完形填空:閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從21~30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項。
(1)
In the United States, students need more than good grades to impress teachers and employers. They also need to__21__social and practical experience. Many students do this by__22__clubs. These clubs can be related to academics or recreation—everything from math to chess and music.
Students__23__seek internships (實習) and jobs. Internships usually do not pay, but they help students learn more about a__24__that interests them. For example, students who are interested in politics__25__to work on a local politician’s campaign.
Students are often taking stress. They are__26running from class to club, to community service, to internship, to Starbucks and__27__to class again and again and again. These experiences also give students__28__contacts inside a particular industry. They often get letters of recommendation and win more employment__29__.
However, extracurricular responsibilities can affect students’__30__in the classroom. If they are not very organized, they can easily become lost in their schoolwork and overwhelmed (陷入) with pressure.
(2)
Facebook users may feel socially successful in cyberspace(網絡空間) but they are more likely to perform poorly in exams, according to new research into the academic impact of the social networking website.
The__21__of students who use Facebook every day are underachieving (學習成績不良)by__22__an entire grade compared with those who shun (避開)the site.
“Our study shows people who spend more time on Facebook spend less time studying,” said Aryn Karpinski, a__23__in the education department at Ohio State University. “Every generation has its distractions, but I think Facebook is a__24__phenomenon.
Some UK students have already spotted the__25__danger. Daisy Jones, 21, an undergraduate in her final year at Loughborough University, realized the time she was spending on Facebook was____26__her grades - prompting her to deactivate(撤銷) her account. Jones is among the few to have____ 27 __the risks.
According to Karpinski’s research, 79% of Facebook-using students____28 __the time they spent on the site had no impact on their work.
Facebook said: “There is also academic research that shows the benefits of____ 29____like Facebook. It’s __30 __students, in consultation with their parents, to decide how to spend their time.”
(3)
The country’s Ministry of Education on Thursday announced a pilot program to teach students in primary and secondary schools its traditional Peiking Opera. Deemd one of the nation’s unique cultural treasures, the opera will be____21 ____into music courses for 200 schools in 10 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions throughout China.
The__22____immediately drew heated reaction from the public. “I support this project__23__”, said Zhu Shihui, a renowned Peiking Opera Performer. “ Interest should be__24____since childhood. I myself began to get__25__with Peiking Opera while in primary school. “It____26__became my lifetime career”, he told Xinhua. The general public, however, are not____ 27__. Nearly 70 percent of voters were against the project. In another opinion poll by China’s leading web poral Sina.com, of over 21,000____28__ , only 27 percent believe setting up the course will help promote traditional Chinese culture. Nearly 38 percent think the course should not be compulsory as students’ choices should be____ 29____, and the remaining 35 percent__30__ different local operas be taught in different areas since China boasts(自夸) a huge reservoir of local operas.
答案與解析
(1)學生需要更好的成績,社會實踐經驗,才能給老師或雇傭者更好的印象。因此他們不得不忙于參加各種各樣的俱樂部等,從而也承受著一定的壓力。
21. B。由動賓搭配關系可知,是“獲得”社會實踐經驗。
22. D。由動賓搭配關系可知,指“參加”俱樂部。加入某個組織,并成為其中一員,用join。
23. A。聯系前段可知,學生除參加各種俱樂部外,“也”需要尋求實習和工作的機會。
24. D。此處指實習能幫助學生更多地了解使他們感興趣的“領域”。
25. B。對政治感興趣的學生會“自愿(volunteer)”去參加當地的一些政治活動。
26. B。由前句和本句后面部分可知,學生忙碌奔波。搭配:be busy doing忙于做某事。
27. D。表示時間前后上的順承關系,“隨后”又去參加上課等等。
28. A。這些經歷給了他們在一個特別行業內部與人相處的“寶貴(valuable)”機會。
29. C。指學生們經常能拿到介紹信并且獲得更多的就業“機會(opportunities)”。
30. C。課堂之外的責任可能也影響到學生在教室里的“表現(performance)”。
(2)本文討論了學生因沉迷社交網站,導致學業成績差的問題。
21. B。從首段中得知大部分的學生因沉迷社交網站facebook,而導致學業成績跟那些沒有沉迷的學生比低一個等級。
22. C。as much as 常用在 “雨量,水量,時間量,重量,數錢,價格”等方面,表示 “總量”和“單位量”的大小;as many as 常用在人或物的具體數目前。如:1)The civil war in that country lasted as much as 16 years.2)We must learn as many as 300 English words every month.
23. A。上文的study中得知是教育部的研究人員。
24. A。Every generation has its distractions, but I think Facebook is a unique phenomenon. 每代人都會碰到令人分心的東西,但我認為‘Facebook’是個獨特現象。”
25. C。部分學生已經察覺到沉迷網絡的潛在危險。
26. B。21歲的戴西#8226;瓊斯意識到,在Facebook上消磨時間正威脅到她的成績。
27. A。spot, find, notice 只說明注意到問題,recognize 才是意識到問題的嚴重性。
28. D。上文提到Jones is among the few to have recognized the risks.為數不多的人意識到問題的嚴重性,因此推斷出79%的facebook 使用者確信他們在網站上消磨時間不會影響學業。
29. D。facebook 網站所提供的服務。
30. B。主動權掌握在學生手里,他們可以和家長商討,決定如何分配時間。in the hands of sb (固定結構),在……掌控中= in the charge/ under the control of sb. within the reach of sb.(固定搭配)在……范圍內。
(3)本文論述了在中小學開設京劇必修課的必要性。
21. B。 表示“把……加入”常用 add...into/ to。這里可理解為把京劇引入音樂課程。increase into/ to 常指數目上升到。
22. A。指上文提到把京劇引入音樂課程的“舉措,行動,步驟(move)”。
23. C。wholeheartedly (竭誠地,真誠地)下文用其真實的經歷來說明他的真切。
24. B。興趣應該從兒童時代開始培養。foster (培養)= develop, cultivate。
25. D。get fascinated with (對……著迷),get interested in (對……感興趣),be spellbound by ( 被…迷住),必須注意介詞與動詞的搭配。get familiar with (對……熟悉)。
26. A。根據語境,應該是eventually (最終)成為了他終生的職業,而不是gradually逐漸地。
27. C。從后文Nearly 70 percent of voters were against the project,可知大部分人反對,公眾對此舉措并不顯示出熱情。
28. D。在 opinion poll(民意測驗;選舉投票),受訪者,接受問卷調查的人respondent,干擾項interviewer (會見者,面談者,訪問記者),candidate 候選人。
29. B。學生的選擇應該受到尊重,不單只是考慮(consider)而已。
30. A。余下的35%的人建議不同地方教不同的戲劇,而不是強制是京劇。propose(建議,提議)= suggest 后跟從句用should+動詞原形,should 可省略。recommend(推薦) demand(要求),command(命令)。
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