Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions：Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.

　　However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.

　　Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.

　　The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.

　　The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and

　　organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.

　　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

　　22. In delivering lessons for high-schoolers, Flatiron has considered their____.

　　A. experience

　　B. academic backgrounds

　　C. career prospects

　　D. 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

　　24. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to____.

　　A. compete with a future army of programmers

　　B. stay longer in the information technology industry

　　C. become better prepared for the digitalized world

　　D. bring forth innovative computer technologies

　　25. The word “coax” (Line4, Para.6) is closest in meaning to____.

　　A. challenge

　　B. persuade

　　C. frighten

　　D. misguide

　　Text 1

　　21 答案 B remodel the way of thinking.

　　Reshape 重塑 remold 重塑

　　Mold 名詞-模型 模子 動詞-形成塑造

　　解析：此題是文中人物觀點題。根據Cortina定位到第二段前三句。Cortina認為盡早接觸計算機科學是有益的。第三句It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. 譯為在轉變思維程序方面小孩不像年齡較大的學生一樣困難，即B remodel the way of thinking 轉變思維方式即為同義替換。

　　22 答案 D interest

　　解析：此題是細節題。根據關鍵詞Friedman定位到第四段第二句but之后引號里面內容“我們試圖讓課程符合學生興趣”，故而D interest為正確答案。

　　23 答案 A help students learn other computer languages

　　解析：文中人物觀點題。題干問的是Deborah Seehorn認為在Flatiron這里所學到的技能將能怎么樣，據此定位到第五段But處，和題干基本一致，該句指出“But the skills they learn…appl to any coding language”，意思是他們學到的技能可以應用于任何編碼語言。對比答案選項，A選項的意思是“幫助學生學習其他的計算機語言”屬于原文定位處的同義替換。

　　24 答案 C become better prepared for the digitalized world

　　解析：細節題。題干指出：根據最后一段，Flatiron的學生被期望去干什么。據此定位到最后一段的These kids are going to be處，是題干的同義復現。定位句“These kids are…be surrounded by computers for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think…….the better.”，意思是學生們越早學越好。C選項“為數字化的未來做更好的準備”是同義概述。

　　25 答案 B persuade

　　解析：詞義句意題，結合上下文來解題。根據coax此單詞，定位到最后一段最后一句“how to coax the machine into producing what they want”，考察固定搭配“persuade…into…”。A選項挑戰，B選項勸服，C選項使恐慌，D選項誤導。考生做題時一定要注意結合上下文來推測生詞的詞義，這是命題人的出題 規律。