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第三部分阅读理解共20题每小题2分满分40分RecentlytestshaveprovedthatBeethovendiedfromleadpoisoning.BillWalshdirectedtheBeethovenResearchProject.Mr.WalshandhisteamexaminedpiecesofbonebelongingtoBeethoven.Theyfoundalargeamountofleadinthebonepieces.Theysaidtheleadlevelswereequaltothosefoundinpiecesofhishairinearlierstudiesofotherscientists.GenetictestsprovedthebonepiecesandhishaircamefromBeethoven.TheresearchalsoexaminedbonefragmentsfromsomeoneelsewholivedduringthesameperioD.Bothwerefromthetopoftheskull.ThefragmentsfromBeethovenhadmoreleadthanthosefromotherperson.Theirstudydidn’tfindmeasurablelevelsofcadmium镉ormercury汞whichscientistsusedtoconsiderwerethecausesofhishealthproblems.BeethovenwassickformuchofhislifE.Heexperiencedstrongstomachpainsasignofleadpoisoningandachangeofpersonalitywhenhewasaround20.healsogotangryeasilyandsufferedfromdepressionandhearingloss.Hishealthproblemsbecameworseashegrewolder.Walshsaidtheleadlevelsfoundinhisskullsuggestedthatthemetalmighthavebeenpresentinhisbodyformanyyears.Hesaidalthoughtherehadbeenrecognizedcasesofdeafnesscausedbyleadpoisoningtherewasnostrongevidencetosuggestthatleadpoisoningwasthecauseofhisdeafness.BeethovenvisitedmanydoctorstofindacureforhishealthproblemsinaletterhewrotetoafriendheurgedresearcherstoexaminehisbodyafterhediedsothatotherpeoplewouldnothavetosufferashediD.61.Iftoomuchleadisinaperson’sbodyhewill______.A.sufferhearinglossB.getangryeasilyC.sufferseriousstomachpainsD.losemostofhishair62.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.thisisthefirstresearchintothecauseofBeethoven’sdeathB.anyamountofleadwilldogreatharmtopeople’shealthC.moreleadwasfoundinBeethoven’sbonesthaninhishairD.scientistsusedtothinkthathisdeathwascausedbyothermetalsinsteadoflead63.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapermightyoureadthisreport?A.Health.B.Technology.C.Entertainment.D.CulturE.64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.surprisingdiscoveryaboutBeethovenB.BeethovendiedfromleadpoisoningC.Lead---akillermetalforhumanbeingsD.NewexaminationofBeethoven’body
Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume香水TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragehimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelift.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.ThompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesignedTheodoreF.StoddardM.D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforbelievinginmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.41.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.42.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.C.HeneededmotherlycarE.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.43.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.44.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.
InafewyearsyoumightbeabletospeakChineseKoreanJapaneseFrenchandEnglish—andallatthesametimE.ThissoundsincrediblebutAlexWaibelacomputerscienceprofessoratUS'sCarnegieMellonUniversityCMUandGermany'sUniversityofKarlsruheannouncedlastweekthatitmaysoonbereality.Heandhisteamhaveinventedsoftwareandhardwarethatcouldmakeitfareasierforpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagestounderstandeachother.OneapplicationcalledLectureTranslationcaneasilytranslateaspeechfromonelanguageintoanother.Currenttranslationtechnologiestypicallylimitspeakerstocertaintopicsoralimitedvocabulary.UsersalsohavetobetrainedhowtousetheprogrammE.Anotherprototype雏形机cansendtranslationsofaspeechtodifferentlistenersdependingonwhatlanguagetheyspeak.ItislikehavingasimultaneoustranslatorrightnexttoyoubutwithoutdisturbingthepersonnexttoyouWaibelsaiD.Prefertoread?So-calledTranslationGlassestranscribe转录thetranslationsonatinyliquid-crystal液晶displayLCDscreen.Thenthere'stheMuscleTranslator.Electrodescapturetheelectricalsignalsfromfacialmusclemovementsmadenaturallywhenapersonismouthingwords.Thesignalsarethentranslatedintospeech.Theelectrodescouldbereplacedwithwirelesschipsimplantedinaperson'sfaceaccordingtoresearchers.DuringademonstrationheldlastThursdayinCMU'sPittsburghcampusaChinesestudentnamedStanJouhad11tinyelectrodesattachedtothemusclesofhischeeksneckandthroat.Thenhemouthed—withoutspeakingaloud—afewwordsinMandarin普通话totheaudiencE.A.fewsecondslaterthephrasewasdisplayedonacomputerscreenandspokenoutbythecomputerinEnglishandSpanish:LetmeintroduceournewprototypE.Thisparticulargadget器械whenfullydevelopedmightallowanyonetospeakinanynumberoflanguagesorasWaibelputittoswitchyourmouthtoaforeignlanguage.Theideabehindtheuniversity'sprototypesistocreate‘goodenough’bridgesforcross-culturalexchangesthatarebecomingmorecommonintheworldWaibelsaiD.Withspontaneous自发的translatorsforeigndriversinGermanycouldlistentotrafficwarningsontheradiotouristsinChinacouldreadallthesignsandtalkwithlocalpeopleandleadersofdifferentcountriescouldhavesecrettalkswithoutanyinterpreterstherE.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotTRUE?A.A.lecturetranslationcantranslatewhatyousaidintootherlanguageseasily.B.ThereisnoMuscleTranslatorintheworldnow.C.MuscleTranslatorscantranslatewhatyouthinkintospeechifyoujustmoveyourmouth.D.Thespontaneoustranslatorswillhelpusalot.WhatkindofequipmentisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.LectureTranslation.B.MuscleTranslator.C.MultipleTranslator.D.TranslationPrototypE.What'sthefinaldestinationofinventingthelanguagetranslators?A.Tomakeculturalexchangesbetweendifferentcountrieseasier.B.Tohelpstudentslearnforeignlanguagesmoreeasily.C.Tomakepeopleliveinforeigncountriesmorecomfortably.D.TohelppeoplelearnmoreforeignlanguagesinthefuturE.Wherecanthispassageprobablyexcerptedfrom?A.A.newspaper.B.A.magazineonsciencE.C.A.fairytalE.D.A.scientificfantasybook.
TheA-levelquestionHave22continuousyearsofrisesinA-levelpassratemadetheexamworthless?DavidMilibandtheministerforSchoolStandardsinsiststheanswerisafirmno.Andhesaiditwaswrongthatmorewillmeanworseandmoreeduca??tionformorepeoplewillmeanlowerstandards.Figuresshowthat—despitetheriseinA-gradesto21.6percent—only22000outof60000018-year-oldsgainthreeA-gradepas??ses.Putanotherwaythatmeans—inaprimaryclassof30pupils—onlyonewillgetthreeA-grades.ThecenterrightBowGroupinapamphletpublishedtodayhoweversaysnineoutoftenscholarsbelieveA-gradeshavebeendevaluedoverthepasttenyears.Twoinquiries调查—bothsetupbytheGovernment’sexamswatchdogs—oneofwhichincludedin??dependentteachingexpertsrefusedtoacceptthattherehadbeenanydumpingdownofA-levelstandards.Butwhiletheyconcludethattheexamquestionshavenotbecomeeasierchangesinexaminingmethodshavealmostcertainlymadeiteasiertogaintop-gradepasses.Asaresultoftheexamsshake-upintroducedin2000studentssitsixdifferenttypesofexamstomakeupanA-levelduringthecourseoftheirtwoyearsofstudy.Only20percentofthemarksaresetfortheend-of-termexam.Thismakesiteasierforteacherstohelptheirpupilswiththerightanswers.MrMilibandsaidyesterdayMyargumentisnotthatto??day‘sgenerationofpupilsareclevererthantheirparents;itisthatschoolsandteachersaregettingbetteratgettingthebestoutofthem.5.Fromthewriter’spointofviewtheriseinA-gradesto21.6percentshows______.A.itisgenerallythoughtmoreeducationmeanslowerstandardsB.theriseintheA-levelpassratehasmadetheexamworthlessC.thequalityofthe18-year-oldshasbecomelowerD.itisstillhardforthegeneralpupilstogetthreeA-gradepasses6.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.theexamswatchdogsB.theindependentteachingexpertsC.theA-levelstandardsD.thetwoinquiries7.Asaresultoftheexamsshake-upintroducedin2000______.A.thepassrateforA-levelswassettorisecontinuouslyB.theexambecameeasierthanithadbeenbefore2000C.pupilscouldhavemanymorechoicesoftestafter2000D.itsoonbecamepopularwithteachersandpupils8.Whatdoesthispassagemainlydiscuss?A.HowreliableandeffectivetheA-levelgradingsystemis.B.HowtheA-levelsystemhelpsuniversitiesselectpupils.C.Howthepassratehasbeenincreasedinrecentyears.D.HowtheA-levelgradingsystemhaschangedovertheyears.
Whenanemergencysituationoccursobserversaremorelikelytotakeactioniftherearefewornootherwitnesses.Thisphenomenonisreferredtoasthebystandereffect.ThebystandereffectisalsocalledtheGenoveseeffectwhichwasnamedafterCatherineKittyGenoveseA.youngwomanwhowasmurderedonMarch131964.Earlyinthemorning28-year-oldGenovesewasreturninghomefromwork.Assheapproachedherapartmententranceshewasattackedandstabbed刺byamanlateridentifiedasWinstonMoseley.DespiteGenovese]srepeatedcriesforhelpnoneofthedozenorsopeopleinthenearbyapartmentbuildingwhoheardhercriescalledthepoliceforhelp.Theattachfirstbeganat3:20butitwasnotuntil3:50thatsomeonefirstcontactedthepolicE.Therearetwomajorfactorsthatcontributetothebystandereffect.Firstthepresenceofotherpeoplecreatesadiffusion分散ofresponsibility.Becausethereareotherobserversindividualsdonotfeelasmuchpressuretotakeactionsincetheresponsibilitytotakeactionisthoughttobesharedamongallofthosepresent.Thesecondreasonistheneedtobehaveincorrectandsociallyacceptableways.WhenotherobserversfailtoreactindividualsoftentakethisasasignalthataresponseisnotneededornotappropriatE.Otherresearchershavefoundthatonlookersarelesslikelytotakeactionifthesituationisambiguous^R^E^?.InthecaseofKittyGenovesemanyofthe38witnessingreportedthattheybelievedthattheywerewitnessingalovers'quarrelanddidnotrealizethattheyoungwomanwasactuallybeingmurdereD.ThepassageseemstosuggestthatGenovesemightnothavebeenmurderediftherehadbeen_____.A.noobserverB.fewerobserversC.moreobservers.D.youngerobserversGenovesewasmurdered.A.whileshewasgoingoutB.inherapartmentC.halfwayhomeD.infrontofherapartment?Theunderlinedwordthisinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto____.A.notdoinganythingtohelpB.behavingincorrectwaysC.takingactionD.murderingWecanlearnfromthepassagethatGenovese'sneighborsdidn'tlendahandpartlybecausethey____.A.wereafraidofbeingattackedbythemurdererB.thoughtsomeoneelsemightcometoherrescuE.C.didn'tgetalongwellwithherD.weresureitwasmurdering
TheBestofFriendsTheevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparentswhichistheoppositeofthepopularlyheldimage印象ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseentobeabouttheirfamiliessaidonememberoftheresearchteam.They’reexpectedtoberebellious叛逆的andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds;theywantacarandmaterialgoodsandtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation商议anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildrenandchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentomesays17-years-oldDanielLazall.IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoingthey’refinewithit.SusanCromewhoisnow21agrees.Lookingbackonthelast10yearstherewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.ForexampleaslongasI’ddoneallmyhomeworkIcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.MaybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpecteD.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagers’rebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.A.researchercommentsOursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoutsocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryonerebelleD.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.Whatisthepopularimagesofteenagerstoday?A.TheyworryaboutschoolB.TheydislikelivingwiththeirparentsC.TheyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroublesD.TheyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembersThestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto___A.sharefamilyresponsibilityB.causetroubleintheirfamiliesC.goboatingwiththeirfamilyD.makefamilydecisionsComparedwithparentsof30yearsagetoday’sparents___.A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildrenB.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildrenC.carelessabouttheirchildren’slifeD.givetheirchildrenmorefreedomAccordingtotheauthorteenagerebellion____.A.maybeafalsebeliefB.iscommonnowadaysC.existedonlyinthe1960sD.resultedfromchangesinfamiliesWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NegotiationinfamilyB.EducationinfamilyC.HarmonyinfamilyD.Teenagetroubleinfamily
Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknowsmostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuseessaytestswhichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroadgeneralquestionssuchasthefollowing:MentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworlD.Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentcannotgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermorecaresaboutthestudent’sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwholE.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimesthoughessaytestshavedisadvantagestoo.Somestudentsareabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubjectwhileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroubleexpressingtheirideasintheessayform.Besidesinanessaytestthestudent’sscoremaydependupontheexaminer’sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.IfheisfeelingtiredorboredthestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshoulD.Anotherexaminerreadingthesameanswermightgiveitamuchhighermark.BecauseofthistheobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchanceandofcourseitiseasierandquickertoscorE.WhetheranobjectivetestoranessaytestisusedproblemsarisE.Whensomeobjectivequestionsareusedalongwithsomeessayquestionshoweverafairlyclearpictureofthestudent’sknowledgecanusuallybegotten.Whatmayhavebeendiscussedinthepreviousparagraphs?A.Theessaytest.B.Howteacherstesttheirstudents.C.Howstudentswritetheiressays.D.Theobjectivetest.Theessaytestispreferredbecause______.A.itshowsmoreaboutthestudent’sunderstandingofthesubjectB.itteststhestudent’sknowledgeofthematerialaswellashisexpressionofideasC.itgiveseachstudentafairerchanceD.itsscoringmaybeinfluencedbytheexaminer’sfeelingsTheunderlinedwordthisreferstothefactthat______.A.studentsmayreceivealowerscoreinanessaytestB.anotherexaminerusuallygivestheanswerahighermarkC.differentexaminersmaygivethesameessaydifferentscoresD.theobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchanceAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheobjectivetestisNOTtrue?A.Itismoreobjectivethantheessaytestintermsofscoring.B.Itallowsthestudenttoguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial.C.Itshowsthestudent’sabilitytothinkaboutdifficultproblems.D.ItiseasyandquicktoscorE.
Studentsthroughouttheworldspendtheirmoneyindifferentways.A.detailedstudyonstudentspendingindicatedthatyoungpeople'sspendinghabitshavechangedgreatlyoverthepastfewyears.Thestudyalsosaysthatthechangeisaboutthesamearoundtheworldhowever.Herearesomeexamplesofpopularstudentspendinghabits---bothhealthyandalsounhealthy---aroundtheworldtoday.Studentsthesedayshavetoomuchbrandawarenesssotheirspendingonclothesisnowquitehigh.Onaveragestudentsbuyoneortwocompletesetsofnewclotheseachmonthandthismakestheirtotalspendinghigher.Studentspendingshowsquiteanup-and-downpatternastheygetolder.Studentsspendalotmoremoneyinhighschoolthanbeforetheirhighschoolyearsbecausewhentheyenterhighschooltheirexposure接触到tobrandedgoodsincreases.Asthestudentsgetclosetograduationtheirexpensesstarttogodown.ThisisthetimewhentheyhavetobecomemoreresponsibleaboutmoneyandstarttounderstanditsimportancE.Studentsalsospendalotmoreonentertainmentthantheirparentsdidwhentheywereyoungbecauseoftheeasyaccesstoentertainmentthesedays.Shoppingisconsideredtobequiteentertainingbecauseofallthedifferentformsofamusementpresentedbyshoppingmalls.Theseattractstudentstobuythings.Studentspendingonfoodhasn'tincreasedmuchbuttherehasbeenamarkedincreaseintheuseofalcohol.Thereareseveralmoreplacesinwhichstudentscandrinknow.Thecultureofhavingpartieshasalsogrownalotamongstudentstooandstudentsusuallyendupspendingalotonalcoholinsuchplaces.Thisisnotsuchabadsituationactually.Thestudyindicatesthatalthoughstudentspendinghasshotthroughtheroofatthesametimetheyarefinanciallymuchstrongertodaythantheywereinthepast.Thisiscompensation补偿回报andprobablyitisjustanotherbranchofthelifethatwearelivinginthisspeedilyadvancingworlD.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Unhealthystudentspendinghabits.B.Whystudentspendingischanging.C.Howastudentshouldspendmoney.D.A.studyonstudentspending.61.Whydostudentsspendlessmoneyjustbeforegraduation?A.Theyseefewerproducts.B.Theyaremoreconsciousofthevalueofmoney.C.Theyhavenotimetoentertainthemselvesorgoshopping.D.Theirspendingonclothinggoesdown.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.StudentspendinghabitsarebecomingworseandworsE.B.Today'sstudentsspendmoremoneyonentertainmentthanonclothing.C.Today'sstudentsarebetteratearningmoneythantheirparents.D.Studentspendingonfoodhasincreasedtheleast.63.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?①Paragraph1;②=Paragraph2;③=Paragraph3;④=Paragraph4;⑤=Paragraph5;⑥=Paragraph6;
A.recentreportononlineeducationmadebySRIInternationalfortheDepartmentofEducationhasaseriousacademic学术的titlebutamostinterestingconclusion:Studentsinonlinelearningconditionsperformedbetterthanthosereceivingface-to-faceinstruction.Thereportexaminedtheresearchononlineandtraditionalclassroomteachingfrom1996to2008.SomeofitwasinK-12settingsbutmostofthestudieswereincollegesandadultcontinuingeducationprograms.Overthe12yearsthereportfound99studiesinwhichtherewerecomparisonsofonlineandclassroomperformanceforthesamecourses.TheresultoftheDepartmentofEducation’sresearchshowedthatusuallystudentsdoingsomeorallofthecourseonlinewouldrankalittlehigherthantheclassroomstudentswithlittlebutmeaningfuldifferencE.Theimportanceofthestudyliesinshowingthatonlinelearningtodayisnotjustbetterthannothing—itactuallytendstobebetterthantraditionalinstruction.saidBarbaraMeansthestudy’sleadauthorandaneducationalpsychologistatSRIInternational.Thishardlymeansthatwe’llbesayinggoodbyetoclassrooms.Butthereportdoessuggestthatonlineeducationcouldbesettodevelopsharplyoverthenextfewyears.UntilfairlyrecentlyonlineeducationtotaledtolittlE.Thathasreallychangedwiththearrivalofwebbasedvideoinstant即时的messagingandteamworktools.Therealpromiseofonlineeducationexpertssayisprovidinglearningexperiencesthataremoresuitableforindividual个体的studentsthanispossibleinclassrooms.Thatallowsmorelearningbydoingwhichmanystudentsfindmoreattractiveanduseful.WeareataturningpointinonlineeducationsaidPhilipR.RegiertheleaderofArizonaStateUniversity’sOnlineandExtendedCampusprogram.Thebiggestnear-termgrowthMr.Regierpredictswillbeincontinuingeducationprograms.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?Mostofthestudiesweredoneinhighschools.Thereportwasbasedonmorethan100studies.Thestudieswerecarriedoutformorethan20years.Thedifferencebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingisnotbig.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.traditionaleducationwillcometoanendtraditionaleducationisnotpopularanylongeronlineeducationdidn’tdeveloprapidlyuntilrecentlymiddleschoolsarefacingthechoicebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingWhichisNOTthereasonwhymanystudentspreferonlinelearning?Onlineteachingismoresuitableforindividuals.Classroomteachingisnotpracticalanduseful.Studentscanlearnbydoinginonlinecourses.Onlineteachingismoreinteresting.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?StudyfindsthatonlineeducationbeatstheclassroomWhyisonlineeducationontherise?A.reportononlineeducationClassroomteachingisout
Parentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere’snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithitatcertaintimesawonderfulreasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.I’veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthathersonrightfromachildshouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroomopendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledrounD.SprawlinghimselfonthesofainfulllengthhemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedinandhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatmE.HismotherwasashameD.Idon’tknowwhattodowithhimthesedaysshesaiD.He’sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.Hehasn’tforgottenthem.He’sjustdecidedthathe’snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed坦白thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.AnothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniturereachacrossthetablestareatmeandsayIdon’tlikeyourdress;it’sugly.Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.TheotherhaslefthomE.Wheredidwegowrong?herparentsarenowverysaD.Probablynowheremuch.Atleastnomorethantherestofthatunfortunateraceparents.71.Thistextismostprobablywrittenby______.A.A.specialistinteenagerstudies.B.aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC.aparentwithteenagechildrenD.adoctorformentalhealthproblems72.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.thechangefromgoodtobadthat’sseeninachildB.thewaythatparentsoftenblamethemselvesC.theopinionthatachildhasofhisparentsD.theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollow73.Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas______.A.lazyB.quietC.unusualD.rude74.Fromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughters______.A.paynoattentiontothemB.aretoobusytolookafterthemC.havecometohatethemD.feelhelplesstodomuchaboutthem75.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutthesuddenchangeinteenagechildren?A.Parentshavenochoicebuttotrytoacceptit.B.ParentsshouldpaystillmoreattentiontothechangE.C.Parentsshouldworkmorecloselywithschoolteachers.D.Parentsareafaultforthechangeintheirchildren.
InAmericadrivers’educationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassindriver’seducation.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedupintotwoparts:classtimeforlearninglawsandregulationsanddrivingtimetopractisedriving.Classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestthatisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver’slicensE.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstogetbehindthewheelsteeringwheelandpracticestartingsteeringbackingupparkingswitchinglanesturningcornersandalltheothermaneuvers操作requiredtodriveacar.Eachstudentisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsaredividedupintogroupsoffour.ThestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwohourblocksoftimE.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructoranddriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.DriversEdcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver’ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thusifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThecaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.Onthetopofthecarisasignthatreads:STUDENTDRIVER.Thatletsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracaution小心thestudentdriverisabeginningdrivernotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedriver’seducationcourseandreachedtheappropriateagetodrivethisagediffersineverystatebutinmostcasesthepersonmustbe16yearsoldtheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotaketheirdriver’stestwhichismadeupofaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thepersonmustpassallthreetestsinordertobegivenadriver’slicensE.Ifthepersondidwellinhisorherdriver’seducationclassheorshewillpassthetestwithflyingcolorsandgetadriver’slicensE.1.InAmericathedriver’scoursementionedabove___________.A.isconsideredaspartoftheadvancededucationB.isgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver’slicenseC.iscarriedonatthesametimeasothercoursesD.isofferedtoallthestudentsofGrade2inhighschools2.TopreventaccidentsadriversEdcar______________.A.hasasigninsideitB.hastwosetsofbrakesC.isbigenoughtoholdfivepersonsD.can’trunveryfast3.Wecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredto______intheirwholedrivingpracticE.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwohourblocksoftimeD.gethalfanhourdriving4.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththerequirementsforthestudentswantingtogettheirdriver’slicense?A.Theymustbe16yearsofageB.Theyshouldgotohavetheirdriver’stestC.TheymusthavetheireyesexaminedD.Theyoughttodowellintheirdriver’scourse5Inthelastsentencewithflyingcolorsmeans______________.A.happilyB.successfullyC.colorfullyD.quickly
ImagineaboyfromasmallvillageinEastAfricA.HesinceaveryearlyagehasbeenlookingaftercattlE.Attwelveyearsoldheknowsmoreaboutcattlethanmostofyou.Howeverhehasneverbeentoschool.Hasthisboyhadanyeducation?Educationisdiscoveringaboutourselvesandaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundus.Allthepeoplewhocareaboutus—ourparentsbrotherssistersfriends—areourteachers.Infactwelearnsomethingfromeveryonewemeet.Westartlearningonthedaywewerebornnotonthefirstdaywegotoschool.Everydaywehavenewexperienceslikefindingabird’snestdiscoveringanewstreetinourneighborhoodmakingfriendswithsomeonewedidn’tlikebeforE.NewexperiencesareevenmorefunwhenwesharethemwithotherpeoplE.EncouragementfromthepeoplearoundusenablesustoexplorethingsasmanyaspossiblE.Aswegrowupwebegintofindoutwhatwearecapableofdoing.Youmaybegoodatcookingorsingingorplayingfootball.Youfindthisoutbydoingthesethings.Justthinkingaboutcookingdoesn’ttellyouwhetheryouaregoodatit.Welearnsomuchjustlivingfromdaytoday.Sowhyisschoolimportant?Ofcourseyoucanlearnsomethingsbetterathomethanatschoollikehowtodotheshoppingandhowtohelpoldordisabledpeoplewhocan’tdoeverythingforthemselves.AtschoolteachershelpustoreadandwritE.Withtheirguidancewebegintoseethingsindifferentways.ThewritertakestheAfricanboyasanexampletoshowthat_______.A.Africanchildrenareverypoor.B.somechildrenareunlucky.C.therearemanykindsofeducation.D.schoolsareofgreatimportancE.Intheopinionofthewriter.A.wehavetolearnfromthepeoplearoundus.B.theschoolisnotimportantatall.C.onlypeoplewhocareforuscanteachus.D.educationtakesplaceeverywherE.Onecanfindoutwhathe/sheisgoodatby_.A.whatpeopleencouragehim/hertodo.B.theteachingsofthosehe/shemeets.C.thinkingaboutitwhengrowingup.D.tryingandpractisingthings.Thepassagetellsusthat_.A.everyonegetseducationfromthedayheorshewasborn.B.differentclassesofpeoplereceivedifferentkindsofeducation.C.theschoolisabsolutelynecessaryifonewantstounderstandtheworlD.D.everyonewillfindoutwhatheorsheisgoodat.Accordingtothelastparagraphweknowthat.A.theschoolisnotsoimportantasourlivingplaces.B.theschoolenablesustounderstandtheworldinotherways.C.theschoolteachesusthingswhichareuselessathomE.D.theschoolcannotprepareusforourdailylives.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项AReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeoplE.Infactmanypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmericA.InthenineteenthcenturyausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsalouD.ItistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetimenormovietheatersnorWorldWideWebtoprovidediversion.Howeverpoemswereasourceofpleasureofself-educationofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone’sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualoneandperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.WritingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswaslikereadingpoemsbythefiresideanotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylifE.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetryandwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?ThereareIbelievethreeculprits肇事者poetsteachersandweourselves.Ofthesetheleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayedusmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.EarlyinthetwentiethcenturypoetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavorabletothereadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnightthattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelongeD.Poetsfailedthereaderssodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoemtheywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.56.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause___________.A.itbuiltalinkamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunityC.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure57.TheunderlinedworddiversioninParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories58.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.Studentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetry.B.Studentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschool.C.TVandtheInternetaremoreattractivethanpoetry.D.PoemshavebecomedifficulttounderstanD.59.Inthelastparagraphthewriterquestions_______.A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschoolC.students’wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoems
Besidescalling911hereiswhattodoinsomelife-threateningemergencieswhennooneis
Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuturesayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickhadlistenedtohisbossin1925wemightnothaveaproductthatwenowthinkofasofgreatimportance:anewtypeoftapE.DickworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.ButhisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheideA.FinallyusinghisowntimeDickimprovedthetapewhichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeoplE.AndhisformercompanylearnedfromitsmistakE.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkingaboutanddevelopingnewideas.CreativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwithnorisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligencE.Thefactthatapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unfortunatelyschoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreadingwritingandmathematicalskillsmanyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituation.TheymayknowtherulescorrectlybuttheyareunabletousethemtoWorkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearlieragechildrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwofooditemsforlunchdecision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolderparentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney.ThisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesiretofindawayoutoftroublE.WhatdidthecompanywhereDickonceworkedlearnfromitsmistake?A.TheyencouragedpeopletoworkalongertimE.B.Theydiscouragedpeopletothinkfreely.C.Theyaskedpeopletospendalltheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D.Theyencouragedpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimeconsideringandimprovingnewideas.Creativityissomething__A.thatpeoplearebornwithB.thatdependsonintelligenceC.thatisawayofusingwhatonehaslearnttoworkoutnewproblemsD.thatisnotimportantatallWhydon’tschoolstrytoencouragecreativity?A.Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.B.Theydon’twanttheirstudentstomakemistakes.C.Theypaytoomuchattentiontoexammarkslanguageandmathematicalskills.D.Theythinkitmoreimportanttoremembersomeinformation.Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheirchildrendecidehowtospendtheirmoney?A.TrytohelpthemasmuchaspossiblE.B.Takenonoticeofwhatevertheydo.C.LeavethemastheyarE.D.Helpthemiftheirdecisioniswrongbutnottoomuch..
Togetcashoutinthe21stcenturyyouwon’tneedabankcardaPIN个人识别编号orevenhavetomoveafinger.YouwillsimplyhavetolookthecashmachinestraightintheeyedeclaresNationalCashRegistersamultinationalcompanythatmakesautomatedtellermachinesorATMs.NCRhasshownitsfirstexamplemachinethatisbelievedtobethefutureofbanking.InsteadofaskingyouforyourPINonascreentheSuperTeller-Stellaforshortasksyouorallythroughaloudspeakertolookstraightaheadwhileaninfraredcameraturnstoyourheadthenyoureyeandfinallytakesaninfraredphotographofyouriris虹膜.Foridentification识别purposesanirispictureisbetterthanafingerprintwitharound256noticeablecharacteristicscomparedwith40forfingerprints.Thismeansthatthechancesofsomeoneelsebeingrecognizedinyourplaceisabout1in1020.Onceyou’vebeenidentifiedStellagreetsyoubynameandsays:Wouldyoulikecashorastatement?Aninfraredportallowsthemachinetosendabankstatementstraighttoyourpocketcomputer.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.A.newmedicalinstrumentB.A.newtypeoftalkingmachinE.C.A.newtypeofcashmachinE.D.NationalCashRegisterWhatisthisnewmachinecalled?A.StellaB.ATMC.PIND.NCRWhenyouwanttogetcashoutinthe21stcenturyyouwill_______.A.needabankcardB.havetoputinyourPINC.moveyourfingerD.justlookdirectlyatthetellermachine
Wehavetwodaughters:KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests'coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.TheguestsarriveD.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmilE.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe'stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.ButweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchilD.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshineD.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingmydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon'tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI'mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon'tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend'shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.56.Theunderlinedexpression'makeabigtodoover'paragraph4means______.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsfor57.TheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher______.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngage58.Kristenfeltsadandcriedbecause______.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn'tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn'tintroducehertotheguests59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally60.Whichofthefollowingsayingisright?A.KristenandKellyarenotgettingalongwitheachother.B.KristenisolderthanKelly.C.ThemotherlikesKristenmorethanKelly.D.PeopleusuallytalkmoretoKellythantheydotoKristen.
ReadingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistorywhileduringthefifteenthcenturythetermreadingundoubtedlymeantreadingalouD.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.Oneshouldbecarefulhoweverofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction分散注意力toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy读写能力andthusinthenumberofreaders.AsreadersincreasedsothenumberoflistenersdroppedandthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadalouD.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommonsocamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibrariestrainsandofficeswherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfullyandoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.Howeverwhateveritsadvantagesaretheoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproperifnotimpossiblefortheoralreader.Thesocialculturalandtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhatthetermreadingreferredto.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethenineteenthcentury?A.BecausesilentreadinghadnotbeendiscovereD.B.Becausetherewerefewplacesforprivatereading.C.Becausefewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.D.Becausepeopledependedonreadingforenjoyment.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed_______.A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeopleB.achangeinthenatureofreadingC.anincreaseinthenumberofbooksD.anincreaseintheaverageageofreadersEducationalistsarestillarguingabout__________.A.theimportanceofsilentreadingB.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapersC.theeffectsofreadingonhealthD.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterialWhatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?A.ToexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdevelopeD.B.Tochangepeople’swaytoreaD.C.ToshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproveD.D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.
WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.ButasIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistoryIgettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.Howeverastheunfortunatelytruestatementgoestheonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon’tseemtolearnfromhistory.PerhapsatleastinteachinghistorytomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.A.secondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.WecannotevenunderstandwhoweareandwherewearewithouthistorymuchlesstrytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobE.Iteachmychildrenhistoryforonemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudiotapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.IndoingsoyoungpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplisheD.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitlerpeoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.325wordsWhatmessagecanwegetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Manypeoplearen’tcleverenoughtolearnwellfromthepast.B.Manypeoplefailtomakegooduseofhistoryandmakethesamemistakes.C.Manypeoplefeelithardtounderstandhistory.D.Manypeoplehavenointerestinstudyinghistory.Somehistoricalfigures人物arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow_____.A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogoodwhilealsolearningtofightagainstevilB.peoplemayalsolearnfrombadhistoricalfiguresC.morecelebrationsshouldbeheldtohonortheirachievementsD.today’speoplecanalsoachievewhattheyachievedWhatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.
Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabies—andothercreatures—learntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadtorewards报酬andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistruE.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewardsatleastintheearlytimehadtobedirectlyconnectedtosuchbasicphysiological生理的drivesasthirstorhunger.InotherwordsababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfortnototherwisE.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptsuccessinsight.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwaytorewardthebabiesandtoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovementssuchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponse回答withclearsignsofpleasurE.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovideD.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovementturnedonsomelights—andindeedthattheywereabletolearnsomemoreturnstobringabout产生thisresultforexampletwoleftortworightoreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstoonesidE.Papousek'slightexperimentwasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightcloselyalthoughtheywouldsmileandspeakwhenthelightwason.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotthesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem.Itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheprobleminmasteringtheskillandthenthereisabasichumannaturetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitundercontrol.Accordingtothewriterbabieslearntodothingswhich_______.A.willsatisfytheirsurpriseB.willmeettheirphysicalneedsC.aredirectlyconnectedtopleasureD.willbringthemafeelingofsuccessPapouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy_______.A.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilkB.wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilkC.wouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrinkD.wouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrinkInPapousek'sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto_______.A.bepraisedB.pleasetheirparentsC.berewardedwithmilkD.havethelightsturnedonThebabieswouldsmileandspeakatthelightsbecause_______.A.theysucceededinturningonthelightsB.thesightoflightswasinterestingC.theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelightsD.thelightsweredirectlyconnectedtosomebasicdrives
SustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergytocleanwaterandeconomicgrowthandasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtousE.Thisisespeciallytrueinagriculturewheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistoricalandculturalperspectives.Tostartwithitisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughouthistoryandwillcontinuetodoso.MedievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefedclothedandshelteredapredominantlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanitistoday.IthadminimaleffectonbiodiversityandanypollutionitbroughtaboutwastypicallylocalizeD.Intermsofenergyuseandthenutrientscapturedintheproductitwasrelativelyinefficient.Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrialrevolution.Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.ThroughoutthisperiodfoodbecamecheapersafeandmorereliablE.Howeverthesechangeshavealsoledtohabitatlossandtodiminishingbiodiversity.What’smoredemandforanimalproductsindevelopingcountriesisgrowingsofastthatmeetingitwillrequireanextra300milliontonsofgrainayearby2050yetthegrowthofcitiesandindustryisreducingtheamountofwateravailableforagricultureinmanyregions.Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobeverydifferentfromhowitwasinthe20th.Thiswillrequireradical激进的thinking.Forexampleweneedtomoveawayfromtheideathattraditionalpracticesareinevitablymoresustainablethannewones.Wealsoneedtoabandonthenotionthatagriculturecanbezeroimpact.ThekeywillbetoabandontherathersimpleandstaticmeasuresofsustainabilitywhichcentreontheneedtomaintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamagE.InsteadweneedamoredynamicinterpretationonethatlooksattheprosandconsofallthevariouswaylandisuseD.Therearemanydifferentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesidesfoodyield:energyuseenvironmentalcostswaterpuritycarbonfootprintandbiodiversity.ItisclearforexamplethatthecarbonoftransportingtomatoesfromSpaintotheUKislessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingandlightingbutwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbebetterforbiodiversity.Whatiscrucialisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustaboutsustainablefoodproduction.72.Howdopeopleoftenmeasureprogressinagriculture?A.ByitsproductivityB.ByitsimpactontheenvironmentC.ByitssustainabilityD.Byitscontributiontoeconomicgrowth73.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfarmingpractices?A.TheyhaveremainedthesameoverthecenturiesB.TheyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowthC.TheyarenotnecessarilysustainableD.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly74.Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury?A.ItwillgothroughradicalchangesB.ItwillsupplymoreanimalproductsC.ItwillabandontraditionalfarmingpracticesD.Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment75.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.ToremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopmentB.TosuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproductionC.ToadvancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogressD.Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis.
Childrenaregettingsmarterbythegeneration.Iamveryamazedbyhowkidsthesedaysknowexactlywhattheywantandknowhowtocommunicatewithseveraldifferentlanguageswhentheyarewithdifferentpersons.It’sverycommoninHKthatkidsarebeinglookedafterbyoverseasdomestichelpers.TheirhelpersdospeakwiththeminEnglish.Somedoevenspeakwiththekidsintheirowncountrieslanguages.Surprisinglythekidsdoknowhowtoresponsetotheirhelpersregardlesswhatlanguagestheyareincommunication.ThisiswhatIobservedahelperwithaone-year-oldkidonbuslastweek.MycousinhasaPilipinohelperathomeformorethantenyears.HecanresponsetohishelperwellregardlessshespeakswithhiminEnglishorPilipino.Somekids’grandparentsdospeakwiththeirgrandchildrenintheirhometowndialect.Thekidsalsopickupfastwithwhateverdialectitis.Kids’parentsusuallyspeakwiththeminCantonese;naturallythisalsobecomestheirfirstlanguagE.IhavereallynoticedamongurbanHKchildrenisthattheyknowexactlywhichhumanbehaviortoswitchonwhenfacingwithparentsgrandparentsandhelpers.Theirexpressionisdifferentwhentheyasktheirhelperstohelpcomparedwiththeirparents.Theyareusuallymuchmoredirectwiththeirhelpersinsteadoftheirparentsandgrandparentswhentheywanttoaskforsomething.eg.whentheyaskforice-creamorchocolateIthinktheremustberelatedtophenomenon现象whetheritislearntornot.It’sreallyamazinghowchildrenautomatically自动地knowallatsuchayoungagewhichmodeofbehaviorandatwhattoneandmannertousethemwhotousethemonandwhen.1.Theexampleofmycousin’sstoryshowsthat__________.A.Thekidsknowexactlywhattheyareinneedof.B.Thekidsknowhowtocommunicatewellwithothers.C.Thekidsknowhowtoresponsetotheirhelpers.D.ThekidsknowalltheaboveatsoyounganagE.2.Whowillthekidsturntoforhelpinthefirstplace?A.Kids’parentsB.Kids’grandparentsC.RelativesD.overseasdomestichelpers3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasepickupmostprobablymean?A.succeedinseeingorhearingB.gainoracquireitbypurposeC.learnitwithouttakinglessonsD.takeholdofandliftit4.Whichofthefollowingexpressesthemainideaofthetext?A.KidshaveanamazingchildhooD.B.KidsaregettingsmarterinHK.C.Kidsaretrulyamazingandsmart.D.Kidsgetalongwellwiththehelpers.
TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewandcomprehensive综合的examforstudentswhoseektostudyinAmericanandotherEnglish-speakingcountriesXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedfromNewYork.TheexamwhichstandsforagreatchangefromthecurrentEnglishleveltestwasdisclosedbyTheresaChangWeiJenassociatedirectoroftheInternationalServiceoftheUSCollegeBoardAmerica’sleadingeducationalorganization.TheAdvancedPlacementInternationalEnglishLanguageAPIELwillbeofferedforthefirsttimethroughouttheworldonMay102002saidJen.HowevertheAPIELisastrangetitletomostChinesestudentsanditisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexamssuchastheTOEFLTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguagetheGREGraduateRecordExaminationortheIELTSInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.IhaveneverheardofsuchatestandIwouldprefertheIELTSifIneedanotherexamsaidXuJingyanagraduatingstudentfromBeijingUniversityofAeronauticsandAstronauticswhowantstostudyinEnglandandhasalreadytakentheTOEFL.MostofXu’sclassmateshaveneverheardoftheAPIEL.TheAPIELisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhowishtogetuniversitystudiesinEnglish-speakingcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesBritainCanadaandAustraliA.saidJen.TheAPIELhasbeenadoptedsaidJenbecausetheTOEFLcannolongeraccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofstudentsofusingtheEnglishlanguagecomprehensivelyinanacademicenvironment.XinhuareportedthatafairlylargenumberofforeignstudentswhoearnedhighscoresinTOEFLexamturnedouttobeveryordinaryeducationalperformersafteradmission.ComparedwiththeTOEFLtheAPIELmeasuresastudent’sabilitytoreadwritespeakandunderstandEnglishthroughtestinghisorherskillsinlisteningcomprehensionspeakingwithaccuracy精确andresourcefulnessandwritingwithclarityandfluency流畅JensaiD.TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewexambecause_______.A.moreandmorestudentswanttogetfurthereducationintheUSAB.theChinesepeoplepayspecialattentiontoEnglishstudieswithChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thealreadyexistingexamsystemsseemtobefarfromperfectD.itwillbringtheUSgovernmentquitealotofmoneyWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheselectionA.ItwilltakequiteaperiodoftimeforpeopletoaccepttheAPIEL.B.TheTOEFLismorepopularwiththeChinesethantheIELTS.C.A.studentwillhavetotaketheAPIELifheorshewantstostudyinEnglish—speakingcountriesfrom2002.D.ChinesestudentswillprefertheIELTSratherthantheAPIELeveninthefuturE.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.modernB.presentC.standardD.formalPleasedecidewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisnewsreport.A.TheKeytoEnglish-speakingCountriesB.TheFourSkillsinLearningEnglishC.TOEFLIELTSandGREtobeOutofDateD.NewExamDesignedforStudents
DWhatisagoodeducation?ThequestionisfarfrombeinganswereD.Oncemorecollegesanduniversitiesarechangingtheirprograms:theydropfuncoursesandrestartsomeofthetraditionalsubjectsneglected忽视sincethe1960s.ManygreatschoolsareagainrequiringthestudentstotakeanumberofclassesinEnglishhistoryliteraturethesocialsciencesphilosophythenaturalsciencesandartiftheywanttogetadegreE.MeanwhiletheexpertsaretryingtodescribethegoodeducationofourtimE.Obviouslythepurelyvocationaltrainingoncefavoredisnotenough.Butneitheristhegentleman'seducationofthenineteenthcentury.Educationalprogramsmustmeetthedemandsofamodernworldwheremenandwomenhavetoworkandtodealwithbigproblems.Whatthenisagoodeducationofthiscentury?Someeducatorssuggestthatitshouldincludeforeignlanguagesandthestudyofforeigncultures;amasteryofEnglishincludingtheabilitytowriteandspeakwellbecausecommunicationshavebecomeall-importantinthemodernworldandalsobecauseapersonwhodoesn'tspeakandwriteclearlydoesn'treasonclearlyeither;someknowledgeofthesocialsciencessociologypsychologythatdealwithhumanrelationsandhumanproblems;somebasicknowledgeofmodernsciencewhichwouldenablefuturevoterstobebetterinformedaboutcurrentproblemslikenuclear.Finallymanyeducatorsinsistthatallcollegegraduatesshouldbefamiliarwithcomputersandmoderninformationsystemsincetheeducatedprofessionalsoftomorrowwillhavetounderstandtheirmachines.Isthatall?Noofcoursenot.answertheeducators.Wehavenotmentionedthetwogreatbuildingblocksofeducation:historyandliterature!71.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe_______.A.EducationB.AMasteryofEnglishC.AGoodEducationD.SomethingAboutStudy72.Theunderlinedworddropinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.desertB.dislikeC.declineD.neglect73.Theauthorthinksthatthequestionaboutwhatagoodeducationis_______.A.hasbeenansweredfairlywellB.hasn'tbeenputforwardyetC.hasbeendealtwithsuccessfullyD.hasnotbeenansweredsatisfactorily74.SomeeducationalexpertsbelieveamasteryofEnglishshouldincludetheability_______.A.toreadfastB.towriteandspeakwellC.towriteclearlyandaccuratelyD.tolistenandspeakskillfully75.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.EducationalprogramsmustmeetthedemandofamodernworlD.B.ThestudentswillnotgetadegreeunlesstheytakeanumberofclassesinEnglishhistoryliteraturethesocialsciencesphilosophythenaturalsciencesandart.C.AgoodeducationshouldincludeforeignlanguageandthestudyofforeignculturE.D.Everystudentoughttotakepartinmilitarytraining.
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