中国百强报刊英语周报2023-2024七年级外研第四期

中国百强报刊英语周报2023-2024七年级外研第四期

The displays of bad temper are nothing new in kindergarten and first grade, but the behavior of a 6-year-old girl this fall at a school in Fort Worth, Texas, had even the most experienced staff members wanting to run for cover. Asked to put a toy away, the youngster began to scream. Told to calm down, she knocked over her desk and crawled（爬行） under the teacher’s desk, kicking it and throwing out the contents of the drawers. Then things really began to worsen. Still screaming, the child stood up and began casting books at her terrified classmates, who had to be accompanied to safety.

Just a bad day at school? More like a bad season. The desk-throwing incident followed scores of other crazy acts by some of the youngest Fort Worth students at schools across the district, and even the country. There have been an increasing number of kindergartners and first-graders with violent behavior and it has become an alarming trend.

The youngest school kids are acting out in really ridiculous ways and violence is getting younger and younger. Why? Educators and psychologist argue that they are witnessing the result of a number of social trends that have come together in a most unfortunate way. Many mention economic stress, which has parents working longer hours than ever before, kids spending more time in day care and everyone coming home too tired to engage in the kind of relationships that build social skills. In addition, many educators worry about rising academic pressure in kindergarten and first grade as the students have to take the yearly tests demanded by the No Child Left Behind Act. They believe that even more important than early reading is the learning of play skills. Other experts also point out that violent behavior in children has been closely linked to exposure to violence on TV and in movies, video games and other media. They insist schools try to teach kids what they have failed to learn at home, for example, having varieties of anti-violence and character-education programs, instructing children to interact with people who love them and teaching them how to behave.

1.The author leads in the topic of the passage with .

A. detailed examples B. scientific analysis

C. satisfactory evidence D. rich imagination

2.The second paragraph tells us that .

A. autumn is considered as a bad season for the youngest school kids

B. Fort Worth students set good example to their peers in the district

C. the problem of kids’ violent behaviors is too serious to be ignored

D. kindergartners are urged to be equipped with alarming systems

3.As for the children, which of the following results in their violent behavior?

a. economic stress

b. academic pressure

c. lack of interaction with parents

d. ill personality

e. exposure to media violence

A. a, b, d B. a, c, d

C. b, c, e D. b, d, e

4.The passage mainly discusses about .

A. causes and solutions of school violent behaviors

B. student behavior management in the digital age

C. kids’ exposure to violence on TV and in movies

D. functions of character-education programs

中国百强报刊英语周报2023-2024七年级外研第四期试题答案

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章通过一些详尽的事例，主要讨论了学校孩子暴力行为引起的原因以及其解决方法。

1.推理判断题。作者是通过一个6岁的小女孩在秋季开学在学校的详尽的表现，从而导入文章的话题。选A

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段尤其最后一句There have been an increasing number of kindergartners and first-graders with violent behavior and it has become an alarming trend.可知孩子的暴力行为太严重了而不能够被忽视。选C

3.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段Many mention economic stress, which has parents working longer hours than ever before, kids spending more time in day care and everyone coming home too tired to engage in the kind of relationships that build social skills. In addition, many educators worry about rising academic pressure in kindergarten and first grade as the students have to take the yearly tests demanded by the No Child Left Behind Act. They believe that even more important than early reading is the learning of play skills. Other experts also point out that violent behavior in children has been closely linked to exposure to violence on TV and in movies, video games and other media.可知b, c, e符合文章的事实。选C

4.主旨大意题。文章通过一些详尽的事例，主要讨论了学校孩子暴力行为引起的原因以及其解决方法。选A

考点：考查教育类短文阅读

Howling is a behavior commonly observed among a wolf pack（群）. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.

One theory is that wolves howl to bond（结合）better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together, perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behavior. Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? —Why do wolves howl for sure?

What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.

Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behavior. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll call” where wolves all howl together to report their presence.

1.What is the possible similarity between wolves’ howling together and human’s singing in chorus?

A. The act of calling each other.

B. The sense of achievement.

C. The act of hunting for something.

D. The sense of belonging to a group.

2.Why does Harrington think the “social bond” theory may be wrong?

A. Wolves separate from each other after howling.

B. Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.

C. Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.

D. Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.

3.Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to______.

A. show their ranks

B. find their companions

C. report the missing ones

D. express their loneliness

4.“Howling…is a contagious behaviour” (in the last paragraph) means______.

A. howling is a signal for hunting

B. howling is a way of communication

C. howling often occurs in the morning

D. howling spreads from one to another

中国百强报刊英语周报2023-2024七年级外研第四期试题答案

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲的是狼群发出嚎叫的原因，作用和特点

1.D判断推理题。根据第二段It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together.可知选D项。

2.C 细节判断题。根据第三段提到and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times.可知C项错误。

3.B 细节判断题。根据倒数第二段提到locate each other和最后一句话中提到appears to be an excellent means of gathering可知狼嚎叫为的是找伴，故选B项。

4.D 句意理解。根据最后一段提到When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow.一个嚎叫而另外一个也会做同样的事情，故选D项。

考点：科普类阅读国。

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