学2021届高三英语9月月考试题_4

学2021届高三英语9月月考试题
第一部分：听力理解（每小题1分，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does Lisa want to drink?
A. Coffee.
B. Juice.
C. Milk.
2. Who is interested in fashion designing?
A. James.
B. Michael.
C. Lily.
3. Why does Susan go to the art school?
A. To do part-
time work. B. To take painting class. C. To pick up her gr andma.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Renting a car.
B. Buying a car.
C. Booking tickets.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Some photos.
B. The forest in winter.
C. Their favorit e animals.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Why doesn’t the woman buy the jackets?
A. She doesn’t need one.
B. She finds them expensive.
C. She doesn’t think they’re beautiful.
7. What is the woman’s attitude toward the skirts?
A. Satisfied.
B. Disappointed.
C. Uninterested.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What did Lisa’s friends encourage her to do?
A. Take writing classes.
B. Have a story published.
C. W rite about their stories.
9. What does the man want to be in the future?
A. A poet.
B. An actor.
C. A director.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. When will the winter camp begin?
A. On January 2nd.
B. On January 5th.
C. On January 8 th.
11. How much will it cost two kids to join the winter camp?
A. $216.
B. $324.
C. $432.
12. What relation is Mary to Jim?
A. His cousin.
B. His sister.
C. His classmate.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. At what age did Thomas get married?
A. 22.
B. 25.
C. 32.
14. Where did the old couple first meet?
A. In a classroom.
B. At a library.
C. At a party.
15. What was Thomas like?
A. Serious.
B. Kind.
C. Hot-tempered.
16. What was Jane’s purpose of going to Norway again?
A. To study there.
B. To find work there.
C. To be with Th omas.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What was the result of the fire?
A. Around 10,000 people were homeless.
B. Many factories were destroyed.
C. Many people were injured.
18. What do people in Milpur mainly do to make a living?
A. Make clothing.
B. Produce plastic.
C. Sell woods.
19. What made the fire fighters’ work more difficult?
A. The hot weather.
B. The lack of water.
C. The terrible tr affic.
20. Where are the homeless people now?
A. On the street.
B. In a factory.
C. At nearby schools. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Skillswise Delivery（递送）Services
Christmas Job Opportunities（机会）
Aged between 16 and 65 years? Need some money for Christ mas?
Are you available to work at short notice?
Can you work early in the morning or late at night? We are loo
king for careful and patient people to help to sort and deliver p arcels in the Reading area from late November until the end o f December.
Pay for weekdays, including Saturdays and Sundays, will be: Ages 16 to 17—￡4.80 per hour.
Age 18 and over—￡6.10 per hour.
So if you have good communication skills and are able to wor k as part of a team, we would like to hear from you.
To get an application form（申请表）please write to:
Elaine Grey, Personnel Officer, Skillswise Delivery Services, Windsor Road.
Reading, RG5 4BR
Tel:0118 932 814 (24 hr.answer phone)
Closing date: 10th November
21. Skillswise Delivery Services is looking for people who.
A. are young adults
B. have good qualities and certain skills
C. live in the Reading area
D.can work full-time
22. If you're 16 and work 8 hours on Sunday, you'll get.
A.￡48.80
B.￡19.20
C.
￡38.40 D. ￡24.40
23.To get the Christmas job, you must.
A. phone Elaine Grey
B. go to the office of Skillswise Delivery Services
C. get an application form before late November
D. fill in a form
B
Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall event s from the past that make us all tingly inside. I had one of thos e moments yesterday. I believe this was triggered（引起）
by the oldie The Impossible Dream that was playing on the ra dio yesterday afternoon!
In 1971, returning from our regular Friday night pregame meet ing, I had no sooner walked in the door of our three-
room apartment hack than the phone rang. It was the townshi p police. They inquired if I was the football coach. I answered yes and asked if there was a problem. He said our football tea m had climbed the fence of the township football field and wer e sitting somewhere around the 50-
yard line quietly. It was really not a problem. However, he tho ught I would like to know. I called my assistants, and made ou r way to the field.
We met the police at the locked gate. The field was dark and silent. Then, suddenly, we heard voices singing—
together and on key—
the team theme song, The Impossible Dream. Silently, we list ened and became overwhelmed（压倒）
with emotion. Even the policemen had tears rolling down their cheeks. When the team had finished, they walked slowly to t he now-
opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting t here. Of course, our first words were, "What is going on?" Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the ni ght of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming ga me while sitting on the 50-
yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dr eam.”The coaches and I were overwhelmed. And of course, the tea m, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.
24.What does the underlined word “tingly” in Paragraph 1 me an?
A. Frightened.
B. Worried.
C. Excited.
D. Puzzled.
25.Why did the police call?
A. The team had conflicts with fans.
B. The team did something unusual.
C. The team locked themselves in the football field.
D. The team damaged the fences of the playground.
26.How did the team feel when they saw the author and the p oliceman?
A. Happy.
B. Surprised.
C. Ashamed.
D. Sa d.
27.What is the purpose for the team to sing the song?
A. To enjoy themselves.
B. To rest themselves.
C. To celebrate their success.
D. To inspire themselves. C
It’s important for children to take part in social activities during their summer holidays. “Kids should have a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue communicating with their friends and meeting new people,” said Dr. Jin Han. He’s a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Spending time with friends and meeting new people by doing fun and educational activities such as music, arts and sports p rograms in summer help with their development. “If children s pend a lot of time alone on their electronic equipment, then th ey will fail to communicate with others,” Han said. “In today’s world, it’s very easy for kids to stay indoors all day and keep i
n touch with others, but that is not a good way to connect with others. Face-to-
face communication is necessary and important. Parents sho uld restrict the time their children spend on electronic equipm ent. For example, the time they spend on their phones cannot be more than one hour a day.”
It’s also important for children to spend quality time with their parents and sisters or brothers. “It’s not the length of time, but the quality of time that families spend together that is really v aluable,” Han said. “This type of communication is not someth ing that you can get from anywhere else. It doesn’t matter ho w old the child is, because family bonding (人与人之间的关系) experiences can happen at any time.”
Having children spend time with friends and families doesn’t h ave to spend money in the wallet, either. For example, going t o the neighborhood swimming pool or having a picnic is a gre at way to spend quality time together.
What does Dr. Jin Han think about the summer holidays accor ding to the first paragraph?
It is necessary for children to have a rest during summer holid ays.
B. Children should relax as much as possible during summer holidays.
C. Making new friends in summer holidays is difficult for childr en.
D. Children should prepare for schoolwork in summer holiday s.
29.What does the underlined word “restrict” mean in Paragrap
h 2?
A. Increase.
B. Control.
C. Spend.
D. Employ.
30.What can we infer from children spending time with familie s?
A. How long children spend with families matters.
B. What to do with families depends on the parents.
C. When to spend time with families makes a difference.
D. How to enjoy the time with families is of great importance.
31.What is the main idea of the text?
A. The importance of friends and families.
B. The introduction of some social activities.
C. The suitable ways to spend summer holidays.
D. The necessity of face-to-face communication.
D
Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to mu sic―it could also greatly improve their language skills.
While many studies have shown that learning an instrument c an affect things like the language ability, it isn’t understood if t his is a side effect of a general improvement of cognitive (认知
的) skills, or something that directly affects language processi ng.
Now, we are
getting closer to an answer, thanks to a study of 74 Chinese k indergarten children, led by Robert Desimone from MIT. For t he study, Desimone’s team chose children from the Chinese education system, with the support of education officials who wanted to see how it might improve their learning.
The 4- to 5-year-old Mandarin-
speaking children in the study were divided into three groups. One group received a 45-
minute piano lesson three times a week, while another receiv ed extra reading instruction classes. The third group acted as controls, taking no extra lessons beyond their usual classes. The classes lasted for six months, after which the children we
re tested on their ability to tell words based on differences in t ones, consonants (辅音), or vowels (元音).
The test results showed that the children who had taken pian o lessons performed better at telling the difference between w ords that differ by a single consonant, when compared with th e children who took extra reading lessons. Compared to the c ontrol group, both the music learners and the extra reading gr oup did better in telling the difference between words based o n vowel differences.
“It looks like for recognising differences between sounds, inclu ding speech sounds, it’s better than extra reading. That mean s schools could pay more attention to music,” Desimone says.“It’s not worse than giving extra reading to the children, which is probably what many schools are trying to do―get rid of the art education and just have more reading.”
32.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?
A. Learning a musical instrument.
B. A study of children’s schooling.
C. The Chinese education system.
D. Improvement of cognitive skills.
33.What did the third group learn in the study?
A. Ways to improve their study.
B. Three extra piano lessons a week.
C. Extra lessons about reading tips.
D. Nothing except their usual studies.
34.What conclusion did researchers draw at last?
A. Learning music improved learners’ memory.
B. Children taking piano lessons didn’t perform well.
C. The extra reading group were good at telling vowels.
D. The piano turned out to be better than other instruments.
35.What can we learn from what Desimone says?
A. Children who learn music perform better at school.
B. It isn’t wise to cut back on music lessons.
C. Schools will increase reading classes.
D. Many schools value art education.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项多余。

It is generally believed that money can’t buy happiness. Howe ver, that may not be always true. According to a recent article, in the last few years, a new research has given us a far deep er understanding of the relationship between what we earn an
d how w
e feel. Generally speaking, people with higher income s are happier than those who struggle to get by. But it also sh ows you need to spend wisely i
f you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face. 36
1. Buy experiences, not material goods.
In a recently published study. Professor Ryan at San Francisc o State University in the US, found that when people don’t ha ve much money to spare, they tend to stick to material goods.
37 But they in fact provide both more happiness and more lasting value.
2. 38
No matter how much money you spend on something and ho w special that product is, you will get used to having it over ti me and lose interest in it. With the same money you spend on one big thing, you can buy many little things. Buying small thi ngs means you can get frequent small pleasures.
3. Be sure to buy time.
39 For example, that big house in the suburbs may seem li ke a good idea, but a 2014 study by researchers from Univers ity of Zurich in Switzerland found that people with longer time on the way had lower life satisfaction, all other things being eq ual.
4. Try giving it away.
Elizabeth Dunn, a professor at the University of British Colum bia in Canada, found that in nations as diverse (多样
化) as Canada, South Africa and Uganda, giving away money consistently made people happier. 40
A. Be sure to buy what you like.
B. Here are some ways to better spend your money.
C. Buy lots of little things, rather than one big thing.
D. There are a lot of reasons someone might buy something.
E. People think experiences only provide temporary happines s.
F. This was even true when people giving away were relativel y poor.
G. Consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As s businesswoman, I care deeply about my customers. But like anyone for whom you feel affection, 41 can also drive y ou mad. They’ll come rushing in, 42 their handbag’s been st
olen. They’ll 43 that they left it in the changing room, create havoe (混
乱) and then 44 it had been in their car all the time. They’ll h ave out half the 45 in the shop, and want the only style you don’t have left in a 46 colour. I do know how upset the shop staff can get, but I try to persuade them to keep 47 .
I remember the first really 48 customer we had at Covent G arden. She was. 49 absolutely everything, nothing was right and I was rather 50 that she became a “regular". After a wh ile, she 51 for the way she behaved at the beginning. She h ad split up with her husband the week before, was living in a fl at 52 , and since she’d found it too much to cope with (应对), she’d taken it out on 53 people.
That taught me a valuable 54 and I pass it on to the people who 55 in the market. Don’t take it 56 . If a customer is ru de or difficult, just think "Maybe she’s had a row with her husb and. Maybe her child’s not 57 .” Always water it down and d on’t let your ego (自
我) get 58 . If you do, you won’ be able to 59 it and the w hole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that 60 e veryone’s day.
41. A. shopkeepers B. salespersons
C. customers
D. receptionists
42. A. pretending B. saying
C. guessing
D. replying
43. A. agree B. promise
C. swear
D. imagine
44. A. forget B. decide
C. discover
D. assume
45. A. foods B. catalogues
C. goods
D. belongings
46. A. particular B. different
C. matching
D. natural
47. A. fighting B. waiting C. smiling
D. changing
48. A. generous B. polite
C. careless
D. difficult
49. A. curious about B. paitient with
C. displeased with
D. uncertain about
50. A. relaxed B. surprised
C. delighted
D. embarrassed
51. A. searched B. argued
C. apologized
D. prayed
52. A. by herself
B. by chance
C. on purpose
D. on duty
53. A. rude B. other
C. rude
D. lonely
54. A. lesson B. trick C. skill
D. trade
55. A. shop B. work
C. meet
D. quarrel
56. A. kindly B. secretly
C. casually
D. personally
57. A. ready B. away
C. well
D. up
58. A. out of sight B. in the way
C. behind the scene
D. above the law
59. A. handle B. expect
C. stress
D. blame
60. A. makes B. ruins C. starts
D. saves
第四部分：语法填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you somebody 61 can't wake up in the morning? Do you need two cups of coffee before you can start 62 ne
w day? Do you feel awful when you first wake up?
Scientists say it’s all because of our genes (基
因). They interviewed 500 people and asked them questions a bout 63 (they) lifestyle, for example, what time of day the y preferred to do exercise and 64 difficult they found it to wake up in the morning. Scientists then compared their answ ers to the people's DNA.
They 65 (discover) that we all have a “clock” gene, also 66 (call) a Period 3 gene. This gene can be long or short. People who have the long gene are very good in the morning, but get 67_________(tire) quite early at night. People who hav e the short gene are more active at night but have problem 68 (wake) up early in the morning. How does it help us to k now whether we have the long 69 short gene? Scientists say that, if possible, we should try to change our working hou rs to fit our “body clock”. If you are a “morning pe rson” then yo u could start work early and finish early. But if you are bad in t he morning, then it might be better 70_______ (start) work in the afternoon and work until late at night. So maybe, instea d of nine to five it should be seven to three or twelve to eight.写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同
桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When you are in public places, you will see many smokers. A nd most of them were young people and even middle school s tudent. Why do so many people enjoy smoke? Someone onc e told me that it made him relaxing. In fact, smoking is the bad habit. It does greater harm to our health. For smokers, it is a waste of money, and cause all kinds of diseases. Besides, ma ny fires caused by careless smokers. So never to get into the habit of smoking, but try to stop smoking if you have the habit.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你班同学打算本周日骑行去游览长城。

请你写一封电子邮件邀请你们的外教布鲁斯一同前往。

要点包括：1. 出发时间及地点；
2. 出行方式及需要携带的物品；
3. 希望得到回复。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Bruce,
Our class are going to visit the Great Wall this Sunday. _____ ____________
______________________________________________________ ________
______________________________________________________ ________
Yours,
Li Hua
学2021届高三英语9月月考试题
第一部分：听力理解（每小题1分，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does Lisa want to drink?
A. Coffee.
B. Juice.
C. Milk.
2. Who is interested in fashion designing?
A. James.
B. Michael.
C. Lily.
3. Why does Susan go to the art school?
A. To do part-time work.
B. To take painting class.
C. To pick up her grandma.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Renting a car.
B. Buying a car.
C. Booking tickets.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Some photos.
B. The forest in winter.
C. Their favorite animals.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Why doesn’t the woman buy the jackets?
A. She doesn’t need one.
B. She finds them expensive.
C. She doesn’t think they’re beautiful.
7. What is the woman’s attitude toward the skirts?
A. Satisfied.
B. Disappointed.
C. Uninterested.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What did Lisa’s friends encourage her to do?
A. Take writing classes.
B. Have a story published.
C. Write about their stories.
9. What does the man want to be in the future?
A. A poet.
B. An actor.
C. A director.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. When will the winter camp begin?
A. On January 2nd.
B. On January 5th.
C. On January 8th.
11. How much will it cost two kids to join the winter camp?
A. $216.
B. $324.
C. $432.
12. What relation is Mary to Jim?
A. His cousin.
B. His sister.
C. His classmate.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. At what age did Thomas get married?
A. 22.
B. 25.
C. 32.
14. Where did the old couple first meet?
A. In a classroom.
B. At a library.
C. At a party.
15. What was Thomas like?
A. Serious.
B. Kind.
C. Hot-tempered.
16. What was Jane’s purpose of going to Norway again?
A. To study there.
B. To find work there.
C. To be with Thomas.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What was the result of the fire?
A. Around 10,000 people were homeless.
B. Many factories were destroyed.
C. Many people were injured.
18. What do people in Milpur mainly do to make a living?
A. Make clothing.
B. Produce plastic.
C. Sell woods.
19. What made the fire fighters’ work more difficult?
A. The hot weather.
B. The lack of water.
C. The terrible traffic.
20. Where are the homeless people now?
A. On the street.
B. In a factory.
C. At nearby schools.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Skillswise Delivery（递送）Services
Christmas Job Opportunities（机会）
Aged between 16 and 65 years? Need some money for Christmas?
Are you available to work at short notice?
Can you work early in the morning or late at night? We are looking for careful and patient peo ple to help to sort and deliver parcels in the Reading area from late November until the end o f December.
Pay for weekdays, including Saturdays and Sundays, will be:
Ages 16 to 17—￡4.80 per hour.
Age 18 and over—￡6.10 per hour.
So if you have good communication skills and are able to work as part of a team, we would li ke to hear from you.
To get an application form（申请表）please write to:
Elaine Grey, Personnel Officer, Skillswise Delivery Services, Windsor Road.
Reading, RG5 4BR
Tel:0118 932 814 (24 hr.answer phone)
Closing date: 10th November
21. Skillswise Delivery Services is looking for people who.
A. are young adults
B. have good qualities and certain skills
C. live in the Reading area
D.can work full-time
22. If you're 16 and work 8 hours on Sunday, you'll get.
A.￡48.80
B.￡19.20
C.￡38.40
D. ￡24.40
23.To get the Christmas job, you must.
A. phone Elaine Grey
B. go to the office of Skillswise Delivery Services
C. get an application form before late November
D. fill in a form
B
Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside. I had one of those moments yesterday. I believe this was triggered（引起）
by the oldie The Impossible Dream that was playing on the radio yesterday afternoon!
In 1971, returning from our regular Friday night pregame meeting, I had no sooner walked in the door of our three-
room apartment hack than the phone rang. It was the township police. They inquired if I was t he football coach. I answered yes and asked if there was a problem. He said our football tea m had climbed the fence of the township football field and were sitting somewhere around th e 50-
yard line quietly. It was really not a problem. However, he thought I would like to know. I calle d my assistants, and made our way to the field.
We met the police at the locked gate. The field was dark and silent. Then, suddenly, we hear d voices singing—together and on key—
the team theme song, The Impossible Dream. Silently, we listened and became overwhelme d（压倒）
with emotion. Even the policemen had tears rolling down their cheeks. When the team had fi nished, they walked slowly to the now-
opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there. Of course, our first words were, "What is going on?"
Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performanc e in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming ga me while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dream.”
The coaches and I were overwhelmed. And of course, the team, which was undefeated at thi s point, never lost a game that season.
24.What does the underlined word “tingly” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Frightened.
B. Worried.
C. Excited.
D. Puzzled.
25.Why did the police call?
A. The team had conflicts with fans.
B. The team did something unusual.
C. The team locked themselves in the football field.
D. The team damaged the fences of the playground.
26.How did the team feel when they saw the author and the policeman?
A. Happy.
B. Surprised.
C. Ashamed.
D. Sad.
27.What is the purpose for the team to sing the song?
A. To enjoy themselves.
B. To rest themselves.
C. To celebrate their success.
D. To inspire themselves.
C
It’s important for children to take part in social activities during their summer holidays. “Kids s hould have a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue communicating with their friends and meeting new people,” said Dr. Jin Han. He’s a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Spending time with friends and meeting new people by doing fun and educational activities s uch as music, arts and sports programs in summer help with their development. “If children s pend a lot of time alone on their electronic equipment, then they will fail to communicate with others,” Han said. “In today’s world, it’s very easy for kids to stay indoors all day and keep in touch with others, but that is not a good way to connect with others. Face-to-
face communication is necessary and important. Parents should restrict the time their childre n spend on electronic equipment. For example, the time they spend on their phones cannot b e more than one hour a day.”
It’s also important for children to spend quality time with their parents and sisters or brothers. “It’s not the length of time, but the quality of time that families spend together that is really val uable,” Han said. “This type of communication is not something that you can get from anywh ere else. It doesn’t matter how old the child is, because family bonding (人与人之间的关
系) experiences can happen at any time.”
Having children spend time with friends and families doesn’t have to spend money in the wall et, either. For example, going to the neighborhood swimming pool or having a picnic is a gre at way to spend quality time together.
What does Dr. Jin Han think about the summer holidays according to the first paragraph?
It is necessary for children to have a rest during summer holidays.
B. Children should relax as much as possible during summer holidays.
C. Making new friends in summer holidays is difficult for children.
D. Children should prepare for schoolwork in summer holidays.
29.What does the underlined word “restrict” mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Increase.
B. Control.
C. Spend.
D. Employ.
30.What can we infer from children spending time with families?
A. How long children spend with families matters.
B. What to do with families depends on the parents.
C. When to spend time with families makes a difference.
D. How to enjoy the time with families is of great importance.
31.What is the main idea of the text?
A. The importance of friends and families.
B. The introduction of some social activities.
C. The suitable ways to spend summer holidays.
D. The necessity of face-to-face communication.
D
Giving children music lessons won’t just introduce them to music―it could also greatly improv e their language skills.
While many studies have shown that learning an instrument can affect things like the langua ge ability, it isn’t understood if this is a side effect of a general improvement of cognitive (认知的) skills, or something that directly affects language processing.
Now, we are
getting closer to an answer, thanks to a study of 74 Chinese kindergarten children, led by Ro bert Desimone from MIT. For the study, Desimone’s team chose children from the Chinese e ducation system, with the support of education officials who wanted to see how it might impro ve their learning.
The 4- to 5-year-old Mandarin-
speaking children in the study were divided into three groups. One group received a 45-。