专题06 阅读表达10篇
（2023下·北京·高二北师大二附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
In Martin County, Florida, two non-profit organizations have come together to plant seeds of hope through community gardening. Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L.I.F.T., an organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the county.
The teens in Project L.I.F.T.’s program — many of them aged 14-19 who are also struggling with addictions, managing mental health or legal issues — visit the gardens every day after school where they grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals. They take some of the produce home to their families but most is sent to House of Hope for the homeless community.
Beyond the need for food, Project L.I.F.T. hoped the gardens would provide an educational opportunity for their teens.
“We’re trying to teach kids nutrition to deal with the health problems — diabetes and obesity — in our community, but when we get into the garden, now they’re doing hands-on stuff that really connects.” Bob Zaccheo, the executive director of Project L.I.F.T. tells Guideposts.org.
The gardens also offer the teens professional skills that can help them find work later in their largely rural county. Beyond skills, this project has helped the teens find confidence and hope for their futures.
So far, the four gardens around Martin County have generated 100 pounds of produce for House of Hope and the community at large. Although the amount of food can’t meet the greater need of the area, the program is an opportunity to teach kids that the importance of giving back is just as valuable as the food they’re harvesting.
“You see a major shift in the thinking of these kids,” Zaccheo says. “You see them giving. The kids are learning to give at a bigger level than they’ve ever been able to give at before.”
1．What kind of organization is Project L.I.F.T.
2．What do the teens do when they visit the gardens
3．Apart from providing an education for at–risk teens, what else were the four gardens built to provide
4．In addition to what is mentioned in the passage, what else could at-risk teens learn through community gardening Explain why. (In about 40 words)
【答案】1．An organization that helps at-risk teens. 2．They grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals. 3．The gardens help them find work in rural areas and find confidence and hope for the future. 4．They can learn to cooperate with each other better and also learn to give back the love they have received during gardening and also pass that energy and love to others who need help.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了弗洛里达州马丁县的两个非营利组织联合起来，帮助了无数无家可归的、有毒瘾和其他精神健康问题的人。
1．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L.I.F.T., an organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the county.(最近，针对无家可归者、有毒瘾和其他精神健康问题的人的慈善机构“希望之家”与帮助高危青少年的组织“L.I.F.T.项目”合作，在全县的四个小镇种植社区花园)”可知，Project L.I.F.T是一个帮助高危青少年的组织。故答案为An organization that helps at-risk teens。
2．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“The teens in Project L.I.F.T.’s program — many of them aged 14-19 who are also struggling with addictions, managing mental health or legal issues — visit the gardens every day after school where they grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals.(参加L.I. F.T计划的青少年——其中许多年龄在14-19岁之间，他们也在与毒瘾作斗争，处理心理健康或法律问题——每天放学后都会去花园，在那里他们种种子，维护和浇灌植物，收获农产品，并学习自己做饭)”可知，他们在花园里会种种子，维护和浇灌植物，收获农产品，并学习自己做饭。故答案为They grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals。
3．考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段“The gardens also offer the teens professional skills that can help them find work later in their largely rural county. Beyond skills, this project has helped the teens find confidence and hope for their futures.(菜园还为青少年提供了专业技能，帮助他们以后在农村地区找到工作。除了技能之外，这个项目还帮助青少年找到了对未来的信心和希望)”可知，菜园帮助他们以后在农村地区找到工作，找到了对未来的信心和希望。故答案为The gardens help them find work in rural areas and find confidence and hope for the future。
4．开放性问题。答案符合逻辑即可，注意字数。例如：他们可以学会更好地相互合作，也学会回报他们在园艺过程中得到的爱，并将这种能量和爱传递给需要帮助的人。故答案为They can learn to cooperate with each other better and also learn to give back the love they have received during gardening and also pass that energy and love to others who need help。
（2023下·北京·高二校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
If you listen to the stream of articles and podcasts telling us how to become a billionaire in 10 easy steps, you might hold the belief that squeezing ourselves dry each second of the day will bring happiness and success.
But this obsession with productivity is costing us. Even a car doesn’t stay in the same gear the whole time. “We are not machines,” says psychologist Professor Drew Dawson. “Performance declines as a function of time, of task and time of day.”
Instead of moments of boredom, where we might let our minds wander and come up with novel solutions to problems and novel ways of thinking, we seek constant stimulation - and have a lowered tolerance for boredom as a result.
“It leads people to a false assumption that the world’s most successful people are literally making good use of every single minute,” Dawson says. “That’s a myth. We’re not hardwired to act that way as humans, and it’s a good recipe for burnout.”
COVID-19, for a variety of reasons, has led people to question and even opt out of this myth. “Who wants to lie on their deathbed going, ‘I wish I’d been more productive’ ” Dawson says. “Post-COVID, people are starting to say, ‘what am I losing compared to what am I gaining ’”
So, if not more productivity, what should we be aiming for
·Get our priorities straight.
A life spent chasing the state of being able to do everything is less meaningful than a life of focusing on a few things that count. We can reflect on five things that matter most to us and lead a life around them. Once clear on them, we also become clear on where to direct our attention and what to say “no” to.
·Enjoy downtime(停工期)for its own sake
Glorifying productivity can blind us to the value of other parts of our lives, including boredom, connection, creativity and play. But activities in our lives don’t need to always be productive or worthwhile-enjoying an activity is reason enough to spend time on it.
We weren’t meant to be productive all the time, so stop constantly struggling, and start chilling.
5．What does “obsession with productivity” refer to in the passage
6．How has COVID-19 changed the situation according to the passage
7．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
It is more meaningful to focus on a few things that count in life, so we can reflect on five things in our life to say “no” to.
8．Do you agree with the statement “enjoying an activity is reason enough to spend time on it” Why or why not (In about 40 words)
【答案】5．The belief that squeezing ourselves dry each second of the day will bring happiness and success. 6．It has led people to question and even opt out of the false assumption that the world’s most successful people are literally making good use of every single minute 7． It is more meaningful to focus on a few things that count in life, so we can reflect on five things in our life ________.
According to the passage, we can reflect on five things that matter most in our life and lead a life around them. 8．Yes , I agree. Because enjoying an activity to spend time on it could bring us happiness and satisfaction, which are key to motivation and purpose , and which also make us positive, optimistic, and enjoy life's good moments.
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。这篇文章探讨了当今社会对于高效生产力的过度追求，以及过度追求生产力对我们的损害。作者认为，我们人类并不是机器，无法一直保持高效状态，追求每一分钟都充分利用的观念是错误的，甚至有可能导致身心疲惫。因此，作者提倡我们应该明确我们的重点，并围绕这些重点来规划生活，同时也应该享受闲暇时间的乐趣，不一味追求生产力。
5．考查词义猜测。根据第一段中“If you listen to the stream of articles and podcasts telling us how to become a billionaire in 10 easy steps, you might hold the belief that squeezing ourselves dry each second of the day will bring happiness and success.(如果你听大量的文章和播客告诉我们如何在10个简单的步骤中成为亿万富翁，你可能会相信每天的每一秒都把自己榨干会带来幸福和成功。)”以及第二段中“But this obsession with productivity is costing us. (但这种对生产力的痴迷正在让我们付出代价。)”可知，“对生产力的痴迷”指的是“每天每一秒都把自己榨干的信念会带来幸福和成功。”故答案为The belief that squeezing ourselves dry each second of the day will bring happiness and success.
6．考查细节理解。根据第四段““It leads people to a false assumption that the world’s most successful people are literally making good use of every single minute,” Dawson says. (道森说：“这让人们产生了一个错误的假设，认为世界上最成功的人确实是在充分利用每一分钟。”)”以及第五段“COVID-19, for a variety of reasons, has led people to question and even opt out of this myth.(由于各种原因，COVID-19导致人们质疑甚至选择退出这个神话。)”可知，新冠疫情让人们质疑甚至放弃了一个错误的假设，即世界上最成功的人确实是在充分利用每一分钟。故答案为It has led people to question and even opt out of the false assumption that the world’s most successful people are literally making good use of every single minute.
7．考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“A life spent chasing the state of being able to do everything is less meaningful than a life of focusing on a few things that count. We can reflect on five things that matter most to us and lead a life around them. Once clear on them, we also become clear on where to direct our attention and what to say “no” to.(过度追求能做一切的状态的生活比起专注于几件重要事物的生活缺乏意义。我们可以反思五件对我们最重要的事情，并围绕它们过上生活。一旦明确了这些事情，我们也就明确了应该将注意力放在哪里，对什么事情说“不”。)”可知，我们可以反思五件对我们最重要的事情，并围绕它们过上生活。一旦明确了这些事情，我们也就明确了应该将注意力放在哪里，对什么事情说“不”。根据题干“It is more meaningful to focus on a few things that count in life, so we can reflect on five things in our life to say “no” to.(更有意义的是专注于生活中重要的几件事情，因此我们可以反思一下生活中要拒绝的五件事情。)”可知，题干强调的是我们可以反思一下生活中要拒绝的五件事情，后半部分与原文信息不符，原文强调的是“可以反思五件对我们最重要的事情，并围绕它们过上生活”。故答案为According to the passage, we can reflect on five things that matter most in our life and lead a life around them.
8．开放式问题。根据题干“Do you agree with the statement “enjoying an activity is reason enough to spend time on it” (你是否同意“享受一项活动就是足够的理由去投入时间吗？”这一说法？)”可知，回答言之成理即可。本人认为：我同意这种说法，享受一项活动能够为我们带来快乐和满足感，这恰恰是我们追求幸福和满足感的基石，为我们提供了生活的动力和目标。当我们感到快乐和满足时，我们会更加积极、乐观地面对生活中的挑战和困难，也会更加珍惜和享受生活中的美好时刻。故答案为：Yes , I agree. Because enjoying an activity to spend time on it could bring us happiness and satisfaction, which are key to motivation and purpose , and which also make us positive, optimistic, and enjoy life's good moments.
（2023下·北京·高二北京八十中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Today, technological advances are rapidly making it possible to automate(自动化)much of the work currently carried out by humans. This applies to both blue-collar jobs through robotics and the Internet, and white-collar work through artificial intelligence. The wide applicability of these technologies has led to broad concern about the destruction of jobs. Indeed, according to a 2014 Oxford study, 47% of jobs in the US could be replaced by automated processes in the next two decades.
Of course, as many have noted, while technology has always removed the need for some types of jobs, it also creates new ones. Technology is a set of tools that we use in different ways to increase efficiency. The Industrial Revolution destroyed some jobs but created many more. It also increased the total wealth of society and began to create a middle class who could enjoy health, education, and other benefits that previously had been available only to the wealthiest. It can be challenging to predict the kinds of jobs that this new revolution will create and in what quantities, which makes the situation seem worse than it actually is. But nine of the top ten most in-demand jobs of 2012 didn’t exist in 2003, suggesting that this latest revolution is creating new employment opportunities.
For many, this picture is overly optimistic. The new jobs require a completely different skills set-you can’t turn an assembly plant(组装厂)worker into a data scientist overnight. Others are concerned that we are facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor. Science fiction has long imagined a future where we no longer have to work and can spend our time on more noble pursuits. It seems that neither our social norms nor our economic systems are ready for it.
9．How is white-collar work automated by technology
10．What benefits did the Industrial Revolution bring to the society
11．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The technological advances are creating many new employment opportunities, so people think there is a growing need for human labor.
12．What is your attitude towards the technological advances (about 40 words)
【答案】9．Through artificial intelligence.
It is automated through artificial intelligence. 10．The Industrial Revolution created many new jobs, increased the total wealth of society and began to create a middle class of high well-being. 11．The technological advances are creating many new employment opportunities, so people think there is a growing need for human labor.
According to the passage, some people are concerned that we are facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor. 12．1) I think technological advances have brought great advantages to our lives. They not only improve the work efficiency, making our lives more convenient, but also create many new jobs, which promote social progress. So I hold a supportive attitude. 2) As far as I am concerned, we should hold a cautious attitude to technological advances. Although they benefit us a lot, they also cause some problems such as pollution, species extinction and privacy exposure. What’s more, people may rely on them too much and even become addicted to them.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍技术的进步使实现自动化成为可能。技术的进步消除了对某些类型工作的需求，同时也创造了新的工作。
9．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中“Today，technological advances are rapidly making it possible to automate much of the work currently carried out by humans. This applies to both blue-collar jobs through robotics and the Internet of things, and white-collar work through artificial intelligence.(今天，技术进步迅速使由人类完成的工作实现自动化成为可能。这既适用于通过机器人和物联网实现的蓝领工作，也适用于通过人工智能实现的白领工作。)”可知，今天的科技是通过人工智能使白领工作实现自动化。故答案为Through artificial intelligence./ It is automated through artificial intelligence.。
10．考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中“The Industrial Revolution destroyed some jobs but created many more. It also increased the total wealth of society and began to create a middle class who could enjoy health，education，and other benefits that previously had been available only to the wealthiest. (工业革命摧毁了一些工作，但创造了更多的工作。它还增加了社会的总财富，并开始创造一个中产阶级，他们可以享受健康、教育和其他福利，这些福利以前只有最富有的人才能享受到。)”可知，工业革命创造了许多新的就业机会，增加了社会的总财富，并开始创造一个高福利的中产阶级。故答案为The Industrial Revolution created many new jobs, increased the total wealth of society and began to create a middle class of high well-being.。
11．考查推理判断。文章倒数第一段中提到“For many，this picture is overly optimistic. The new jobs require a completely different skills set-you can’t turn an assembly plant(组装厂)worker into a data scientist overnight. Others are concerned that we are facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor.（对许多人来说，这一前景过于乐观。新的工作需要完全不同的技能——你不可能一夜之间把一个装配厂的工人变成数据科学家。另一些人则担心，我们正面临着对人类劳动力需求的永久性减少。）”。根据“facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor”可以推断，“there is a growing need for human labor（对人力的需求越来越大）”是不正确的。故答案为The technological advances are creating many new employment opportunities, so people think there is a growing need for human labor.
According to the passage, some people are concerned that we are facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor.
12．本题为主观题，答案不唯一。题目要求简要介绍你对于技术态度，可以介绍网络的发展给我们生活带来便利同时也要注意其缺点。例如可以说，我认为技术的进步给我们的生活带来了巨大的好处。它们不仅提高了工作效率，使我们的生活更加方便，而且还创造了许多新的就业机会，促进了社会的进步。所以我持支持的态度。2)在我看来，我们应该对技术的进步持谨慎的态度。虽然它们对我们有很大的好处，但它们也会造成一些问题，如污染、物种灭绝和隐私暴露。更重要的是，人们可能过于依赖它们，甚至对它们上瘾。故答案为1) I think technological advances have brought great advantages to our lives. They not only improve the work efficiency, making our lives more convenient, but also create many new jobs, which promote social progress. So I hold a supportive attitude. 2) As far as I am concerned, we should hold a cautious attitude to technological advances. Although they benefit us a lot, they also cause some problems such as pollution, species extinction and privacy exposure. What’s more, people may rely on them too much and even become addicted to them.
（2023下·北京·高二人大附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Belief Perseverance
We enter all conversations with a huge amount of baggage. We have already had numerous experiences that have shaped us in some way: we each have dreams that guide what we see or hear; we each have cultural traditions that push us to think in certain ways. In short, we start with opinions We think our beliefs are valuable because they are ours. Understandably, we want to hold on to them. And the tendency to hold on to our beliefs even when we should not is called belief perseverance.
If I prefer Cristiano Ronaldo as the best football player ever, regardless of how empty my reason may be, I may resist your choice of Lionel Messi. Because if I were to admit that my previous judgment had been wrong, I might feel bad about myself. Besides, it is our tendency to see only that evidence that proves our point.
What is behind belief perseverance is our overconfidence in ourselves. We tend to rate ourselves as more skilled at many things. This unfortunate habit of mind is probably responsible also for our sense that we are living in the middle of incredibly biased (有偏见的) people, while we are unbiased. We tell ourselves that we see things as they are, while others look at the world through a pair of foggy, colored glasses. Our biggest bias may be that we are not biased, but those with whom we disagree are!
To avoid belief perseverance, it’s helpful to remember that we can never permit ourselves to be so sure of anything that we stop searching for an improved version. As the famous scientist Francis Bacon pointed out in 1620, when we change our minds in light of a superior argument, we deserve to be proud that we have resisted the temptation to remain true to long-held beliefs. Such a change of mind deserves to be seen as reflecting a rare strength.
13．According to the passage, what is belief perseverance
14．What stops people from admitting their previous judgment may be wrong
15．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Our habit of over-rating ourselves comes from our sense that other people are biased.
16．What strategy can be used to avoid belief perseverance and how can it be useful (In about 40 words)
【答案】13．The tendency to hold on to our beliefs even when we should not. 14．Our overconfidence in ourselves. 15．Our habit of over-rating ourselves comes from our sense that other people are biased. Because this unfortunate habit of mind is probably responsible also for our sense that we are living in the middle of incredibly biased people. 16．①Searching for an improved version. ②To avoid belief perseverance, it’s helpful to remember that we can never permit ourselves to be so sure of anything that we stop searching for an improved version; a change of mind can also make it useful.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了信念固着的概念和形成的原因等内容。
13．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“And the tendency to hold on to our beliefs even when we should not is called belief perseverance.(即使我们不应该坚持自己的信念，我们也会坚持下去，这种倾向被称为信念固着。)”可知，信念固着就是即使我们不应该坚持自己的信念，我们也会坚持下去的倾向性。故答案是：The tendency to hold on to our beliefs even when we should not.
14．考查细节理解。根据文章第三段“What is behind belief perseverance is our overconfidence in ourselves.(信念固着的背后是我们对自己的过度自信。)”可知，我们对自己的过度自信阻止人们承认他们之前的判断可能是错误的。故答案是：Our overconfidence in ourselves.
15．考查细节理解。根据文章第三段“This unfortunate habit of mind is probably responsible also for our sense that we are living in the middle of incredibly biased (有偏见的) people, while we are unbiased.(这种不幸的思维习惯也可能导致我们觉得自己生活在一群非常有偏见的人中间，而我们自己是公正的。)”可知，“我们觉得自己生活在一群非常有偏见的人中间”是这种思维习惯的结果，而不是原因，因此comes from应该改成is responsible for。故答案是：Our habit of over-rating ourselves comes from our sense that other people are biased. Because this unfortunate habit of mind is probably responsible also for our sense that we are living in the middle of incredibly biased people.
16．考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段“To avoid belief perseverance, it’s helpful to remember that we can never permit ourselves to be so sure of anything that we stop searching for an improved version.(为了避免信念固着，记住我们永远不能让自己对任何事情都如此确定，以至于停止寻找改进的版本，这是有帮助的。)”和“we deserve to be proud that we have resisted the temptation to remain true to long-held beliefs. Such a change of mind deserves to be seen as reflecting a rare strength.(我们应该为自己抵制住了坚持长期信仰的诱惑而感到自豪。这种想法的转变应该被视为一种罕见力量的反映。)”可知，寻找一个更好的版本能够被用来避免信念固着。要记住，我们永远不能允许自己对任何事情都如此确定，以至于我们停止寻找一个更好的版本，这可以用来避免信念的固着；改变思维方式也是有用的。故答案是：①Search for an improved version.②To avoid belief perseverance, it’s helpful to remember that we can never permit ourselves to be so sure of anything that we stop searching for an improved version, a change of mind can also make it useful.
（2023下·北京房山·高二统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Computers, smartphones, and audio players are an essential part of students’ everyday lives. That means that whenever students are doing homework, they are going to be faced with the problem of using their devices for purposes other than learning. Instead of concentrating on one task, they are performing multiple tasks.
According to the research by Larry Rosen, published in the journal Computers in Human Science, students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies. Students often get distracted by their phones or use their laptops for unauthorized (未经许可的) activities. Often, students think that they are able to multitask effectively, without sacrificing their studies. However, the research shows that it is true in only 5% of all cases.
But why do teenagers multitask The answer is simple: multitasking makes us feel good. As the research indicates, the entertainment gained from secondary activities during studies makes learners feel better emotionally.
Watching TV or talking to your friends by email is pleasant and helps students fight boredom while doing homework or listening to a lecture they find boring. Another reason why students multitask is that they simply do not see the negative impact it has on their coursework. Teenagers often overrate their abilities. The seemingly tiny distractions, however, result in a constant need to switch focus and sort out information, injuring the brain by overuse and making the process inefficient.
However, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative. The research conducted by HKU indicates that people who routinely multitask are able to use their senses in conjunction (结合) more easily. Other research also shows that multitasking has a positive effect on the ability to pass judgment and solve problems quickly and efficiently.
17．What does the research by Larry Rosen tell us
18．According to the text, why do teenagers multitask
19．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Multitasking, which injures the brain by overuse and makes the learning process inefficient, has no positive effects on students.
20．Will you choose to multitask when doing homework Why or why not (In about 40 words)
【答案】17．Students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies, with few knowing that this is at the expense of their own studies. 18．Because multitasking makes them feel good. Besides, they are not aware of the negative impact it has on their coursework. 19．Multitasking, which injures the brain by overuse and makes the learning process inefficient, has no positive effects on students. According to this passage, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative. 20．When doing homework, I will not choose multitasking. Because multitasking will make it difficult for me to concentrate on what I am doing, which prevents me from efficiently completing my homework within the time limit.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了通常情况下多任务会导致学生分心，以及学生选择多任务的原因。
17．考查细节理解。根据第二段“According to the research by Larry Rosen, published in the journal Computers in Human Science, students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies. Students often get distracted by their phones or use their laptops for unauthorized (未经许可的) activities. Often, students think that they are able to multitask effectively, without sacrificing their studies. However, the research shows that it is true in only 5% of all cases.(根据拉里·罗森发表在《计算机与人文科学》杂志上的研究，学生将高达45%的家庭作业时间花在与学习无关的各种任务上。学生们经常被手机分散注意力，或者使用笔记本电脑进行未经授权的活动。通常，学生们认为他们能够在不牺牲学业的情况下有效地处理多项任务。然而，研究表明，只有5%例子是这样的)”可知， Larry Rosen的研究告诉我们，学生将高达45%的家庭作业时间花在与学习无关的任务上，却几乎不知道这是以牺牲自己的学业为代价。故答案为：Students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies, with few knowing that this is at the expense of their own studies.
18．考查细节理解题。根据第三段的“But why do teenagers multitask The answer is simple: multitasking makes us feel good. (但为什么青少年要同时处理多项任务呢？答案很简单：多任务处理让我们感觉良好)”和第四段的“ Another reason why students multitask is that they simply do not see the negative impact it has on their coursework. (学生多任务处理的另一个原因是，他们根本看不到这对他们的课程有负面影响)”可知，青少年选择多任务是因为多任务处理让他们感觉良好，并且他们意识不到这对他们的课程有负面影响。故答案为：Because multitasking makes them feel good. Besides, they are not aware of the negative impact it has on their coursework.
19．考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段的“The seemingly tiny distractions, however, result in a constant need to switch focus and sort out information, injuring the brain by overuse and making the process inefficient.(然而，看似微小的分心会导致人们不断需要转换注意力和整理信息，过度使用会伤害大脑，使这一过程效率低下)”和倒数第三段的“However, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative.(然而，多任务处理的影响并不完全是负面的)”可知，虽然过度使用会伤害大脑以及让学习过程效率低下，但多任务处理的影响并非全是负面的。因此错误的部分是has no positive effects on students.。根据本文，多任务处理的影响并不完全是负面的。故答案为：Multitasking, which injures the brain by overuse and makes the learning process inefficient, has no positive effects on students. According to this passage, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative.
20．开放性问题。答案符合逻辑即可，注意字数。When doing homework, I will not choose multitasking. Because multitasking will make it difficult for me to concentrate on what I am doing, which prevents me from efficiently completing my homework within the time limit.
（2022上·北京·高二人大附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Good Taste of Knowledge
The aim of education or culture is merely the development of good taste in knowledge and good form in conduct. The cultured man or the ideal educated man is not necessarily one who is well-read or learned, but one who likes and dislikes the right things. To know what to love and what to hate is to have taste in knowledge.
Nothing is more annoying than to meet a person at a party whose mind is crammed (填塞) full with historical dates and figures and who is extremely well-posted on current international affairs, but whose attitudes or points of view are all wrong. I have met such people. They do have great academic knowledge, but no good judgment or taste. Being knowledgeable is a mere matter of the cramming of facts or information while having good taste is a matter of artistic judgment. In speaking of a scholar, the Chinese generally distinguish between their scholarship (学术成就), conduct and taste..
An educated man, therefore, is one who has the right loves and hatreds. This we call taste, and with taste comes charm. Now, to have taste requires a capacity for thinking things through to the bottom, the independence of judgment, and the unwillingness to be affected by any form of power.
When a man is wrong, he is wrong, and there is no need for one to be impressed by a great name or by the number of books that he has read and we haven't.
Taste, then. is closely associated with courage. as the Chinese always associated dan (“胆”) with shi (“识”) And courage or independence of judgment, as we know, is such a rare virtue among humankind. We see this intellectual courage or independence during the childhood of all thinkers and writers who in later life amount to anything. Such a person refuses to be impressed by a philosophic vogue or a fashionable theory, even though it is backed by the greatest name. this is taste in knowledge.
No doubt such intellectual courage or independence of judgment requires a certain childish. nave confidence in oneself, but this self is the only thing that one can cling to. and the moment a student gives up-his right of personal judgment, he is m for accepting all the dishonest and insincere of life.
21．According to the author, what is the goal of education
22．Why is a well-read man not necessarily an educated one
23．Please decide which part is false in the following statement: Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself; then underline it and explain why Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself.
24．Please name one person with the qualities of dan and shi in Chinese history and explain what about this person makes you think so. (In about 40 words)
【答案】21．The aim of education is merely the development of good taste in knowledge and good form in conduct. 22．Because the cultured man or the ideal educated man is not necessarily one who is well-read or learned, but one who likes and dislikes the right things. To know what to love and what to hate is to have taste in knowledge. 23． Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself. Because being knowledgeable is a mere matter of the cramming of facts or information while having good taste is a matter of artistic judgment. The independence of judgment isn’t affected by any form of power. 24．I think the person with the qualities of dan and shi in Chinese history is Confucius, who refused to be impressed by a philosophic vogue or a fashionable theory and had his own independence of judgment. Confucius believed that the object of education should be “taught without class”. And he allowed students to attend schools regardless of their wealth or race.
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。主要论述了教育的目的是培养良好的知识鉴赏力和良好的行为方式以及懂得什么该爱，什么该恨，对知识有鉴赏力的人才是博学的人。
21．考查细节理解。根据文章第一段“The aim of education or culture is merely the development of good taste in knowledge and good form in conduct.(教育或文化的目的仅仅是培养良好的知识鉴赏力和良好的行为方式)”可知，教育的目的是培养良好的知识鉴赏力和良好的行为方式。故答案为The aim of education is merely the development of good taste in knowledge and good form in conduct.
22．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The cultured man or the ideal educated man is not necessarily one who is well-read or learned, but one who likes and dislikes the right things. To know what to love and what to hate is to have taste in knowledge.(有教养的人或理想的有教养的人不一定是博览横书或博学的人，而是喜欢或不喜欢正确的东西的人。懂得什么该爱，什么该恨，就是对知识的鉴赏力)”可知，懂得什么该爱，什么该恨，对知识有鉴赏力的人才是博学的人。故答案为Because the cultured man or the ideal educated man is not necessarily one who is well-read or learned, but one who likes and dislikes the right things. To know what to love and what to hate is to have taste in knowledge.
23．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Being knowledgeable is a mere matter of the cramming of facts or information while having good taste is a matter of artistic judgment. In speaking of a scholar, the Chinese generally distinguish between their scholarship (学术成就), conduct and taste.( 知识渊博仅仅是对事实或信息的死记硬背，而有良好的品味则是艺术判断。说到学者，中国人一般会把他们的学识、品行和品位区分开来)”以及文章“An educated man, therefore, is one who has the right loves and hatreds. This we call taste, and with taste comes charm. Now, to have taste requires a capacity for thinking things through to the bottom, the independence of judgment, and the unwillingness to be affected by any form of power. (因此，一个受过教育的人是一个有正确的爱与恨的人。我们称之为品味，而伴随着品味而来的是魅力。要有品味，需要有一种彻底思考事物的能力，独立的判断能力，以及不愿受任何形式的权力影响的能力)”可知，独立的判断能建立对自己的信心。故答案为Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself. Because being knowledgeable is a mere matter of the cramming of facts or information while having good taste is a matter of artistic judgment. The independence of judgment isn’t affected by any form of power.
24．开放性试题。言之有理即可，注意字数限制。I think the person with the qualities of dan and shi in Chinese history is Confucius, who refused to be impressed by a philosophic vogue or a fashionable theory and had his own independence of judgment. Confucius believed that the object of education should be “taught without class”. And he allowed students to attend schools regardless of their wealth or race.
（2022下·北京东城·高二东直门中学校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
Emoji and Workplace Communication
In Asia, messaging platforms are growing rapidly, with users in the hundreds of millions, both at work and play. The popularity of these platforms is spreading globally. It’s been reported that 76 percent of employees in some western countries are using emojis at work.
Written communications can often read as cold and dull. Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping intention clear. Messages with emojis feel more conversational, encouraging better and more frequent communication.
In any given office, employees can range from age 22 to 70 and beyond, and finding common ground in communication style can be a challenge. An easy way to bring all work generations together is with a chat platform. While the younger generations prefer to communicate visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve (曲线). The good news is that it’s simple to learn and can be worth the effort.
There is also the matter of tone (语气). Who hasn’t received an email so annoying that it ruined an entire day Even a formal email can seem cold and unfriendly. Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and even a serious note can be softened with an encouraging smile.
Studies show that friendlier communication leads to a happier workplace and emoji can contribute directly to that positive outcome. And when your employees begin adding smiling emojis to their business communication, you’ll know you have succeeded in improving your work culture.
25．According to the passage, what is the function of using emojis in communication
26．Please paraphrase the underlined part in your own words.
27．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
An emoji in a formal business email can make it informal.
28．Think of an occasion where you use emojis and explain why. (about 40 words)
【答案】25．Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping the intention clear. 26．Finding an acceptable way of communication for everyone/all is not easy. 27． An emoji in a formal business email can make it informal. Reason: An emoji in a formal business email will not make it informal, but it can make it friendlier and soften the email. 28．When I ask my teacher questions on Wechat, I often use emojis. And if I’d like to show my respect to the teacher, especially when she is helping me to solve my confusion, a big smiling thank you face will be sent.
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了表情符号及其在职场沟通中所带来的优势。
25．考查细节理解。由第二段中的“Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping intention clear. (使用表情符号可以增加幽默感，保持意图清晰)”可知，在交流中使用表情符号的作用在于增加幽默感，保持意图清晰。故答案为：Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping the intention clear.
26．考查词句猜测。由第三段中的“In any given office, employees can range from age 22 to 70 and beyond, and finding common ground in communication style can be a challenge. (在任何一个特定的办公室，员工的年龄从22岁到70岁甚至更高，在沟通方式上找到共同点可能是一个挑战)”和“While the younger generations prefer to communicate visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve (曲线). (虽然年轻一代更喜欢视觉交流，但对于那些习惯于使用电子邮件等传统工具的人来说，这可能感觉像一条学习曲线)”可知，不同年龄段习惯的沟通方式是不同的，可得出很难找到大家都容易接受的交流方式，画线句可以转译为“为每个人（所有人）找到一种可接受的沟通方式并不容易”。故答案为：Finding an acceptable way of communication for everyone/all is not easy.
27．考查细节理解。由倒数第二段中的“Even a formal email can seem cold and unfriendly. Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and even a serious note can be softened with an encouraging smile. (即使是一封正式的电子邮件也可能显得冷漠和不友好。表情符号有助于让交流变得更友好，甚至一个严肃的符号也可以用鼓励的微笑来软化)”可知，正式商务电子邮件中的表情符号可以使交流变得更友好和软化电子邮件，并不会使其变得非正式，“informal”错误。故答案为： An emoji in a formal business email can make it informal. Reason: An emoji in a formal business email will not make it informal, but it can make it friendlier and soften the email.
28．考查开放答题。考生结合自身实际想象一个使用表情符号的场合，并解释原因，例如：当你在微信上问老师问题时，你经常使用表情符号。如果你想向老师表达敬意，尤其是当她帮助你解决困惑时，你会送上一张大大的微笑的感谢脸。故答案为：When I ask my teacher questions on Wechat, I often use emojis. And if I’d like to show my respect to the teacher, especially when she is helping me to solve my confusion, a big smiling thank you face will be sent.
（2022下·北京·高二北京市第五中学校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
Home alone: Are you ready
Do you know that in the US almost half of all kids aged 6 to 13 are home alone for part of the day The boys in the Home Alone movies certainly have fun, but the whole experience can be freaky sometimes. These days, even a lot of adults are scared to be alone in the house! It’s totally understandable if you or someone you know are nervous about being home alone.
Take Jessi and her brother Joey as an example. For over five years now, they’ve been taking care of themselves until their mum comes home from work. Jessi says that the worst thing about it is when she or her brother is locked out. Then they have to wait on the porch until the other gets home! Sometimes, both of them get locked out! Fortunately, they each have a cellphone so they can call their mum when that happens.
Your parents think you’re ready, but do you
At first it sounds cool to be home alone, right Think of the freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing video games or watching your favourite TV show!
Joey admits that he likes being able to watch TV shows or listen to music he likes. “ It’s more freedom, ” he says, “ but it’s also more responsibility. ”
So there you are listening to that CD your parents hate. Then what’s that You hear a noise outside. It sounds like it could be a person on the front doorstep, and there’s been a string of robberies in the area lately. Suddenly, your unsupervised (没人监管的) freedom doesn’t feel so safe anymore.
It’s a normal feeling and it doesn’t mean you’re a “baby”. There’s always stuff going on in the world to shake our feelings of security. You might feel totally fine about being alone when you’re 10. Then, two years later, something happens that makes you feel different about it. Every person and every home environment is unique.
If you have worries about being home alone, it’s really important to speak out about them, even though it may cost money to get a sitter or your parent has to rearrange his or her schedule.
29．What will Jessi and Joey do if both of them get locked out ( no more than 6 words )
30．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4 ( no more than 6 words )
31．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
It is always cool to be home alone — freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing games or watching your favourite TV show.
32．What will you do when you are alone at home ( About 40 words. )
【答案】29．They will call their mother. 30．It is always cool to be home alone. 31．It is always cool to be home alone — freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing games or watching your favourite TV show. Because according to the passage, it sounds cool being home alone, and nobody stop you from playing games or watching TV, but you will feel freedom is unsafe when nobody is in charge of you. 32．If you have worries about being home alone, it’s really important to speak out about them, even though it may cost money to get a sitter or your parent has to rearrange his or her schedule.
【导语】本文是一 篇议论文。以Jessi和她的弟弟Joey为例，阐述独自在家的利弊。
29．考查细节理解。 They will call their mother.根据第二段的“Sometimes, both of them get locked out! Fotunately, they each have a cllphone so they can call their mum when that happens.( 有时候，他们俩都被锁在门外。幸运的是，他们都有一部手机，这样当这种情况发生时就可以打电话给妈妈。)”可知，当他们被锁在外面的时候，他们打电话给妈妈。故答案是They will call their mother。
30．考查主旨大意。根据第四段内容“At first it sounds cool to be home alone, right Think of the freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing video games or watching your favourite TV show!(一开始，独自在家听起来很酷，想想你在家里会有怎样的自由！没有人能阻止你玩电子游戏或看你最喜欢的电视节目)”可知，本段主要讲述独自在家很酷，你可以看你喜欢的电视，没有人阻止你玩游戏等。故答案为It’s cool to be home alone。
31．考查推理判断。根据第四段内容“At first it sounds cool to be home alone, right Think of the freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing video games or watching your favourite TV show!(一开始，独自在家听起来很酷，想想你在家里会有怎样的自由！没有人能阻止你玩电子游戏或看你最喜欢的电视节目)”和第五段的“Suddenly, your unsupervised (没人监管的) freedom doesn’t feel so safe anymore.(突然，你的没人监管的自由感觉不再那么安全了)”可知，独自在家听起来很酷，没有人能阻止你玩游戏或看电视，但当没有人来管理你时，你会觉得自由是不安全的。故答案为It is always cool to be home alone — freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing games or watching your favourite TV show. Because according to the passage, it sounds cool being home
alone, and nobody stop you from playing games or watching TV, but you will feel freedom is unsafe when nobody is in charge of you。
32．考查推理判断。根据最后一段内容“If you have worries about being home alone, it’s really important to speak out about them, even though it may cost money to get a sitter or your parent has to rearrange his or her schedule.(如果你担心独自在家，谈论它们真的很重要，即使找个保姆可能会花钱或者你的父母不得不重新安排他或她的时间表。)”可知，如果你自己在家感到担心，你真的应该说出来，即使需要花钱找保姆或者父母需要重新安排他们的时间表。故答案为If you have worries about being home alone, it’s really important to speak out about them, even though it may cost money to get a sitter or your parent has to rearrange his or her schedule。
（2022下·北京昌平·高二昌平一中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.
There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I’ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” I had wanted to stop and dig them but I didn’t make it anyhow. My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year to be used for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to know that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked.
I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
33．What caught the author’s eye along the highway she traveled daily to work
34．In the author’s opinion, why couldn’t she get the flowers
35．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author was saddened not only because the flowers were all gone but also because she had no time to create wonderful memories between her husband’s sister and them.
36．Please give some advice on how to develop a good connection with friends or relatives. (about 40 words)
【答案】33．One particular blue flower. 34．She didn’t want to get her clothes dirty. 35．The author was saddened not only because the flowers were all gone but also because she had no time to create wonderful memories between her husband’s sister and them. The author didn’t lack time, but didn’t make good use of time to create good memories. 36．Keep in touch with friends or relatives and regularly meet them, care about them. It’s important to show your kindness to them because it is the connection that keep us associated. Don’t wait for the loss of someone close to you to regret it.
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者每天上班的高速公路上，一种特别的蓝色花朵特别吸引人，但是作者并没有花时间去把花种到自己的花园里，最后花被移除了，作者非常后悔。这也不禁让作者想到了这些漂亮的蓝色花朵与自己丈夫的姐姐和他们之间的关系之间的联系。
33．考查细节理解。根据第二段中“There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I’ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it.(有一种特别的蓝色花朵一直吸引着我的目光。我注意到它只在早上开花，下午的阳光对它来说太温暖了)”可知，在作者每天上班的高速公路上，一种特别的蓝色花朵吸引了她的眼球。故答案为One particular blue flower.
34．考查细节理解。根据第四段中“Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty(哎呀，我可不想把我的好衣服弄脏)”可知，作者不能得到花是因为不想弄脏衣服。故答案为She didn’t want to get her clothes dirty.
35．考查细节理解。根据倒数第三段中“She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked.(她比我丈夫大20岁，不幸的是，由于年龄和距离的关系，我们并没有像我们希望的那样亲密)”以及倒数第二段中“I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.(我相信上帝已经给了我们一些时间来种植一些美好的回忆，这些回忆每年都会为我们绽放)”可知，错误的部分是“God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us”，作者不是没有时间，而是没有好好利用时间去创造美好的回忆。故答案为The author was saddened not only because the flowers were all gone but also because she had no time to create wonderful memories between her husband’s sister and them. The author didn’t lack time, but didn’t make good use of time to create good memories.
36．开放性题目。题干：请给出一些如何与朋友或亲戚发展良好关系的建议。可回答：与亲友保持联系，定期见面，关心他们。向他们展示你的善意是很重要的，因为这是保持我们联系的纽带。不要等到失去了你亲近的人才去后悔。故答案为Keep in touch with friends or relatives and regularly meet them, care about them. It’s important to show your kindness to them because it is the connection that keep us associated. Don’t wait for the loss of someone close to you to regret it.
（2022下·北京·高二北京四中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Judgement is a quality that is hard to define but important to possess. Sir Andrew Likierman of the London Business School suggests that judgment is “ the combination of personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and take decisions ”. And he argues that, thus defined, judgment involves a process — taking in information, deciding whom and what to trust, summarizing one’s personal knowledge, checking any prior beliefs or feelings, summarizing the available choices and then making the decision.
Expert knowledge can be useful in making judgments. But it is not the same thing. “ Academics have expert knowledge, ” Sir Andrew observes. “ They don’t necessarily have judgment. ” People with judgment know when they are out of their depth in making a decision and typically then seek the advice of someone who has the right background and knowledge. “ While good judgment is important to success, ” Sir Andrew cautions, “ success is not a signal that there has been good judgment. ”
The degree of judgment required tends to increase as people take on more responsibility. Those with routine tasks generally have limited scope for judgment. Line supervisors have some discretion (自行决定权). For a chief executive, the proportion of decisions involving judgment is high. Deciding not to take action is also a judgment with potentially serious consequences ( for example, “ I won’t get vaccinated ” or “ I won’t pay my bills ” ). The world is full of people whose lack of judgment brought their careers or personal life crashing down. Many made the common mistake of assuming everything was fine.
37．What’s Sir Andrew’s definition of judgement
38．Why does Andrew say that expert knowledge is not the same as making judgements
39．Please decide which part of the following statement is false, then underline it and explain why.
Good judgement is important to success and a successful person definitely has good judgement.
40．Please list other factors besides “ judgement ” that can lead to success and explain why. ( about 40 words )
【答案】37．He defines judgment as the combination of personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and take decisions. 38．Because some people may have expert knowledge, but they don’t necessarily have judgment. 39．Good judgement is important to success and a successful person definitely has good judgement.
According to the passage, success is not a signal that there has been good judgment. 40．Self-confidence is the factor of success. The reason is that when a person has self-confidence he believes in himself. He believes that he can and will succeed, and this gives him the courage to try new things.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了判断对于成功的重要性。
37．考查细节理解。根据第一段“Sir Andrew Likierman of the London Business School suggests that judgment is “the combination of personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and take decisions”.（伦敦商学院的Andrew Likierman爵士认为，判断力是“个人素质与相关知识和经验的结合，以形成意见和作出决定”。）”可知，安德鲁爵士对判断的定义是他将判断定义为个人素质与相关知识和经验的结合，以形成意见和作出决定。故答案为He defines judgment as the combination of personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and take decisions.
38．考查细节理解。根据第二段““Academics have expert knowledge,” Sir Andrew observes. “They don’t necessarily have judgment.”（“学者拥有专业知识，”安德鲁爵士说。“他们不一定有判断力。”）”可知，安德鲁说专业知识和判断是不一样的是因为有些人可能有专业知识，但他们不一定有判断力。故答案为Because some people may have expert knowledge, but they don’t necessarily have judgment.
39．考查细节理解。根据第二段““While good judgment is important to success,” Sir Andrew cautions, “success is not a signal that there has been good judgment.”（“虽然良好的判断力对成功很重要，”安德鲁爵士警告说，“成功不是一个有良好判断力的信号。”）”可知，成功不是有良好判断的信号。故答案为Good judgement is important to success and a successful person definitely has good judgement.
According to the passage, success is not a signal that there has been good judgment.
40．开放题。列出除“判断”之外的一个能导致成功的因素，并解释原因。例如态度，性格，情商等，言之有理即可。参考答案为Self-confidence is the factor of success. The reason is that when a person has self-confidence he believes in himself. He believes that he can and will succeed, and this gives him the courage to try new things.专题06 阅读表达10篇
（2023下·北京·高二北师大二附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
In Martin County, Florida, two non-profit organizations have come together to plant seeds of hope through community gardening. Recently, the House of Hope charity for the homeless and people with addictions and other mental health issues partnered with Project L.I.F.T., an organization that helps at-risk teens, to grow community gardens in four small towns across the county.
The teens in Project L.I.F.T.’s program — many of them aged 14-19 who are also struggling with addictions, managing mental health or legal issues — visit the gardens every day after school where they grow seeds, maintain and water plants, harvest the produce and learn to create their own meals. They take some of the produce home to their families but most is sent to House of Hope for the homeless community.
Beyond the need for food, Project L.I.F.T. hoped the gardens would provide an educational opportunity for their teens.
“We’re trying to teach kids nutrition to deal with the health problems — diabetes and obesity — in our community, but when we get into the garden, now they’re doing hands-on stuff that really connects.” Bob Zaccheo, the executive director of Project L.I.F.T. tells Guideposts.org.
The gardens also offer the teens professional skills that can help them find work later in their largely rural county. Beyond skills, this project has helped the teens find confidence and hope for their futures.
So far, the four gardens around Martin County have generated 100 pounds of produce for House of Hope and the community at large. Although the amount of food can’t meet the greater need of the area, the program is an opportunity to teach kids that the importance of giving back is just as valuable as the food they’re harvesting.
“You see a major shift in the thinking of these kids,” Zaccheo says. “You see them giving. The kids are learning to give at a bigger level than they’ve ever been able to give at before.”
1．What kind of organization is Project L.I.F.T.
2．What do the teens do when they visit the gardens
3．Apart from providing an education for at–risk teens, what else were the four gardens built to provide
4．In addition to what is mentioned in the passage, what else could at-risk teens learn through community gardening Explain why. (In about 40 words)
（2023下·北京·高二校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
If you listen to the stream of articles and podcasts telling us how to become a billionaire in 10 easy steps, you might hold the belief that squeezing ourselves dry each second of the day will bring happiness and success.
But this obsession with productivity is costing us. Even a car doesn’t stay in the same gear the whole time. “We are not machines,” says psychologist Professor Drew Dawson. “Performance declines as a function of time, of task and time of day.”
Instead of moments of boredom, where we might let our minds wander and come up with novel solutions to problems and novel ways of thinking, we seek constant stimulation - and have a lowered tolerance for boredom as a result.
“It leads people to a false assumption that the world’s most successful people are literally making good use of every single minute,” Dawson says. “That’s a myth. We’re not hardwired to act that way as humans, and it’s a good recipe for burnout.”
COVID-19, for a variety of reasons, has led people to question and even opt out of this myth. “Who wants to lie on their deathbed going, ‘I wish I’d been more productive’ ” Dawson says. “Post-COVID, people are starting to say, ‘what am I losing compared to what am I gaining ’”
So, if not more productivity, what should we be aiming for
·Get our priorities straight.
A life spent chasing the state of being able to do everything is less meaningful than a life of focusing on a few things that count. We can reflect on five things that matter most to us and lead a life around them. Once clear on them, we also become clear on where to direct our attention and what to say “no” to.
·Enjoy downtime(停工期)for its own sake
Glorifying productivity can blind us to the value of other parts of our lives, including boredom, connection, creativity and play. But activities in our lives don’t need to always be productive or worthwhile-enjoying an activity is reason enough to spend time on it.
We weren’t meant to be productive all the time, so stop constantly struggling, and start chilling.
5．What does “obsession with productivity” refer to in the passage
6．How has COVID-19 changed the situation according to the passage
7．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
It is more meaningful to focus on a few things that count in life, so we can reflect on five things in our life to say “no” to.
8．Do you agree with the statement “enjoying an activity is reason enough to spend time on it” Why or why not (In about 40 words)
（2023下·北京·高二北京八十中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Today, technological advances are rapidly making it possible to automate(自动化)much of the work currently carried out by humans. This applies to both blue-collar jobs through robotics and the Internet, and white-collar work through artificial intelligence. The wide applicability of these technologies has led to broad concern about the destruction of jobs. Indeed, according to a 2014 Oxford study, 47% of jobs in the US could be replaced by automated processes in the next two decades.
Of course, as many have noted, while technology has always removed the need for some types of jobs, it also creates new ones. Technology is a set of tools that we use in different ways to increase efficiency. The Industrial Revolution destroyed some jobs but created many more. It also increased the total wealth of society and began to create a middle class who could enjoy health, education, and other benefits that previously had been available only to the wealthiest. It can be challenging to predict the kinds of jobs that this new revolution will create and in what quantities, which makes the situation seem worse than it actually is. But nine of the top ten most in-demand jobs of 2012 didn’t exist in 2003, suggesting that this latest revolution is creating new employment opportunities.
For many, this picture is overly optimistic. The new jobs require a completely different skills set-you can’t turn an assembly plant(组装厂)worker into a data scientist overnight. Others are concerned that we are facing a permanent reduction in the need for human labor. Science fiction has long imagined a future where we no longer have to work and can spend our time on more noble pursuits. It seems that neither our social norms nor our economic systems are ready for it.
9．How is white-collar work automated by technology
10．What benefits did the Industrial Revolution bring to the society
11．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The technological advances are creating many new employment opportunities, so people think there is a growing need for human labor.
12．What is your attitude towards the technological advances (about 40 words)
（2023下·北京·高二人大附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
Belief Perseverance
We enter all conversations with a huge amount of baggage. We have already had numerous experiences that have shaped us in some way: we each have dreams that guide what we see or hear; we each have cultural traditions that push us to think in certain ways. In short, we start with opinions We think our beliefs are valuable because they are ours. Understandably, we want to hold on to them. And the tendency to hold on to our beliefs even when we should not is called belief perseverance.
If I prefer Cristiano Ronaldo as the best football player ever, regardless of how empty my reason may be, I may resist your choice of Lionel Messi. Because if I were to admit that my previous judgment had been wrong, I might feel bad about myself. Besides, it is our tendency to see only that evidence that proves our point.
What is behind belief perseverance is our overconfidence in ourselves. We tend to rate ourselves as more skilled at many things. This unfortunate habit of mind is probably responsible also for our sense that we are living in the middle of incredibly biased (有偏见的) people, while we are unbiased. We tell ourselves that we see things as they are, while others look at the world through a pair of foggy, colored glasses. Our biggest bias may be that we are not biased, but those with whom we disagree are!
To avoid belief perseverance, it’s helpful to remember that we can never permit ourselves to be so sure of anything that we stop searching for an improved version. As the famous scientist Francis Bacon pointed out in 1620, when we change our minds in light of a superior argument, we deserve to be proud that we have resisted the temptation to remain true to long-held beliefs. Such a change of mind deserves to be seen as reflecting a rare strength.
13．According to the passage, what is belief perseverance
14．What stops people from admitting their previous judgment may be wrong
15．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Our habit of over-rating ourselves comes from our sense that other people are biased.
16．What strategy can be used to avoid belief perseverance and how can it be useful (In about 40 words)
（2023下·北京房山·高二统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Computers, smartphones, and audio players are an essential part of students’ everyday lives. That means that whenever students are doing homework, they are going to be faced with the problem of using their devices for purposes other than learning. Instead of concentrating on one task, they are performing multiple tasks.
According to the research by Larry Rosen, published in the journal Computers in Human Science, students spend up to 45% of their homework time on various tasks unrelated to their studies. Students often get distracted by their phones or use their laptops for unauthorized (未经许可的) activities. Often, students think that they are able to multitask effectively, without sacrificing their studies. However, the research shows that it is true in only 5% of all cases.
But why do teenagers multitask The answer is simple: multitasking makes us feel good. As the research indicates, the entertainment gained from secondary activities during studies makes learners feel better emotionally.
Watching TV or talking to your friends by email is pleasant and helps students fight boredom while doing homework or listening to a lecture they find boring. Another reason why students multitask is that they simply do not see the negative impact it has on their coursework. Teenagers often overrate their abilities. The seemingly tiny distractions, however, result in a constant need to switch focus and sort out information, injuring the brain by overuse and making the process inefficient.
However, the effects of multitasking are not entirely negative. The research conducted by HKU indicates that people who routinely multitask are able to use their senses in conjunction (结合) more easily. Other research also shows that multitasking has a positive effect on the ability to pass judgment and solve problems quickly and efficiently.
17．What does the research by Larry Rosen tell us
18．According to the text, why do teenagers multitask
19．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Multitasking, which injures the brain by overuse and makes the learning process inefficient, has no positive effects on students.
20．Will you choose to multitask when doing homework Why or why not (In about 40 words)
（2022上·北京·高二人大附中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。
Good Taste of Knowledge
The aim of education or culture is merely the development of good taste in knowledge and good form in conduct. The cultured man or the ideal educated man is not necessarily one who is well-read or learned, but one who likes and dislikes the right things. To know what to love and what to hate is to have taste in knowledge.
Nothing is more annoying than to meet a person at a party whose mind is crammed (填塞) full with historical dates and figures and who is extremely well-posted on current international affairs, but whose attitudes or points of view are all wrong. I have met such people. They do have great academic knowledge, but no good judgment or taste. Being knowledgeable is a mere matter of the cramming of facts or information while having good taste is a matter of artistic judgment. In speaking of a scholar, the Chinese generally distinguish between their scholarship (学术成就), conduct and taste..
An educated man, therefore, is one who has the right loves and hatreds. This we call taste, and with taste comes charm. Now, to have taste requires a capacity for thinking things through to the bottom, the independence of judgment, and the unwillingness to be affected by any form of power.
When a man is wrong, he is wrong, and there is no need for one to be impressed by a great name or by the number of books that he has read and we haven't.
Taste, then. is closely associated with courage. as the Chinese always associated dan (“胆”) with shi (“识”) And courage or independence of judgment, as we know, is such a rare virtue among humankind. We see this intellectual courage or independence during the childhood of all thinkers and writers who in later life amount to anything. Such a person refuses to be impressed by a philosophic vogue or a fashionable theory, even though it is backed by the greatest name. this is taste in knowledge.
No doubt such intellectual courage or independence of judgment requires a certain childish. nave confidence in oneself, but this self is the only thing that one can cling to. and the moment a student gives up-his right of personal judgment, he is m for accepting all the dishonest and insincere of life.
21．According to the author, what is the goal of education
22．Why is a well-read man not necessarily an educated one
23．Please decide which part is false in the following statement: Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself; then underline it and explain why Intellectual courage or independence of judgment builds confidence in oneself.
24．Please name one person with the qualities of dan and shi in Chinese history and explain what about this person makes you think so. (In about 40 words)
（2022下·北京东城·高二东直门中学校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
Emoji and Workplace Communication
In Asia, messaging platforms are growing rapidly, with users in the hundreds of millions, both at work and play. The popularity of these platforms is spreading globally. It’s been reported that 76 percent of employees in some western countries are using emojis at work.
Written communications can often read as cold and dull. Using emojis can add humor and feeling, keeping intention clear. Messages with emojis feel more conversational, encouraging better and more frequent communication.
In any given office, employees can range from age 22 to 70 and beyond, and finding common ground in communication style can be a challenge. An easy way to bring all work generations together is with a chat platform. While the younger generations prefer to communicate visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve (曲线). The good news is that it’s simple to learn and can be worth the effort.
There is also the matter of tone (语气). Who hasn’t received an email so annoying that it ruined an entire day Even a formal email can seem cold and unfriendly. Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and even a serious note can be softened with an encouraging smile.
Studies show that friendlier communication leads to a happier workplace and emoji can contribute directly to that positive outcome. And when your employees begin adding smiling emojis to their business communication, you’ll know you have succeeded in improving your work culture.
25．According to the passage, what is the function of using emojis in communication
26．Please paraphrase the underlined part in your own words.
27．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
An emoji in a formal business email can make it informal.
28．Think of an occasion where you use emojis and explain why. (about 40 words)
（2022下·北京·高二北京市第五中学校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。
Home alone: Are you ready
Do you know that in the US almost half of all kids aged 6 to 13 are home alone for part of the day The boys in the Home Alone movies certainly have fun, but the whole experience can be freaky sometimes. These days, even a lot of adults are scared to be alone in the house! It’s totally understandable if you or someone you know are nervous about being home alone.
Take Jessi and her brother Joey as an example. For over five years now, they’ve been taking care of themselves until their mum comes home from work. Jessi says that the worst thing about it is when she or her brother is locked out. Then they have to wait on the porch until the other gets home! Sometimes, both of them get locked out! Fortunately, they each have a cellphone so they can call their mum when that happens.
Your parents think you’re ready, but do you
At first it sounds cool to be home alone, right Think of the freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing video games or watching your favourite TV show!
Joey admits that he likes being able to watch TV shows or listen to music he likes. “ It’s more freedom, ” he says, “ but it’s also more responsibility. ”
So there you are listening to that CD your parents hate. Then what’s that You hear a noise outside. It sounds like it could be a person on the front doorstep, and there’s been a string of robberies in the area lately. Suddenly, your unsupervised (没人监管的) freedom doesn’t feel so safe anymore.
It’s a normal feeling and it doesn’t mean you’re a “baby”. There’s always stuff going on in the world to shake our feelings of security. You might feel totally fine about being alone when you’re 10. Then, two years later, something happens that makes you feel different about it. Every person and every home environment is unique.
If you have worries about being home alone, it’s really important to speak out about them, even though it may cost money to get a sitter or your parent has to rearrange his or her schedule.
29．What will Jessi and Joey do if both of them get locked out ( no more than 6 words )
30．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4 ( no more than 6 words )
31．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
It is always cool to be home alone — freedom you’d have around the house! There’s nobody to stop you from playing games or watching your favourite TV show.
32．What will you do when you are alone at home ( About 40 words. )
（2022下·北京昌平·高二昌平一中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.
There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I’ve noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” I had wanted to stop and dig them but I didn’t make it anyhow. My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year to be used for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to know that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked.
I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
33．What caught the author’s eye along the highway she traveled daily to work
34．In the author’s opinion, why couldn’t she get the flowers
35．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
The author was saddened not only because the flowers were all gone but also because she had no time to create wonderful memories between her husband’s sister and them.
36．Please give some advice on how to develop a good connection with friends or relatives. (about 40 words)
（2022下·北京·高二北京四中校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。
Judgement is a quality that is hard to define but important to possess. Sir Andrew Likierman of the London Business School suggests that judgment is “ the combination of personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and take decisions ”. And he argues that, thus defined, judgment involves a process — taking in information, deciding whom and what to trust, summarizing one’s personal knowledge, checking any prior beliefs or feelings, summarizing the available choices and then making the decision.
Expert knowledge can be useful in making judgments. But it is not the same thing. “ Academics have expert knowledge, ” Sir Andrew observes. “ They don’t necessarily have judgment. ” People with judgment know when they are out of their depth in making a decision and typically then seek the advice of someone who has the right background and knowledge. “ While good judgment is important to success, ” Sir Andrew cautions, “ success is not a signal that there has been good judgment. ”
The degree of judgment required tends to increase as people take on more responsibility. Those with routine tasks generally have limited scope for judgment. Line supervisors have some discretion (自行决定权). For a chief executive, the proportion of decisions involving judgment is high. Deciding not to take action is also a judgment with potentially serious consequences ( for example, “ I won’t get vaccinated ” or “ I won’t pay my bills ” ). The world is full of people whose lack of judgment brought their careers or personal life crashing down. Many made the common mistake of assuming everything was fine.
37．What’s Sir Andrew’s definition of judgement
38．Why does Andrew say that expert knowledge is not the same as making judgements
39．Please decide which part of the following statement is false, then underline it and explain why.
Good judgement is important to success and a successful person definitely has good judgement.
40．Please list other factors besides “ judgement ” that can lead to success and explain why. ( about 40 words )
