2021年成人高考高起点英语每日一练练习试题（八）

    When you are little , the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader,but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

    It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie ' s basement. As Iopened the basement door , before us lay the biggest room ,full of amazing things like guns,dolls,and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple , orange , blue and green.

    Stephanie,l just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing topaint. " She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to

work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house , we painted bit stripes(条纹) of colors across the pavement(人行道).Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic !

    The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car.It was my mother. I couldn’t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the drive- way and from the look on my mother' s face.l could tell that I was in deep trouble.

    My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, " What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors ' trees , but this ! Come inside right now l " I stood there glaring back at her for a minute , angry because she had insulted(悔辱) my art.

    " Now go to clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.

    Though years have now passed,l still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if,maybe when I get older,l can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

1. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

A. To introduce Stephanie to her.

B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.

C. To put the materials back in the yard.

D. To show his artwork to her.

2. The underlined word " rainbow" in the last paragraph refers to .

A. the rainbow in the sky 

B. the stripes on the pavement

C. something imaginative and fun 

D. important lessons learned in childhood

3. It can be learned from the passage that parents should

A. encourage children to paint 

B. value friendship among children

C. discover the hidden talent in children 

D. protect rather than destroy children ' s dreams

    Student participation(参与) in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of thestudent in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on the student ' s oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role ( i. e. ,listening and taking notes) ,many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions , and informal lectures. In graduate discussions the professor has a " manager" role and the students make presentations and lead discussions. The students do the actual teaching in these discussions.

    A professor' s teaching method is another factor(因素) that determines the degree and type of student participation. Some professors prefer to control discussion while others prefer to guide the class without controlling it. Many professors encourage students to question their ideas. Students who object to the professor' s point of view should be prepared to prove their positions.

    In the teaching of science and mathematics,the controlling mode of instruction is generally traditional , with teachers presenting formal lectures and students taking notes. However , new educational trends have turned up in the humanities and social sciences in the past twenty years. Students in education , society , and history classes , for example , are often required to solve problems in groups, design projects,make presentations, and examine case studies. Since some college or university courses are "practical" rather than theoretical,they pay more attention to "doing" for themselves.

4. " Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student" in many courses except in _.

A. science and mathematics 

B. the humanities and social sciences

C. informal lecture courses 

D. discussion courses

5. From the passage we know that education in the humanities and society _.

A. has not changed much

B. pay attention to students ' studying instead of teachers ' teaching

C. is much more important than that of science and mathematics

D. has become more practical than theoretical

6. The reason why some professors ask students to make presentations and lead discussions is that _

A. these professors are often not well prepared before class

B. these professors want to stress " doing"

C. these professors want to test the students ' abilities

D. these professors are not willing to teach theory

7. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?

A. Student participation is not common in the classroom in many courses like society.

B. Some professors want to control the classroom discussion.

C. Some professors usually want the students to take part in the teaching of science and mathematics.

D. New educational trends have turned up in teaching of natural sciences such as chemistry.

【参考答案】

1.【答案】D

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】根据第四段“I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was My mother. I couldn't wait to show her my master piece.”可知，我当时是很高兴地想把我的杰作给妈妈看。

2.【答案】C

【考情点拨】词义猜测题。

【应试指导】根据最后一段作者的感慨“to keep our hopes and dreams colorful”，可以推断此时作者提到的rainbow不是指自己曾经在街道上画过的彩虹，而是指自己人生中的彩虹，它是某些具有想象力的和快乐的事物。

3.【答案】D

【考情点拨】推理判断题。

【应试指导】从文章开头叙述作者开心地画彩虹的过程，到后来被妈妈要求把街道清洗干净，再到最后的感慨，作者最终想要表达的目的之一是：父母应该支持孩子的某些创造性行为，而不是一味地否定。

4.【答案】A

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】最后一段第一句指出，在讲授科学和数学课程时，讲授的控制模式大都是传统的方式。

5.【答案】D

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】从最后一段第二句和第三句可知，近二十年来，人文社会科学出现新的教育趋势，即要求学生们解决实际问题。

6.【答案】B

【考情点拨】推理判断题。

【应试指导】最后一段最后一句指出，一些大学的课程是实践课而不是理论课，所以一些教授让学生们在课堂上做陈述和讨论的时候，他们想要去强调“做”。

7.【答案】B

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】第二段第二句指出，一些教授喜欢控制课堂讨论，而另一些教授则指导讨论。

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