【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题议论文话题10篇训练之十三（18页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题议论文话题10篇训练之十三（18页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题议论文话题10篇训练之十三 ‎[一]‎ I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling(叛逆). I suggested they recall their own teenage years. At that age they would like to be growing away from parents. They preferred to stand on their own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of going out fighting bravely on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.‎ They declare they want to dress as they like. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up gathering around listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in a similar way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.‎ It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this create a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. ‎ But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go for it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really matters. ‎ ‎32. This passage is aimed at _______.‎ A. people who try to understand and respect each other ‎ B. readers who try to be popular with people around C. parents who try to control and guide their children D. teenagers who try to seek for their real selves ‎33. The author doesn’t prefer rebelling teenagers _______.‎ A. walking a new way on their own B. always turning to friends for help ‎ C. growing away from parents D. following others blindly ‎34. The phrase “larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to _______.‎ A. the care and love from parents B. the popular trend in the ‎ society C. the present teenage market D. the fantastic music world ‎35. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager follows his/her own path?‎ A. He/She gets larger collection. B. He/She gains valuable popularity.‎ C. He/She shares fresh thoughts with classmates. D. He/She loses good friends.‎ 参考答案： 32----35DDBB ‎[二]‎ Nowadays, especially in China, everything seems to favor social intercourse, such as gatherings of friends, KTV, group travel, dining together, playing cards and Mahjong, plus the Chinese-style “street-crossing group.” Back home, discussions can still be boisterously carried on within the “circle of friends” of WeChat.‎ However, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness. Zhu Ziqing, a well-known professor of Tsinghua‎ ‎University, signed with emotion: “My loneliness increases as scene becomes much busier.” One popular song today is also called “A lonely man in crowds.” Actually, engaging in social intercourse requires ability, while being alone involves the whole character.‎ These days, it is not easy to calm down totally and return to one’s true self. Willpower, intellect and discipline are required. Einstein said: “It is not your working time but your spare time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not.” The “spare time” he referred to could be taken as “spending time by yourself.”‎ Lonely life could be either dull, boring and tasteless or abundant, interesting and colorful, depending on one’s quality, ambition and inspiration.‎ Just as the body constantly requires energy, the mind and soul also demand unceasing inputs. However, information, to processed and ‎ integrated(融入)into knowledge, thoughts and feelings, instead of bustle(忙碌)seems to be the right condition. Successful careers in all walks of life worldwide have proved that “the soul grows in peace and talent is nurtured in loneliness”. In a sense, it may be reasonable to say that “Happiness tends to be shallow while loneliness involves profundity”.‎ Man, in fact, needs loneliness more than happy time, and only abundant loneliness can produce quality happiness.‎ ‎32. Which of the following can replace the underlined the word “boisterously” in paragraph 1?‎ A. Surprisingly B. sadly C. busily D. peacefully ‎33. What can we infer from the second paragraph?‎ A. Being alone marks people depressed.‎ B. Social intercourse improves our happiness.‎ C. One may feel lonely even when surrounded by people D. We should attend social intercourse to decrease our loneliness.‎ ‎34. What can we know from Einstein’s words?‎ A. You should be successful if you spend all your time by yourself.‎ B. You should exercise more if you want to keep your minds healthy.‎ C. You will not become successful if you join in more social intercourse.‎ D. You will be more successful if you can make your lonely time meaningful.‎ ‎35. Which may be the best title for this passage?‎ A. Live On Your Own ‎ B. Happiness and Loneliness C. The Secret of Success ‎ D. Practice Your Social Ability 参考答案：32-35．CCDB ‎ ‎[三]‎ ‎ According to a new study from Cornell University, about one-fifth ‎ of the global population, or 2 billion people worldwide, will be forced to resettle or go deeper inland by 2100 due to the continuous rise in sea level.‎ The study, published in the journal Land Use Policy, showed that the increasing global population could make the matter worse. The researchers expected that there are about 1. 4 billion “climate change refugees(难民)” in the world by 2060 and by 2100 the number of the homeless people due to the rising sea level could reach up to two billion.‎ ‎“We're going to have more people on less land and sooner than we think,” said lead author Charles Geisler, professor at Cornell. “The future rise in global average sea level probably won’t be gradual. Yet few policy makers are observing the barriers that coastal climate refugees, like other refugees, will run into when they move to higher ground.”‎ For the study, the researchers reviewed potential problems that climate change refugees may face if they go deeper inland. The researchers predicted their loss on inland resettlement space. The researchers found that some inland regions were unlikely to support new waves of climate change refugees due to the remains of war, road developments and rare natural resources.‎ Apart from the rising sea level, increasing storm weather and the booming global population are also having a huge influence on the numbers of climate change refugees. Storm can push seawater further inland. The increasing global population requires more land even as the ocean swallows up rich coastal zones and the river deltas. These force people to search for new places to move to higher ground.‎ ‎32. What would happen if the sea level were to rise?‎ A. 2 billion people would be “refugees” by 2060. ‎ B. 50% of the population would lose their homes.‎ C. Inland regions would become more crowded.‎ D. Coastal regions would be polluted seriously.‎ ‎33. What can be inferred from Charles Geisler’s words?‎ A. The sea level will go up in a little-by-little way.‎ B. Moving to higher land isn’t the key solution.‎ C. Land and population vary according to climate change.‎ D. Policy makers should think more for climate change refugees.‎ ‎34. Why do climate change refugees fail to move to some inland regions?‎ A. Because they can’t live a normal life there.‎ B. Because they can’t adapt to the climate there.‎ C. Because they will go to war.‎ D. Because they will destroy the natural resources.‎ ‎35. What does the author stress in the last paragraph?‎ A. In the future climate will become worse.‎ B. The earth will see more climate change refugees.‎ C. Global warming is a double-edged sword.‎ D. Sea will bring humans more disadvantages.‎ 参考答案：32-35 CDAB ‎ ‎ [四]‎ Many years ago my student asked me the question, “Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?” Without taking time to reflect, I answered, “Because someday I do night and day something that might make a difference in someone’s life.” Even though I was sincere, that wasn’t a very good answer and my student didn’t let it slide.‎ ‎“Let me get this clear,” he said, “You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?” He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I’m one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or ‎ witty(风趣的).‎ Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:‎ It’s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.‎ Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the small waves go on and on until they reach the shore. You can’t have waves without a “stone.” Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that’s what I try to do.‎ I genuinely（真正地） love teenagers.‎ I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and I can help students avoid some potholes(坑) on the road of life, I want to do so. If they’ll allow me to celebrate their victories（胜利） with them, I want to do too.‎ Teaching isn’t for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.‎ ‎32. Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?‎ A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable. ‎ B. Because the writer was not honest.‎ C. Because the student was naughty. ‎ D. Because the answer was difficult to understand.‎ ‎33.According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?‎ A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her. ‎ B. The writer’s answer made the student confused.‎ C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.‎ D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.‎ ‎34.We can infer from the text that__________.‎ A. the writer was also a good teacher in school ‎ B. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond C .the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students D. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home ‎35.What’s the main idea of the text?‎ A. A student’s silly question B. A good teacher who likes students C.A confused student D. The reason why I teach 参考答案：32-35 ADCD ‎ [五]‎ All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. If a person is hungry , or tired or cold , his dreams may include a feeling of this kind．If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are sleeping on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experience you have today.‎ So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc．) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and the interests you have now．This is why children are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, hungry people of food, home-sick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom．‎ To show you how this is happening while you are asleep and how your needs and wishes can all be joined together in a dream , here is the story of the experiment．A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of absorbed cotton．He would dream he was in hospital and his charming girlfriend was visiting him , sitting on the bed and feeling gently his hands!‎ There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanations of dreams , though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone but it offers an interesting approach to the problem．They believe that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that do not come true．In other words, dreams are a way of having your wishes carried out． ‎ ‎28. From the passage we know that our dreams ___________.‎ A．are connected with our feelings ‎ B．are man’s curious look into the future ‎ C．have nothing to do with our feelings ‎ D．are imagination of our daily life ‎ ‎29. Older children often dream of examinations probably because ___________.‎ A．they are interested in exams ‎ B．they hope for a better life ‎ C．they are often worried about their studies ‎ D．they show much interest in their studies ‎ ‎30. According to the writer, the explanation of dreams that some scientists made ___________.‎ A．gives a good answer to the question why we dream ‎ B．is considered interesting , but unreasonable C．has some value , though not fully convincing ‎ D．has been proved by the findings of their studies ‎ ‎31. What is the best title for this passage?‎ A．Dream Makes Hopes B．New Findings about Dreams ‎ C．Why People Dream? D．What Dreams Mean?‎ 参考答案：28—31 ACBA ‎ ‎ [六]‎ Freedom and Responsibility ‎ Freedom’s challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.‎ ‎ Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.‎ ‎ In Greece, in Athens (雅典), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.‎ ‎ But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected the whole state. It had been the Athenian爷s pride and joy to give to their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There had to be a ‎ complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to the state, the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.‎ ‎ Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free. Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms. Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.‎ ‎ But, “the excellent becomes the permanent”, Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to: “The capacity (能力) of mankind for self-government.” No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost. The Digital Age cannot destroy it. Somehow in this or that man’s thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action only sure that it will do so sometime.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word “tyrannies” in Paragraph 2 refer to?‎ ‎ A. Countries where their people need help. B. Governments ruled with absolute power.‎ ‎ C. Splendid empires where people enjoy freedom. D. Powerful states with higher civilization ‎31. People believing in freedom are those who __________.‎ ‎ A. behave within the laws and value systems B. seek gains as their primary object ‎ C. regard their life as their own business D. treat others with kindness and pity ‎32. What change in attitude took place in Athens?‎ ‎ A. The Athenians benefited spiritually from the government.‎ ‎ B. The Athenians no longer took pride in the city.‎ ‎ C. The Athenians refused to take their responsibility.‎ ‎ D. The Athenians looked on the government as a business.‎ ‎33. What does the sentence “There could be only one result.” in Paragraph 5 mean?‎ A. Athens would continue to be free. ‎ ‎ B. Athens would cease to have freedom.‎ C. Freedom would come from responsibility. ‎ D. Freedom would stop Athens from self-dependence.‎ ‎34. Why does the author refer to Aristotle and Madison?‎ ‎ A. The author is proud of man’s capacity. B. The author is cautious about self-government.‎ ‎ C. The author is skeptical of Greek civilization. D. The author is hopeful about freedom.‎ ‎35. What is the author’s understanding of freedom?‎ ‎ A. Freedom can be more popular in the digital age.‎ ‎ B. Freedom needs to be guaranteed by responsibility.‎ ‎ C. Freedom should have priority over responsibility.‎ ‎ D. Freedom may come to an end in the digital age.‎ ‎31-35 ACBDB 参考答案：‎ ‎[七]‎ Do you want to love what you do for a living? Follow your passion. This piece of advice provides the foundation for modern thinking on career satisfaction. But this can be a problem.‎ I've spent the past several years researching and writing about the different strategies we use to seek happiness in our work. It became clear early in the process that the suggestion to “follow your passion” was flawed, for it lacks scientific evidence. However, it doesn't mean you should abandon the goal of feeling passionate about your work. The reality emphasizes that things are quite complicated.‎ Passion is earned. Different people are looking for different things in their work, but generally, people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features: autonomy, respect, competence, creativity, and a sense of impact. In other words, if you want to feel passionate about your livelihood, don't seek the perfect job, but seek to get more of these features in the job you already have.‎ Passion is elusive (难捉摸的).Many people develop the rare and valuable skills leading to passion, but still end up unhappy in their work. The problem is that the features leading you to love your work are more likely to be useful to you than your organization. As you become increasingly ‘‘valuable”，for example, your boss might push you toward traditional promotions that come with more pay and more responsibility, as this is what is most useful to your company. However, you might find more passion by applying your value to gain autonomy in your schedule or project selection.‎ Passion is dangerous. I've watched too many of my peers fall into anxiety and chronic job- hopping due to the ‘‘follow your passion” advice. The issue is expectations. If you believe we all have a pre-existing passion, and that matching it to a job will lead to instant workplace happiness, reality will always pale in comparison.‎ Work is hard. Not every day is fun. If you're seeking a dream job, you'll end up frustrated, again and again. Don't set out to discover passion. Instead, set out to develop it. This path might be longer and more complicated than what most cheerful career guides might advocate，but it's a path much more likely to lead you somewhere worth going.‎ ‎53. People satisfied with their careers are _______.‎ A. autonomous and passionate B. creative and competent C. respectable and sensitive D. creative and passionate ‎54. What is the author's advice on achieving career satisfaction?‎ A. Developing passion for what one is doing. ‎ B. Matching the pre-existing passion to one's work.‎ C. Figuring out early what one will do in the future. ‎ D. Discovering skills that lead to interesting careers.‎ ‎55. The underlined sentence in Para. 5 probably means that _______.‎ A. it is not easy to match our passion with our jobs B. we shouldn't think everyone has a pre-existing passion C. high expectations of passion in jobs bring disappointment D. workplace happiness does not require a pre-existing passion ‎56. What's the author's attitude towards the advice of “following your passion”?‎ A. Unclear B. Supportive C. Cautious D. Disapproving.‎ 参考答案：53-56 BACD ‎[八]‎ ‎ I was in the middle of coding a web page when my wife emailed me these questions: Ever wonder what it would be like to have the face, the brains, the personality and the body? What it would be like to have everyone stop when you walk in a room? What it would be like to be able to get anything or anyone you want? I stopped for a moment and thought about it because my wife wouldn't email me this unless something had driven her to do so. I emailed her back with what I thought was a pretty good answer. Here is what I wrote her back.‎ ‎ Yes, I had thought many times about what it would be like to be one of the beautiful people. To be able to take your breath away when I walked into a room, or to be the life of the party and have everyone fawning(奉承) over me as I wore only the finest clothes and sported the perfect body? But then I always came back to the realization that a lifestyle like that is so fragile. As you get older, your body changes; as you get older, the money changes. Your body never looks the same; the clothes become more and more expensive to maintain. And once you have crossed the line, suddenly you are out. The next fresh face comes in and you are quickly forgotten.‎ ‎ All through growing up I was never an attractive person. I was overweight and picked on. But that didn't stop me from being a nice person—a good, clean, funny and helpful person. I was the person who you came to when you needed a friend after a breakup. I was the one you came to when you needed a joke to brighten up your day. And in the long run, I will be the one you remember, not the new face, or the fresh style.‎ In closing, I would like to say that we, as people, have developed into looking for things that are bigger and better instead of what will last. I don't know about you, but I will remember the friend who helped me when I was down, more than the hot girl I just saw walking down the street.‎ I wish I could teach the world some more jokes.‎ ‎(A)32. How did the author react to his wife's questions?‎ A. He took them seriously.‎ B. He went on coding the page.‎ C. He replied to them right away.‎ D. He wondered why she had done so.‎ ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句I emailed her back with what I thought was a pretty good answer.可知，作者认真对待妻子提出的问题，故选A。‎ ‎(C)33. What can we learn about the author?‎ A. He cares much about appearance.‎ B. He has a clever and beautiful wife.‎ C. He is always ready to help others.‎ D. He doesn't like beautiful women.‎ ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段But that didn't stop me from being a nice person—a good, clean, funny and helpful person. I was the person who you came to when you needed a friend after a breakup. I was the one you came to when you needed a joke to brighten up your day. 可知，作者是一个善良、干净、风趣、乐于助人的人，是一个在别人需要时能提供帮助的人。故选C。‎ ‎(D)34. According to the text, the author would agree that one should ________．‎ A. try a new and fresh lifestyle B. tell jokes to live a meaningful life C. wear fancy clothes to attract people D. be the person who brings joy to others ‎【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段I was the one you came to when you needed a joke to brighten up your day.和最后一段I wish I could teach the world some more jokes.可知，作者认为每个人应该成为给别人带来快乐的人，故选D。‎ ‎(B)35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?‎ A. What Is Wisdom? B. What Will Last?‎ C. Three Questions D. Three Answers ‎【解析】主旨大意题。作者在给妻子的回信中谈到外表是暂时的，只有一个人善良、乐于助人的品质才是陪伴一生的东西。B项“什么将永久持续？”概括全文内容，且比其他几个更能吸引读者，故选B。‎ ‎[九]‎ Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas ‎ think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge. it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.‎ Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.‎ The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it. ‎ It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true. ‎ The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat(拍) yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!‎ ‎52. You need to build a positive self-image when you _________.‎ A. dare to challenge yourself B. feel it hard to change yourself C. are unconfident about yourself D. have a high opinion of yourself ‎53. According to the passage, our self-images _________.‎ A. have positive effects B. are probably untrue C. are often changeable D. have different functions ‎54. How should you change your self-image according to the passage?‎ A. To keep a different image of others. B. To make your life successful.‎ C. To understand your own world. D. To change the way you think.‎ ‎55. Who are the intended readers of the passage?‎ A. Parents.‎ B. Adolescents.‎ C. Educators.‎ D. People in general.‎ 参考答案：52-55 CBDB ‎ [十]‎ Across the world, studies have consistently found that girls perform significantly better than boys in reading. These studies show that girls typically read more frequently than boys, and have a more positive attitude toward reading.‎ There are several reasons that help explain these gender-based differences. Parents read more with their daughters. This sends a strong and early message that books are for girls, as well as equipping girls with a significant advantage. Recent research has found even though boys read less frequently than girls, girls still receive more encouragement to read from their parents.‎ So how can parents and educators help bridge this socially-engineered gap for boys’ reading?‎ To improve boys’ reading performance, parents and educators may look for ways to connect boys with reading. This has led to discussion about the importance of promoting so-called “boy-friendly” books that boys supposedly “prefer”. These are typically assumed to be non-fiction works, as many people believed that boys prefer to read non-fiction.‎ ‎ But this belief is not supported by recent research, which in fact suggests boys are more likely to choose to read fiction than non-fiction. Encouraging all boys to read non-fiction under the mistaken belief that it is their preference may actually be harmful. Fiction readers read more frequently and demonstrate faster language learning and higher language ability.‎ ‎ Besides encouraging more fiction reading, there are a number of ways that we can help connect boys with books. Firstly, don’t assume that boys of the same age have the same interests or that their interests stay the same over time. To match boys with suitable reading material, have regular discussions about reading for pleasure in order to keep up with their interests.‎ ‎ Schools should also provide access to libraries during lessons throughout the years of schooling. Girls visit the library in their free time more than boys, and as students move to higher grades they often have less access to libraries during class. Access to books for boys is essential to promote reading.‎ ‎ In addition, we should keep paper books available because research shows that boys are less likely to choose to read on screens than girls. Finally we should promote reading as an enjoyable pastime by being a role model. Let your children or students see you read for pleasure.‎ ‎24. According to the author, what is the main cause of the difference in boys’ and girls’ reading ability?‎ A. Social factors.‎ B. Teaching methods.‎ C. Personal preferences.‎ D. Psychological differences.‎ ‎25. Why does the author recommend that adults regularly talk to boys about reading?‎ A. To persuade boys to read more often.‎ B. To learn what boys are most interested in.‎ C. To help boys improve their language ability.‎ D. To show that adults are good reading role models.‎ ‎26. When should schools give students additional library access according to the author?‎ A. Before and after class.‎ B. At any time of the school day.‎ C. At regular times during class.‎ D. When they are in the lower grades.‎ ‎27. What is the main purpose of the text?‎ ‎ A. To show students ways to improve their reading.‎ ‎ B. To explain why boys are not as good at reading as girls.‎ ‎ C. To urge governments to provide more reading resources.‎ ‎ D. To provide strategies that can help improve boys’ reading ability.‎ 参考答案：24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D