高校自主招生英语备考专题--阅读理解1(事实细节,猜测词义及主旨大意题)

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Undoubtedly American education should train more scientists and engineers. Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of "real world" education which means preparation for professional and scientific careers. But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false. Our society could not survive without scientific and technological knowledge. But we would be equally impoverished (贫困的) without humanistic knowledge as well. Science and technology teach us what we can do. Humanistic thinking helps us understand what we should do.
3.A。在第三段里可以找到答案。从…are seriously underfunded.,.Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members…这些信息中,可以很快知道选A。
4.C。作者为什么如此重视人文主义的研究,其化三项都是非常具体的,且都不是重点。只有C选项符合。且我们从最后这一句But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values.及作者的语气可以更加确定是C选项。
C help raise people's living standardsD. promote the nation's social progress
2.Why are American scholars worried about education today?
A.The STEM subjects are too challenging for students to learn.
B.Some Asian countries have overtaken America in basic sciences.
C.America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.
D.There are not enough scholars in humanistic studies.
C.Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.
D.Humanistic thinking helps cultivate students' creativity.
【分析】
1.A。抓住时间点In the early 20th century我们从第一句offer solutions to almost everyproblem便可知道答案。
2.C。主要在第二段里找答案。从段落后两句There is considerable and justifiedconcernthat the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in the rest of the developed essential disciplines.我们可以推断出是选C选项。A和D选项比较容易排除。不选B选项,因为文章中India,China,Japan,and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.中seem to表明这几个国家只是有种趋势,但还没有have overtaken。
教师辅导讲义
年级:高三辅导科目:英语课时数:3
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自主招生经典题型复习—阅读理解1(事实细节,猜测词义及主旨大意题)
教学目的
掌握高考自主招生考试中阅读理解的解题技巧
教学内容
阅读理解
事实细节题:
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization, science and technology seemed to offer solutions to almost every problem. Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business. Two world warsand a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world. After World War ,the academic work turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the bestway to ensure the survival of democracy. American scholars fanned out across much of the world with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.—topromotethe teaching of literature and the arts in an effort to make the case for democraticfreedoms.
猜测词义题
模拟演练一:
Birds are literally half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere alert and the othersleeping— control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.
In the America of our own time, the great educational challenge has become an effort to strengthen the teaching of what is now known as the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). There is considerable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines. India,China,Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.
3.What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today?
A. Insufficient funding.B. Shrinking enrollment.
C. Shortage of devoted faculty.D. Dim prospects for graduates.
It is almost impossible to imagine our society without thinking of the extraordinary achievements of scientists and engineers iry to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values. We have always needed, and we still need,both.
4. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?
A.They promote the development of science and technology.