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第三部分阅读理解共20题每小题2分满分40分RecentlytestshaveprovedthatBeethovendiedfromleadpoisoning.BillWalshdirectedtheBeethovenResearchProject.Mr.WalshandhisteamexaminedpiecesofbonebelongingtoBeethoven.Theyfoundalargeamountofleadinthebonepieces.Theysaidtheleadlevelswereequaltothosefoundinpiecesofhishairinearlierstudiesofotherscientists.GenetictestsprovedthebonepiecesandhishaircamefromBeethoven.TheresearchalsoexaminedbonefragmentsfromsomeoneelsewholivedduringthesameperioD.Bothwerefromthetopoftheskull.ThefragmentsfromBeethovenhadmoreleadthanthosefromotherperson.Theirstudydidn’tfindmeasurablelevelsofcadmium镉ormercury汞whichscientistsusedtoconsiderwerethecausesofhishealthproblems.BeethovenwassickformuchofhislifE.Heexperiencedstrongstomachpainsasignofleadpoisoningandachangeofpersonalitywhenhewasaround20.healsogotangryeasilyandsufferedfromdepressionandhearingloss.Hishealthproblemsbecameworseashegrewolder.Walshsaidtheleadlevelsfoundinhisskullsuggestedthatthemetalmighthavebeenpresentinhisbodyformanyyears.Hesaidalthoughtherehadbeenrecognizedcasesofdeafnesscausedbyleadpoisoningtherewasnostrongevidencetosuggestthatleadpoisoningwasthecauseofhisdeafness.BeethovenvisitedmanydoctorstofindacureforhishealthproblemsinaletterhewrotetoafriendheurgedresearcherstoexaminehisbodyafterhediedsothatotherpeoplewouldnothavetosufferashediD.61.Iftoomuchleadisinaperson’sbodyhewill______.A.sufferhearinglossB.getangryeasilyC.sufferseriousstomachpainsD.losemostofhishair62.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.thisisthefirstresearchintothecauseofBeethoven’sdeathB.anyamountofleadwilldogreatharmtopeople’shealthC.moreleadwasfoundinBeethoven’sbonesthaninhishairD.scientistsusedtothinkthathisdeathwascausedbyothermetalsinsteadoflead63.Inwhichsectionofthenewspapermightyoureadthisreport?A.Health.B.Technology.C.Entertainment.D.CulturE.64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.surprisingdiscoveryaboutBeethovenB.BeethovendiedfromleadpoisoningC.Lead---akillermetalforhumanbeingsD.NewexaminationofBeethoven’body
Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume香水TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragehimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelift.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.ThompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesignedTheodoreF.StoddardM.D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforbelievinginmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.41.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.42.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.C.HeneededmotherlycarE.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.43.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.44.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.
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.
OurMommyandMetimebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmotherChristieandIwereoutinourfrontyardswatchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalonesaidChristiE.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenoutI’llwatchherotherthreE.AndwhenshewatchestwoofmineI’lltakesomeoneout.ThechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaofMommyandMetimE.Christie’sdaughterMcKenziewentfirst.Whenshereturnedtheotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearoundChristiesharedwithmequickly.WithhermotheralltoherselfMcKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzieIalsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.ForexampleIamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughterwhoisseldomclosetomeholdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering口吃的sonTomdoesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.AndtheothersonSamwho’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.TheMommyandMetimeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild---talkingsharingandlaughingwhichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeserves应得到tobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhilE.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.B.TheadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatimE.C.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies.D.Thebasicneedsofchildren.RightafterMcKenziecamebacktheotherchildrenwere_____________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendlyWhatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Thedaughteractslikealeader.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.D.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.Theauthorseemstobelievethat___________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.it’stiringtolookafterthreechildrenC.everychildneedsparents’fullattentionD.parentsshouldwatchothers’children
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
Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknowsmostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuseessaytestswhichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroadgeneralquestionssuchasthefollowing:MentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworlD.Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentcannotgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermorecaresaboutthestudent’sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwholE.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimesthoughessaytestshavedisadvantagestoo.Somestudentsareabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubjectwhileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroubleexpressingtheirideasintheessayform.Besidesinanessaytestthestudent’sscoremaydependupontheexaminer’sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.IfheisfeelingtiredorboredthestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshoulD.Anotherexaminerreadingthesameanswermightgiveitamuchhighermark.BecauseofthistheobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchanceandofcourseitiseasierandquickertoscorE.WhetheranobjectivetestoranessaytestisusedproblemsarisE.Whensomeobjectivequestionsareusedalongwithsomeessayquestionshoweverafairlyclearpictureofthestudent’sknowledgecanusuallybegotten.Whatmayhavebeendiscussedinthepreviousparagraphs?A.Theessaytest.B.Howteacherstesttheirstudents.C.Howstudentswritetheiressays.D.Theobjectivetest.Theessaytestispreferredbecause______.A.itshowsmoreaboutthestudent’sunderstandingofthesubjectB.itteststhestudent’sknowledgeofthematerialaswellashisexpressionofideasC.itgiveseachstudentafairerchanceD.itsscoringmaybeinfluencedbytheexaminer’sfeelingsTheunderlinedwordthisreferstothefactthat______.A.studentsmayreceivealowerscoreinanessaytestB.anotherexaminerusuallygivestheanswerahighermarkC.differentexaminersmaygivethesameessaydifferentscoresD.theobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchanceAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheobjectivetestisNOTtrue?A.Itismoreobjectivethantheessaytestintermsofscoring.B.Itallowsthestudenttoguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial.C.Itshowsthestudent’sabilitytothinkaboutdifficultproblems.D.ItiseasyandquicktoscorE.
Researcherswhostudyrelationshipshavediscoveredthatabigdifferencebetweenthosewhomakenewfriendseasilyandthosewhodon’tisthatsociallysuccessfulpeopletendtomakeeyecontactwiththeirconversationpartnersmuchmorefrequentlythanthosewhoarelesssuccessfulsocially.Infactyoumaybeabletobecomemuchmoresociallysuccessfulbymakingthisonesimplechangetoyourbehavior.MostAmericansprefertohavealotofeyecontactwhentheyaretalkingwithsomeonE.Whenapersondoesn’tmakeeyecontactwiththemtheytendtothinkthatthepersonishidingsomethingorthepersondoesn’tbelieveinhimself/herself.Whenyouarehavingaconversationandyouwanttoleaveafriendlyimpressionbesuretokeeplookingatthatpersonfrequentlywhileyouaretalking.Ifitreallybothersyoutolookdirectlyintoanotherperson’seyesyoucangazegenerallyatnotabovetheeyebrowareaorthebridgeofthenose;thisiscloseenoughtotheeyeregionthatyouwillappeartobelookingattheperson’seyes.Butneitherthehairortheshouldershavethesameeffect.Don’tstareatotherpeopletoointenselyotherwiseyouwilllookaggressive攻击性.Keepthemajorityofyourfocusontheotherperson.Ifyouglancearoundtheroomtoomuchorlooktoofrequentlyatotherpeopleyourconversationpartnermayguessthatyouarelookingaroundforsomeoneelseyouwouldrathertalkwith.Youcanlightenyournervousnessbysmilingmoreoftennoddingandbygazingattheentirefaceaswellastheeyes.Inadditionyoucanfrequentlylookawayforveryshortperiods.Whenpeoplegetthesensethatyouarereallypayingattentiontothemtheywillbemuchmorelikelytowanttohaveconversationswithyou!WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheimpressionleftbythosewhodon’tmakeeyecontactduringthetalk?A.Theyarenottellingthetruth.B.Theyareboredwiththepartner.C.TheyarelackinginconfidenceD.Theyareangryandreadytoattack.Besidestheeyesofthepartnerduringthetalkyoucanlookathis/her___________.A.hairB.shouldersC.thebridgeofthenoseD.areaabovetheeyebrowsFromthepassagewecanlearnthat____________________.A.lookingawayduringconversationshouldalwaysbeavoideD.B.lookingatapersonfrequentlycangivehim/heragoodimpression.C.manyAmericansfeellikebeingstaredatforalongtimE.D.allsuccessfulpeoplearegoodatmakingeyecontact.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtomakeyourselfsociallysuccessfulB.HowtouseeyecontacttomakeagoodimpressionC.HowtomakefriendswiththepeoplearoundyouD.Howtoleaveagoodimpressionduringatalk
A.recentreportononlineeducationmadebySRIInternationalfortheDepartmentofEducationhasaseriousacademic学术的titlebutamostinterestingconclusion:Studentsinonlinelearningconditionsperformedbetterthanthosereceivingface-to-faceinstruction.Thereportexaminedtheresearchononlineandtraditionalclassroomteachingfrom1996to2008.SomeofitwasinK-12settingsbutmostofthestudieswereincollegesandadultcontinuingeducationprograms.Overthe12yearsthereportfound99studiesinwhichtherewerecomparisonsofonlineandclassroomperformanceforthesamecourses.TheresultoftheDepartmentofEducation’sresearchshowedthatusuallystudentsdoingsomeorallofthecourseonlinewouldrankalittlehigherthantheclassroomstudentswithlittlebutmeaningfuldifferencE.Theimportanceofthestudyliesinshowingthatonlinelearningtodayisnotjustbetterthannothing—itactuallytendstobebetterthantraditionalinstruction.saidBarbaraMeansthestudy’sleadauthorandaneducationalpsychologistatSRIInternational.Thishardlymeansthatwe’llbesayinggoodbyetoclassrooms.Butthereportdoessuggestthatonlineeducationcouldbesettodevelopsharplyoverthenextfewyears.UntilfairlyrecentlyonlineeducationtotaledtolittlE.Thathasreallychangedwiththearrivalofwebbasedvideoinstant即时的messagingandteamworktools.Therealpromiseofonlineeducationexpertssayisprovidinglearningexperiencesthataremoresuitableforindividual个体的studentsthanispossibleinclassrooms.Thatallowsmorelearningbydoingwhichmanystudentsfindmoreattractiveanduseful.WeareataturningpointinonlineeducationsaidPhilipR.RegiertheleaderofArizonaStateUniversity’sOnlineandExtendedCampusprogram.Thebiggestnear-termgrowthMr.Regierpredictswillbeincontinuingeducationprograms.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?Mostofthestudiesweredoneinhighschools.Thereportwasbasedonmorethan100studies.Thestudieswerecarriedoutformorethan20years.Thedifferencebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingisnotbig.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.traditionaleducationwillcometoanendtraditionaleducationisnotpopularanylongeronlineeducationdidn’tdeveloprapidlyuntilrecentlymiddleschoolsarefacingthechoicebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingWhichisNOTthereasonwhymanystudentspreferonlinelearning?Onlineteachingismoresuitableforindividuals.Classroomteachingisnotpracticalanduseful.Studentscanlearnbydoinginonlinecourses.Onlineteachingismoreinteresting.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?StudyfindsthatonlineeducationbeatstheclassroomWhyisonlineeducationontherise?A.reportononlineeducationClassroomteachingisout
Parentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere’snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithitatcertaintimesawonderfulreasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.I’veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthathersonrightfromachildshouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroomopendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledrounD.SprawlinghimselfonthesofainfulllengthhemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedinandhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatmE.HismotherwasashameD.Idon’tknowwhattodowithhimthesedaysshesaiD.He’sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.Hehasn’tforgottenthem.He’sjustdecidedthathe’snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed坦白thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.AnothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniturereachacrossthetablestareatmeandsayIdon’tlikeyourdress;it’sugly.Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.TheotherhaslefthomE.Wheredidwegowrong?herparentsarenowverysaD.Probablynowheremuch.Atleastnomorethantherestofthatunfortunateraceparents.71.Thistextismostprobablywrittenby______.A.A.specialistinteenagerstudies.B.aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC.aparentwithteenagechildrenD.adoctorformentalhealthproblems72.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.thechangefromgoodtobadthat’sseeninachildB.thewaythatparentsoftenblamethemselvesC.theopinionthatachildhasofhisparentsD.theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollow73.Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas______.A.lazyB.quietC.unusualD.rude74.Fromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughters______.A.paynoattentiontothemB.aretoobusytolookafterthemC.havecometohatethemD.feelhelplesstodomuchaboutthem75.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutthesuddenchangeinteenagechildren?A.Parentshavenochoicebuttotrytoacceptit.B.ParentsshouldpaystillmoreattentiontothechangE.C.Parentsshouldworkmorecloselywithschoolteachers.D.Parentsareafaultforthechangeintheirchildren.
Todayinmanyhighschoolsteachingisnowatechnicalmiracleofcomputerlabsdigitalcameras.DVDplayersandlaptops.Teacherscane-mailparentspostmessagesforstudentsononlinebulletin公告告示boardsandtakeattendancewithaquickmovementofamousE.EventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalagethebasicandmostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchangeD.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-oneteacher-studentrelationshiptolearnandtosucceeD.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglishmathorhistorybuttheyalsowantpersonaladviceandencouragement.KidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamiliestheirweekendplanstheirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.InmyEnglishandjournalismclasswetalkaboutShakespeareandpersuasive富有哲理的essaysbutwealsodiscusscollegebasketballthewarinIraqandcareerchoices.Studentsshowmepicturesoftheirrebuiltcarstheirfamilyvacationsandtheirnewbornbabybrothers.ThispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplacE.A.fewyearsagoIhadastudentinsophomoreEnglishwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandwithschoolingeneral.AlthoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearoundIknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal.WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgradeshealwayshadthesamereply:Itdoesn’tmatterbecauseI’mquittingschoolanyway.Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalf-teasingwayIknewheneededtohearmydifferentopinionandmyvalueofahighschooleducationlecturE.HeneededtohearthisspeechfrommE.Afterheleftmyclasshestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.ButhedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohangintherE.We’dcaredabouthimfinishingschool.RecentlyIsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.ItoldhimagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician.Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyoncompassionateteacherstoguidetotutortolistentolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess—thehumanonE.Thefirstparagraphmainlydiscusses_______.A.thevarietyofmodernteachingmethodsB.thewideuseofmoderntechnologyineducationC.theimportanceofteacher-parentrelationshipD.theimportanceofusingmoderntechnologyTheunderlinedwordcompassionateinPara5means.A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generousAccordingtothetextthemostimportantelementineducationis.A.teacher’sgoodinstructionB.advancedtechnologyC.teachers’encouragementD.personalconnectionTheauthorstateshisviewofeducationby.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison
DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversity.ShehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollegE.ShesaidIwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButwhenIgointoclasstotaketheexamIwouldfallapart.Icouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.HitoshiSakamotoananthropology人类学studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressed加压力于aboutatesthisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecoursesadvisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishighthestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousnesstheycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacoursE.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.MostlywhatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplacE.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.WitheachbreathmoreworryleavesmE.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminationsbutithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.ForHitoshiinTokyotheresultsweremuchthesamE.HeisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmorE.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamoto?A.Theyarestudentsfromthesameuniversity.B.Theyfailedinalltheexaminations.C.Theybothhadexperiencesoftestanxiety.D.Theybothhadthesamepoorstudyinghabits.ThephraseblankoutinParagraph1refersto_______.A.loseinterestintheexamB.refusetotaketheexamC.getanextrapaperD.beunabletothinkclearlyWhat’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcourses?A.Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.B.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.C.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.D.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.
Anunhealthyobsession着迷withcelebrity名人cultureisdamagingthestudysuccessofBritishstudentsasurveyofteachersfoundlastFridaywithcelebritycoupletheBeckhamstheirfavoritE.ManystudentsaredroppingtheirstudytoseekthechanceoffameinsteadtheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersATLsurveyfounD..Almosttwo-thirdsofteacherssaidsportsstarswerethetypeofcelebritymostpupilswantedtocopywhilemorethanhalfofstudentswantedtobepopstars.ThecelebritiesstudentswantedtobemostlikethesurveysaidwereLosAngeles-basedDavidandVictoriaBeckhamBritain'smostfamouscouplE.SoccerplayerBeckhamstoppedthepoll民意测验withmorethanhalftheteacherssayingtheirstudentsmodeledthemselvesonhim.Insecondplacewithalmostathirdofthepoll'svotewashis33year-oldwifeandpopstarPosh.A.majorityofteacherssaiditwastelevisionstarsandamediafixationwithcelebritiescelebrityculturethatnegativelyimpactedthetheirpupils.Almosthalfofthe300teacherspolledsaidpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikecelebritiestheymostadmireD.WhattheyfearedisthatgirlsparticularlydressedinunsuitablE.Wearenotsurprisedaboutinfiltration渗透ofcelebritycultureinschoolstheteacherMaryBoustsaidinastatement.Celebritiescanhaveapositiveeffectonstudents.Theycanraisestudents'desiresandambitionsforthefuturE.Howevercelebrityculturecancausethewrongopinionthatcelebritystatus地位isthegreatestachievementandthebeliefthatothercareerchoicesarenotvaluablE.5.Thesurveyshowedthat________A.theBritishstudentsstudiedharD.B.manystudentsdreamingofbeingfamousstars.C.Beckhamswasafamousfootballplayer.D.theteacherthoughtitunnecessarytostudyharD.6.Theunderlinedwordmodeledrefersto______A.wasfondofB.hatedC.copiedD.wished7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?_________A.Thesurveywascarriedbytheteachers.B.Beckhamwasthemostpopularwiththestudents.C.Celebritiessometimeshaveagoodeffectonthestudents.D.ThecoupleBeckhamsnowstillliveinEnglanD.8.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?________A.BritishStudentsWantstoBeFamousB.CelebrityObsessionHarmingBritishStudentsC.TeachersWorriedaboutTheirStudentsD.TheStudents’OpinionsArechanging
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项AReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeoplE.Infactmanypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmericA.InthenineteenthcenturyausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsalouD.ItistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetimenormovietheatersnorWorldWideWebtoprovidediversion.Howeverpoemswereasourceofpleasureofself-educationofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone’sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualoneandperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.WritingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswaslikereadingpoemsbythefiresideanotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylifE.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetryandwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?ThereareIbelievethreeculprits肇事者poetsteachersandweourselves.Ofthesetheleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayedusmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.EarlyinthetwentiethcenturypoetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavorabletothereadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnightthattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelongeD.Poetsfailedthereaderssodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoemtheywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.56.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause___________.A.itbuiltalinkamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunityC.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure57.TheunderlinedworddiversioninParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories58.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.Studentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetry.B.Studentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschool.C.TVandtheInternetaremoreattractivethanpoetry.D.PoemshavebecomedifficulttounderstanD.59.Inthelastparagraphthewriterquestions_______.A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschoolC.students’wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoems
ProfessorBarryWellmanoftheUniversityofTorontoinCanadahasinventedatermtodescribethewaymanyNorthAmericansinteract互动thesedays.Thetermisnetworkedindividualism.Thisconceptisnoteasytounderstandbecausethewordsseemtohaveoppositemeanings.Howcanwebeindividuals个体andbenetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.HereiswhatProfessorWellmanmeans.BeforetheinventionoftheInternetande-mailoursocialnetworksincludedliveinteractionswithrelativesneighborsandfriends.SomeoftheinteractionwasbyphonebutitwasstillvoicetovoicepersontopersoninrealtimE.A.recentresearchstudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectshowedthatforalotofpeopleelectronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedthisperson-to-personinteraction.HoweveralotofpeopleinterviewedforthePewstudysaythat’sagoodthing.Why?InthepastmanypeoplewereworriedthattheInternetisolated孤立usandcausedustospendtoomuchtimeintheimaginaryworldofthecomputer.ButthePewstudydiscoveredthattheoppositeistruE.TheInternetconnectsuswithmorerealpeoplethanexpected—helpfulpeoplewhocangiveadviceoncareersmedicalproblemsraisingchildrenandchoosingaschoolorcollegE.About60millionAmericanstoldPewthattheInternetplaysanimportantroleinhelpingthemmakemajorlifedecisions.Thankstothecomputerweareabletobealoneandtogetherwithotherpeople—atthesametime!Theunderlinedphrasenetworkedindividualismprobablymeansthatbyusingcomputerspeople_______.A.sticktotheirownwaysnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayB.havetherightsandfreedomtodothingsoftheirowninterestC.dothingsintheirownwaysandexpressopinionsdifferentfromotherpeopleD.areabletokeeptothemselvesbutatthesametimereachouttootherpeopleAccordingtothePewstudywhatdomanypeoplerelyontomakemajorlifedecisions?A.Networks.B.Friends.C.Phones.D.Parents.ItcanbeinferredfromthePewstudythat_______.A.peoplehavebeenseparatedfromeachotherbyusingcomputersB.theInternetmakespeoplewastealotoftimeandfeelverylonelyC.theInternethasbecomeatoolforanewkindofsocialcommunicationD.alotofpeopleregardtheperson-topersoncommunicationasgoodthingWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.We’reAloneontheInternet.B.We’reCommunicatingontheInternet.C.We’reAloneTogetherontheInternet.D.We’reintheImaginaryWorldoftheInternet.
TypingSuccessin20MinutesaDay—TeachingYourK-12StudentstoTypein20MinutesaDayTypingisfastbecominganimportantskillinourworlD.Makingthisskillavailabletoyourstudentsisveryimportant.Just20minutesofthefollowingactivitiesperdaywillgiveyourstudentsthefingerstrengthandkeyboardknowledgetheyneedtobereadytoincludetypingintheirlearningprograms.Step1Knitting编织:Youcantryvariousstylesuntilyoufindtheonethatbestsuitsyourstudents’abilities.Fingerknittingisagreatwaytostart!Ithelpsstudentsfocusonfingerstrength.Knittingwithneedlesisalittlemorechallengingbutwillsuitsomeolderstudents.ThemorepracticethefingersgetthestrongertheywillbecomE.Step2Keyboardgames:IthelpsyourstudentsbecomefamiliarwiththekeyboarD.Studentsasyoungasfouryearsoldcanpracticefingerplacementlettersoundsandnamesusingthekeyboardofcomputers.Step3Claymodeling:Manychildrendeveloptheabilitytobequickandskilfulwiththeirhandsthroughcreatingclaymodels.ThecreativenatureofthisactivitykeepschildrenengagedforlongperiodsoftimE.IthelpskeepfingersstrongandsupplE.Step4Lego拼装玩具building:LittlefingersbecomestrongwhenchildrenpullapartlittleLegotimeandtimeagain.Becauseofthefunnatureofthisactivityithelpsbuildanddoesalottoreinforcetheabilitytoarrangethingsintoanorder—anotherimportantaspectintyping.Chooseanage-appropriateinteractiveandengagingtypingprogram.Allstudentsaredifferentandwithfirmfingerskillstypingcanbeeasilylearnedin20minutesadaywiththeuseofamixtureofthesedifferentapproaches.Allthefollowingstepscanmakeone’sfingersstrongerEXCEPT____.A.Step4B.Step3C.Step2D.Step1TheunderlinedworditinStep4refersto____.A.littleLegoB.thefunnatureC.thestrengthoffingersD.LegobuildingWhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Activitieslistedinthetextsuitstudentsofallages.B.DifferentstudentshavedifferentresultsafterfollowingtheactivitieslisteD.C.Onlyoneactivitycanbeusedinatypingprogramforspecificstudents.D.FirmfingerskillsareimportantforlearningtotypE.
Thereareseveralwaystobreakthetechnologycodethatteenagershavewrittenamongthemselves.Thefollowingareideastohelpparentsunderstandthesometimesconfusingworldoftheteens.SocialNetworking人际关系网Sites:SiteslikeMySpaceandFacebookappealtoallgenerationsandareagoodwayforaparenttounderstandwhatsocialstandardsyourteenislivingwith.Therearemanywaystohelpyoutakepartinyourchild'sonlineactivities.Youalsocanbefromanonlooker旁观者whokeepsabird's-eyeviewofhiscyberworldtoanactivememberofhissocialgroup.MMORPG:MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRole-PlayingGamecomesintheformofgames.A.childcaneasilybecomeaddictedto沉溺于themifnolimitsareset.TofullyunderstandtheattractionbehindMMORPGyoucanmakeyourownaccountandcharactertoexplorethedigital数码的worlD.Playingtheonlinegamesmayseemstrangeatfirsttoyourteenbutexperiencehasledmetoonlypositivefeedback反应fromyoungpeoplewhocancommunicatewithadultsabouttheirgamingexperiences.TextandInstantMessenger:ThewaysofteenagecommunicationhaveproducedawholenewlanguagesuchasLOLZlaughingoutloudandPSOSparentstandingovershoulder.Learningthebasicshorthand速记法ofteenscanopenupawholenewworldofcommunicationnotonlytalkingtoyourteensbutbeingabletolistenontheirtermsaswell.Youmayjustfindyourselftextingfasterandendingyourcorrespondence联系withTTYLtalktoyoulater.ToteenstextinganyonelookscoolevenMomandDaD.Email:Emailingyourchildiseasy.Thisofcoursecannottaketheplaceofface-to-facecommunicationbutitprovidesanotherwayforyourchildtoreachyou.Anotherbenefitisthatyourchildcannotactlikehedidn'thearyou.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartappealtointhesecondparagraphmean?A.harmB.attractC.upsetD.attackAccordingtothispassagewecaninferthattheauthor'schild__________.A.workshardatschoolB.isactiveonFacebookC.enjoysplayingonlinegamesD.likestalkingwithadultsIfyouarestandingbesideyourchildheismostlikelytotexthisfriend__________.A.PSOSB.MMORPGC.TTYLD.LOLZWhatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Parentscanusetechnologytostayintouchwiththeirchildren.B.Manychildrenareverycrazyabouttheonlinegames.C.Scienceandtechnologymakelifeeasyandconvenient.D.Parentscandosomethinginterestingliketheirchildrendo.
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..
Wehavetwodaughters:KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests'coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.TheguestsarriveD.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmilE.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe'stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.ButweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchilD.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshineD.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingmydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon'tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI'mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon'tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend'shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.56.Theunderlinedexpression'makeabigtodoover'paragraph4means______.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsfor57.TheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher______.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngage58.Kristenfeltsadandcriedbecause______.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn'tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn'tintroducehertotheguests59.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally60.Whichofthefollowingsayingisright?A.KristenandKellyarenotgettingalongwitheachother.B.KristenisolderthanKelly.C.ThemotherlikesKristenmorethanKelly.D.PeopleusuallytalkmoretoKellythantheydotoKristen.
Allschoolchildrenshouldhavehappinesslessonsuptotheageof18tocombatfightgrowinglevelsofdepressionaccordingtoaseniorGovernmentadviser.Pupilsshouldstudysubjectssuchashowtomanagefeelingsattitudestoworkandmoneychanneling引导negativeemotionsandevenhowtotakeacriticalviewofthemediasaidLordLayardaprofessorofeconomicsattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.TheproposalcomesonlydaysaftertheGovernmentsaidthatlessonsinmanners—includingrespectfortheelderlyandhowtosaypleaseandthankyoushouldbetaughtinsecondaryschoolstocombatbadbehavior.LordLayardsaidLearninghardthingstakesanenormousamountofpracticE.Toplaytheviolinwelltakes10000hoursofpracticE.Howcanweexpectpeopletolearntobehappywithoutmassiveamountsofpracticeandrepetition?ItisbelievedthatatleasttwopercentofBritishchildrenunder12nowstrugglewithsignificantdepression.Amongteenagersthefigurerisestofivepercent.AUNICEFstudyinvolving21developedcountriesshowedthatBritishchildrenweretheleastsatisfiedwiththeirliveswhiletheWorldHealthOrganizationpredictsthatchildhoodpsychiatric精神disorderswillriseby50percentby2020.InaspeechatCambridgeUniversityLordLayardsaidtheGovernment'slessonsinmannersdidnotgofarenough.WeneedacommitmenttoproducingamajorspecialisminthisareawithaseriousteachertrainingprogramhesaiD.Howeverhappinesslessonshavebeencriticizedbyacademics.FrankFurediasociologyprofessoratKentUniversityandauthorofTherapyCulturesaidInpushingemotionalliteracywhatsometeachersarereallydoingisabandoningteaching.Theyaregivingupandtalkingaboutemotionsinsteadsothatchildrenvalueallthisnon-discipline-ledactivitymorethanmathEnglishorsciencE.Whatisamazingaboutthisisthattimeandtimeagainresearchsaysthatitdoesnotwork.FrankFuredibelievesthat______.A.happinesslessonsshouldbetaughttochildrenB.happinesslessonsarejustawasteoftimeC.formalteachingcangosidebysidewithhappinesslessonsD.formalteachingshouldnotgivewaytohappinesslessonsWecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.theBritishGovernmenthasn'tfullyrealizedtheproblemswithBritishstudentsB.LordLayardthinkslittleoftheGovernment'slessonsinmannersC.Britishstudentsarenotwell-behavedenoughD.lessonsinmannershavebroughtaboutpositivechangesinBritishstudentsWhichofthefollowingmethodsdoesLordLayardusetoshowlearningtobehappytakespractice?A.Comparison.B.Description.C.Argument.D.Analysis.WhatdoesLordLayardthinkoftheGovernment'slessonsinmanners?A.Theyarequiteenoughtosolvethepresentproblem.B.Theycanhardlymeetthespecialdemandsofeducation.C.Theyareonlyfocusedonamajorspecialism.D.TheywillprobablyendupinfailurE.WhatdoweknowaboutBritishchildrenfromthepassage?A.Theyaretheleasthappyamong21developedcountries.B.TheysufferdepressionatanearlieragE.C.Theyaretheeasiesttosufferchildhoodpsychiatricdisorders.D.Theirstandardoflivingisthelowestamong21developedcountries.
WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.ButasIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistoryIgettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.Howeverastheunfortunatelytruestatementgoestheonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon’tseemtolearnfromhistory.PerhapsatleastinteachinghistorytomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.A.secondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.WecannotevenunderstandwhoweareandwherewearewithouthistorymuchlesstrytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobE.Iteachmychildrenhistoryforonemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudiotapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.IndoingsoyoungpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplisheD.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitlerpeoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.325wordsWhatmessagecanwegetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?A.Manypeoplearen’tcleverenoughtolearnwellfromthepast.B.Manypeoplefailtomakegooduseofhistoryandmakethesamemistakes.C.Manypeoplefeelithardtounderstandhistory.D.Manypeoplehavenointerestinstudyinghistory.Somehistoricalfigures人物arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow_____.A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogoodwhilealsolearningtofightagainstevilB.peoplemayalsolearnfrombadhistoricalfiguresC.morecelebrationsshouldbeheldtohonortheirachievementsD.today’speoplecanalsoachievewhattheyachievedWhatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.
Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabies—andothercreatures—learntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadtorewards报酬andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistruE.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewardsatleastintheearlytimehadtobedirectlyconnectedtosuchbasicphysiological生理的drivesasthirstorhunger.InotherwordsababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfortnototherwisE.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsintheworldwithnorewardexceptsuccessinsight.Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwaytorewardthebabiesandtoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovementssuchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponse回答withclearsignsofpleasurE.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovideD.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovementturnedonsomelights—andindeedthattheywereabletolearnsomemoreturnstobringabout产生thisresultforexampletwoleftortworightoreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstoonesidE.Papousek'slightexperimentwasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightcloselyalthoughtheywouldsmileandspeakwhenthelightwason.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotthesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem.Itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheprobleminmasteringtheskillandthenthereisabasichumannaturetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitundercontrol.Accordingtothewriterbabieslearntodothingswhich_______.A.willsatisfytheirsurpriseB.willmeettheirphysicalneedsC.aredirectlyconnectedtopleasureD.willbringthemafeelingofsuccessPapouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy_______.A.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilkB.wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilkC.wouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrinkD.wouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrinkInPapousek'sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto_______.A.bepraisedB.pleasetheirparentsC.berewardedwithmilkD.havethelightsturnedonThebabieswouldsmileandspeakatthelightsbecause_______.A.theysucceededinturningonthelightsB.thesightoflightswasinterestingC.theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelightsD.thelightsweredirectlyconnectedtosomebasicdrives
Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuturesayseducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925wemightnothaveaproductthatwenowthinkofasofgreatimportance:anewtypeoftapE.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.ButhisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheideA.FinallyusinghisowntimeDrewimprovedthetapewhichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeoplE.AndhisformercompanylearnedfromitsmistakE.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkingaboutanddevelopingnewideas.CreativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwithnorisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligencE.Thefactthatapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unfortunatelyschoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreadingwritingandmathematicalskillsmanyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituations.Theymayknowtherulescorrectlybuttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearliestagechildrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwofooditemsforlunchdecision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolderparentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney.ThisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesiretofindawayoutoftroublE.WhatdidthecompanywhereDrewonceworkedlearnfromitsmistake?A.TheyshouldencouragepeopletoworkalongertimE.B.Peopleshouldbediscouragedtothinkfreely.C.Peoplewilldobetteriftheyspendmostoftheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D.Itisnecessaryforpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimeconsideringandimprovingnewideas.Accordingtothepassagecreativityis________.A.somethingthatmostpeoplearebornwithB.somethingthatdependsmainlyonintelligenceC.awayofusingwhatonehaslearnedtoworkoutnewproblemsD.somethingthatisnotimportanttothecharacterofapersonatallWhydoschoolstendtofailtoencouragecreativity?A.Theygivechildrentoomanychoices.B.Theyarenotstrictenoughwithchildren.C.Theycaretoomuchaboutexaminationmarks.D.Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.Whichofthefollowingskillsisthemostimportantindevelopingcreativity?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Mathematicalskill.D.Decision-making.
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