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TheKing'sSchoolCanterburyisanindependentcoeducationalsecondaryschool.Therearecurrently791pupilsontheschoolroll名单.TheschoolhasalonganddistinguishedhistoryanditisalsooneoftheoldestcharitiesinthecountryprovidingscholarshipstopupilsandorganizingaCharityoftheTerm.Thecurriculum课程atKing'sisbasedonstrongacademicroots.Itemphasizesandreliesuponwhatisbestintraditionalindependentschooleducation:scholarlyexcellencesupportedbyacaringandtutorialsystemandawide-rangingcurricularprogrammE.Howeveritiscontinuallyadaptingandreactingtothechangingdemandsofmoderneducation:newsubjectsareaddednewteachingtechniquesareadoptedandthereisanincreasingawarenessoftheneedtoprovideprogrammesofstudythatmatchindividualneedsandskills.Thecurriculumisdividedintothreeunits:theLowerSchoolYear9anintroductoryyear;theMiddleSchoolYears10and11workingtoGCSEs;andtheSixthFormYears12and13takingASandA.levels.Fulldetailscanbefoundin:ShellGuideandHandbook;MiddleSchoolAcademicGuide2009—2011;MiddleSchoolAcademicGuide2010—2012;SixthFormGuide2009—2011andSixthFormGuide2010—2012.Formalandstructurededucationalsupportforthosewhoneeditisavailableatalllevels.Thewell-stockedlibraryisopen7daysand6eveningsperweek.ICTfacilitiesincludingtheInternetareavailableforallandthewholeschoolstudieswithinthehousesaswellasclassroomsisextensivelynetworkeD.PupilsareofferedextensivecareeradvicethroughouttheirtimeatKing's.Almostallgotouniversityeitherimmediatelyorfollowingagapyear.ThemostpopularuniversitydestinationsareCambridgeBristolNottinghamDurhamLeedsOxfordEdinburghManchesterandUniversityCollegeLondon.DirectorofStudies:GeoffCocksworth:grc@kingsschool.co.ukExaminationsOfficer:ElaineMcDowell:eam@kingsschool.co.uk.IfyouneedformoreinformationClickhere.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.theachievementsofTheKing’sSchoolCanterburyB.thecurriculumatKing’sC.thenewteachingtechniquesatKing’sD.theintroductionofTheKing’sSchoolCanterbury22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheKing'sSchoolCanterburyisafamoushighschoolinBritain.B.ThecurriculumatKing'sisbestintraditionalandmoderneducation.C.AllpupilsoftheschoolgotouniversityimmediatelyaftertheygraduatE.D.Pupils'dormitoriesaswellasclassroomsareprovidedwithnetwork.23.ThefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassageEXCEPTthat________.A.theKing'sSchoolfocusesonpupils'individualdevelopmentB.pupilsintheKing'sSchoolwhopassGCSEswillgotouniversityC.pupilsintheKing'sSchoolhaveaneasyaccesstotheschoollibraryD.pupilsintheKing'sSchoolreceivegoodeducation24.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma________.A.handbookB.webC.magazineD.newspaper
ResearchersfromFranceandItalydiscoveredthatCanadianparentsarelessstrictwiththeirchildrenthanmothersandfathersinFranceandItaly.OurmostimportantfindingwasthedifferencebetweenCanadiansandtheotherssaidProfessorMichelClaestheleadauthorofthestudy.Canadiansfocusonindependenceandnegotiation.OntheotherhandItaliansforexampleexercisemorecontrol.WefoundCanadiansseemtofocusonnegotiationincaseofaconflict.ClaessaidCanadaFranceandItalywereselectedforthestudybecausetheyshareimportantculturalandsocialfactors.WechoseFrenchCanadiansbecausetheysharethesamelanguageasFranceandoriginallycamefromFranceandsharecertainvalues.ItalywasincludedbecauseitwasconsideredtohavesimilarstrongandimportantfamilyvaluesheexplaineD.Theresearchersexaminedtheemotionaltiesbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenbyquestioning1256studentsaged11to19yearsolD.Canadianstudentsreportedlesscontrolandmorefreeactionsaccordingtothestudy.ItalianparentswerestricterandFrenchparentsweresomewhereinthemiddlE.ClaesexplainsthatthedifferenceslieineducationinCanadaFranceandItaly.NorthAmericahasitsowneducationalvalueswhichpromoteindividualization.ToleranceandcomprehensionareencourageD.Italyontheotherhandpromotesrespectofauthoritycontrolandtheneedforpermission.hesaiD.ChildrenfromallthreecountriesdescribedtheirmothersaswarmandcommunicativE.ItalianandCanadianchildrenhadsimilarfeelingsabouttheirfathersandreportedhighlevelsofemotionalties.ButFrenchfathersweregenerallythoughtbytheirchildrentobemoredistantandcolD.WeweresurprisedbythisClaesadmitteD.ItseemsasthoughtherelationshipsbetweenFrenchmothersandtheirchildrenwerebecomingcloserovertimewhilefathersmaintainaformofdistanceandcoldnesswhichismoreofasourceofconflictinFrancethanintheothercountries.21.ProfessorMichelClaesbelievesthatCanadaFranceandItaly________.A.havethesamefamilyspiritB.havesomesimilarculturaltraditionsC.haveexperiencedsomesimilarsocialchangesD.haveexperiencedsimilarculturaldevelopments22.Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?A.BycollectinganswersofparentsfromCanadaFranceandItaly.B.BycollectinganswersofchildrenfromCanadaFranceandItaly.C.ByquestioningparentsandtheirchildrenfromItalianCanadianfamilies.D.ByquestioningchildrenfromFrenchCanadianfamilies.23.AccordingtoMichelClaeswhatmainlyleadstothedifferencesinparentchildrenrelationshipsamongCanadaFranceandItaly?A.Educationalopportunities.B.Traditionalideas.C.Educationalvalues.D.Historicalevents.24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafindingofthestudy?A.Frenchchildrenhavetroubledrelationshipswiththeirparents.B.Canadianchildrenhavecloserelationshipswiththeirparents.C.Italianchildrenhavegoodrelationshipswiththeirparents.D.KidsfromCanadaFranceandItalyhaveclosertieswiththeirmoms.
CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.ActuallytheancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreadersthough.Astheyreadtheyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistimesentencesswitcheddirections.A.sentencereadfromlefttoright.ThenextonereadrighttoleftandthenlefttorightagainetC.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:They•put•something•that•can•separate•words•in•a•sentencE.ThewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthisideaandtheLatinwordpunctumwhichmeansadot.Whenthe5thcenturyarrivedtherewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcenturyaprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.HealwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentencE.Heusedaslash/toindicateashortpausE.Overtimethatslashwasshortenedandcurledanditbecamethemoderncomma逗号.Sincethattimeothermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark感叹号comesfromtheLatinwordio.Itmeansexclamationofjoy.ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestiomeaningquestion.Eventuallyscholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistenceandoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexampletheinterrobang.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.ForexampleShedidwhat?orHowmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?ObviouslytheinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyetbutitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.5.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat_______.A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarksB.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreeceC.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarksD.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes6.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.A.bytimeB.byspaceC.bycomparisonD.byimportance7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.ancientRomansdidn’tuseanypunctuationmarksB.exclamationandquestionmarkscamefromLatinC.spacesandslasheswerealreadyusedbeforethe5thcenturyD.AldusManutiusfirststartedtousecommas8.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Thecombinationoftwomarkswillnotwork.B.Ittakestimeforpeopletoacceptnewpunctuationmarks.C.OldpunctuationmarksneedtobestandardizeD.D.Punctuationmarksarestillchangingtoday.
Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityotherstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavetotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill—respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.28.Thewordfavouritisminparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatesgogetsatisfyingjobs.B.childrenfromwell—respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess29.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.30.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassedarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith31.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation
Livinginaforeignculturecanbeexcitingbutitcanalsobeconfusing令人迷惑的.AgroupofAmericanswhotaughtEnglishinothercountriesrecentlydiscussedtheirexperiences.Theydecidedthatmiscommunications沟通误解werealwayspossibleevenoversomethingassimpleasyesandno.OnherfirstdayinMicronesiaanislandinthePacific太平洋Lisathoughtpeopleweren’tpayinganyattentiontoher.Thedaywashot.ShewentintoastoreandaskedDoyouhavecolddrinks?Thewomantheredidn’tsayanything.Lisarepeatedthequestion.Stillthewomansaidnothing.Shelaterlearnedthatthewomanhadansweredher:Shehadraisedhereyebrows眉毛whichinMicronesiameansyes.JanrememberedanexperienceshehadinBulgariaacountryinEuropE.ShewenttoarestaurantthatwasfamousforitscabbagE.SheaskedthewaiterDoyouhavecabbagetoday?HenoddedhisheaD.JanwaitedbutthecabbagenevercamE.Inthatcountryanodmeansno.TomhadasimilarproblemwhenarrivedinIndiA.AfterexplainingsomethinginclassheaskedhisstudentsiftheyunderstooD.TheyansweredwithmanydifferentnodsandshakesoftheheaD.Hethoughtsomepeoplehadnotunderstoodsoheexplainedagain.Whenheaskedagaintheydidthesamething.HesoonfoundoutthathisstudentsdidunderstanD.InIndiapeoplenodandshaketheirheadsindifferentwaysdependingon依据wheretheycomefrom.Youhavetoknowwhereapersonisfromtounderstandwhethertheymeanyesorno.32.TheAmericansteachingEnglishinothercountriesfoundthatthey.A.shouldgoabroadforvacationsB.neededtolearnforeignlanguagesC.shouldoftendiscusstheirexperiencesD.hadproblemswithcommunications33.PeopleinMicronesiashowyesby.A.noddingheadsB.raisingeyebrowsC.shakingheadsD.sayingno34.Tommisunderstood误解hisclassatfirstbecause.A.hedidnotknowmuchaboutIndiancultureB.hedidn’texplaineverythingclearlyenoughC.somestudentsdidn’tunderstandhisquestionsD.hedidn’tknowwherethestudentscamefrom35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InBulgarianoddingheadsmeansno.B.JantaughtEnglishonaPacificislanD.C.LisawastryingtobuysomecabbagE.D.InIndiaonlyshakingheadsmeansyes.
AtafewminutespastfiveDavenotedthattheblanketofdarknesswaslifting.Hewasjustabletomakeouttheheaviermassesthateventuallyappearedasthefamiliartreesthatlinedtheroadatthebaseofthehill.Theupperreachesoftheskyshowedlightershadesofgray.Davegotoutofbedquietlyanddressedquickly.Hemixedaspoonfulofinstantchocolateintoaglassofcoldwaterandhisimpatienceforcedhimtofinishthedrinkingulps.AshewalkeddowntowardthelakeDavepausedtoreachforthefishingpoleandgearboxonthebenchwherehehadleftthemthenightbeforE.Bythetimewherehereachedthesmallboatathickwhitemist雾气hadspreadoverthesurfaceofthewater.HesteppedintotheboatsatdownandrowedoutoftheweedbedsthatlinedtheedgeoftheshorE.Theouterfringe边缘ofthelakedisappearedastheboatmovedforwardnoiselessly.Allhecouldseewastheenvelopingwhiteness.HecouldnottellwheretheboatandthesurroundingairmetthesurfaceofthelakE.Daverowedsteadilyaheadrelyingofamentalpictureofthesurroundings.ThenthemistbegantoriseslowlyitsoonrestedinchesabovethestillsurfaceofthelakE.Theheavysilencewasnowbeingbrokenbythefishbreakingthroughthesurfaceastheyleapedoutofthewaterforlow-flyinginsects.ThemagictimehadarriveD.DaveraisedhispolE.Dawnwasbroken.Hewasexcitedwithexpectancy.24.Davegotupearlyinthemorningto_____.A.enjoythesceneofthelakeB.seekadventureatthelakeC.gofishinginthelakeD.takeawalkbythelake25.AccordingtothestorywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DavebrokethequietnessofthelakE.B.Davewasfamiliarwiththesurroundings.C.Davetookapictureofthelakewithhim.D.Daveforgotthefishingpoleatthebeginning.26.Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthestory?A.Davewashopefulofcatchingalotoffish.B.Davewishedtheweatherwouldbebetter.C.Davewashappythatdawnwasbroken.D.DaveexpectedsomeoneelsewouldcomE.
Areinternships实习valuableworkexperienceorexploitation剥削oftheyoung?SianBeauchamp20isawomanwhohasdoneherinterntimE.Shehadthreeweeks’unpaidworkexperienceatPrimark’smarketingheadofficE.NowshehasajobinthelingeriedepartmentofthesameofficE.NowSianhashersay:Qualifications资历arenotenoughtogetajoB.BeforemyinternshipIhadnoideawhatworkinginmarketingwasactuallylikE.Therearethingsyoucan’tlearnunlessyou’reactuallythereandemployersexpectthatininterviews.Iwouldn’tbewhereIamnowwithoutdoingmyunpaidinternship.Itwaspartofmydegree学位attheFashionRetailAcademy.Thecoursewasvaluablebuttherearesomethingsthatcan’tbedoneintheclassroom.Idon’tthinkallinternshipsneedtobepaiD.IwasatPrimarktolearnsoitwasallrightthatIwasn’tgettingasalary—youwouldn’texpecttobepaidatschool.TheexperiencewasmorebeneficialformethanitwasforPrimark.PeoplewhoworkedtherewerekindlygivinguptheirtimetoshowmewhatIneededtodoandteachmeabouttheindustryIwashopingtogointo.InthemorningtheyshowedmehowtodothetasksandintheafternoonI’dtrytodothemmyself.IwasdoingtaskssuchaspickingproductsthatIthoughtwouldbesuitableforsendingtomorestoresplacingordersforsuppliersandsendingproductsout.AttheendIwasgivenafavorablereviewandthecompanytoldmetokeepintouch.WhenIfinishedmycourseIappliedfortwojobsincludingoneatPrimark.TheotherjobinterviewwasdiscouragingbutIfeltmorecomfortablewiththeoneatPrimarkbecauseitwasfamiliar.OverallmyexperiencewaspositiveandhelpedmegetonthepathtoajobIreallyenjoy.12.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?A.Howtoapplyforaninternship.B.Howtoprepareforaninterview.C.WhetherinternsshouldbepaiD.D.Whyworkexperienceisimportant.13.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeSian’sworkmatesatPrimark?A.Strict.B.Helpful.C.Confident.D.Careful.14.WhatcanwelearnaboutSianBeauchamp?A.Sheisdoingunpaidwork.B.ShenowworksatPrimark.C.Shesendsproductstodifferentstoreseveryday.D.SheistakingacourseattheFashionRetailAcademy.15.HowdidPrimarkprobablyfeelaboutSian’sperformanceasanintern?A.ItcausedthemalotoftroublE.B.ItneededtobeimproveD.C.Itwasnothingspecial.D.Itwassatisfying.
TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforaParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelvE.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.SomewerestandinginlineandotherswerewalkingarounD.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.TheirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminlinE.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.HewalkedintothestationcafE.HelookedupattheclocktherE.ItwasonlytwentytotwelvE.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.JustthenMikeoneofTom’sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.Whattimeisyourbus?askedMikE.There’splentyoftimeyetansweredTom.WellI’llgetyousomemoreteathensaidMikE.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.Oh!It’sgoingbackward!hecrieD.Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.You’relookingattheclockinthemirror.saidMikE.TomwassosaD.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.21.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause_____.A.MikeaskedhimtohaveacupofteaB.Hedidn’tliketostaywiththeschoolgirlsC.ItwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthereD.Hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere22.WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockagain?A.HalfpasttwelvE.B.TwentytotwelvE.C.Halfpasteleven.D.HalfpastonE.23.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TomarrivedinParisontimE.B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour.C.AfterthatTomdidn’tlikeclocksanylonger.D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce24.Whichofthefollowingisthetitleofthestory?A.MissingA.BusB.TheClockInTheMirrorC.NotA.CarefulManD.TheMirroroftheStation
InalmosteverybiguniversityintheUnitedStatesfootballisafavoritesport.Americanfootballisnotlikesoccer.Playerssometimeskicktheballbuttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield;theyhavefourchancestomovetheballtenyards码.Theycancarryitorthrowit.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefieldtheyreceivesixpoints.Thisiscalledatouch-down持球触地.It’sdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheteamtrytostopthemanwhohastheball.Ifthemandoesnotmovetheballtenyardshisteamkickstheballtotheotherteam.Thousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallyellfortheirfavoriteteam.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyyell.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygooditmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuarythefirst.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.24.InAmericafootballplayerscan_______.A.onlykicktheballB.onlythrowtheballC.onlycarrytheballD.kickthrowandcarrytheball25.Ifthemandoesnotmovetheballtenyardshisteamhasto_______.A.gohomeB.carrytheballtenyardsC.runwithitD.kicktheballtotheotherteam26.Thebestteamsplayagain_______.A.onChristmasB.aftertheseasonendsC.onNewYear’sDayD.onSunday27.Theunderlinedwordyellinthepassagemeans_______.A.shoutloudlyB.jumpC.talkloudlyD.sing
Anicknameisashortenedformofaperson’snamE.A.nicknamecanalsobeadescriptivenameforapersonplaceorthing.ManyAmericancitieshavenicknames.LosAngeleshasseveralnicknames.Oneissimplythecity’sinitialsL.A.ItisalsocalledtheCityofAngelsbecauseLosAngelesmeanstheangelsinSpanish.LosAngelesoftenhaswarmsunnyweather.SoanothernicknameisCityofFlowersandSunshinE.NewYorkiscalledTheBigApplE.SoLosAngelesissometimescalledTheBigOrangebecauseofthefruitthatgrowsinthatcity’swarmclimatE.TheAmericanmotionpicture电影andtelevisionindustriesarebasedinLosAngeles.SoitisnotsurprisingthatitiscalledTheEntertainmentCapitaloftheWorlD.ManyfilmsaremadeintheareaofLosAngelescalledHollywooD.MillionsofpeoplevisittheareA.NotriptoLosAngelesiscompletewithoutseeingthewordHollywoodspelledoutinhugelettersonahillsidE.ManymoviestarsliveinLosAngeles.ThecityissometimescalledTinseltown.ThisnicknamecomesfromtheshinybrightandoftenunrealnatureofHollywoodandthemovieindustry.AnothernicknameforLosAngelesisLa-LaLandusingthefirstlettersofLosandAngeles.Thismeansaplacethatisfunandnotseriousandmaybeevenoutoftouchwithreality.ThecityofLosAngelesispartofLosAngelesCounty.Therearemanysmallercitiesinthecounty.BeverlyHillswithitsrichpeopleisoneofthem.SoisPasadenawithitsRoseParadeeachNewYear’sDay.A.goodplaceforwatchingunusual-lookingpeopleisVeniceanareaonthewestsideofLosAngeles.A.systemofwaterwaysdesignedaftertheItaliancityofVenicehasbeenbuilttherE.28.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Totelluswhatanicknameis.B.Toprovethatnicknamesarepopular.C.ToleadusintothetopictobepresenteD.D.Totellussomepeople’snicknames.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthenicknameforLosAngelesinthepassage?A.L.A.B.CityofFlowersandSunshinE.C.TheCityofAngels.D.TheBigApplE.30.WhyisLosAngelescalledTheEntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld?A.BecauseLosAngelesoftenhaswarmsunnyweather.B.BecausemanymoviestarsliveinLosAngeles.C.Becausetherearemanysmallercitiesinthecounty.D.BecausetheAmericanmotionpictureandtelevisionindustriesaretherE.31.TheunderlinedpartoutoftouchwithrealityinParagraph6canprobablybereplacedby_______A.realB.falseC.fantasticD.practical
Whetherit’sjoiningaschoolclubgoingtoafriend’sbirthdaypartyortravellingbytrainwecanmeetnewpeopleanywhereandanytimeinourlives.Howevermanyofusfeelawkwardwhenmeetingpeopleforthefirsttimeespeciallywhenwearen’tquitesurewhattosay.Thesituationfeelscoldevenicy.BreakingtheiceisatermwidelyusedintheEnglish-speakingcountriestodescribeasmalltalktechniquethatcanhelprescueaconversationfromcertainfailurE.Sowheredoyouevenbegin?WellagoodstartistoacceptthatitisperfectlynormaltofeelalittlenervouswhentalkingtosomeoneforthefirsttimE.Theymightlookgrumpyorscarybuttheycouldturnouttobethenicestpersonyou’veevermet.Youmightthinkthatbreakingtheiceisdifficult.Butsometimesjustasimplehellofollowedbyathree-secondsmilecanmakeallthedifferencE.Complimentingsomeoneontheirgarmentoraccessories饰品isalsoagreateasywaytobreaktheicE.Youmightsay:Iloveyourjacket.WheredidyoubuyitfromBeinginanuncomfortableorunpleasantsituationwithsomeonenewmightfeelterriblebutitcanactuallybeoneofthebesticebreakers.Byfocusingonthesituationyoucometogethertofightthecommonenemy:thelongbathroomqueueforexampleortheovercrowdedbus.Youcanmakeobservationstoo.Whatkindofdrinkisthat?That’salovelynamE.Whatdoesitmean?Doyoustudyheretoo?Thereareopportunitiesallaroundyoutoaskquestionsthatdon’tseemweirdaslongasyouhavesomefollow-upquestionsinminD.Ifyou’refeelingextraboldmakeajokE.Jokescanbedifficulttomasterbutifyougetthemrighttheyshowthelikeablewittysideofyourcharacter.What’syourname?WellpeopleusuallycallmeMikebutyoucancallmetonight.29.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtodevelopfriendshipwithastrangerB.AdviceonbreakingtheicewhenwecommunicatewithastrangerC.HowtobecomeasuccessfulpublicspeakerD.Howtostartaconversationwithaperson30.Theunderlinedwordgrumpycanbereplacedby______.A.easilyannoyedB.gentleC.low-spiritedD.cheerful31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BreakingtheiceisasmalltalktechniquewidelyusedinourdailycommunicationallovertheworlD.B.Aslongasyoucansmileatothersyouwillmakesomefriends.C.Realizingthatit’snormaltofeelnervousinfrontofastrangerisagoodstarttobreaktheicE.D.Beinginanuncomfortablesituationwithsomestrangerscanbethebesticebreakers.32.Accordingtothepassagemakingajoke________.A.canbedonewitheasE.B.leadstomanynewfriends.C.canshowyourwisdomandlovelycharacter.D.makesyouenjoyyourlifehappily.
HaveyoueverwonderedwhataDegreemightbeworthtoyouinyourjoborcareer?Itmeansalot.AmericanswithanAssociateDegreeaveragenearly$10000moreinyearlyearningsthanthosewithjustaHighSchoolDiplomA.HarcourtLearningDirectoffersyouawaytogetaSpecializedAssociateDegreein11oftoday’sgrowingfields–withouthavingtogotocollegefull-timE.WithHarcourtyoustudyathomeinyoursparetimesoyoudon’thavetogiveupyourpresentjobwhileyoutrainforabetteronE.ChoosefromexcitingmajorslikeBusinessManagementAccountingDressmaking&DesignBookkeepingPhotographyComputerScienceEngineeringandmore!Yourtrainingincludeseverythingyouneed!Bookslessonslearningaids---evenprofessional-qualitytoolsandequipment---everythingyouneedtomasteryourtrainingandmoveaheadtoanewcareerisincludedinthelowtuition学费priceyoupay.Youreducationisnationallyrecognized!Nearly2000Americancompanies---includingGeneralElectricIBMMobilGeneralMotorsFordandmanyothers---haveusedourtrainingfortheiremployees.Ifcompaniesliketheserecognizethevalueofourtrainingyoucanbesurethatemployersinyourareawilltoo!Earnyourdegreeinaslittleastwoyears!Getacareerdiplomainjustsixmonths!Thecareerofyourdreamsiscloserthanyouthink!Evenifyouhavenoexperiencebeforeyoucangetvaluablejobskillsintoday’shottestfields!Step-by-steplessonsmakelearningeasy.Prepareforpromotionspayraisesorevenstartabusinessofyourown.SendtodayforFREEinformationaboutHarcourtat-hometraining!Simplyfillinyournameandaddressonthecoupon登记表abovE.Thenwriteinthenameandnumberoftheprogramyou’remostinterestedinandmailittoday.We’llrushyourfreeinformationabouthowyoucantakeadvantageoftheopportunities.Inthefieldyou’vechosen.Acttoday!Mailcoupontoday!Orcallthenumberbelow1-800-372-1589.Callanytime24hoursaday7daysaweek.www.harcourt-learning.comE.-mail:Harcourt@learning.com13.Whatkindofpeoplewillprobablyanswerthisadvertisement?A.Highschoolgraduatespreparingtohaveat-hometraining.B.CollegestudentspreparingtostudyforadegreE.C.Collegestudentspreparingtoworkinsomebigcompanies.D.Highschoolgraduatespreparingforcollegeentranceexamination.14.PeoplecangetaSpecializedAssociateDegreeby_____________.A.doingfull-timelearningatschoolB.workinginsomebigfamouscompaniesC.studyingintheirsparetimeD.studyingabroadfortwoyears15.HowcanyoucontactHarcourtLearningDirect?A.Byvisitingtheofficeonweekdays.B.Bysendingane-mail.C.Bymakingacallonweekdaysonly.D.Bysendingaletternotlaterthantoday.[Z-x-x-k.Com]
AseachsemesterbeginsmycolleaguegreetshisstudentswearingajacketandtiE.Youmakeonlyonefirstimpressionhesays.SowhiletherestofthesemesterheteachesclassinhisusualmorecasualclothesthefirstweekhepresentsadifferentimagE.Histhoughtisthatstudentswillremembertheirfirstmeetpositivelyandmorereadilythinkhighlyofhimasthesemestergoesonbecausethatfavorablefirstimpressionhasaninfluenceonthem.Thesequence顺序thatwemeetmattersinhowwejudgesubsequent后来的information.Thebiginfluenceoffirstimpressionsisrelatedtothehaloeffectwheretheperception看法ofpositivequalitiesinonethingorpartgivesrisetotheperceptionofsimilarqualitiesinrelatedthingsorinthewholE.Hereisanexample:YoumeetafriendlypersonatapartyandlaterareaskedtocollectmoneyforaworthycausE.Youcallthatpersonbecauseyouthinkshewillmakeacontribution.Inrealitythereisnoconnectionbetweenbeingpleasantandbeinggenerous.YetthehaloeffectleadsyoutothinkthatthetwoarerelateD.Thehaloeffectispowerfulbutitisquestionablewhetheritmattersmuchinlong-termrelationshipssuchasthatbetweenteacherandstudent.Whiledressingupmaymakestudentsthinktheteachermustknowhissubjectmatterbecausehecreatesaprofessionalfirstimpressiontheeffectwearsthinifthepersonturnsouttobeapoorteacherafterall.Firstimpressionsmatterbuttheydon’thavethefinalworD.Factsspeaklouder.IfyouhadneverseenorheardofEinsteinthefirsttimeyousawhimyourimpressionwouldmostlikelybenegativE.Nowhisfaceisconnectedwithgenius天才notmadnessbecauseheisthepersonwhohascometodefinewhatgeniusis.TheproblemisthatfewofusareEinsteinsandweoftendon’tgetthechancetochangeanegativefirstimpression.4.Theauthorexplainsthehaloeffectmainlyby_____.A.givinganexampleB.makingacomparisonC.settingdowngeneralrulesD.followingtheorderofimportance5.Intheauthor’seyesthehaloeffect_____.A.issurprisinglypowerfulB.mattersmoreinthelongrunC.mayaffectourjudgmentofothersD.makessometeachersirresponsible6.TheauthorusestheexampleofEinsteintoshowtheimportanceof_____.A.appearanceB.truthC.impressionsD.fairness7.Theauthorseemstoadvisereaders_____.A.tomindtheirfirstimpressionsB.nottojudgeabookbyitscoverC.nottofollowothers’judgmentsD.topaynoattentiontothehaloeffect
Asthepopulationoftheplanetincreasessodoestheamountofhomesbusinessesparkinglotsschoolsairportsandroadways.AllthesebuildingsuseelectricityandneedtobelighteD.Humansdemandtheselights.TheywanttheirhomesmorecomfortableandtheywanttheirstreetssafE.Theproblemisthatresearchersarefindingthatallthislightishavinganegativeeffectonhumansandwildlifeaswell.Lessthan10yearsagoIdrovetoalesspopulatedsectionofmytownlaydowninthemiddleoftheroadandwatchedanattractivemeteorshower流行雨.TheareawasshortofhomesstreetlightsandtraffiC.IfIdidthattodayIwouldn’tbeabletoseethemeteorshoweraswellduetotheincreaseinstreetlightsandIwouldsurelyberunoverbyacar.Nowadaysscientistsarefindinglightpollutioncanbealmostasbadascarbondioxidepollution.Ifyou’veevertakenaflightatnighttheviewisbeautifulbutyoumustrememberthatallthelightyouseeiswastedelectricity.OneofthesaddestpartsoflightpollutionisthatmostofitisunnecessaryandmostoftheoutdoorlightthatweuseiswasteD.Oneonlyneedstolookatarowofstreetlightstoseehowmuchofthelightshinesupwardsandlightsthesky;atotalwasteofelectricity.Additionallysomewherethiselectricityneedstobegeneratedandthegenerationofthatelectricitycreatespollutionbygivingoffgreenhousegases.ThisaffectstheairwebreatheandourqualityoflifE.ScientistsarealsostudyingtheeffectsoflightpollutiononwildlifE.Thousandsofbirdsdieeachyearwhentheycrashintohighlylitbuildingsastheybecomedisoriented分不清方向bythelight.Ithasbeenlongknownthattinyseaturtlehatchlings刚孵化的小海龟becomedisorientatedandfollowlightsontheshoreinsteadofheadingtowardstheseA.Fortunatelylightpollutionisoneofthesourcesofpollutionthatcanbemosteasilycorrectedwithoutanegativeeffect.FollowingsomeguidelinesandalittlesearchingonGooglecangiveyoumanyideasonhowtoreduceyourcontributiontolightpollution.29.ForwhatpurposeisParagraph2written?A.Todescribethepastbeautyofthetown.B.Toshowtheadvantagesofasmallpopulation.C.Tostudythechangesofthetown.D.Toprovethenegativeeffectoflightpollution.30.Whichofthefollowingistheeffectoflightpollution?A.TheairwebreathemaybepolluteD.B.Itismucheasierforustowatchmeteorshowers.C.Manyanimalspecieshavediedout.D.Moretrafficaccidentshappeneveryday.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Wearealmostatalosshowtodealwithlightpollution.B.Someanimalsusenaturallighttodirectthemselves.C.Globalwarmingresultsinlightpollutioninsomeways.D.Astronautscanseldomseeclearlyinspacenowadays.32.Whatwillthewriterdiscussafterthelastparagraph?A.Websitesonlightpollution.B.Sourcesoflightpollution.\C.Waysofreducinglightpollution.D.Morebadeffectsoflightpollution.
WhenIwas8yearsoldIdecidedtorunawayfromhomeafteraquarrelwithmymother.WithmysuitcasepackedandsomesandwichesinabagIstartedforthefrontdoor.MymomaskedwhereIwasgoing.I'mleavinghomeIsaiD.What'sthatyou'recarrying?sheaskeD.SomeclothesandfoodIreplieD.Ifyouwanttorunawaythat'sallrightshesaiD.Butyoucameintothishomewithoutanythingandyoucanleavethesameway.Ithrewmysuitcaseandsandwichesonthefloorandstartedforthedooragain.WaitaminuteMomsaiD.Youdidn'thaveanyclothesonwhenyouarrivedandIwantthemback.ThisinfuriatedmE.Itoremyclothesoff—shoessocksunderwearandall—andshoutedCanIgonow?Yesmymomansweredbutonceyouclosethatdoordon'texpecttocomeback.IwassoangrythatIshutthedoorforcefullyandsteppedoutofmyhomE.ThenInoticeddownthestreettwoneighborgirlswalkingtowardourhousE.IwassoshythatIsawthebigspruce云杉treeinouryardandjumpedunderthelow-hangingbranches树枝.A.pileofdried-upbrownneedles针状物werebeneaththetreeandyoucan'timaginethepainthosesharpneedlescausedtomybody.AfterIwassurethegirlshadpassedbyIrantothefrontdoorandknockedatitloudly.It'sBilly!Letmein!ThevoicebehindthedooransweredBillydoesn'tlivehereanymorE.HeranawayfromhomE.LookingbehindmetoseeifanyoneelsewascomingdownthestreetIsaidMom!I'msorry.I'mstillyourson.Letmein!ThedooropenedandMom'ssmilingfaceappeareD.Didyouchangeyourmindaboutrunningaway?sheaskeD.What'sforsupper?Ismiledback.1.Whentheauthorwasleavinghomehismotherorderedhimto_____.A.stayathomeB.takesomesandwichesC.leaveeverythingbehindD.checkhissuitcasecarefully2.Theunderlinedwordinfuriatedprobablymeans_____.A.surprisedB.warnedC.encouragedD.angered3.Whydidtheauthorjumpunderthelow-hangingbranches?A.Toavoidbeingseen.B.Tofindsomeneedles.C.Toplayajokeonthetwogirls.D.Toattractthetwogirls'attention.4.ThelastsentenceWhat'sforsupper?mainlyshowsthattheauthor_____.A.feltveryhungryatthattimeB.changedhisplantoleavehomeC.wishedtoeatsomethingbeforeleavingD.wantedtoknowwhathismotherpreparedforsupper
FieldTripDayOnFridayMay16ourclasswilltakeafieldtriptoNorthParkZoo.Thezoohaslionselephantsandotherinterestinganimals.ManyoftheanimalswehavebeenstudyingwillbethereforustocloselyexaminE.Ourclasswillbedividedintosixteams.Eachteamwillhavefivestudentsandoneleader.TheleadersarelistedinthetablE.Team1MissBankerTeam2Mrs.LopezTeam3Mr.HarperTeam4MissAbelTeam5Mr.SotoTeam6Mrs.ThomasWhatYouNeedtoKnowThecostis$1.00forstudentstoenterthezoo.Wewillleavetheschoolat9:00A.m.andreturnat2:30p.m.Onthemorningofthetripthestudentswillbedividedintoteams.OnestudentfromeachteamwillreceiveacamerA.Thecameramanwilltakepicturesoftheteamtheanimalsandotherfunsightsatthezoo.Allmembersshouldwearblueshirts.Besuretowarcomfortableshoesbecausewewillbewalkingallday.Pleasebringabaglunchandadrink.Wewillhaveapicnicattheparkinsidethezoo.Bringahealthysnacksuchasapieceoffruitandadrinkforlaterintheday.Whenweareatthezooalwaysremainwithyourteam.Donotleavetheteamwithoutaskingpermissionfromtheteamleader.FeedingtheAnimalsTheONLYanimalsthatstudentsareallowedtofeedarethoseinthechildren’sZoo.Specialfoodcanbeboughtatthezoofor25centsandgiventotheseanimals.Donotfeedyourlunchtothem.Itisnotfoodfortheanimals.21.Anystudenttakingpartinthisfieldtripshould.A.spendatleast$1.00B.carryacameraC.drawpicturesoftheanimalsD.arriveatthezooat9:00A.m.22.IntheChildren’sZoostudentscan.A.movefreelyB.feedtheanimalsC.enjoytheirlunchD.getspecialfoodforfree23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.A.newsreportB.AnannouncementC.AnintroductiontoazooD.A.photocompetitionguide
ItwasthedayafterHalloweenwhenmygrandmotherwasadmittedtothehospitalwiththeworstheadacheshe’deverhaD.Whileposinginourcostumesthenightbeforeweknewsomethingwaswrongjustnothowwrong.Grandma’shousewasthecentralgatheringplaceofmyfamily.SundaylunchesbirthdaydinnersEasterThanksgivingandChristmas—allwereourtraditionswithherashostess.WhilemyparentswerebusyrunningtheirsmallbusinessthereweremanynightswhenGrandmafedmeandputmetobedinherspareroomuntiltheycametogetmE.IspentmysummersatGrandma’sandIwenteverywherewithher.Icouldn’timagineatimewhenshewouldn’tbearoundmE.ThenNovember11991beganhermonth-longstayinthehospital—shesufferedfromarareinfection感染callednocardiaasteroides.AfterbeingbornintheyearoftheGreatDepressionlivingthroughWorldWarIIraisingthreekidsandbeingwidowedattheageof48Grandmaneverexpectedtoliveintoherseventies.Theinfectioninherbrainseemedtoconfirmthatshewasn’tlongforthisworlD.Butthat’snottheendofherstory.A.teamofdoctorssuccessfullyremovedtheabscess脓肿andGrandmaevenmadeitintoalocalmedicaljournal.Herdoctorcalledherthebrainlady.Grandmacelebratedher85thbirthdayinMarchthisyear.Inthealmost23yearssinceherrecoveryshe’sseentwoofherfourgrandchildrengetmarriedandwelcomedthreegreat-grandsons.Althoughtheydamagesomethinginherhouseshelovesitwhenmytwoboyscomeover.AndwhileIknowtheymakeherdayseeingherloveblossomforanothergenerationmakesmydaytoo.HappyGrandparents’Daytomyamazinggrandmother!21.WhencelebratingHalloweentheauthor’sfamily_______.A.knewGrandmawouldappearinalocalmedicaljournalB.foundthatsomethingwaswrongwiththecostumesC.didn’trealizethatGrandmawasfeelingunwellD.didn’tknowhowseriousGrandma’sillnesswas22.Whatisthetraditionoftheauthor’sfamily?A.Runningsmallbusinesses.B.SpendingsummersatGrandma’s.C.MakingGrandmahostessanywherE.D.GatheringatGrandma’satspecialevents.23.WhendidGrandmahavetheoperationtoremovetheabscess?A.Attheageof60.B.Whenshewasabout62.C.BeforeNovember11991.D.Afterthisyear’sHalloween.24.Theauthorwrotethistext_____.A.inhonorofGrandmaB.topromoteGrandparents’DayC.tostresstheimportanceofhealthD.incelebrationofGrandma’srecovery
Everydayhundredsofthousandsofusvisitcoffeeshops.Whilewedrinkourcoffeewemayconnectoursmartphonetotheshop’sWi-FinetworkandkeepintouchwithfriendsviaservicessuchasFacebook.Aswellassocializingwemayusethetimeandfreeaccesstoawirelessconnectiontogetontopofourfinances.Transferringmoneyfromyouraccounttoothers’accountsisnothingmorethanafewtapsonyourscreen.Butwhatcoffeedrinkersdonotrealizeisthatlurking潜伏amongtheirfellowcoffee-loversarebankrobbers.UnbeknowntoyouthismodernformofbankrobberissilentlycollectingallyourprivatedatA.Theonlysignofhisthieveryisperhapsalittlesmileasyourbanklog-indetailsappearonhisscreen.You’llonlyrealizewhenyoulatergotoacashmachinetowithdraw提取somemoneyanddiscoverthateverypennyinyouraccounthasbeenclearedout.Thecommonmethodforthievesistouseyoursmartphone’sWi-Ficonnection.Theyrelyonthefactthatmostofusarenotcarefulaboutthesecurityofnetworksweconnectto.ForexamplewhenyouareinacoffeeshopyoursmartphonewillpresentyouwithalistofavailableWi-FinetworksthatyoucanusetoconnectyourphonetotheInternet.Mostofthesenetworksarerunbylegitimate合法的companiesbutsometimestheyareactuallycreatedbyathiefsittingnearbywithlittlemorethanalaptop.ThesenetworksareoftengivennamessuchasFreePublicWi-Fiwhichdeceivesmartphoneusersintologgingin.OnthesurfaceeverythingseemsnormalandyouwillbeabletoconnectjustasyouarewithalegitimateWi-FiservicE.Howeverbecauseyouhaveconnectedtoanetworkcontrolledbyathiefhecanmonitoreverythingyoudoenablinghimtocollectpasswordsandlog-indetailsaboutyourbankaccount.21.Theunderlinedphrasegetontopofcanbereplacedby____________.A.handleB.giveupC.cutoffD.setup22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Transferringmoneyfromyouraccounttoothers’isacomplexprocess.B.It’seasyforyoutotellbankrobbersfromothercoffeedrinkers.C.Onlinethievescouldstealmoneybecausepeoplepaylittleattentiontothesecurityofnetworks.D.Alltheavailablenetworksinacoffeeshopareillegal.23.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsWi-Fitraps?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.ObjectivE.D.Indifferent.24.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.BecautiousaboutfreeWi-Finetworks.B.Thethiefwhowithdrawsourmoney.C.TheconvenienceoffreeWi-Finetworks.D.Theprocessofstealingmoney.
Inmeditationpeoplesitquietlyandfocustheirattentionontheirbreath.Astheybreatheinandouttheyattendtotheirfeelings.Asthoughtsgothroughtheirmindstheyletthemgo.BreathE.Letgo.BreathE.LetgoAccordingtoarecentstudyattheInsightMeditationSocietyinBarreMassachusettsthreemonthsoftraininginthiskindofmeditationcausesamarketchangeinhowthebrainallocates分配attention.ItappearsthattheabilitytoletgothoughtsthatcomeintomindfreesthebraintoattendtomorerapidlychangingthingsandeventsintheoutsideworlD.Expertmediatorsarebetterthanotherpeopleatcatchingsuchfast-changingstimuli刺激likefacialexpressions.Thestudyprovidesevidenceforchangesintheworkingsofthebrainwithmentaltraining.Peoplecanlearnandimproveabilitiesofallsortswithpracticeeverythingfromdrivingtoplayingthepiano.Thestudyhasshownthatmeditationisgoodforthebrain.Itappearstoreducepressureandpromoteasenseofwell-being.Inanexperiment17volunteerswithnomeditationexperienceintheexperimentalgroupspentthreemonthsmeditating10to12hoursaday.A.controlgroupalsowithnomeditationexperiencemeditatedfor20minutesadayoverthesameperioD.Bothgroupswerethengiventhetestswithtwonumbersinagroupofletters.AsbothgrouplookedforthenumberstheirbrainactivitywasrecordeD.Everyonecouldcatchthefirstnumber.Butthebrainrecordingsshowedthatthelessexperiencedmediatorstendedtograspthefirstnumberandhangontoitsotheymissedthesecondnumber.Thosewithmoreexperiencegavelessattentiontothefirstnumberasiflettingitgowhichledtoanincreasedabilitytograspthesecondnumber.ThisshowsthatattentioncanchangewithpracticE.JustaskDanielLevisionwhomeditatedforthreemonthsaspartofthestudy.IamamuchbetterlistenerhesaiD.Idonotgetlostinmyownpersonalreactiontowhatpeoplearesaying.32.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph1refersto.A.feelingsB.mindsC.peopleD.thoughts33.MeditationsmanagetheirdailytasksbetterbecausetheyA.aregivenlesspressurE.B.allocatetheirattentionbetter.C.havemorestimuliforlifE.D.practicethemmorefrequently.34.IntheexperimentvolunteersdoingmeditationforlongerhoursA.weremorelikelytocatchbothofthemembers.B.wereusedtomemorizingnumbersingroups.C.usuallyignoredthefirstnumberobserveD.D.paidmoreattentiontonumbersthantoletters.35.ThestudyprovesthatA.meditationimprovesone’shealth.B.brainactivitycanberecordeD.C.humanattentioncanbetraineD.D.mediatorshaveagoodsenseofhearing.
Psychologistshavediscoveredthateventhemostindependent-mindedofuswillconformtosocialpressurewhenwearewithagroupofpeoplE.Inoneclassicexperimentpeoplewereshownaverticallineandaskedtofindalineofidentical完全相同的lengthfromaselectionofthreE.Youmightthinkthatthisisanabsurdlyeasytaskandwhenpeopleperformitbythemselvestheydoitverywell.Howeverpsychologistshavediscoveredthatweareveryeasilyswayed受影响bytheopinionsofotherpeoplewhenwedothistaskinagroup.Inonestudyagroupofthreepeoplewassetupwheretwoofthepeoplewereconfederates同伙oftheexperimenter.Whentheconfederatesdeliberatelygavewronganswerspeoplewereoftenswayedtogivethewrongansweralso.Infact75%ofpeoplegaveatleastonewronganswerwithsomepeopleconformingtopeerpressureoneveryoccasion.Butwhydopeopleconforminthisway?Inaneasytasklikethisitseemsthatpeopledonotwanttostepoutoflinewiththeprevailing普遍的opinionofthegroup.OnmoredifficulttaskspeoplealsoconformbecausetheyloseconfidenceintheirownabilitytomakedecisionsandprefertotrustthemajorityopinioninsteaD.Atypicalexampleofthiskindofconformityariseswhenwecomeacrosspeopleindistress.Wouldyouhelpawomanwhohasbeenattackedinthestreet?ItturnsoutthatyouaremuchmorelikelytogotoherassistanceifyouarealonE.Whenotherpeoplearealsoaroundadiffusion分散ofresponsibilityoccurs.Peopleareparalysedintoinactionbecauseeveryoneassumesthatsomeoneelsewillgotothewoman’sassistancE.29.InParagraph1theunderlinedwordconformprobablymeans.A.seekindependenceB.disobeyordersC.seekpleasureD.followwhatothersdo30.WhatisthepurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinParagraph2?A.Toexplainwhypeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers.B.Toprovethatpeopleareeasilyinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers.C.Totraintheconfederatesoftheexperimenterasindependent-mindeD.D.Todescribehowpeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers.31.Accordingtotheauthorwhywouldn’tonehelpthewomanattackedinthestreet?A.HethinkshehasnoresponsibilitiestogiveahanD.B.Hethinkshehasnothingtodowithit.C.HeistooshytogivehishelpinghanD.D.HethinkssomeoneelsewillofferassistancE.32.Whatmethoddoestheauthormainlyusetodevelopthetext?A.Givingexamples.B.Cause-effectanalysis.C.Comparativeanalysis.D.Processanalysis.
BrendaBongoswasahappyartisticgirl.Shehadonebigdream—toplaythedrumsinabanD.Butonebigproblemlayinherway.TobegoodenoughtoplayinabandBrendahadtopracticealotbutshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeoplE.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.Soshehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasementakitchenandeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy.OnedaywhilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTVsheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspacebecausethere'snoair.AtthatmomentBrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.WiththehelpofalotoftimebooksandworkBrendabuiltaspacebubblE.ThiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedoutalltheairinsidE.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit成套设备andachair.BrendagotintothespacesuitshehadmadeenteredthebubbleturnedonthemachineandplayedthosedrumslikeawildchilD.Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.ManypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubblE.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.FinallyBrendawasarealmusicalastronautandhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinabanD.Yearslaterwhenaskedhowshehadachievedallthisshethoughtforamomentandsaid:''Ifthoseoldpeoplenext–doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtomeIwouldn'thavefoundasolutionandnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappeneD.''32.WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?A.Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplayB.Becauseshedidn'tmeantodisturbothers.C.Becauseshedidn'thaveherownroomD.Becauseshedidn’tlikeherneighbors.33.Brendastartedtogiveconcerts_______.A.aftershepracticedinherspacebubbleB.whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourneyC.aftershebecamearealmusicalastronautD.whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble34.Brendabecamefamousbecause______.A.shewasgoodatmusicandscienceB.shebecamearealmusicalastronautC.sheinventedaspecialwayofpracticeD.sheplayedwellandhadatalent35.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat:_______.A.HelaughsbestwholaughslastB.It'snevertoooldtolearnC.TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD.Onegoodturndeservesanother
Manypeoplecometobigcitieswithoutanyaims.TheyoftenthinkthattheywillfindworkandexcitementtherE.Someofthemexpectsuccessinartsandinthetheatrebutothersjustwanttobeinaplacewheretherearealwaysalotofactivities.Manyofthemendupworkingasofficeworkersorfactoryworkers.Someendupwithoutanyjobatall.LennyLeggehadbeeninLosAngelesforthreeyears.Hewasbroughtupinasmalltown.Hedroppedoutofschoolwhenhewasfifteen.ThenextyearhegotonabustoLosAngeles.Hehadonlyfifteendollarsinhispocketwhenhearrivedinthecity.Hehadgoodluckinthebeginning.Afterafewweekshegotajobatagasstation.Hekeptthejobfornearlytwoyears.ThenthebosssoldthestationandLennywasfireD.Hehasbeenlookingforajobforquitesometimebutcan’tfindany.Lennysometimesthinksaboutgoingbackhomebuthestaysonbecausehetellshimselfhisluckwillchangetomorroworthedayafter.21.Alotofpeoplecomingtolargecities_______.A.cannottellwhatthey’lldoB.canfindaplacewithactivityC.aresuretofindjobsD.aretosucceedinartsandinthetheatre22.Whatistheresulttosomeofthepeoplewhocometobigcities?A.Mostofthepeoplebecomefactoryorofficeworkers.B.Theyhavesucceededinthetheatreandinarts.C.TheycannotfindanykindofworkintheenD.D.SomeofthemhavetoleavethebigcityandgobackhomE.23.LennyLeggelefthisnativeplacetoLosAngeles_______.A.whenhewasseventeenyearsoldB.beforehehadfinishedschoolC.whenhehadbeenbroughtupinhishometownD.afterhedroppedoutofschoolattheageofsixteen24.Atabout19LennyLegge_______.A.hadalittlemoneywithhimwhenhereachedthecityB.foundajobshortlyafterhehottoLosAngelesC.washiredbythebosstoworkatthegasstationD.wasoutofworkinLosAngeles25.LennyLeggestaysoninthecityafterhelosthisjobbecause_______.A.heiscertainthatthebosswillfindhimajobB.hegotsomedollarsandneedn’tlookforajobinahurryC.healwayshopeshe’llsoonhavegoodchancesD.he’ssureaboutfindingworkatanytime
AlexLondonResearchLaboratoryALRLispartofAlexCo.LtD.amajorAustralianmedicine-makingcompany.Openedin1992ALRLspecializesinthedevelopmentofnewmedicinesforthetreatmentofheartdiseases.A.positionisnowopenforaResearchOperationsManagerROMtosupportourgrowingresearchteamatthenewlaboratoriesinHatfieldduetoopenintheautumnof2010.ReportingtotheDirectoryouwillhelpsetupandrunthetechnicalandscientificsupportservicesofournewlaboratoriesnowunderconstruction.YouwillbeexpectedtoprovideexpertknowledgeaboutandbeinchargeofallareasofALRL’SHealthandSafetyandtocommunicate沟通withsupportemployeesatALRL’SlaboratoriesbasedatUniversityCollegeLondon.Workingcloselywithscientistsandotheroperationsandtechnicalemployeesyouwillmanageasmallnumberofresearchsupportemployeesprovidingservicestohelpwiththeresearchactivitiestobecarriedoutatthenewlaboratories.Candidates申请人willhaveexperienceofbothmanagementandresearchsupport／technicalservices.Knowledgeofresearchoperationsandexcellentcommunicationskillsarenecessary.Educationtodegreelevelisalsodesirable.IfyouareinterestedinthispositionpleasesendyourCV简历toAlexLondonResearchLaboratoryUniversityCollegeLondonHatfieldLondonW1E6B7orbyemailtoALRL@alex.co.uk.FormoreInformation.pleasevisitwww.alex.co.uk.29.Whatcanbelearntaboutthenewlaboratoriesfromthetext?A.Theyhavenotyetbeensetup.B.TheyareinHatfieldAustralia.C.TheybelongtoUniversityCollegeLondon.D.TheyarenewworkplacesforAustralianresearchersonly.30.WhatarethedutiesofaROMaccordingtothetext?TocarryoutresearchactivitiesTobeinchargeofALRL’sHealthandSafetyTohelprunthetechnicalandscientificsupportservicesTomanageasmallnumberofresearchsupportemployeesA.abc.B.abd.C.bcd.D.acd.31.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thetechnicalskillsofawould—beROM.B.Thepracticalexperienceofawould—beROM.C.Thepersonalinformationofawould—beROM.D.Thenecessaryrequirementsforawould—beROM.32.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TodescribethejobofaROM.B.ToprovideinformationaboutALRL.C.ToannounceanopenpositionatALRL.D.Tomakeknowntheopeningofthenewlaboratories.
ForonlythesecondtimeinherlifeactressOliviaHolt15traveledtoNewYork—thistimetocatchtheaward-winningDisneyBroadwayshowNewises.AdrianaPalmierithereporterfromTimeforKidsTFKwastherewithOliviaandinterviewedOliviaabouttheexperienceandhercareer.IthinktheshowisinspiringotherpeopletomakeabiginfluenceontheworldtodayOliviatoldTFK.OliviaisnostrangertothestagE.ThisyoungstarstartedactingatagethreeandprogressedfromasmallstagetoahitTVshowDisneyXD’sKickin’It.Buteventodayshegetspre-showjitters紧张.SheconquershernervousnessbystayingpositivE.IendupjustkeepingmyheadupandseeingwhereittakesmeandusuallyittakesmetoagoodplacewhereI’mnotsonervousOliviasaiD.OliviagrewupinMississippibutmovedtoLosAngelesrecentlytopursuehercareer.ItwasabigtransitionformebecauseIgrewupinasmalltownOliviasaiD.Butnowshe’slivingherdreamasanactress.WhenaskedaboutadviceforotheraspiringactorstheyoungperformersaidJuststaypositiveandstayconfident.Ifyouknowthatyou’repowerfulenoughtoconqueryourfearsandstayhappythatwillleadyouintherightway.OliviaregularlystarsonaDisneyXDshowcalledKickin’It.SheplaysthefearlessblackbeltKim.IthinksheissuchanincrediblegirlandIlookuptoher.OliviasaidabouthercharacterSheissopowerfulandconfident.29.WhydidOliviagotoNewYork?A.Togoonaholiday.B.Toattendaninterview.C.ToenjoyashowD.Tomeetherfriends30.Paragraphtwomainlytellsusthat________.A.howOliviadoeswithnervousnessB.OliviabegantoactatayoungageC.howOliviabecamefamousD.Oliviadoesn’tappearonstageanymore31.WhatmaybeimportanttoOliviainheractingcareer?A.Patienceandbravery.B.Confidenceandcalmness.C.Chancesandcleverness.D.Challengesandkindness.32.Theunderlinedwordsheinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.OliviaB.KimC.Kickin’ItD.DisneyXD
CatalinBaciufromRomaniawantedtomakemoneyinGermany.SoheandhiswifeOltitawenttoBucharestthecapitalcityofRomaniatogetlegalpaperstomovetoGermany.Howeverwhentheyarrivedtheyweresurprisedbywhattheysaw.HundredsofstreetchildrenwerelivinginabusyanddirtycityoftwoandahalfmillionpeoplE.Manyofthemwereusingdrugs.Theyallseemedlost.MostofthemwereundertenyearsolD.OltitahadtearsinhereyesCatalinsaiD.Manyofthesestreetschildrenwereorphans孤儿.Theyhadgrownupinthegovernmentorphanagesbuthadrunaway.Theythoughtanyplacewouldbebetterthantheorphanages.ButthestreetswerecoldandharD.Thewinterswerefreezing.Thechildrenhadtosleepinwarmsewers下水道underthegrounD.Manyofthechildrenevenbecameinvolvedwithcrimeandviolence暴力.TheBaciu’sdidnotlikethesightofsomanypitifulchildreninBucharest.TheywantedtoleaveimmediatelyandgotoGermany.HoweverthatnightCatalinandOltitastayedwithafriendinBuchares.Thefriendwewerestayingwithwasworkingwithstreetchildren.Iwasdeeplytouchedbywhatheandhisfellowsweretryingtodotheyweresacrificing牺牲theirjobsandlivestosavestreetchildrenCatalinsaiD.AfterthatvisittheBaciu’scompletelychangedtheirlifeplan.InsteadofmovingtoGermanytheybeganworkingwithstreetchildreninBucharest.TheystartedbyopeningahomecalledHouseofHopewhichprovidedawarmandlovingplaceforchildrenwhoneededtogetawayfromthestreets.ManyhospitalsandbusinessworkerscalledHouseofHopewhentheyfoundtroubledkids.EveryoneknewtheHouseofHopewouldhelp.28.Oltitahadtearsinhereyesbecause____.A.shefeltpityforthestreetchildrenB.shealmostlostherWayinBucharestC.shedidn’tgetlegalpapersD.shewouldleaveRomania29.Wecaninferthattheorphansintheorphanages_____.A.likedtorunaroundB.livedaverybusylifeC.didn’treceivegoodcareD.wereundertenyearsold30.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethecouple’sfriend?A.Kind-hearteD.B.Short-sighteD.C.Hard-working.D.Self-confident.31.TheBaciu’sopenedHouseofHope_____.A.attheriskoflosingtheirhomeB.undertheinfluenceoftheirfriendC.insupportofthelocalhospitalD.withthehelpoftheGermanygovernment
InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasterribleasmyjobinanapplefactory.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;andmostofalltheworkingconditionswerebaD.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.ForhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIhadtospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.28.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.TopayforhisschoolingB.TosaveforhisfutureC.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience29.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT_________.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime30.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifeB.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoneyC.Thewriter’sexperienceasafull-timeworkerD.Thewriter’shardworkinanapplefactory31.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Argument—ExplanationB.Opinion—Discussion--DescriptionC.Mainidea—Comparison—SupportingexamplesD.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion
AroundsixweeksagoKaileencamerunningintothehousejustgettingoffthebusfromschool.ShewasallexcitedaboutastoryabouthomelesspetsbecauseofHurricane飓风Katrinaandallthatwasgoingontohelpthem.ShesaidthatthisinformationcamefromheranimalnewspaperyourKINDNews.Kaileenhasagreatloveandcompassion同情心foranimalssoherexcitementdidnotsurprisemE.HernextideashoweverdiD.Shesaidthatweshouldgoaroundrightthentoourneighborsandcollectalltheirchangetosendtotheanimalshelters保护所.Ithoughtthiswasaschoolprojectbutinfactitwasnot.ThiswaswhatKaileenwantedtodoonherown!Wellitwarmedmeallover.Toseeyourchildsowillingtohelpothersjustletsyoufeelthatmaybeyouhaddonesomethingrightinraising养育her.AnywayItoldhertomakeacardandsenditouttoourneighborsfirst.WiththehelpofherolderbrotherKaileensoonmadealovelycardthataskedourneighborstohelpthesepetsbygivingtheirsparechangE.Shegavethemafewdaysandadateshewouldcomebytopickupanydonations捐赠.WellIhadtogooutandbuyadonationbox.Kaileencollected$279.50!!!IjustthoughtyouwouldliketoknowhowKINDNewshadtouchedalittleone’sheartandgivenhertheideatoshowhercompassionforanimals.Thankyou—wereallyenjoyyourpaper.9.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.areportaboutawarm-heartedgirlB.anadvertisementforananimalshelterC.athank-youlettertoanewspaperD.adonationprogramforhomelesspets10.Whatwastheauthor’sfeelingaboutKaileen’sidea?A.PleasedandexciteD.B.SurprisedandmoveD.C.TiredandsaD.D.Worriedandangry.11.FromthepassagewelearnthatKINDNews______.A.collectsdonationsforhomelesspeopleB.setsupmanysheltersforhomelessanimalsC.tellschildrenhowtokeeppetshealthyD.encourageschildrentohelphomelesspets12.WecaninferthatthepassageiswrittenbyKaileen’s______.A.parentB.teacherC.brotherD.neighbor
Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.NowthewebsiteBookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.MembersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketosharE.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplacehopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventuretravelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.BrucePedersonthemanagingdirectorofBookCrossingsaysThetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyoureaD.BookCrossingcombinesboth.Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbusesintrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfounD.BrucePedersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathomE.BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktotherealandnotthevirtual虚拟.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.25.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainwhattheyarE.B.TointroduceBookCrossing.C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.Thebook.B.AnadventurE.C.ApublicplacE.D.Theidentificationnumber.27.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.KeepitsafeinhisbookcasE.C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OnlineReading:A.VirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:A.newTrendC.A.BookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.A.WebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks
DearDavidI'mgladyouwouldliketoshareyourfeelingswithmE.It'shardlysurprisingthatyourfeelingsofnotbeinggroupuphavecomeonstronglyatthispointinyourlifejustbeforeyou'reabouttobecomeafather.YouareaskingWillImakeagoodfather?HowwillIcope?ShouldIhavebroughtanotherlittlepersonintotheworld?CanIprovideforit?Help!Ithinknearlyeverysensitiveabout-to-beparentmusthavetheseoccasionalfeelingsofself-doubtandinadequacy不适beforethebirthanditwouldbemostunusualifyoudidn'tsharethem.youhavesomethinglessgrown-uptorelateto.It'sdifficulthonestlytofeel-upunlessyouhavesomethinglessgroup-uptorelateto.Thebosswithahen-peckingwifemayfeellikeaseven-year-oldwhenhe'sathomE.Butashewalksthroughtheofficedoorandknowshe'sgoingtobesurroundedbystafflookingtohimforadvicehegrowsintoafullymatureman.andIthinkit'samistaketoimaginethatweallfeelasweageakindofprogressionofstatesfromthebabytotheadult.MostpeoplefeelonTuesdayaboutthreeyearsoldandonaWednesdayaround80.Irememberfeelingverygroup-upateightatimewhenIwasweigheddownwithresponsibility.ThesedaysmucholderIcaninthecompanyofpeopleIateasewithfeellikeayounggirl.feelThere'sacommonremarkthatallmenarelittleboysbutit'snottruE.It'snottrueIt'smoretruethatmenoftenbehavelikelittleboysButnearlyallpeopleatsomemomentsintheirlivesarecapableofgreatmaturity成熟.Onceyourbabyarrives.you'llsoonfeellesschildlike1essoftenWhenyourchildtriestoputitsfingersintotheplug插条theadultinyouwillriseuptopreventit.You'llseeyouhaveverylittleincommonwithaneedychildparticularlyifit'slookingtoyouforcomfort.ComfortyourselfDavidwithtwotruths.OneisthatyourfriendslaughwhentheytalkaboutthissubjectbecausetheylikeyoufeelfrighteneD.Andrememberthatpeoplewhohavenupdon'tgoaaroundtalkingaboutthefactthattheydon'tfeelgrown-up.HopemyadvicewillbehelpfulandgoodlucktoyouandyourlittleonE.28.AccordingtothepassageMissAdvicethinksDavid'sself-doubt.A.valuableB.naturalC.unusualD.bearable29.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthatpeople’ssenseofmaturity.A.willincreasewithageB.isobviouslyseenathomeC.changeswithdifferentsituationsD.becomesstrongerwithfamiliarpeople30.MissAdviceholdsthat.A.allmenbehavelikelittleboysB.peopletendtoLaughatthesubjectC.menwithababyfeelmoregrown-upD.peopleenjoytalkingabouttheirimmaturity31.MissAdvicewrotetheletterto.A.offersuggestionstoafuturefatherB.teachpeoplehowtogrowupC.encouragepeopletoberesponsibleD.solveproblemsofthelessgrown-up
Moreandmorepupilsaregivingteacherspresentsbutthepracticeonlycreatesinsecurityinparentsandstaff.I’vecertainlynoticedsomepupilsbeingfeverishlyovergenerousoflatE.LastyearIreceivednotonebottleofwinebutfourforhelpingadisaffectedpupilthroughhisGCSEs.Byandlargemycolleaguesreportthegiftsdifferingalonggenderlines.Gentlemengettiesmugsboozeandifthey’rereallyluckyticketstofootballmatches.Theladiesareoftenpresentedwithflowersjewelschocolatesandsoon.WhenmysonwasatprivateschoolInoticedtherewasarealcompetitivenessbetweenthestudentsaboutgivingpresentstoteacherswithexpensivebasketsfromfancystoresandhugebouquetsbeinghandedoutonthelastdaysofterm.SincemywifeandIonlyletmysongivethank-youcardsitwasclearwewerenotclassy.Nowheisataninner-cityprimarywe’venoticedthatthiskindofnonsenseseemstohavemoreorlessdisappeareD.Foronethingthereisn’tthatkindofmoneyfloatingaround–butthereisn’tthatkindofcompetitivecultureeither.PersonallyIthinkgiftstoteachersshouldbebannedbeyondthethank-youcardtheycausemanymoreproblemsthantheysolvecreatinginsecurityinbothparentsandstaff.Perhapstherecessionandthelackofmoneyinpeople’spocketsmightbeagoodexcuseforthegovernmenttoissuesomeguidelinestoschoolsthatgiftsshouldn’tbeacceptedbyteachers.ThegiftsthatIreallyvaluearethecardswhichsayagenuinethankyou.IstillkeeptheminafileathomE.21.Whatcantheauthormostprobablybe?A.Ateacher.B.AschoolnursE.C.Aresearcher.D.Agiftshopowner.22.TheunderlinedwordnonsenseinParagraph3referstothefactthat________.A.thesononlygivesthank-youcardstoteachersB.theauthorandhiswifearenotclassyC.thesongoestoaninner-cityprimaryD.thestudentsgivegiftstoteachers23.Tosolvetheproblemtheauthorthinksit’sagoodwayto________.A.forbidthestudentstogiveanygiftstoteachersB.createinsecuritybygivingthank-youcardsC.makepeoplehavelessmoneyinpocketsD.issuesomeguidelinesbythegovernment24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.Don’tForgettoGiveGiftstoYourTeachersB.PresentsWon’tMakePupilsTeachers’PetsC.LearntheCompetitiveCultureofGiftsD.RefusePresentsfromYourStudents
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