阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In the future, schools will t

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more___1__in education. We turn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to___2__questions.
Our students do not really get into the centres of wisdom in our culture. They__3___ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what___4__is for. They are not taught how to see. They are not taught how to listen. They are not taught the great___5__of obedience（遵守、服从）.
They are not taught the true art of___6__. True reading is not just passing our__7___overwords on a page, or__8___information, or even understanding what is being read. True reading is a__9___act. It means seeing first, and then using the__10___. Higher reading ought to be a new subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all__11___of life, and most known in the fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not___12__read what is in front of them. They only read what is__13___known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this__14___.
All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our__15___come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly.

小题1:

A．technical

B．important

C．serious

D．common

小题2:

A．afford

B．tell

C．repeat

D．ask

小题3:

A．attend

B．enter

C．leave

D．enjoy

小题4:

A．learning

B．working

C．living

D．thinking

小题5:

A．art

B．theme

C．idea

D．style

小题6:

A．listening

B．speaking

C．reading

D．writing

小题7:

A．lips

B．arms

C．hands

D．eyes

小题8:

A．gathering

B．delivering

C．sending

D．passing

小题9:

A．native

B．creative

C．detective

D．sensitive

小题10:

A．appreciation

B．imagination

C．presentation

D．instruction

小题11:

A．walks

B．kinds

C．sides

D．items

小题12:

A．generally

B．obviously

C．actually

D．deliberately

小题13:

A．even

B．forever.

C．still

D．already

小题14:

A．top

B．page

C．subject

D．book

小题15:

A．creativity

B．possibility

C．program

D．project

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A

解析

试题分析：本文讲述了教育中非常重要但又被人们忽略了的一个方面，即自我发现的艺术。因为我们所有的革新和发现，我们所有的创造力，都出自一个来源：就是能够首先看清那里是什么，不是什么，听清说的是什么，不是什么。这就是教会学生自我发现的重要性所在。
小题1:B形容词辨析。A技术性的；B重要的；C 严肃的；D常见的，共同的。由下文的叙述可知自我发现的艺术是非常重要的。所以B选项正确。
小题2:D动词辨析。A 负担得起；B 告诉；C 重复；D 问。此处用两个相同的how to do结构强调前后的对比，由answer可以判断后面填ask ，D选项正确。句意：我们现在的大学造就的是怎样给答案的学生，而不是怎样提问题的学生。
小题3:C动词辨析。A参加；B 进入；C 离开；D 欣赏，喜欢。从后句with skills for the workplace,可以判断是毕业后去工作岗位，故C选项正确。
小题4:C名词辨析。A 学习；B 工作；C 生活；D 思考。从with no knowledge of how to live可知此处仍然指的是生活，句意：没有怎样生活的知识，或者为什么而生活的知识。C选项正确。
小题5:A名词辨析。A艺术；B 主题；C 主意；D 风格，文体。文章开头提出 the art of self-discovery，自我发现的艺术，倾听的艺术，从内容的平列可知后面应该是服从的艺术，A为正确选项。
小题6:C名词辨析。A听；B 说；C读；D写。从下句True reading is not just passing…可知此处指的是阅读，故C选项正确。
小题7:D名词辨析。A嘴唇；B 胳膊；C 手；D眼睛。从常识可知阅读时目光掠过文字，所以D 选项正确。
小题8:A动词辨析。A收集；B递送，发布；C 送； D 传递。从常理可知人们阅读的目的是为了获取信息，了解情况。所以A选项正确。阅读不仅仅是目光掠过文字，或者收集信息，或者是理解所读的内容。
小题9:B形容词辨析。A本地的；B有创造性的；C 侦探；D敏感的。从下文内容可知阅读时大脑要对所读到的东西进行加工处理，得到一些新的东西，这是一个创造性的过程，所以B选项正确。
小题10:B名词辨析。A感激，欣赏；B想象力；Ｃ呈现；D指示。根据常识人们在阅读时，会运用想象力使所读的内容以画面的形式出现在眼前。所以B选项正确。
小题11:A名词辨析。A 行业，散步；B 种类；C 边，面；D物件。All walks of life 是固定短语“各行各业”，所以选A。
小题12:C副词辨析。A一般说来；B 显然；C 实际上；D 故意地。从下文They only read what is。。。判断可知此处指人们尽管专业，但是实际上也没有真正地读眼前的东西。所以C选项正确。
小题13:D副词辨析。A 甚至；B 永远；Ｃ仍然；D已经。从上文可知他们读的仅仅是字面的意思，没有运用想象力创造性的读出新内容来，所以D选项正确。
小题14:B名词辨析。A 主题；B 页；C 科目，话题；D 书。从语境可知作者指的是人们在读这篇文章时，所以B选项正确。
小题15:A名词辨析。A创造力；B可能性；C 程序；D 项目。由上文innovations, our discoveries可以推断此处应该是和革新、发现同类的褒义词，所以A选项正确。

举一反三

Education has an important effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. It is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.
Various non-traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish（繁荣）. One of the most important uses in education is the use of technology. Teachers are encouraged to use new technological devices in order to strengthen learning among students and meet the needs of various types of learners.
The right to education has been created and recognized by jurisdiction（司法）. Education is the most important concern of the government of India. Recently India has gained world recognition because many students from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications.
One has to be educated in order to speed up the growth process in order to influence the economy. Education is indeed a powerful weapon to stop the cut- throat competition that man faces at every period of life. The importance of education in India is progressing with time. Although India has been a great foundation of learning for many years, it still needs to improve not just on the quality of education but also on the number of people being educated.
Education is not just for academic success but also to make a person become a better human being and a better performer in life. Education makes the students able enough, so that they can compete nationally and internationally. To make a student a successful survivor in life, the responsibility lies equally with the schools and the parents too. Selecting a good school is as important as choosing a suitable career option for a child. The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth, it is education that gives us all the power and necessities of making a difference in any field.
People who are not educated have few opportunities to do what they want to do. Educated people become more responsible and informed citizens, and have a voice in politics and society. It allows people to be more productive by encouraging them to play responsible roles in terms of contributing to society.
小题1:Nowadays teachers are encouraged to ______.

A．study modern science and technology

B．pass all knowledge to their students

C．use non-traditional devices in class

D．meet the needs of intelligent student first

小题2:The author uses the example of Indian education to show that____.

A．Indian education is among the best in the world now

B．Indian is becoming more and more powerful now

C．the right to education should be valued all over the world

D．a lot of students in India are from other countries

小题3:The underlined word “dissemination” in Paragraph 5 probably means “______”.

A．spread

B．ignorance

C．argument

D．question

小题4:What do we know about education from the passage?

A．It has nothing to do with society

B．It helps people to achieve what they want

C．It has little effect on people’s physical ability

D．It makes a poor man become rich

小题5:What is the passage mainly about?

A．The importance of education	B．The responsibility of education
C．The development of education	D．The purpose of education

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Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars. They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with another group of pioneers. Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth.
We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects: general size, presence of water, length of day, range of temperatures. These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries-long project: to terraform Mars. Terraforming means altering a planet’s surface so that Earth’s life forms can survive there. This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists.
Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple: add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earth’s plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth. But it will take at least 300 years.
Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake, but there are very good reasons to make the attempt. The earth now contains some 6 billion people, and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species. We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: altering the landscape, the atmosphere and the climate. Currently terraforming earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and preserve some natural living places.
While the possibility of such a project is small, it is not impossible .Even if earth –bound societies come and go in the next 300 years, the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth.
The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars.
小题1:What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Terraforming Mars.	B．Saving the Earth
C．Travelling to Mars.	D．A Newly-found Place

小题2:What does the underlined word “altering” mean in the second paragraph?

A．Warming.

B．Changing.

C．Planting.

D．Building

小题3:According to the passage the main purpose of terraforming Mars is to ________.

A．do some scientific research work

B．find out its similarity to earth

C．avoid the dying away of many other species

D．find on Mars living place for the increasing human beings

小题4:The main reason for causing many people to consider terraforming Mars is that _______.

A．there are some resemblances between Earth and Mars.

B．terraforming Mars is theoretically simple

C．we have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: Earth

D．the development of science and technology is very rapid

小题5:What’s the author’s attitude towards the project?

A．Optimistic.	B．Negative
C．Sceptical（怀疑的）	D．Objective.

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WASHINGTON(Reuters)‑People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌), an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.
“Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits,” said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.
“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin(胰岛素) in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth,” President said in a statement.
Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Pereira and his colleagues said they followed 60,524 men and women in the Singapore—Chinese Health Study for 14 years.
Over that time, 140 of the volunteers developed pancreatic cancer. Those who drank two or more sweetened soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of being among those who got pancreatic cancer.
Pereira said he believed the findings would apply elsewhere.
“Singapore is a wealthy country with excellent healthcare. Favorite pastimes(消遣) are eating and shopping, so the findings should apply to other western countries.” he said.
But Susan Mayne of the Yale Cancer Center at Yale University in Connecticut was cautious.
“Although this study found a risk, the finding was based on a relatively small number of cases and it remains unclear whether it was a causal(因果的) connection or not.” Said Mayne, who serves on thee board of the journal, which is published by the American Association for Cancer Research.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest form of cancer, with 230,000 cases globally. In the United States, 37,680 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in a year and 34, 290 die of it.
小题1:We can infer from Pereira’s word that_________

A．the healthcare in Singapore should be greatly improved

B．2 soft drinks a day are considered harmful to health

C．87 out of 140 volunteers developed pancreatic cancer

D．sugar might not be the only cause of pancreatic cancer.

小题2:How does Susan seem to feel about the findings of the study?

A．Satisfied

B．Doubtful

C．Worried

D．Hopeful

小题3:The best title of the text might be_______

A．The Deadliest Forms of Cancer

B．Drink Fruit Juice Instead of Sodas

C．A Study in University of Minnesota

D．Sugary Soft Drinks Lead to Cancer

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The State Council declared Wednesday it would restart China"s nuclear power program, ending the hiatus（中断）in nuclear construction since Japan"s Fukushima nuclear disaster last year.
China has been the most courageous country in building nuclear power, with the largest number of plants currently under construction. Nuclear power is facing a tough time in developed countries. The Japanese public is demanding the closure of all the country"s nuclear power plants. China is at the forefront of nuclear power development. But it has been forced into this position.
Rapid economic development coupled with improvements in people"s life both demand more electricity. It is impossible to exploit fossil resources forever as the supply of coal, oil and natural gas is limited. China has no choice but to develop nuclear power.
China must be the safest user of nuclear power. It should become a leading country in developing nuclear power technologies and increasing the world"s knowledge of nuclear power.
It needs to do at least two things. First, it needs to promote safety in nuclear power plants, based on the technologies of the West. The former Soviet Union, the US and Japan all had severe nuclear accidents, proving there are risks. China should try to remove these risks.
Second, China should establish effective communication mechanisms（机制）between the government, power plants and the public. It"s wrong to think the government can control every aspect of nuclear power plant construction.
The opposition to nuclear power program in developed countries has prevented them from building new plants, but they already have many. These governments are reluctant to close these plants despite strong opposition, because they cannot find better substitutes.
Nuclear power only occupies 1.8 percent of China"s current electricity grid（输电网）, much lower than the proportion in many developed countries. China"s nuclear power plan should introduce the advantages of the technologies of other countries and also be creative in providing security. Its space technology is not the most advanced, but its launch safety measures have proven to be among the best.
China"s high-profile high-speed railway development has drawn a lot of controversy, as will the active attitude towards developing nuclear power. But China cannot just copy what the developed countries have done. The development of nuclear power must be unique to China and it must be a ground-breaking success. But now, the real test lies ahead.
小题1:In the third paragraph the writer focuses on ______.

A．the reason why China is to develop nuclear power

B．the difficulty China has in developing nuclear power

C．the measures China will take to develop nuclear power

D．the benefits China will have by developing nuclear power

小题2:What attitude do people in developed countries have towards nuclear power program?

A．Supportive.

B．Opposed.

C．Indifferent.

D．Objective.

小题3:. If the Chinese government is to develop nuclear power, it needs to ______.

A．copy exactly what the developed countries have done

B．depend entirely on domestic scientists and technologies

C．avoid people’s involvement in nuclear power plant construction

D．do everything in its power to guarantee safety in nuclear power plants

小题4:What is the future of China’s nuclear power program according to the text?

A．It will be unique but can hardly pass too many tests.

B．It will be full of controversy but carried out firmly.

C．It will be on a smooth way to a ground-breaking success.

D．It will receive much opposition from developed countries.

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Application Form
Before an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “Chinese International School”.
The application should include:
※ Applicants’ academic report from the last school year.
※ A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form).
※A copy of the applicant’s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa.
※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination.
Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. Applicants who would like to re-apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee.
Acceptance
Applicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed.
Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list. Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the applicants on the reserve list.
Applicants who have been assessed but who have not been admitted are welcome to reapply for the next academic year. Please note that such applicants will be asked to submit a new application and application fee.
Confirmation of Acceptance and Enrollment(录取)
Once an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the student’s place with immediate payment of the required fees for the Nomination Right (HK$ 500), plus the sum of HK$ 7,500 as the first tuition (学费) payment.
In addition, enrollment will not be considered complete until the following have been received, normally one month before the start of the new school year:
※ Physical examination results
※ Tuition (first month)
小题1:According to the passage, if the applicants reapply for an academic year, .

A．a new application and application fee are to be required

B．applicants on a reserve list needn’t be assessed

C．the application fee can be reduced to a half

D．the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office

小题2:. Which of the following is true?

A．Once applicants are refused, they can’t apply for it again

B．Applicants held on a reserve list will not be admitted

C．Applicants don’t have to get a company letter to confirm their application

D．The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card

小题3:. According to the Application Process, the first tuition payment is ______.

A．HK$ 500.

B．HK$7, 500.

C．HK$1, 000.

D．US$ 145.

小题4:. If an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family .

A．will be asked to submit a new application

B．will receive physical Examination results

C．will be asked to only pay the first month fee

D．will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the fees

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