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WASHINGTON—LauraStraubisaveryworriedwoman.HerjobistofindfamiliesforFrenchteenagerswhoexpecttolivewithAmericanfamiliesinthesummer.Itisnoteasyevenhopeless.Wehavemanychildrenlefttoplace—40outof75saidStraubwhoworksforaParis-basedforeigner-exchangeprogramstarted50yearsago.Familylifewasmorethanaccommodating提供膳宿.ForonethingmoremothersstayedathomE.ButnowincreasingnumbersofwomenworkoutsidethehomE.Exchange-studentprogramshavestruggledinrecentyearstosignuphost主人familiesforthe30000teenagerswhoeveryyearcomefromabroadtospendaschoolyearintheUnitedStatesaswellasthethousandsmorewhotakepartinsummerprograms.SchoolsystemsinmanypartsoftheU.S.unhappyaboutacceptingnon-taxpayingstudentshavealsostrictlylimitedthenumberofexchangestudentstheyaccepteD.Atthesametimetheideaofhostingforeignstudentsisbecominglessexotic.Insearchforhostfamilieswhousuallyreceivenopayexchangeprogramsareincreasinglybroadeningtheirrequeststoincludeeveryonefromyoungcouplestoretirees.WeareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamiliessaidVickieWeinereasternareadirectorforASSEa25-year-oldprogramthatsendsabout30000teenagersonschool-yearexchangeprogramsworldwidE.Forelderlypeopleexchangestudentskeepusyoung—theyreallydosaidJenFosterwhoishosting16-year-oldNinaPostfromDenmark.Theunderlinedwordexoticmeans_________.A.difficultB.wonderfulC.excitingD.accommodatingAccordingtothetextwhywasiteasierforLauraStraubtofindAmericanfamiliesforforeignstudents?A.Moremotherswasn’tworkingoutsideandwasabletoaffordtolookafterchildren.B.Americanschoolsystemswerebetterthannow.C.Foreignstudentspaidhostingfamiliesalotofmoney.D.Thegovernmentwashappybecauseitcouldgaintax.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Allthefamiliescanhostforeignstudents.B.Onlyyoungcouplescanhostforeignstudents.C.Onlythosewhowereretiredcanhostforeignstudents.D.Exchangeprogramsareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamiliesincludingeveryonefromyoungcouplestoretirees.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.U.S.StruggletoFindhostFamiliesB.IdeaofHostingStudentsisDifferentC.Foreign-exchangeProgramIsGoingonD.ExchangeStudentsKeepOldPeopleYoung
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Firefightingisaserousmatterknowingwhattododuringafirecansavepeople’slives.Itisimportanttoknowthewaysyoucanuseandshowthemtoeveryoneelseinthefamilysuchasstairwaysandemergencyexitsbutnotelevators.FromthelowerfloorsofbuildingescapethroughwindowsispossiblE.Learnthebestwaytogetoutfromawindowwiththeleastchanceofseriousinjury.ThesecondfloorwindowisusuallynotveryhighfromthegrounD.Anaveragepersonhangingbythefingertipswillhaveadropofabout6feettothegrounD.Itisabouttwicetheheightofanaverageman.Ofcourseitissafertojumpashortwaydownthantostayinaburningbuilding.Windowsarealsousefulwhenyouarewaitingforhelp.Besuretokeepthedoorclosedbeforeopeningthewindow.Otherwisesmokeandfiremaybedrawnintotheroom.Keepyourheadlowatthewindowtobesureyougetfreshairratherthansmokethatmayhaveleakedintotheroom.Onthesecondorthirdfloorthebestwindowsforescapearethosewhichopenontoaroof.Fromtheroofapersoncandroptothegroundmoresafely.Droppingontocementmightendininjury.Bushesandtreescanhelpyoutohaveasoftlanding.Whichofthefollowingshouldnotbeusedwhentryingtoescapefromafire?A.WindowsB.ElevatorsC.FireexitsD.StairwaysHowfarfromthegroundisthesecondfloorwindow?A.about12feetB.about6feetC.abouttheheightofanaveragemanD.nearly10feetAccordingtothepassagewindowsare______ofescapingafire?A.theonlywayB.thebestwayC.saferthananyotherwaysD.oneofthepossiblewaysThewritersuggeststhat_______A.breathinginsmokemightbeharmfulB.smokewillentertheroomthroughanopenwindowC.freshaircan’treachthesecondfloorwindowD.tokeepyouheadlowwillhelpyoutoescapeafireIfyouareonthesecondorthirdfloorwhenafirebreaksoutyou’dbetter_____A.dropdirectlyontothegroundB.firstdropontoaroofthenontothecementC.dropfromaroofwindowthenontobushesandtreesD.dropontothecementratherthanbushesandgrass
Testsadministered实施tomostelementaryandhigh-schoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesexert发挥anunfavorableinfluenceonscienceandmathteachingaccordingtoanew＄1millionstudyperformedfortheNationalScienceFoundation.Andbecauseschoolswithhighminorityenrollments入学generallyplaceagreaterreliance相信onscoresfromtheseteststhestudyfindstheretendstobeagapininstructionalemphasesbetweenhighandlowminorityclassroomsthatdiffersfromournationalconcernforthequalityofeducation.GeorgeF.MadausandhiscolleaguesatBostonCollegeanalyzednotonlythesixmostwidelyusednationalstandardizedtestsbutalsothetestsdesignedtoaccompanygowiththefourmostcommonlyusedscienceandmathtextsinfourth-gradeeighth-gradeandhigh-schoolclassrooms.Thoughcurriculumteachingprogramexpertsarguethatschoolsshouldplacegreateremphasisonproblemsolvingandreasoningthenewstudyshowsthatthetestsfocusonlower-levelskills—primarilymechanicalmemorizationofroutineformulas公式.Researcherssurveyedmorethan2200mathandscienceinstructorsinterviewingindepthsome300teachersandadministrators.Especiallyinschoolswithhighminorityenrollmentsteachersreportedfeelingpressuredtohelpstudentsperformwellonthesetests.Somestatesjudgeschoolsandsomeschoolsdetermineteacherassignments工作安排basedonstudents'testscores.WithsomuchworryMadaussaysteachersfeelforcedtofocustheirinstructionondrillingwhatthetestswillmeasure—attheexpenseofthemorevaluablehigher-levelskills.Theauthorofthisarticlestatesthat_____.A.thetestsdon'taffectteachinginmostelementaryandhighschoolsB.thescienceandmathteachingisinfluencedbythepresenttestsC.nostudyisperformedontestsfortheNationalScienceFoundationD.theUnitedStatesexertsastronginfluenceonscienceandmathteachingItcanbeinferredthatinhighminorityclassrooms_____.A.thestudentscannotgethighscorefromthetestsB.scoresfromthetestsarenotimportantC.instructionalemphasesareunfavourableD.teachingdoesn'tfocusonthequalityofeducationAccordingtothesecondparagraphthestudyhasdiscoveredthat_____.A.emphasisofteachingisonproblemsolvingandreasoningB.curriculumisgoodfornationalstandardizedtestsC.thetestsmainlycenteraroundthememorizationofsomeformulasD.routineformulasarenotusefulforstudentstomemorizeAccordingtoMadaus'opinionteachersareforcedto_____.A.evaluate评估students'skillseveryyearB.suffersomuchworryonthetextsC.teachwhatwillbetestedD.focustheirinstructiononusefuldrillings
BSometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourselfAccordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctionsHowshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.
Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagE.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordslimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.A.politicalscientistfromIndianaUniversitywhoseworkexploringhowpeoplecometogethertopreservetheircollectiveresourcesmayprovideimportantcluesinthefightagainstclimatechangehasbecomethefirstwomantowintheNobelprizeforeconomics.ElinorOstrom76shares2009NobelprizewithfellowAmericanacademicOliverWilliamson77.TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesannouncedtotheworldthepairhadbeenchosentowinthe40thprizeineconomicsciences.ForOstromtheawardcameasabigsurprise.Torisetothepeakofherareaoflearninghasbeenabigjourneyasshehashadtostruggleagainstherownweaknessesandthebarriersofthesystem.AtschoolinLosAngelesshesufferedfromstuttering.Shealsofacedthebarrierscommontomostwomenofhergenerationenteringthesciences---shewasdiscouragedfromtakingaPhDwhensheappliedforgraduateschool.Herfieldofstudyhasbeenstrikingforhowcross-disciplinaryitis.Earlyonshegainedareputationforbringingeconomicspoliticalscienceandsociologytogether.Whatinterestsherishowcommonpropertycanbemanagedsuccessfullythroughgroupsinsociety.ThefindingsofherresearchhavebeenstrikingastheNobelcommitteepointedoutbecausetheyhavechallengedthetraditionalassumptionthatcommonpropertyispoorlymanagedunlessitiseithercontrolledbygovernmentorprivatizeD.ShehasshownhowdifferentindividualscanbandtogetherandformcollectivesthatprotecttheresourceathanD.Alotofpeoplearewaitingformoreinternationalco-operationtosolveglobalwarming.OstromsaidItisimportantthatthereisinternationalagreementbutwecanbetakingstepsatfamilylevelcommunitylevelcivicandnationallevelTherearemanystepsthatcanbetaken.ThatwillnotsolveitontheirownbutcontinuouslywillmakeabigdifferencE.81.HowdidOstromfeelwhenshegottheprize?notmorethan3words82.Whatdoescross-disciplinarymeanaccordingtothepassage?notmorethan9words83.WhywasOstromadvisednottotakeaPhDwhensheappliedforgraduateschool?notmorethan9words84.WhywasOstromawardedtheNobelprizeforeconomics?notmorethan16words
WhoisGogo?AlmosteverypupilinHongKongJapanTaiwanandThailandwilltellyou:GogoisfromouterspaceandisteachingchildrentospeakandreadEnglish.GogohasvisitedHongKongTaiwanJapanThailandandKoreA.NowheisinChina’smainland—GogohasAdventurewithEnglishhasbeenpublishedbyAddisonWesleyLongmanChinaLtdAWL.ThesixlevelEnglishcoursefullofexcitingstorieseducatesanddelightschildrenatthesametimE.GogolearnsEnglishfromhisfriendsTonyandJenny.ThechildrenwilllearnalongwithGogoenjoyingallthefunheproduces.Gogohasawarmplaceineveryyounglearner’sheartwhereverhegoes.A.presentation介绍aboutGogowasgivenbyBeijingAWLInformationCentrelastNovember.AllthepupilsinHuijiaSchoolattendedthepresentation.A.foreignteacheratHuijialatersaidThechildrenwereattractedbyGogoafteronlya45-minutepresentation.TheyrememberasongtaughtbyGogosevenweekslater.ParentsoftenaskmehowtheycanhelptheirchildrenlearnEnglishandnowthere’saprogrammeIcandirectthemto.CliveSawkinsPaulPrice-SmithsandGreggSchroederworkedcloselyatAWLtomakesurethatGogowillbecomeaneasilyrecognizedsymbol标志oflearningEnglishwhereverEnglishisstudieD.GogoisourbabysaidGregg.ItisveryeasytogetchildrengoingwithGogo.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.GogovisitsAsiancountries.B.GogoreceiveshighpraisE.C.ChildrenlovetolearnwithGogo.D.AWLintroducesGogo.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGogois.A.anEnglishteacherB.anEnglishboyC.anEnglishtextbookD.acharacterinanEnglishtextbookInwhatwayisGogoagreathelptoyounglearners?A.HeteachesthemEnglishthroughsongs.B.HeteachesthemEnglishthroughadventurestories.C.HehelpsthemtorememberEnglishwords.D.HemakesEnglishlessonsfulloffun.
BAmongthemostpopularbooksbeingwrittentodayaresciencefictions小说.HundredsoftitlesarepublishedeveryyearandarereadbyallkindsofpeoplE.Furthermoresomeofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofrecentyearshavebeenbasedonsciencefictionstories.Itisoftenthoughtthatsciencefictionisafairlynewdevelopmentinliteraturebutitsforefatherscanbefoundinbookswrittenhundredsofyearsago.Thesebookswereoftenconcernedwiththepresentationofsomeformofidealsocietyamainsubjectwhichisstilloftenfoundinmodernstories.Mostoftheclassicsofsciencefictionhoweverhavebeenwrittenwithinthelastonehundredyears.BooksbywriterssuchasJulesVerneandH.G.Wellstomentionjusttwowell–knownauthorshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Inanagewheresciencefactfrequentlyovertakes超过sciencefictionthewritersmayfinditdifficulttokeepaheadofscientificadvances.Thosewhoareclear-sightedtoseehowthewaysaregoinghowevermayprovideavaluablelessononhowtodealwiththeproblemswhichsocietywillunpreventablyfaceasittriestomasteritsnewtechnologyandcometotermswithacontinuallychangingviewoftheworlD.45.Itcanbeconcludedthatmodernsciencefiction______A.isworsethanthatinthepastB.showsthewriter’sviewpointsC.tellsstoriesaboutmenfromotherplanetsD.hasbeenwrittenonlybyJulesVerneandH.G.Wells46.Fromthearticlewegettheimpressionthatsciencefiction______.A.ispopularB.isafairlynewdevelopmentinliteratureC.reflectsthetechnicaladvancesinthepastD.describesthingsthathappenindevelopedcountries47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Sciencefictionisbasedonsuccessfulfilms.B.Sciencefictionoftenovertakessciencefact.C.Writersmayfinditeasytokeepaheadofscientificadvances.D.Thewriterwhocanseeclearlythewaywearegoingwillgiveusvaluableinstructions.
YoumayknowtheEnglishlettersAB.andC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABC?Youmaylikeeatingbananas.Butdidyouknowthereisabananaperson?Howstrange!ArethesepeoplefromanotherEarth?No.TheyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandmE.ABCmeansAmerican-BornChinesE.AnABCisaChinesebutwasbornintheUnitedStates.SometimespeoplecallanABCabananaperson.A.bananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinsidE.Sowhenapersonisabananaheorsheiswhiteinside—thinkinglikeaWesternerandyellowoutside—lookinglikeaChinesE.Doyouknowwhy?UsuallyABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguagE.Someofthemdon’tspeakChinesE.ButifABCscannotspeakChinesecanwestillcallthemChinesepeople?YesofcoursE.TheyareChinesE.Theyareoverseas海外ChinesE.Thesepeoplemaybecitizens公民ofanothercountryliketheUSCanadaorSingaporE.ButtheyhaveChineseblooD.Theirparentsgrandparentsorevengreat-grandparentswerefromChinA.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.TheyarenotthepeopleofthePeople’sRepublicofChinA.ForexampleweallknowthefamousscientistC.N.Yang杨振宁.HegottheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957.TheChineselovehimbutheisanAmericancitizen.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.HewantstotellussomethingaboutABC.B.HewantstoshowthatChinesearewellrespectedinAmericA.C.HewantstotellussomeknowledgeabouttheEnglishlanguagE.D.HewantstointroducetheAmericanculturetous.ChineseinWesterncountriesarecalledbananapersonsbecause____.A.theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutsideB.theythinklikeWesternersbutlooklikeChineseC.theywereborninChinabutgotostudyinAmericaD.theyliketoeatbananasC.N.Yangismentionedheretoshowthat____.A.AmericanChinesearegreat.B.weloveAmericanChineseC.TheChinesecanwinNobelPrizesD.AmericanChinesearenotChinesecitizens
Furthereducationisofficiallydescribedasthepost-secondarystageofeducationcomprisingallvocational职业的andnon-vocationalprovisionmadeforyoungpeoplewhohaveleftschoolorforadults.Furthereducationthusembracesthevastrangeofuniversitytechnicalcommercialandarteducationandthewidefieldofadulteducation.Itisthissectorofeducationwhichisconcernedwitheducationbeyondthenormalschool-leavingagesof16or18thathasexperiencedthemostastonishinggrowthinthenumberofstudents.Inthe19thcenturythedominance统治地位ofOxfordandCambridgewaschallengedbytheriseofthecivic城市的universitiessuchasLondonManchesterandBirmingham.Followingtheleadofthe18thcenturyGermanuniversitiesandrespondingtoapublicdemandforincreasedopportunityforhighereducationBritain’snewcivicuniversitiesquicklyacquiredrecognition—notonlyintechnologicalfieldsbutalsointhefineandliberalarts.Manynewpost-schooltechnicalcollegeswerefoundedintheearly20thcentury.TheFisherActof1918empoweredthelocalauthoritiestolevy征收aratetaxtofinancesuchcolleges.TheuniversitiesontheotherhandreceivedfundsfromthecentralgovernmentthroughtheUniversityGrantsCommitteeestablishedin1911andrecognizedin1920afterWorldWarI.A.newtypeoftechnicalcollegewasestablishedinthe1960s—thepolytechnicwhichprovidesmainlytechnologicalcoursesofuniversitylevelaswellascoursesofageneralkindintheartsandsciences.Polytechnicsarecharteredtoawarddegreesvalidated使有效byaCouncilforNationalAcademicAwards.ThusthethirdlevelintheUnitedKingdomismadeupofcollegesoffurthereducationtechnicalcollegespolytechnicsanduniversities.Thecollegesofferfull-timeandpart-timecoursesbeyondcompulsory-schoollevel.Polytechnicsanduniversitiesaremainlyresponsiblefordegreesandresearch.TheinnovativeOpenUniversitywithitsflexibleadmissionpolicyandstudyarrangementsopenedin1971.Itusesvariousmediatoprovidehighlyaccessibleandflexiblehighereducationforworkingadultsandotherpart-timestudents.Itservesasanorganizationalmodelandprovidescourse-materialsforsimilarinstitutionsinothercountries.ChangesinBritisheducationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturyhavewithoutchangingthebasicvaluesinthesystemextendededucationbypopulationlevelandcontent.Newareasforexpansionincludeimmigrantculturalgroupsandmulticulturalcontenttheaccommodationofspecialneedsandthedevelopmentoftoolsandcontentintheexpandingfieldsofmicroelectronics.Thefirstparagraphiswrittentoexplainoffurthereducation.A.thedevelopmentB.thehistoryC.thedefinitionD.theprospects前景ThenewcivicuniversitiesinBritain.A.replacedthedominanceofOxfordandCambridgeB.providedfurthereducationforallthepeoplewhoneeditC.mettheincreaseddemandofthepublicforhighereducationD.immediatelyfollowedtheestablishmentofpolytechniccollegesPost-schooltechnicalcolleges.A.werecompletelyfreeofchargeB.wereusuallyfinancedbylocaltaxesC.dependedmainlyonstudents’tuition学费D.receivedfundsfromthecentralgovernmentFurthereducationis.A.onlyforadultstudentsB.part-timeratherthanfull-timeC.non-vocationalratherthanvocationalD.createdforbothyoungpeopleandadultsThepropertitleforthispassageshouldbe.A.BritishFurtherEducationB.ChangesinBritishEducationC.PolytechnicsandUniversitiesinBritainD.LessOpportunityforHigherEducation
Methodsoftraininganimalshavechangedgreatlyinrecentyears.ZookeepershavealwayshadproblemsgettingtheanimalstoleavetheircagesinorderforthecagestobecleanedandalsotrainingthemtomoveindoorswhenappropriatE.AnotherproblemwasthatmanyofthelargeanimalsbecamelistlessandboreD.Inthelasttwentyyearsscientistshavedoneresearchondolphinsandwhalestrainingthemtoobeycommands.Thescientistsfoundtheycouldgetanimalstoobeybyrewardingthemwithfoodandaffectionwhentheyrespondedcorrectly.PropertrainingallowstheanimalstoreceivethecaretheyneeD.Itwasverydifficulttogetuntrainedanimalsespeciallythelargeronestostaystillwhentheyneededmedicalattention.NowtheycanbetrainedoncommandtoremainstillandeventoallowbloodsamplestobetakenandshotsadministereD.AllthisisaccomplishedthroughpositivereinforcementwithouttheuseofanyforcE.Affectiontrainingasthisprocessiscalledhasbeenusedwithgreatsuccessonawidevarietyofzooanimals.Animalbehaviorexpertshavetaughtzookeeperstotrainbearstigersmonkeysandmanyotherspeciestobehaveinawaythatprovidesforbetteranimal-keeperinteraction.ThistrainingalsokeepstheanimalsfrombecomingboredandinactivE.Althoughsomepeopleproclaim谴责thatthistrainingisinhumanceandcrueltoanimalsresultshaveshownthatcaptive猎获的animalswhopreviouslywerenotdoingwellflourishunderthenewtrainingprocedures.Thewordlistlessmeans_______.A.countlessB.obedientC.inactiveD.mysteriousWhichofthefollowingisvalidconclusionbasedonthispassage?A.Itissafetopetanyanimal.B.Manyanimalsrespondfavorablytorewardsandaffection.C.AnimalsinthewildcanbetraineD.D.Animalsshouldnotbekeptinzoos.Thewriter'spurposeisto_______.A.persuadepeoplenottofeedanimalsinthezooB.showhoweasyitistotrainanimalsC.explainmethodoftraininganimalsthroughrewardsD.criticizezookeepersWhichofthefollowingisanopinion?A.Zookeepershadproblemsingettinganimalstoleavetheircages.B.Trainingiscrueltoanimals.C.Animalsobeycommandsiftheyaretrainedtodoso.D.Manyanimalscanbetrainedoncommandstoremainstill.
GorillasarebornwithaninternationalsignlanguageofgesturesthattheyusetocommunicatesaysanewstudyfromtheUniversityofStAndrewsinScotlanD.Frombeatingtheircheststoputtingobjectsontheirheadsshakingtheirarmsandevenbouncingonallfourstheanimalsusemorethan100gesturestocommunicatewitheachotherProfessorRichardByrneapsychiatristinvolvedintheresearchsaysitwashardtofigureoutthemeaningsofthegestures.Wedon'treallyknowwhattheanimalsarethinking.OftenthegestureshavemorethanonemeaningdependingonthecontextsaysByrnE.Thestudyshowedthatthegorillasdidnotlearntheges??turesfromeachotherashadbeenexpectedbutperformedtheminstinctively本能地.Everyonehadassumeddifferentgroupsofgorillaswouldlearndifferentgestureshesays.Butthat'snotwhatwefounD.ThemoresiteswewenttothemorewesawthesamegesturesbeinguseD.Theyseemtobenaturallyequippedwithaprettycomplexsystemofcommunication.Thestudyalsofoundthatgestureswereperformedwithcloseattentiontothepotentialaudiencesothatsilentsig??nalsforexamplewereonlygivenwhenotherapescouldseethem.Othergesturessuchasthediscoarmshakewereonlyeverseendirectedtowardshumans.ByrnebelievesthatthefindingsmayexplainhowthehumanlanguagedevelopeD.Therehasalwaysbeenspeculation猜测thattheoriginsofthehumanlanguagemightlieingestureshesays.Manyresearchershavethereforestudiedthegesturalcommunicationofthegreatapesforcluestotheevolution??aryoriginsofhumangesturesheadds.Severalstudieshaveshownthatgreatapesarecapableofimitatinggestures.Howeverthescientistsfoundthatwhatappearedtobecopiesofhumanactionswereactuallygesturestheapeswerealreadyabletomakethemselves.They'rereusinggesturesfromtheirownrepertoirenotlearningnewones.64.AccordingtothepassageRichardByrne'sresearchhasfound.A.differentgroupsofgorillaswouldlearndifferentgesturesB.gorillasknowthesignlanguagefrombirthC.howgorillaslearnfromeachotherD.gorillasdevelopavarietyoflanguageswhengrowingup65.Whycan'ttheresearchersreallyknowthemeaningsofgorillagestures?A.Becausegorillaspossesstheabilityofmakingmanykindsofgestures.B.Becausetheyhaven'tmadedeepresearchintotheanimal.C.Becauseagorillagesturemayhavedifferentmeanings.D.Becausegorillascan'texactlyexpresstheirthoughts.66.Ifagorillawantstomakeasilentgesturetowardsanothergorillahe.A.needstoknowhowmanyothergorillasarewatchinghimB.needstomakenoisefirstinordertodrawattentionC.willfirstmakesurehisgesturecanbeseenD.willfirstconsiderwhetherhecancarryouthisgesture67.Accordingtothepassagemanyscientistsstudythesignlanguageofgreatapesinorderto.A.findtheoriginsofthehumanlanguageB.findwaysforpeopletocommunicatewithapesC.learnhowanimalscommunicateD.discoverthemeaningsofanimalgestures
AsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversitythereisaphrasethatIoftenhearfromstudents:I’monlya1050.TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheSchoolasticAptitudeTestSATwhichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoiceoreveniftheyhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall.TheSATscorewhetheritis8001100or1550hasbecomethefocusathistimeoftheirlifE.Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscoresthenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber.Studentswhoperformpoorlyintheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover.ThelowtestscoretheythinkwillmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollegE.Andwithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversitytheyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforevercloseD.Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990stheSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases.Interestinglyitbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators--likeastudent’sacademicproficiency学业水平.Theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidenceeffortsandwillpowerandareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities.ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess.TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanywaysandthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents.HoweveritshouldbeonlyoneofthemanymethodsuseD.ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’_________.A.strongwillB.academicabilityC.fullpotentialitiesD.confidenceinschoolworkStudents’self-respectisinfluencedbytheir_______.A.scoresintheSATB.achievementsinmathematicsC.jobopportunitiesD.moneyspentoneducationA.prestigiousuniversityinparA.2ismostprobably_______.A.afamousschoolB.atechnicalschoolC.atraditionalschoolD.anexpensiveschoolThepassageismainlyabout_______________.A.howtopreparefortheSATB.stresscausedbytheSATC.AmericanhighereducationD.theSATanditseffectsWhatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheSAT?A.SubjectiveB.ObjectiveC.CriticalD.Approving
ChildrenliketoimaginetheyaresomeoneelseinagamE.AsaparentyoumightneverguessallthewayagoodimaginationbenefitsyourchilD.IthelpsapreschoolerDevelopsocialskillsAschildrenplaypretendgamestheyexplorerelationshipbetweenfamilymembersfriendsandco-workersandlearnmoreabouthowpeoplecommunicatE.Playingdoctortheyimaginehowphysicianscarefortheirpatients.Playinghousetheylearnmoreabouthowparentsfeelabouttheirchildren.Imaginativeplayhelpdevelopsympathyforothers.IfchildrencanimaginehowitfeelstobeleftoutofagameortoloseapettheyarebetterabletohelpthoseinneeD.TheybecomemorewillingtoplayfairtoshareandtocooperatE.Buildself-confidenceYoungchildrenhaveverylittlecontrolovertheirlives.ImaginingoneselfasbuilderofskyscrapersorasuperherodefendingtheplanetisinspiringtoachilD.Ithelpsthemdevelopconfidenceintheirabilitiesandtheirpotential.BoostintellectualgrowthUsingtheimaginationisthebeginningofabstractthought.Childrenwhocanseeaking’scastleinapileofsandoradeliciousdinnerinamudpiearelearningtothinksymbolically.Thisskillisimportantinschoolwhereachildwillhavetolearnthatnumberssymbolizegroupsofobjectsletterssymbolizesoundsandsoon.PracticelanguageskillsKidswhoplaypretendwiththeirfriendsdoalotoftalking.ThishelpsincreasetheirvocabularyKidswhoplaypretendwiththeirfriendsdoalotoftalking.Thishelpsincreasetheirvocabularyimprovesentencestructuresanddevelopcommunicationskills.WorkoutfearsPlayingpretendcanhelpchildrenworkOuttheirfearsandworries.Whenchildrenrole-playaboutthebigbadmonsterunderthebedtheygainasenseofcontroloverhimandhedoesn’tseemquitesobigorsobaD.Imaginativeplayalsohelpskidsvent发泄confusingfeelingstheymighthavesuchasangertowardaparentorrivalry较劲withanewbrotherorsister.68.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpchildrendevelopsocialskillsinagame?A.Imaginingbeingasuperhero.B.PreparingadeliciousdinnerwithmuD.C.Pretendingtohaveatalkwithfriends.D.Pretendingtobeadoctor.69.Whycanimaginationbuildchildren’sself-confidence?A.Itmakesthemmorewillingtoplayfair.B.Ithelpsthemgaincontroloverthemselves.C.Ithelpsthemprotectpeopleandmakemuchgreaterprogress.D.ItmakesthemfeelasiftheyweremuchmorepowerfulthantheyreallyarE.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheprogress.A.Playingpretendgamesonlyhelpschildrenpsychologically.B.Playingpretendgamesisgoodforchildren’sdevelopment.C.Whileplayingpretendgameschildrenlearntogetalongwithothers.D.Playingpretendgameshelpschildrentodowellwhiletheyareinschool.71.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout.A.advantagesofplayingoutdoorsB.skillsinplayingpretendgamesC.benefitsofdevelopingyourchild’simaginationD.tipsonhowtoimproveourchild’simagination
Thereisnodoubtthatadultsandevenhighlyeducatedadultsvarygreatlyinthespeedandefficiencyoftheirreading.Someproceedverylowlythroughout;othersdashalongtooquicklyandthenhavetoregress.Poorreadersinparticularmaylacktheabilitytovarytheirmannerofreadingaccordingtothetypeofreadingmatterandtotheirintentionsinreadingit.A.goodreadercanmoveatgreatspeedthroughthetextofanovelorsimilarlightreadingmatter.Hemaybeabletoskimapagepickingupawordortwohereandthereandgainageneralideaofwhatthetextisaboutwithoutreallyreadingit.Inreadingmoredifficultmaterialwiththeintentionoftakinginthewholeofithewillproceedmoreslowlybuteventhenhewillvaryhispaceconcentratingonthekeywordsandpassagesperhapsre-readingthemseveraltimesandpassmorequicklyovertheremainder.A.lessefficientreadertendstomaintainthesamespeedwhateverthematerialhereads.Consequentlyevenlightreadingmattergiveshimlittlepleasurebecausehereadssoslowly.Butthispacemaybetoofastforreallydifficultmaterialwhichrequiresspecialconcentrationatdifficultpoints.A.typeofreadingwhichnecessitates需要carefulattentiontodetailisproofreadinginwhichthereaderinordertodetectmisprintsinasampleprinthastonoticenotsomuchthemeaningofwhathereadsastheexactshapeandorderoflettersandwordsinthetext.Thisisextremelydifficultformostpeoplesincetheyareaccustomedtooverlookingsuchdetails.Infactconsiderablepracticeisrequiredtopractisethistaskefficientlyanditcanbedoneonlybyreadingveryslowlyandbypayingcomparativelylittleattentiontothegeneralmeaningofthetext.68.Thisarticleismainlyconcernedwith________.A.theabilitytoreadfastB.differenceinthespeedandefficiencyofreadingC.differentreadingskillsD.thereadingspeedofhighlyeducatedadults69.Accordingtothearticlethereisadifferenceinreadingspeed________.A.amongadultreadersB.amongyoungeducatedpeopleC.amongreaderswhohavedifferentexperiencesD.betweenthepoorlyeducatedandthehighlyeducated70.Theunderlinedwordregresscanbebestreplacedby________.A.regretB.stopC.moveslowlyD.goback71.Theauthorbelievesagoodreadershould________.A.alwaysreadatgreatspeedB.readcarefullyandcatcheverydetailC.alwaysreviewthetexthehasreadD.changehisspeedaccordingtothetypeoftext
第二部分阅读理解共20小题;每小题2.5分满分50分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项Doyouknowaboutaseriesofbooksthatsaytheyarefordummies?TheseAmericanself-helpbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChineseArabicRussianFrenchGermanGreekandSpanish.Dummyisawordforastupidperson.ThedummiesbooksarenotreallyforstupidpeoplE.TheyaredesignedtoshowpeoplehowtodosomethingtheymayneverhavetriedbeforelikepaintingahouseorlearningalanguagE.ThebooksallsayinafunnywaythattheyarefordummiessuchasWorldHistoryforDummiesRabbitsforDummiesChineseCookingforDummiesandWeddingPlanningforDummies.ThefirstsuchbookDOSforDummieswaspublishedin1991.ithelpedpeoplelearnhowtousetheDOSoperatingsystemforcomputers.SincethenmorethanonehundredfiftymilliondummiesbookshavebeensolD.Thedummies.comwebsiteexplainstheideabehindthebooks.Itsaysthattheyshowthatpeoplecanbetaughttodoanything.FirsttheycanmakefunofideasthataredifficulttounderstanD.Thentheyshowhowtheinformationcanbeinterestingandeasy.Thepublisherssaythatthebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.Theygivereadersjustenoughinformationtodowhattheywant.Theysaythatthedummiesbooksgivethebestandeasiestwaytodosomething.AndthebooksusesimpleandeasylanguagE.Therearemorethanonethousanddifferentdummiesbooks.A.reportinNewYorkTimessaysthatthetop-sellingdummiesbooksarethosethatexplaintechnologyandpersonalfinancE.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummiesbooksarethoseprovidinginformationmanypeopleneed—likeinformationaboutdiseaseseducationandcooking.Peopleinterestedinoperacarrepairandwinecanalsofinddummiesbookstohelpthem.AndthereareevenmoredummiesbookstocomE.Thepublisherssaythattheypublishabouttwohundrednewdummiesbookseveryyear.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.BooksforDummiesB.TheEasiesttheBestC.Self-HelpBooksD.NewIdeasbehindtheBooks2.Accordingtothedummies.comwebsitepeoplecan______withthehelpofdummiesbooks.A.simplifysomepersonalthingsB.doanythingtheywantC.becomeexpertinanyfieldD.learnanyforeignlanguage3.Thedummiesbookshavebeenpopularbecause______.A.theyprovidejustwhatisneededandareeasytounderstandB.theyprovideabundantinformationontheconcerningsubjectC.peoplecanlearntodoanythingwithjustonecopyD.peoplecansavelotsofmoneythroughself-teaching4.AccordingtoNewYorkTimesweknowthatbookson______sellbest.A.technologyandpersonalfinanceB.operaandcarrepairingC.diseasesandeducationD.cookingandworldhistory5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThefirstdummiesbookwasonChinesecooking.B.Thedummiesbookswillcontinuetobepopular.C.FiftymilliondifferentdummiesbookshavebeenpublisheD.D.Thesimplelanguagewasintendedforchildreaders.
阅读文章后从第54至58题所给A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案Mostpeoplecallitbodylanguage—theclues线索tothemeaningthatwegetfromgesturefacialexpressionsposture—everythingthatisn'tspoken.Expertscallitnonverbalcommunicationbutitmeansthesamething:asecondsourceofhumancommunicationthatisoftenmorereliabletounderstandingwhatisreallygoingonthanthewordsthemselves.Understandingbodylanguageisimportanttosuccesswhetherinthebusinessworldorinourpersonallives.Howevermostofourideasaboutbodylanguagearewrongaccordingtomoderncommunicationresearch.Thereisabeliefthatpeoplewithshifty变化的eyesareprobablylying.AsPaulEkmansaysWhenweaskedpeoplehowtheycouldtellifsomeonewaslyingtoomuchblinking眨眼andshiftyeyeswerethewinners.Butsometimespeopleactlikethatbecausetheyareshy.Liarspretendtobecalminordernottobecaught.Ekmangoesontoargueagainstsuchawrongbelief.Althoughthiskindofbodylanguageisprobablyanexpressionofnervousnessitisnotalwaysbecausethepersonislying.Shynesscanforexamplemakepeopleshifttheireyes.Tounderstandwhatsomeone'sbehaviormeansyouhavetowatchthemcarefully.Thereisalsoabeliefthatwhenmeetingsomeonethemoreeyecontactthebetter.Asaresultpeoplewouldliketomakeinitial开始的contactinformalsituationslikeajobinterviewbystaringfixedlyattheotherhuman.YetEkmanpointsoutthatmostofusarecomfortablewitheyecontactlastingafewsecondsbutanyeyecontactthatislongerthanthatcanmakeusnervous.Inshortyoumustcarefullyconsiderthespeakerandthespeakingenvironment.Expertssuggestthatunlessyouknowaboutsomeone'sbasiccommunicationstyleyouwillhavelittlehopeinunderstandingtheirtruefeelingsthroughbodylanguagE.Inotherwordsbodylanguagecarriesimportantbutnotalwaystruemessages.Accordingtothepassagebodylanguageis_____.A.alanguagethatisnotspokenB.acluetogetthemeaningC.areflectionofpeople'sbehaviorsD.asourceofhumancommunicationThewordthatinparagraph3refersto____.A.blinkingB.lyingC.staringD.pretendingFromthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.thereisnodoubtthataliarhasshiftyeyesB.peoplesometimesblinkbecauseofshynessC.eyecontactlastingafewsecondscanmakeusnervousD.understandingbodylanguageismorehelpfulinbusinessHowmanyexamplesaregivenbythewritertosupporthispointofview?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.bodylanguageistrustworthyintellingwhoislyingB.bodylanguagehelpsusbetterunderstandotherpeopleC.sometimeswecan'tjudgeapersonbywatchinghisbodylanguageD.thespeakerandthespeakingenvironmentareimportanttoaperson'sbodylanguage
AtpresentinmanyAmericancitiesespeciallymanyteachersinthepublicschoolssaytheyareunderpaiD.Theypointtojobssuchassecretaryortruckdriverwhichoftenpaymoretostartthanthatofateacher.Inmanyotherfieldssuchaslawmedicinecomputerscienceabeginningworkermaymakemorethanateacherwhohastaughtforseveralyears.Teachinghasneverbeenaprofessionthatattractedpeopleinterestedinhighsalaries.Itisbyhistoryaprofessionthathasprovidedrewardsinadditiontomoney—thesatisfactionofsharingknowledgeofinfluencingothersofguidingyoungpeoplE.Butinthepastseveralyearstherearemoredifficultiesinteachingformanythantherearerewards.Unrulystudentsespeciallyinbigcitieslargeclassesandalackofsupportfromthepublicintermsofmoneyandunderstandinghaveledmanypublicschoolteacherstoleavetheprofession.Asaresultmanyofthebeststudentswhowouldhavechosenteachingastheirlifecareerinthepastaregoingintootherfields.AnotherreasonforthischangeinteachercandidatesisthechangingstatusofwomenintheUnitedStates.Untilthelate1960sand1970soneofthemostpopularchoicesforwomenwasteaching.Butasotherprofessionssuchaslawandmedicineopeneduptowomenwomenstoppedpouringintoteachertrainingprograms.ThusamajorpoolofexcellentcandidatesfortheteachingprofessiondwindleD.BitbybitgovernmentofficialsandothersrealizedthatthestatusoftheteacherhadsuffereD.TheytalkedaboutchangE.ButthechangeinavastsocietyliketheUnitedStatesisnoteasy.People’sattitudeshaveformedovermanyyearsandsometimeschangetakesmanyyears.63.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph1refersto.A.moneyB.jobC.secretaryD.truckdriver64.Whatisthepresentsituationoftheteaching?A.TeachersworkharderandgetunderpaiD.B.Teachershavenoopportunitiestoworkinotherfields.C.Teachingcanattractbeststudentstoworkasateacher.D.Teachingcanproviderewardsaswellashighsalaries.65.Manypublicschoolteachersturntootherprofessionsbecause.A.theunrulystudentsandlargeclassesB.thedifficultiesofteachingaswellasalackofmoneysupportandunderstandingC.theattractingpowerofotherjobsD.alackofsatisfactionofsharingknowledgeandinfluencingothers66.Theauthorbelievesthatchangeinteachers’statusintheUnitedStates.A.isnotgreatB.impossibleC.influencespeople’sattitudeD.needstime
Almosteverychildisscaredofsomethingfrommonstersinthecupboardtodogsinthepark.Butthefactthatsuchfearsarecommonandnormaldoesn’tmeantheycanbetakenlightly.Kidsexperiencefearsandphobias恐惧症muchmorestronglythanadults.Andtheinfluenceofthefearcanbephysicalaswellaspsychological心理的.Itcanbuildupsotheyalmostseemscaredofeverything-akindofchildhoodanxiety.Dr.Creswellsays:YourchildmayalwaysseemtoexpecttheworsttohappenandlackconfidenceinhisorherabilitytodealwithanychallengE.Sodon’tmakethesameoldmistakeoftreatingthemasifthey’resillyforbeingascaredcat胆小鬼.Handingthefearsisessential.ChildrencanbebornnervousanD.ifyouhavesuchababyyou’lltendtopreventthemfromgettingworrieD.Soiftheyfeardogsyou’llkeepthemawayfromdogsbutinfactthatcanjustconfirmtothechildthatdogsarescary.WhatisworsekeepingyourchildawayfromwhattheyfearcanturnthatfeelingintoaphobiA.Insteadyoushouldencouragethemtogetintouchwiththethingtheyfearinasafeandsupportiveenvironment.Dr.AndyFieldaresearcherofchildhoodfearssays:Youshouldn’tforceforexampleadoganxiouschildtogouptoadog.Butyoucanapproachityourselfshowthemthereisnothingtobeafraidofstroke抚摸itandtalkaboutthedogbeingfriendly.Onceyourchilddarestostrokeadog-onethat’sgoodwithchildrenofcourse-thenyoushouldencouragethemtocarryonuntiltheyfeelcalmerandrewardthemfor‘beingbrave’.Children’sfearsareusuallytakenlightlybecause.A.theywillnotdevelopintophobiasB.theirinfluenceispsychologicalC.theyexistwidelyintheworldD.theywilldisappeargraduallyIfwefailtohelpchildrentoovercomefearstheywill.A.makethesameoldmistakeB.overcomethembythemselvesC.experiencetheworstofthingsD.growuplackingself-confidenceAccordingtoDr.AndyFieldifachildisafraidofacatparentsshould.A.tellthechildnottobeafraidofitB.showthechildhowtoapproachitC.keepthechildawayfromitD.askthechildtostrokeit
InarecentlypublishedbookIcameacrosssomeexerciseswithinterestingnamessuchasfishbonediagramslotusflowersandclustering.AsIusedtheseexercisesinmyclassesInoticedthatstudentswereinteresteD.TheysaidmoreandwrotemorE.Theyenjoyedexpressingtheirideasandsharingthemingroups.Theywerenolongerpassivelywaitingforthebellbutactivelytakingpartinthelesson.Ifindthatcreativitycanactasawaytoincreaseparticipationandimprovefluency.Creativityhasbecomeapopularwordinrecentyears.Scholarsinartspsychologybusinesseducationandscienceareallworkingtogetadeeperunderstandingofit.RobertJ.StembergisacreativityspecialistandYaleprofessorofpsychology.Hedefinescreativityastheabilitytoproduceworkthatisbothneworiginalandappropriateapplicabletothesituation.thisdefinitionisusefulaswewantourstudentstouselanguageinanewwayandtouseitcorrectlyandproperly.Motscholarssaytherearetwotypesofcreativity:bigCcreativityandsmallccreativity.BigCcreativityreferstogeniuslevelthinkingthatresultsinartisticmasterpiecesandscientificbreakthroughs.Smallccreativityreferstoeverydaylevelthinkingthatcanbeusedinanysituationouremphasisisonthelatter.WhileitgoeswithoutsayingthatanyofourstudentscouldgoontobethenextPicassoorEdisonouraimistohelpstudentsproducemoreideasanduselanguageinanewway.Theunderlinedwordswaitingforthebellinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.longingforaphonecallB.hopingtohaveabellC.expectingtheendoftheclassD.waitingtospeakintheclassItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorthinkstheexercisesinthebookwere_____.A.popularB.usefulC.scientificD.creativeWhenyouuseafamiliarwordinanewwayyouare________.A.creativeinthesenseofbigCcreativity.B.creativeinthesenseofsmallccreativity..C.notcreativeinthesenseofbigCcreativity..D.notcreativeinthesenseofsmallccreativity.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.showhowusefulthebookis.B.explainwhatcreativityC.discusshowonecanbecreativeD.tellwhatreachingaimsat
WhenIfirstbegantoworkwithinternationalstudentsIaskedsomeoneatalunchWhatbringsyouheretoday?LookingatmelikeIwasabitcrazyheansweredThebus.Thatwasmyfirstrealizationthatnomatterhowgoodaspeakeristherearephrasesthatwillalwaystendtocauseconfusiontonon-nativespeakers.Theseidiomaticphrases惯用语addcolorandinteresttoanylanguageandareworthlearningifyouwanttotalkfluentlywithnativespeakers.Bynostretch----Thespeakerisreferringtosomethingthat’sveryhardtoachieveorrealizeevenwithgreateffortasinItwasnotagoodmealbyanystretchoftheimagination.Whichmeansthat______________.Halfdead----Anexpressionofextremetirednesshavingnothingtodowithactualhealth.Commonlyusedattheendofalongandtiringday.Bythebook----Thismeansthatanactionshouldfollowtherulesexactly.Italsodescribesthenatureofsomeonewhowon’tdeviate背离fromasetofrulesnomatterwhatthesituationis.Morepowertoyou----Thisisn’tawishforyoutohavebetterelectricityfromthepowercompany----it’sastatementusuallyslightlyironic讽刺的thatthespeakerthinksthatyouareunlikelytodoataskbutyoushouldtryifyouthinkyoucancompleteit.Itgenerallymeansthespeakerhasnointentionofhelpingyouachieveyourgoalneitherwilltheydiscourageyoufromattemptingtoreachit.ForexampleIdon’tthinkyoucanmeetthatdeadlinebutmorepowertoyou.Aseasyaspie----AreferencethatsomethingisassimpleoreasyaseatingadeliciousdessertorthatitrequireslittleefforttosuccessfullyachievE.Inchattingthisphrasedoesnotrefertotheprocessofcookingoreating.Theexamplegivenbytheauthorinthefirstparagraphisusedtoshow__________.A.theimportanceoflearningidiomsB.thebeautyoftheEnglishlanguageC.thefoolishnessofthestudentD.thecauseofthemisunderstandingAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwouldbepropertofillintheblankinParagraph2?A.themealisverydeliciousB.it’sveryhardtomakethemealdeliciousC.peoplemakegreateffortstomakethemealdeliciousD.evenifpeopletrytobelieveitthemealcouldnotbedescribedasgoodIfsomeonesaysheishalfdeadhemeans____________.A.heisinpoorhealthB.hecannotmoveC.hehasasoundsleepD.heisexhaustedIfapersondaren’tdothingsinacreativewayyoumaydescribehimbyusing__________.A.bynostretchB.bythebookC.aseasyaspieD.thebreakerofrules
Ifitlookslikeafishandswimslikeafishitusuallyisafish.ButnotthenewlifelikerobotfishdevelopedbyUKscientistswhichhavebeenswimmingaroundtheLondonAquarium水族馆astheywaitfortheirreleaseoffnorthernSpainin2011.Equippedwithtinychemicalsensors传感器thefishwillcollectdataonpollutionintheportofGijónandwirelesslysendtheinformationbacktothecontrolcenter.It’salittlelabonboardthefishsaidRoryDoyleascientistatBMTGroup.TherobotsweredesignedandarebeingbuiltbyprofessorHuoshengHuandhisteamattheUniversityofEssexUK.ThesensorswillsearchfordangerssuchaschemicalwasteandwillallowofficialstomapinrealtimethesourcesandeffectsofpollutionDoylesaiD.w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mHeandhiscolleagueschoseafishdesignbecausehundredsofmillionsofyearsofevolution进化hascreatedanenergy-efficientcreaturehesaiD.Naturehasdoneitveryverywell.Butcopyingsuchasuccessfuldesigncomesatacost:nearly29000u.s.dollarsperrobot.mThefishthereforewillbebuiltrobustenoughtohandleanypossibilitiesDoylesaiD.Theycan’tgetcaughtinnetseasilyforinstanceandthetrackingsystemsinsidecanhelptherobotfishavoidcrasheswithboatsandotherthingsintheway.Sofaritalsoseemsunlikelytherobotfishwillbemistaken:AttheLondonAquariumsharksswimawayfromthefakefishpossiblybecausetheyfindtherobotselectromagneticfields电磁场unpleasantDoylesaiD.w_ww.k#s5_u.co*mAtthesametimescientistsareworkingtoensurethatthesoundsoftherobotsandotherfactorsdon’tdisturbthenaturalenvironmentheaddeD.Therobotfishwasdevelopedinorderto_______.w.k#s5_u.co*mA.bedisplayedonarobotexhibitioninSpainB.besenttoLondonAquariumasagiftC.getinformationofoceanpollutionD.collectdataonthefishesindeepseaAccordingtoDoyletherobotwasdesignedintofishshapeinorderto_______.A.cutthecostoftherobotB.maketherobotbeautifulC.reducethesoundsoftherobotD.maketherobotworkbetterwithlessenergyWecaninferfromthepassagethattherobotfish______.k#s5_u.co*mA.wouldsendpicturesofsealifebackB.wouldnotbelookedonasarealfishbyfishesC.couldswimmuchfasterthanfisheslikesharksD.couldhelpfindnewformsofenergyintheseaTheunderlinedwordrobustinParagraph6probablymeans_____.A.smallandlightB.bigandheavyC.smoothandsoftD.strongandsmart
ETeachershavelongsaidthatsuccessisitsownrewarD.Butthesedayssomestudentsarefindingthatgoodgradescanbringthemcashandluxurygifts.Inatleastadozenstatesthisschoolyearstudentswhobringhometopmarkscanexpectmorethanjustthankfulness.ThemostambitiousexperimentbeganinSeptemberwhensevenstates—ArkansasAlabamaConnecticutKentuckyMassachusettsVirginiaandWashington—wonspotsinanMobilfundedprogramthatinmostcasespaysstudents$100foreachpassinggradeonadvancedplacementAPcollegeprepexams.It’sanefforttogetlowincomeandminoritystudentsinterestedinthecoursessaysTommieSueAnthonypresidentoftheArkansasAdvancedInitiativeforMathandSciencE.Westillhavestudentswhoarenotsureofthevaluewhoarenotwillingtotakethecourses.shesaysProbablythemotivationwillmakeadifferencewiththosestudents.GreggFleisheroftheNationalMathandScienceInitiativewhichrunsthesevenstateprogramsaystheeffortismodeledonaprogramadoptedbyDallasinthe1995-1996schoolyearthatsawAPcoursetakingjumpobviously.ThatprogramisnowstatewidE.WhilemanyeducatorswouldbeagainstofferingkidscashforgoodgradesFleisherandotherssaytheideaissimplE.It’sanencouragementtogetthemtobasicallymaketherightdecisionandchooseamorestrictclass.hesaysThisteachesthemthatiftheyworkatsomethingveryhardandhavealotofsupporttheycandosomethingtheydidn’tthinktheycoulddo.AnanalysisoftheTexasprogramlastmonthbyCornelleconomistC.KiraboJacksonfoundthatitlinkedtoa30%riseinthenumberofstudentswithhighSATandACTscoresandan8%riseincollegegoingstudents.Notes:1.SAT:美国学术能力评估考试;2.ACT:美国大学入学考试51.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.SuccessisitsownrewarD.B.SuccessmakesadifferencE.C.GoodgradesdeservesgratitudE.D.Anewmotivationforstudents.52.What’sthepurposeoftheexperiment?A.Togetrelativelypoorstudentsinterestedintheirstudies.B.Tohelppoorstudentstokeeponwitheducation.C.Toofferpoorstudentsluxurygiftsontheirbirthdays.D.Tomakeanefforttoraisethevalueofmoney.53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Studentswhotopatcollegeprepexamsget$100.B.TheprogramwasprobablyfirstadoptedbyDallas.C.Theprogramhasbeengoingonhalfadozenstatesthisyear.D.Theprogramdidn’thaveanyeffectonstudent’sachievements.54.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardofferingkidscashforgoodgrades?A.FavorablE.B.WorrieD.C.OpposeD.D.Confident.55.Accordingtothepassagetheprogram_______.A.makeseverythingpossibleB.encouragesstudentstostudyharderC.helpsstudentschooserightclassesD.teachesstudentstospendmoney
Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!46.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself47.Accordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions48.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.49.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.50.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.
Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.ButlastsummerJoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheiroldersonsuddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.ThedoortohisroomisalwaysshutJoannanoteD.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.Sheusedtocuddleup蜷伏withmeonthesoftandtalksaidMark.Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich.Beforeage11childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds.InfactparentsarefirstonthelistsaidMichaelRieraauthorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers.Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears.RieraexplaineD.Theytalktotheirfriendsfirstthenmaybetheirteachersandtheirparentslast.Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers'livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilenceparentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosayandtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreakforchildrenalsoneedfreedomthoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobefriendnotamanagerwiththeirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshutsuggeststhattheson_______.A.isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB.doesn'twanttobedisturbedC.keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD.beginstodislikehisparentsWhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_______.A.theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbeforeB.theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactlyC.theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterD.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelpWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsthewallofsilenceinthelastparagraph?A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.C.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.D.Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.B.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.D.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.
WhenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyousayingWehavetogotoworknow.you'releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterallthisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjustunthinkablE.ThatisuntilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschoolsandthattheworktheygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatrE.Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies代理机构tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyofthenamestageschoolarethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltimewithatrainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.A.visittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterallwhatlivelychildrenwouldn'tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolworkandactingsingingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.SomestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungagE.Butthelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;thoseover13do80days.TheschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeingtraineD.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon'tmakeit?WhilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresultsthefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecasE.1.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealisingthatthechildrenthey'retalkingto________.A.attendastageschoolB.aregoingtothetheatreC.havegotsomeworktodoD.lovesinginganddancing2.Inthewriter'sopinionagoodstageschoolshould________.A.producestarperformersB.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskillsC.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingartsD.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining3.Professionalworkasusedinthetextmeans________.A.ordinaryschoolworkB.moneymakingperformancesC.stagetrainingatschoolD.actingsingingordancingafterclass4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.B.Hefavoursanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.C.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.D.HedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereacheD.
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