高二閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（1）Therearequiteafewadvantagesofwearingschooluniforms.Theideamayseemdisagreeableatfirst,butconsideringallthepositiveeffectivecomingfromwearinguniformsyouwouldbemorelikelytoenjoythem.Teachersloveschooluniformsbecauseithelpsprovideanorderlylearningenvironment.Havingstudentsdressedinuniformsmayteachthemhowtopresentthemselvesinaneat（整潔的）andprofessionalmanner.Itgivesstudentstheopportunitytolearnhowtodresslikeyoungladiesandgentleman.Andtheycanfocustheirattentiononacademicsratherthanstyle.Purchasingschooluniformsiseasyandneedslesshesitation(猶豫)andconsideration.Nomatterwhattheschool’spolicyis,thereareonlyspecificessential(基本的)piecestothewardrobe（服裝）thatarenecessary,soitwon’tbreakthebank.Afewwardrobeitemscanlastalongtime.Parentscouldalsoenjoyaneasymorning,asitwilltakelesstimetochooseasetofclothesfortheschoolday.Studentswearinguniformswillfeellesspressureaboutwhattowearornottowearwhentheirclassmatesaredressedsimilarly.Gettingdressedbeforeschoolbecomeslessofachorewhenstudentsarelimitedintheirchoices,sothereshouldn’tbeanytroubleaboutchoosinganoutfitforthedayandgettingreadyquickly.Somestudentsmaynotlikethelackofindividuality(個(gè)性)withauniform,butsomeschooldresscodepoliciesmayofferthemtheopportunitiestoshowtheiruniquestyles.Uniformstodayarealsobecomingtrendierandcanbeseeninmanyareasofpopculture.Celebritiesandfashiondesignersareusinguniformsasinspirationfornewlookswhichalsoappealtostudents.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Theadvantagesofschooluniforms.B.Thehistoryofschooluniforms.C.Howtodressproperly.D.Howtodealwithpressureinschool.2.Teachersthinkthatwearingschooluniforms________________.A.isjustatraditionthatstudentsshouldfollowB.makesstudentsfeellesspressureinstudyC.helpsstudentsputmoreeffortintotheirstudiesD.makesstudentslosetheirindependenceandidentity3.Theunderlinedpart“itwon’tbreakthebank”inParagraph3probablymeans“___________”.A.aschooluniformdoesn’tcostalotofmoneyB.aschooluniformshouldbeworneverydayC.parentswillhavetogotothebankmanytimesD.parentswhoworkinabankcanaffordtheuniform4.Wecaninferfromthetextthatschooluniforms_________.A.arenotpopularwithfashiondesignersB.werenotacceptedbyparentsinthepastC.willbedesignedbystudentsthemselvesD.willbemorefashionableinthefuture5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstudents’wearingschooluniformsis___________.A.negativeB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.unclear（2）What’sdelicious,healthytoeatandcomesinvariouscolors?Eggplant!Andno,ithasnothingtodowithchickens!Thisstrangelynamedvegetableis,however,asversatileasanegg.Itcanbesteamed,friedorbaked.Itcanbeeatenbyitselforcombinedwithmeatsandothervegetables.EggplantwasfirstgrowninIndiaduringthe5thcentury.ItspopularitysoonspreadtoChinaandthenthroughoutAsia.Finally,duringtheMiddleAgesthevegetablemadeitswaytoEurope.Atthattime,eggplantwasnottheshinypurplevegetablemostpeopleknowtoday.Instead,itwaslikeawhiteegg.Duetothisegg-likeappearance,eggplantgotitsname.Initsearlydays,thevegetablewassobitterthatpeopleoftencalledita“madapple”.Thisnicknamestartedbecausepeoplebelieveditsbitternesswasbadforone’shealth.Peopleactuallythoughteggplantcouldcauseinsanity(精神錯(cuò)亂)andcancer.Fortunately,todaypeopleknowthateggplantdoesn’tcauseinsanityorcancer.Infact,eggplantissohealthythatitmaypreventcancer.Inaddition,thebrainandtheheartbenefitfromthissuppervegetable.Sinceitishighinfiber,eggplantcanalsoimprovedigestion.Italy,Turkey,Egypt,ChinaandJapanaretheleadinggrowersofeggplantintheworldtoday.Dependingonitslocation,eggplantmaybepurple,green,orangeoryellow-white.Anditcanbeassmallasatomatooraslargeasacucumber.Dishdiversitiesrangefromsimpletocomplex,withallofthembeingdelicious!Today,thousandsofpeoplearegatheringinLoomis,Calif,forthe23rdannualLoomisEggplantFestival.Themainactivityatthefestivaliseatingdeliciouseggplantdishes.Thereisplentymoretodoandsee,though.Recipecontests,artsandcrafts,performers,racesandchildren’sactivitiesall“egg-cite”festival-goers.Mostpeopleatthefestivalwouldagree—eggplantisan“egg-cellent”vegetable!6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“versatile”inParagraph1probablymean?A.simpleinshapeB.flexibleinpriceC.diverseinsizeD.variousincooking7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouteggplantsisTRUE?A.Eggplantwasoncemisunderstoodbythepeopleforitsbitterness.B.EggplantwasintroducedintoEuropeduringthe5thcentury.C.Eggplantgotitsnameforitsnutritionwhichisasrichasanegg.D.Eggplantlookslikewhatitusedtobeincolorandshape.8.Eggplantissohealthythatitcan_____________.A.curethecancerwithcertaintyB.dogoodtodigestionC.replaceothervegetablesD.helprelieveinsanity9.ThediversitiesofeggplantreflectinmanyaspectsEXCEPT_____________.A.colorsB.sizesC.dishesD.nutrition10.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout__________________.A.the23rdannualLoomisEggplantFestivalB.thegeneralintroductionofeggplantC.theoriginofeggplantD.thebenefitsofeggplant（3）Collegeisalifetimeinvestment(投資)—thegiftofacollegeeducationcanopenthedoortoaworldofopportunityforyourchildorgrandchild.Savings（儲蓄）,evennotsomanyatatime,canmakeabigdifference.Withthecostofacollegeeducationcontinuingtorise,thekeyistostartsavingearlyandregularly.Bysavingaset(固定的)amountatsettimes,yourmoneycangrowasyourchilddoes.AccordingtotheCollegeBoard,theaveragecostforfour-yearpubliccollegeshasincreasedbynearly51%overthelast10yearsandthesecostswillalmostcertainlycontinuetorise.Savingforcollegecanhelpwiththeincreasingcostofacollegeeducationandhelpyoubewellpreparedwhenyourchildisreadyforcollege.Savingforyourchild’scollegeeducationisaninvestmentintheirfuture.Thesavingsyoumaketodaywillpayoffinincreasedearnings(收入)inthefuture.Accordingtothe.CensusBureau,collegegraduatesearnanaverageof$1millionmorethanhighschoolgraduatesduringtheircareers.Thevalueofyourinvestmentinacollegeeducationwillcontinuetogrowforalifetime.Setyourcollegesavinggoalsrealistically(現(xiàn)實(shí)地).Youmaynotbeabletosaveenoughforallfouryears’fees,butyoucouldsaveenoughtogiveyourchildtherightstart.Moreandmorefamiliesdependonstudentloans(貸款)topayforcollege.Bysavingforcollege,familieswillhavelessburdenofpayingoffloansandhelptheirchildrenleaveschoolwithoutworryingaboutpayingoffloans.11.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearnthat_______________.A.theCollegeBoardincreasedpubliccollegecostsB.publiccollegecostswillincreaseby51%inthenexttenyearsC.it’snottoolatetostartsavingwhenyourchildisreadyforcollegeD.savingcanhelpdealwiththerisingcostofcollegeeducation12.Savingsforcollegeeducation_____________.A.willincreaseinthevalueinthefutureB.makeoneearnalotC.helpcreategoodjobsD.arewiseforbusinessmentoinvest13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsavingforcollege?Youshouldsavetohelpchildrengetscholarshipsmoreeasily.It’sbettertoincreasethesavingsasthechildgrows.It’sbettertosaveearlyandregularly.Youshouldsetafurtherandbiggersavinggoal.14.Whoaretheexpectedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Highschoolstudents.C.EducatorsD.Bankers.15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhentoSaveforChildren’sCollegeCostsB.HowtoMakeaGoodInvestmentC.WhyWeShouldSaveforChildren’sCollegeCostsD.HowMuchFour-YearCollegeCosts(4)Whenaconsumerfindsthatsomethingheorsheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptowhattheproducersaysforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty(保修卡),oranyotherrecordsthatmighthelp,atthestoreofbuying.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the“higherup”theconsumertakeshisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer’sfavor.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofbuying,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmlyandespeciallywhentheconsumercanshowclearlywhatiswrongwithwhatwasboughtinquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,“Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear”isbetterthan“Thisstereodoesnotwork”.Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetotheproducer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievetheexpectedresult,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Heorshecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoapublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumers’rights.16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Howtomeetaconsumer’sneeds.B.Howtomakeaneffectivecomplaint.C.Howtoavoidbuyingsomethingwrong.D.Howtodealwithcomplaintsfromconsumers.17.Whenaconsumerfindswhathe/sheboughthasafaultinit,he/sheshouldfirst____________.A.complainpersonallytothemanagerB.threatentotakethesellertocourtC.showsomethingprovableinwrittenformtothestoreD.writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestore18.Ifaconsumerwantsquicksettlementoftheproblem,itisbettertocomplainto_____________.A.thestoremanagerB.theproducerC.apublicorganizationD.ashopassistant19.Themosteffectivecomplaintaboutwhatwasboughtcanbemadeby____________.A.showingthefaultofittotheproducerB.sayingfirmlyitisofpoorqualityC.askingpolitelytochangeitD.explainingexactlywhatiswrongwithit20.Accordingtothepassage,thelastmethodaconsumerhastouseisto______________.A.writetotheproducerB.quarrelwiththemanagerC.threatentotakelegalmeansD.givethesellerathreateningcall(5)Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?

People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.

Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright”;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness”;Donaldmeans“worldruler”;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion”.

Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames(姓),weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook(小溪)；someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.

Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.

TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.

Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwhowasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.

Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.

21.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?

A.People’scharacters. B.Placeswherepeoplelived.

C.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed. D.People’soccupations.

22.Accordingtothepassage,theancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.

A.ownedordroveacart B.madethingswithmetals

C.builthousesandfurniture D.madekitchentoolsorcontainers

23.IfanEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleader,thebabymightbenamed_______.

A.BeatriceSmith B.LeonardCarter C.DonaldGreenwood D.GeorgeLongstreet24.Theunderlinedword“descendants”inthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_______.

A.friendsandrelatives B.latergenerations

C.colleaguesandpartners D.latersponsors25.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.TheoriginofEnglishnames. B.ThekindsofEnglishnames.C.Howparentsgivetheirchildrennames.D.Hownamesaffectone’slife.(6)SANFRANCISCO—Inthewestern.,Hawaiiandelsewhereacrosstheglobe,moonwatchersweretreatedonSaturdaytoararecelestial(星體)phenomenon:atotallunareclipse(月全食).Forabout50minutesstartingat6:06a.m.PST,themoonwascompletelyblockedbytheEarth'sshadow.WithonlysomeindirectsunlightabletoreachitafterpassingthroughtheEarth'satmosphere,themoontookonareddishweaklight.Sincetheatmospherescatters(分散)bluelight,onlyredlightstrikesthemoon,givingitadarkredcolor.DallySam,whorunsapublicrelationsfirminHawaii,saidithadbeencloudyandrainy,buttheweatherclearedjustintimefortheeclipse.Around3a.m.,heawoke,asheusuallydoes,andrememberedtostepoutsidethehouseintimetocatchthebeginningoftheeclipseaboutahalfhourlater.Nooneelseintheneighborhoodwasupthen."Itwasturningthatdarkredcolor,"Sayre,aged47,said,"I’dbettergetacamera.Tobeabletoseeitjustrightoutsideourhousewasreallycool."AtthelocalobservatoryinLosAngeles,some300people,manyholdingcoffeecupsinthecoldmorningair,satwithblanketsandchairsontheobservatory'sgreatgrassland."It'sreallyacelestialfestivalouthere,"JohnPeter,aged39,toldtheLosAngelesTimesashesetuphiscamera.Lyingonaslope(斜坡)northofdowntownneartheHollywoodsign,theplaceoffersclearviewsofthesky.Observatoryofficialsremindedthecrowdwhentheeclipsebeganandbigapplauseburstwhenthecelestialeventended.AtotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoongoesthroughthelongshadowcastbytheEarthandisblockedfromthesunlightthatbrightensit.26.Whatdoweknowaboutthelunareclipsefromthepassage?A.Thetotallunareclipsebeganatabout3:30a.m..B.Thetotallunareclipseendedatabout6:56a.m..C.Thelunareclipseendedatabout6:56intheevening.D.Thelunareclipsebeganatabout6:06intheevening.27.Whenatotallunareclipseoccurs,________.A.themoonlooksblueB.thelightwillhurtoureyesC.nothingofthemooncanbeseenexceptsomedarkredlightarounditsplaceD.anotherplanetcomesbetweentheearthandthemoon28.WecaninferfromPara5thatat3:30a.m.DallySam______.A.founditwasstillrainingheavilyB.sawatotallunareclipseoutwalkingasheusuallydoesD.stillhadtowaitforalongtimetoseeatotallunareclipse29.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthestatementiswrong?A.Atotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonisblockedbythesun.B.Thesourceofmoonlightisfromthesun.C.Theearthcomesbetweenthemoonandthesunwhenatotallunareclipseappears.D.Withthesunlight,theearthcastsitsshadowoverthemoon.30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toinformusofthenexttotallunareclipse. B.Totellusaboutararecelestialevent.C.Toalertusofthenaturaldisaster. D.Todrawpeople’sattentiontothenews.(7)PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeintellingfacialexpressionsandanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly(均勻的)acrossafaceasWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.

"WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."Westernerslookattheeyesandthemouthequally,whileEasternersfavortheeyesandignorethemouth."

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thefindingshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanbelievedbefore.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedtoreliablyconvey(傳達(dá))emotionincross-culturalsituations.

Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeyemovementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintotypes:happy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theycomparedhowaccuratelytheparticipants(參與者)readthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternerspaidmuchgreaterattentiontotheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthanWesternersdid."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflection(反映)ofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressions,"Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatwhileWesternersusethewholefacetoexpressemotion,Easternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless."

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,examininghowculturalfactorshavemadethesebasicsocialskillshavegreatervarietywillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.Otherwise,talkingofcommunicatingemotionsacrosscultures,EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.31.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners_______.

A.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentways

B.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable

C.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth

D.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpressions32.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A.Toclassify(分類)somefacepictures.

B.Togettheirfacesimpressive.C.

Tomakeafaceateachother.

D.Toobservetheresearchers'faces.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph6referto?A.Thepeopletakingpartinthestudy. B.Theresearchersofthestudy.C.Theerrorsmadeduringthestudy. D.Thedatacollectedfromthestudy.34.ComparedwithWesterners,Easternersarelikelyto_______.A.dotranslationmoresuccessfully B.studythemouthmorefrequentlyC.readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly D.examinetheeyesmoreattentively35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEyeistheWindowtotheSoulB.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotionsC.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkillsD.HowtoIncreaseCross-culturalUnderstanding(8)Philipwasanine-year-oldboyinaSundayschoolclassof8-year-oldgirlsandboys.Sometimesthethirdgradersdidn’twelcomePhilipintotheirgroupandusuallytrickedhim.Thiswasnotbecausehewasolder,butbecausehewas“different”.Yousee,PhilipsufferedfromaconditioncalledDowns’sSyndrome.Thismadehim“different”,withhisfacialcharacteristics,slowresponsesandmentalproblems. OneSundayafterEaster,theSundayschoolteachergatheredsomeplasticeggsthatpulledapartinthemiddle.Theteachergaveonetoeachchild.Onthatbeautifulspringday,thechildrenweretogooutanddiscoverforthemselvessomesymbolof“newlife”andplaceitinsidetheplasticeggs. Afterthechildrenreturnedtotheclassroom,theteacheropenedtheireggsonebyone,askingeachchildtoexplainthatsymbolof“newlife”.Thefirstopenedeggcontainedaflower.Everyonecheered.Inanotheronewasabutterfly….Whentheteacheropenedthelastegg,itwasempty.“That’sstupid,”saidsomeone.Theteacherfeltapullathisshirt.ItwasPhilip.Lookingup,Philipsaid,“It’smine.Ididit.It’sempty.Ihavenewlife,becausethetombisempty.”Notasoundwasheardinclassatall.Fromthatdayon,Philipbecamearealpartofthegroup.Theywelcomedhim,andwhatevermadehimdifferentwasnevermentionedagain. Philip’sfamilyknewhewouldn’tlivealonglife,forthereweretoomanythingswrongwithhim.36.Theunderlinedword“condition”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________. A.grade B.status C.disease D.health37.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________. A.The8-year-oldswerefriendlytoPhilip B.The8-year-oldsweresometimescruel C.Philipwasreallydifferentinschool D.Philipwasolderandmoresensitive38.Theteachergaveeachchildoneplasticeggtoletthem________. A.putsomesymbolof“newlife”intoit B.playaroundonthatbeautifulspringday C.trytopullitapartinthemiddle D.gooutanddiscoverthemselves39.AfterPhilipexplainedhisnewlife,________. A.Theclassthoughthewasclever. B.Hebegantostudyintheclass. C.Theclassfellsilent. D.Hefeltdying.40.Welearnfromthepassagethat________. A.Theteacherusedtohaveclassesoutdoors B.Philip’snewlifewishwasempty C.Philipwashealthyasawhole D.Philipwasacceptedbyhisclassmatesintheend(9)Allschoolchildrenshouldhave“happiness”lessonsuptotheageof18tocombatgrowinglevelsofdepression,accordingtoaseniorgovernmentadviser.“Pupilsshouldstudysubjectssuchashowtomanagefeelings,attitudestoworkandmoney,channeling(疏導(dǎo))negativeemotionsandevenhowtotakeacriticalviewofthemedia,”saidLordRichardLayard,aLaborpeerandprofessorofeconomicsattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.TheproposalcomesonlydaysaftertheGovernmentsaidthatlessonsinmanners—includingrespectfortheelderlyandhowtosay“please”and“thankyou”—shouldbetaughtinsecondaryschoolstocombatbadbehavior.LordLayard,thedirectorofthewellbeingprogramattheLSE’sCenterforEconomicPerformance,said:“Learninghardthingstakesanenormousamountofpractice.Toplaytheviolinwelltakes10,000hoursofpractice.Howcanweexpectpeopletolearntobehappywithoutlargeamountsofpracticeandrepetition?”ItisbelievedthatatleasttwopercentofBritishchildrenunder12nowstrugglewithsignificantdepression.Amongteenagers,thefigurerisestofivepercent.AUNICEFstudyinvolving21developedcountriesshowedthatBritishchildrenweretheleastsatisfiedwiththeirlives,whiletheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatchildhoodpsychiatric(精神的)disorderswillriseby50percentby2022.InaspeechatCambridgeUniversity,LordLayardsaidtheGovernment’slessonsinmannersdidnotgofarenough.“Weneedacommitmenttoproducingamajorspecialisminthisarea,withaseriousteachertrainingprogram,”hesaid.However,happinesslessonshavebeencriticizedbyacademics.FrankFuredi,asociologyprofessoratKentUniversityandauthorofTherapyCulture,said:“Inpushingemotionalliteracy,whatsometeachersarereallydoingisabandoningteaching.Theyaregivingupandtalkingaboutemotionsinstead,sothatchildrenvalueallthisnon-discipline-ledactivitymorethanmaths,Englishorscience.Whatisamazingaboutthisisthattimeandtimeagain,researchsaysthatitdoesnotwork.”41.WhatdoesLordLayardthinkoftheGovernment’slessonsinmanners?A.Theycanhardlymeetthespecialdemandsofeducation.B.Theyarequiteenoughtosolvethepresentproblem.C.Theyonlyfocusedonamajorspecialism.D.Theywillprobablyendinfailure.42.WhatdoweknowaboutBritishchildrenfromthepassage?A.Theysufferdepressionatanearlierage.B.Theyaretheleasthappyamongthe21developedcountries.C.Theyaretheeasiesttosufferchildhoodpsychiatricdisorders.D.Theirstandardoflivingisthelowestamongthe21developedcountries.43.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.theBritishGovernmenthasn’tfullyrealizedtheproblemswithBritishstudentsB.LordLayardthinkslittleoftheGovernment’slessonsinmannersC.Britishstudentsarenotwell-behavedenoughD.lessonsinmannershavebroughtaboutpositivechangesinBritishstudents44.WhichofthefollowingmethoddoesLordLayardusetoshowlearningtobehappytakespractice?A.Analysis. B.Description. C.Argument. D.Comparison.45.FrankFuredibelievesthat______.A.happinesslessonsshouldbetaughttochildrenB.happinesslessonsarejustawasteoft