高二暑假閱讀專練(十)ASpendingmorethantwohoursanightdoinghomeworkleadstobetterresultsinEnglish,mathandscience,accordingtoamajorstudy(byPamSammons,England)whichhastracked(跟蹤)theprogressof3,000childrenoverthepast15years.Spendinganytimedoinghomeworkshowedadvantages,buttheinfluencewasgreaterforthestudentswhoputintwotothreehoursanight,accordingtothestudypublishedbytheDepartmentforEducationinEngland.Thescientistswhodidtheresearchsaytheirstudyemphasizes(強(qiáng)調(diào))whatstudentsactuallydoratherthanhowmuchworktheschoolhasset.onhomeworkshowedtheinfluenceoftheschool—ifchildrenwereexpectedtodohomeworkandiftheyenjoytheirsubjects.“That’soneofthereasonsIndianandChinesechildrendobetter.Theyputmoretimeinit.”headded.It’salsoreportedthatstudentswhoenjoyedschoolgotbetterresults.“Schoolsmakingschoolworkinterestingandmakingchildrenfeelsupportedbyteachers."Sammonssaid.setonehourhomeworkaweektwohoursanightfor14to16-year-olds.“Headteachersshouldmaketheirownhomeworkpolicy,”thegovernmentsays.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,spending_____doinghomeworkleadstobetterresultsinlessons.A.halfanhourB.anhourC.overtwohoursD.lessthantwohoursWhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordinglothepassage?A.ChineseandIndianchildrenarethebeststudentsintheworldaccordingtothestudy.ranightonhomeworkC.ThestudywaspublishedbytheDepartmentforEducationinChina.D.Schoolscouldmakesurechildrenhaveabetterexperiencewhenlearning.WherecanweprobablyreadthispassageA.Inatextbook.C.Inastorybook.B.Inamagazine.D.Inanadvertisement.BTheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisitnfortunatelythisisestheyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandebehindThisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowingmorethanonelanguage.tedirectlywithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdonothavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyou’remoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.espeakingasecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokesmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother’sproblems.Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon’ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.Itisevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.4.TheexperienceoftheVieirafamilyistalkedaboutto_______.AdiscusstheneedforteachinganewlanguageBshowtheproblemsofspeakingonlyonelanguageCdescribetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryDintroducethepassage’smaincharacterstothereadersnedphrasemultilanguagespeakersParagraphmeanspeoplewhoknow______.”AtheirmotherlanguageB.anewlanguageCbodylanguageD.morethanonelanguage6.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan____.AmovetoanothercountryBshowofftoyourfriendsunicatemoreindependentlyDunderstandhistorybetterthanothersWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages.B.ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C.TheimportanceoflearningEnglish.D.Howtolearnanotherlanguage.COnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenshemetahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedintoherchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehadandgavethemtothehomelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousactwouldchangetheirlives.Sarahdidn’trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchangebutalsoherdiamondringthatshehadputinherchangepurseearlieruntilthefollowingmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejci,rushedtoseeiftheycouldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,healsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.Thegratefulcouplepaidhimbackforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneytheyhad.BillKrejci,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomethingmoreforthiseyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billyreceivedover$85,000andthereseemstobenoendyet.Thatisnotenough.BillyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerousinsteadofdthatsnotallThankstothenewsreporthegottogetheragainwithhisolderbrother,EdwinHarriswhohehadbeenunabletofindfor27years.AllthegoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtherightthing—returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.ichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.SarahDarlinggavehercoinsandtheringtoBillytohelphim.B.SarahDarlingputBilly’sstoryontheInternet.C.Billyandhisbrotherhadbeenseparatedfor27years.D.BillywasaskedtolivewithBillKrejciafterhiskindact.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Billyislivingwithagenerousperson.B.Billyhasfoundhisbrother.C.BillyappearedinthenewsreportD.Billyboughtadiamondring.Areceivingmoney