The federal school lunch program for 30 million low-income children was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition(营养不良). A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both attempted to improve the nutritional value of food served at school.
More must be done to fight the childhood obesity(肥胖) epidemic, which has caused a frightening peak in weight-related disorders like diabetes, high-blood pressure and heart disease among young people. The place to start is schools, where junk food sold outside the federal meals program—through snack bars and vending machines—has pretty much canceled out the benefits of all those efforts.
Federal rules that govern the sales of these harmful foods at school are limited and have not been updated for nearly 40 years. Until new regulations are written, children who are served healthy meals in the school cafeteria will continue to buy candy drinks and high sodium(钠) snacks elsewhere in school.
Many states’ school districts have taken positive steps, but others are likely to resist, especially districts that sell junk food to finance athletic program extracurricular activities, and even copier expenses.
Those districts should take note of a study released in 2009 in West Virginia showing that the budgetary costs of switching from sodas to healthy drinks such as fruit juice, milk, and water were very little. Even if the switch costs money, so be it. The school should not be trading their students’ health to buy office supplies.
Over the last five decades, the obesity rates for adolescents have tripled. Unless there is decisive action, weight and inactivity-related disorders will bother a steady larger proportion of the work force and replace smoking as the leading cause of premature death.
1.According to this passage, ______ are to blame for the childhood obesity.
A. weight-related disorders
B. high calorie snacks
C. parents’ bad habits
D. unhealthy lunches and breakfast
2.Which is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Federal governments deserve high praise for their school lunch program.
B. New regulations are badly in need of updating.
C. Children should be forbidden to buy snacks in school.
D. Federal rules encourage snacks outside the school program.
3.The passage is concerned mainly with ______.
A. Malnutrition in low-income children
B. The federal school lunch program
C. obesity at school
D. the nutritional value of food served at school
4.The tone of this passage is ______.
A. negative B. indifferent
C. optimistic D. ironic
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
The federal school lunch program for 30 million low-income children was created more than half a century ago to combat malnutrition(营养不良). A breakfast program was added during the 1960s, and both attempted to improve the nutritional value of food served at school.
More must be done to fight the childhood obesity(肥胖) epidemic, which has caused a frightening peak in weight-related disorders like diabetes, high-blood pressure and heart disease among young people. The place to start is schools, where junk food sold outside the federal meals program—through snack bars and vending machines—has pretty much canceled out the benefits of all those efforts.
Federal rules that govern the sales of these harmful foods at school are limited and have not been updated for nearly 40 years. Until new regulations are written, children who are served healthy meals in the school cafeteria will continue to buy candy drinks and high sodium(钠) snacks elsewhere in school.
Many states’ school districts have taken positive steps, but others are likely to resist, especially districts that sell junk food to finance athletic program extracurricular activities, and even copier expenses.
Those districts should take note of a study released in 2009 in West Virginia showing that the budgetary costs of switching from sodas to healthy drinks such as fruit juice, milk, and water were very little. Even if the switch costs money, so be it. The school should not be trading their students’ health to buy office supplies.
Over the last five decades, the obesity rates for adolescents have tripled. Unless there is decisive action, weight and inactivity-related disorders will bother a steady larger proportion of the work force and replace smoking as the leading cause of premature death.
1.According to this passage, ______ are to blame for the childhood obesity.
A. weight-related disorders
B. high calorie snacks
C. parents’ bad habits
D. unhealthy lunches and breakfast
2.Which is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Federal governments deserve high praise for their school lunch program.
B. New regulations are badly in need of updating.
C. Children should be forbidden to buy snacks in school.
D. Federal rules encourage snacks outside the school program.
3.The passage is concerned mainly with ______.
A. Malnutrition in low-income children
B. The federal school lunch program
C. obesity at school
D. the nutritional value of food served at school
4.The tone of this passage is ______.
A. negative B. indifferent
C. optimistic D. ironic
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Almost a decade ago, the federal government dropped $10 million for an Earth-monitoring satellite that never made it into space. Today it sits in a closet in Maryland. Cost to taxpayers for storing it: $1 million a year. And that's just what's hiding in one closet. Who knows what's in the rest of them?
Because we think the government should be held to at least the same standards as a publicly traded company, and because as taxpayers, we're America's shareholders, we performed an audit （财务检查）of sorts of the federal books. We're not economists, but we do have common sense. We tried to get help from Congressional staffers from both parties, as well as various watchdog groups and agencies. In the end, we found that the federal government wastes nearly $1 trillion every year.
That's roughly equal to the amount collected annually by the Internal Revenue Service in personal income taxes. Put another way, it's also equal to about one-third of the country's $2.9 trillion total annual budget. And reclaiming that lost trillion could help wipe out the country's annual budget deficit（赤字）, improve education, and provide health insurance for those who don't have it.
So how do you define "waste"? David Walker of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a federal watchdog agency, calls it "the government's failure to give taxpayers the most for their money." For our part, we used the kind of household test you would use on a piece of meat sitting in your refrigerator: If it smells rotten, it's waste. Our government regularly pays for products and services it never gets, wildly overpays companies to do things it could do more cheaply itself, loses money outright due to lax（不严格的）accounting and oversight, and spends money randomly on unnecessary programs.
How exactly does the federal government waste your hard-earned tax dollars? We've identified what we consider ten of the worst ways.
1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph1 really means________.
A．there are many other closets B．there are some other satellites
C．there is something else in the closets D．the waste may be quite amazing
2.Which of the following can best describe the feeling of the author?
A．Annoyed. B．Calm. C．Surprised. D．Not concerned.
3.Which of the following statements may be right?
A．The country’s annual budget is usually decided by the public.
B．The government failed in launching the satellite.
C．The government is only wasting money in space experiments.
D．The amount collected annually in personal income taxes is equal to the country’s budget.
4.The best title for the passage would be________.
A．Protecting Our Rights!
B．Our Country Is In Danger!
C．The Government Is Wasting Our Tax Dollars!
D．How to Prevent Government from Wasting Money!
5.What might be talked about if the passage is continued?
A．The government’s taking some steps to stop wasting taxes.
B．Presenting people’s feelings against the government’s wasting taxes.
C．Giving suggestion to help the government solve the financial problem.
D．Listing how the government is wasting taxes.
高三英语简单题查看答案及解析
Camper Lunch Program
We are pleased to offer the Camper Lunch Program for full-day campers or campers participating in both morning and afternoon half-day camps.
Lunch at the Overlake School
At the Overlake School in Redmond, you can sign up for lunch at the time of registration. Lunch is provided by the school cafeteria including a hot main dish and a salad bar option. Limited diet restrictions can be accommodated in advance. All orders or cancellations must be made by 4:00 pm on Wednesday.
.$ 40 for 5-day camp week
.$ 32 for 4-day camp week
Lunch at View Seattle
Two weeks before your camp start date, you will receive a link in your confirmation email to choose your preference between the regular and vegetarian(素的)lunch menus. Besides, camper with allergies or sensitivities are encouraged to bring their own lunch.
.$ 40 for 5-day camp week
.$ 38 for 4-day camp week
Lunch at St. Thomas School
At St. Thomas School, lunch and snacks are provided by SAGE Dining. Lunch includes a hot main dish, a salad bar and sandwich options. Campers also receive two snacks per day.
.S 50 for 5-day camp week
.$45 for 4-day camp week
Lunch at Pacific Science Center
At Pacific Science Center, you can sign up at the time of registration. Lunch is provided by our very own Pacific Science Center Cafe. Every day, standard and vegetarian lunch menus are available and come with a water bottle and two snacks. All orders or cancellations must be made by 4: 00 pm on Wednesday.
$ 45 for 5-day camp week
$ 36 for 4-day camp week
1.Which program can a camper with a budget of $ 35 choose?
A.Lunch at the Overlake School. B.Lunch at View Seattle.
C.Lunch at St. Thomas School. D.Lunch at Pacific Science Center.
2.What are campers for Lunch at View Seattle required to do?
A.Stay far away from anything with allergies. B.Choose their lunch preferences in advance.
C.Avoid bringing their own lunch for any reason. D.Send emails to offer advice on improving lunch.
3.What do the last two programs have in common?
A.They receive registrations only on Wednesday. B.They encourage campers to bring some snacks.
C.They are mainly intended for vegetarian campers. D.They provide campers with two snacks each day.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
For the past 15years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an after-school program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.
Parmar’s story began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery--the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thinking that something should be done for these children.
So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that Parmar has taught in the past 15yearshav e gone to attend college and build successful careers.
Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out. In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.
Parmar’s family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his ex-students are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesn’t have to employ any teachers.
For those who are inspired by his story, but can’t actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of ads ice: “Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”
1.Why did Parmar start the school?
A. To earn some extra money.
B. To become a good teacher.
C. To help the poor kids with their education.
D. To make himself famous.
2.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The students’ poor reading ability.
B. The students’ bad living conditions.
C. The students’ terrible school exam result.
D. The students’ lack of basic life skills.
3.Which words can be used to describe Parmar?
A. Diligent and intelligent
B. Selflessly and imaginative
C. Modest and patient
D. Humorous and rich
4.Parmar’s advice in the last paragraph is to call on more people to .
A. teach poor kids
B. work in his own factory
C. contribute more money to schools
D. listen to his stories
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Among the Boys is a unique after-school program for boys living in the Highland Park neighborhood of our city. The organizational task is to provide males living in low-income and public housing with opportunities to discover their ability to change challenges into possibilities. The program includes an academic part as well as specific plans for supporting the overall development of the participants. Among the Boys uses painting as an instrument for helping boys examine their world, discuss it, and develop positive ways of handling the challenges they face daily. Young men present personal challenges to the group, such as a recent fight or the long-term drug abuse they observe in their neighborhood. After guided discussion, the youth work as a team, determining how to best represent the issue at hand in a painting. The resulting paintings and explanations of these paintings provided by the young people suggest that something profound(深远的) occurs through this process. These young men are learning a healthy way to express and cope with the pain and suffering they feel. Art serves as a healing process and a structured method of teaching teamwork, nonviolent values, conflict handling and problem-solving skills.
Activities in Among the Boys are in agreement with the best practices in the prevention of high-risk behavior. First, community-based youth development programs are considered important parts of a comprehensive prevention method, particularly in high-risk neighborhoods. Second, compensatory(补偿) education that targets at risk youth for academic failure is also considered an effective prevention method. Third, interventions(介入) aimed at improving youth’s moral reasoning, social problem-solving, and thinking skills are reported to be effective methods for reducing violence in high-risk populations, especially when carried out with elementary school-aged boys. Finally, Among the Boys has an adapted tutoring part, considered an effective prevention tool. Tutoring is typically a one-to-one match between a tutor and a youth, but Among the Boys employs what is referred to as “group tutoring.” Among the Boys makes up for its high student-tutor ratio(比例) with quality and quantity of time, as the program meets after school, on Saturdays, and all day during the summer, and is staffed primarily by males, an unusual quality among educational programs.
Among the Boys is rare and successful form of grassroots program, and represents the dream of a successful male who grew up in the Highland Park neighborhood and has returned to make a valuable contribution to his community.
1.Which of the following most accurately describes the organization of the second paragraph？
A. A theory is presented and proved with data.
B. A statement is made and supported with examples.
C. A problem is put forward and solutions are suggested
D. A situation is described and a prediction is provided
2. Which of the following statements is implied in the passage?
A. Art programs can promote painting but cannot prevent school failure.
B. Social problem-solving skills are not important for high school-age youth.
C. Most educational programs have some female staff members.
D. Teamwork produces better paintings than does independent work.
3. In discussing Among the Boys’ tutoring part, the author implies that ______.
A. Among the Boys employs a traditional tutoring model
B. tutoring is effective only with elementary school-age boys
C. tutoring prevents the youth’s attention from wandering off
D. increased hours with a group can be as effective as a one-to-one tutoring relationship
4.The founder of the program described in the passage ______.
A. sought contributions to make his program successful
B. designed the program for the same neighborhood in which he grew up
C. is seeking reelection for the Highland Park community school board
D. was a successful graduate of Among the Boys when he was a youth
5. The attitude of the author of the passage toward Among the Boys is ______.
A. forgiving B. doubtful C. praising D. ignorant
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The government is now planning to locate a new school low-income families are living.
| A．which | B．in which | C．where | D．around which |
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin, it might be a thank-you for a 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting , or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious( 有自我意识的 )，and 5 he reached high school , my older son, Marc informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them. I 8 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation , Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college , 10 two internships ( 实习 ) in Washington, D.C. , and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home . With his younger sister leaving for college , I was 13 happy to have Marc back . Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother , I 15 one for Marc , too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 17 his lunch.
“Did I do something 18 ?” Don’t you love me 19 , Mom ?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom .” he answered . “ Where’s my note?”
1. A．carried B．found C．included D．held
2. A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
3. A．congratulation B．improvement
C．explanation D．encouragement
4. A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
5. A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
6. A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
7. A．copy B．read C．take D．send
8. A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
9. A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
10. A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
11. A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
12. A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
13. A．especially B．immediately C．Equally D．generally
14. A．once B．again C．still D．even
15. A．packed B．fetched C．Bought D．filled
16. A．fear B．surprise
C．anger D．disappointment
17. A．waiting for B．worrying about
C．caring for D．asking about
18. A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
19. A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
20. A．interestingly B．bitterly
C．politely D．laughingly
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
For top students from low-income families，the challenge of applying to colleges is particularly difficult. 1 in 4 deal with all of that—the writing，the studying，the researching and applying—completely on their own. One approach to make this whole process easier? Pair students up with an adviser.
That’s the idea behind CollegePoint，an initiative to help gifted students go to schools that match their intellectual(智力的)ability. When a high school student takes a standardized test—the PSAT，SAT or ACT——and they score in the 90th percentile，and their families make less than$80，000 a year，they get an email from the program offering them a free adviser. The advisers listen，guide and answer students’questions.
Connor Rechtzigel，an adviser in Minnesota，sees the importance of his role，for research shows that low-income students are far more likely to undermatch because they don’t think they have what it takes to get in and because many don’t even know what schools are out there. He helped high school senior Justice Benjamin，the first in his family to apply to college，think about what his ideal learning experience was. Finally，Justice narrowed in on smaller schools where he could study environmental science and made his final choice：Skidmore College in New York. He felt empowered by the process.
Figuring out how to pay for college is a major part of what，CollegePoint advisers do. Nakhle，an adviser in North Carolina，is working with Hensley，an Ohio high school senior who can’t get extra financial help from her family. They spent a lot of time comparing and analyzing her financial-aid award letters，which made her decision much clearer. Finally，the Ohio State University offered an option where she would pay nothing. Staying in-state wasn’t her first choice，but it was the best option for her.
1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.How CollegePoint works. B.The goal of CollegePoint.
C.Ways to apply for a free adviser. D.The challenge of choosing colleges.
2.What prevents low-income students from attending proper colleges?
A.Overestimating their abilities. B.Knowing little about colleges.
C.Lack of enough learning experience. D.Failure to get support from their families.
3.Why did Hensley finally choose the Ohio State University?
A.She didn’t want to stay far from home.
B.Her favorite major was provided there.
C.She would show her talents to the full.
D.The university met her financial needs.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.How to Be a Financial Adviser
B.Steps for Top Students to Select Ideal Colleges
C.Advisers Help Poor Students Apply to Suitable Colleges
D.CollegePoint—a Program Helping Students Score High
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The houses for the low-income families_______ at present in our city will be completed next year。
A. to be built B. built C. being built D. having been built
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The houses for the low-income families _______ at present in our city will be completed next year.
A. to be built B. built
C. being built D. having been built
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析