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致远高级中学2022学年第二学期高二英语月考试卷I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA1.A.Shedoesn’tworkhardinmaths.B.Sheisinferiortohiminmaths.C.Shedid

n’tdowellinthistest.D.Sheisgoodatmaths.2.A.Thelibrarywillbeclosedlaterthisafternoon.B.Thecomputersinthelibraryarenotw

orking.C.Themanneedshiscomputerallafternoon.D.Thewomanhaslenthercomputertosomebodyelse.3.A.Goingtotheoperaistime-consumin

g.B.Thereisnotimelefttobookoperatickets.C.Shewouldliketogowiththemantotheopera.D.Shewillhelpthemanpayfortheoperatick

ets.4.A.Worththeprice.B.Expensive.C.Mysterious.D.Goodforhealth.5.A.11a.m.B.12p.m.C.1p.m.D.3p.m.6.A.Thewomanwill

havetocallherroommate.B.Thewomanmayhavetochangeherlivingarrangement.C.Thewomandoesnotcleanherapartmentoftenenough.D.Thewomanshouldnotspendsomuchti

meonthephone.7.A.Shealsothinksthelectureinteresting.B.Shewastootiredtoenjoythelecture.C.Shemissedthelecturethismorning.D.Shedidnotfinis

hthereadingbeforethelecture.8.A.Herworkexperience.B.Thecoursesshehastaken.C.Herknowledgeofthegraduateschool.D.Thedescriptionofheracademicperforma

nce.9.A.Thewomanjusthadhercoatcleaned.B.Thewomanisnotangrywiththeman.C.Thewomandoesnotliketodrinkcoffeeintheafternoon.D.Itwasno

tthewoman’scoatthatthemanspilledcoffeeon.10.A.Shehopestogetintoartschool.B.Sheisworkingasacommercialartist.C.Shehastalentsotherthandrawing.D.Sh

ecannotdecideuponacareer.SectionBQuestions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Kidsthrewlittereverywhere.B.Thecampdirect

orgaverudeorders.C.Mysteriousplasticlitterwasfound.D.Kids’jointeffortledtoacleancamp.12.A.Bytakingpicturesofthelitterhepick

edup.B.Bysharingphotosoftheterriblydirtyplanet.C.Bykeepingarecordofcrowdsourcedcleaning-up.D.Byinspiringk

idstopickupfivepiecesoflittereveryday.13.A.Thereisstrengthinnumbers.B.Birdscanhelptopickuplitter.C.Litterisartis

ticandapproachable.D.Morestrawsshouldbeusedinthecafé.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14

.A.Alcoholandcoffee.B.Coffeeandchicken.C.Hotpotanddrinks.D.Chickenandmeat.15.A.MoviesareavailabletopeopleinShang

haiatmidnight.B.PeopleinHangzhouattachgreatimportancetodinner.C.Atotalofnineonlineplatformsprovideddatafortherepor

t.D.PeopleinBeijingvotedStarbucksastheirfavoritedrink.16.A.People’seatinghabitsindifferentregionsofChina.B.Theim

pactofmobilepaymentonChineselifestyles.C.ThedifferencesinnightlifeamongresidentsinChinesecities.D.Thefinancialpressureresidents

feltfromthenightlifeactivities.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Hehasn’tfoundajobyet.B.Heplanstostartlook

ingafterthefinalexams.C.He’shadseveralinterviews.D.He’sexpectinganofferfromTheNewYorkTimes.18.A.Writer

.B.Interviewer.C.Newspaperreporter.D.Teacher.19.A.NewYork.B.Boston.C.Chicago.D.LosAngeles.20.A.Continuehiseducation.B.Delayhisgraduation.C.Chang

ehiscareerplan.D.Continuejobhunting.II.GrammarandvocabularySectionAEveryweekend,afterhikingintheSaneumHealingFor

esteastofSeoul,thefirefighterssipteaandenjoyanarmmassage.Theaimoftheprogramis____21____(offer)“foresthealing”;thefirefightersallhavece

rtaintypesofstressdisorder.SaneumisoneofthreeofficialhealingforestsinSouthKorea,____22____offerarangeofprogramsfrommeditationtowoodcraftto

camping.Soontherewillbe34more.SouthKoreans,manyofwhomsufferfromworkstress,digitaladdiction,andintenseacademicpressures,havewelcomedthem

edicalizationofnaturewithgreatenthusiasm.Infact,thegovernmentisinvestingahundredmilliondollars____23____

ahealingcomplexnexttoSobaeksanNationalpark.Thereisincreasingevidence____24____beingoutsideinapleasantnaturalen

vironmentisgoodforus.Butwhatisfrustratingisthatfewerandfewerofusactuallyenjoynatureregularly.AccordingtoLisaNisbet,apsychologyprof

essoratCanada’sTrentUniversity,evidenceforthebenefitsofnatureispouringatatime____25____wearemostdiscon

nectedfromit.Thepressuresofmodernlifeleadtolonghoursspentworkingindoors.Digitaladdictionandstrongacademicpressureaddtothe

problem.InAmerica,visitstoparkshavebeendecliningsincethedawnofemail,andso____26____visitstothebackyard.Researchindicatesthato

nlyabout10percentofAmericanteensspendtimeoutsideeveryday.SowhataresomeofthebenefitsofnaturethatNisbetrefersto?____27

____(surround)bynaturehasoneobviouseffect:themoretimewespendinnature,the____28____(stressful)webecome.Thishasbeenshowntolowerbloodpre

ssure,heartrates,andlevelsofthestresshormone,aswellasreducefeelingsoffearoranger.Butstudiesalsoindicatetha

tspendingtimeinnaturecandomorethanprovidean____29____(improve)senseofwell-being;itcanlowerratesofheartdisea

seanddiabetes.Thatisprobably____30____weevolvedinnatureandhavebeenadaptedtothenaturalenvironment.SectionBA.ban

nedB.imperfectC.deliveredD.growingE.embraceF.regularlyG.reusingH.throwI.victimJ.relativelyK.shyTipsforMoreSustainableLivingMakingsomesmall

changestoyourroutinecanpayoffbiginvariousways:helpingtheplanetwhilesavingyourtime,money,orboth.Youwillbesurprisedbyhowbigadiffe

renceyoucanmakewith____31_____littleeffort.Here’ssomesuggestions:Giveupthrowingcertainitems.Yourcoffeegrounds,andusedtealeavescanbefertil

izer（肥料）insteadofbeingthrowninthetrash.Ifyoudon'thaveaccesstoafertilizerfactory,youcanhireacompanyto____32_____pickupyourleftoverf

oodforafee.Tryto____33_____theugly.Thefruitandvegetablesthatareodd-lookingor____34_____areactuallygoodtouse.Itiseasytohide

theminsoupsandyogurt.Don't____35_____awayfromthesefoodsatthestoreanddosignuptohavethem____36_____straighttoyourdoorthroughservicesuchasMisfitMark

et,whichoffersuglyproduceatdiscountedprices.Forgetfastfashion.TheaverageAmericanthrowsaway82poundsoffastfashionclothinge

achyear.Thankfully,there'sa(n)____37_____numberofcompaniesthatprioritizesustainability,producingfewerbutlonger-la

stingarticles,oftenmadewithorganicfabricsandeco-friendlydyes.Whenclothingistrulyatitsend,consider____38_____

itascleaningduster.Don’tgetcheated.Becauseoftheconsumertrendtowardmoreeco-friendlyproducts,manycompaniesmakeexaggerated(夸张的)claimsabouttheirown

efforts.Forinstance,abrandmightboastthatitsproductsarefreeofacertainchemical,eventhoughthatchemicalhas

been____39_____fordecades.Thisiscalledgreen-washing.Avoidfalling____40_____toitbylookingforcertificationssucha

s“FairTradeCertified”or“RainforestAllianceCertified.”III.ReadingcomprehensionSectionAInatimeoflowacademicachie

vementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomi

csuccess,forpossibleanswers.____41____,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools

,____42____littleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,

childdevelopmentspecialistsandparentswere____43____variousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneseresponde

ntslisted“togivechildrenagoodstart____44____”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.____45____,overhalftheAmericanrespond

entschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteac

hreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentrationandtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofa___

_46____.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoread____47____bytheirparents.Intherecent____48____be

tweenJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneofthe

irtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyorientedAmericans____49____groupexperienceasoneoftheirtop

threechoices.A/An____50____ontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.LikeinAme

rica,thereis____51____inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshave____52____aims,suchasearlymus

icaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensare____53____universitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschoo

ls.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesof____54_

___beingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.Severalmoreprogressiveprogramshave____55____freeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizi

nginsomeJapanesekindergartens.41.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.FurthermoreD.Meanwhile42.A.surprisinglyB.primarilyC.strangelyD.expectedl

y43.A.criticizedforB.associatedwithC.devotedtoD.askedabout44.A.mentallyB.physicallyC.academicallyD.financially4

5.A.BeyonddescriptionB.OutofcuriosityC.AfterallD.Incontrast46.A.societyB.familyC.groupD.class47.A.athomeB.bylawC.whe

nneededD.withpatience48.A.considerationB.comparisonC.predictionD.examination49.A.doubtedB.definedC.pretendedD.listed50.A.

emphasisB.agreementC.complimentD.congratulation51.A.differenceB.diversityC.evidenceD.setback52.A.specificB.far-reachingC.importantD

.favorable53.A.focusedonB.combinedwithC.attachedtoD.separatedfrom54.A.happilyB.quicklyC.luckilyD.eventually55.A.introducedB.inventedC.borrowedD.displ

ayedSectionB(A)TheDaffodilLessonItwasableakrainyday,andIhadnodesiretodriveupthewindingmountainroadtomy

daughterCaronlyn’shouse.ButshehadinsistedthatIcomeseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.SohereIwas,reluctantlymakingthetwo-hourjourn

eythroughfogthathunglikeveils.BythetimeIwashowthickitwasnearthesummit.I’dgonetoofartoturnback.Nothingcoul

dbeworththis,IthoughtasIinchedalongthedangeroushighway.“I’llstayforlunch,butI’mheadingbackdownassoonasthefoglifts

,”IannouncedwhenIarrived.“ButIneedyoutodrivemetothegaragetopickupmycar”Caronlynsaid.“Couldweatleastdothat

?”“HowfarisitIasked.“Aboutthreeminutes”,shesaidI’lldrive--I’musedtoitAftertenminutesonthemountainroad,Ilookedatheranxiously

."Ithoughtyousaidthreeminutes."Shegrinned.“Thisisadetour（绕道）”Turningdownanarrowtrack,weparkedthecarandgotout.Wewalkedalongapaththatwast

hickwitholdpineneedles.Hugeblack-greenevergreenstowardsoverus.Graduallythepeaceandsilenceoftheplacebegantofil

lmymind.Thenweturnedacornerandstooped-andIgaspedinamazement.Fromthetopofthemountain,slopingforseveralacresacrossfoldsandvalleys,we

reriversofdaffodilsinradiantbloom.Aprofusion(大量)ofcolor-fromthepalestivorytothedeepestlemontothemostvividsalmon-blazed

likeacarpetbeforeus.Itlookedasthoughthesunhadtippedoverandspilledgolddownthemountainside.Atthecentertherewasawaterfallofpurpleflowers.H

ereandtherewerecoral-coloredtulips.Westernbluebirdsfrolicked（嬉戏）overtheheadsofthedaffodils,theirtawnybreastsandsapphirewingslike

aflutterofjewels.Ariotofquestionfilledmymind.Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Asweapproachedthehomethatstoodinthecenteroftheproperty,wesawasignth

atread:“AnswerstotheQuestionIKnowYouAreAsking.”Thefirstanswerwas“OneWoman-TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain.:Thesecondwa

s:”OneataTime,”Thethird:”Startedin1958.”Aswedrovehome,Iwassomovedbywhatwehadbeen,Icouldscarcelyspeak.“Shec

hangedtheworld,”Ifinallysaid,“onebulbatatime.Shestartedalmost40yearsago,probablyjustthebeginningofanidea,butshekept

atit.”Thewonderofitwouldnotletmego.“Imagine,”Isaid,“ifI’dhadavisionandworkedatit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhav

eaccomplished?”Carolynlookedatmesideways,smiling.“Starttomorrow,”shesaid.“Betteryet,starttoday.”56.Thepassageismainlya

bout.A.asuccessfulgardenerB.aninspiringgardeninglessonC.aworthwhiletravellingexperienceD.anunexpectedcountrysidescenery57.Theauth

orgaspedinamazementbecause.A.theroadtwistedandturnedalongthemountainB.thefogcrowningthemountainliftedeventuallyC.th

eownerofthefiledcametoanswerherquestionsD.thevaststretchofdaffodilfieldtookherbreathaway58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestory?A.T

hebeautifuldaffodilfieldwasallalongtheroad.B.Theauthorandherdaughterplannedthejourneywell.C.Theownerofthefieldspentalot

oftimeworkinginthefield.D.Theauthorplannedtoworkinthedaffodilfieldthenextday.59.Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthistrip?A.Eastorwest,homeis

best.B.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.C.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.D.Romeisnotbuiltinaday.（B）GrayLineDiscoverBrisbaneandsurroundswithGrayLine

Brisbane.Theirwiderangeoftoursinair-conditionedcoaches,combinedwiththeguide’sexpertknowledge,ensuresadaytor

emember.BrisbaneCityMorningTour(tourB481)Departs:daily9:00am.Returns:11:45am.AdultConcessionChild$69$67$45Discoverthisvibrantcity

withitscharmingarchitecture,colonialhistoryandenjoythesweepingviewsofthecityandBrisbaneRiverfromKangaro

oPointCliffs.·CathedralSquare·ParliamentHouse·Windmill·AnzacSquare·CityHall·Chinatown·CaptainCookandStoryBridgeBrisbaneHighl

ightswithKoalaSanctuary(tourB492)Departs:daily1:15pm.Returns:5:00pm.AdultConcessionChild$76$74$54TourthehighlightsofBrisbaneandtraveltoLonePineKoa

laSanctuarysituatedonthebanksoftheBrisbaneRiverforachancetogetupcloseandpersonalwiththeanimals.·QueenStreetMall·Southbank·AnzacSquare·Suncorp

Stadium·Brewery·LonePineKoalaSanctuaryandpresentation·MtCoothaLookoutSunshineCoastandNoosa(tourB464)Departs:Monday,Wednes

day,FridayandSunday8:45amReturns:5:30pm.AdultConcessionChild$111$106$72TheSunshineCoastisrenownedforitsmagnificentsea

side,sophisticatedlifestyle,diningexperienceandshopping.AlsoincludesavisittoUnderwaterWorldandadrivethrough

Eumundi,famousforitshistoricbuildingsandscenicbeauty.NoosaHeads·Mooloolaba·UnderwaterWorld·EttamogahPubSunsh

ineCoastandMontville(tourB410)Departs:Tuesday,ThursdayandSaturday8:45am.Returns:5:30pm.AdultConcession

Child$107$102$67ThistourtakesyouthroughtherichheritageofthespectacularSunshineCoasthinterlandwithvisi

tstoMontvillefamousforitscraftshopsandrestaurants,andMooloolaba.hometoUnderwaterworld·GingerFactory·Superbee·Mo

ntvilleVillage·MooloolabaPriceincludesfullyair-conditionedtouring,entryfeesandCBDhotelpickup.Childpolicy:under4y

ears－freeofcharge,4-14years－asquotedabove.Exclusiondate25/12/16(forotherdatespleasecheckwithyourconsultant).60.Ifyo

uwishtocompletetwotoursinoneday,youwouldprobablychoose_________.A.SunshineCoastandMontvilleTourandBrisbaneHighlightswi

thKoalaSanctuaryTourB.BrisbaneCityMorningTourandBrisbaneHighlightswithKoalaSanctuaryTourC.BrisbaneCityMorningTourandSunshin

eCoastandNoosaTourD.SunshineCoastandNoosaTourandSunshineCoastandMontvilleTour61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEac

cordingtothepassage?A.VisitorsmaylearnthecolonialhistoryofBrisbaneRiverfromKangarooPointCliffs.B.Visitor

smayhaveacloselookatanimalsinSunshineCoastandNoosaTour.C.IfyouwanttovisitUnderwaterWorld,youmaychooseBrisbaneCityMor

ningTour.D.If2adultsand2children,aged3and9,attendtourB410,theyshouldpay$281.62.Whatisthetoneofthistourguideinformationbooklet?A.Welc

omingandhumorous.B.Warmandinviting.C.Modestandinferior.D.Casualandcompulsory.(C)ElNifio,aSpanishtermfor“theChristchild”,wasna

medbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,re

ducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNifioseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbac

keastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefe

ltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNifio,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNifioin1997helpedAmerica

n’seconomygrowby15billion,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvest,farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextra

rain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoorones.ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflame

s.Amulti-yeardrought(干旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrel

ievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters.ThemostrecentpowerfulNino,in1997-98,killedaround2

1,000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNinoscomewithmonthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanpre

pare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute(ODI),however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodeca

deshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwards.Thisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesa

tleasttwoonreconstruction.Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure(基础设施）canreducethespreadofdisease.Bettersewers(下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisf

ollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridgesmeanvillagesarelesslikelytobeleftwithoutfoodandmedicineaft

erfloods.Accordingtoapaperin2011byMrHsiangandco-authors,civilconflictisrelatedtoElNino’sharmfuleffects—andthepoorerthecoun

try,thestrongerthelink.Thoughtherelationshipmaynotbecausal,helpingdividedcommunitiestopreparefordisasterswouldatleastreduc

etheriskthatthosedisastersarefollowedbykillingandwoundingpeople.Sincethepoorestareleastlikelytomakeupfortheirlossesf

romdisasterslinkedtoElNino,reducingtheirlossesneedstobethepriority.63.WhatcanwelearnaboutElNinoinParagraph1?A.ItisnamedafteraSouthAmer

icanfisherman.B.Ittakesplacealmosteveryyearallovertheworld.C.ItforcesfishermentostopcatchingfisharoundChristmas.D.Itseesthechangesofwa

terflowdirectionintheocean.64.WhatmayElNinosbringabouttothecountriesaffected?A.Agriculturalharvestsinrichcou

ntriesfall.B.Droughtsbecomemoreharmfulthanfloods.C.Richcountries’gainsaregreaterthantheirlosses.D.Poorcountriessuffer

lessfromdroughtseconomically.65.ThedataprovidedbyODIinParagraph4suggestthat_________.A.moreinvestmentshouldgo

toriskreductionB.governmentsofpoorcountriesneedmoreaidC.victimsofElNinodeservemorecompensationD.recover

yandreconstructionshouldcomefirst66.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TointroduceElNinoanditsorigin.B.Toexplaintheconsequence

sofElNino.C.ToshowwaysoffightingagainstElNino.D.TourgepeopletoprepareforElNino.SectionCA.Sowhatisthemostpropertimetoaskyourteacher?B.However,you

mightthinkaboutaskinganotherteacherwhomaybelesspopularanddoabetterjobonyourrecommendation.C.Studentsshouldaskassoonaspos

sible—monthsandweeksaheadofthedeadlineifpossible.D.Togetauniquerecommendation,turntoteacherswhospokepositivelyofyou.E.S

avepapersandassignmentsyouwroteandgivecopiesofthemtotheteacherwhenyouaskhimorhertowritearecommendation.F.Sohowcanyouincreaseyourchancesthat

yourrecommendationswillbe“uniqueandspecific”?TeacherRecommendationAgreatteacherrecommendationcanbeanassettoyourcolle

geapplication.Butadmissionofficersreadhundredsofnot-so-greatrecommendationseveryyear—theonesthat,whilepositive,don’treallytel

lthemmuchaboutthestudents.____67____Readonforsomeadvicefromtheexperts.Choosewisely“Donotselectteachersth

atjustgavegoodgradesorseemedtolikeyou,”saysScottWhite,guidancecounseloratMontclairHighSchool.“Chooseteacher

swhowroteextensiveremarksonassignmentsyouhandedin.”“Everyschoolhasafavoriteteacherthatthemajorityoftheseniorclassisgoingtoas

ktowriteforthem—ifyoumustaskthisperson,askearly,”saysAvisHinkson,deanofadmissionatMillsCollege.“____68____”Askpoli

telyandearly“Givetheteacherthechancetosayno,”advisesShelleyKrause,assistantdirector,admission,attheCollegeofNewJersey.“Theoverwhelmingmajorityofthere

commendationswereceivearepositive,butwedooccasionallyseelettersthattheteacherclearlywishesheorshehadnota

greedtowrite,probablybecauseheorshefelttherewasnogracefulwaytodecline.”“Teachersandcounselorsarebusypeople;theyhavefamiliesandlivesoutsideofschool

,”saysDavidBousquet,assistantvicepresident,enrollment,atIowaStateUniversity.“____69____”Providelotsofhelp“Toomanykidsasklateandproviden

oresourcesfortheteacher,”saysT.K.Cellar,schoolcounseloranddepartmentchairatThomasWorthingtonHighSchool.“Theyneedtoprovidetheteacherwitharesu

me,andastampedaddressedenvelopewiththeduedateclearlymarkedonthefrontoronastickynote.”“____70____Recommendationsarealwaysstrongerwhentheyci

tespecificexamplesofastudent’swork,”saysWhite.IV.SummaryWriting71.AFather’sInfluenceMakesforBetterGradesAdolescentsfromlow

-incomefamiliesinparticulararemorelikelythantheirmiddle-classpeerstounderachieveandtodropoutofschool.Studieshaveshown

thatapositiveattitudetowardsschoolworkandthesupportandencouragementfromtheirparentscanhelpat-riskyoungsterstoovercometheeconomicbarriersan

dlackofresourcestheyface.Mostoftheevidenceabouttheeffectsofparentalinvolvementcomesfromresearchonmothers.Littleisknown,however,abouthowadolescentsex

periencetheirfathers’warmthandthebeliefsandbehaviorsthataremostaffectedbyit.Thisnewstudyispartofalargeronefocusingonlow-incomefamiliesconductedinfou

rmiddleschoolsinthesouthwesternUnitedStates.Datawereanalyzedfromquestionnairescompletedby183sixth-gradersabouthowoptimisticandmotivatedtheywere

abouttheirschoolwork,andhowtheyexperiencedtheirfathers.ThequestionnaireswerecompletedprimarilybyrespondentsofMexicanA

merican,AfricanAmericanandEuropeanAmericandescent.Theirmathsandlanguageartsgradeswerealsoobtained.Theirfindingsshowhowfatherscansupportthei

rteenagersinwaysthatresultingreateroptimism,self-confidence,and,ultimately,higherachievementatschool.Thesepositiv

eeffectsextendtobothsonsanddaughters,whileindifferentways.Experiencingtheirfather’swarmthfirstinfluencesdaughters’senseofoptimism,andthenspillsov

erintotheirfeelingmoredeterminedandcertainabouttheiracademicabilities.Thisinturnleadstobettermathgrades.Ther

eisamoredirectlinkbetweentheirfathers’involvementandteenageboys’beliefintheirabilitytosucceedontheaca

demicfront.Thisstrengthenself-confidenceincreasedtheirsuccessinEnglishlanguageartsclasses.Suizzosuggeststhatcounselorsandeducatorsshouldenco

uragefatherstocommunicatewarmthandacceptancetotheirchildren,becauseofthepositiveinfluencetheseemotions

haveontheirwell-being.V.ChoosethebestwordorphrasetofillintheblankA.spilledB.coatedC.universalD.suppliedE.random72.Smilingisappar

entlya(n)____________signoffriendlinessandapproval.73.Thesurveyuseda(n)____________sampleof20,000peopleranginginagefrom18to55acrossthecoastalregions

ofthecountry.74.Atthebeginningofeachsemester,thestudentsare________withalistofbooksthattheyareexpectedtofini

shreadingbeforespecifieddates.75.Inthisaccident,42,000tonsofoil_________fromatanker,whichresultedinterribledamagetothemarinecreatures.76.Pandas

enjoyplayingonethefloorandwillinevitablybe________withmudanddust.A.alertB.characteristicsC.approachesD.chargedE.altered77

.Herassistantwas___________withtheftandrobberybythepolice.78.Allthreeteamsadopteddifferent___________totheproblem

s.79.What_____________distinguishtheAmericansandtheCanadians?80.Trytostay__________whiledrivingatnight.81.Littlehas_________inthevillage

sinceyoulefthometown.VI.Translation82.那些共情的人倾向于伸出援助之手（lean)83.近期，专家呼吁市民空闲时到户外走走，呼吸新鲜空气。（call)84.据报道，一些人迷恋于用极端方式减肥，以至于最终都进了医院。(end)85.上周，那位市

长安排卡车为地震灾区的灾民运送应急物资，鼓励他们保持乐观，等待救援。(arrange)VII.Writing86.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wo

rdsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是明启中学的王华，你校学生会将举办主题为“LookingfortheChineseSpirit”的英语演讲

比赛，请你作为参赛者写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：1.描述生活中最感动你的一个人或一件事，并说明其体现了怎样的中国精神；2.你获得的启发及感受。【参考答案】II.GrammarandvocabularySectio

nA21.tooffer22.which23.in24.that25.when26.have27.beingsurrounded28.lessstressful29.improved30.becauseSectionB31-35JFEBH36-40CD

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