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辽宁省六校协作体2020届高三上学期英语开学考试试卷

阅读理解

    For students, college is a series of disconnected experiences: the classroom, the dorm, the athletic field, and the internship(实习岗位). Yet the employers tell me what gets college students hired is the ability to translate what they learned in one place (the classroom, for example) to another that is far different from where they originally learned a concept (a project on an internship).

    Educators call this " transfer learning"­the ability to summarize key principles and apply them in many different places, which becomes more important as the skills needed to keep up in any job and occupation continue to change in the future. Our ability to drive almost any car on the market without reading its manual(手册)is an example of knowledge transfer.

    The concept sounds simple enough. But today's students, faced with the constant pressure to prepare for standardized tests, rarely have the chance to learn through problem-solving or to be involved in projects that improve skills that can be used in various settings.

    In response to demands from students, parents and employers, colleges and universities are adding hands-on experiences to the undergraduate curriculum.

    Arizona State University, where I' m a professor of practice, is testing a curriculum across a dozen majors in which students learn nearly half of the subject matter through group projects. Engineering students might build a robot and learn the key principles of mechanics and electronics during the project. The hope is that students will be more involved if theories from the classroom are immediately applied in the outside world instead of years after students graduate.

    What's the problem with the hands-on learning experiences being added by colleges to the undergraduate curriculum? They're often not accompanied by the guidance that students need to help them transfer what they learn. So students become adept skilled in job interviews at describing what they did during a project, but they have difficulty talking about what they learned and how they can apply that to where they want to work.

(1)、Why is the ability to drive mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A、To show that everything is changing. B、To prove that driving ability is important. C、To stress the importance of practical skills. D、To explain the meaning of transfer learning.
(2)、What prevents students from getting the ability to transfer knowledge?
A、Various school projects. B、Too much stress from tests. C、Their lack of theory knowledge. D、Their unwillingness to solve problems.
(3)、Which may arouse students' interest in school learning according to the author?
A、Seeing what they have learned is applied. B、Teachers changing the way lectures are given. C、Focusing on the key principles of every subject. D、Teachers explaining theories in an interesting way.
(4)、What does the author think of the hands-on learning experiences in colleges?
A、They are effective. B、They are unnecessary. C、They should be improved. D、They cost a lot of time.
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 阅读理解

Most people assume that the human brain is set on "automatic"—that means it learns all by itself. But this isn't always true. We need to train ourselves to be better learners—to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect on what we have learnt. These kinds of learning behaviours are called "active learning". I suggest doing four things to take an active role in your learning.

Listen to the outer voice

There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions, while the outer voice tells you about opinions from what you hear or read. Although your inner voice can be useful, it can also get in the way of learning. If you keep paying too much attention to it, you risk missing important information. Instead, active learners are open-minded and focus on what the speaker/ write is saying, not on what their brain is saying in the background. In this way, they are in a better position to make decisions.

Ask questions

Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning. When you get information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two, three, even five question about the topic. The answers will lead you to further learning, and the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. In short: Do not stop being curious.

Get to the truth

Active learners do not accept everything they learn. They attempt to find the truth at the heart of each idea. Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be an aspect of it that is based on truth. So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this. Where does the idea come from? Do they have enough data to support their views? If you try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems, you will increase your chance of learning something.

Focus on the message

Many people miss out on learning opportunities because they let their feelings get in the way. They refuse to learn or ignore what is said because of who the speaker/ writer is. It is true that we cannot help disliking some people —this is human nature, after all. But do not forget you can still learn from them. Active learners do not judge people based on firs impressions or personal feelings. Instead, they separate the message from the message. This goes the other way as well—do not just assume that some people are always right because of who they are or just because they are your friends.

 阅读理解

I came across an image recently of a distance runner with a message that told readers to persevere (坚持) at all costs. It reminded me of a conversation I had. My colleague's teaching assistant was asking for my advice. He wanted to know when to quit something. He described how he'd been playing an online game with people for some time. It hadn't been very fun lately, but there was always that small chance of a reward (upgraded equipment, etc). 

I inquired further about his relationship with the players and his gains from the game. I then discussed the sunk cost dilemma, a concept I studied in advanced school due to its personal impact. In high school, I applied to five universities, planning to choose the cheapest one. SUU offered the best scholarship, and after paying a $100 commitment fee, I heard back from another school with an even better scholarship. Despite the new offer, I stayed committed to SUU, believing that switching schools, even if it meant acknowledging the "wasted" $ 100, would have been the wiser financial choice. 

A rational (理性的) decision maker is not ruled by past investments, but weighs future outcomes. I didn't focus on future outcomes when weighing colleges. I focused on the money I sunk into SUU. Rather than evaluating future career options, I focused on the fact that I'd already taken elementary education courses. 

I'm not the only one that's fallen prey to this. I wear clothes I dislike simply because I spent money on them (and that money won't come back). Unhealthy relationships last because of the invested time (leading to more unhappy years). However, time, effort, or money that you've invested doesn't mean you should continue. Society often stresses perseverance — never quit, never give up, don't waste. However, only you know your right path. Walking away can be the toughest choice. You might realize a path you're on is no longer the right one or never was.

 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I've had many opportunities to experience living in a foreign culture, but my first experience came in an unexpected place—my own country. When I was 20, I got an internship (实习职位) in New York City. It was my first time to 1 outside of my home state of Texas.

With my move north came culture 2 . I grew up in a big city in Texas. But it was no comparison to the tightly 3 New York with their 8 million citizens. I was used to life at a 4 pace; New York moved fast. The saying is true—this city never 5 . I had to adjust.

My first reaction was fear. Fear I would 6 at my new internship in the 54-storey office building. Fear of getting lost on the subway. Fear that the locals wouldn't have 7 for my frequent moments of confusion. My 8 ranged from reasonable to silly. But I 9 my fears and kept trying.

I learned quickly never to 10 a New Yorker always speaks English. New York is home to people of all walks of life, from all corners of the world. At weekends, I would spend hours 11 along Canal Street in Chinatown—the closest I'd ever been to an 12 country.

By the end of my internship, I was a little older, a little wiser and sick of big city life. I 13 the skyscrapers, tourists and the high price I had to pay for a cheeseburger and fries. But I had 14 , too. I was quicker, smarter and more independent. I knew I would miss that feeling of having the world right at my doorstep. But it was good 15 for the life of travel I'd soon begin.

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

University Campuses Should Be OpenTo The Public

To open or not to open—that is a question for university campuses.

Nationwide, most famous universities announced the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (recover) of public visits through online appointment systems before the summer holiday began. The universities{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (become) popular destinations of primary and secondary school students in recent years.

However, many locals complained that most universities in Guangzhou continued to refuse public access because some have raised concerns that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (crowd) of visitors might disrupt the peace of campus environments, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} might influence students and teachers. But universities are public resources and university campuses should be open to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} public as much as possible. Universities should not be {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (close) ivory towers(象牙塔) as separated universities lose their initial meaning.

An officer said there were indeed some problems with the campus management, but these should not be a reason {#blank#}7{#/blank#} denying citizens' right to visit. And research and discussions were helping universities improve campus management to make campuses more {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(access). The government would guide universities to reopen in an orderly manner in the weeks {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) and urge them to design specific visiting hours, places and routes and set up rules and instructions for visitors. Punishments should also {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (carry) out for breaking school regulations.

 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was a terrible day. Snow had been falling all day long, making the trip risky. I would rather have been in my 1 home than drive along on such a cold day, but I didn't have a choice. I had to have my paper work handed in and then pick up my son.

The snow 2 to fall as we drove along for the 15-mile trip back home. I slowed the car and glanced (瞥) at my son in his heavy coat as he looked 3 out of the window with a blank expression. In the eyes of the world he was looked upon as a mentally disabled child.

4 , over the years what I saw was a beautiful, 5 and merciful (仁慈的) soul. He had shown me more about love than I could have ever 6 on my own.

7 the car even more as we approached a sharp curve (曲线) . As we rounded it I saw a shivering (颤抖的) young woman in a light jacket walking in the snow storm. I 8 and let her in. She was heading for her mum's house to visit her son whom she hadn't seen for months. She had experienced a lot of 9 and tragedies (悲剧) . Yet, she still held out hope for a new job and tried to 10 a new life for her son and herself.

I took her as far as I was able to and dropped her off. She 11 me for the lift and I told her I wished I could have done more to help. Then as we were about to leave, my sweet son took off his coat, 12 down the window and gave it to her. She put it on, 13 and waved to us as we pulled out on the road.

In this world we will face many problems and 14 . Sometimes it seems that our entire lives are a trip down a curvy and dangerous road. Yet the power of 15 takes us straight back to a broad smooth highway.

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