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Itisnotunusualatallforteenstoanswertheirparentswithone-wordanswers.Whereareyougoing?Places.Whenwillyoubeback?SometimE.Whowillyoubewith?peoplE.Thatmeansthatthedaysofyourchildrenbounding跳跃着跑inthefrontdoorwiththedetailsoftheirdayareover.Theyarebreakingawayfromyousothatthey'llbeabletostandontheirownasayoungadult.Someparentsfeelsadaboutthislossoftheirchildren'scloseness.Ofcourseyoumissthoseconversationsandfriendlytalks.Onceyourchildrenmoveoutafterhighschoolandestablishthemselvesconfidentlyasayoungadultthey'llcomebackforeasyconversationsandevenaskforadvicE.Butinordertodeterminewhotheyarerightnowtheyneedtoseparatefromyou.Yourjobhoweveristokeepthemsafe―andthatrequiresknowingwheretheyareandwhotheyarewith.Letthemknowclearlythatit'snotbecauseyouwanttodominate支配theirlifeandcontrolthem;it'sbecauseit'sasafetyissueforfamilymemberstokeeptrackofoneanother.Whenthey'rehomeandsitdowntoeatamealsitdownwiththem.YouneedtoopenuptothemaboutyourlifE.Tellthemofaninterestingincidentattheofficelettheminonabitoffamilygossip闲谈discussapieceofnewswiththem.TheyaregladthatyouseethemasoldenoughtobeinonafewexperiencesofyourlifE.Bylettingateeninonyourlifetheyjustmayletyouinontheirs.72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.thegenerationgapisbecomingwiderandwiderB.teensquarrelalotwiththeirparentsC.teensdon'twanttolivewithotherfamilymembersD.someparentsfeeldistantfromtheirteenagechildren73.Theauthorbelievesthatteens'one-wordanswersshow____.A.theirawarenessofindependenceB.theirphysicalandmentalchangesC.anunpleasantparent-childrelationshipD.theirwishesforkeepingsilent74.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildren.B.ParentsshouldkeeptheirchildrensafE.C.Parentsshouldopentheirheartstotheirchildren.D.Parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenenoughfreedom.75.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.TogiveadvicE.B.Todirectteenagers.C.Topresentfindings.D.Tocomfortparents.
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexamswerespokennotwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRometestingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAgesstudentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayasapartoftheprocesstestingcandidatesforthedoctor’sdegreE.Generallyhowevermodernexamsarewritten.Thewrittenexamwhereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestionswasprobablynotknownuntilthe19thcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.A.roomfullofcandidatesforastateexamtimedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagersresemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Ofcourseduringexamsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledanobjectivetest.Itisintendedtodealwithfactsnotpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetexttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestionseachofwhichhasonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritestheanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.72.IntheMiddleAgesstudents_________.A.tookobjectivetestsB.specializedinonesubjectC.weretimedbyelectricclocksD.seldomwroteexams73Themainideaofthethirdparagraphisthat_______.A.workersnowtakeexamsB.thepopulationhasgrownC.thereareonlywrittenexamstodayD.examsarenowwrittenandtimed74.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswerare______.A.personalB.objectiveC.spokenD.written75.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped_____.A.beforetheMiddleAgesB.aroundthe19thcenturyC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinetotaketests
OnJune171744theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.InaletterthenextdaytheyrefusedtheofferasfollowWeknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcollegesandthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmenwhilewithyouwouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal;andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthingsandyouwillthereforenotbedispleasedifourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovincestheyweretaughtallyoursciencesbutwhentheycamebacktoustheywerebadrunnersignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoodsandtheyweretotallygoodfornothing.WearetoshowourgratefulsenseofitifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendusadozenoftheirsonswewi1ltakecareoftheireducationteachtheminal1weknowandmakemenofthem.57.Thepassageisabout____.A.thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficialsB.thecollegesofthenorthernprovincesC.theeducationalvaluesoftheIndiansD.theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury58.TheIndian’schiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemsto____.A.politelyrefuseafriendlyofferB.describeIndiancustomsC.showtheirprideD.expresstheiropinionsonequaltreatment59.TheIndian’sviewofeducationis______.A.youngwomenshouldalsobeeducatedB.theyhaddifferentideasofeducationC.theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscienceD.theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst60.Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas____.A.angryB.politeC.pleasantD.requiring
Recentlyweaskedforpeople’sopinionsaboutpayingstudentstoencouragethemtocometoclassandgethigherscoresontests.SomeAmericanschoolsaredoingthis.Moreofthepeoplewereagainsttheideathanwereforit.Somepeoplesaidpayingstudentssendsamessagethatmoneyistheonlyreasontheyshouldstudyfor.StevenfromChinasaysstudentsshouldstudyforknowledgE.Moneymaymakeadifferenceintheshorttermhesaysbutweshouldthinkaboutthelongterm.ZhaoJingTaoacollegestudentinChinathoughtofanoldsaying.Payingstudentsislikedrinkingpoisontoendthirst―tryingtosolveaproblemwithoutthinkingofthebadeffects.DinhMinhTuanfromVietnamsaysrewardsareimportantbecausetheypreparestudentsforthefuturelifE.Butyoungchildrenshouldgetthingstheyvaluemorethanmoneylikefunnybookspensandfilmtickets.TherewasasuggestionfromSouthKoreathatifrewardsarenecessaryforlearningtheycouldbegatheredlikeacharityfunD.Thismoneycouldbeusedforaprojectdesignedbythestudents.FranciscoMorafromColombiasaysthecityofBogotapaysparentssochildrendonothavetoworkuntiltheyfinishtheirbasiceducation.Thishesayshasincreasedthenumberofstudentswhocometopublicschools.TeresaFinamorewrote:IamanItalianteacherofmathandscienceforstudentsfromeleventofourteen.Ithinkthatitiswrongtopaystudents.Eachstudenthastounderstandthatgoingtoschoolhegetsawonderfulchancetolivebetterinthefutureandalsoatpresent.NellyConstantinFrancewondersifyoungpeoplegetpaidforstudyingwhatwilltheyexpectfromajob―arockettothemoon?SergioFernandesfromBrazilsayspayingstudentsisnotrealistiC.ButCamillusChiemelaaNigerianlivinginGermanyfeelsitwillhelptomaketheeducationsystembetter.Students’expectationswillbemuchhigher.NavalfromRussiaalsosaysyestotheidea:WeshouldatleastgetsomethingforourtimewasteD.Becauseinmycountrystudentspaymoneytogotoschoolorgetgoodgradesfromteachers.AndLucyDingfromChinasaysmostChinesestudentsworkhardfortworeasons:theirparents’expectationsandpressurefromteachers.Shesaysgettingrewardswillbecomeagoodthingthatwillgetstudentstoworkhardforthemselvesforthethingstheyhopetoget.77.ZhaoJingTaothoughtpayingstudents.A.islikedrinkingwatertoendthirstB.couldn’tmakeadifferenceintheshorttermC.isgoodforthestudents’futurelifeD.couldn’thelpthestudentswiththeirstudy78.Whoofthefollowingsaysyestotheideaofpayingstudents?A.DinhMinhTuanB.CamillusChiemelaC.NellyComstantD.TeresaFinamore79.WhatdoChinesestudentsworkhardforaccordingtoLucyDing?A.Fortheirparentsandteachers.B.Forthethingstheyhopetoget.C.Forthemselves.D.Formoney.80.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.itisrightforsomeAmericanschoolstopaystudentsB.payingstudentsistryingtosolveaproblemwithoutthinkingoftheeffectsC.people’sdifferentopinionsaboutpayingstudentsD.payingstudentshelpstoimprovetheeducationsystem
Moreandmoreschoolsarebeingdesignedandusedinwaysthatarefriendlytotheenvironment.Theseso-calledgreenschoolsuselessenergycostlesstorunandaregoodforstudents.Thenewlyrenovated翻修的SidwellFriendsMiddleSchoolintheDistricthasbeenawardedthehighestratingbytheU.S.GreenBuildingCouncilforhavingapositiveimpactontheenvironment－ararehonor.Soontheschoolwilltreatandre-useitswastewatersavinghundredsofthousandsofgallonsofwaterperyear.Therecycledwaterfromsinksandtoiletswhichcan’tbeusedfordrinkingwillbecoloredbluesoweknowit’srecycledjustincaseitgetsintothewaterfountains喷泉－notthatitwouldjokedEmilyBernstein14aSidwellstudentandbuildingtourguidE.Waterfountainswillstillusefreshcitywater.Sidwellstudentsarestudyingthebuildingitselfinscienceclassestohelpthemlearnfirst－handthepositiveimpactofgreenbuildings.It’saffectinghowtheyviewtheworldaroundthem.Ifyouseea[building]beingtorndownyouthink‘They’regoingtofillupawholelandfill垃圾填埋场withthat’saidMatthewMalone13.InPrinceGeorge’sCountySuitlandElementaryhasbeensosuccessfulthatanothergreenschoolisbeingplannedinLaurelforthe2008－09schoolyear.AtSuitlandagardencourtyardcollectsandusesrainwater;theroofisangledawayfromthesuntokeepitcool;andskylightsandtallwindowsletinlotsofnaturallight.Youdon’thavetoswitchonthelightswitchallthetimesaidRupertMcCavethecountyofficialguidingtheseprojects.Greenschoolstendtobesunnierandmoreinvitingthanolderbuildings.InfactastudydoneinWashingtonstateshowedthatstudentsatgreenschoolsperformedbetterandwereabsentless.69.Fromthetextwelearnthatgreenschools.A.notonlybenefittheenvironmentbutalsowinhighawardsB.contributebothtotheenvironmentandtostudentsdevelopmentC.treatandrecyclewaterfromsinkstoiletsandwaterfountainsD.makemoreuseofsolarpowerandsavemoreelectricitythanolderschools70.FromMatthewMalone’swordswecanseethat.A.Sidwellstudentsdon’tlikebuildingbeingtorndownB.SidwellstudentsprefergreenbuildingstobesetupC.SidwellstudentsarethinkinggreenunderthepositiveinfluenceD.Sidwellstudentsareequippedwithknowledgeofarchitecture71.Thewordinvitinginthelastparagraphcanbereplaceby.A.attractiveB.interestingC.smartD.cool72.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.greenbuildingsB.successfulschoolsC.studentsgoinggreenD.environmentally－friendlyschools
ImagineaboyfromasmallvillageinEastAfricA.HefromaveryearlyagehasbeenlookingaftercattlE.Attwelveyearsoldheknowsmoreaboutcattlethanmostofyou.Howeverhehasneverbeentoschool.Hasthisboyeverhadanyeducation?Educationisdiscoveringaboutourselvesandaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundus.Allthepeoplewhocareaboutus--ourparentsbrotherssistersfriends--areourteachers.Infactwelearnsomethingfromeveryonewemeet.Westartlearningonthedaywearebornnotonthefirstdaywegotoschool.Everydaywehavenewexperienceslikefindingabird'snestdiscoveringanewstreetinourneighborhoodmakingfriendswithsomeonewedidn'tlikebeforE.NewexperiencesareevenmorefunwhenwesharethemwithotherpeoplE.EncouragementfromthepeoplearoundusenablesustoexplorethingsasmuchaspossiblE.Aswegrowupwebegintofindoutwhatwearecapableofdoing.Youmaybegoodatcookingorsingingorplayingfootball.Youfindthisoutbydoingthesethings.Justthinkingaboutcookingdoesn'ttellyouifyouaregoodatit.Welearnsomuchjustlivingfromdaytoday.Sowhyisschoolimportant?Ofcourseyoucanlearnsomethingsbetterathomethanatschoollikehowtodotheshoppingandhowtohelpoldordisabledpeoplewhocan'tdoeverythingforthemselves.AtschoolteachershelpustoreadandwritE.Withtheirguidancewebegintoseethingsindifferentways.56.ThewritertakestheAfricanboyasanexampletoshowthat___________A.AfricanchildrenareverypoorB.somechildrenareunluckyC.educationtakesmanywaysD.schoolsareofgreatimportance57.Intheeyesofthewriter___________A.wehavetolearnfromthepeoplearoundusB.schoolisnotimportantatallC.onlythepeoplecaringforuscanteachusD.educationtakesplaceeverywhere58.Onecanfindoutwhatheisgoodatby___________A.theencouragementofpeoplearoundB.theteachingsofthoseheorshemeetsC.thinkingofitwhengrowingupD.tryingandpracticingit59.Howdoesthewriterlookattheroleofschool___________A.Schoolisnotsoimportantasourlivingplaces.B.Schoolenablesustounderstandtheworldinotherways.C.SchoolteachesussomethinguselessathomE.D.Schoolcannotprepareusforourdailylives.60.Thepassagetellsusthat___________A.everyonegetseducationfromthedayheorsheisbornB.differenteducationtrainsdifferentclassesofpeopleC.schoolisabsolutelynecessaryifonewantstounderstandtheworldD.everyonewillfindoutwhatheorsheisgoodat
Byfarthemostcommondifficultyinstudyissimplefailuretogetdowntoregularconcentratedwork.Thisdifficultyismuchgreaterforthosewhodonotworktoaplanandhavenoregularroutineofstudy.Manystudentsmuddlealongdoingabitofthissubjectorthatasthemoodtakesthemorlettingtheirsetworkpileupuntilthelastpossiblemoment.FewstudentsworktoasettimetablE.TheysaythatiftheydidconstructatimetableforthemselvestheywouldnotkeeptoitorwouldhavetoalteritconstantlysincetheycanneverpredictfromonedaytothenextwhattheiractivitieswillbE.Nodoubtsometemperamentstakemuchmorekindlytoaregularroutinethanothers.Therearemanywhoshyawayfromtheself-regimentation严格控制ofaweeklytimetableanddislikebeingtieddowntoadefiniteprogrammeofwork.Manyablestudentsclaimthattheyworkincycles.WhentheybecomeinterestedinatopictheyworkonitintensivelyforthreeorfourdaysatatimE.Onotherdaystheyavoidworkcompletely.Ithastobeconfessedthatwedonotfullyunderstandthecomplexitiesofthemotivationtowork.Mostpeopleover25yearsofagehavebeenusedtoaworkroutineandthemajorityofreallyproductiveworkerssetasideregularhoursforthemoreimportantaspectsoftheirwork.Thetough-mindedschoolofworkersisusuallyverycontemptuous蔑视的oftheideathatgoodworkcanonlybedonespontaneouslyundertheinfluenceofinspiration.Thosewhobelievethattheyneedonlyworkandstudyasthefittakesthemhaveamistakenbeliefeitherintheirowntalentorinthevalueoffreedom.Freedomfromdisciplineleadstounhappinessratherthantoself-expressionorpersonalitydevelopment.Oursocietyinsistsonregularhabitstimekeepingandpunctualityandwhetherwelikeitornotifwemeantomakeourwayinsocietywehavetocomplywithitsdemands.76.Themostwidespreadprobleminapplyingoneselftostudyisthatof_____.A.thefailuretokeeptoaroutineofintensiveworkB.changingfromonesubjecttoanotherC.willingnesstofollowasystematicplanD.applyingoneselftoasubjectonlywhenonefeelsinclined77.Thoseworkerswithstrictviewsonwork_____.A.areverycriticalofthebeliefthatgoodworkcanbeanaturalproductofinstinctB.rejecttheideathatgoodworkissecondnaturetomanC.donotregardasserioustheopinionthatgoodworkcanbedoneatanytimeregardlessofinspirationD.paynoattentiontotheideathatgoodworkcanonlybedonewhentheyarepromptedbyinternalstimulus78.InParagraph4asthefittakesthemmeans_____.A.whentheyhavetheenergyB.whentheyareinthemoodC.whentheyfindconditionssuitableD.whentheyfeelfit79.Asuitabletitleforthepassagemightbe_____.A.AttitudestoStudyB.StudyPlansC.TheDifficultiesinStudyD.StudyandSelf-discipline
Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Therearehowevervastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachitorhowmuchpriority优先重点itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlykeypointofhisteacher’sinterestclearlyabrightchildwillbelikelytoplaysafe.HewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrangechoosingnottouseadventurouslanguagE.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthanspellingabilityonly.Iwasonceshockedtoreadateacher’scommentonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwriting:Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingmistakes!Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’sspellingabilityinwritingbutitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadfailedtoreadthecompositionwhichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontothemistakesbutifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild’sideasanexpressionofhisappreciationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoreencouragementtoseekimprovement.72.Theunderlinedexpressionplaysafeinparagraphtwoprobablymeans_______.A.towritecarefullyB.todoasteacherssayC.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.nottowritewordsoneisnotsureof73.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat_______.A.theymayspendmoretimeteachingwritingtechniquesB.theymayhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesC.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingD.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers74.Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis_______.A.reasonableB.unfairC.foolishD.careless75.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout_______.A.thenecessityofteachingspellingB.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentC.thewayofteachingspellingD.theimportanceofthebasicgrammar
Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinaparticularsportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenorwomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoungandgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursadayevenattheweekendwhenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney.Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandwomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegivenitmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopment---andsportsclothestransporttocompetitionsspecialequipmentetC.canallbeveryexpensivE.ManyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyagE.SomedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydevelopeD.Professionaltrainershoweverbelievethatitisonlybytrainingyoungthatyoucanreachthetopasasuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetopandbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.73.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom____.A.aletterB.anadvertisementC.apersonaldiaryD.anewspaperarticle74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Bystartingyoungyouwon’thavemuchtimeforyourschoolwork.B.Earlytrainingmaydamageourmuscles.C.Mostchildrenmaybecomeprofessionalsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.D.It’sveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentinsports.75.Theunderlinedphrasetotakeasecondplacemeans____.A.torepeattheactivitiessomeotherdayB.tobecomelessimportantC.ofallthingsconsideredtheyareofinferior差的qualityD.tohappenagain
Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersespeciallytheirparentsdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.InlargefamiliesitisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvicE.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendormanyfriends.EvenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriendstheyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephonE.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingupbecausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.Howeverparentsoftentrytochoosefriendsfortheirchildren.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.ThequestionofchoiceisaninterestingonE.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochoosesyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike?41.Manyteenagersthinktheir_________knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.teachersC.brothersandsistersD.classmates42.Whenteenagersstayalonetheusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.A.gototheirfriendsB.talkwiththeirparentsC.haveadiscussionwiththeirfamilyD.talkwiththeirfriendsonthephone43.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A.Teenagerscanonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.B.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchildrenenjoy.C.InallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylikE.D.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttounderstandtheirchildrenbetter.44.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.TeenagersneedgoodfriendsB.FriendscangivegoodadviceC.ParentsoftenchoosefriendsfortheirchildrenD.Goodfriendscancommunicatewitheachother
InAmericadrivers’educationispartofregularhighschoolcurriculum.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassindriver’seducation.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedupintotwoparts:classtimeforlearninglawsandregulationsanddrivingtimetopractisedriving.Classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestthatisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver’slicensE.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstogetbehindthewheelsteeringwheelandpractisestartingsteeringbackingupparkingswitchinglanesturningcornersandalltheothermaneuversrequiredtodriveacar.Eachstudentisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsaredividedupintogroupsoffour.Thestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwo-hourblocksoftimE.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructoranddriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.DriversEdcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver’ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thusifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThecaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.Onthetopofthecarisasignthatreads:STUDENTDRIVER.Thatletsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracautionbecausethestudentdriverisabeginningdrivernotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedriver’seducationcourseandreachedtheappropriateagetodrivethisagediffersineverystatebutinmostcasesthepersonmustbe16yearsoldtheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotaketheirdriver’stestwhichismadeupofaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thepersonmustpassallthreetestsinordertobegivenadriver’slicensE.Ifthepersondidwellinhisorherdriver’seducationclassheorshewillpassthetestwithflyingcolorsandgetadriver’slicensE.49.InAmericathedriver’scoursementionedabove__________.A.isconsideredaspartoftheadvancededucationB.isgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver’slicenseC.iscarriedonatthesametimeasothercoursesD.isofferedtoallthestudentsofGrade2inhighschools50.TopreventaccidentsadriversEdcar___________.A.hasasigninsideitB.hastwosetsofbrakesC.isbigenoughtoholdfivepersonsD.can’trunveryfast51.Wecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredto__________intheirwholedrivingpracticE.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwo-hourblocksoftimeD.gethalfanhourdriving52.Inthelastsentencewithflyingcolorsmeans_________.A.happilyB.successfullyC.colorfullyD.quickly
AsIwasthinkingaboutlanguagelearningtheotherdaytheimageofbakingbreadcameintomyminD.Icomparedsomeoftheexercisesanddrillsthatweputourselvesthroughinordertolearnalanguagetothevariousingredients原料thatgointobakingaloafoffreshbreaD.Reallanguagelearningtakesplaceinhumanrelationships.Noonesitsdownandeatsacupofflourevenifheishungryandinahurry.Youdon’tbecomebilingual双语的bylearninglistsofvocabulary.Youdon’tbecomeaspeakerofalanguagebymemorizingverbconjugations动词的变化andagreementrules.Youbecomebilingualbyenteringacommunitythatusesthatotherlanguageasitsprimarymeansofcommunication.Iamnotsuggestingthatwecanmakebreadwithoutingredients.Flourisnecessaryasareyeast酵母saltwaterandotheringredients.VocabularyispartofanylanguageandwillhavetobelearneD.GrammaticalrulesexistineverylanguageandcannotbeignoreD.ButmerelycombiningtheappropriateingredientsintherecommendedproportionsdoesnotresultinbreaD.Atbestyouonlyendupwithaballofdough面团.Inordertogetbreadyouhavetoapplyheattothedough.Andinlanguagelearningthatheatcomesfromthecommunity.Anyonewhohaslearnedasecondlanguagehasexperiencedthatheat.ItcreepsupyourneckwhenyouaskthebabysitterHaveyoualreadybeeneaten?whenyoumeanttosayHaveyoualreadyeaten?WhenyoutrytosaysomethingquiteinnocentandthewholeroomburstsintolaughteryouareexperiencingtheheatthatturnsrawdoughintogoodbreaD.RemembertheoldsayingIfyoucan’tstandtheheatgetoutofthekitchen?Thisiswherelanguagelearningoftenbreaksdownbecausewefindtheheatuncomfortableandwestopthebakingprocess.Inorderwordswecan’tstandtheheatsowegetoutofthekitchen.Howeverthelanguagelearnerwhostaysinthekitchen―intheheat―untilthecombinedingredientsarethoroughlytransformedwillenjoytherichnessofaqualityloafofbreaD.Heisladthathedidnotgetoutofthekitchenatthecriticalmomentwhentheovenseemedtoohot.Thededicatedlanguagelearnerknowsthatbecomingbilingualcannotbeachievedwithouttheheat!76.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.howwecanmakebakingbreadwithvariousingredientsB.howtobecomebilingualbycommunicatingwithothersC.whatanimportantroleheatplaysinlearningalanguageD.whatahighqualityofbreadyoumayachieveinthekitchen77.Youcanbecomeaspeakerofalanguageby_____.A.bearingmillionsofwordsandexpressionsinyourmindB.usingthelanguagetocommunicatewiththosearoundyouC.knowingverbconjugationsandgrammaticalrulesD.sayingsomethinginnocenttobelaughedatbyothers78.What’sthepurposeofillustrationoftheexample―youaskthebabysitterHaveyoualreadybeeneaten?whenyoumeanttosayHaveyoualreadyeaten??A.Toverifythatyouaresuretomakesomemistakeswhenyouenteracommunity.B.Toshowthatyoushouldcombinetheingredientsintherecommendedproportions.C.Toprovethatyoumayexperienceheatfromthecommunityinlanguagelearning.D.ToindicatethatbeingbilingualcallsforyourcourageconfidenceandperseverancE.79.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTthenecessityofbakingbreadandlearninglanguage?A.ExcellentSkills.B.Variousingredients.C.Appropriateproportions.D.Uncomfortableheat.
Tokyo―OurkidstheJapanesegovernmentannouncedhaveforgottenhowtobehave.Theycan'thebotheredwithhousework.Iftheyseesomeonebeingwrongedtheyprobablylooktheotherway.Fewcountrieshaveplacedmoreimportanceonbeingwell―behaveinpublicthanJapan.Thesimplestrequestsfordirectionsoftenresultinguidedtours.Ifisstillarulethatshopkeepersareallsmiles.Lostwalletsusuallymaketheirwaybacktotheirowners.Butaccordingtorecentsurveysallthatmayhegoingthewayoftheancienthair-do.AndJapan'sgovernmenthasgotintoasituationinwhichalotofproblemsmustbedealtwithquickly.AJapaneseEducationMinistrysurveyformedlastyearandmadepubliclastmonthfoundthatJapanmovesbehindothernationsinteachingyoungstersrightfromwrong.ItalsoreposedthatJapanesechildrenarelesshelpfulanddofarlesshouseworkthantheforeignerswhoarethesameageastheminallclasses.Buttheyarebetterabouttakingdirtydishestothekitchenafterdinner.BesidesJapanesekidsaremorelikelytocolortheirhairandcarrycellphonesthanAmericanandChinesekidsaccordingtoanothersurvey.Childreninabout18percentofpublicschoolclassroomsaresodisorderlythatteacherscannotgivelessonsfurtherrecentreportsshow.Childrenrefusetosittolistenortostoptalking.Olderandmiddle-agedJapanesecontinuetohaveasolidsenseofgoodmannersandsocialjustice正义saidProfessorYoshinaHiranofromShinshuUniversitywhowasappointedtodirecttheministry'ssurvey.Despitetheknowledgeofgoodmannersamongadultsthebreakdowninmannersmaybespreading.hesaid.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat.A.Japanesegovernmenthastakenmeasurestochangekids'behaviorB.ifkidsinJapanfindsomeoneistreatedunfairlytheywilltrytostopitC.kidsinJapandon'thelptheirparentswithhouseworkbutlovetohelpothersD.kidsinJapanhavebehaviorproblemsandpeopleshouldbeconcernedandthinkaboutit57.Thesecondparagraphseemstoshowusthat.A.educationsystemofJapanisbetterthanthatofanyothercountryB.shopkeepersinJapanaretookindtotheircustomersC.JapanesekidsoftenfindwalletsontheirwayD.theJapaneseinpublicplacesactpolitelytoeachother58.ItisimpliedinthispassagethatJapanesekidsA.spendmuchtimedoingtheirhomeworkB.liketofollowthefashionC.havetheirhaircuttoooftenD.refusetolisteninclass
Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteacherselementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudyteacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereportsyettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthemateriallearningnewlessonsandcompletinghighqualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.JuststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthywellfunctioningkidssaidGarharnForlonethestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblemstheissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.Ifwedon’taskaboutsleepandtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademicallythenwearen’tdoingourjobForlonesaiD.ForparentshesaidthemessageissimplegettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontimE.65.Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?A.Monitorstudents’sleeppatterns.B.Helpstudentsconcentrateinclass.C.Recordstudents’weeklyperformancE.D.Askstudentstocompleteasleepreport66.Accordingtotheexperimentwhatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?A.Declininghealth.B.Lackofattention.C.Lossofmotivation.D.Improperbehavior.67.Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?A.Theyshouldmakesuretheirchildrenarealwayspunctualforschool.B.Theyshouldensuretheirchildrengrowupinahealthyenvironment.C.Theyshouldhelptheirchildrenaccomplishhighqualitywork.D.Theyshouldseetoitthattheirchildrenhaveadequatesleep.
MaythefirstisanimportantdateinthecollegeadmissionprocessintheUnitedStates.Thisisthelastdayforhighschoolseniorstoacceptorrejectoffersofadmissioninthefall.ButaccordingtoarecentreportthereisagreatchangE.Acceptanceratesatthetopcollegesthisyearwerelowerthanever.71Thesedayscollegeapplicantsareapplyingtomorecollegesbecauseonlineandcommonapplicationsmaketheprocesseasier.72OntheotherhanddecidingstudentsfortopcollegestoacceptcanbedifficultbecauseittakesmuchtimE.Studentsmaynotlikebeingputonwaitinglists.Alsocommoncollegesworkmoretogetthestudentstheyaccepttoacceptthem.Somecollegesholdvisitingdaysthatofferachancetoattendclassesandstayovernight.Someuniversitiessendgifts.73Formanyfamiliesthemostimportantthingcollegescandoisshowthemthemoneyespeciallythisyear;theweakeconomymakesparentsnervous.74Therecentproblemsthatspreadfromthehousingmarkettocreditmarketshaveevenaffectedstudent’sloans.Solatelytopschoolshavetosparelotsofmoneytoincreasetheirfinancialaidforstudents.75TheEducationDepartmentexpectsthenumberofhighschoolgraduatestostarttogodown.Thiswillhappenasthelastofthechildrenofthebabyboomgenerationfinishhighschool.Thenumberisnotexpectedtostartrisingagainuntil2015.A.Besidestopcollegesarefacingchangesinthepopulation.B.Whatcontributestoit?C.Butamistakecanbecostlyifithappens.D.Buttopcollegesignorethem.E.TheyhaveinternationalstudentswhoknowEnglish.F.Itcanmeanseveralacceptancestochoosefrom.G.TheycannotaffordcollegeasplanneD.
ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboyagedaboutfourapproachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtothegrounD.I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhe’dshovedshesays.Iwentovertothempickedupmysonturnedtotheboyandsaidfirmly‘Nowedon’tpush.’WhathappenednextwasunexpecteD.Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrosstheparkStellasays.Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologizebutinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefor‘discipliningherchild’.AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptablE.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewantedhurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?ProfessorBrendonWhiteofMonashUniversitysaysThere’sanideathatchildrenarethepropertyoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselvessoifyou’resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriatelythenthat’ssomehowacriticismofmE.Inthosecircumstancesit’sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.I’dgotothechildfirstsaysAndrewFullerauthorofTrickyKids.Usuallyaquietreminderthat‘wedon’tdothathere’isenough.Kidshavefinelytunedantennae直觉forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings.Andbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectfulwhichcouldcauseproblems.Ofcourseapproachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadachestoo.ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst.Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey’rethereandaskthemtodealwithithesays.Menmightfeeluneasyaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schildrenandfeelnervous.A.newsetofconsiderationshasbecomemostimportantaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.56.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordshovedprobablymean?A.playedwithB.pushedC.watchedD.gotcloseto57.Whentheboy’smothercameoverStellaBianchiexpectedherto___________.A.makeanapologyB.quarrelwithherC.disciplineherownboyD.takeherownboyaway58.Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherpeople’skidsmisbehaveaccordingtoAndrewFuller?A.Talktothemdirectlyinamildway.B.Complaintotheirparentspolitely.C.SimplyleavethemalonE.D.Punishthemlightly.59.Someparentswillfeelupsetwhentheirchildrenaredisciplinedbyothersbecausetheyfeel__________.A.theirchildrenareperfectineverywayB.theirchildrenaremisunderstoodC.theythemselvesarecriticizedinasenseD.childrenthemselvesshouldlearntosolvetheirownproblems60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schildren?A.It’simportantnottohurttheminanyway.B.It’snousetryingtostoptheirwrongdoing.C.It’swisetotreatthemasone’sownkids.D.It’spossibleforonetogetintolotsoftroublE.
Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearningtheywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhatreadingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.ThefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoreaD.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.ItcanbeseenandobserveD.LearningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguagE.Almostallofitisprivateforlearningisanoccupationofthemindandthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeablewhatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest探索forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.Makelearningtoreadeasywhichmeansmakingreadingameaningfulenjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.WhentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyareandwhenbothteacherfulfilthemappropriatelythenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminateD.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading.71.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesB.studentsspendendlesshoursinreadingC.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidanceD.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading72.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif________.A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsB.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreadingC.teacherscandevisethemosteffcientsystemforreadingD.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable73.Theunderlinedwordscrutinymostprobablymeans________.A.inquiryB.observationC.controlD.suspicion74.Accordingtothepassagelearningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen________.A.childrenbecomehighlymotivatedB.teacherandlearnerrolesareinterchangeableC.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledgeD.readingenricheschildren’sexperience75.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoreadB.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleC.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaughtD.readingismorecomplicatedthatgenerallybelieved
TheterriblecollegeentranceexamisnotonlyabigchallengeforChinesehighschoolstudentsbutalsoaveryimportantexaminthelivesofSouthKoreanstudents.AlthoughthelongcoldwinterhasalreadystartedinSouthKorea.theannual年度的nationalexamshavemadetheatmosphereveryheated.Morethan675000SouthKoreanhighschoolgraduatestookthecollegeentranceexamlastWednesday.TheyusuallytakeexamsinKoreanmathssociologyhistoryandforeignlanguages.Officiallythereisonecollegeplaceforevery1.33students.Butbecauseallthestudentswanttogotothetopuniversitiesinthecountrythecompetitioncanreachoneplacefor10students.Thestudentswanttoattendthesecollegesforboththeirfamousnamesandbetterjobopportunities.Becausestudentsfacefiercecompetitiontheyhavetostudyveryhardtorealizetheirdreams.parkSeungsaidheandhisclassmatesoftengotoschoolbefore730inthemorning.Afterschoolhasfinishedat630P..mmostofthemgotothelibrarytocontinuetheirstudyinsteadofreturninghome.SincemanylibrariesinSouthKoreaareopen24hoursadaytheyoftenstaylongintothenightManyoftheSenior3studentsonlysleepforthreetofourhoursaday.Ifeelalotofpressure.butIhavetostudyveryhardinordertomakemydreamcometrue.ThisismylifetimegoalanditwillbeaturningpointinmylifewhichcoulddecidemyfutureParksaid.TheexamdayisaveryseriousdayforthewholeofSouthKorea.Vehiclesarenotallowedwithina200-metreradius范围ofallthetestsitestomakesurethestudentshavequietsurroundings.Noisesareforbiddenevenairplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offnearthetestsitesduringlisteningcomprehensiontesthours.StudentsaretoldtheirscoresinDecemberbeforetheyapplyforcollege.Thisisfollowedbyface-to-faceoraltests.TherearepublicandprivateuniversitiesinSouthKorea.Manyprivateuniversitiesarewell-knownbuttheirfeescanbe18000yuaneachterm.Thishasmadealotofstudentsthinkagain.64.InSouthKorean.A.thereisonlyonecollegeB.thereisonlyonetopcollegeC.thereareonlytopuniversitiesD.thereareanumberofcolleges65.Wecaninferthattherearealmostcollegeplacesforhighschoolgraduates.A.675000B.507520C.400000D.60000066.Thestudentswanttostudyintopcollegesmainlybecause.A.TheycansucceedmoreeasilyinfutureB.theycanlearnmoreinformationC.theycanmakemoremoneyD.itisinterestingtostudythere67.Airplanesarenotpermittedtolandnearthetestsites.A.whenthetestbeginsB.whenthetestisgoingonC.whenthestudentsaretakinglisteningtestD.duringtheEnglishtests68.Beforestudentsareallowedtocollegestheywill.A.beinterviewedB.askquestionsofcollegesC.notbetestedanymoreD.payalltheeducationfeefirst
Whileitisexpectedthatstudentscometouniversitywiththeabilitytotakeagoodsetofnotesthisisnotalwaysthecase.Highschoolmaynothavedemandeditsogoodlisteningandnote-takingskillsmayneedtobedeveloped.TRYBeingapositiveactivelistener.HOW?Sitdowninfrontanddonotreadortalk.Payparticularattentionduringthesecond20minuteswhenyoutendtoloseitandtothelastminuteswhenashortstatementmightbegivenorconclusionsdrawn.TRYBeingapositiveactivelearner.HOW?Cometoclasswithaninterestinthematerialandwithquestionstoheanswered.YoucandevelopthesebythinkingaboutandexpectingthelectureandBypre―readingthetextthelatterisespeciallyhelpfulifyoufindyourselfhavingdifficultykeepingupwiththematerial.TRYGettingcorrectnoteswithspecialattentiontothemainideas.HOW?Theremaybeanoverheadprojectorifsogetthatmaterialdown.Besideslookforpointsofemphasis―fromtheprofessor'sspokenlanguagebodylanguageorcarefulreadingofhisnotes.Ifyoustillfeelyou'remissingthemainpointstryshowingyournotestoaclassmateortheprofessor.TRYLeavinglotsofspacebetweenideas.HOW?Becauseyouwantlotsofroomtocontinuetoaridnotesinyourownwordsthiswillhelpyoulearnthematerialonadeeperlevelbycombiningitwithwhatyoualreadyknow.Alsotheextraspacewillmakeiteasierforyoutofindmaterialwhenyouarestudying.TRYGoingovernewnotes―10minutesforeachclass―within24hours.HOW?Becauseyoulose50～80％ofthematerialifyoudon't.TRYSettingyournotesupsoyoucanstudyeffectivelyfromthem.HOW?Leavewidespacehereyouwillwritequestionsfromwhichtostudyyournotes.Leavethebackofthepageblanksoyoucanfoldthepagecoverthenotesandanswerthequestionswhenstudying.63.DuringalessonA.studentsmightloseinterestafter20minutesB.moststudentsmightbeabsent―mindedC.studentsprefertotalktoeachotherD.studentsdon'thavetopayattentiontothelastpartofthelesson64.theunderlinedpartthelatterrefersto.A.imaginingthelectureB.readingthetextbeforehandC.questionstobeansweredD.aninterestinthematerial65.Thearticleisprobablywrittenfor.A.highschoolstudentsB.grown―upsC.universitystudentsD.teachersofEnglish.66.Whichwouldbethebesttopicforthepassage?A.HowtoLearnEnglishwellB.ListeningandNote―making.C.BeingaPositiveListener.D.HowtoBeanActiveLearner.
Whenraisingchildrenthesmallthingsmakebigdifferencesindevelopment.BecausechildrenarepeoplenotmachinesdifferentchildrenneeddifferentthingsandbuyingbandnameclothingandhavingtheperfecthaircutorthebiggestcollectionofexpensivetoysarenotthekindofattentionthattheyneeD.ThesekindsofthingswillmakechildrenfeelrejectedandteachthemthatmaterialthingsandappearancearemoreimportantthanlovE.Childrenneedtheattentionfromtheirparents.Theareasoftheirlivesandtheabilitiesthatgetthemostattentionwilldevelopthemost.IfthemajorityofparentalattentionisgiventothewaytheystandortofinishingtaskstheseareaswillbecomemoredevelopeD.Whenparentsfocusonfindingfaultschildrenwilleventuallytakeinallofthatcriticism.Thesemethodsoftenleadtounmotivatedchildrenwithlowself-esteem尊重.Childrenneedattentiontobegiventothedetailsoftheirlives.Theyneedencouragementfromtheirparents.StatementslikeItmakesmehappywhenyouplaynicelywithyourbrotherwillmakeachildfeelgood.Identifythespecifictalenthowitisusedandyourreactiontoit.Traintheyoungmindstosearchfortheirtalentswiththesamekindofattentiontothedetailsthatmayhavepreviouslybeendevotedtofault-finding.ItalsohelpstoidentifypersonalqualitiestopraiseratherthanexternalonesbasedonappearancE.Focusingonthedetailswhenchildrendogoodthingsisimportant.Theyneedtoknowexactlywhattheydidwasgoodandhowitmadeyoufeel.Parentsoftenspendtoomuchtimelookingforfaults.Whenparentsfocusongoodthingsitresultsinmotivatedchildrenwithhighself-esteem.Ifthedevilisinthedetailsperhapsthesaints圣人arealso.67.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Parentsshouldpayattentiontothesmallthingsabouttheirkids.B.Parentsshouldtreatchildrenaspeoplenotmachines.C.Parentsshouldfindfaultswithchildren.D.Fixyoureyesonchildren’sadvantages.68.Whyisfault-findingbadforchildren?A.Becausefault-findingwillteachchildrenmaterialthingsaremoreimportant.B.Becausechildrenmayimitatetheirparents.C.Itwillreducetheirself-esteemandmotivation.D.Becausefault-findingmethodscanapplytotheirlives.69.BysayingIfthedevilisinthedetailsperhapsthesaintsarealsotheauthormeans_____.A.iftheparentscanfindbadthingsabouttheirchildrentheycanprobablyfindgoodthingstooB.focusingondetailshasnothingtodowithchildren’sgrowingupC.detailsofchildrenarelikethoseofdevilsandsaints.D.detailsarenolongerdetailswhentherearesaints70.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinion?A.Childrenatthesameageareallthesameinmanyaspects.B.Parentsshouldfocusonthoseunmotivatedchildrenwithlowself-esteem.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttocorrecttheirchildren’faults.D.Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontochildren’sgooddeeds.
Educationisnotanendbutameanstoanend.Inotherwordswedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforallwhetherrichorpoorcleverorstupid-onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreestheyrefusetodowhattheythinklowworkandinfactworkwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessorwecanlivewithouteducationbutwewoulddieifwehavenofood.IfnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooledtherubbishawayfromourhousesweshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtownsInfactwhenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlifeitmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythatfirstlyeachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityandsecondlythatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosocietyandthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.45.Thewriterofthispassagethinksthat.A.educationcansettlealloftheworld’sproblemsB.freeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC.freeeducationwon’thelptosolvesocialproblemsD.allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducation46.Thewriterwantstoprovethat.A.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsB.oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallC.afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorD.peoplewithuniversitydegreesrefusetodowhattheythinklowwork47.Thepurposeofeducationis.A.tochoosethesystemofeducationB.topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworkC.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD.tobuildaperfectworld48.Thepassagetellsusaboutofeducation.A.themeansB.thesystemC.thevalueD.thetype
Ihearmanyparentssayingthattheirteen-agechildrenarerebellion反叛.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteen-agersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparentsinsteadofstrikingoutbravelyontheirownmostofthemaretryingtoseizeatoneanohter’shandsforsafety.TheysaytheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesamecloths.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusicButsomehowtheyallendupcrowdedaroundlisteningtothesamerecordTheirreasonsforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧―intoalargecocoon.Ithasbecomesharderandharderforateen-agertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlyopenedupateen-agermarket.Thesedayseveryteen-agercanlearnfromnewspapersandTVwhatateen-agershouldhaveandbE.Andmayoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddstogreatdifficultyofrateen-agerwhowantstofindhisorherpath.Butthedifficultyisworthgettingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome-withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.72.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell.A.readershowtobepopularintheworldB.teen-agershowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselvesC.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother73.Accordingtothewritermanyteen-agersthinkthattheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirownbutinfactmostofthem.A.havemuchdifficultyinunderstandingeachotherB.arenotsureofthemselvesC.darenotdothingsD.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.B.Whatmanyparentsaredoingisactuallykeepingtheirchildrenfromfindingtheirownpaths.C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateen-agertodisagreewithhisorherclassmatesD.Mostteen-agerssaytheywanttodowhattheyliketobutinfacttheyaredoingthesamE.75.Duringtheteen-ageryearsoneshouldlearnto.A.becomedifferentfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB.getintotherightseasonandbecomepopularC.findone’srealselfD.rebelagainstone’sparents
Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyprovidesahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestment投资inthedevelopingworld.Women’seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists经济学家butincreasingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialproblem.Andeconomicswithitsimportanceonencouragementprovidesdirectionsthatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsarepreventedfromreceivinganeducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily;girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren.Sogirlsareseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool―theprophecy预言becomesself-fulfillingmakingwomeninavicious恶性circleofneglect忽略.Aneducatedmotherontheotherhandhasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildrenensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirlsaswellasofboyswillbeeducatedandhealthy.Sotheviciouscircleischangedintoavirtuous良性的circle.Fewwellarguerthateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasgreateconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviouslythereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotherinvestmentsbuttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasagreateffectonhealthpracticesincludingfamilyplanning.49.TheauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesisA.rewardingB.labor-savingC.troublesomeD.expensive50.TheauthorbelievestheviciouscirclecanbecomeavirtuouscircleswhenA.womencaremoreabouteducationB.girlscangetequalrightsofbeingeducatedC.parentscanaffordtheirdaughters’educationD.afamilyhadfewerbuthealthierchildren.51.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen’seducation?A.ItwillprovidegreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestmentsB.Itisnowgiventoppriority优先inmanydevelopingcountries.C.ItisworthgreaterattentionthanothersocialproblemsD.Ithascausedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.52.ThepassagemainlydiscussesA.unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountriesB.thepossibleearningpowerofwell-educatedwomenC.themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosocietyD.theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen
WhenNickPasquahitshisbedroomafterschoolhe’stireD.The14-year-oldhighschoolfreshmanfromNewRocheleNewYorkplayscomputervideogamesonlineforacoupleofhourspausingonlytoinstant-messagehisfriendscheckhisblogordownloadanewsongtohisIPOD.Whenhiscellphonevibrates振动hescansthetextmessageandfiresbackareply.We’releaguesbehindsighsNick’smomKimberlyPasqua45.Andmanyparentslikeherarefeelingincreasinglyoutofstepwiththeirchildren.ThetechnologygapbetweenparentsandkidsiswideningsaysAmendaLenhartseniorresearchspecialistforInternet&AmericanLifeProjectaresearchgroupthatexplorestheimpactoftheInternetonchildrenandfamilies.Inaseriesofreportsreleasedlastyearresearchersfoundthat87percentoftheUnitedStates’kidsaged12to17usetheInternetcomparedtoonly66percentofadults.Halfofthoseteensgoonlinedaily.Eighty-onepercentplaygamesonlineand75percentuseinstant-messaging.Nearlyhalf45percenthaveacellphonE.Oneoutoffivehasablog.Whyarechildrenincreasingpasttheirparents?Becausetoday’skidslearntousecomputersbyplayingandthinktechnologyisfunsaysLenhart.Butadultsgenerallyviewcomputersasmeretoolsforworknottoys.Despitethisdifferencemostparentsrealizethatcomputerscellphonesandthelikearefixtures固定装备intheirchildren’slives.Withthatacceptancecomesworryaboutwhatmakesappropriateusageandmoreimportantwhat’ssafE.Expertssaythebestwaytokeepupistolearnthetechnologyforyourself.Visitblogs.Sendsomeinstantandtextmessages.DownloadmusiC.ThisstuffmayneverbeasnecessarytoyourlifeasitistoyourkidssaysSusannahSternassistantprofessorintheCommunicationsDepartmentatUniversityofSanDiegobutyouwon’tgettheirrespectaboutonlineissuesifyoudon’tknowwhatthey’retalkingabout.Childrencanbegreatteacherssoletthemshowyoutheropes.It’sempoweringforthemtosharetheirknowledgesaysStern.Onceyouknowwhat’swhattrytokeepthelinesofcommunicationopenandcarefullywatchwhatthey’redoing.56.The14-year-oldNickPasquaisonlyoneexampleof_____.A.66percentofadultsintheworldwhousetheInternetB.87percentofkidsintheUSwhousetheInternetC.81percentofkidsintheUSwhousetheInternetD.75percentofkidsintheWestwhousetheInternet57.Todaykidsusecomputersmainly_____.A.ashobbiestokilltimeB.asweaponstofightC.astoolsforworkD.astoystoplay58.Whatdoparentsworryaboutmostaccordingtothepassage?A.Theirchildrenspendtoomuchtimeoncomputersandcellphones.B.Theirchildrendon’tknowhowtousecomputersandcellphones.C.Computersandcellphonesmaydoharmtotheirchildren.D.Theirchildrennolongerworkhardattheirlessons.59.AccordingtoSusannahSternparentsshould______.A.learncomputerknowledgefromtheirchildrenB.stoptheirchildrengoingonlineC.lettheirchildrenbeD.betiedbytheirchildrenwithropes
Chinawastoreformschoolcurriculum课程toeasetheburdenputonchildrenbypushyteachersandparentseagertoseethemsucceedinanincreasinglycompetitivesociety.ChinesepupilsweresufferingfrompooreyesightinincreasingnumbersandatayoungeragE.TiringhomeworkandincreasingexampressureweretoblamE.TheprimaryreasonisthetraditionalEastAsiancultureinwhichallparentswanttheirkidstobecomedragonsorandphoenixes.Toomuchemphasisisplacedondiplomas文凭andexamscores.ThatwasexacerbatedbythefactthatChinaisadevelopingnationwith1.3billionpeopleanditsone-childpolicy.YuanagovernmentstaffsaidThecompetitioninemploymentisfierceandthatpressurehasbeencascadedbacktoschools.Everyparentexpectshischildtooutperformpeers.TheEducationMinistrywouldcutthedifficultyofthetextbooksreducehomeworkmakeclassesmoreinterestingandlimitthenumberoftests.Anotherproblemthegovernmenthadtodealwithwastheeducationof13millionruralchildrenwhoswarmed涌入intothecitieswiththeirparentsworkingasmigrantworkers.Morethan100millionpeasantsacrossthecountrymigratetotheboomingcitieseveryyearformanuallaborandsmall-timebusinesses.Butpolicyhurdlesforthemtosettleinthecitiesaboundincludingthosethatpreventtheirchildrenfromreceivingagoodeducation.Anestimated23millionleft-behindchildrenofmigrantworkersstayinthecountrysideThegovernmenthasorderedurbanpublicschoolstoopenuptothe7.88millionmigrantchildrenofschoolageYuansaidaddingprivateschoolsarealsoallowedtoaccommodate接纳someofthem.73.WhatmakesChinesepupilsbecomenearsightedatayoungerage?A.ExamscoresarenotregardedtobevaluableB.ParentsexpecttheirchildrentobecomedragonsandphoenixesC.DragonsandphoenixesarepartoftraditionalChineseculturE.D.PupilsareaskedtodohomeworkmoreandmorE.74.TheunderlinedwordexacerbatedinParagraph3maymeanA.improveD.B.proveD.C.worseneD.D.lighteneD.75.HowcanChinesegovernmentsolvetheeducationproblemofmigrantchildren?A.Byallowingthemtotakefewerexams.B.Bymakingtextbookseasierforthem.C.Bysettingupmoreprivateschoolsforthem.D.Byaskingurbanpublicschoolstoadmitthem76.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Chinawillreduceburdenonschoolchildren.B.Left-behindchildreninthecountrysidereceivenoeducation.C.Childrenofmigrantworkerswillhaveabettereducation.D.Theeducationofthemigrantchildrenreceivesattention.
PhyllisLeeofSingaporeknewsomethingwasn’tright.HeryoungersonAlexthensixyearsoldwasgettinggoodgradesinhisprivatekindergartenclasses.ButLeerealizedsomethingwaswrongwhenAlexcamehomeonedaycryingwithzeroesonhisChinesespellingtest.LeedecidedtoinvestigatE.AccordingtoLeetheteacherwouldfrequentlydescribeAlex’sChinesewritingas‘ghostwritings’andmadehimalaughingstockinclassinsteadofhelpinghimout.Lee46spentthenext12monthsteachingAlexandstillhelpshimwhennecessary.ShenotonlytaughthimtheformationoftheChinesewordsbutalsotheiroriginsothathecouldunderstandbetteroftentakingmorethananhourtoreadasimpleparagraph.VisitstothelibraryandsurfingtheInternetkeptheruptospeedonteachingmaterials.Alex’sgradesimprovedandbytheendofYearOnehehadbecomeoneofthetopstudentsinChineseinhisclass.AlexiskeepinganA.plusaverageinallsubjectsandhismother’sinvolvementisabigreasonbehindit.Alexnow11recentlywroteabookrecordinghisstruggleswithChinesewhichaninternationaleducationcenterhaspublishedtoinspireitsstudents.Hesometimeswritesforlocalstudentmagazinesaswell.LeehasalwayshadinputintotheeducationofAlex.ShereadstohimallthetimE.Asaresultheisaneagerreaderwhoregularlyvisitthelibrary.ToLeeoneofthemostvaluablethingsshedoesistotaketurnswithherhusbandtodriveAlextoschool.We’dtalkalongtheway.TalkingenablesmetohaveabetterunderstandingofmychildandremindsmeofchangeseverynowandthensothatIknowwhentogetinvolvedshesays.60.Alexarrivedhomewithtearsbecause.A.hefailedintheChineseexamB.histeacherpunishedhimC.hedidn’twanttolearnChineseD.hisclassmatesdidhimwrong61.AlexsucceededinlearningChinesewith.A.histeacher’sguideB.hisclassmates’helpC.hisfather’sinfluenceD.hismother’sinstruction62.ForAlexthegreatachievementrecentlyisthat.A.hegetsA’sinsomesubjectsB.hewroteabookC.heearnssomemoneyD.heunderstandsChinesebetter63.Lee’seducationmethodsucceedsmainlybecauseofher.A.involvementB.communicationC.toleranceD.encouragement
UsedbyoverhalfamillionlearnersEnglishPracticeisoneoftheworld’smostpopularonlineEnglishlearningproducts.EnglishPracticeoffersover40000interactive1essonsforalllevelsofstudentswhowanttostudyandimprovetheirEnglish.Ourstructuredcontentwillhelpyouimproveyourspeakingvocabularygrammarandyourlisteningandwrittencomprehension.AndbecauseEnglishPracticeisonlineyoucanstudyatapaceandatatimethatisconvenientforyou.HowtoStudyWhenyoustartwithEnglishPracticewewillgiveyouatesttoevaluateyourlanguagelevel.Wewillthenrecommendthatyoustartaseitherabeginningintermediateoradvancedlearner.AteachlevelyoucantakeclassesinGeneralEnglishWorkSkillsorCommunitytoimprovetheskillsyouneeD.Whenyouhavecompletedenoughlessonswewillgiveyouanothertestandmoveyouuptothenextlevel.GeneralEnglishThisiswhereyouwillfindlessonstoimproveyourgrammarlisteningcomprehensionandvocabulary.Therearenewlessonsweeklysoyouwillalwaysfindnew1essonstothisareayoucanalsotakelessonstoprepareforTOEFLandIELTS.WorkSkillsThisiswhereyoucantakelessonstoteachyouthespecificskillsyouwillneedifyouhavetospeakEnglishatworkordobusinessinEnglish.Therearelessonsongeneralbusinessskillsaswellascoursestoonspecificindustries.CommunityIntheCommunitysectionyoufindEnglishPractice’spopularchatroomwhereyoucanpracticewithfellowstudentsfromaroundtheworldandaskEnglishteachersquestionsaboutEnglishCommunityalsohasfungameslikeBingoHangmanandKaraokE.AswellaslinkstoonlineEnglishstudyingresources.65.ComparedwiththecoursesinclassEnglishpracticehastheadvantagethat.A.youcanimproveyourEnglishquicklythroughitB.itwillofferyouthemethodofhowtostudyEnglishwellC.youcanplanyourtimeforEnglishstudyaccordingtoyourpracticalsituationD.youcanteachyourselfEnglishatanytime66.IfyouwanttostudyEnglishbreezily轻松地youshouldgetintothesection.A.GeneralEnglishB.WorkSkillsC.CommunityD.Howtostudy67.IfyouareastudentandwanttoaddtoyourbasicknowledgeofEnglishyou’dbetter.A.takethetestofferedbyEnglishPracticeB.taketheGeneralEnglishC.taketheclassesinWorkSkillsD.theclassesinCommunity68.PeoplecanmostprobablyreadthisarticlE.A.ontheInternetB.inaninstructionbookC.inamagazineD.inanewspaper
Onthewholeit'snotsomethingweparentsshoutaboutbutoneinfourofusdoesit.Hiringprivatetutors指老师forourchildrenisnowwidespread.AndthisyearasalwaystheEasterholidayswillbepeaktime高峰期fortutordemand.MyhusbandandItriedtotutorherathomebutwefoundallourknowledgewasoutofdateandwewereonlyconfusingZarreen.Wealsotriedagrouprevisioncoursebutallthechildrenweresittingexamsfordifferentboards入学考试.Onthewholewethinkone-two-onetuitionworksbestanditisworththemoney.InourcasePreetaisabitlikeaneldersistertoZarreenandthat'sthemostimportantsaysAshanSabrifromLondonwhosedaughterZarreen18ishavingtuitioninbiologyandchemistryinpreparationforA-levelsthissummer.InfactPreetaDattaisonlysixyearsolderthanherpupilandsheishappytoprovideextratuitionthroughmobilephone.MaybeZarreenwillcallmetwoorthreetimesaweekwithaquestionaboutbiologyorchemistryandthat'sfinetomesaysDatta.Therealquestionisdoestutoringdoanygood?It'snotthemagicbulletsaysProfessorJudithIreson.‘It'sstilluptothechildtodothelearning.Ifheorsheisn'tinterestedthensendingthemtoaprivatetutorwon'tdoanygood.Inwhichcasesurelyit'stimetobreakopentheChampagne香槟酒?NotnecessarilysaysElaineTyrrellheadoftheRowansSchool.Whilewerecommendprivatetutoringforafewchildrenwhosefirstlanguageisn'tEnglishwedon'tencourageitfortheotherssaysTyrrell.Withthelevelofeducationtheygetherechildrenreallyoughttobeabletopasstheentranceexamswithoutanyextrateaching.Besidesourbiggestworryisthattheymightjustgetinwiththehelpoflast-minutetutoringbutoncetheyactuallygettothatschooltheywon'tbeabletomanage.It'sapointworthconsidering.Afterallwhowouldwanttheirchildtostayatthebottomoftheclass?56.Thepassageismostprobablywrittenby.A.aparentB.afamousprofessorC.astudentD.afamousheadmaster57.InAshanSabri'sopinionwhichmethodismostsuitableforherdaughter?.A.TakingdifferentkindsofexamsB.TeachingherathomebyherselfC.FindingaprivatetutortohelpherD.Takingpartingrouprevisioncourses55.ElaineTyrrelldoesn'tencourageparentstohireprivatetutorsfortheirchildrenmainlybecause.A.childrenmaybemisledbyprivatetutorsB.thequalityofprivatetutoringmaybepoorC.theeducationthatchildrenreceiveinclassisenoughforthemD.childrenmaynothavetherealabilitytodealwiththeirfurtherstudies59.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdtowardshometutoring?.A.CriticalB.UncertainC.SupportiveD.Uninterested60.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.PreetaDattaisonlytwentyfouryearsold.B.PreetaDattaisheadoftheRowansschoolC.JudithIresonisateacheroftheRowansSchoolD.AshanSabrihasadaughternamedZarreenwhoisover18
ItseemsmoreandmoreAmericanswantschoolstoteachforeignlanguagestochildrenyoungerthanfiveyearsolD.Themostpopularwaytoteachtheseyoungchildrenanotherlanguageiscalledimmersion.Childreninimmersionprogramshearonlythenewlanguageintheclassroom.ThechildrenplaygamessingsongsandtalktooneanotherinthenewlanguagE.SomeexpertssayimmersionprogramsarethemosteffectivewayforyoungchildrentolearnalanguagE.ButtherecanbeaproblemwhenchildrenintheUnitedStatesbegintolearnanotherlanguageatsuchanearlyagE.Notmanyelementaryschoolscontinuetheeffortasthechildrengetolder.OnlysevenofthefiftystatesrequireschoolstoteachaforeignlanguagetostudentsbetweentheagesofsixandtwelvE.LanguageexpertssayitiseasierforyoungerchildrentolearnalanguagE.StillAmericanschoolsgenerallydonotbegintoteachforeignlanguagesuntilsecondaryschools.BythenstudentsareaboutthirteenyearsolD.Americanschoolsfacedifficultchoicesaboutthecostofeducationalprograms.ThefederalgovernmenthasincreasedsupportforforeignlanguagestudyinitseducationlawcalledNoChildLeftBehinD.AtthecollegeleveltheModernLanguageAssociationsaysmorestudentsthaneverarestudyingforeignlanguages.Thegrouprecentlyannounceditsfindingsfortheperiodfrom1998until2002.ThenumberofstudentswhostudiedforeignlanguagesinAmericancollegesanduniversitiesincreasedbyseventeenpercent.SpanishisthemostwidelytaughtlanguageinAmericancollegesanduniversities.OtherpopularlanguagesincludeFrenchGermanJapaneseChineseandItalian.TheModernLanguageAssociationsaysmorelanguagesarebeingstudiednowthaninthepast.Itsaysthelargestgrowthsince1998hasbeeninthestudyofAmericanSignLanguageArabicandbiblicalHebrew.TheassociationsaysaboutninepercentofcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesstudyforeignlanguages.Thatisthehighestlevelsince1972.53.Thetextismainlyabout_____.A.foreignlanguagelearninginAmericaB.foreignlanguageteachingmethodsinAmericaC.foreignlanguageteachinginAmericanuniversitiesD.foreignlanguageteachinginAmericanhighschools54.Theunderlinedwordimmersioninthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.putone’sheadintothewaterB.payfullattentiontoone’sworkC.ateachingmethodofusingonlythenewlanguageD.ateachingmethodofhearingtwolanguages55.WhatproblemdoAmericanchildrenfaceiftheylearnaforeignlanguageatanearlyage?A.Americanchildrenaremostlytoopoortolearnanyforeignlanguages.B.Theirforeignlanguageteachersdon’tknowhowtoteachthemeffectively.C.TheAmericangovernmentdoesn’tpayattentiontochildren’sforeignlanguageteaching.D.Onlyasmallnumberofelementaryschoolscontinuetoteachforeignlanguages.56.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.SpanishisthemostwidelytaughtlanguageinAmericancolleges.B.MoreandmoreAmericancollegestudentsarelearningChinesenow.C.ThenumberofAmericancollegestudentslearningforeignlanguagesisincreasing.D.A.briefintroductiontotheModernLanguageAssociationintheUnitedStates.
LongagotherewasatimewhenparentstoldchildrentoreadslowlyandloudlytounderstandeverythingtheyreaD.WhilealotofthingshavechangeD.Nowlearningexpertsandteachersaskstudentstoreadfasterandunderstandimportantpoints.Hereareafewtipsforstudentswhohaveeverylittletimebutalottolearn.MakingatimetableYourtimetableshouldhaveseparatetimeforeatingplayinggamesexercisereadingthenewspaperandstudyingYoushouldnotonlymakeatimetablebutalsodoaccordingtoit.TakingnotesTakingnotesisanimportantpartoflearning.Youneedtotakelecturenotesandnotesfromyourtextbooks.ReadthenotesbeforegoingtobeD.ThishelpsyoumemorizethelessonsclearlyReadingtechniquesYouneedtoreadfastandlearnmorethings.Herearesomeadviceonfastreading.Takeaquicklookthemcovertocovertofindouttheimportantunits.Takeaquicklookovertheunitsandfindtheimportantpoints.Bedaubedthespeedofreadingandpassyoureyesthroughthetopofthelettersandnotthroughthecenter.Don’tgobacktoreadawordorasentencE.HowtoincreasememoryTrytounderstandcompletelywhatyoureadorhear.RepeatwhatyouhearorreadinyourmiD.A.singlewordcanhelpyourememberawholeideA.HowtoincreaseconcentrationMentalconcentrationisimportanttomemoryandbetterlearning.Youshouldseparateaspecificplaceandaspecifictimeofthedayforreading.Sitstraight.Itincreasesyourconcentration.GoodconditionsforlearningAsilentlocationthatyoudon’tuseforsleepingeatingorentertainmentpurposeisthebestplaceforreading.Takingexercisedailyisgoodforstudents.Itincreasesconcentration.41.Accordingtothepassagetoday’sstudentsareadvisedto_____.A.understandallthewordstheyhavereadB.readfastandunderstandkeypointsC.readfastandlearnmanythingsatatimeD.readveryalowlyandloudly42.Whatkindofinformationcanwegetfromthepassage?A.Weshouldremembersentencesinsteadofwordswhilereading.B.Weshouldtakenotesfrombothlecturesandtext-books.C.We’dbetternotspendtimeplayinggames.D.We’dbetterchoosetostudyinasilentbedroom.43.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveone’smemory?①ReadbeforegoingtobeD.②Gobacktoreadawordorasentenceagainandagain③Trytounderstandeverythingwhilereading.④RepeatwhatyoureadinyourminD.⑤ConcentratementallyA.①②③B.②③④C.③④⑤D.①④⑤44.Accordingtotheauthorwecanincreaseconcentrationby____.A.takingexerciseeverydayB.readingwhereverwelikeC.sittingcomfortablyinaquietplaceD.takingnoteswheneverweread45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Learningtipsforstudents.B.Sometipsforfastreading.C.Howtoarrangeone’sstudy.D.Howtoformgoodexercisehabits.
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