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1、新视野英语3 级复习题Reading ComprehensionPassage 1Most Americans will tell you that character education in schools is a good idea.According topollsters（作民意测验的人），90%of us want schools to teach core moral values.But what should“character education“look like?And more important,does it work?Take a look at Traut

2、Core Knowledge School in Fort Collins,Colo.Traut Core is a publicschool with a waiting list of 500 students.A strong focus on 12 core values throughout the schoolculture has contributed to high academic achievement a Traut Core.The school now ranks first inreading and in the top five in math out of

3、the 26 schools in the district.Private schools are also on the list.The Montrose School in Natick,Mass.Has dailyhomerooms that focus on character discussions and leadership,and the school provides manyopportunities for service to others.At Montrose,moral development is inseparable from academicachie

4、vement.Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina is a case study in how to get comprehensivecharacter education programs going in every school.Beginning in 1992,the district appointed atask force with broad representation from the community.Public meetings were held,surveys sentout,and other effo

5、rts made to ensure that character education in the schools would be built on theshared moral values of the citizens in this large and diverse district.Today,character education is pail of the mission of every Wake County school.The districtprovides in-service training and resources for teachers,enco

6、urages parental involvement andevaluates the results.Higher academic achievement,lower drop-out（辍学）rates,fewer discipline problems,amore positive and caring school environmentwho doesnt want schools like these?And whowouldnt like to see students who are more caring,respectful,honest and responsible?

7、1）Judging from the first paragraph,whats the writers attitude to character education”?A.Positive B.Ironical（讽刺的）C.Suggestive D.Opposite.2）The phrase“a waiting list of 500 students“in Line 2,para.2 probably means that there are 500s t u d e n t s.A.studying there B.enrolling thereC.graduating there D

8、.waiting for admission3）Among the private schools willing to teach moral v a l u e s.A.Traut Core has daily homerooms that focus on character discussions and leadershipB.the Montrose School focus on 12 core valuesC.Traut Core provides many opportunities for service to othersD.the Montrose School mak

9、es progress both academically and morally4）Character education,according to the last paragraph,will result in all of the following exceptA.lower drop-out rates B.higher academic achievementC.a less positive and caring environment D.fewer discipline problems5）Which is not true according to the passag

10、e?A.Academic achievement is closely associated with moral development.B.Higher academic achievement is inseparable from moral development.C.Moral development exerts influence on academic achievement.D.Moral development has nothing to do with academic achievement.Passage 2Throughout the past century

11、humanity（人类）did everything in its power to control nature.We dammed earths rivers,chopped down the forests and exhausted the soils.Burning up fuels,we pumped a great deal of greenhouse gasses into the air,altering the chemistry of the atmosphereand warming the planet in just a few decades.And as out

12、 population began the year 200 above the6 billion mark,still spreading across the continents,dozens of animal and plant species were dyingout every day,including the first primate（灵长类）to disappear in more than 100 years.At the start of the 21sl century there were unmistakable signs that nature was b

13、eginning totake its revenge（报复）.Melting ice in both poles of the earth suggested that the climate waschanging rapidly.Weather was even more changeable than usual,giving some places too little rainand others too much.Fires raced across the dried American West last summer,and recent stormsspread damag

14、es from Britain to China.No specific event could be directly blamed on globalwarming,floods and drought（干旱）will be more frequentand severe.Other sad signs from anoverburdened planet include falling grain and fish harvests and fiercer（激烈的）competition forscarce water supplies.But there were also,in th

15、e year 2000,signs of great awareness.Connected by the Internet,hundreds of millions people gathered for the 30,h anniversary of Earth Day.Governments fromWashington to Lima took steps to protect the large wild areas from development.Progress wasmade toward using more renewable energy from the wind a

16、nd the sun,and new cars hat used bothgasoline and electricity sported（显示）fuel-economy statistics.The goal for the new century is“sustainable（可持续的）development”.Is that possible?Itdepends on how well we understand that humanity is part of nature,not lord and master.1）What is the result of the human co

17、ntrol over the nature?A.Natural resources are being exhausted.B.There is a global warming effect.C.Species of animals and plants are reduced.D.All of the above.2）It can be inferred from the passage that scarce water supplies are directly caused by.A.less ice in both polesB.the more changeable weathe

18、rC.something not mentioned in the textD.the larger population3）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.The America suffered a lot from fires last summer in the west.B.The American government tried to stop development.C.Humanity built many dams in the past century.D.Dozens of animal

19、s and plants will no longer exist in more than 100 years.4）The phrase“sustainable development in the last paragraph probably means that economicdevelopment wi l l.A.continue for a long timeB.be more profitable than beforeC.support our growing populationD.make full use of natural resources5)The main

20、purpose of the author is to make us.A.see what damage humanity did to natureB.fight with nature and control itC.have more celebrations of Earth DayD.aware of the importance of environment protectionPassage 3One of the strongest reasons for the raising of the school leaving age(ROSLA)has been thatit

21、will bring us nearer to the ideal of“equal opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps upthe ladder of success for clever children.It would be good to think that no one who is really brightcan be missed out when the state system is apparentl

22、y so thorough.It is obvious,for instance,thatmany children from less rich homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately,we now have plenty of evidence that many children of every level of abilitydo much less well than they could.For instance,during the years of national military serv

23、ice itwas possible to test the intelligence(智力)of all male 18-20 year olds.Half of those soldiers whowere placed in the two highest ability groups had left schools at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university isalmost the same now as it was in 1939.O

24、ne study of 5000 children from birth to 21 years oldindicated that up to half the bright pupils from working class home left school when they reached16 years old.Moreover,there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes,but far more boysthan girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from

25、this and much other evidence that many children are still leaving school tooearly to benefit from the prizesmoney,social respectability,and interesting jobs,which highereducation gives.It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with theirsocial circumstances(情形，环 境).The

26、ir parents often need the extra money anotherwage-earner can bring in;they do not value education for itself because their own was probablydull and unhappy.It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school,ratherthat they tend to say,Its up to you”.1)It is hoped that ROSLA w

27、ill give all c h i l d r e n.A.a more enjoyable time at schoolB.the same chances in societyC.the right to a better schoolD.higher scores in intelligence tests2)People would like to think t hat.A.equal numbers of poor and rich children reach universityB.those with the least money get the best educati

28、onC.intelligent children are always chosen by the systemD.only clever children do well3)Working class children are felt to be at a disadvantage b e c a u s e.A.many of the clever ones leave school earlyB.fewer go to university than ever beforeC.more than half leave school when they are 16D.fewer boy

29、s than girls stay at school after 164）Many children leave school early b e c a u s e.A.their social circumstances make them unhappyB.they have to work to support their familys incomeC.their school is a dull and unhappy placeD.their parents dont allow them to make their own decisions5）This article sh

30、ows that equal opportunity in e d u c a t i o n.A.is a thing of the past B.has not yet been achievedC.is there for those who merit it D.has greatly improved our societyPassage 4As a science writer,I dont have to wear emotional armor（装甲）very often.Before I wentto Zimbabwe for a visit,I had talked to

31、other reporters who had spent time in Africa.All told meto get prepared for the orphans（孤儿）many of whom had caught the AIDS virus from theirmothersand the strong desire to make everything all right for them.Then again,nothing could have prepared me for the visit to a creche（育婴堂）for AIDSorphans in Ha

32、rare,where one sick,smiling four-year-old boy tried to keep up with the other kidsplaying ring-around-the rosy but was so weak he kept falling to the floor,or meeting a 25-year-oldunmarried girl who cared for her nephew even though her only income was from growing andselling a few vegetables at the

33、local market.The boy who called his aunl Mama”was too weakeven to take the piece of banana I offered.Meanwhile photojournalist（摄影t己者）Karin Retief was visiting a room at he hospice（济贫院）where she had been told a particularly sweet orphan boy stayed.At first she did not seeanyone on the bed and was abo

34、ut to say he must be elsewhere,when suddenly she spotted his tinyarm in the air,his body lost in the folds of the bed clothes.Recently Karin wrote to me that she had been able to deep our assignment from taking toogreat an emotional suffering at the time.Only when I got back,about a week later,could

35、 I mourn（哀悼）the people I she continued.t4I sat in church and wanted to ask the priest（牧师）topray（祈祷）for the people with AIDS in Zimbabwe and all over the world.Then all the peoplesfaces,pain and suffering became so real,I could not get the words out.I broke down and cried andcried for them.”1）The tit

36、le for the passage might be.A.Africas Children B.Suffering AIDS OrphansC.Care for AIDS Children D.Zimbabwes Situation2）Which is NOT true about the 25-year-old woman?A.She cares for her nephew.B.She has little income.C.Her nephew called her Mama.D.She had a four-year-old boy.3）When Karin Retief came

37、to the h o s p i c e.A.the orphan boys arm was cut in the airB.the orphan boy was elsewhereC.the orphan boy was just in bedD.the oiphan boys body was lost4)“Broke down in the last paragraph most probably me a n s.A.stopped herself suddenlyB.lost control of herselfC.fell down herselfD.got disturbed h

38、erself5)The purpose of the people visiting Zimbabwe was to.A.provide medicines for the AIDS orphansB.find out the causes of the AIDSC.look after the AIDS orphansD.report the conditions of the AIDS orphansPassage 5There are growing environmental concerns about the air near the destroyed World TradeCe

39、nter in New York City.The two huge buildings were destroyed September eleventh whenterrorists crashed two passenger planes into them.Some people say they are suffering healthproblems as a result o the attacks.When the World Trade Center fell,it left about one million tonsof crushed concrete,glass an

40、d dust.Some people fear that cancer-causing substances may havebeen released into the air from the resulting fires and smoke.For example,asbestos(石 棉)andother harmful substances were used in building the World Trade Center.Since September eleventh,federal,state and local agencies have been testing t

41、he air in andaround the ruined area.Scientists from universities,medical schools and private companies alsoare doing tests.They are looking for the presence of pollutants(污染物)in the air that mightpresent a health risk to the workers removing the wreckage and to the public.Federal officials sayno lon

42、g-term health risks have been discovered so far.Yet,doctors say many of the workers have been suffering from severe cough,chest pain,nose bleeds and breathing problem.Many workers with continuing problems have taken legalaction against the city.Doctors say rescue workers and other people who worked

43、in the area for along period of time are most at risk for health problems.Workers who did not wear protectivecoverings on their faces are at even greater risk.About forty thousand people live near the ruins of the World Trade Center.Some of thesepeople worry that open trucks carrying the ruins from

44、the area are still spreading pollutants.Some people have criticized New York Citys clean-up efforts,as many buildings in the areahave not been cleaned.And the information released to the public from air quality tests is oftenconfusing,and the federal government should keep close watch on clean-up ef

45、forts.1)The major point discussed in the passage is.A.the effect of the September 11 attacks on New York CityB.health problem people suffer resulting from the September 11 attacksC.the effort of the cleaning up of buildings in the areaD.the effect on the health of the people of the ruined area2)Many

46、 workers have taken legal action against the city b e c a u s e.A.they are suffering from nose bleedsB.they have continuing health problemsC.they are coughing severelyD.they have breathing problems3）Who are having greater risk of health problems,according to the passage?A.The people who live near th

47、e ruins.B.The workers who worked in the area for long time.C.The scientists who are testing the air.D.The workers who did not wear protective coverings.4）The federal government has been criticized for the following reasons E X C E P T.A.clean-up efforts B.air quality testsC.uncleaned buildings D.the

48、 trucks carrying the ruins5）According to the passage the author the environment of the ruined area.A.is depressed with B.is satisfied withC.is worried about D.is confident withPassage 6Big Ben is one of Londons best-known landmarks,and looks most spectacular at night whenthe clock faces are lighted.

49、You even know when parliament is in session,because a light shinesabove the clock face.The four dials（钟面）of the clock are 23 feet square,the minute hand is 14 feet long and thefigures are 2 feet high.Minutely regulated（校准）with a stack（堆）of coins placed on the hugependulum（钟摆），Big Ben is an excellent

50、 timekeeper,which has rarely stopped.The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself,but to the thirteen-ton bellhung within.The bell was named after the first commissioner 行政长官）of works,Sir BenjaminHall.This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster,and was given to the