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Wellbegunishalfofdone好的开端是成功的一半.英语长篇阅读（5）2015新课标ⅡC篇Morestudentthaneverceforearetakingagap-year(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsSerbice(UCAS).Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASasidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobestisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthadship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.ItisnotsurprisingthatmoreandMorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A.Itisflexibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.C.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudiesB.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobsC.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtD.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A.He'spuzzled.B.He'sworried.C.He'ssurprised.D.He'sannoyed.32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?A.Attendadditionalcourses.B.Makeplansforthenewterm.C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.D.Prepaerfortheirgraduatestudies.英语长篇阅读（6）2015新课标ⅡD篇ChooseYourOne-DayToursTourA-Bath&StonchengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostuteMtsan.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway'shouse一32until12Marchand36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires(尖顶)”formStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace--£34untilMarchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entracefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceiaopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!Tour D-Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great-£33 .until 18 March and £37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.33.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?A.TourA B.TourB C.TourC D.TourD 34.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.B.Oxford & StratfordC.Bath &Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.35.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A.It used to be the home of royal families.B.It used to be a well-known mazeC.It is the oldest palae in BritaincD.It is a world-famous castle.英语长篇阅读（7）2015湖南卷C篇Haveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?Imaginehavingyourentirehouses,garage,andyardinspectedatanytime--withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse(灯塔)living,andakeeper'sreputationdependedonresults.Afewtimeseachyear,aninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprise,butkeepersometimeshadadvancenotice.Oncelighthouseshadtelephones,keeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectoraboard,thekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboat,everyonewoulddolast-minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspections,theyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetime,peopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.Inanefforttocleanupquickly,Mrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpan,coveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendoor,itwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.heneverdid.Oneday,GlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwax,theoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistime,though,sheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smother,heslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface."Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight,"Glennlatewrote.Afterhesteadiedhimself,heshookGlenn'smother'shand,andtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappened.66.WhatdoesParagraphItellusabouttheinspectionatthelightstation?A.Itwascarriedoutonceayear.B.Itwasoftenannouncedinadvance.C.Itwasimportantforthekeeper'sfame.D.Itwasfocusedonthegarageandyard.67.Thefamilybeganmakingpreparationsimmediatelyafter______.A.oneofthememberssawtheboatB.awarningcallreachedthelighthouseC.thekeeperputonthedressuniformandcapD.theinspectorflewspecialflagsinthedistance68.Mrs.Byrnesputthedishesintheovenbecausethiswould______.A.resultinsomefunB.speedupwashingthemC.makeherhomelooktidyD.beademandfromtheinspector69.Iftheinspectorhadopenedtheovendoor,hewouldhaveseen_______.A.anemptypanB.manycleandishesC.piecesofbakedbreadD.aclothcoveringsomething70.Theinspectorwavedhisarms______.A.totryhisbesttokeepsteadyB.toshowhissatisfactionwiththefloorC.toextendawarmgreetingtoGlenn'smotherD.toexpresshisintentiontocontinuetheinspection生词归纳 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英语长篇阅读（7）2015黄冈模考A篇ItwasahotJunedayandSammycouldn，twaittogetinthewater.．TheteiryearoldwasonacampingtripatMcKinneyFallsStateParkwithhismom，Kelley，hisdad，Sta-cey，andhisbrothers，Ben，eight，andWilly，two.Around11a.m.，Sammy，smotherandlittlebrotherBendroppedthefamilyboatintoOnionCreekandleft.SammyandWdlyaccompaniedtheirdadtoUpperFalls.Atthetopofthewaterfall，astonepathwayrunsacrossthecreekbedBelowisaswimminghole，20feetdeepinsomeplaces.Withhisfatherwatchingfromtherocksabove，Sammyjumpedin.Hewasagoodswimmer—he’dbeenontheswimteaminhishometownofCypress，Texas.Sammyplayedinthewaterforawhile，eventuallypullinghimselfoutoftheswimmingholeandontoawarmstoneandwatchingagroupofchildrentrampthroughthecreekbedabove.TheyweresummercampersfromAustinwho，alongwiththeirteachers，wereheadedbacktothevisitors，parkinglotafteramorninghike.AsthekidspassedStaceyandWil-1y，atinyfive-year-oldgirlreacheddowntograbawaterbottleandlostherbalance.Inaninstant，shewassweptoverthefalls.“Agirlwentoverthewaterfall！”StaceyshoutedSammycaughtaglimpseoftheGirl’sarmandthetopofherdarkheadastherollingcurrentspushedherintothehollowbeneaththerockledge，hiding.herfromthecrowdabove.Shestruggledinthedeepwater.“I’mscaredatthispoint，”Sammysaysnow.Hisfather，withWillyunderonearm，walkedtowardtheedgeofthewaterfalltotrytolocatethegirl，butSammywastheoneinstrikingdistance.“Youhavetogetheroutofthere！”Staceyyelleddowntohim.Sammywasnervous，but“mydadjustlookedatme，andIunderstoodwhatIhadtodo.’，YearsintheBoyScoutshadtaughtSammynevertoenteradangeroussituationwith-outanexitstrategy.Theten-year-oldtookafewsecondstoconsiderthesituation，andthenhedivedin.Inafewseconds，hewasnexttothestrugglinggirl.Heaskedherifshecouldswim.Whenshesaidno，Sammycarefullypulledherontohisbackandfollowedtherockwall’sslickcontoursaroundtheedgeofthewaterfalltowardtheshore.Soon，some-onethrewaswimfloatfromthebankandpulledbothkidsfromthewater.Nowaseventhgrader，Sammyadmits，“WhenIgotinthewater，Ididn’treallythinkabouttheconsequences.”51．Whenthegirlfellintothewater，·A.Kelleyaccompanyingtheirdad$Benwasaccompanyingtheirmother’C.WillywasgrabbingawaterbottleD.Staceywaswatchingthechildrentramp52.WhydidSammy，sfatheraskhimtosavethegirl?A.HisfathershouldtakecareofWilly.B.Hisfatherwasunabletolocatethegirl.CHewastheperfectboytosavethegirl.D.Hewasintherightplacetosavethegirl.53.Sammyhesitatedforafewsecondsbeforesavingthegirlmainlybecause．A.hewastaughttodosointheschoolB.hewasscaredandnervoustodiveinC.hewasconsideringtherescuestrategyD.hewasthinkingabouttheconsequences54.Fromthepassage，wecanknowthatSammyis．A.brave，calmandoutspokenB.kind，outspokenandprofessionalC.calm，professionalandcleverD.cautious，braveandenthusiastic英语长篇阅读（8）2012高考大纲D篇Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedstillswimaswellaseversince.Amanwhenhegetsbackwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscaninthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"。rememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(尝试)increasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口诀表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突击学习)foranexamination.thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning.ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.67.WhoisthemainideaofparagraphI?A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D.Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember.68.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A.presentingresearchfindingsB.sellingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples69.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.A.aresultofoverlearningB.aspecialcaseofcrammingC.askilltodealwithmathproblemsD.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies70.Whatdoestheword"they"inParagraph4referto?A.Commonlyacceptedrules.B.Themultiplicationtables.C.Thingseasilyforgotten.D.Schoolsubjects.71.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.英语长篇阅读（7）2015黄冈模考A篇字数：358字数：457字数：328字数字数：265字数:315字数：457