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2020-2021学年肇庆大旺中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案

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2020-2021学年肇庆大旺中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及参考答案
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Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orone,althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,maths-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.
Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoinsiststhatthestudyofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesmustremaincentralelementsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Bothareasarethekeytoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovativeleaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.
Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical”wayoutoftheproblem;“majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentandsuccessinthelongrun.Indeed,accordingtosurveys,employershaveexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-basededucationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.
Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworkforcetodaywillbecalledupontoplaymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytotakeadvantageofeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvetheproblemsofthefuture,andseizetheopportunities,willbehelpfultothemandthenation.1.Whatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportsuggest?
A.STEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationsociety.B.ThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalimportance.

C.Theliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichstudents’spirituallife.D.Highereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofsociety.2.Whatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseamajor?
A.Theirinterestinrelevantsubjects.B.Theacademicvalueofthecourses.C.Thequalityofeducationtoreceive.D.Theirchancesofgettingagoodjob.3.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalled“soft”subjects?
A.Theybenefitstudentsintheirfuturelife.B.Theybroadenstudents’rangeofinterests.
C.Theyjustimprovestudents’communicationskills.D.Theyareessentialtostudents’healthygrowth.
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OnSeptember7,1930,YuanLongpingwasborninBeijing.FluentinEnglish,hismotheroftenreadFriedrichNietzsche'sworkstohim.Influencedbyhismother,YuanLongpinglikedEnglish,geographyandchemistryatschool.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,hebecameateacherinthecountrysideofHunanin1953.
Withlotsofcropfailures,nationwidehungerhitChinainthe1960s,makingmanypeopleliveabadlife.Yuanwassadandfelthemustdosomething.SincetheclimateinHunanwasnotfriendlytogrowingwheat.Hedecidedtodevotehimselftostudyinghowtoincreasetheproductionofrice,abasicfoodforover60percentofChinesepeople.Fromthenon,hebeganalifelongconnectionwithrice.
YuanLongpingsucceededingrowingtheworld'sfirsthighproductionhybridrice(杂交水稻varietyin1973,whichcouldreachayieldofover500kgpermorethan200kgthanbefore.Forthenextfourdecades,hecontinuedtoworkontheresearchofhybridrice.In2020,hybridricedevelopedbyhisteamachieved1,500kgpermuintwogrowingseasons,anewworldrecord.
Nowadays,thehybridriceisgrowninalmosthalfofChina'sricefieldsanditsproductionaccountsfor60percentofthetotalriceproductioninChina.Thehybridriceproductionis20percentmorethanthecommonkinds,theyearlyincreaseofwhichfeedsupto100millionpeople.
In2019,YuanLongping,knownasthe“Fatherofhybridrice”,wasawardedwithMedaloftheRepublic,China'shighesthonor.
YuanLongping'sbiggestdreaminlifewastodevelopmorehybridricevarieties,whichcouldbegrownallovertheworldtohelpsolvetheglobalfoodproblem.Sofar,thehybridvarietieshedevelopedhavebeengrowninover40countries,includingtheUSA,BrazilandIndia.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutYuanLongpingaccordingtothetext?

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