2013高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（4）及答案
Father upset by Manchester school’s ‘Victorian’ wall of shame
Josie Robinson, who appeared on a so-called wall of shame at her school in south Manchester, was in tears. Her father has hit out at the “Victorian” methods.
Chorlton High School put up pictures of year 10 pupils who teachers believed had behaved badly. Children singled out for praise were placed on the wall of fame. Its head teacher said the scheme (策划) was designed to motivate pupils.
Carlo Robinson, whose daughter Josie was put on the wall after missing lessons, wants to make a complaint. The teenager had been missing school and turning up late because she was upset that her mother was ill. She said: “I thought it was embarrassing. ”
Mr. Robinson added: “She was in tears. She couldn’t tell me at first—it took her about an hour—because she wasn’t sure what I would think of it. When she told me I was really shocked. I contacted at least 20 friends and they all agreed it was wrong—it’s like Victorian times. ”
Head teacher Andy Park said: “We’ve successfully used a similar scheme in the past year with 11 students to incentivise pupils and it really did make a difference—pupils took it in the right spirit and were motivated by it to improve their performance. Obviously this latest scheme wasn’t intended to cause offence to pupils. It was actually developed to praise the students moving forwards successfully and to support pupils who needed to make improvements. No parents have complained directly to the school and I’d be very happy to meet with any parents to discuss further. ”
Mr. Robinson told the reporter he had contacted the school to schedule a meeting with the head teacher.
33. What does Mr. Robinson mean by saying this is the “Victorian” methods?
A. The methods ignore women’s rights.
B. The methods are totally out of time.
C. The methods have a long history.
D. The methods worked well in the past.
34. Why had Josie been missing school, according to her father?
A. She got up late.
B. She hated the wall of shame.
C. She wasn’t on the wall of fame.
D. Her mother was not well.
35. What does the underlined word “incentivise” most probably mean?
A. To encourage. B. To exchange.
C. To hurt. D. To force.
36. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The scheme proved successful before.
B. Most students didn’t take the scheme in the right spirit.
C. Twenty other parents have similar complaints.
D. The school has apologized to Mr. Robinson.
【文章大意】本篇介绍的是曼彻斯特市的Chorlton High School把部分学生的名字贴上“耻辱墙”而引起家长不快的新闻。
33.【解析】选B。推理判断题。家长把该学校的这种做法称为“维多利亚”式的方法，主要是说其过时了。这从第四段可以看出。
34.【解析】选D。事实细节题。根据文章第三段中The teenager had been missing school and turning up late because she was upset that her mother was ill. 可知原因。
35.【解析】选A。词义猜测题。从文章第五段老师的观点可以看出，该学校引入这样的策划就是为了“鼓励”后进的学生努力学习。
36.【解析】选A。事实细节题。根据文章第五段第一句Head teacher Andy Park所说的话可知，这个计划以前证明是成功的。
【文章大意】亚洲有些家长为了使孩子接受西方的大学教育，移民西方国家，但在西方国家找工作赚钱困难，就转回亚洲，而只留孩子成为“卫星儿童”孤身留在西方国家读书，这些孩子很容易出现逃学问题。
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
This is a story about five brothers who live in peace in a village. They are orphans and they live by running the rice field 1 from their parents. The rice field is far from their home, so they have to go to the field before sunrise.
They have 2 to let the youngest brother stay at home to take care of their 3 . The youngest is very happy about the 4 . Every day when his elder brothers come home, they find the house clean, tidy and 5 . Foods and drinks have been 6 on the table, and their beds are 7 and all the dirty 8 have been washed.
But one of the older brothers is 9 of the youngest, so he says to the other boys that the job of the 10 is too easy and that he should also go to the field. And the others agree to his suggestion. 11 now when they come home they find that their home is 12 , and that the table is 13 , they realize that their youngest brother has played a very important role, and they have underestimated his 14 to the home.
15 what can we get from this story? Never underestimate people who work behind the 16 , who is “useless” in your house. Maybe your grandpa or grandma who is 17 there every day; maybe the servant who seems lazy. Unconsciously we may say arrogantly (傲慢地) to these people, “You are 18 ! ” If we really do this kind of thing, one day we will find that we have lost the best people in our life. Learn to see the importance of their presence, and imagine what would happen if they disappeared from your life. Each one of us is equipped with 19 talent and only 20 cooperation can we make the most of all our lives.
1．A．bought B. inherited C. taken D. rented
2．A．agreed B. thought
C. planned D. said
3．A．house B. life C. cattle D. children
4．A．plan B. job C. decision D. house
5．A．comfortable B. large
C. empty D. warm
6．A．served B. made C. cooked D. bought
7．A．prepared B. cleaned
C. dried D. made
8．A．clothes B. dishes
C. floors D. cars
9. A. satisfied B. jealous
C. accustomed D. conscious
10．A．youngest B. oldest
C. others D. brothers
11．A．So B. But
C. Therefore D. However
12．A．in order B. in place
C. in fashion D. in a mess
13．A．crowded B. empty C. wide D. smooth
14．A．work B. contribution C. mind D. heart
15. A. But B. So C. And D. Therefore
16．A．tables B. walls C. scenes D. others
17．A．sitting B. cleaning C. working D. cooking
18. A. important B. useless
C. useful D. necessary
19．A．excellent B. some C. little D. unique
20．A．with B. by C. in D. on
【文章大意】大千世界，芸芸众生，每个人都有其特殊的、不可替代的作用。肯定他人的价值并相互合作，我们才能拥有最美好的生活。
1．【解析】选B。前文说他们兄弟五个生活在一起，而且是孤儿。显然这些稻田都是父母去世后留下的，故选B项。inherit“继承”。
2．【解析】选A。第一段说他们的稻田离家很远，所以他们要早出晚归。因此这里承接上文，他们一致同意让最小的弟弟留下来收拾家。agree“同意，达成一致”。
3．【解析】选A。从后文知，弟弟在家做饭，洗衣服，收拾房间，因此选house。
4．【解析】选C。前面提到大家一致同意小弟弟留下来，这是大家的决定，故选decision。
5．【解析】选A。这里说弟弟把家里收拾得干净舒适。comfortable 与clean和tidy相照应。
6．【解析】选A。本句意为：吃的和喝的都已经摆在桌子上……。serve服务，上菜，符合文意。其他三项均不符合语境。
7．【解析】选D。make the bed铺床。
8．【解析】选A。本段叙述的是小弟弟在家里把吃、穿、住这几个方面的工作都做得井井有条。这里指洗衣服，是穿衣方面的，故选A项。
9. 【解析】选B。从后文知其中一位哥哥说小弟弟的工作太容易，可见这位哥哥嫉妒他的工作。satisfied满意的；jealous羡慕的，嫉妒的；accustomed习惯的；conscious清醒的，意识到的。根据句意可知应选B。
10．【解析】选A。句意为：……所以他对其他的兄弟说，小弟弟的工作太容易，他也应该下地干活。
11．【解析】选B。前面说小弟弟把家里收拾得整洁舒适，而这里说家里乱糟糟一团，故前后为转折关系。
12．【解析】选D。由上下文可知，此处应选D。in a mess“一团糟”；in order“井然有序”；in place“在适当的位置”；in fashion“流行中”。
13．【解析】选B。桌子上空空的，没有饭，所以他们意识到了小弟弟工作的重要性。empty“空的”。
14．【解析】选B。句意为：他们低估了小弟弟对这个家庭所做出的贡献。contribution“贡献”。
15. 【解析】选B。这里是总结上文，意思是：那么我们从这个故事中能得到什么启示呢？故选B。
16．【解析】选C。针对前面的故事，作者发表议论，所以永远也不要低估幕后的那些默默工作的人们。scene幕，屏幕，一幕。
17．【解析】选A。由上文中who is “useless”in your house可知，此处描述的是被认为无用的人，句意为：可能是你整天坐在那里的祖父或祖母。
18.【解析】选B。从前文的who is “useless” in your house可知，这里说：我们或许会情不自禁地说出“你真没用！”的话。
19．【解析】选D。我们每个人都有独特的才能。unique独特的。
20．【解析】选B。所以只有通过合作我们才能充分利用我们的能力，享受我们的生活。by通过，表示方式；with用，后面接要使用的工具。
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