專題4：閱讀理解（觀點態度類2）

1.It'scommontoplayvideogamesasawaytoreducestress.Weplaygamesforfun,relaxation

andeventokilltime.However,onestudenthasfoundamuchmorecreativewaytousevideogames.

WuHele,17,aSenior3studentfromJinlingHighSchool,Nanjing,hasbeenpreparingagiftfor

hishighschool-arecreation（重建）ofhisownschoolinthegameMinecraft（《我的世界》）.

Itisagamethatallowsplayerstodesignlandscapesandbuildingsinalldifferenttypesof

locationswithdifferentmaterials.

ForWu,recreatingtheschoolwasnotjustasuddenidea.DuringWu'sfirsttimevisitingthe

school,hefoundthatitwasperfectforrebuilding.nThelandscapeoftheschoolisregular,and

buildingsallhaveasymmetrical,aestheticfeeling,whichissuitableforrebuildingwithMinecraft,"

hetoldModemExpress.

Afterhisfirstvisittotheschool,Wudecidedtorebuildit.However,thiswasnotanactionthat

couldbedoneinaday.Duringhisthreeyearsinhighschool,Wuhaseffectivelyorganizedhistime.

Afterfinishinghishomeworkorexercises,healwayswalkedaroundtheschoolwithanotebook."I

measuredallthecornersbyeyeballing（目測）orcountingfootsteps.Ialsodrewsketches（草圖）.

WhenIplayedthegame,Iwouldbuildtheschoolbasedonmysketches,"hetoldBeijingEvening

News.

Wuexperiencedseveralchallengesasherecreatedeverydetailoftheschool.Oneofthemost

difficultchallengeswasbuildingthegym.Atfirst,hedidn*tknowhowtorebuildtheshape.Then,Wu

learnedtheconiccurveformula（圓錐曲線公式），whichwasusedforthebuilding.

Hishardworkhaspaidoff.AlmostallofthescenesofJinlingHighSchoolhavebeenrebuiltin

thegame.Thegate,theteachingbuildings,theuniquecorridorwiththewisteria（紫藤長廊）一every

treeandflowerhasbeenexactlyrebuilt.Theplayercanvisittheclassrooms,gymsandoffice

buildingsandviewthedetaileddecorationsinside.Inaddition,theirschool'spetcatcanbeseen

runningdownstairsintheteachingbuildingjustlikeinreallife.

,Tmthefirstonewhorebuiltourschoolinthisway.Pvecherished(珍T昔)thethreeyearsI've

spenthere,andIhavelearnedalotduringthewholeprocess,"WutoldNanjingDaily.

(1)WhichgradeisWuHelein?

(2)WheredidWurebuildhisschool?

(3)Howdidhemeasureallthecornersinhisschool?

(4)WhendidWudecidetorebuildhisschool?

(5)WhatdoyouthinkofWu*srecreationofJinlingHighSchool?(請自擬一句話作答)

2.Manychildrentodayliveinunsafeplaces.Theymaylivewherewarshavebeenfoughtorwhere

thereisalotofcrime.PlayforPeaceisanorganizationtohelpthesechildren,whichwasfoundedin

1998inChicago.Itdoessobybringingkidsandadultstogether.Forwhat?Tohelpthemfind

commonground,buildfriendship,andcreateamorepeacefulworld.

ThroughPlayforPeace,children,youth,adults,andorganizationsaroundtheworldhavea

platformtocometogetherandcreatepowerful,meaningfulinteractions.

PlaceswherePlayforPeaceworksincludeNorthernIreland,India,andGuatemala.Anytime,

dayornight,PlayforPeaceishappeningsomewhereintheworld.Kidsfromdifferentbackgrounds

cometogethertoplaygames.Someofthegamesencouragethemtoworktogetherandlearnabout

oneanother.Whileplaying,kidsbegintounderstandtheirdifferentwaysofthinkinganddoingthings.

Askidsintheprogramgetolder,PlayforPeaceteachesthemtobeleaders.Theybecome

advisers.Theolderkidsleadthegamesfortheyoungerkids.OneleadercalledMandeepfromasmall

villageinIndiadescribedherexperience,"Ididn'trealizetherewasalargerworlduntilIjoinedPlay

forPeace...Itwasabigchallengeforme.Butit'smeaningfulformetojoinit.Igrewtofeelsafeand

likethemeventhoughtheyweredifferentfromme."

PlayforPeaceworksbecauseitbringskidstogether.Theyhavefunandlearnhowtogetalong.

Manykidswhotakepartfindthattheyhavemuchincommonandtheyhavebecomefriends!

PlayforPeaceisnotjustanorganization.Itisafamilyofpeacebuilderstryingtochangethe

world.Quitesimply,wherePlayforPeaceexists,peaceitselfgrows.

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(1)WhatisPlayforPeace?

(2)WhenandwherewasPlayforPeacesetup?

(3)WhatisthemainpurposeofPlayforPeace?

(4)WhatdidMandeepthinkofherexperienceintheprogram?

(5)WhatdoyouthinkofPlayforPeace?(請自擬一句話作答)

3.Therearesomeproblemsthattoday'ssocietyisfacing.Oneofthemiswhoshouldbe

responsible(負有責任的)forourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives,andthisisaseriousone.I

wouldliketosuggestseveralpossibleways.

First,bossesshouldthinkabouttheirretiredworkers.Atleasttheyshouldleaveapercentageof

gains.Butwhenitcomestrue,thecompanymaybetroubledbecauseofhighercosts.

Anotherwayistoreturntheresponsibilitytoeveryone.Thismeanseachpersonmustsave

duringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Somepeoplefindthatit'sdifficultfor

themtopayfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeans

thegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.

Thegovernmentcanprovidemoremoneythroughgovernmenttaxes(稅)toincreasethelevelof

pensions(養老金).Andsomeorganizationsshouldprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.However,as

thepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulypracticalanswer.Thegovernmentdoesn*t

haveenoughmoneytocarefortheelderly,especiallywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.

Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationssetupsomeworkingplaces

speciallyfortheelderly.

Inshort,allthesesolutionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Soweareexpectingtoputthese

solutionstogethersothatwecanprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderly.

(1)Whatistheseriousproblemfortoday'ssociety?

(2)Howmanypossiblewaysarementioned?

(3)Whatmayhappentoacompanywhenitleavesapercentageofgains?

(4)Howcanthegovernmentincreasethelevelofpensions?

(5)Whatcanyoudofortheelderlyinyourdailylife?

4.FormanyAsian-Americans,thephrase"Iloveyou"belongstothewonderfulworldofwhite

peopleweseeinthefilmsandontelevision.

SomanyofourAsianparentshavestruggled(努力)，andsufferedinwaysthatarecompletely

beyondtheimaginationsoftheirchildrenbornorraisedinNorthAmericancomfort.Thisstruggleand

sacrifice(犧牲)washowAsianparentssay"Iloveyou"withouthavingtosayit.Andsomanyofus

childrenarenotexpectedtosayiteither,butinsteadareexpectedtoexpresslovethroughgratitude

（感恩），whichmeansobeyingourparentsandfollowingtheirwishesforhowweshouldliveourlives.

Ourparents,forthemostpart,toldustogetagoodeducation,getagoodjobandnotspeakup,

thingstheyhadtodotosurvive.Theyhaveencouraged,orforced,manyofustobecomedoctors,

lawyersandengineers,andtofeelashamedifwedonot.Whattheseparentsdidnotdowastelluswe

couldbecomeartists,actorsorstorytellers,peopleengaged（從事）inseeminglytrivial（無價值的）,

unsafeandunstableprofessions（職業）.

IhavemetsofewwhohaveproudlytoldmethattheirchildrenareEnglishmajorsorhave

becomewritersorartists.ButIbecameawriterdespite,andperhapsbecauseof,theirresistance（反

抗）totheidea,myinarticulate（難以言喻的）desirespushingagainsttheirinarticulatesacrifice,allof

ittakingplacebeforeabackdropofrefugee（難民）lifeandracialreality.

IgrewupintherelativelydiversecityofSanJose,Calif,inthe1980s.Myneighbourswere

olderwhiteworking-classpeople,MexicanimmigrantsandVietnameserefugees.ThenIwenttoa

mostlywhitehighschool,withonlyahandfulofstudentsofAsiandescent.Weknewwewere

different,butwefoundourdifferencealittledifficulttoputintowords.Wecalledourselves"the

Asianinvasion”.

Theirony（諷刺）wasthatwehadnotinvaded（入侵）America.Americahadinvadedus,oratthe

veryleasthadoccupiedorfoughtinourcountriesoforiginorheritage.Wewereherebecause

Americawasthere.

Lookingback,whatIonlybelatedlyrealizedwasthatIneeded-weallneeded-morestories

featuringus.Morevoicesbelongingtous.Moreadvocatestellingourstoriesinourwaywithour

faces,ourinflections,ourconcerns,ourintuitions.Wejustneededtobeatthecentreofastory,which

wouldincludealltheaspectsofhumansubjectivity,notjustthegoodbutthebad,thethree-

dimensionalfullnessthatwhitepeopletookforgrantedwiththeprivilege（特權）ofbeingindividuals.

Wehadtolearnbetter,butthetruthisthatAsianparentshavetolearnbetter,too.Youcannotbe

proudofyourartistandstorytellerchildrenonlywhentheywinGoldenGlobes.Wehonouryour

sacrificeforus,butyouhavetoencourageyourchildrentospeakupaswell,toclaimtheirvoices,to

riskfailure,totelltheirstoriesandyourstories.Attheveryleast,youcannotstandintheirway.

(1)HowaresomeAsianchildrenexpectedtoexpressloveaccordingtothewriter?

(2)WhataresomeAsianchildrenexpectedtobetomaketheirparentsfeelproud?

(3)Whataretheartists,actors,writersorstorytellerslikeinAsianparents*eyes?

(4)WhatdoesthewritersuggestAsianparentstodo?

(5)WhatisyourideaaboutAsianparents'love?

5."Giveitbacktome!nZhuHanshoutedathermumangrily.Hermotherhadjustgrabbedhercell

phone,sayingthatsheshouldstopplayingandgotosleep.

"Itoldherthatitwasjust9o'clockandthatIhadfinishedmyhomework,butshedidn'tlisten

saidthe15-year-oldgirl."Ireallycouldn'tunderstandher!"

Doyousometimesfeelthesameway?AChinaYouthDailyreportsaidthat,accordingtoa

surveyof1,500students,61%ofthestudentsfelttheyweren'tabletocommunicatewiththeirparents

becausetheydon'thavemuchcommongroundaboutmobiledevices.

ResearchersfromUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC)alsodoasurveyaboutteenagers'use

ofsmartphones.IntheUSCreport,50%ofAmericanteenagersand45%ofJapaneseteensfeel

addictedtotheirmobilephones.61%ofJapaneseparentsbelievetheirchildrenareaddictedto

smartphones,and59%ofAmericanparentsthinkso.Butonly17%ofJapaneseteensagreethatthey

usetheirphonestoomuch.IntheUnitedStates,52%oftheteenssaystheyarespendingtoomuch

timeonphones.

PhonesbecomeagreatercauseofconflictbetweenteensandparentsintheUnitedStatesthanin

Japan.OneinthreeUSfamiliesreporthavinganargumenteverydayabouttheuseofphones.Only

aboutoneinsixJapanesefamiliessaytheyfighteverydayovermobiledevices.WillowBayisoneof

theresearchers.Shesaid,HAdvancesinmobiledevicesarechangingthewaywecommunicatewith

thepeoplewhoareclosesttous.Thephoneplaysapartinourfamilylife.Itseffectmaydifferfrom

countrytocountry,butclearlyitwillcauseabigproblemintheworld.H

(1)WhydidZhuHangetsoangrywithhermother?

(2)HowmanystudentscancommunicatewiththeirparentswellaccordingtoChinaYouthDaily?

(3)Whatcommonproblemamongtheteenagersismentionedinthisarticle?

(4)Inwhichcountrydoparentshavegreaterconflictwiththeirchildreninthedailylife?

(5)Whatdoyouthinkoftheadvancesinmobiledevices?

6.Likemanyotherprimaryschoolpupils,nine-year-oldMinnalwentabroadwithherparents

duringtherecentschoolholidays.Itmaycomeasasurprisetolearnthatsheneithershoppedatamall

norateatafancyrestaurant.Sheclimbedamountain.

ForeightdaysinMay,Minnalhikednearly100kilometrestoreachMountQomolangma's(珠穆

朗瑪峰)basecamp.Thegirltalkedaboutherspecialtrip,"Ithoughtthiswasthemostmeaningful

tripforme."Ithasnotbeenconfirmed(確認)iftheGrade4pupilisindeedtheyoungestSingaporean

toreachthebasecamp,asnosuchrecordsarekept.

MountQomolangma'sbasecampiswhereclimbersplanningtoclimbtheworld'shighestpeak

staytogetusedtothealtitude(海拔高度).However,itwillbesomeyearsbeforeMinnalcanactually

climbMountQomolangmaasclimbershavetobeatleast16yearsoldtoclimbthepeak.

Howdiditallstart?ItallbeganlastyearwhenMinnal'smotherdecidedshemightwanttoclimb

thefamousHimalayas.Asagoodhiker,sheaskedbothfatheranddaughteriftheywereupforthe

challenge.Thisyear,onMay20,thefamilytookaction.

Minnalsharedthatmostoftheeightdayswerespenthikingtentofifteenkilometresfrom8a.m.

to6p.m.eachday,withthehelpofthreelocalguides.Fortunately,sheadded,nobodyfellillwith

altitudesickness.ShealsosaidthatsheisthinkingofclimbingMountQomolangmainthefuture.

(1)HowlongdidittakeMinnaltoreachMountQomolangma'sbasecamp?

(2)Howoldshouldclimbersatleastbeiftheywanttoclimbthepeak?

(3)WhendidMinnaFsfamilyhavetheideaofclimbthefamousHimalayas?

(4)WhohelpedMinnal'sfamilyonthewaytoMountQomolangma'sbasecamp?

(5)WhatdoyouthinkofMinnal?

Hi,Tom,

ThanksforyourmessageandIamgladthatyouwrotetomeforideas.

IrememberwhenIwaslearningEnglish,Ifeltuncomfortableaboutspeaking.Icouldremember

lotsofwordsandknewgrammarrules,butspeakingwasdifficult.Inowfeelalotmoreconfidentabout

speaking,soherearesomeideasthatIhavetakenfrommyownexperience.

Don'tworryaboutmakingmistakes.Otherpeoplewillstillknowyourmeaningandtheyprobably

won'tnoticeyourmistakes.

Useeverychanceyougettospeak.Forexample,it'sagoodideatouseonlyEnglishinclassand

nottospeaktoyourclassmatesinyourownlanguage.Athome,youshouldalsotrypractisingnew

wordsandgrammarlearntinclass.

Thinkaboutextraspeakingpracticeoutsidetheclassroom.Youcanjoinaconversationgroup,such

asthechatgroupsinthestudycentre.Theyarefreetojoin.

Practisespeakingonline.Therearelotsofwebsiteswhereyoucancommunicatewithsomeone

fromallaroundtheworld.

Ihopethishelpsyouandpleasecometomeifyouhaveotherproblems.

Bestwishes,

Eliza

(1)HowmanysuggestionsdoesElizaoffer?

(2)WhatisTom'sproblemwhenheislearningEnglish?

(3)IfyouareTom,willyoutakeEliza'ssuggestions?Whyorwhynot?

HanfuisahistoricalstyleofclothingwornbyHanChinese.Butthepopularityofcharacters

wearingsuchclothesinTVseries,aswellasthecountry'scallforkeepingtraditionandimproving

nationalidentity(身份),hasledtoarenewal(復興)ofthecenturies-olddress.

YetwhilemanyyoungpeoplehavewelcomedputtingaChristmasstyleonthecenturies-old

clothes,Hanfutraditionalistsremainconcernedatsuchnewstyles,saidTanNingjing,thebrand

directorofGuanzhiWeavings,oneofChina'slargestonlineHanfustores.Tansaidtraditionalists

believedHanfudesignsshouldkeeptheirtraditionsandincludepaintingsorobjectsfromtheJin

Dynasty(晉朝).

However,HanHua,astudentfromRenminUniversityinChina,advisedpeopletobeopento

differentstyles."IthinkpeopledressinginHanfucanhavetheirownchoices,whetherstickingtothe

verytraditionalstyle,orhavingthemmodernized,nHansaid."BothsidesareOK,ortheremayeven

beathirdsidethatintroducessomemodernelements,orsomeWesternelementsintoHanfu.Pm

totallyfinewiththat."

Thedesignerstrytogivethenodtothepasttoo,blending(融合)intraditionalelementswith

modemstyles,saidTan.Onesetofclothesatheronlinestorehassmallsix-petalflowerpatterns,

similartothewallpaintingsinthefamousMogaoGrottoesincentralChina.However,whenviewed

closelytheyalsolooklikesnowflakes(雪花).

Chinaitselfdoesn'tbelieveinGod,butinrecentyearsmanypeoplehavestartedcelebrating

Christmas,ThanksgivingandValentine*sDay.AtChristmasonthestreetsofBeijingthesedays,it's

commontoseesomepeoplesellingapplesprintedwithChristmasmessagesorpicturesofSanta

Claus.Knownas"ping'anguo"orpeacefulapples,thefruitisgiventofamilyandfriendsasasymbol

ofpeaceandsafety.

(1)WhatmakesHanfumorepopularinrecentyears?

A.ThepopularityofactorsoractresseswearingHanfuinTVseries.

B.China'scallforkeepingtraditionalculture.

C.China*scallforimprovingnationalidentity.

D.A,BandC.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concerned"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Open.B.WorriedC.Successful.D.Interested.

(3)WhatwasHanHua*sattitude(態度)towardsputtingChristmascoloursandstylesonHanfu?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.

C.Uncaring.D.Opposed(反對的).

(4)WhydoesChinesepeoplegiveapplestofamilyandfriendsatChristmas?

A.BecausetheappleshaveChristmasmessagesorpicturesofSantaClaus.

B-Becauseit'saChristmastraditioninmanyWesterncountries.

C.BecauseChinesepeoplewishtheirfamilyandfriendssafe.

D.Becausecompaniessellingappleshopetomakemoremoney.

8.Themaincharacteristicofabirdisfeathers.Nootheranimalhasfeathers.Otherimportant

featuresforbirdsarewingsandhollowbones.

Birdsflybyflappingtheirwingsandusingairpressure(壓力)tocreateliftundertheirwings.

Justlikeairplanesdo.Theperegrinefalconisoneofthefastestbirds.Itcanreachspeedsofover100

milesperhourwhendiving.Feathersareimportanttobirdsbecausetheykeepthemwarm,helpthem

tofly,andprovidecamouflage(偽裝).Hollowbonesalsohelpinflyingbecausetheyhelpmakethe

birdlightenoughtofly.

Althoughanimportantcharacteristicoffrostbirdsisflying.Notallbirdsfly.Somebirdsthat

don'tflyarepenguins,kiwisandostriches.Penguinsactuallyspendmuchtimeinthewaterwhere

theyareswimmers.Ostrichesontheotherhandareveryfastrunners.Anostrichcanoutrunahorse!

Thereareallsizesofbirds.Hummingbirdsaresomeofthesmallestbirds,whileostrichesare

someofthebiggest.Differenttypesofbirdseatdifferentthings.Somebirdsfeedonplants,some

birdseatinsectsandstillotherseatotheranimalslikefish,snakes,miceorrats.Birdsarealsoknown

fortheirmigrating(遷徙)patternstolargegroups.Somebirdswilltravellongdistanceeachseasonto

stayinaclimatethatisgoodfortheirsurvival.Birdsaresometimeskeptaspets.Themostpopular

birdsforpetsaretropical(熱帶的)birdslikeparrots.Birdsalsohaveahistoryofhelpingouthumans

indifferenttasks.Theycancarrymessages(homingpigeons)andhelphunt(falcons).

Readmorefactsaboutbirds.

Anostrichcanrunasfastas43milesperhourandgrowastallas9feet.

Bluebirdscan'tseethecolourblue.

Hummingbirdscanflybackwards,buttheycan'twalk.

Theeggofakiwicanweighasmuchas20%ofthemother'sbodyweight.

(1)Whatmakesbirdsdifferentfromotheranimals?

(2)Howdobirdsflyaccordingtothepassage?

(3)Whydosomebirdsmigrateeachseason?

(4)Whatisspecialabouthummingbirds?

(5)Whatkindofbirdwouldyouliketokeepasapetandwhy?

9.Agirlridingabikehitandscratched(舌U)aparkedexpensivecarbyaccidentwhenshewas

busilylookingataroadsign.ThatpoorgirlwasZhangYu,an18-year-oldcollegestudentfrom

YunnanProvince.Insteadofrunningaway,shedecidedtowaitfortheownerofthecar.Shemade

thatdecisionjustbecauseshewantedtosaysorryfortheaccident.

ZhangYuwasscaredwhenSongMing,theownerofthecar,sawherstandingbesidehiscar.

Knowingthatshehadwaitedinthehotsunforanhourandthatshewasfromapoorfamily,hewas

deeplymoved.Hetoldherthatshedidn'tneedtopayanymoneyforthescratchedpartofthecar.

Hearingthewords,ZhangYubowedatonceandthankedSongMingsincerely.

Theheart-warmingmomentdidn'tendthere.LiQiangwasthebossofthefactorywhereSong

Mingworked.Afterhearingwhathadhappened,hewasalsodeeplymoved.Hetoldthestorytohis

workersandannounced,nItisgreatthatSongMingdidn'taskZhangYutopay,andIwouldliketo

helphertocompletehercollegeeducation."

Duringthefollowingthreeyears,ZhangYumadegreateffortstostudyandtookanactivepartin

differentactivitiestodevelopherabilitieswiththehelpofLiQiang.Bythetimesheleftcollege,she

hadbeenanexcellentstudent.Havingcompetedwithmanyothers,shegotjobatLiQiang'sfactory.

Thatexcitedhermost.

Onegoodturndeservesanother.

(1)WhydidZhangYumakethedecisiontowait?

(2)HowdidZhangYufeelwhenSongMingsawher?

(3)WhohelpedZhangYucompletehercollegeeducation?

(4)WhatmadeZhangYuexcitedmost?

(5)WhatdoyouthinkofZhangYu?(請自擬一句話作答)

答案

一、閱讀理解題(共10題)

1.

(1)本文主要講了南京金陵的高三學生吳和樂通過自己的努力和學習在游戲《我的世界》中

重建他的學校的故事。

InSenior3.

(2)InthegameMinecraft.

(3)Byeyeballingorcountingfootsteps.

(4)Afterhisfirstvisittotheschool.

(5)Creative./Wonderful./Interesting.

2.

(1)PlayforPeaceisanorganizationtohelpchildren.

(2)Itwassetupin1998inChicago.

(3)Tohelpchildrenfindcommonground,buildfriendship,andcreateamorepeacefulworld.

(4)Challengingbutmeaningful.

(5)Ithinkitisameaningfulorganizationanditaimstomaketheworldmorepeaceful...

(1)本文主要介紹了PlayforPeace這個組織。這個組織讓來自不同背景的孩子聚在一起，讓

他們學會如何相處，從而創造一個更加和平的世界。

3.

(1)Whoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.

(2)Four.

(3)Thecompanymaybetroubledbecauseofhighercosts.

(4)Thegovernmentcanprovidemoremoneythroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelof

pensions.

(5)Icanhelptheelderlycrosstheroad./I'dliketodosomeshoppingforthemattheweekends.

(1)Throughgratitude,whichmeansobeyingtheirparentsandfollowingtheirparents*wishesfor

howtheyshouldlivetheirlives.

(2)Doctors,lawyersandengineers.

(3)Theyaretrivial,unsafeandunstableprofessions.

(4)Asianparentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentospeakup,toclaimtheirvoices,toriskfailure,

totelltheirownstories.

(5)Ithinkit'sapartofAsianculture.It'salsoimportanttoexpresslovethroughgratitude.

5.

(1)Becauseher