2014届高三英语二轮专题复习提高训练：阅读理解4.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题复习提高训练：阅读理解4 1. “My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program(CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stage of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more. The?children?don’t?just?plan?any?city.?They?map?and?analyze(分析)?the housing,?energy,?and?transportation?requirements?of?their?own?district?and?foretell ?its?needs?in?100?years.?With?the?aid?of?an?architect(建筑师) who?visits?the?classroom?once?a?week,?they?invent?new?ways?to?meet?these?needs?and?build?models?of?their?creations.?“Designing?building?of?the?future?gives?child-ren?a?lot?of?freedom,”?says?the?teacher?who?developed?this?program. “They?are?able?to?use?their?own?rich?imagination?and?inventions?without?fear?of? blame,?because?there?are?no?wrong?answers?in?a?future?context.?In?fact,?as?the? class?enters?the?final?model-building?stage?of?the?program,?an?elected?official and?“planning?group”?make?all?the?design?decisions?for?the?model?city,?and?the ?teacher?steps?back?and?becomes?an?adviser.”? CBEP?is?a?test?of?activities,?games?and?imitations?that?teach?the?basic?steps ?necessary?for?problem-solving:?observing,?analyzing,?working?out?possible? answers,?and?judging?them?based?on?the?children’s?own?standards.? 64.?The?Program?is?designed?______________.??? ?A.?to?direct?kids?to?build?solar?collectors???? B.?to?train?young?scientists?for?city?planning? ?C.?to?develop?children’s?problem-solving?abilities? ?D.?to?help?young?architects?know?more?about?designing? 65.?An?architect?pays?a?weekly?visit?to?the?classroom?____________. A.?to?find?out?kids’?creative?ideas? ??B.?to?discuss?with?the?teacher???? C.?to?give?children?lectures D.?to?help?kids?with?their?program? 66.?Who?is?the?designer?of?the?program?? ??A.?An?official??????