1、專題限時檢測 （ 十八 ） 閱讀理解之教育類（共 3篇，限時 23分鐘 ）A（2014 四川綿陽第二次診斷 ）You PUt a great deal Of effort into reaching the college Of your choice. It's time to get started. But what's next? Beginning college can be an exciting but awkward time. Follow these tiPs to adjust to your new life raPidly and make the

2、most of your college exPerience. To save time and money, use the college' s bus system. Taking the bus to school is quick, easy and free in most college towns. You won ' t have to locate or afford a Place to Park either. It 's also a good way to be environmentally aware. SavePennies on b

3、ooks by waiting until class starts. You might not even need all of the recommended books. New textbooks cost an arm and a leg. Try buying used textbooks it' s a surefire way to save money and serve the PurPose as well.Do never look at college life as an endless series of Parties and social activ

4、ities. But there is a whole lot more to college if you 're serious about graduating. Having a good college exPerience is all about balancing work and fun. Beaware that your living environment can largely affect your academic success. If the dorm doesn' t suit you, consider living at home wit

5、h your family or renting your own aPartment. Thebest location for your studies isn 't always your dorm. Find a quiet area, like the library, to do your work. Alternatively, buy some headPhones that block out noise. Be mindful of your diet. Make healthy food choices and watch what you eat. Avoid

6、foods thatare Processed or high in sugar. The“freshmanM1a5ny c”olleisgreesatl.udents gain at least 15Pounds during their freshman year. While electives （選修課 ） can be helPful when figuring out your major, you shouldn 't entirely rely on them. Clubs and other organizations exist around. Get involv

7、ed. Make sure, though, that you still have time to study. Having_too_much_on_your_Plate can hurt your grades.1 Which of the following ideas can be financially wise?A Driving your own car.B Buying used books.C Renting an aPartment.D Taking Part in activities.2 In the text, freshmen are rePeatedly war

8、ned against.Aacademic failuresB Physical ProblemsC traffic accidentsDsocial activities3The “freshman 15 ” tells the fact that some freshmen.A take Part in limited activities on camPusB have little regular Physical exerciseC focus less on their academic workD take relaxed attitudes to their diets4The

9、 underlined Phrase“having too much on your Plate” Probably refers toA using too much money for mealsB eating too many unhealthy foodsC taking Part in too many after- class activitiesD. taking an elective that has too many StUdentsB（2014 黃石調研）Many kids help out around the house With ChOreS （ 家庭雜務）SUC

10、h as emptying the dishwasher, PUtting IaUndry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, some kids get allowances （補貼占）or other rewards SUCh as extra COmPUter time.BUt some people do not thi nk that kids should get rewards for doing Chores. SUSie Walt on, a Pare nting educator and family coach, be

11、lieves that by reward ing kids, Parents are Sending a message that work isn' t worth doing Unless you get SOmething in return. “ RUnninganykind of household is a team effort, ” SUSie said. “ A home is a living SPaCe for everyOne in the family. It' S important for kids to See that We all have

12、 respOnSibiIitieS in the house, and that families decide together how theyWant their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like everyOneWants it to look. Other people believe that getti ng a CaSh allowa nce or other rewards motivates kids to do Chores, and it also teaches them real

13、 world less OnS about how We n eed to work to earn mon ey. There are also new applicatiOnS that give kids PointS and digital gifts that Can be redeemed （兌取）either OnIine or in the real world. With the ChoreMonSter app, kids earn digital PointS by completing ChOreS that they Can turn in for real-life

14、 rewards SUCh as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall.goal is to enCOUrage kids to earn rewards, ” SayS ChriS Bergman, founder of ChoreMonster. “ KidS need POSitiVe reinforcement （強化）to help motivate them.”What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing Chores? Or should kids help out around t

15、heir homes WithOUt gett ing anything in retur n?Write a 200-word respOnse. Send it to tfkasks4you timeforkids. com. Your respOnSe may be PUbIiShed in a future issue of Time For Kids. PIeaSe in clude your grade and con tact in formatio n of your Pare nt or teacher if you Want your resp OnSe to be pub

16、lished. The deadli ne for resp Onding is FebrUary 18.5. How does the author Start the passage?A . By PreSenting some facts.B. By Iisting some evidence.C. By COmParing different views.D. By Stating his OWn experiences.6. ACCOrding to SUSie WaltOn , .A . kids should be rewarded for doing ChOreSB. Pare

17、nts decide What kids Can do for the familyC. kids have the resp On SibiIity to Share houseworkD . kids Can get extra COmPUter time for doing ChOreS7 . ParagraPh 3 is mainly about.A . ChriS Bergman ' S OPinionon raising kids B . main reas OnS Why kids n eed en COUrageme nt C . how to motivate kid

18、s to try new applicati OnS D . the adva ntage of reward ing kids for doing ChOreS8 . The PUrPOSe of Writi ng the text is to.A . in Vite readers to express their OPinionS B . inform readers of two differe nt OPinionS C . call On readers to reflect On their behaviorD. PreSent the author' S VieWPoi

19、nt about Parenting C（2014華師一附中適應性考試）IS the “ Go to College ” MeSSage Overdone?EVen in a Weak job market, the old college try isn' t the an SWer for every one. A briefi ng PaPerfrom the Brookings InS titutiOnWarnS that“ We may have OVerdone the message ” On college, Seniorfellow ISabeI Sawhill sa

20、id.“ WeVe 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,

21、 that is a Very bad SitUation.”One comme nt that people ofte n repeat among the years of slow job growth has bee n the value of education for Ianding a job and advancing in a career. April ' S natiOnal Unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, accord ing to the Labor DePartme nt. The Un employme nt rate

22、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

23、about 20%. At the Same time, rece nt research by Can adia n econo mists CaUti OnS that a college degree is no guara ntee of PrOmiS ing employme nt.Ms. Sawhill Poin ted out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college educati On is the field of One ' S major: StUdents in engineering

24、or other SCiences end UP earning more than OneS who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuitiOnand the availability of financial aid are other conSiderations, With PUbIiC inStitUtiOnSgenerally a better financial bargain than PriVate ones. She SUggeSted two avenues for improving the SitUation

25、: inCreaSing VOCatiOnal （ 職業的）technical training PrOgramS and taking_a_page_from Europe' S focus On early educatiOn rather than POSt-SeCOndary learning. “ TheEUrOPean CoUntries PUt a little more attentiOn to getting people PrePared in the Primary grades, ” She said. “ Thtley have a higher bar fo

26、r 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 tech ni cal training to teach StUde nts how to be plumbers, WeIderS and COmPUter PrOgrammerS because “ employers are desperate ” for WOrkerS With these skills.

27、9. People usually think that.A . the cost of technical schooling is a problemB. One will not SUCCeed WithOUt a college degreeC. technical skills are most important for Ianding a jobD. there is an inCreaSed COmPetition in getting into a college10 . What does the Un derl ined Part“ tak ing a Page from

28、 ” mean?A . Heari ng from.B . Changing from.C . Differi ng from.D . Lear ning from.11 . What Can We infer from the passage? A . PUbIiC in StitUti OnS Charge more for educati on. B . EUrOPea n Uni VerSitieS are StriCter With StUde nts. C . StUde nts With Certa in skills are in great dema nd. D . Can

29、adia n StUde nts Prefer to major in engin eeri ng.12 . Ms. Sawhill may PrObabIy agree that.A . too much StreSS has been PUt On the value Of college degreesB. technical training is more important than college educationC. a college degree will enSUre PrOmiSing employmentD. it' S easier for art StU

30、dents to find favorite jobs!語篇解讀：這是一篇說明文。文章給即將開始大學生活的高中畢業生一些建議一一如何!能迅速適應大學生活。1. 選B細節理解題。根據第三段的最后一句可知，買用過的書無疑是一種節省錢的方法， 故B項正確。2. 選 A 推理判斷題。根據第四段最后一句“ HaVinga good college experience is all about balancing work and fun ;第五段第一句 “ Be aware that your living environment can Iargely affect your academic SU

31、CCeSS 和最后一段的最后一句 “ HaVing_too_much_on_yoUr_plate Can hurt your grades可知，作者不時地提醒，對大學新生而言，任何時候都要把學業成績放在首位，故答案為A。3. 選 D 推理判斷題。根據第六段中的“Avoid foods . 15 pounds during their freshman year可知，很多大學生在大一期間，長胖了至少15磅，即很多大學新生不注重飲食，對飲食持放松隨意的態度，故D項正確。4. 選 C 句意理解題。最后一段中的 “ Make sure, though, that you still have time to StUdy 表明了作者的態度，即可以參加俱樂部和其他的組織， 但是要確保有時間學習，故可推斷此處表 示如果課外活動太多，會影響成績，即C項正確。語篇解讀：家長該不該給孩子某種獎勵來激勵他們做家務呢？本文針對這個問題進行了探 討。5. 選A 推理判斷題。由文章第一段可知，作者首先陳述目前一些家長常見的做法，從而引出本文討論的話題：家長該不該獎勵孩子做家務。因此答案為A。6. 選C 細節理解題。根據第二段可知，SUSie WaltOn認