16—17学年下学期高二英语作业23(附答案)

2017春高二英语作业（23）
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In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “u n-healthy fruit” to eat. Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular. Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched. In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏执的). In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (无人监督的).
Her severe punishmen t reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting. By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (认真的) than previous generations. Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did. However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class. One is at the lower end. Even if poor parents spend more time with their chil-dren than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do. America is a laggard here: its gov-ernment spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life. If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns.
The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much. Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational. Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road. The other popu-lar parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational. Academic success matters more than ever before. But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine. Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart. A study in Colorado found that children adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents.
This doesn’t mean that parent ing is irrelevant. The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class. But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her poten-tial. Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit. And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables.
56. Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?
A. Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents
B. The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting
C. Children will die unless ceaselessly watched
D. Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation
57. The underlined word “laggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________.
A. is ahead in development
B. falls slow behind others
C. is free from physical or mental disorder
D. moves to a higher position
58. Which of the following can we learn from the passage?
A. Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child.
B. When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational.
C. Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas.
D. Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do.
59. This passage is mainly written to __________.
A. urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed
B. advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations
C. persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children
D. call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children
B
My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can’t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, aga inst my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, “What do you want? Take my wallet,” but at the time I thought of not h-ing.
I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen’s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I re-member that sou nd of the gun hitting Jeremy’s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn’t crouch(蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help!” at eight o’clock on a Tuesday evening i n December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in!” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy’s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, “Please go and eat. We’re OK.”
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sen-tences wouldn’t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical,” said one policeman when we couldn’t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn’t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, “That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you’re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them…” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” --- he twisted his head toward me --- “and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look,” said the fat polic e-man kindly, “there’s no right or wrong in the situation. There’s just luck.”
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There’s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen an ywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they’re fooling themselves.
60. When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ________.
A. she felt very annoyed
B. she lost consciousness
C. s he lost the power of thinking
D. she felt very much nervous
61. What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?
A. Jeremy’s fighting
B. The police’s arrival
C. Their neighbor’s brave action
D. The author’s screaming
62. When the author called for help, the neighbors didn’t come out immediately because ______.
A. t hey needed time to find baseball bats
B. they were busy preparing dinners
C. they were much too frightened
D. they thought someone was playing a trick
63. The author was happy to see the neighbors go because ________.
A. she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock
B. she did not want to become an object of pity
C. she was angered by their being late to come to her help
D. she hated to listen to their empty talk
64. The police were rather angry because ________.
A. they thought it was a case of little importance
B. the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm
C. the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything
D. the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene
65. What the author wants to tell us is that ________.
A. neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty
B. security is impossible as long as people can have guns
C. the police are not reliable when one is in trouble
D. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice
五、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be so successful in life? Everything flows just right for them, the great job, great salary, perfect love, and ideal life. One reason for success is the ability to make correct choices and decisions that lead to positive outcomes. It's based on pow-er of understanding things immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning or study. This ability is intuition (直觉) and highly successful people enjoy a higher degree of intuition than the average person. Successful people combine all they have learned together with what they sense with their intuition.
Everybody is intuitive, but not everybody trust their intuition when it comes to making deci-sions. Most people don't even believe they have intuition, so, it doesn't even cross their minds to use it for problem solving. Even today, there are those who are afraid of their clairvoyant (有透视力的) abilities. They have many misconceptions about it, thinking it’s taboo. Others believe they have it, have had experiences with it, but never knew it could be a valuable tool for problem solv-ing.
Intuition is actually a skill that can be developed and applied effectively for improving all areas of life. It is not a “gift” that only a few have. In fact, everyone has some degree of intuition. Your intuition has probably been a guiding force for you all of your life by having provided you with information that help you reach positive outcomes. This type of information tends to come from hunches, inspirational thoughts, dreams, or visions. It can, coincidentally, come from others, or from your inner voice. Often, it’s a very strong feeling deep in the pit (凹处) of your stomach, or your heart. No matter how the information comes to you, when applied, the outcome is usually positive.
Intuition is like reading. It’s a skill that can be developed through time. No one is born know-ing how to read; yet almost everyone has the potential of learning how to read. As time went by, the more we read the more skillful we became at reading. With intuition, the more you understand,
and use your intuition, the better it develops. Some people seem to have more intuition than others. It's probably because they had positive experiences with it as they were growing up, and are now more comfortable with using it.
What is the (66)______ between intuition and success?
How does intuition function?。