2010-2023历年四川成都外国语学校高二下期期中考试英语卷（带解析）.docxVIP

2010-2023历年四川成都外国语学校高二下期期中考试英语卷（带解析）

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一.参考题库(共25题)

1.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge(报复)oftheNerds.Theygethighgrades,allright,butonlybybecomingdulllaborers,theirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.

How,then,doweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroup,servesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA’sineverysubject.Melendres,afreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexico,wasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwell,exhibitedatthesciencefair,andmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.Beingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremony,heachievedstraightA’sinhisregularclasses,plusbonuspointsforA’sintwocollege-levelcourses.

Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren’ttheonlyanswer.“Topgradesdon’talwaysgotothebrighteststudents,”declaresHerbertWalberg,aprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago,whohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents.“Knowinghowtomakefulluseofyourinnate(天生的)abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore.”

Infact,Walbergsays,studentswithhighIQsometimesdon’tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerIQ.Forthem,learningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn’tthewholestory,either.“It’snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopen,”saidoneofthemany-Astudentsweinterviewed.“It’swhatyoudowhileyou’resitting.”Indeed,someofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.

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