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课时作业(十一)Unit4SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.阅读理解ANextweek,PushpaNagarajwillappearforher720the
xam.Butshewon'tbetakingtheexamforherself.Since2007,shehashelpedhundredsofvisuallychallengedstudentstakeexamsbyactingast
heirscribe(抄写员),readingthemthequestionsandthenwritingdowntheanswerstheygive.WhenMs.NagarajwasgrowingupinBangalore,theITcapitalofIndia,herf
atherlosthisjobafterabackinjury.Thefamilysuddenlyfounditselfstruggling.Shethoughtshe'dhavetodropoutofschool.Luckily,hermothermanagedtoraisee
noughmoneytoeducateherthroughhighschool.Today,she'saprojectcoordinatorforanITfirm.Oneday,asshewashelpingafewvis
uallydamagedchildrencrosstheroad,itstruckherhowdifficulteveneverydaytaskscouldbeforthem,letalonefinishingtheireducation.Ms.Nagarajwantedtohelpt
hosechildren.InIndia,mostchildrenwithsightchallengesdonothaveaccesstospecializedschooling.Evenforthosewhoattendmainstreamclasses,timedexa
ms—keyforIndianeducationalinstitutions,wherescoresareespeciallyimportant—presentadditionaldifficulties.“Manyofthemb
alkatthethoughtofwritingexamsanddropout,”saysMs.Sundararaman,alocaleducationexpert.“Andso,theireducationcomestoasuddenstop,midway.
”Havingascribecanbethedifferencebetweenpassingandfailing.Overthepast12years,wordaboutMs.Nagaraj'sworkhasspread—somuchthatshenowgetsreq
uestsfrompeoplefromalloverIndia.ShehasalsosetupanetworkofvolunteersthatpostsrequeststhroughaWhatsAppgroup.Ms.Nagarajiskeenlyawareofongoingchallenge
s,thechiefofwhichisthat,everyonceinawhile,shehastorefuserequestsfromstudentstogivethemtheanswersdurin
gexams.Anotherchallengeistoexpandthecircleofscribes.Despitethese,sheisverygratefulforhavingtheopportunitytohelpo
thers.“Ihavenocomplaints.Actually,Ifeelveryblessed,”shesays.1.WhatdoweknowaboutMs.NagarajfromParagraph2?A.Shesufferedfromaba
ckinjury.B.Shestruggledtofinishherhighschool.C.SheraisedenoughmoneyfromanITfirm.D.Shehadtoworktohelpsupportherfamily.2.Whatdoestheunderli
nedword“balk”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Becomehesitant.B.Feelunsatisfied.C.Arehopeful.D.Aresurprised.3.WhatchallengedoesMs.Nagara
jhavetoovercome?A.Thelimitednumberofscribes.B.Thelargequantityofexamstotake.C.Therequesttorepeatquestionsintheexam.D.Thebuildingofanetworkofvolu
nteers.4.What'sthetextmainlyabout?A.AnIndianwomanbreakingtherecordintakingexams.B.Theimportanceofsettingupanorganizationforscrib
es.C.TheproblemsofstudentsdroppingoutofschoolinIndia.D.AnIndianwomanhelpingdisabledchildrenbybeingascribe.BTherehavebeenmanyproblemswithourschool
stoday,thebiggestofwhichiscloselyrelatedtoourculture.Ingeneral,ourculture,asrepresentedinthemedia,getsexcitedbyfamousstars,andconstant
lystressesthatit'swhatyouhave,notwhatyouare,thatcounts.Parentsareencouragedtobeawayfromevenverysmallchildrenformostoftheday.Toomanyvotersgoforpoli
ticianswhowouldrathercutschoolfunding(拨款)thangetridoftaxcutsforthewealthy.Allcontributegreatlytotheproblemsofeducatingourch
ildren.Today'steachershavetodealwithaculturethatisvastlydifferentfromthatinthepast.Theyreportthatthereis,amongmorechildren
thanever,alackofmotivation,withnodrivetosucceedoreventry.Therolemodelsthatboysviewinthemediamostlyco
nsistofmenincomediesandothershowswhoarerudeandoftenextremelyimmature:selfcentredoverpaidathletes;meninmovies,televisi
ondramas,videogames,etcwhoarepreoccupiedwithviolenceandpower.AsLeonardSaxwroteinBoysAdrift,“Teenageboysarelookingformodelsofmatureadult
hood.Butwenolongermakeanycollectiveefforttoprovidesuchmodels.”Girlsareattackednotonlywithsuchannoyingimages(形象)ofmales,butalsowithwomenwhoarepreocc
upiedwithappearanceandareextremelymaterialistic.Insuchaculturalenvironment,itismoreimportantthanevertohaveresponsible,lovingandcaringparentswhohavee
noughtimeandmotivationtodevotethemselvestotheirchildrenandseeitastheirdutytoserveasmodelsforthemandraisethemwithhighstandardsofhonestyandrespo
nsibilityalongwithtendingtotheirphysicalneeds.Theyneedtocareenoughtoseethattheirchildrenarenotattackedwiththegar
bagethatcomesfrommovies,televisionandcomputerscreens.Intoday'sculture,theyarebasicallyaloneinthiseffo
rtsince,unfortunately,somuchisworkingagainstthem.Unlesswe,asaculture,facethetruthaboutourselves—thatwearenotprovidingthingsadequ
atelyforagreatmanyofourchildren—thestormwillcontinuetorage(肆虐)onoureducationsystem.5.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.Byanalysingcaus
es.B.Byshowingdifferences.C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byusingtimeorder.6.Whatdoestoday'scultureprobablybringtothech
ildren?A.Narrowaccesstoentertainment.B.Poorunderstandingabilities.C.Fewmaterialisticmodels.D.Littledesireforsuc
cess.7.Accordingtothetext,whatshouldparentsdointoday'sculture?A.Devotethemselvesmoretotheirchildren.B.Findhonestmodelsfortheir
children.C.Keeptheirchildrenawayfromcomputers.D.Helptheirchildrendevelopmotivation.8.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowa
rdstoday'sculture?A.Positive.B.Ambiguous.C.Dissatisfied.D.Approving.Ⅱ.七选五Studyingandpreparingisvitalt
osuccessinexams.Itis,however,difficulttoknowhowtobestmanageyourpreparationperioduntilyouhavesomeexperience.Thispassageofferssomei
deastohelpthosestillquitenewtoexams.Startyourrevisionearly.Thereisnosubstituteforstartingearlywithrevisio
n.Youneedtogiveyourselfenoughtimetorevieweverythingyouhavestudied,andmakesureyouunderstandit.__1__Organizeyour
studytime.__2__Youwillalsofindthatyouhavemoretoreviseforsomesubjectsthanothers.Itisworthtakingthetimetoplan
yourrevisionandconsiderhowmuchtimeyoumightneedforeachsubject.Lookafteryourselfduringstudyandexamtime.Youwillbeabletoworkbetterif
youeatahealthydiet,andgetplentyofsleep.Thisappliestobothyourexamperiod,andwhenyouarerevising.__3__Itisalsoagoodideatotakeregularexercisewhe
nstudying.__4__Alwaysdoingthesamething,forexample,readingoveryournotesonasubject,islikelytobequitedull.Spiceupyourrevisionperiodbytryingdiffere
ntexercisesandtechniques.Alternativesinclude:__5__Drawingmindmapsorothersummarydiagramstotestwhatyoucanre
member.Organizingadiscussiongroupwithsomefriendstoconsideraparticularissue.A.Varyyourrevisiontechniques.B.Haveyourownrevisiontechniques.C.S
urvivingonjunkfoodisnotagoodidea.D.Lastminutecrammingismuchlessproductive.E.Doingsomesporttorelaxandbetterconcentrate.F.Doingpracticepapers
totestyourunderstanding.G.Youwillalmostcertainlyfindsomesubjectseasierthanothers.