Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices, in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that -the better.
 
　　21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to _______
 
　　[A] complete future job training
 
　　[B] remodel the way of thinking
 
　　[C] formulate logical hypotheses
 
　　[D] perfect artwork production
 
　　【答案】B
 
　　【解析】觀點(diǎn)題。根據(jù)題干Cortina holds回文定位在第二段。第二段指出Cortina認(rèn)為過早的接觸電腦是有益的，緊接著指出當(dāng)小孩子學(xué)習(xí)電腦科學(xué)，他們就學(xué)習(xí)了如何去開發(fā)手機(jī)應(yīng)用程序，或者創(chuàng)作藝術(shù)，或者驗(yàn)證假設(shè)。對(duì)于他們來說與大孩子相比，改變思維并不難。綜上所述，[B]remodel the way of thinking是對(duì)原文"transform their thought"的同義置換。
 
　　22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron has considered their________
 
　　[A] experience
 
　　[B] interest
 
　　[C] career prospects
 
　　[D] academic backgrounds
 
　　【答案】B
 
　　【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵信息"in delivering lessons for high-schoolers"、"Flatiron has considered"，定位到第三段。整個(gè)第三段在敘述Flatiron School。其中，第三行The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in"(高中生們上同樣的課程，但是"我們力圖以他們的興趣來調(diào)整課程")，表明了該校開設(shè)課程的依據(jù)是"學(xué)生的興趣"，故選[B] interest。
 
　　23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ________
 
　　[A] help students learn other computer languages
 
　　[B] have to be upgraded when new technologies come
 
　　[C] need improving when students look for jobs
 
　　[D] enable students to make big quick money
 
　　【答案】A
 
　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Deborah Seehorn 定位到文章第五段最后一句。Deborah說他們學(xué)習(xí)的技能(如何思考問題具有邏輯性并組織結(jié)果)可以應(yīng)用到編碼語言中去。選項(xiàng)[A]幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)另外的電腦語言是對(duì)這句話的概括。
 
　　24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______
 
　　[A] bring forth innovative computer technologies
 
　　[B] stay longer in the information technology industry
 
　　[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world
 
　　[D] compete with a future army of programmers
 
　　【答案】C
 
　　【解析】推理題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞"the last paragraph"和"Flatiron students"回文定位在最后一段。最后一段第一句指出Flatiron的學(xué)生不會(huì)全都進(jìn)入IT界。緊接著第二句說明培養(yǎng)編碼人員不是唯一目的，第三句進(jìn)一步指出這些學(xué)生將會(huì)一生"被電腦包圍"(生活在電腦時(shí)代)，對(duì)比四個(gè)所給選項(xiàng)，[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world與原文意思一致，故正確。
 
　　25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________
 
　　[A] persuade
 
　　[B] frighten
 
　　[C] misguide
 
　　[D] challenge
 
　　【答案】A
 
　　【解析】詞義題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵信息"coax"(Line 4, Para.6)，定位到最后一段第四行how to coax the machine into producing what they want(如何…電腦生產(chǎn)他們想要的)，且該部分是與how computers think(電腦是如何思維的)并列的，都是學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)的具體內(nèi)容。正是因?yàn)閮烧卟⒘�，因此根�?jù)單詞think可知coax同樣含有一定比喻色彩，且coax指的是"讓電腦生產(chǎn)他們想要的"一種手段或方式。persuade"勸說，勸誘"，即"勸誘電腦生產(chǎn)他們想要的"，語意恰當(dāng)，是正確選項(xiàng)，本題正確答案為[A] persuade。
 
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　　Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.
 
　　The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.