2021-2022學(xué)年安徽省宿州市范橋中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.AsthebusiestwomaninNorton,shemade_________herdutytolookafteralltheother

people’saffairsinthattown.

A.

it

B.that

C.one

D.this參考答案：A2.Wecannotleavethistoughjobtoaperson

.

A.whoeveryonehasconfidenceofB.whonobodyhasconfidenceC.inwhomnobodyhasconfidenceD.forwhomnobodyhasconfidence參考答案：C3.Thisisakindofeffectiveclassroomteaching______studentslearnindependentlyandcooperatively.A.where B.which C.what D.when 參考答案：A4.____thatweshouldlookafterthethreedogsthreetimes,mymotherlefthome.A.Mentioning

B.HavingbeenmentionedC.Havingmentioned

D.Mentioned參考答案：C5.—Howwouldyoulikeyourcoffee?

—______.

A.It'swelldone

B.Thestronger,thebetterC.Onecup.That'senough

D.Verynice.Thankyou參考答案：B6.---Didyoubuyadressyesterday?---No,_______Ilikedthecolor1,Ididn’tlikeitsstyle.A.as

B.since

C.if

D.while參考答案：D7.Mr.Smith,______ofthe_________speech,startedtoreadanovel.A.tired;boring

B.tiring;bored

C.tired;bored

D.tiring;boring參考答案：A8.It’simpossiblethatyouachieveyourgoalwithouteffort,________?

A.isn’tit

B.isit

C.don’tyou

D.doyou參考答案：A9.Youneedn’tbetooconcernedaboutwhattoweartotheparty—it’sall_____anyway,becauseyouhaven’tevenbeeninvitedyet.A.academic

B.painful

C.physical

D.Economical參考答案：A試題分析：考查形容詞。句意：你不必過于擔(dān)心穿什么去派對，反正都沒用，因為你還沒有被邀請。academic學(xué)術(shù)上的，學(xué)理上的，空談的，非實用的。故選A。10.MrBrounwasdisappointedtoseethewashingmachinehehadhad___wentwrongagain.A.it

B.itrepaired

C.repaired

D.toberepaired參考答案：C11.—WhatdoyouthinkofDavid?—Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto

,andhiscoldnessisone.A．putaside

B．putupwith

C．thinkof

D．getalongwith參考答案：B略12.—Personally,it’shisthrillforsuccessinthebeginningthatresultedinhisfinalfailure.一Youbet.Justasweallknow,

.A.Nopains,nogains

B.ReadinessisallC.Pridegoesbeforeafall

D.Everylittlemakesamickle參考答案：C13.Fightinganartificialgreenhouseeffectseemstobethegreatestofenvironmentalchallenges,________?A.isn’tit

B.doesit

C.doesn’tit

D.isit參考答案：C14.AsfarasIamconcerned,thesurestwaytosuccessistokeepyourdirectionand______yourgoal.A.giveoff

B.stickto

C.doawaywith

D.dropoutof參考答案：B15.Thedriverwasat

losswhen

wordcamethathewasforbiddentodrivebecauseofdrinking.

A.a;the

B.不填;不填

C.the;the

D.a;不填參考答案：D略16.Nowadays,fewpeopleformthehabitofkeepingasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower

.

A．drop

B．failure

C．lack

D．a(chǎn)bsence參考答案：B17.Theworriedladymade____secondthoroughsearchofherpocketsbeforefinding____purseonthetable．A．a(chǎn),the

B．a(chǎn),a

C．the,the

D．the,a參考答案：A18.Iwonderhowhe_____thattotheteacher.

A．daretosay

B．daresaying

C．doesn’tdaresay

D．daredtosay參考答案：D19.____seemstohavebeengreatdifficultyinturningoutexcellentgraduates.A.That

B.What

C.It

D.There參考答案：D略二、完型填空20.Havingrelocatedoften,I’vedevelopedaloveofde-cluttering（整理）.Actually,therehavebeentimeswhenI’vequestionedwhetherit’san/a___16___.ButI’veconcludedthatitisn’t.___17___,thehabitisjustwonderfulblessing.Standing___18___

mywardrobe(衣櫥)atleastonceeverycoupleofmonths,Iconsiderwhatcango.Evendoingso___19___,there’salwayssomethingthatInolongerlove.Perhapsit’sanarticleof___20___

thatdoesn’texpresshowIseemyselfanymoreorisnotthemost___21___.Maybeit’ssomethingthathas___22___

throughthelastfewselectionsandhasfinallylostitsfightto___23___inthewardrobe.Eitherway,someclothes___24___

atthecharityshop.Occasionallysucha___25___

mayseesomethingnew-to-mecomehomefromthestore.AtleastIknow,though,thatthenewitemaddsadifferentenergytomywardrobe.Soit’s___26___.Ifhowever,Ihaven’twornthenewitemwithinafewweeks,thenit’s___27___

thatIamnotasinlovewithitasIthought.It’sthendonatedbacktothe___28___

onthenexttrip.De-clutteringdoesnotbelongonlytowardrobes,though.Ialsodeleteoldcomputerfilesandemails,___29___

therecyclebinonmycomputerdaily.Thatway,___30___

Ilookatmycomputer,itislikemywardrobe—onlythatwhichservesapurposeremains.Thebestformofde-clutteringwecanreallydoistoridourselvesofoutdated___31___.Likewithallformsofde-cluttering,saying___32___

tothinkingpatternsthatnolongerserveuscreates___33___

tobreathe.Italsomakesroomfornewwaysofthinking.Yes,de-clutteringcan___34___

allareasofourlives.Iwishyouthecouragetoabandonthepartsofyourlifethatnolonger___35___

youandmakespaceforfreshenergytoflow.16.A.advantage

B.addiction

C.excuse

D.habit17.A.Instead

B.Besides

C.Otherwise

D.Meanwhile18.A.near

B.in

C.behind

D.before19.A.eventually

B.gradually

C.regularly

D.willingly20.A.clothing

B.furniture

C.luggage

D.beddings21.A.expensive

B.useful

C.comfortable

D.color1ful22.A.passedon

B.hungon

C.showedoff

D.turnedup23.A.involve

B.join

C.live

D.stay24.A.gaveup

B.endedup

C.wentup

D.soldout25.A.trip

B.change

C.choice

D.situation26.A.possible

B.hopeful

C.welcome

D.unbelievable27.A.vital

B.strange

C.necessary

D.clear28.A.school

B.wardrobe

C.store

D.church29.A.fill

B.empty

C.search

D.exchange30.A.when

B.unless

C.though

D.until31.A.papers

B.thoughts

C.clothes

D.customs32.A.truth

B.yes

C.goodbye

D.hello33.A.value

B.time

C.chance

D.space34.A.applyto

B.benefitfrom

C.reactto

D.breakdown35.A.delight

B.include

C.serve

D.love參考答案：16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.A

21.C

22.B

23.D

24.B

25.A

26.C

27.D

28.C

29.B

30.A

31.B

32.C

33.D

34.A

35.C本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了作者喜歡整理衣櫥的習(xí)慣。她不僅會經(jīng)常整理衣櫥，把不需要或不喜歡的衣物捐給慈善商店，而且她認(rèn)為生活中的方方面面，包括人們的思想都應(yīng)該不斷地進(jìn)行清理，以便能夠輕裝前行、接受新事物?！?6題詳解】考查名詞。A.advantage優(yōu)勢；B.addiction上癮；C.excuse借口；D.habit習(xí)慣。根據(jù)后句的否定內(nèi)容判斷作者時常懷疑自己喜歡整理衣櫥的習(xí)慣不是一種癮。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查副詞。A.Instead反而；B.Besides另外；C.Otherwise要不然的話；

D.Meanwhile與此同時。根據(jù)前后句意可知作者判斷自己的這種習(xí)慣不是上癮，而是一種好事，有益之事。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查介詞。根據(jù)下文可知作者喜歡隔段時間就整理一下衣櫥，由此推斷她會站在衣櫥前面。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查副詞。A.eventually最后；B.gradually逐漸地；C.regularly有規(guī)律地；

D.willingly愿意地。根據(jù)前句中的時間狀語atleastonceeverycoupleofmonths可知作者是定期地整理衣物。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查名詞。A.clothing衣服；B.furniture家俱；C.luggage行李；D.beddings寢具。根據(jù)上下文可知此處是介紹作者對衣物的整理。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查形容詞。A.expensive昂貴的；B.useful有用的；C.comfortable舒適的；D.color1ful富有色彩的。根據(jù)語境判斷作者整理出的衣服都是不能展示自己個性的或者是不舒服的衣服，而不是整理出不貴的或者是色彩不是最絢麗的衣服。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查動詞詞組。A.passedon傳遞；B.hungon懸掛；C.showedoff炫耀；

D.turnedup出現(xiàn)。根據(jù)語境可知作者時常會清理出在以前的整理中保留下來的衣服?！?3題詳解】考查動詞。A.involve牽涉；B.join參加；C.live居住；D.stay停留。最然在以前的清理中保留下來了，但是這種衣服始終沒能夠在衣櫥里繼續(xù)呆下去，最終被作者清理出來了，也就是在這場戰(zhàn)斗中敗下鎮(zhèn)了。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞組。A.gaveup放棄；B.endedup以---而結(jié)束；C.wentup上升；D.soldout售完。從下文It’sthendonatedbacktothe___13___onthenexttrip.可知作者會把不再穿的衣服送到慈善商店。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查名詞。A.trip旅行；B.change改變；C.choice選擇；D.situation境況。根據(jù)本段末句中onthenexttrip.可以推斷此處選A?！?6題詳解】考查形容詞。A.possible可能的；B.hopeful有希望的；C.welcome受歡迎的；D.unbelievable難以置信的。根據(jù)so表示的因果關(guān)系和后面however的轉(zhuǎn)折可以判斷作者認(rèn)為如果衣服能夠給衣櫥注入新的生機(jī)，那么這件衣服是受歡迎的。故選C。【27題詳解】考查形容詞。A.vital重要的；B.strange奇怪的；C.necessary必要的；

D.clear清楚的。從前句內(nèi)容判斷如果作者自己幾周內(nèi)都沒有穿新買的衣服，那么她不是很喜歡這件衣服是顯而易見的事情。故選D?！?8題詳解】考查名詞。A.school學(xué)校；B.wardrobe衣柜；C.store商店；D.church教堂。根據(jù)上文中的Eitherway,someclothes___9___atthecharityshop.可知作者又把衣服捐回慈善商店。故選C。【29題詳解】考查動詞。A.fill裝滿；B.empty倒空；C.search尋找；D.exchange交換。根據(jù)前兩句內(nèi)容可知作者時常會清理電腦，清空回收站。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查狀語從句。根據(jù)語境可知當(dāng)作者再看到電腦時，電腦就像衣櫥一樣只剩下有用的東西了。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查名詞。A.papers論文；B.thoughts思想；C.clothes衣服；D.customs風(fēng)俗。根據(jù)后句saying___17___tothinkingpatternsthatnolongerserveus---可以判斷作者認(rèn)為在生活中最好的事情是清理掉自己過時的思想。故選B。【32題詳解】考查名詞。A.truth事實；B.yes是的；C.goodbye再見；D.hello問好。全文都是在講作者喜歡清理的習(xí)慣，saygoodbyeto，故選C。【33題詳解】考查名詞。A.value價值；B.time時間；C.chance機(jī)會；D.space空間。根據(jù)下文中的---makespaceforfreshenergytoflow.可知作者認(rèn)為丟棄掉舊的、過時的思想，會給新的思想留出空間。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動詞詞組。A.applyto適用于；B.benefitfrom得益于；C.reactto作出反應(yīng)；D.breakdown毀掉。根據(jù)本段介紹可知作者認(rèn)為清理可以生活中的方方面面。故選A?！?5題詳解】考查動詞。A.delight使高興；B.include包括；C.serve服務(wù)；D.love愛。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知作者建議人們丟棄的是生活中沒有用的東西，serve“對---有用”，而且上文中的thatnolonger___20___you也是提示信息。故選C。21.Whatamanofferedtotakecurtofastranger’sbabysothatthebaby’smothercouldrestonarecentflight,manypeopleontheplanewatchedit.“Itwasso___21___,”onepassenger,AndreaByrdsaid.Sheshotaphotooftheman___22___thebabyupanddowntheaisleand___23___itonFacebook,whereitspread___24___.“Iwas___25___,”Byrdwroteinthepost,whichhasbeensharedalmost100,000___26___.“Notbecausehewaswhiteandshewasblack___27___becauseitshowedmetodaythattherearestillgoodpeopleoutthereinaworld___28___evil.”TheSouthwestAirlinesflightwas___29___fromMinneapolistoAtlantaonSeptember.5.Themom,MonicaNelson,whoispregnant,saidshehadbeen___30___abouttravelingalonewithher20-month-oldsonLuke.Whenhegrewannoyedandwouldn’t___31___,themanseatednexttothem___32___herbyofferingtohelp,shesaid.Hewalked___33___theaisleholdingtheboy,relaxinghimtosleep.“Itwassucha___34___becauseIwasalittleworriedtraveling___35___myhusbandtheretohelpout,”saidNelson,ateacherwholivesinAtlanta.“I’mstillvery___36___—hewassokind.”Shesaidtheman’snameisReid,andshelearnedthathealso’hasason___37___Luke.Byrdsaiddiewasparticularly___38___bythescenebecauseshehastwochildrenofherownandcouldputherselfinthemom’s___39___.Nowtheirstoryhastouchedthousandsofpeopleacrosstheworld,remindingpeoplehowpowerfulasimpleactof___40___canbe.21.A.touching

B.annoying

C.exciting

D.embarrassing22.A.crying

B.walking

C.carrying

D.getting23.A.healed

B.pasted

C.sent

D.took24.A.slowly

B.gradually

C.normally

D.quickly25.A.withsmile

B.intears

C.inneed

D.inhorror26.A.measures

B.days

C.times

D.directions27.A.but

B.and

C.so

D.or28.A.regardlessof

B.incaseof

C.becauseof

D.fullof29.A.heading

B.facing

C.handing

D.shouldering30.A.energetic

B.different

C.nervous

D.confused31.A.drink

B.rest

C.read

D.scream32.A.saw

B.disturbed

C.surprised

D.governed33.A.hereandthere B.insideout

C.nowornever

D.upanddown34.A.thief

B.belief

C.chief

D.relief35.A.without

B.with

C.beyond

D.under36.A.careful

B.hopeful

C.grateful

D.forgetful37.A.named

B.recorded

C.regarded

D.founded38.A.remembered

B.moved

C.translated

D.dressed39.A.hats

B.shoes

C.coats

D.socks40.A.happiness

B.sadness

C.Illness

D.kindness參考答案：21.A

22.C

23.B

24.D

25.B

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.A

30.C

31.B

32.C

33.D

34.D

35.A

36.C

37.A

38.B

39.B

40.D這是發(fā)生在九月五日Minneapolis到Atlanta飛機(jī)上，一位男士幫助一位陌生媽媽帶孩子的故事，一名乘客把照片發(fā)到網(wǎng)上，這個故事感動了全世界成千上萬的人，提醒人們一個簡單的善舉是多么的強(qiáng)大。21.A考查形容詞。A.touching

令人受感動的；

B.annoying

惱人的；

C.exciting興奮的；

D.embarrassing令人尷尬的。根據(jù)第一段Whatamanofferedtotakecurtofastranger’sbabysothatthebaby’smothercouldrestonarecentflight,manypeopleontheplanewatchedit.在飛機(jī)上一個男人愿意帶一個陌生人的嬰兒，這樣嬰兒的媽媽就能得到休息，很多人都觀看著。由此可知，一個乘客，AndreaByrd說，“這是令人受感動的”，故選A。22.C考查動詞。A.crying哭；

B.walking散步；

C.carrying攜帶；

D.getting得到。她拍了一張這位男士攜帶孩子在過道上來回走的照片。故選C。23.B考查動詞。A.healed痊愈；

B.pasted粘貼；

C.sent寄送；

D.took拿走。她把照片發(fā)到網(wǎng)上，在那里會迅速地傳播。故選B。24.D考查副詞。A.slowly慢慢地；

B.gradually漸漸地；

C.normally

正常地；

D.quickly迅速地。她把照片發(fā)到網(wǎng)上，在那里會迅速地傳播。故選D。25.B考查詞組。A.withsmile微笑著；

B.intears

流淚；

C.inneed需要；

D.inhorror驚恐地。Byrd在帖子上寫到，“我流淚了”，這在網(wǎng)上的點擊率達(dá)到100,000次。故選B。26.C考查名詞。A.measures

措施；

B.days

天；

C.times次數(shù)；

D.directions方向。在網(wǎng)上的點擊率達(dá)到100,000次。故選C。27.A考查并列連詞。A.but但是；

B.and和；

C.so所以；

D.or或者，否者。不是因為他是白人，她是黑人，而是因為今天我才知道在一個充滿邪惡的世界里還有好人。not---but---，不是---而是---，故選A。28.D考查詞組。A.regardlessof

盡管；

B.incaseof萬一；

C.becauseof因為；

D.fullof充滿。而是因為今天我才知道在一個充滿邪惡的世界里還有好人。故選D。29.A考查動詞。A.heading朝著；

B.facing

面對；

C.handing交給；

D.shouldering肩挑。航班正從Minneapolis向Atlanta飛行。故選A。30.C考查形容詞。A.energetic充滿精力的；

B.different

不同的；

C.nervous緊張的；

D.confused困惑的。媽媽，MonicaNelson，一個孕婦，說她帶著20個月大的兒子旅行很緊張。故選C。31.B考查動詞。A.drink

喝；

B.rest休息；

C.read閱讀；

D.scream尖叫。當(dāng)他變得煩躁不安時，在他們旁邊的那個人主動提出幫助她，這使她很驚訝。故選B。32.C考查動詞。A.saw看見；

B.disturbed

干擾；

C.surprised

驚訝；

D.governed管理。當(dāng)他變得煩躁不安時，在他們旁邊的那個人主動提出幫助她，這使她很驚訝。故選C。33.D考查詞組。A.hereandthere到處；

B.insideout徹底地；

C.nowornever勿失良機(jī)；

D.upanddown上上下下。他在過道里走來走去，抱著那個男孩，讓他入睡。故選D。34.D考查名詞。A.thief賊；

B.belief

信仰；

C.chief首領(lǐng)；

D.relief安慰，救濟(jì)。這是一個安慰，因為我沒有丈夫陪著有點擔(dān)心旅行。故選D。35.A考查介詞。句意：這是一個安慰，因為我沒有丈夫陪著有點擔(dān)心旅行。故選A。36.C考查形容詞。A.careful細(xì)心的；

B.hopeful有希望的；

C.grateful感激的；

D.forgetful健忘的。我仍然非常感激，他是如此的善良。故選C。37.A考查動詞。A.named

命名；

B.recorded

記錄；

C.regarded看待；

D.founded建立。她了解到他也給他的兒子取名Luke。故選A。38.B考查動詞。A.remembered記得；

B.moved移動，感動；

C.translated翻譯；

D.dressed給---穿衣。Byrd說她被這個場景感動，因為她也有兩個孩子，理解這個媽媽的處境。putoneselfinone’sshoes,處于某人的境地或處境來設(shè)想，故選B。39.B考查名詞。A.hats帽子；

B.shoes鞋；

C.coats大衣；

D.socks襪子。因為她也有兩個孩子，理解這個媽媽的處境。故選B。40.D考查名詞。A.happiness幸福；

B.sadness傷心；

C.Illness疾?。?/p>

D.kindness善良。這個故事感動了全世界成千上萬的人，提醒人們一個簡單的善舉是多么的強(qiáng)大。故選D?！久麕燑c睛】三、閱讀理解22.Willonlinecoursestransformworldofeducation?

SomemaywonderwhatitfeelsliketoattendaclassatStanfordUniversity.TherecentlypopularMOOCs(MassiveOpenOnlineCourses)cansatisfythisdesire.Buttheyarealsomostlikelytochangethesituationofhighereducation.Onlylastmonth，bothPekingUniversityandTsinghuaUniversityannouncedplanstostartopenonlinecourseontheedXplatform，oneoftheworld’smajorprovidersofMOOCs，toexplorethisnewformofonlineeducation.Gainingmomentum(勢頭)

“It’snotonlyachangeofplatformsfromofflinetoonline.It’smoreaboutareformofteachingmethods，eventhewholeeducationsystem，”saidChenJining，presidentofTsinghuaUniversity.

ThepotentialofMOOCstoreformeducationhasbeenobviousintheUSeversincetheimmediatepopularityofthecourseArtificialIntelligence，taughtbyStanfordUniversityprofessorSebastianThrun,wholaterco-foundedUdacity,aplatformwith1.6millionenrolled(注冊)studentsin200countries.AccordingtoNaturemagazine，byJune2013，74percentofuniversitiesintheUSofferedsometypeofonlinecourse.LuFang,vice-presidentofFudanUniversity，explainstheappealofMOOCsasasimplecaseofsupplyanddemand：“ThedemandforhighqualityeducationalresourcesfrombothenrolledstudentsandprofessionalsisfeedingtheriseofMOOCs，inwhichclassesusuallytaughtbytopteachersareavailabletoeveryone，”saidLu.Tooearlytoreplace

Witheasyaccessandfreeofcharge,MOOCsaresaidtohavethepotentialtochangethepresenteducationsystem.Buttherearebarriers，becausehardlyanyuniversitiesofferdegreecertificates,ascollegeadministratorspointout,it’sdifficulttoconfirmifstudentsarefoaminganythinginMOOCs，reposedUSAToday．

TheWallStreetJournalalsoreposedthat，presently，atypicalMOOCstudentislikelytohavealreadygraduatedfromcollegeandisusingthecoursetoexploreaninterestoracquireprofessionalskills.Evenso,anincreasingnumberofundergraduatesaresigningup.

“Whatwearereallyestablishing(創(chuàng)建)areeducationalpathwaysforpeoplewhowantskillsthatarerelatedtocontemporaryjobs，”ThruntoldTheWallStreetJournal．60．MOOCshavebeenconsideredlikelytoreformeducationsince___________．A．thefoundingofUdacityB．thewideapplicationofonlineeducationC．thepopularityofthecourseArtificialIntelligenceD．theopeningofMOOCsontheedXplatforminChina61．AccordingtoLuFang,MOOCshavebecomepopularbecause___________．A．highqualityeducationalresourcesareindemandB．studentscanattendcoursesinfamousuniversitiesC．collegestudentshaveaccesstofamousteachersD．MOOCshavebroughtaboutrevolutionineducation62．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．MostoftheMOOCsfocusonprofessionaltrainingforcollegegraduates．B．TherearebarriersforMOOCstoreplacethepresenteducationsystem．C．InternationalcompaniespreferapplicantswhograduatefromMOOCs．D．MoreandmoreundergraduateshaverealizedthelimitsofMOOCs．63．Theauthor’sattitudetowardsMOOCsis___________．

A．doubtful

B．negative

C．critical

D．optimistic 參考答案：CABD23.Readingforpleasureisdecliningamongprimary-agepupils,andincreasingnumbersof"timepoor"parentsaredroppingthepracticeofsharingbedtimestorieswiththeirchildrenoncetheystartschool.

Researchpresentedtoaconferencelastweekfoundthat,whileparentsreadtopreschoolers,thislatertailsoff,andbythefinalyearofprimaryschoolonlyaround2%readtotheirchildreneveryday.Oncechildrencanreadskillfully,parentstendtostepback,andthisusuallyhappensattheageofsevenoreight.Thereportalsofoundthat82%ofteachersblamethegovernment's"target-.driven"

educationpoliciesforthefactthatfewerchildrenarereadingforpleasure.

Theybelievethatastraitjacket(束縛)ofstrictlyorganizedschoolingiscontainingyoungpeople'sabilitytoreadmorewidely.Two-thirdsofteacherssurveyedsaidtheylackedtimeinthe

schooldaytointroduceavarietyofbooksandthatthiswasa"majorobstacletobeingableto

developalevelofreading".Teachersalsocitedasmainfactorsthereductioninthenumberof

schoollibrarians,whocouldputinterestingbooksbeforechildren,andtherisein"screentime",

switchingchildrenfromreadingtoplayinggames.

Themajorityofteacherssaidthecurriculum's"emphasisonreadingasaskilltobemastered"wasincreasingthepressure.Thiswascompoundedbyparentswhosawreadingjustasafocusoflearning,askillcriticaltocareeradvancementinacompetitiveworld.

Readinghabitsandthedigitalrevolutioninpublishingwerekeytopicsofdebateatthe

conference.ThethemeofthelackofBritishculturewassupportedbychildren'swriterFrankCottrellBoyce,whowrotethescriptsfortheopeningandclosingceremoniesofthe2012Olympics.

"Wediscoveredthewholenationhadforgottenthat

theydid

theindustrial

revolution,"

hesaid.

"Booksaresocentraltoit;bookscanbewrittenbyanyone.Alotofthepleasureofabookis

listeningtosomebodyreadittoyou."

"Wefoundarealloveofreadingamongteachers,andastrongdesire,toencouragemorechildrentoreadforpleasure,”saidRobCheney,"However,theteachersalsohadanoverpoweringsenseoffrustrationwiththeirsituation.""Touch-screenphoneandtabletsarenaturallyattractivetochildren,"thesurveySaid,andpredictedaperiodofawkwardnessaseveryoneelseadapts.By2018,children'stelevisionwillhaveadoptedthepresenceofthissecondscreen,andit"willbestra