2012高考英语新题分类汇编天津阅读表达（高考真题+模拟新题）课标英语N[2011·天津卷]阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

In college, Spring Break (春假)is usually associated with the beach, parties and sleepless nights, bringing about relaxation, free time and friends. Students who wish to spend their break doing something productive and rewarding, however, may choose to participate in the Alternative Break Program. It places college students in communities both at home and abroad.The Program allows students to take part in various projects dealing with issues such as literacy (识字), homelessness and the environment. It includes helping kids with their lessons, raising money for families in need and collecting data for environmental research.The hope is that, by getting themselves involved in different environments, students will have the opportunity to learn about members of communities and broaden their view. In turn, they will incorporate (融合) their experiences and lessons learned into their own communities. In a word, the Program aims to encourage students to be active citizens and engage themselves in making a difference in society.In the spring of 2006, about 36,000 students in the USA participated in the Alternative Break Program.Samantha Giacobozzi, now director of the Program, has been on five alternative break trips herself, including trips to New Orleans, India and the Dominican Republic. “I was a student who went on alternative break trips and had my life totally transformed by that experience，” she said. “Every year, we meet many students who have attended the Program. You can see changes in their life that are connected with their alternative break experiences.”The Program began in 1991.Today, it has become increasingly popular with college students in the United States.56．Who may choose to participate in the Alternative Break Program？(No more than 10 words)57. What is the aim of the Program？(No more than 15 words)58．What is the meaning of the underlined word “transformed” in Paragraph 5？(1 word) 59．What is Samantha’s attitude toward the Program？(No more than 10 words)60．If you take part in the Program, which project are you interested in? And why？(No more than 25 words)课标英语N[2011·天津卷]【56．Students who wish to do something productive and rewarding.57．It is to encourage students to be active citizens and make a difference in society.58．Changed.59．She thinks highly of the Program./She is in favor of the Program./She holds a positive attitude toward the Program.Or：She thinks it’s a great experience of changing one’s life.Or：She is thankful/grateful for the Program.60．I am interested in helping kids with their lessons because education is important to themOr：I want to raise money for families in need because they are poor and need our helpOr：I am interested in collecting data for environmental research because the environment should be protected.N [2011·天津河西区高三期末]Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the academic difference between boys and girls. However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out, there are slightly genetic differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose.“But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other affects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether they’ve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys’‘territory’”．Statistics show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests girls only stop studying mathematics because of socialattitudes. One of the reports says, “While it is still acceptable for women to say that they are ‘hopeless’ at maths, our research shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys’，they have not been encouraged to do so.”The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nursery school, girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys but not girls are often asked to “help” with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later in the life. Evidence shows that exceptional(杰出的)mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers; they had to find out by themselves.A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls. Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students. All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects, gives them confidence and makes them believe that they can succeed Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard such “male” subjects like mathematics and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons.Mathematics and science are mainly male subjects, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them up. Girls do not seem to want to be in open competition with boys. Neither do they want to do better than boys，because they are afraid to appear less female, and so less attractive.1．What has been discovered about boys and girls in their learning and choosing subjects at school? (No more than 20 words.)________________________________________________________________________ 2．Please explain the underlined word “territory” in English. (No more than 5 words.)________________________________________________________________________ 3．Why do girls stop learning mathematics based on the passage? (No more than 15 words.) ________________________________________________________________________[ 4．Wh at makes those who made extraordinary contribution in mathematics and science different? (No more than 15 words.)________________________________________________________________________ 5．What conclusion can be drawn according to the scientific studies? (No more than 20 words.)________________________________________________________________________N [2011·天津河西区高三期末]1．There are not only slightly genetic differences between boys and girls but other factors affecting their learning and subject choices.2．special field/special area of knowledge or activity词义猜测题。