知，多年來我們一直在告訴學生和家長上大學是成功的唯一途徑。由此可知，人們都認為，沒有大學學歷就不能成功。故B項正確。

　　2．選D　詞義猜測題。根據下文“Europes focus on early education rather than post-secondary learning”可知，該短語的賓語意為“歐洲專注于早期教育而不是后高中教育”，由此可推知，要從歐洲的這種方法中學習。故該詞意為“向……學習”。故D項正確。

　　3．選C　推理判斷題。根據第五段第一句中的“She suggested two ... vocational (職業的) technical training programs”以及最后一段最后一句中的“becauseemployers are desperate’ for workers with these skills”可推知，社會更需要有專業技能的學生。故C項正確。

　　4．選A　推理判斷題。根據第一段最后一句中的“warns that we may have overdone the message’ on college...Sawhill said”以及下文中她的建議可推知，Ms. Sawhill認同“大學教育的價值承載著太多的壓力”這一觀點。故A項正確。

　　Ⅲ.1.Improving　2.Effect(s)　3.less

　　4．use　5.supporting　6.contribution

　　7．Students　8.Conclusion(s)　9.but　10.important