優點英語【暑假提能】2021年暑假新高二英語素養提升專練之主題閱讀系列(全國通用)主題閱讀07學校生活1Ifyouhavespentanytimereadingblogsorpapersonteachingstrategiesinthepastfewyears,youhaveprobablynoticedastrongbacklashagainstrotememory(機械記憶),infavorofconstructivist(建構主義)activitiesand“projectbasedlearning”.Theactualmemorizingoffacts,manyagree,isanoutdatededucationalpractice,sinceanyonecouldsearchinformationontheInternetnowadays.Theythinkthatschoolsshouldfocusconstructivistactivitiesongettingskillsandknowledge.However,learningbyrotememoryismoreimportantthanyouthink.Therearemanycasesinwhichhavingknowledgeimmediatelyatthetipofyourtonguecanhavegreatsocialandprofessionalvalue.Forexample,lastnightatanetworkingevent,whenIcasuallyaskedaNigerianbusinessmanhowmuchofhisbusinesswasconductedinEnglishagainstinhisnativeYoruba,heimmediatelybecamemoreengagedinourconversation.ItwasasimplefactthatspeakingYorubainNigeriaseemedtoincreasemysocialtrust,andthereforeourrelationship.Thesamegoesforprofessionalsettings.IfIamamedicinesalesmantalkingtoadoctoraboutaspecificdigestiondrug,andheasksifithasanyeffectontheprocessofperistalsis(腸蠕動),itwilllookquiteunprofessionalifIhavetopulloutmymedicaldictionarytolookuptheword.ThosefactsneedtoberememberedinmybrainsoIcanaccessthemimmediately!Mostsituationsneedmorepersonalizedlearning.Ofcourse,mostconstructivisteducatorswillarguethatreal-lifesimulations,on-thejobtraining,andproject-basedlearningaremoreeffectiveatlearningnewconceptsthanrotememory.Theproblemisthatnosinglecost-effectiveconstructivistactivitywillguaranteethatyouwillbeexposedtoalltheconceptsyouneedorthatyouwillfullyrememberthefactsthatyouareexposedto.Ifyouactuallywanttoacquireafullrangeofknowledgeaboutagiventopic,themostguaranteedandefficientwaytodosoistostudybyrotememoryandpracticetimeandagain.1.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“backlash”inparagraph1?A.Determination. B.Response.C.Opposition. D.Inspiration.2.WhydoestheauthormentioncommunicationwithaNigerianbusinessman?A.Tosupporthisviewaboutlearningbyrotememory.B.Toshowthepowerofsocialandprofessionalvalue.C.Toshowhowtoimprovecommunicationskills.D.TostresstheimportanceofspeakingYoruba.3.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ConstructivistActivitiesAreEqualtoProjectBasedLearningB.ProjectBasedLearningIsaMoreEffectiveLearningWayC.SchoolActivitiesAretheMainWaytoGainKnowledgeD.RoteMemoryIsMoreImportantthanYouThink2Formanyyears,studentshadimprovedbyansweringquestionsanddidbestontheexam.Butinthelate2010s,manystudentsweredoingmorepoorlyontheexamthanonthehomeworkleadinguptoit.Theywouldevenacetheveryfirsthomeworkassignment,theonethatquizzedthemonmaterialtheyhadnotyetlearned.In2008,onlyaround3outof20studentsperformedbetterontheirhomeworkthanontheexam.Butthatsharegrewovertime.By2019,morethanhalfofthestudentshadperformedthisway.Whathadchangedoverthoseyears?Onebigthingwastheriseofsmartphones.Theyexistedin2008,butwerenotcommon.Nowalmosteveryonecarriesone.Soitwouldbeeasiertodaytoquicklygoonlineandfindtheanswertojustaboutanyhomeworkquestion.Butstudentscan’tusephonesduringanexam.Andthatmightexplainwhytheyaren’tdoingaswellonthetests.Thestudentswhodidbetterontheirexamsdidn’talwaysreportthattheyhadcomeupwiththeirownhomeworkanswers.Andthosewhodidbetterontheirhomeworkdidn’talwayssaythattheyhadcopied.Comingupwithanswersonyourownshouldleadtobetterlearningforstudentsatanyage.Ifyoufindandthencopytherightanswer,you’retakingtheeasywayout.Butthatiswastingavaluablepracticeopportunity.Itmaytakeafewmoreminutestothinkofanansweronyourown,andthenchecktoseeifit’sright.Butthat’sthewayyou’lllearnmore.Nowthatinformationiseasilyavailabletoeveryoneallthetime,itprobablydoesn’tmakesenseforteacherstoexpectstudentstotakequizzesandexamswithoutit.Fromnowon,weshouldn’tevergiveaclosed-bookexam.Instead,teachersshouldcomeupwithhomeworkandexamquestionsthatGooglecan’teasilyanswer.Thesemightbequestionsthataskyoutoexplainapassageyoujustreadinyourownwords.Writingassignmentsandclassprojectsareothergreatwaystoencouragestudentstorememberandapplytheirknowledge.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ace”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Dowellin. B.Puteffortinto.C.Payattentionto. D.Getinvolvedin.5.Fromparagraph2,wecanknowthat________.A.addictiontomobilegamesdecreasesstudents’studygradesB.onlinetutoringinfluencestheregularclassroomlearningC.themoderntechnologyreducesstudents’motivationforlearningD.searchingonlineforanswersstopsstudents’independentthinking6.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttoteachersinthelastparagraph?A.Blockingstudents’accesstoinformation.B.Givingstudentsmorequizzesandexams.C.Creatingoriginalquestionsforstudents.D.Minimizingtheclassteachingandactivities.7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Creativeexaminationsarenecessary.B.Thewaysstudentsdotheirhomework.C.TheapplicationofInternetinteaching.D.Studentsdobetteronhomeworkthanonexams.3DearMadam,Welcomebacktoschool.Mychildissohappytobeinyourclassthisyear.Weknowyoucaresomuchaboutyourstudents.Iwanttotellyoualittlebitaboutmychild.Althoughhereallylovestolearn,heissomewhatanxiousaboutbeingbackinschoolagain.Mychildisthoughttobegiftedandthathasbroughtsomeunexpectedchallengestohimandourfamily.Tomanypeople,beinggiftedmeanshewilldoverywellinschool,butthathasn’talwaysbeentrueforhim.Heisjustakidthinkingdifferently,andhesometimesstrugglesinschool.Lastyear,schoolwasn’teasyforhimforafewreasons.Hemaybeaheadafewgradelevelsinsomesubjects,butnotinallsubjects.Hejustdoesn’tdobetterinallareasallthetime.Andalthoughhemayseemolderthanhisyears,hedoesn’talwaysbehavelikeyouwouldthinkheshould.I’msureyouknowhowgiftedchildrencanbeemotionallyimmature-thatisexactlymykid.Also,hecanbereallyintenseinclasswhenyouareteachingoneofhisfavoritetopics.Hemayraisehishandoftenandconstantlytalkaboutwhathethinksaboutit.I’llapologizeinadvancebecausehewillalsolikelychallengeyouoninformationorfactswhichhefeelsarenotquiterightespeciallywhenit’satopicheishookedon.Heisnotbeingimpoliteandheisn’tjustbeingaknow-it-all,orashow-off,heisreallyjustveryexcitedtobelearningaboutasubjecthefeelsstrongabout.Hejustgetscarriedaway!Lastyear,hewasteasedaboutlookinglikeaknow-it-allinschoolbysomeofhisclassmates,whichhurtshimALOT.Beingteasedispartofhisfearofgoingbacktoschool.Hefearsbeingcalledashow-offatschoolandhefeelslikehedoesn’tfitin.Histeachersaidheoftenkepttohimselfandchosetoworkalone.Iknowasateacher,youareincrediblybusy,butcouldyoukeepaneyeoutforanyoneteasinghimorifheseemstobekeepingtohimselftoomuch?Lastly,histherapistmentionedthatbecauseoftheteasingandmaybebecausehewasboredlastyearinschool,heisshowingsignsofbecominganunderachiever.Pleaseletmeknowifhisgradesstartslipping.Thankyoufortakingthetimetoreadandunderstandaboutmychild.Don’thesitatetocalloremailmeifthereareanyproblemswithhimatschool.Believeme,weknowverywellhowsensitive,emotionalandintensehecanbe.Ihopeyouhaveawonderfulschoolyear!Sincerely,MomofaGiftedChild8.Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor’sson______.A.hasfallenbehindtheotherstudents B.failstogetalongwellwithclassmatesC.haslostinterestinlearning D.isrudetotheteachers9.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Heistooexcitedtocontrolhimself. B.Hehasbeentakenawayfromschool.C.Heissoabsorbedinobserving. D.Hehasbeenoverpraised.10.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutherchild?A.Pleasedbuthopeless. B.Annoyedbutcaring.C.Proudbutworried. D.Surprisedbutconfused.11.Whydoestheauthorwritetheletter?A.Toasktheteachertoreducechildren’sburden. B.Tocallontheschooltostopschoolteasing.C.Toexplainhowgiftedherchildis. D.Tosuggestthathischildhasspecialneeds.4MyfamilyandInevertalkedaboutschoolasthetickettoafuture.Iwasintheclassrooms,butIwasn’ttheretolearntowrite,readorevenspeak.Whenitwasmyturntoread,Iwantedtohide.Iwas13yearsold,butIalreadyhatedbeingwhoIwas.IhadanEnglishteacher,Mr.Creech,whoknewIcouldn’tread.Inoneofmyfirstlessonstheteachersaidthatanyonewhohadareadingagebelowsixhadtostandup.Ifeltsoembarrassed.Butatthesametime,itmademerealizethatIneededtochangethesituation.Iwasdetermineditwouldn’thappenagain.Laterthatday,Mr.Creechencouragedmeandpromisedhewouldtryhisbesttohelpmelearntoread.Fromthenon,Inevergaveuppracticingreading.ThenwhenIwas41yearsold,oneday,IplannedtoflybacktoTexastovisitmyfriendsandfamily.Onmywayfromtheairport,IsawMr.Creechbuyinghimselfadrink.Irushedoverandreachedintomypockettopayforhim.“DoIknowyou?”heasked.“Yes,sir,youdoknowme,”Iansweredexcitedly.“MynameisAnthonyHamilton.YoutaughtmeEnglish.”Thelookonhisfacetoldmethatherememberedtheboyhe’donceencouraged.“I’msogladIhadachancetoseeyou,”Isaid.“AndMr.Creech,Ihavegreatnewstoshare.”ItoldhimIhadlearnedtoread.Butthatwasn’tall.Ihadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker.“ThenexttimeyougetanotherAnthonyHamiltoninyourclassroom,pleaseencouragehimtoreadaswell,”Iadded.Theexpertssaywhatonceworriedmehasaname:dyslexia(誦讀困難癥).ButIcantellyouitwasalackofdesireforeducation.12.Whydidtheauthorwanttohide?A.Becausehecouldn’tread. B.Becausehedidn’twanttoshowhimself.C.Becausehefeltsorryforhimself. D.Becausehedidn’thaveaticket.13.Whycouldn’ttheauthorreadbeforemeetingMr.Creech?A.Becausehisreadingagewasnotlongenough.B.Becausehisparentsdidn’tteachhimhowtoread.C.Becausehedidn’thaveinnerdrivingforcetolearntoread.D.Becausehewasafraidofreadingbeforetheclass.14.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Mr.Creechlookeddownupontheauthor.B.TheauthorwasgratefultoMr.Creech.C.Dyslexiawastherealreasonthatmadetheauthorunabletoread.D.Mr.CreechtaughttwostudentscalledAnthonyHamilton.5Amandahatedhowhistoryseemedtobeallaboutwar.Josedidn'tlikememorizingnamesanddates.Geraldwasconvincedthatnothingthathadhappenedinthepastwasrelevanttohislife.Caitlynhatedtrickytrue-falsequestions.Armedwiththefeedback(反饋)mystudentshadgivenme,Ibeganhatchingaplan.Thesekidswerebright.Theyweremotivated.Myhonorsclassdeservedtobetaughtinawaythatwouldspeaktothem.We'dstudysocialandeconomichistory,notjustbattlesandgenerals.We'dreadnovelstobringhomethehumanityofhistory.Testswouldcoverthefacts,butalsorequirehigherlevelthinkingskills.Notrickytrue-falsequestions.Atfirst,Iwassurprisedbyhowmanyofmystudentsusedpoorgrammarandlackedwritingskills.Andsomeseemedtohesitatewhenreadingoutloud.Butweworkedonthoseskillsrepeatedlywhilewewerelearninghistory.TheschoolyearcametoanendmorequicklythanIcouldhaveimagined.MosthadearnedAandB.NoonehadaveragedlowerthanC.Beforesummerbreak.Mrs.Anderson,theheadmaster,calledmeintoherofficeformyend-of-yearevaluation.“Iwanttocongratulateyouonagreatfreshmanseason,”shesaidwithasmile.“Especiallyonhowwellyoudidwithyourremedial(矯正)kids.”“Remedialkids?Idon’tunderstand.”Mrs.Andersonlookedatmeinastrangeway.“Yourfirstperiodclasswasaremedial.Surelyyousawthatindicatedatthetopoftheroll(名單),”Shepulledafilefolderfromadrawerandhandedittome.Iopenedit.Thereatthetop,wasthewordHONORS.IshowedittoMrs.Anderson.“Oh.dear,”shesaid.“Whatamistake!Howdidyouevermanage,treatingslowstudentsasthoughtheywere...”Icouldn'thelpbutfinishthesentenceforher.“Asthoughtheywerebright?Ithinkwe'vebothlearnedalessonfromthis,onetheydidn'tteachinanyoftheeducationcoursesItook,butoneI'llneverforget.”15.Whydoestheauthormentionseveralstudentsatthebeginning?A.Tointroducethesebrightstudents. B.Topresenttheteachingproblems.C.Toshowthesuccessofhisplans. D.Topraisethewisdomofhispupils.16.Whatistheinitialsurprisetotheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.Herhonorsclasshesitatedtoimproveskills. B.Theheadmastergaveherawrongclassroll.C.Mostofherclassachievedhighgradeslater. D.Herstudentswereatlowerlanguagelevels.17.Whatistheauthorlikeaccordingtothepassage?A.Easygoingandkind. B.Motivatedandgenerous.C.Patientandcreative. D.Understandingandstrict.18.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromherexperience?A.Studentsshouldbetaughtaccordingtotheirinterest.B.Traditionalteachingmethodsmightworkeffectively.C.Studentsshouldbeevaluatedbasedontheirscores.D.Teachersshouldhaveconfidenceintheirstudents.6Remotetechnologieswillplayanincreasingly-vitalroleindrivingtheeducationindustry,astheCOVID-19pandemic(流行病)forcedtheworldtogoremote,accordingtoanindustryinsider.“Remotetechnologyiscontinuingtoempower(授權)onlineeducation,withlargemigrationsonline.Withthecontinuousapplicationofnewtechnologymethodssuchasbigdataandartificialintelligence,students’learningoutcomeshavebeensignificantlyimproved,”saidWangYan,chiefarchitectureofficeratZuoyebang(作業幫).“Technologyandoutcomesaretwomajorchallengesthatcompaniesfacewhentheytransformfromoffline