【正文】 t lead to improvements in performance but tends to hold us back from doing our best. It makes productive teamwork less likely and leads all concerned to focus not on meaningful improvements but on trying to beat ev。 s final task, apparently, is not to help everyone learn but to prepare the game so that there will always be losers.t to do well but to defeat other people who are also trying to do well. Grades in testing should be used to announce who39。t even bother to stress that grades have risen over time. They simply point to how many students get A39。 t count unless it is got by only a few. s a thought experiment. Suppose that next year almost every student passed the tests. What would the reaction be from people? Would they shake their heads in respect and say, Damn, those teachers must be good!? For a generation now, school reform has meant what students must be taught and carried out by standardized(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化的)tests. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并結(jié)合題目要求，從而選出正確答案?！笨芍桃懒滞ㄟ^這本書向我們展示了一種輕松學(xué)習(xí)英語的方法。s a happy English book,’ she said. ‘When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it.’”“我希望這是一本快樂的英語書，”她說。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion, travel and family.” 所以，在她的英語日記中，她寫了一些關(guān)于她的日常生活，比如學(xué)習(xí)、時尚、旅行和家庭)可知，日記中提到了時尚、旅行和家庭，但沒提到運動。故選B。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？梢詭椭藗冚p松地學(xué)習(xí)英語，并為課本之外的生活提供有用的詞匯。s English Diary Book Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了歌手蔡依林出版了一本新書《蔡依林的英語日記本》。s diaries, which of the following is not mentioned? . learning.. life.（3）From the passage we know that ______. is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school don39。s important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion, travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of notes. You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.（1）Jolin has been good at English t mean just reciting words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school. Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.I hope it39。Jolin Tsai, a famous singer, has bee an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published a new book, Jolin39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“The do — not — wash raw poultry advice from the USDA is relatively new and perhaps hasn39。s advice because____. advice is relatively new seems more trustworthy clean the turkey before cooking it can kill most germs and no one eats raw food（2）What can be concluded from Paragraph 4? packages carry germs. and surfaces are easy to get E. coli. from a turkey can be spread whether it is washed or not. methods should be applied to food to get rid of germs.（3）Which way may help to cook a turkey safely? off the turkey before it is heated. the turkey away from the lettuce and refrigerator. hands and packages before taking out the turkey. a thermometer to check the temperature of the turkey.（4）From which section of a magazine is the text probably taken? ....【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，食品專家說清洗可能會在廚房水槽或附近的食物中傳播火雞身上的細(xì)菌，但美國農(nóng)業(yè)部的研究強(qiáng)調(diào)無論是否被清洗，火雞身上的細(xì)菌都會傳播，同時指出用溫度計檢查火雞的溫度有助于安全地烹飪火雞。t out of the danger zone. To keep turkeys and other leftovers safe, experts say they should be refrigerated after two hours.（1）People don39。 The USDAfunded study stresses that point. Researchers sprayed raw chicken with a harmless strain of E. coli (大腸桿菌)and watched volunteer cooks at test kitchens. Among those who washed their raw chicken, about a quarter ended up spreading the bacteria to their lettuce. But even some of those who did not rinse the chicken got germs on the lettuce. And there are other opportunities for germs to survive on turkeys: melting and cooking.But food preparation is a plicated act, and germs from poultry can be spread even if it39。The do — not — wash raw poultry advice from the USDA is relatively new and perhaps hasn39。Food experts say washing could spread the germs on your turkey in the kitchen sink or nearby food. But it39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。由此可知，楊東平認(rèn)為中國的教學(xué)方法有待改進(jìn)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The Chinese teaching methods are designed to strictly train the majority. Foreign teaching methods, however, are more natural and relaxing, and designed to inspire students39。故選A。with Chinese teachers calling their students lazy and lacking in discipline, while the students say the high pressure and harsh teachers are driving them crazy.”中國老師稱他們的學(xué)生懶惰和缺乏紀(jì)律，而學(xué)生則說壓力太大和嚴(yán)厲的老師讓他們發(fā)狂。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“The idea is to see if the Chinese method improves academic performance.”這個想法是為了看看中國的方法是否能提高學(xué)習(xí)成績，可知，五名中國老師被派去教英國學(xué)生是為了檢驗中國教學(xué)方法的成效。s the meaning of the underlined word harsh in the fourth paragraph? strict friendly cold attractive（3）According to Yang Dongping Chinese teaching methods ______. all countries be improved the best in the world not as good as British methods【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，一部關(guān)于教學(xué)方法的紀(jì)錄片在中英兩國引起了不小的關(guān)注——五名中國老師被派去教英國學(xué)生，結(jié)果學(xué)生很不適應(yīng)，這說明教學(xué)方法是以文化為基礎(chǔ)的，在一個國家取得成功的教學(xué)方法在另一個國家不一定奏效。 into another place. interest in learning. Education methods are based on culture. That is why a successful education method in one place may not work that well when simply 39。 This has aroused a new debate in both China and the UK, with some arguing the teenagers need more regulation and discipline. Others say Chinese methods encourage rote learning (死記硬背) instead of independent thinking.