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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date浙江省丽水市高考英语-阅读理解暑假训练(7)浙江省丽水市高考英语-阅读理解暑假训练(7)浙江省丽水市2014高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（7）及答案阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWill Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a ne

2、w beginning for Chinas higher education reform? Its too early to answer.But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education.Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes o

3、n March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education-unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government

4、will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions.Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.The difficulties, however, have not frightened stud

5、ents and their parents away.On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation.Not a penny comes from the government. So the gover

6、nment will have no voice in how the school will be run.The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make Chinas higher education internationally competitive.To accomplish this goal, the government should have t

7、he courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out.The ministry should have applauded the independence the school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage.Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a lon

8、g way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.1Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because .Athey believe that the school will have a bright futureBthey believe the government is sure to approve the schoolCthe school models itself on Hong Kong University successfu

9、llyDthey will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions2The trouble the students in the school may have is that .Athe government will have no voice in the schoolBthey wont receive any diploma when graduating from the schoolCother schools are unlikely to accept their diploma fro

10、m the schoolDthey will not learn how to be competitive3What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology?AIt is another kind of diploma mill.BIts impossible for the school to be competitive.CIt will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.DIts independence from

11、 the government may benefit the education reform.4What is the best title of the passage?AUniversity of New Style. BChinas Education Reform.CModeling Hong Kong University. DAuthorized or Not?参考答案14 ACDA *结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAfter more than a year of bitter political debate, Preside

12、nt Obama sat down in the White House East Room on March 23 and signed the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law with a pen，and then another pen，and another. Obama used 22 pens to sign the $938 billion health care bill. The practice of using different pens to sign important legisla

13、tion（法规）dates at least as far back as Franklin Roosevelt. The reason is fairly simple. The pen used to sign historic legislation itself becomes a historical artifact. The more pens a President uses, the more thank-you gifts he can offer to those who helped create that piece of history. The White Hou

14、se often give pens to supporters of the newly signed legislation. When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, he reportedly used more than 75 pens and gave one of the first ones to Martin Luther King Jr. And in 1996, President Clinton gave the four pens he used to sign the Line-Item Vet

15、o bill to those most likely to appreciate the bills consequence. Once theyre given away, some pens end up in museums; others are displayed proudly in recipients(接受者) offices or homes. But they sometimes appear again, like in the 2008 presidential campaign（竞选活动）, when John Macain promised to use the

16、same pen given to him by President Reagan to cut pork from the federal budget. Not every President goes for the multipen signature, however. President George W. Bush preferred signing bills with only one pen and then offering several unused gift pens as souvenirs. 1.We can learn from paragraph 1 tha

17、t the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . A. has been passed easilyB. was put forward one year agoC. becomes law in the USAD. is unimportant2. How are the pens dealt with after being used by President Obama?A. Supporters of the newly signed legislation are likely to get some of them.B.

18、 Obama will keep them.C. They will be just set asideD. They will be sold to the public at a high price. 3.What can we learn about John Macain?A. He was ever President in the USA.B. He took part in the 2008 presidential campaign.C. He never used the pen given by Reagan.D. He was only concerned about

19、his own business. 4.What does this passage mainly tell us ?A. Obama signed the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. B. It is a practice to use multiple pens to sign important legislation in the USA. C. Pens are necessary in the signature.D. All the presidents like the multipen signature.

20、 1-4 CABB *结束BMaggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia. He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years .In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls for more males to enter the profession(职业).Men Teach

21、, a non-profit organization that encourages men to enter teaching, reports that in 2008, 18.8% of all elementary and middle school teachers were men. At the high school level during the same year, men comprised（构成） 44% of the work force.Why are there so few men in teaching? Men Teach says low pay an

22、d lack of prestige（声望）, as well as a perception in our culture that teaching is for women. As a result, there is no organized effort across the country to attract men into the teaching profession.A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a reco

23、rd 40-year low. Males comprised 24.5 percent of public schoolteachers. States with high percentages: Kansas (33.6 percent), Oregon (31.6 percent), Alaska (30.9 percent) and Indiana (30.5percent).States with the lowest percentage : Arkansas (16.2 percent), Virginia (17.4 percent), Mississippi (17.5 p

24、ercent), Louisiana (18 percent), South Carolina (18.5 percent) and Georgia (19.7 percent). There is no definitive(确定) research that male students-or female students, for that matter- learn better from a particular sex.But as Maggiano put it, “Kids today, both boys and girls, must have the same oppor

25、tunity to learn from outstanding, devoted men that I did. However, I have heard little discussion about this problem coming from our national leaders. 5.What worries Maggiano is that_. A. nobody will take his place when he retiresB. male teachers are not so excellentC. men are not interested in teac

26、hingD. there is not enough teachers in the schools6. According to the text , we can infer that_. A. the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2008B. it is not sure students will learn better from male teachersC. male teachers get a higher payD. organized efforts have been made to call

27、on men into the teaching profession7. In which state are male teachers most badly needed?A. Alaska B. Virginia C. Georgia D. Arkansas 8. What does the last paragraph suggest?A. The government doesnt pay much attention to the shortage. of male teachers in the school.B. Students find it easy to learn

28、from male teachers.C. Im glad to hear the discussion about the shortage of male teachers in the school.D. The shortage of male teachers in the school has no effect on students. 5-8 CBDA *结束CFunny English Errors and Insights Laugh. And Learn!Welcome to the website for Funny English Errors and Insight

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