高考二轮专题复习与测试·英语
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第一篇 语言知识及应用专题演练
阅读专题演练(五)
第一节 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从题后所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
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The following is a speech given by the award-winning American actor and writer，Matt Damon.
I was raised by a teacher and I've always attended public schools.I wouldn't trade my education and experience for anything.
I had incredible teachers.As I look at my life today，the things I value most about myself — my imagination，my love of acting，my passion for writing，my love of learning，my curiosity — all come from how I was parented and taught.
And none of these qualities I've just mentioned，that have given me such happiness and success，can be tested.
I said before that I had incredible teachers.That's because my
teachers were EMPOWERED to teach me.They didn't have to waste their time giving tests，which any serious person knows don't promote real learning.My teachers were free to treat me and every other kid like an individual.They figured out who we were and how to best make the lessons relevant to each of us.They were empowered to unlock our potential.They were allowed to be teachers.
But that was in the 1970s.Today tests are used to decide everything — where students can study；how good you are as a teacher.It's crazy!
As a consequence，teachers spend most of their time desperately drilling students and less time encouraging creativity and original ideas；less time knowing who we were，seeing our strengths and helping us realize our talents.
It must be horrible for teachers now.I came here today to deliver an important message to you and I'm not alone.I'm one of the millions of people who support you.We too oppose testing.
So the next time you're feeling down，or exhausted，or unappreciated，or at_the_end_of_your_rope，please know that there are millions of us behind you.You have an army of regular people standing right behind you，and our appreciation for what you do is so deeply felt.We love you，we thank you and we will always have your back.
1．Who is the intended audience of this speech? A．Teachers. B．Headmasters.
C．Government officers. D．Exam designers.
解析：目标读者题。根据倒数第二段第一、二句可知，这篇文章是专为教师写的。
答案：A
2．Which of the following is true about Damon's early experience?
A．He was generally taught at home by his mother. B．He benefited a great deal from his teachers. C．He mainly studied in private schools. D．He did really well in his school tests.
解析：事实细节题。从文章前三段可知选B。 答案：B
3．According to Damon，incredible teachers are those who ________．
A．were allowed to be teachers because they have quality
B．were never bothered to help students prepare for their tests C．thought it their responsibility to help their students pass tests D．carefully planned their teaching to meet students' needs of learning
解析：事实细节题。从第五段“They figured out who we were and how to best make the lessons relevant to each of us.They were empowered to unlock our potential.”可知选D。
答案：D
4．What's Damon's opinion on tests?
A．He is ashamed that he didn't do well in them when he was a student.
B．He thinks it is a fair way to evaluate the students but not the teachers.
C．He feels lucky that in his time of school education he didn't have to take them.
D．He doesn't think it a proper way of measuring how much students have learned.
解析：事实细节题。从第六段“Today tests are used to decide everything — where students can study；how good you are as a
teacher.It's crazy！”可知选D。
答案：D
5．When a person is “at the end of his rope” he ________． A．thinks himself useless B．needs courage to take action C．is very desperate D．is short of money
解析：意义猜测题。前面的“feeling down，or exhausted，or unappreciated”都表示“绝望，沮丧”，可推知at the end of your rope与它们同义，所以选C。
答案：C
B
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