高二英语限时训练（一）
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teacher thinks his students will study better after a morning lie-in (懒觉).
Instead of rising early for a 9 am start, students at the ￡15,000-a-year Hampton Court House,
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The US will have a new president this fall. Voters will decide between the Democratic candidate (候选人), Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump of the Republicans.
But the voting is not a must for each person in the US. So quite a lot of people choose not to vote , especially the young generation. According to Fox News, one-in-five young voters between the ages of 18 and 35 said clearly that they wouldn’t vote for either of the two candidates. Just 12 percent of voters aged 35-54, and only nine percent of voters aged 55 and older said the same thing.
This is not only because young people don’t like Clinton or Trump, according to the Fortune magazine. The truth is that they are traditionally less likely to vote than their parents.
“Young people are not at an age in their life when they think politics or government has anything to do with them,” said Rodd Freitag, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, US. “But for the older age groups, they have a home, they pay taxes (税), they care about schools and the community.”
Many believe that the civic (公民的) education of an American youth is another reason why they don’t vote.
Students usually just do community services like cleaning the neighborhoods. This means they haven’t learned how to link real life problems to politics through voting, according to Christopher Beem, a politics professor at the Pennsylvania State University.
He said the country needs to help young people learn how to take part in politics and get them to see that they can make a difference.
21. What percentage of young voters wouldn’t go to vote?
A. 9 percent. B. 12 percent. C. 20 percent.D. 55 percent. 22.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. US Young Not VotingB. US Young and Their President C. Young People’s Power
D. Voting for the New US PresidentB
A private sixth grade is set to start its lessons at 1.30 pm every day because the school’s
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in East Molesey, Surrey, will get to enjoy a lie-in and work from 1.30 pm until 7.pm. Head teacher Guy Holloway says the move for all sixth grade students, set to begin from September, has been made according to research by scientists. He predicts (预测) that not only will his students aged 16 and upwards get great night’s sleep, but their productivity (效率) will also be improved.
The co-educational school will have the latest start time in the UK, and will be the only one to begin lessons in the afternoon.
Experts say young people are programmed to get up later, and that rather than laziness it is simply a shift (转变) in their body clocks.
“There are 168 hours in a week and how productive they are depends on how they choose to use those hours,” said Mr Holloway, “At Hampton Court House we don’t think we have the answer for everybody; it’s about what works in our school. We want to get them into a condition where they can get great sleep and study well.” He said students would also benefit from reduced journey times as they travel to and from school after rush hour (上下班高峰时间).
Year 10 student Gabriel Purcell-Davis will be one of the first of 30 A-level students to start at the later time. “I want to wake up in my bed, not in my maths lesson, “said the 15-year-old. Lessons for all other students at the school will still begin at 9 am as usual. 23. Why did the school decide to start the class at 1.30 pm?
A. It may be good for students’ study.B. Students wanted a morning lie-in. C. Students were often late for school.
D. Teachers wanted to have a good sleep in the morning. 24. What can we learn about the new start time?
A. It’s suitable for every student.B. It was based on scientific research. C. Students are following the new school time now.
D. Only the sixth grade students will use the new school time. 25.. Experts think young people’s getting up later A. is a bad habitB. is a natural thing C. is because of laziness D. is helpful to their study 26. In Mr. Holloway’s eyes, students can improve their productivity by A. working harder
B. not wasting time
D. learning new study methods
C. using time wisely
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