The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools．Likely，labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some teachers gave reading groups not﹣so﹣secret code names like\．But kids still know．
58．Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again？ C A．Because most teachers do not like slower learners． B．Because grouping children should be done early in life． C．Because it is academically beneficial to different learners． D．Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers'help．
59．By saying\．\，the writer really means D ．
A．tracking children is normal in Asia
B．school﹣wide tracking has decreased in US
C．professional and vocational careers are unrelated D．sorted students can hardly change schools
60．The examples in Paragraph 6are used mainly to illustrate B ． A．a good language learner promises to be good at maths B．a student might join different groups for different courses C．ability grouping benefits gifted students more than slow ones D．ability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students
61．What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers？ A A．Students'different levels． B．Students'low performance． C．Constant self﹣comparison．
D．Application of not﹣so﹣secret code． 【考点】科教类阅读． 【分析】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们说明了如今很多学校依然根据学生的能力对他们进行不同的分组，这虽然对他们的学习有益，但是这种分组却一直存在争议，作者在文中讨论了这样分组的好处以及缺点．
【解答】58．C 细节理解题，根据第五段Unlike tracking，which means sorting students into separate classrooms，ability grouping happens within classrooms．When done according to the latest research，it has proven to promote achievement．可知学生根据他们的能力分组再次流行是因为它在学术上对不同能力的学习者是有益的，故选C．
59．D 推理判断题，根据第三段Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers．Movement between the tracks is rare．可知作者说\．\是为了告诉我们给学生排序几乎不能改变学校，故选D．
60．B 细节理解题，根据第六段For instance，a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math．A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions．Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with a tutor until their reading improves．所提出的例子可知一个学生可能会加入不同的小组来学习不同的课程，故选B．
61．A 细节理解题，根据倒数第二段In many regular classrooms，the differences between student ability levels are very big．That presents challenges for teachers and low﹣performing
students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease．可知教师在普通课堂上的挑战是学生能力水平之间的很大的差异，故选A．
【点评】考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
62．Microsoft just finished a three﹣month experiment operating an underwater data center．A server rack（服务器支架） with the power of about 300PCs was placed into a water﹣tight（防水） steel container and lowered into the ocean off the coast of central California． The unusual experiment was launched because current data centers are unpleasantly
inefficient．They're built where energy and land are cheap （not close to where people actually live）．And they waste so much energy cooling their massive computers．The ocean can solve those problems．The cold ocean floor sufficiently cools the computing components inside the pod．And since most people live near the ocean，placing data centers under water could potentially increase the speed at which customers could access the information stored in Microsoft's cloud．
The experiment was so successful that Microsoft operated the underwater data center for 75days longer than it had planned to．The next step is to get a larger pod，with about four times the
computing power，under the ocean for testing．Unlike the first experiment，the next pod will also be equipped with turbines，which will transform the ocean's currents into electricity．It's not clear when，if ever，underwater data centers will become a possible product．\like dipping our pinkie toe in the water，and now we're going for the big toe，\，corporate vice president of Microsoft Research．
Microsoft is still analyzing the environmental impacts of the study．Data centers are both hot and loud，which could have damaging effects on ocean life．Microsoft found that the noise its
underwater data center produced was drowned out by nearby shrimp and crabs．The data centers are also built from recyclable materials，and Microsoft believes that the total carbon footprint of underwater data centers will be\﹣based centers．
Given the growth in the cloud，industry analysts believe that most of the world's data centers have yet to be built．But building a data center takes at least two years﹣an eternity in the fast﹣developing tech industry．As a result，Microsoft builds its data centers with the future in mind，installing far more computing power and space than it currently needs．
Lee believes that going under water can shift the building of data centers from construction projects to manufacturing jobs．\﹣produce these pods on an assembly line？\．\，from conception to operation，in 90days．That's dramatically different than what's happening today．\
62．What is the advantage of an underwater data center？ D A．It can be lowered to the ocean floor easily．
B．It can cool computing components automatically． C．It can be built close to the place where people live． D．It can make information easily accessible to people． 63．We can infer that the underwater data centers B ．
A．cause little harm to the ocean life B．are more environmentally friendly C．change the course of ocean currents D．are easy to build in large quantities
64．The underlined word\ A \． A．an extremely long time B．an extended period C．a seemingly short time D．a fruitful period 65．The passage tries to inform readers that C ． A．an experiment was made in operating a data center
B．Microsoft will mass﹣produce pods on an assemble line C．Microsoft succeeded in putting a data center underwater
D．underwater data centers are more efficient than land﹣based ones．
【考点】新闻报道类阅读． 【分析】本文讲了微软刚刚完成了一个操作水下数据中心的服务器机架，这个水下数据中心可以更环保，使客户更方便的了解微软信息．但是目前在世界未推广出去，建设水下的数据中心还是一个很漫长的过程． 【解答】62．D．细节理解题．根据文章\，placing data centers under water could potentially increase the speed at which customers could access the information stored in Microsoft's cloud．\可知，在水下的数据中心可能会增加客户可以访问存储在微软的云的信息的速度．即客户可以更方便的访问信息．故选D． 63．B．推理预测题．根据文章\was drowned out by nearby shrimp and crabs．The data centers are also built from recyclable materials，and Microsoft believes that the total carbon footprint of underwater data centers will be\﹣based centers\可知，水的数据中心的噪音被附近的虾和螃蟹淹没，数据中心也从可回收的材料建造．可推测出，水的数据中心更环保．故选B． 64．A．词义猜测题．原句中\﹣an eternity in the fast﹣developing tech industry\，意为建设水的数据中心需要两年的时间发展．可猜测\应是时间意义的词汇．又从\可知，世界大多数数据中心没建成，本句又用\转折，可见是一段长时间的建设过程．故选A． 65．C．主旨大意题．本文讲了微软刚刚完成了一个操作水下数据中心的服务器机架，介绍了水下数据中心的操作和一些优势．故选C．
【点评】本文为新闻报道类阅读．新闻报道类在英语阅读理解中是一种特点十分鲜明的题材．因为文章往往呈现出\倒金字塔\的特征，此类题的英语阅读理解技巧是重点看导语．导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实，通过它点出新闻的主题，其次寻找关键词，理解题意，做出解答． 66．（10分）（2016?泰州三模）My father's family is not a musical family．They are a family of words．My brother has my father's dark hair，his love of a good argument．I take after my
mother．From her I inherited a curious nature，a sense of adventure，bright red hair．I did not，contrary to her hopes，inherit a talent for the piano．That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me．
The piano lessons began when I was four．My mother was convinced that I would be a child
Mozart．She found the ideal teacher﹣Madame Oblenka，a strict Russian woman，whose pursed
lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission．Madame Oblenka，who expected a little Mozart，was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists（拳头） on the keys． I tried to please her．\，\．I\（退避） my ears﹣for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously？She\，too，which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came． Once，when I was ten，I managed to record one of my own rehearsals（练习）．In order to escape my practice sessions，I would close myself behind the door of the piano room，put on the tape recording，and read until the tape had finished．That method worked for a week，until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B﹣sharp．She knocked on the door，and，receiving no answer，came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on．
I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to
emerge（显现） any time soon．My mother，refusing to admit defeat，told me to pick another instrument．\，Honey，\，assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion．I thought long and hard and chose the drums．My parents，sensitive to noise，would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing．I imagined my father in his study，cotton wads in his ears．
I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea．Maybe I wasn't meant to be an instrumentalist．Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents，Mom took me to a drama teacher．However，he put me backstage，painting scenery．Once I recovered from my sense of injury，I realized the wisdom of his choice．I loved the active，practical backstage world，and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting．I loved the challenge of taking our scanty（贫乏的） supplies and using them to make something beautiful．Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me﹣this，to me，was close to magic．
I'm a sculptor now，and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation．It's a wonderful，blissful（乐而忘忧） feeling．I realize that my parents，in their misguided attempts to interest me in music，were trying to give me this feeling．And now I feel grateful．Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way，but their hearts were in the right place．
66．Madame Oblenka always felt angry because D ． A．the author was too young to play the piano well B．the author often pointed out the wrong notes of her C．the author kept banging on the keys unconsciously D．the author's performance was far from satisfactory
67．Which of the following best reveals the author's attitude towards piano practice？ C A．She tried to make the piano teacher pleased． B．She recorded her performance for improvement． C．She played the recording instead of practising． D．She repeated the same mistake in practising．
68．Why did the author choose the drums as a musical instrument？ B A．She was eager to free herself from piano lessons． B．She was reluctant to play an instrument． C．She was confident of handling them．
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