高級中學(xué)名校試卷PAGEPAGE1河南省2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測考試英語試題第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWhenvisitingAthens,museumsandancientsitesusuallycomefirst.However,thereareseveralveryinterestingplacestovisitwithoutspendingmoney,suchasparksandvariousattractions.LycabettusHillLycabettusHillisoneofthemostimportantattractionsinAthens.Theview(風(fēng)景)fromLycabettusHilliswonderful,reachingdowntotheseaandtheclosestislands,whichiscertainlynottobemissed.TheparkinglotisclosetotheLycabettusTheater,whereperformancesareheldeverysummer.MuseumofPopularInstrumentsThemuseumhostsacollectionofabout1,200Greekpopularmusicalinstrumentswhichdatefromthe18thcentury.Thecollectionsareshowninfoursections(部分)accordingtothematerialoftheinstruments,andvisitorscanalsolistentothesoundmadebyeachtype.Visitorscanbuybooks,CDsandmusicalinstrumentsatthemuseumshop.NationalGardenofAthensTheNationalGardenofAthens,oneofthemostbeautifulpartsofthisbigcity,wasdesignedin1836bytheGermanbuildingdesignerFriedrichvonGaertner.Visitorstothegardencanseeaninterestingvarietyofplantsandtrees,someancientremainsandstatuesoffamouswritersandscientists.Childrencanplayinthespeciallydesignedplaygroundorvisitthechildren’slibrary,andadultscanenjoyacoffeeoralightlunchatthecoffeeshop.MuseumoftheHistoryofGreekCostume(服裝)Inthissmall,attractivemuseum,visitorscanseevarioussidesofGreekCostumefromthepast.Visitorscanalsoseethecostumeswhichwerewornincelebrateddanceperformancesinmanycountries.Educationaleventsareheldforchildrenofallages,bringingthemclosertothisimportanttraditionofGreece.21.Wherewillpopularmusicloversprefertogo?A.LycabettusHill.B.MuseumofPopularInstruments.C.NationalGardenofAthens.D.MuseumoftheHistoryofGreekCostume.22.WhatcanvisitorsdointheNationalGardenofAthens?A.Admireinterestingcollections.B.LearnaboutGreekhistoricalfacts.C.Talkwithabuildingdesigner.D.Getclosetosomewriters’statues.23.Whatdothefoursightshaveincommon?A.They’relikedbyallkids.B.Theyhaveafestiveair.C.They’refreeforvisitors.D.Theyholdperformances.BAssomeofthestudentmoviemakersstartedunloading(卸載)atonofthingsneededforfilming,Isatinmyseatreadingabook.Emptiedofitsmovie-relatedcontents,thetrucknowbecametheplacetoleavepersonalthings.MyjobwastostaynearbywiththekeyssothatifanythingwasneededIcouldopenthetruck.KnowingthatIcouldstayatacornersomewhereandfinishthebookthatafriendaskedmetoreview,Ifoundaparkbench(長椅)tositon.Inoticedthatamanwassittingononeend,buttherewasplentyofroomforatleasttwomorebodies.Walkingover,IsatontheendseatsothatIcouldrestoneofmyarmsonthearmrest.Themanontheotherendlookedatmestrangelybutremainedseated.Iquicklydiscoveredthathe’dprobablyspentthenightonthebench.Ilookedathimandsmiled,andhesmiledbackwithamouthofblacked-outteeth.Thatwasit.Hewasn’tbothering(打擾)me,andIsurmisedIwasn’tbotheringhim.Webothsatthereforoveranhour.Iwasreading.Hewasattentively(專心地)watchingthefilming.Hethenstood,walkedinfrontofmeandbowed.Ilookedup,notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Inashakybutclearvoice,hesaid,“Thankyou.”“Forwhat?”Iquestioned.Helookedattheground,saying,“Usuallypeoplewon’tevenlookatme,letalonesitbyme.Thankyoufortreatingmekindly.”Ihonestlydidn’tknowwhattosayasheturned,pickedupasmall,dirtybackpack,andwalkedquicklyaroundthecorner.Iwasshocked.Ihadn’tdoneanythingspecial;Isharedabench.That’sallitwastome.Wewerenotdifferent.Bothofusjustwantedtobewelltreated.24.Whatdidtheauthorprobablydoaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Ateacher.B.Amoviemaker.C.Anactor.D.Adriver.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surmised”inparagraph3mean?A.Planned.B.Guessed.C.Understood.D.Announced.26.Whydidthemanbowtotheauthor?A.Hewasn’tlookeddownon.B.Hewasn’tfooledbyothers.C.Hewaschosentoplayarole.D.Hewasallowedtoreadbooks.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheGiftofLifeB.AClearConnectionC.ASpecialThankYouD.TheMeaningofLoveCAcreativeprogramusinggardeningconnectedwithmentorship(導(dǎo)師制)ischangingthelivesofstudents.Theprogram,tryingtohelpstudentswithstudyproblemsormisbehaviorinschools,willsoonbemakingitswayintomoreClarkCountyschools.Studentswhotakepartintheprogramareusuallyintroducedbyschooladvisorswhothinkitmaydostudentsgood.Parker,headoftheprogram,saidthattheyletthestudentsknowwhattheyarejoining,andmakesuretheyunderstandwhatthey’regettingintoandthatit’sagoodfit.Theyworktofindstudentsthattheythinkcanhaveapositiveinfluenceintheschooloncetheycompletetheprogram.Thechosenstudentsattendtheclassduringtheirnormalschooldays,ratherthanafterschool.Ratherthanatraditionalclassroom,theroomsaredecorated(裝飾)withbeanbagsandsofastocreateaplacedifferentfromthepublicschool,onethatwillattractthestudents.Itstartswithmentorshipweeks,duringwhichtheofficersharesapoemoramusicvideothatisrelatedtothatweek’stopic.Inthefollowingweek,theteachersoftheprogramteachplantscienceusinghydroponics(水培),whichisasoil-lessmethodusedtogrowplants.Besideschangingculture,theprogramalsoisdesignedtoopenstudentsuptonewchancestoleadhappylivesandsucceedintheworldthroughself-discovery,self-developmentandself-improvementastheyfollowtheirchosenpaths.“Wereallywantthesekidstoseethattherearechancesforthemtolearnaboutdifferentjobs,”Perrysaid.“WehavetomakesurethatourkidsinNevadaseethemselvesinthekeyareasforthefuture.Agriculture(農(nóng)業(yè))isakeyareathatisgrowinginourstate.Thesekidsarenowconsideringjobsinagriculture.”28.Whatinfluencedoestheprogramhaveonsomestudents?A.Changingtheirlives.B.Developingtheirhabits.C.Improvingtheirgrades.D.Increasingtheirinterests.29.Whatarethestudentsexpectedtodoaftertheprogram?A.Liveanindependentlife.B.Makeapositivedifference.C.Havenotroubleinlearning.D.Learnmoreaboutdifferentcultures.30.Whyaretheprogram’sroomsdecoratedwithsofas?A.Todrawstudentsin.B.Tolooklikepublicschools’.C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Togetstudentstolovenature.31.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphswanttotellusabouttheprogram?A.Itsrules.B.Itsgoals.C.Itsfuture.D.Itspossibility.DAncientbuildersacrosstheworldcreatedstructures(建筑物)thatarestillstandingtoday,thousandsofyearslater.Romanengineersbuiltthickconcretebarriers(混凝土屏障),forexample.Mayanbuilderscreatedstructurestotheirgods,andChinesebuildersraisedwallsagainstenemies.Buttherearemanyrecentstructuresthatarealreadystartingtofail.Theconcretethatmakesupmuchofourmodernworldlastsaround50to100years.Agrowingnumberofscientistsarebreakingapartpiecesofbuildingsandreadinghistoricaltexts,hopingtolearnhowtheyhavestoodforthousandsofyears.Theresearchhasturnedupasurprisinglistofmaterialsthatweremixedintooldbuildings.Theyincludetreeskins,volcanicash,riceandevenbeer.Theseunexpectedmaterialscouldhavetheabilitytogetstrongerovertimeand“repair”crackswhentheyform.IsancientRomanconcretebetter?ManyresearchershaveturnedtotheRomans.Startingaround200BC,theRomanEmpirewasbuildingconcretestructuresthathavestoodthetestoftime.Now,scientiststhinktheyhavefoundanimportantreasonwhysomeRomanconcretehasheldupstructuresforthousandsofyears.AdmirMasic,anenvironmentalengineersaidthispowercomesfromthickpiecesoflimestone(石灰石)throughouttheRomanmaterialthatisnotmixedinwell.ResearchersusedtothinkthesethickpieceswereasignthattheRomanswerenotmixinguptheirmaterialswellenough.Instead,thescientistsfoundwhencracksform,waterenterstheconcrete.Thatwatercausestheleftoverlimetocreatenewchemicalchangesthatcanfillinthebrokensections.Findingouthowtocopythesefeatures(特征)couldhaverealinfluencestoday.Today’sbuilderscannotjustcopytheancientprocesses.EventhoughRomanconcretelastedalongtime,itcouldnotholdupheavybuildings.“Ifweadd50or100yearstoconcrete’slifetime,”AdmirMasicsaid,“wewillpulldownlessandrequirelessmaterialinthelongrun.”32.WhyareMayanandChinesebuildersmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Topresentsomefacts.B.Toexplainarule.C.Tointroduceplaces.D.Tomakeacomparison.33.Whatdoscientistswanttodobybreakingapartpiecesofbuildings?A.Replacebrokenparts.B.Improvetheirstyle.C.Learnabouttheirhistory.D.Studytheirmaterials.34.Whatisspecialabouttheancientmaterials?A.Theycouldn’tmixupeasily.B.Theycreatednewchemicalsintime.C.Theyhadanabilitytorepairthemselves.D.Theywouldtakeinthenearbywater.35.Howcanmodernbuilderslearnfromthefeaturesofancientmaterials?A.Bymakingthepastservethepresent.B.Bytryingtofindtheideasbehindthem.C.Bymakinguseofthemwithoutanychange.D.Byacceptingthegoodandthrowingthebad.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtoFeelConfidentYoumighthavealreadyreadandlearnedhowtobeconfident,butwhatifyoustilldon’tfeelallthatconfident?Sometimesittakesyourmindalittlebitoftimetocatchupwithyourbehavior,butyoucanhelptomovetheprocessalong.Inanycase,feelingconfidentiscertainlyacontinuousprocess.Why?____36____Herearesomewaystohelpyoufeelconfident.Thinkpositively.Whenitcomesdowntoit,realityisperception(感知).Ifyoufeelconfident,youare.Iflifeisfallingapartaroundyoubutyoudon’tnotice,it’snotreallyfallingapart.____37____You’renotfoolingyourselfonewayoranother—don’tworrythatyou’rebeingsillyforthinkingpositively.Rememberyou’rejusttakingcontrol.Workout.Whenyouworkout,youlookbetter.Whenyoulookbetter,youfeelbetter.Andworkingoutreleasesendorphins(釋放內(nèi)啡肽),makesyoufeelproductiveandgivesyoustrength.Youdon’thavetobeaprofessionalrunnertogetthebenefits(益處)ofexercise.____38____Dosomethingyou’regoodat.____39____Confidencebeginsfromthere.Andyoushouldnotonlytoit,butdoitoften.It’llremindyouhowgreatyouare.____40____Havingsomeonetoinspireyouandyourconfidencecanbeagreathelp.Justmakesurethepersonisreal—planningtobelikeKimKardashianisnotagoodidea.Youwantasource(來源)ofpositivityyoucantapintowhenyouneedit.A.Findrealrolemodels.B.Trytoworkoutinthegymforlonghours.C.Sogetonthinkingthosehappierthoughts!D.Whenachieved,itwillimproveyourlifealot.E.30minutesadayisallyouneedtogetonthehealthtrain.F.Whenyoudothingsyou’regoodat,youfeelproudandasenseofsatisfaction.G.It’sreallyhardtobeconfidentwhenyou’retryingtobesomeoneyou’renot.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。ItwasanormalWednesday.Iwasgettingdinnerreadywhensuddenlyapainfulringsoundedinmyear.I____41____thatIneededtocallmygrandmother.Somethingwaswrong.I____42____acallatonce,butshedidn’tanswer.Thatwas____43____becauseshealwaysanswered.I____44____againandagain,buttherewerestillnoanswers.Ibeganto____45____,asshelivedalone,Iknewsheneeded____46____.Icalledmyfather,tellinghimIthoughtweneededtodriveto____47____onher.Onarrivingthere,wefoundmypoorgrandmother____48____onthefloorofherdiningroom,hershoulderclearlybroken.Onseeingus,shebeganto____49____.Iheldherhandwhilemyfathercalled911.Shewasunabletotellmewhathadhappened,butIcould____50____bytheplateoffoodonthefloorthatshehadbeenlyingtheresincedinnerlastnight.Soonwewereatthelocalhospital’semergencyroom(急診室).____51____,shehadnotsufferedanyotherinjuriesbesidesherbrokenshoulder.Shetookmyhand,saying,“Iwascallingandcallingyouto____52____andhelpme.”Ilookedatherblankly(茫然地)foramomentandtookoutmy____53____tocheckmycallrecords.Therewerenoincomingcallsfromher,onlysome____54____ones.AndthenIknewthatthelovebetweengrandmotherandgranddaughteris____55____.41.A.agreedB.realizedC.promisedD.suggested42.A.madeB.returnedC.receivedD.expected43.A.commonB.specificC.practicalD.unusual44.A.startedB.workedC.calledD.imagined45.A.fearB.missC.discussD.separate46.A.exchangeB.experimentC.helpD.solution47.A.tryB.checkC.dependD.cheer48.A.sittingB.standingC.watchingD.lying49.A.cryB.walkC.compareD.regret50.A.answerB.manageC.tellD.connect51.A.SurprisinglyB.ThankfullyC.SuddenlyD.Naturally52.A.goupB.cleanupC.getoverD.comeover53.A.phoneB.walletC.notebookD.card54.A.formalB.advancedC.confusingD.outgoing55.A.secretB.simpleC.quietD.direct第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。The7thPingyaoInternationalFilmFestivalopenedonWednesdayintheancienttownofPingyaoinNorthChina’sShanxiprovince.Withthetopicof“ModernTimes”,____56____festivalwillscreenatotalofmorethanfifty____57____(excellence)filmsfrom33countriesnextweek,includingfilmsfromChina,FranceandTunisia,organizerssaid.Pingyao,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,willhosttheworldpremieres(首映式)of40percentofthefilms.JiaZhangkeisafamousChinesedirector____58____hostedthefestival.Hesaidthefestivalplans____59____(help)withthedevelopmentofnewdirectorsandhelpChinesefilms“goglobal”.By____60____(screen)greatfilmsfromaroundtheworld,thefestivalfocuses____61____thediscoveryofwonderfulnewworksbyyoungdirectorsfromnon-Westerncountries,accordingtoJia.ThePingyaoInternationalFilmFestivalhasbecomeanimportantwindowforthe____62____(introduce)offoreign-languagefilmsintoChina.Overitspastsixperiods,domestic(國內(nèi)的)companies____63____(buy)morethan40percentofallshortlisted(入圍的)foreign-languagefilms.ThePingyaoInternationalFilmFestival____64____(set)upin2017andnowitisheldeveryyearinPingyao.It’s_____65_____(main)aboutdiscoveringwonderfulworksbyyoungdirectorsfromdevelopingcountries.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)66.假定你是李華，請給你的留學(xué)生朋友Chris寫一封電子郵件，邀請他和你一起參加學(xué)校的志愿者俱樂部，內(nèi)容包括：1.發(fā)出邀請；2.俱樂部及活動介紹；3.報名方式及截止日期。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearChris,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)(滿分25分)67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Iclickedthelink(點擊鏈接),signunhere.Thiswouldn’tbemyfirsthalfmarathon(馬拉松賽跑);IhadrunaflathalfwhenIwasthirty-eight.Butthatwaselevenyearsago.Now,itwasNovember2022,andI’dhadashoulderinjurybefore,andIwasturningfifty.So,asawfulasrunning13.1milesseemed,Iwasgoingtodoit.Isignedupforawomen’straininggroup,agroupofstrangerswithwhomIwouldspendafewmonthspreparingfortherace,andthenIwasdirectedtosignupfortheactualrace.IimaginedacoursesomewherebeautifulinFlorida.OrperhapsinsunnyCalifornia,Iwasshockedwhentheracewebsiteopened,andIwasgreetedwiththewords,“Zionatnight,halfmarathoninthedarkness.”InZion?Atnight?Oh,no.Ilookedatthewebsite.Wasittolatetoquit?Actually,Ihadjustsignedupforacoachinggroupthatwasmeantto“encouragemethroughrunning”.GivingupbeforeIevenstartedseemedlikeaterriblyshamefulthingtodo.Ilookedthroughthephotosoftherace.Ilostallmyconfidence.Runnerswearingheadlightsandrunningshoesfilledthecomputerscreen.Icouldn’tdothis,Ithought.Ihadn’trunonpathsinDelaware.Ihadn’trunonpathsoruphills.Iclickedontothenextphotoandlookedatthehappyrunnersadvancingalongsideafrighteningcliff(峭壁).Iwasalsoafraidofheights.Atextcamethroughmyphone.ItwasNicole,ourtraininggroup’sbraveleader,awomanwhohasrunhundred-milemarathons.Thisiswhathappenswhenyourunaracewithsomeonewhohasstrongwillpower.“Signupforthe4amstarttime,”shewrote.AsIfilledinmynameandaddress,ItriedtothinkabouthowlikelyIwastogetinjuredduringtraining.Realistically,thatwasmybestwaytogetoutofthisrace.Ifilledouttheformandstartedworrying.Abouteverything.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。ButNicoleencouragedme,sayingthatshewaswithmeinspiritoneveryrun.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Onthedayoftherace,wedrovetoZionat4am.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________河南省2023-2024學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測考試英語試題第一部分聽力(略)第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWhenvisitingAthens,museumsandancientsitesusuallycomefirst.However,thereareseveralveryinterestingplacestovisitwithoutspendingmoney,suchasparksandvariousattractions.LycabettusHillLycabettusHillisoneofthemostimportantattractionsinAthens.Theview(風(fēng)景)fromLycabettusHilliswonderful,reachingdowntotheseaandtheclosestislands,whichiscertainlynottobemissed.TheparkinglotisclosetotheLycabettusTheater,whereperformancesareheldeverysummer.MuseumofPopularInstrumentsThemuseumhostsacollectionofabout1,200Greekpopularmusicalinstrumentswhichdatefromthe18thcentury.Thecollectionsareshowninfoursections(部分)accordingtothematerialoftheinstruments,andvisitorscanalsolistentothesoundmadebyeachtype.Visitorscanbuybooks,CDsandmusicalinstrumentsatthemuseumshop.NationalGardenofAthensTheNationalGardenofAthens,oneofthemostbeautifulpartsofthisbigcity,wasdesignedin1836bytheGermanbuildingdesignerFriedrichvonGaertner.Visitorstothegardencanseeaninterestingvarietyofplantsandtrees,someancientremainsandstatuesoffamouswritersandscientists.Childrencanplayinthespeciallydesignedplaygroundorvisitthechildren’slibrary,andadultscanenjoyacoffeeoralightlunchatthecoffeeshop.MuseumoftheHistoryofGreekCostume(服裝)Inthissmall,attractivemuseum,visitorscanseevarioussidesofGreekCostumefromthepast.Visitorscanalsoseethecostumeswhichwerewornincelebrateddanceperformancesinmanycountries.Educationaleventsareheldforchildrenofallages,bringingthemclosertothisimportanttraditionofGreece.21.Wherewillpopularmusicloversprefertogo?A.LycabettusHill.B.MuseumofPopularInstruments.C.NationalGardenofAthens.D.MuseumoftheHistoryofGreekCostume.22.WhatcanvisitorsdointheNationalGardenofAthens?A.Admireinterestingcollections.B.LearnaboutGreekhistoricalfacts.C.Talkwithabuildingdesigner.D.Getclosetosomewriters’statues.23.Whatdothefoursightshaveincommon?A.They’relikedbyallkids.B.Theyhaveafestiveair.C.They’refreeforvisitors.D.Theyholdperformances.BAssomeofthestudentmoviemakersstartedunloading(卸載)atonofthingsneededforfilming,Isatinmyseatreadingabook.Emptiedofitsmovie-relatedcontents,thetrucknowbecametheplacetoleavepersonalthings.MyjobwastostaynearbywiththekeyssothatifanythingwasneededIcouldopenthetruck.KnowingthatIcouldstayatacornersomewhereandfinishthebookthatafriendaskedmetoreview,Ifoundaparkbench(長椅)tositon.Inoticedthatamanwassittingononeend,buttherewasplentyofroomforatleasttwomorebodies.Walkingover,IsatontheendseatsothatIcouldrestoneofmyarmsonthearmrest.Themanontheotherendlookedatmestrangelybutremainedseated.Iquicklydiscoveredthathe’dprobablyspentthenightonthebench.Ilookedathimandsmiled,andhesmiledbackwithamouthofblacked-outteeth.Thatwasit.Hewasn’tbothering(打擾)me,andIsurmisedIwasn’tbotheringhim.Webothsatthereforoveranhour.Iwasreading.Hewasattentively(專心地)watchingthefilming.Hethenstood,walkedinfrontofmeandbowed.Ilookedup,notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Inashakybutclearvoice,hesaid,“Thankyou.”“Forwhat?”Iquestioned.Helookedattheground,saying,“Usuallypeoplewon’tevenlookatme,letalonesitbyme.Thankyoufortreatingmekindly.”Ihonestlydidn’tknowwhattosayasheturned,pickedupasmall,dirtybackpack,andwalkedquicklyaroundthecorner.Iwasshocked.Ihadn’tdoneanythingspecial;Isharedabench.That’sallitwastome.Wewerenotdifferent.Bothofusjustwantedtobewelltreated.24.Whatdidtheauthorprobablydoaccordingtoparagraph1?A.Ateacher.B.Amoviemaker.C.Anactor.D.Adriver.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surmised”inparagraph3mean?A.Planned.B.Guessed.C.Understood.D.Announced.26.Whydidthemanbowtotheauthor?A.Hewasn’tlookeddownon.B.Hewasn’tfooledbyothers.C.Hewaschosentoplayarole.D.Hewasallowedtoreadbooks.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TheGiftofLifeB.AClearConnectionC.ASpecialThankYouD.TheMeaningofLoveCAcreativeprogramusinggardeningconnectedwithmentorship(導(dǎo)師制)ischangingthelivesofstudents.Theprogram,tryingtohelpstudentswithstudyproblemsormisbehaviorinschools,willsoonbemakingitswayintomoreClarkCountyschools.Studentswhotakepartintheprogramareusuallyintroducedbyschooladvisorswhothinkitmaydostudentsgood.Parker,headoftheprogram,saidthattheyletthestudentsknowwhattheyarejoining,andmakesuretheyunderstandwhatthey’regettingintoandthatit’sagoodfit.Theyworktofindstudentsthattheythinkcanhaveapositiveinfluenceintheschooloncetheycompletetheprogram.Thechosenstudentsattendtheclassduringtheirnormalschooldays,ratherthanafterschool.Ratherthanatraditionalclassroom,theroomsaredecorated(裝飾)withbeanbagsandsofastocreateaplacedifferentfromthepublicschool,onethatwillattractthestudents.Itstartswithmentorshipweeks,duringwhichtheofficersharesapoemoramusicvideothatisrelatedtothatweek’stopic.Inthefollowingweek,theteachersoftheprogramteachplantscienceusinghydroponics(水培),whichisasoil-lessmethodusedtogrowplants.Besideschangingculture,theprogramalsoisdesignedtoopenstudentsuptonewchancestoleadhappylivesandsucceedintheworldthroughself-discovery,self-developmentandself-improvementastheyfollowtheirchosenpaths.“Wereallywantthesekidstoseethattherearechancesforthemtolearnaboutdifferentjobs,”Perrysaid.“WehavetomakesurethatourkidsinNevadaseethemselvesinthekeyareasforthefuture.Agriculture(農(nóng)業(yè))isakeyareathatisgrowinginourstate.Thesekidsarenowconsideringjobsinagriculture.”28.Whatinfluencedoestheprogramhaveonsomestudents?A.Changingtheirlives.B.Developingtheirhabits.C.Improvingtheirgrades.D.Increasingtheirinterests.29.Whatarethestudentsexpectedtodoaftertheprogram?A.Liveanindependentlife.B.Makeapositivedifference.C.Havenotroubleinlearning.D.Learnmoreaboutdifferentcultures.30.Whyaretheprogram’sroomsdecoratedwithsofas?A.Todrawstudentsin.B.Tolooklikepublicschools’.C.Toprotecttheplants.D.Togetstudentstolovenature.31.Whatdothelasttwoparagraphswanttotellusabouttheprogram?A.Itsrules.B.Itsgoals.C.Itsfuture.D.Itspossibility.DAncientbuildersacrosstheworldcreatedstructures(建筑物)thatarestillstandingtoday,thousandsofyearslater.Romanengineersbuiltthickconcretebarriers(混凝土屏障),forexample.Mayanbuilderscreatedstructurestotheirgods,andChinesebuildersraisedwallsagainstenemies.Buttherearemanyrecentstructuresthatarealreadystartingtofail.Theconcretethatmakesupmuchofourmodernworldlastsaround50to100years.Agrowingnumberofscientistsarebreakingapartpiecesofbuildingsandreadinghistoricaltexts,hopingtolearnhowtheyhavestoodforthousandsofyears.Theresearchhasturnedupasurprisinglistofmaterialsthatweremixedintooldbuildings.Theyincludetreeskins,volcanicash,ricean