2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练:阅读理解3请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意:每空格1个单词。Doyouraisesalmon(鲑鱼)inyourclassroomatschool?Doyoueverhaveclasswhilefloatingdownariverinacanoe?Doyoueverthrowyourschoollunchleftoversintoacompost(混合肥料)binwhenyouarefinished?TheyareallpartofaregularschooldayatBarnardEnvironmentalStudiesMagnetSchoolinNewHaven,Connecticut.Knownasa“green”school,Barnardattractsstudentsfromallovertheregionwhoareinterestedinenvironmentalstudies.“WedoEarthDayalltheyearround,”saidMarjorieDrucker,Barnard’sMagnetResourceteacher.Withtheschool’sspecialclasses,its325studentsstudytheenvironmentalldaylong.“Beinggreenmeansthateverythinginthebuildingisdesignedwiththeenvironmentinmind,”DruckertoldScholasticNews.Forexample,thelightsgooffwhenpeopleleavetheroom,andspecialwindowsprovide“passivelight”,cuttingdownontheneedforelectriclighting.Whenawindowisopen,theair-conditioningautomaticallyturnsoff.Conservingenergyisnotallthatstudentsdotohelptheenvironment.WhilelearningaboutthedyingsalmonpopulationintheConnecticutrivers,studentsalsodosomethingtohelpout----theyraisemoresalmon.Intheclassroomstherearefishtankscontainingsalmoneggs.TheeggsarekeptinwaterattwodegreesCelsius.Aftertheeggshatch,studentsobservethebabysalmonthroughallthestagesofdevelopment,andthenreleasetheadultsalmonintoConnecticutrivers.CompostingisanotherpartoftakingcareoftheenvironmentatBarnardStudentsdealwiththeirlunchesbythrowingtheremainingfoodintoacompostbininagreenhouse.Thecompostisusedtohelpgrowplants.AtBarnard,almosteverythinghastodowiththeenvironment.Studentssingsongsabouttheenvironment;theirartworkshavesomethingtodowiththeenvironment;eventheirmathclassesarefocusedonprotectingtheenvironment.1Barnardofferschancesthatstudentscan’tgetinaregularschool.Theschool’sgoalistoteachchildrentobegoodenvironmentalrolemodels.Theyalsolearntoliveinadifferentway.Toattendtheschool,studentshavetoapplyandexpresstheirinterestinprotectingtheenvironment.“Studentscomeherebecausetheycareabouttheenvironment,”saidDrucker.答案:1.that2.off3.avoided4.Keeping5.raised/kept6.smaller7.making8.on/about9.Different10.certainDoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor1015minutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwriting2Theylearntoliveinadifferentway.Itis(10)____thattheybecomegoodenvironmentalrolemodels.Behaving:Theydealwithleftoverfoodfortheuseof(7)____plantsgrowbetter.Theysing,dance,aswellashavelessons(8)____protectingtheenvironment.Conservingenergy:Thepoweriscut(2)____whentheydon’tuseelectricalequipmentinthebuilding,unnecessarywaste(3)____.All(1)_____thestudentsdoineverydaylifearerelatedtoprotectingenvironment.BarnardEnvironmentalStudiesMagnetSchool(4)____thebalanceofnature:Smallcreatureslikesalmonare(5)____carefullysothatwhentheirnumberbecomes(6)____,theyareputintonature.(9)____fromthestudentsinaregularschool,theyhavemorechances.isprettymuch.Manyadultsrememb...