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阅读文章后，从第54至58题所给A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 Most people call it "body language" —the clues（线索） to t...
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KarengrownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStatesmaintainedhighmoral道德的standardsthroughoutheryouth.In1984attheageof23shemarriedBill.Theywereblessedwithtwochildrenaboyandagirl.By1991theirlovehaddeepenedandtheywerehappy.LaterthatyearBilldevelopedawhitespotonhistonguE.Hevisitedadoctor.OnedayshortlyafterthatBillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedherandwantedtoliveforeverwithher.ThedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIVthevirusthatleadstoAIDS.ThefamilywastestedBillandKaren’sresultswerepositivE.BillhadbecomeinfectedbeforehemetKaren;thenhepassedthevirusontoKaren.Thechildren’sresultswerenegativE.WithinthreeyearsBillwasdeaD.Idon’tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolivewithforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.HediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriagesaysKaren.ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeathsheisstillalivE.TheinfectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.Karenisbutoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDSafigurelargerthanthecombinedpopulationsofAustraliaIrelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreportAfricahas21millionofthesevictims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatestdisasterinhumanhistory.Oftheworld’ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to491in100hasalreadybeeninfectedwithHIV.Oftheseonly1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfecteD.InsomepartsofAfrica25percentoftheadultsareinfecteD.SincethebeginningofthespreadofAIDSin1981about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughlycalculatedthatin1997aloneabout2.3millionpeoplediedofit.NeverthelesstherearefreshreasonsforoptimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.DuringthepastfewyearstherehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesinwealthynations.InadditionpromisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlifE.BytellingthestoryofKarentheauthorintendsto______.A.warnpeopleagainsthighriskbehaviorsB.stresstheimportanceofmedicaltestsC.expresssympathyforAIDSvictimsD.showtheconsequencesofAIDSTheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_______.A.wereluckyinhavingB.wereaskedtoadoptC.regrettedhavingD.gavebirthtoBillwassuspectedofbeinginfectedwithHIVafter______.A.hegotmarriedtoKarenB.thefamilymembersweretestedC.KarenpersuadedhimtoseethedoctorD.hefoundsomethingwrongwithhistongueItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.promisingdrugswillsoonstopAIDSB.thespreadofAIDScouldbecontrolledC.itishopelesstowinthebattleagainstAIDSD.thedeathrateofAIDSpatientshasbeenreduced
Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedoranalyzeduntilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeoneteacherorstudent.Betterstillperhapsisthepracticeofreadingittwiceonceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheendsothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.AlldiscussionsofpoetryareinfactpreparationsforreadingitaloudandthereadingofthepoemisfinallythemosttellinginterpretationofitsuggestingtonerhythmandmeaningallatoncE.HearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoiceonrecordsoronfilmisobviouslyaspecialrewarD.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitorbestofallrecitingit.Ihavecometothinkinfactthattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthananalyzingitifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryisacriticismoflifeandaheightening提升oflife.Itisanapproachtothetruthoffeelinganditcansaveyourlife.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelsE.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnatureaboutitssoundaswellasitssenseandtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoemoneshould________.A.discussitwithothersB.analyzeitbyoneselfC.copyitdowninanotebookD.practisereadingitaloudWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?A.ExtendingyourlifeB.SavingyourlifeC.CriticizinglifeD.HeighteninglifeAccordingtothewriteroneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents________.A.tounderstandlifE.B.toenjoypoetry.C.tobecometeachers.D.tobecomepoetsWhatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A.Morestressshouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry.B.Poetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject.C.OnecannotenjoylifefullywithoutanunderstandingofpoetryD.PoetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecoursesThephrasemakeroominthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedbyA.buildaboothB.provideequipmentC.leaveacertainamountoftimeD.setasideenoughspace
Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.A.childlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuchhewillstoptalking.HenoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimusE.Bitbybithemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesamewaychildrenlearntodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught---towalkrunclimbwhistlerideabicycle---comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeopleandslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesforhimselfletalone更不用说correctthem.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlesshewasmadeto.Soonhebecomesdependentontheteacher.Lethimdoithimself.Lethimworkoutwiththehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsitwhatthiswordsayswhattheansweristothatproblemwhetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswersasitmaybeinmathematicsorsciencegivehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutine常规的work?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Let’sendallthisnonsenseofgradesexamsandmarks.Letusthrowthemalloutandletthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn:howtomeasuretheirownunderstandinghowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.Letthemgetonwiththisjobinthewaythatseemsmostsensible合情理的tothemwithourhelpasschoolteachersiftheyaskforit.Theideathatthereisabodyofknowledgetobelearntatschoolandusedfortherestofone’slifeisnonsense无意义的inaworldascomplicatedandrapidlychangingasours.AnxiousparentsandteacherssayButsupposetheyfailtolearnsomethingessential基本的somethingtheywillneedtogetonintheworld?Don’tworry!Ifitisessentialtheywillgooutintotheworldandlearntit.Whatdoesthewriterthinkisthebestwayforchildrentothink?Bylisteningtotheirparents’instructions.Byaskingagreatmanyquestions.BymakingmistakesandhavingthemcorrecteD.Bycopyingwhatotherpeopledo.Whatdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldnotdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.C.Allowchildrentomarktheirownwork.D.Encouragechildrentocopyoneanother.Accordingtothepassagelearningtospeakandlearningtorideabikeare_____.A.themostimportantskillsB.thebasicskillschildrenshouldmasterC.almostthesameaslearningotherskillsD.muchdifferentfromlearningotherskills.Thewriterthinksthatchildren’sprogressshouldonlybeestimated评估by______.A.thechildrenthemselvesB.theirparentsC.theirteachersD.educationauthorities权威Thewriterisafraidthatchildrenwillgrowupintoadultswhoare______.A.tooselfishB.tooindependentC.dependentandunabletousebasicskillsD.abletothinkforthemselves
UpuntilaboutfiveyearsagostudentsatthisschoolcouldhavewornanythingtheywantedonHalloweensaidRosemarieNielsonasixth-gradeteacheratSt.TheresaSchoolaRomanCatholicelementaryschoolinthePelhamBaysectionoftheBronxwherethereisaprohibitionontoyweapons.Whenyouconsiderallthehorrificthingsthathavehappenedinrecentyearsincluding9/11Ican’tblameanyschoolforwantingtostayawayfromanythingthatmightpromoteviolenceMs.NielsonsaiD.MaryEllenManniellowhosedaughterCourtney9isafourthgraderatSt.GabrielSchoolaRomanCatholicelementaryschoolintheRiverdalesectionoftheBronxsaidsheunderstoodwhyofficialshadbannedweaponswithcostumes.They’relearningmoreaboutgunsfromissuesinthestreetthaneducationalissues.ThisyeartheschoolhasgoneonestepfurtherandisprohibitingallcostumesatitsHalloweenfestivities.Ms.Manniellosaidithadbecomeachaoticscenewithparentshelpingtheirchildrenchangeintotheircostumesatschool.Someparentssaidtheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumeswenttoofaranddeniedchildrenachancetoexpressthemselves.Halloweenhasalwaysbeentheonedaywhenitwasacceptableforourchildrentobedressedlikesomebodytheyarenotlikeacowboyorapirateorapersonfromouterspaceandnowwe’retakingthatawayfromthemsaidLauraSantoroanursefromNewMilfordConn.whose7-year-oldsonJohnnyisasecondgraderatNorthvilleElementarySchooltherE.Ms.SantorosaidthathersonwoulddressasCapt.JackSparrowthecharacterplayedbyJohnnyDeppinthePiratesoftheCaribbeanmoviesattheschool’sHalloweenpartybutthathewouldnotbeallowedtotakeasword—partofapolicythatcaughtherbysurpriselastHalloween.IsentmysontoschoollastyeardressedasaspecialforcePowerRangerandhewastoldthathecouldn’ttakealonghisredlaserblasterwhichreallysurprisedmebecausethelaserisredandmadeofplasticandlightsupanditcouldnevereverbemistakenforarealgunMs.SantorosaiD.ImeancomeonthewholethingisgettingreallysaD.68.Whatdoyouthinkisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducetothepublictheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumes.B.Tostateparents’attitudestowardstheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumes.C.TotellthepublicthatchildrenshouldbringanyweaponsforHalloweencostumes.D.Toanalyzethefactthattheno-weaponspolicyforHalloweencostumesgoestoofar.69.Accordingtothepassagesomeparentsunderstandtheno-weaponpolicyforHalloweencostumesbecause____________.A.schoolsshouldtakeacautiousapproachtoHalloweentopreventviolencE.B.childrenarebuyingrealgunsinthestreetandthereisalwaysviolencenow.C.thoseparentsliketohelptheirchildrenchangeintotheircostumesatschool.D.childrenarelearningmoreaboutgunsfromeducationalissues.70.Whichofthefollowingisprobablyrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Childrencouldbringanyweaponsintoschoolfiveorsixyearsago.B.Theparentssurveyedarethosewhosechildrenareinelementaryschools.C.GunsarenecessaryonHalloweenforchildrentoexpressthemselves.D.JackSparrowisanactorwhoatonetimeactedasapirateinamoviE.71.Whatdotheunderlinedwordslaserblasterinthelastparagraphreferto?A.A.kindofcostumE.B.A.realgun.C.A.toyweapon.D.A.kindofplastiC.
Havingoneofthosedaysorweeks—wheneverythingseemstoannoyyou?EvenifyoudonothingaboutityourbadmoodwillprobablygoawayaftersometimE.Butwithalittleeffortyoucanforgetitmuchfaster—oftenwithinadayortwo.WalkitoffExerciseisthemostpopularbad-moodbuster.A.personwho’sinabadmoodhaslowenergyandhightension.Takingafastten-minutewalkordoingsomequickexercisescandowonderstowardschangingthatbadmooD.TuneitoutListeningtoyourfavoritemusicforawhilecanalsomaketensiongoawayquicklybecausemusicstartsassociationswithpastpositiveexperienceswe’vehaD.GiveyourselfapeptalkStopandlistentowhat’sonyourminD.Badmoodsareoftenstartedbytoomanynegativethoughts.Writethemalldownonpaper;thepessimistic悲观的messagesyou’vebeengivingyourselfandthengiveoptimisticanswers.Istilldon’thaveajoB.vsIhavetwointerviewsnextweek.ReduceyourstressRelaxationtechniquesarewonderfulmood-lifters.Theseincludedeepbreathingstretchingandvisualizing想象allofwhichsoundcomplicatedbutaren’t.Oneeasywaytovisualize:closeyoureyesandpictureafavoriteplacesuchasthebeach.Anothersimplewaytoagainstdistressistomakeato-dolist.Onereasonforbeinginabadmoodisfeelingyouhavenooptions选择权Bytakingcontrolovercertainareasyourealizeyou’renothelpless.YoucanmakechangesinyourmoodandlifE.Avoidthingsthatwon’timproveyourmoodTVmaynothelpmuch:Youneedtoincreaseyourenergylevelandstimulateyourmindsomething—thattheTVshowNeighborswon’tdo.AndbeforeyoureachforthatpieceofcakeandcoffeethinkabouthowmoodandfoodarelinkeD.Sugarandcaffeinecontributetodepressedmoods.Thebetterchoice?Researchshowsthatcarbohydratessuchaspotatoesandpastaproduceacalmingeffectinpeoplewhohaveadesireforthem.Welearnfromthetextthatitmighthelpridusofabadmood________.A.todonothingaboutitB.totakealongwalkonthebeachC.todosomeexerciseswithlightmusicD.totalkittoneighboursWhyisitsuggestedthatyoucloseyoureyesandpicturethebeach?A.Itisnotcomplicatedtodoso.B.ItisanareatobeeasilycontrolleD.C.IthelpsbeatabadmooD.D.ItbringsusanewtechniquE.TVmaynotimproveyourmoodbecause________.A.itsometimesshowswhathappensaroundyouB.itkeepsyoustayunmovedC.itremindsyouofeatinganddrinkingD.itproducesacalmingeffectThistextmostprobablyappearsin________.A.abookonphysicalexercisesB.adoctor’shandbookC.anoticeD.amagazine
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.
DropoutsforPh.D.sEducatorsareseriouslyconcernedaboutthehighrateofdropoutsamongthedoctorofphilosophycandidatesandtheconsequentlossoftalenttoanationinneedofPh.D.s.Somehaveplacedthedropoutslossashighas50percent.Theextentofthelosswashoweverlargelyamatterofexpertguessing.Lastweekawell-roundedstudywaspublisheD.ItwaspublisheD.Itwasbasedon22000questionnairessenttoformergraduatestudentswhowereenrolledin24universitiesanditseemedtoshowmanypastfearstobegroundless.Thedropoutsratewasfoundtobe31percentandinmostcasesthedropoutswhilenotcompletingthePh.D.requirementwentontoproductivework.Theyarenotonlydoingwellfinanciallybutaccordingtothereportarenotfarbelowtheincomelevelsofthosewhowentontocompletetheirdoctorates.DiscussingthestudylastweekDr.Tuckersaidtheprojectwasinitiated'becauseoftheconcernfrequentlyexpressedbygraduatefacultiesandadministratorsthatsomeoftheindividualswhodroppedoutofPh.D.programswerecapableofcompetingtherequirementforthedegreE.AttritionatthePh.D.levelisalsothoughttobeawasteofpreciousfacultytimeandadrainonuniversityresourcesalreadybeingusedtocapacity.SomepeopleexpressedtheopinionthattheshortageofhighlytrainedspecialistsandcollegeteacherscouldbereducedbypersuadingthedropoutstoreturntograduateschoolstocompletethePh.D.’TheresultsofourresearchDr.Tuckerconcludeddidnotsupporttheseopinions.1.Lackofmotivationwastheprincipalreasonfordroppingout.2.Mostdropoutswentasfarintheirdoctoralprogramaswasconsistentwiththeirlevelsofabilityortheirspecialties.3.Mostdropoutsarenowengagedinworkconsistentwiththeireducationandmotivation.Nearly75percentofthedropoutssaidtherewasnoacademicreasonfortheirdecisionbutthosewhomentionedacademicreasoncitedfailuretopassthequalifyingexaminationuncompletedresearchandfailuretopasslanguageexams.Amongthesinglemostimportantpersonalreasonsidentifiedbydropoutsfornon-completionoftheirPh.D.programlackoffinanceswasmarkedby19percent.Asanindicationofhowwellthedropoutsweredoingachartshowed2%inhumanitieswerereceiving$20000andmoreannuallywhilenoneofthePh.D.'swiththatbackgroundreachedthisfigurE.ThePh.D.'sshoneinthe$7500to$15000bracketwith78%atthatlevelagainst50%forthedropouts.ThismayalsobeanindicationofthefactthattopsalariesintheacademicfieldswherePh.D.'stendtorisetothehighestsalariesarestilllaggingbehindotherfields.Astothepossibilityofgettingdropoutsbackoncampustheoutlookwasglum.Themainconditionwhichwouldhavetoprevailforatleast25%ofthedropoutswhomightconsiderreturningtograduateschoolwouldbetoguaranteethattheywouldretaintheirpresentlevelofincomeandinsomecasestheirpresentjoB.Theauthorstatesthatmanyeducatorsfeelthat[A]stepsshouldbetakentogetthedropoutsbacktocampus.[B]thedropoutsshouldreturntoalowerqualityschooltocontinuetheirstudy.[C]thePh.D.holderisgenerallyabetteradjustedpersonthanthedropout.[D]Thehighdropoutsrateislargelyattributabletothelackofstimulationonthepartoffacultymembers.Researchhasshownthat[A]DropoutsaresubstantiallybelowPh.D.'sinfinancialattainment.[B]theincentivefactorisaminoroneinregardtopursuingPh.D.studies.[C]ThePh.D.candidateislikelytochangehisfieldofspecializationifhedropsout.[D]aboutone-thirdofthosewhostartPh.D.workdonotcompletetheworktoearnthedegreE.MeetingforeignlanguagerequirementsforthePh.D.[A]isthemostfrequentreasonfordroppingout.[B]ismoredifficultforthesciencecandidatethanforthehumanitiescandidatE.[C]isanessentialpartofmanyPh.D.programs.[D]doesnotvaryindifficultyamonguniversities.Afterreadingthearticleonewouldrefrainfromconcludingthat[A]optimismreignsinregardtogettingPh.D.dropoutstoreturntotheirpursuitofthedegreE.[B]aPh.D.dropoutbyandlargedoesnothavewhatittakestolearnthedegreE.[C]collegesanduniversitiesemployasubstantialnumberofPh.D.dropouts.[D]Ph.D.'sarenotearningwhattheydeserveinnonacademicpositions.Itcanbeinferredthatthehighrateofdropoutsliesin[A]salaryforPh.D.toolow.[B]academicrequirementtoohigh.[C]salaryfordropoutstoohigh.[D]1000positions.
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
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
ManyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestionMrs.Kindredwhydoyouteach?WithouttakingtimetoreflectIansweredBecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slifE.EventhoughIwassincerethatwasn'taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn'tletitslidE.LetmegetthisstraighthesaidYouwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfuseD.I'moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwittyorswift.EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteachtherearedayswhenIwonder.OnthosedaysIremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:It'sinmyblooD.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacherandshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled逐渐灌输inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.TeachingisawaytomakeadifferencE.IfyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshorE.Youcan'thaverippleswithoutastonE.Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifferenceandthat'swhatIstrivetodo.Igenuinelyloveteenagers.IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.LifeisfullofupsanddownsandifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflifeIwanttodoso.Ifthey'llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththemIwanttodotoo.Teachingisn'tforeveryonebutIknowImadetherightcareerchoicE.Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?A.BecausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievablE.B.BecausethewriterwasinsincerE.C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.D.BecausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstanD.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?A.StupiD.B.Honest.C.ConservativE.D.PolitE.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.B.Thewriter’sanswermadethestudentconfuseD.C.Inthewriter’sopinionsomepeopleintheworldareunfittoteach.D.Thewriterannoyedthestudentwhoaskedthequestion.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________.A.thewriterwasalsoagoodteacherinschoolB.thewriteroftenplayswithherstudentsbesideapondC.thewriterdevotesherselftoteachingandherstudentsD.thewriteroftenaccompaniesthestudentsontheirwayhomeWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?A.A.student’ssillyquestion.B.A.goodteacherwholikesstudents.C.A.confusedstudent.D.ThereasonwhyIteach.
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.
A.goodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpoliticsfromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscienceandtherangeofcommentandspecialfeaturesaswellfromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooksarttheatreandmusiC.A.newspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:nevercompletelyneverstraightthroughbutalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothereinandoutglancingatonepiecereadinganotherarticleallthewaythroughreadingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.A.goodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreadersbutfarmorethananyonereaderisinterestedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicalityitsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediatelycanthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransient短暂的valuE.Forallthesereasonsreadingnewspapersefficientlywhichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtimedemandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.A.modernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits_______.A.widecoverageB.uniformstyleC.speedinreportingnewsD.popularityItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthenewspaperreaders_______.A.applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB.jumpfromonenewspapertoanotherC.appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD.usuallyreadanewspaperselectivelyThebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicalityB.TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaperC.TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaperD.SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper
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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
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.
Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.MymomwasoneofthosepeoplE.MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsoldmakingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingupwelivedaveryhardlifE.WehadlittlemoneybutmymomgavemealotoflovE.EachnightshesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylifeKemmonsyouarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.AtfourteenIwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.EverydaymymotherspoketomeinhergentlelovingvoicetellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaidIcouldwalkagainifIwantedtobadlyenough.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepintomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.AyearlaterIreturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!WhentheGreatDepression大萧条hitmymomlostherjoB.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.AtthatmomentIwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.OvertheyearsIexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.ButtherealturningpointoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfiedwiththesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchilD.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel汽车旅馆forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.TherewereplentyofdoubtersatthattimE.Notsurprisinglymomwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.SheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstylE.Asinanybusinessweexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoulIneverdoubtedwewouldsucceeD.Fifteenyearslaterwehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituations.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourselfnothingcanstopyou.WhatKemmons’momoftentoldhimduringhischildhoodwas_______.A.caringB.movingC.encouragingD.interestingAccordingtotheauthorwhoplayedthemostimportantroleinmakinghimwalkbacktoschoolagain?A.Doctors.B.Nurses.C.Friends.D.Mom.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?A.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.B.Hispreviousbusinesssuccessofvariouslevels.C.Hismom’ssupport.D.Hiswife’ssuggestion.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?A.Modesthelpfulandhard-working.B.Lovingsupportiveandstrong-willeD.C.Carefulhelpfulandbeautiful.D.StrictsensitiveandsupportivE.WhichofthefollowingledtoKemmons’successaccordingtothepassage?A.Self-confidencehardworkhigher-educationandapoorfamily.B.Mom’sencouragementcleargoalsself-confidenceandhardwork.C.Cleargoalsmom’sencouragementapoorfamilyandhighereducation.D.Mom’sencouragementapoorfamilyhighereducationandopportunities.
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
LearningEnglishisoneofthefewthingsIhavebeendoingconsistentlyoverthepast16years.LikemostChinesestudentsIstartedlearningEnglishbecauseitwasacompulsory必修的courseinmymiddleschool.MoreimportantlyEnglishwasacentralsubjectforthecollegeentranceexam.AtthattimestudyingEnglishwasnotapleasantexperienceforme.Therewasnofunintheprocessoflearning.ThefocusofourEnglisheducationwasgettingagoodmarkinexams.Andnobodytoldmethattherealmeaningofstudyingmotherlanguagewascommunication.WhenIbecameauniversitystudentIspentnearlyhalfofmytimeonEnglish.Infactmorethan90percentofthejobofferadsinShanghailistproficiency精通asamainrequirement.HowdidIimprovemyEnglish?PeopletoldmethatTOEFLwasveryhelpfulanduseful.AsaresultItookaTOEFLtrainingcourseandstudiedlikemaD.Aftersixmonths’preparationItookpartintheexamandgotahighscore.LateronIhadachancetofurthermystudyinBritain.IsoondiscoveredthatallofmypastEnglishlearninghadbeenfutile没用的.WhenIfirstwentshoppinginalocalsupermarketIreallycouldnotunderstandwhatthecashierwassayingatall.ItwasthenthatIrealizedIhadtotallymissedthepoint.InsteadofjustpassingexamsthemainfunctionoflearningEnglishoranyotherlanguageiscommunication.WhatismorelanuagedoesnotexistindependentofculturE.Hencemechanicalmemorizationhelpsverylittleincommunication.That’swhyIwasstillunabletofreelyexpressmyselfafterlearningEnglishformanyyears.BynomeansamItalentedinanyforeignlanguage.IamstilllearingEnglish.Why?FirstandforemostmyjobrequiresmetouseEnglisheveryday.SecondlyEnglishhelpsmetohaveaccesstomoreinformation.ThirdlyasabookwormEnglishgivesmeachancetodiveintothehugepoolofinspiringEnglishbooks.Lastbutnotleastitissuchagreatexperiencetowriteinanotherlanguage.IndeedEnglishhasbecomepartofmylife.HowdidthewriterfindEnglishwhenhewasastudent?A.Hewasinterestedinit.B.HestudieditbecauseitwascompulsorycoursE.C.HethoughtitfunnytostudyEnglish.D.HeoftenrecitedsomethingwhenhestudiedEnglish.WhatisthepurposeofstudyingEnglishaccordingtothewriter’sidea?A.Togethighmarksinexams.B.ToprovethatEnglsihisveryimportant.C.StudyingEglishwellcanehlpyougetagoodjoB.D.TouseEnglishforcommunicationwithothers.AccordingtothetexthowismyEnglish?A.IamgoodatEnglish.B.IcanspeakEnglsihlikenatives.C.IcanmasteritbutIcan’tuseitcorrectly.D.IcontinuedtostudyEnglsih.HowcanwemasterEnglsihwellA.Weneedmoremechanicalmemorization.B.Weshouldreadandrecitemorebooks.C.WeshouldstudyEnglsihaswellasitscultureanduseitmore.D.Wecanstudyhardinclassroomsandhousesandgethighmarksinexams.
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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