2020-2021学年潍坊高新东风学校高三英语下学期期中试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ABobandSueHarveyspentnineyearsasresidentfellowsinadormitoryatSanfordandintheirbookVirtualRealityandTheCollegeFreshman,theywrite“TheFreshmanoftenfacesanidentityproblemduringthefirstsemester.”Collegeisamorepressuredenvironmentthanitusedtobe,inpartbecausetheacademicgapbetweenhighschoolandcollegehasincreased.Manycollegefreshmenhaveneverhadtomakeindependentdecisionsaboutsex,drugsandalcohol.Mostdon’tknowhowtomanagetheirtimeormoney.Theyoftenfeellonelyandoverwhelmed,resultinginanxietyanddepression.NancyCorbin,directorofclinicalservice-counselingforstudent咨询()servicesatIowaStateUniversity,saysherofficeisseeingasignificantincreaseinrequestsforcounselingfromfreshmenwhoarehavingtroublemakingtheadjustmenttocollegelife.Shesaysolderteenagersincreasinglylacktheskillstodealwithpersonalproblemsthataren’teasilydefinedorfixed.Andtheygethomesickbuthaveahardtimeadmittingit.Parentsandhighschoolscanmakethingseasieronfreshmenbypreparingthemdifferently.Forexample,byteachingthemtobudgettheirhoursanddollars.TheHarveysthinkhighschoolsshould-lifeoffercourse.acollege“Parentsneedtofocusmoreonrelationshipandpersonalissuesandlessonhowmanysheetsandtowelstotake,”theysay.Manyhomesickfreshmenthinkthey’llberegardedasfailuresiftheycomehomebeforeThanksgiving.Soparentscanhelpbylettingthemknowthey’rewelcometoreturniftheyfeeltheneed.Inthemeantime,parentshavetofindnewwaystokeepintouchwiththeircollegekids.Oneof-themail.bestIt’swayslessiseunpleasantandlessexpensivethanconstantphonecallsandismorelikelytobeansweredthanahandwrittenletter.1.Whyisthefirstsemesterdifficultforfreshmenincollege?A.Becausetheyoftenfailinexams.B.Becausetheylacktimeandmoney.C.Becausetheyaretoohomesicktomakenewfriends.D.Becausetheyhavetosettlepersonalissuesontheirown.2.Inthelastparagraph,itissuggestedthat________.A.parentsshouldstopbuyinganythingfortheirkidsB.parentsshoulddevelopagood