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Alotofteachershatedoodlers乱写乱画的人duringclasses.Payattention!Teacherswilloftenwarndoodlingstudentssurethattheymustbedaydreaming.HoweveraccordingtoarecentstudydoodlingwhilelisteningtoaboringlecturehelpsconcentratetheattentionAndradeapsychologyprofessorinEnglandaskedparticipantstolistentoaboringlecturE.HalftheparticipantsweretoldtocolorinsquaresandcirclesfreelyonapieceofpaperwhilelisteningtothelecturE.Theotherhalfweren’tgivenatask.AfteritwasovertheparticipantswereaskedtoretellthelecturE.Thosegiventhedoodlingtaskcolorinsquaresandcirclesremembered29percentmoreinformationthanthenon-doodlers.AndradesaiD.IfsomeoneisdoingaboringtasklikelisteningtoadullconversationtheymaystartdaydreamsaidProfessorAndradE.Daydreamingdistracts使分心themfromthetaskresultinginpoorerperformancE.AsimpletasklikedoodlingcanstopthemfromdaydreamingwithoutaffectingtheirperformanceatthetaskhesaiD.Sothenexttimeyou’redoodlingduringaclassandyouhearpayattentionyoucantelltheteacherwithconfidencethatyou’vebeenpayingattentiontoeveryworD.71.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.doodlingwillbebannedinclassesB.teachersareagainstdoodlingC.doodlingmayhelpconcentrateD.doodlingcallleadtodaydream72.Teachershatedoodlersbecausetheythought.A.doodlersarenotgoodatstudyB.doodlersaredoingnotaskC.doodlerspaynoattentioninclassD.doodlersarenotpolitetothem73.Accordingtothetextitishelpfultodoodlewhen.A.aboringlectureisgivenB.aninterestingstoryistoldC.watchingalongTVprogrammeD.havingaconversationwiththeteacher74.ProfessorAndradethinks.A.thosegiventhedoodlingtaskcanrememberlessinformationB.ifyouhavedaydreamduringclassesyou’llhaveagoodmemoryC.daydreamingisbetterthandoodlingD.doodlingcanstopusfromdaydreaming75.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.doodlingisthebestwaytodrawattentionB.daydreamingisdifferentfromdoodlingC.doodlingwillbehelpfulinanyoccasionD.everystudentshoulddoodleinclass
ThechildoftodayowesmuchofitspleasantschoollifetotheworkofMariaMontessoriandotherswhofeltasshediD.MariaMontessoriwasbornin1870innorthernItaly.BothherparentswerewelleducateD.WhileMariawasastudentshetookgreatinterestinthestudyoftheparticularnatureofthechild'sminD.Itcametoherthatsmallchildrenshouldhavefreedom自由tolearn.MariabecameadoctorandaprofessoratRomeUniversity.In1907afterworkingwithbackwardstudentsshewasgivenachancetotryoutherideasonchildren.ThereweresixtychildrenagedthreetosixintheChildren'sHousE.Theroomswerebrightandcolorful.MarialetthechildrenmaketheirownchoiceofwhattheywantedtodoandworkwiththeirownspeeD.Theybecamebusypeacefulandhappy.MariaMontessoriwasoneoftheworld'sgreatteachers.ShetraveledinEuropeAmericaandFarEast.Shethoughtthattrueeducationproviding提供fortherealneedsofthechildwouldproducewiseandhappygrown-upsandthereforeapeacefulworlD.Heroriginalwayofeducationhaschangedourwholeideaofwhatchildhoodis.MariaMontessoridiedinHollandattheageofeighty-two.45.Theshortpassageismainlyabout.A.theeducationofbackwardstudentsB.anewideaofeducationC.theimportanceofpropereducationD.thelifeofMariaMontessori46.Mariatraveledalotintheworldto.A.teachthebackwardstudentsB.enjoyherlifeinrealnatureC.spreadherideasofteachingD.studythesituationofeducation47.InwhatwaydidMariateachthechildrenintheChildren'sHouse?A.Shetaughtthemthebestwayoflearningwell.B.Sheletthemlearninaverypleasantway.C.Shetaughtthembyshowingthemhowtodothings.D.Shejustletthemchoosethemostinterestingsubjects.48.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A.MarialeftherhomelandinordertostudyabroadB.Mariadidn'tgetmarriedC.Maria'sownparentswereherteachersD.Mariafullyunderstoodthechild'smind49.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainswhyMariawasoneoftheworld'sgreatteachers?A.Shecreatedanewwayinteachingwhichchangedtheoldideaofchildren'seducation.B.ShetaughtthebackwardstudentsverysuccessfullyandproducedapeacefulworlD.C.Sheshowedgreatloveforthechildrenandtrainedtheminanewway.D.Shetaughtbackwardstudentsinmanydifferentcountriesandletthemlearnfreely.
Ifyouwanttoincreaseyourvocabularythebestwaytodoitmightbetopickupaguitarorlearntheviolin.A.newstudyshowsthatlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentmakesthebrainmoreabletorememberwords.Grown-upswithmusictrainingintheirchildhoodcanhavebettermemoryforwordssaidDrAgnesChanoftheChineseUniversityofHongKongwhodidtheresearch.Theycanrememberthingsthatyoutellthembetterthanthosewhodidnothavemusictrainingwhentheywereyoung.Itseemsthatonecanrememberspokenwordsbecausehisbrainhasaspecialpart.Thatpartofthebrainislargerinmusiciansthaninnon-musiciansDrChantoldBBC.Ifthatpartofthebrainislargeritmaybebetterdevelopedandsothisexplainsverynicelyourresults.DrChanandherworkmatescametotheirconclusionafterstudyingstudents.Theirresearchisreportedinthelatesteditionofthejournal杂志NaturE.Wedidtheexperimentwith60girlcollegestudentsfromouruniversityand30ofthemhaveatleastsixyearstrainingwithonewesternmusicalinstrumentsuchastheviolinandthepianobeforetheageof12.Theother30hadreceivednomusictraining.Wetestedtheirmemorybyreadingthemsomewordsandaskingthemtorememberthesewords―averycommontestformemory.Wefoundthatpeoplewhohavehadmusictrainingcanrememberabout70%moreinformationthanthosewhohavenothadanymusictraining.DrChanthinkstheprocess过程oflearningismoreimportantthantheactualinstrumentuseD.Shealsobelievesifoneisabletorememberwordsthroughlearningtoplayinstrumentsheorshecouldhavesomeveryrealbenefits.DrChanthinksthiscouldbedevelopedintoamedicalwayforpatientswhoaresufferingfrommemoryloss.59.Accordingtothewriterlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumenthelpsto______.A.getmoreknowledgeB.livemorehappilyC.remembermorewordsD.makeonebecomeamusician60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrChanthinkspeopleshouldhavemusictrainingwhentheygrowup.B.DrChanthinksthespecialpartofthebrainneedsdeveloping.C.DrChanthinkspeopleshouldhavemusictrainingwhentheyareyoung.D.DrChanthinksmusicianshavealargerpartofthebrainthannon-musicians.61.HowmanystudentstookpartinDrChan’sresearch?A.30girlstudents.B.60girlstudents.C.17%ofhisstudents.D.60girlandboystudents.
Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknowsmostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuseessaytestswhichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroadgeneralquestionssuchasthefollowing:MentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworlD.Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentcannotgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermorecaresaboutthestudent’sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwholE.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimesthoughessaytestshavedisadvantagestoo.Somestudentsareabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubjectwhileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroubleexpressingtheirideasintheessayform.Besidesinanessaytestthestudent’sscoremaydependupontheexaminer’sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.IfheisfeelingtiredorboredthestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshoulD.Anotherexaminerreadingthesameanswermightgiveitamuchhighermark.BecauseofthistheobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchanceandofcourseitiseasierandquickertoscorE.WhetheranobjectivetestoranessaytestisusedproblemsarisE.Whensomeobjectivequestionsareusedalongwithsomeessayquestionshoweverafairlyclearpictureofthestudent’sknowledgecanusuallybegotten.72.Whatmayhavebeendiscussedintheprevious先前的paragraphs?A.Theessaytest.B.Howteacherstesttheirstudents.C.Howstudentswritetheiressays.D.Theobjectivetest.73.Theessaytestispreferredbecause.A.itshowsmoreaboutthestudent’sunderstandingofthesubjectB.itteststhestudent’sknowledgeofthematerialaswellashisexpressionofideasC.itgiveseachstudentafairerchanceD.itsscoringmaybeinfluencedbytheexaminer’sfeelings74.Theunderlinedwordthisinthethirdparagraphreferstothefactthat.A.studentsmayreceivealowerscoreinanessaytestB.anotherexaminerusuallygivestheanswerahighermarkC.differentexaminersmaygivethesameessaydifferentscoresD.theobjectivetestgiveseachstudentafairerchance75.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheobjectivetestisNOTtrue?A.Itismoreobjectivethantheessaytestintermsofscoring.B.Itallowsthestudentstoguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial.C.Itshowsthestudent’sabilitytothinkboutdifficultproblems.D.ItiseasyandquicktoscorE.
NormallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduateandeachcoursethatheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegreE.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforaterm.A.typicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendtwotermsayear.ItispossibletospreadaperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperioD.ItisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecoursethoughthisinfactisnotdoneasaregularpracticE.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagradewhichisrecordedandavailableforthestudenttoshowemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofstudybutinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivitiesinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinthestudentunionarousegreatinterests.Studentswhoarequalifiedusuallyperformtheeffectiveworkofthestudentunion.Withthebignumbersofstudentstheoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainnumberofactivities.A.studentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsintheunionismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohim.79.HowmanyclassesdoesanAmericanstudenthavetoattendeachtermtogetacredit?A.30B.40C.45D.6080.Accordingtothewriteragradeisprovided________.A.totheparentswhocareforitB.toimposeapressureonthestudentsC.toseewhetherastudentismoreintelligentD.asarecordshowedtotheemployersinjob-interview.81.Theboldedphrasebeofbenefitmeans________.A.bedemandingB.bepleasantC.berewardingD.beconsiderate82.Whichofthefollowingisunlikelytobeinferredfromthepassage?A.A.studentcangettwodegreesfromdifferentuniversitiesatthesametimE.B.A.studentisallowedtostudyintwospecificuniversities.C.A.studentmaycontinuetostudyfordegreewhileworking.D.ItispossibleforastudenttotakefiveyearstogetadegreE.
A17-year-oldboycaughtsendingtextmessagesinclasswasrecentlysenttotheviceprincipal'sofficeatMillwoodHighSchoolinHalifaxNovaScotiA.TheviceprincipalSteveGallaghertoldtheboyheneededtofocusontheteachernothiscellphonE.Theboylistenedpolitelyandnoddedandthat'swhenMr.Gallaghernoticedthestudent'sfingersmovingonhislap.Hewastextingwhilebeingscoldedfortexting.ItwasasubconsciousactsaysMr.Gallagherwhotookthephoneaway.Youngpeopletodayareconnectedsociallyfromthemomenttheyopentheireyesinthemorninguntiltheyclosetheireyesatnight.It'scompulsivE.AstudythisyearbypsychologystudentsatCovenantCollegeinLookoutMountainGA.foundthatthemoretimeyoungpeoplespendonFacebookthemorelikelytheyaretohavelowergradesandweakerstudyhabits.HeavyFacebookusersshowsignsofbeingmoresociablebuttheyarealsomorelikelytobeanxioushostileordepresseD.Doctorsmeanwhilearenowblamingaddictionsto'nighttexting'fordisturbingthesleeppatternsofteens.Almostaquarteroftoday'steenscheckFacebookmorethan10timesadayaccordingtoa2009surveybyCommonSenseMediaanonprofitgroupthatmonitorsmedia'simpactonfamilies.Willtheseyoungpeoplegetridofthishabitoncetheyentertheworkforceorwillemployerscometoseetextingand'social-networkchecking'asacceptedpartsoftheworkday?Thinkback.Whentoday'solderworkerswereintheir20stheymighthavetakenabreakonthejobtocallfriendsandmakeafter-workplans.Inthoseearliererascompaniesdiscouragednon-business-relatedcallsandsomeonewhomadepersonalcallsalldayriskedbeingfireD.Itwasimpossibletoimaginetheconstantback-and-forthtextingthatdefinesinteractionsamongyoungpeopletoday.Educatorsarealsobeingaskedbyparentsstudentsandeducationalstrategiststoreconsidertheirrules.Inpastgenerationsstudentsgotintroubleforpassingnotesinclass.Nowstudentsareadeptattextingwiththeirphonesstillintheirpocketssays40-year-oldMr.Gallaghertheviceprincipalandthey'reabletocommunicatewithsomeoneonefloordownandthreerowsover.Studentsarejustfundamentallydifferenttoday.Theywilltakesuspensionsratherthangiveuptheirphones.63.Theunderlinedwordasubconsciousactreferstoanact__________.A.onpurposeB.withoutrealizationC.insecretD.withcare64.YoungpeopleaddictedtotheuseofFacebook_________.A.aregoodatdealingwiththesocialrelationshipsandconcentrateontheirstudyB.havehighspiritsandpositiveattitudestowardstheirlifeandworkC.havebeeninfluencedmentallyintheaspectsofbehaviorsandhabitsD.arealwaysinbadmoodandhavepoorperformanceineveryrespect65.Mr.Gallagherremindsusthatthestudentsinthepastandthosetoday_________.A.liketobreakrulesandhavethesamemeansofsendingmessagesB.arealwaysthebigproblemfortheeducatorsandtheirparentsC.likesendingtextmessagesbutthosetodaydoitinamoresecretandskillfulwayD.cannotlivewithoutacellphone66.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeenagersandCellphonesB.Teenagers’TextingAddictionC.EmployersandTeenagersD.Teenagers’Education
Thefollowingtableshowssomeresultsofasurveyinwhich800Japaneseschoolpupilswereaskedtogivetheirimpressionsoftheirclassroomteachers.Thepupils’impressionswerefoundtodifferdependingonwhethertheteacherwasnewwithlessthanthreeyears’experiencemiddle-standingtentotwentyyearsoraveterantwentytothirtyyears.Thenumbersinthetableshowthepercentageofthepupilswhoansweredverysatisfiedorextremelysatisfiedforeachquestionitem.QuestionitemsNewMiddle-standingVeteran1.Showsasenseofhumorinclass4256702.Explainsclearly3358683.Teachesinarelaxed轻松的manner3046654.Writesneatlyontheblackboard943565.Letspupilsaskquestionsinclass1830476.Makeschecksandcommentsinnotebooks2230437.Speaksloudlyandclearly4585548.Treatsallpupilssqually4358429.Caresaboutpupils’opinions47431710.Spendstimewithpupilsbetweenclasses2510672.Incontrast对比tothenewteachersthemiddle-standingandveteranteachersseemtohavemadearemarkable显著的improvementintheirabilityto____.A.befairtoanypupilB.evaluate评价pupils’progressC.presentmaterialsclearlyD.understandandplaywithpupils73.Pupilsseemtoregardthenewandthemiddle-standingteachersasbeingmore____thantheveteran.A.relaxedinclassB.interestedinpupils’ideasC.neatinappearanceD.skilfulatexplaining74.Accordingtothetablewhichofthefollowingisright?A.Inthenewteachers’classespupilsseemtoaskquestionsmorefreely.B.Pupilsseemtobequitesatisfiedwithamount总量oftimetheirteachersspendwiththembetweenclasses.C.Theevaluationofthemiddle-standingteachersislowerthanthatoftheveteransinsevenitems.D.Thoughveteransdonotplaygameswithpupilsduringbreakstheirteachingisratedhighly.75.Comparedwiththenewteachers____.A.themiddle-standingteacherslackenergytoteachB.themiddle-standingteachersfeeldifficulttoteachC.theveteransfeelitrelaxingtoteachD.theveteransfeeltheoldertheyarethemoredifficultitistoteach
Programsmayalreadybeinstalledonthecomputersatyourschooloruniversity.IfnotyoucanconsiderlookingatcataloguestoseewhatisavailableonCD-ROM.Somepeoplequestionwhethercomputerscanreallyhelpyoutoreadanybetterthanpickingupabook.Thereissomejustificationforthisbutlistentotheargumentsfrompeoplewhobelievethatcomputershavesomethingtooffer.Thefirstargumentrelatestomotivation.Anythingthatmakesyouspendmoretimereadingwillbehelpfulsoifyouaresomeonewholikestoturnonyourcomputerassoonasyouwalkintoyourroomthenyoucouldfindyourselfmotivatedtospendmoretimeonyourforeign-languagereadingifitappearsonyourscreen.Thereismoretocomputersthanmotivationthough.Youneedtomakeuseofallthetechnicalpossibilitiesbecausegoodprogramsallowthingstohappenwhicharenotpossiblewithabook.Thisleadsontotheideaofautonomy自主inlanguagelearning.Wehavealreadyseenmanytimesinthisbookthatyouthelanguagelearnerwillmakeafarbiggerdifferencetoyourultimate最终的successthanyourteacherwill.Withacomputeryoucandecidehowmanyrepetitionstohaveandhowtorespondtothecommands.InsomeprogramsyoualsoshapethedirectionofthestoryyouarereadingbytheselectionsyoumakE.Inotherwordsyoudon’thavetomovealongatthepaceoftherestoftheclasswhichyoumayfindtooslowortoofast.Theflipside反面oflearnerautonomyislearnermisuseofprograms.Someprogramsallowshort-cutswhichgiveyouasenseofhavingfinishedbutwithoutactuallyhavingdonemuchlearning.Youneedtobematureinyourapproachtotheprograms.Attheendofasession时段usingwell-designedmaterialsyoushouldlearnmorethansomenewvocabularyandsentencepatterns;youshouldalsolearnmoreaboutthereadingprocess.Aswithallaspectsofyourlanguagelearningyoucanfinishyoursessionwithacriticaleyetowhatyouhavelearnedfromtheprogram.Thiswillincludethinkingaboutwhethertorepeatitormoveontoanotherlevel.72.Fromthepassagewelearntheauthor___________________.A.advisesustousecomputersatwork.B.persuadesustodosomereadinginthebooksC.hasimprovedreadingabilityhelpedbycomputersD.dislikesreadingmaterialsonthecomputers73.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphsay?A.TheideaofautonomyinlanguagelearningcanhelpstudentsdecidewhattheywanttoreaD.B.Theideaofautonomyinlanguagelearningisadirection.C.Theideaofautonomyinlanguagelearningisofgreatnouseinreading.D.Youcanshapethedirectionofthestoryyouarereading.74.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggeststhat__________________.A.youneedtogetclosetoyourpurposE.B.you’dbetterwaittillyougrowup.C.youmustmakesureaboutyourprograms.D.youshouldmakesurethatyourwayoflearningisright.75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ComputerReadingB.Computer-AssistedReadingC.ComputerCanReadD.StudentsAndComputer
Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespokennotwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRometestingusuallywasmadeupofsayingpoetryaloudandgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAgesstudentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidates应试者forthedoctor’sdegreE.Generallyhowevermodernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexaminationwhereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestionswasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.A.roomfullofcandidatesforastateexaminationtimedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagerslookslikeagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Certainlyduringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.Onetypeoftestissometimescalledanobjectivetest.Itisintendedtodealwithfactsnotpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestionseachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.56.ThemainideaofParagraphThreeisthat___________.A.workersnowtakeexaminationsB.thepopulationhasgrownC.thereareonlywrittenexamstodayD.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed57.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare___________.A.objectiveB.personalC.spokenD.written58.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped____________.A.aroundthe19thcenturyB.beforetheMiddleAgesC.inGreeceorRomeD.machinestotaketests59.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting__________.A.shouldtestonlyopinionsB.shouldalwaysbewrittenC.isgivenonlyinfactoriesD.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges
AfteranearthquakeoranysimilardisasterparentsandteachersneedtohelpchildrenovercometheeffectsofthisfrighteningandsometimesdevastatingexperiencE.Psychologistssaythatifchildrengothroughadisturbingeventbeforetheageoftentheyarethreetimesaslikelytosufferpsychologicalproblemsassoteenagers.Afteradisasterchildrenmaybecomeeasilyupsetshyaggressiveorafraidofwindrainnoisesordarkness.TheymayhavetroublelettinggooftheirparentsandresistgoingtoschoolordaycarE.Somechildrenmayevenfeelguiltythinkingthattheysomehowcausedthedisasterthroughtheirbadbehavior.Becauseofsuchcommonreactionsparentsandothersshouldbeginassoonaftertheeventaspossiblehelpingthesechildren.Somesuggestionsincludetalkingtothechildrenaboutwhathappenedlettingthechildrenexpresstheirownfeelingsspendingextratimewiththemdoingactivitiestogetherandreassuringthemthatyoulovethemandwon'tleavethem.Forsomechildrenexpressingthemselvesthroughdrawingpicturesorwritingcanbeuseful.Doeverythingpossibletohelpchildrengetbacktoanormalroutine;howeverdon'tbeafraidtospoilthesechildrenforawhileafterthedisaster.Letthemhaveextraprivilegesandmoreattentionthanusual.Encouragethechildrentogrieveafteraloss.ItshouldbeOKforthemtocry.Caringfamiliesandfriendscandomuchtohealchildrenvictimsofdisasters.56.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.howtohelptraumatizedchildrentogetoverB.thebadeffectsdisastersbringtochildrenC.thepsychologicalproblemschildrenbeforetenarelikelytosufferD.theimportanceofcaringfamilies57.Accordingtothepassageachildwhohasjustexperiencedadevastatingdisastermaybecome______.A.morematureB.lessdependentC.willingtohelpD.readytoattack58.WhichisNOTadvisablewhendealingwiththetraumatizedchildren?A.AllowingthemfreedomforsometimE.B.Askingthemtoholdtheirfeelings.C.Encouragingthemtoshowtheirgrief.D.Talkingthemintotakingcareofothers.
Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.ChildrenaregreatlyChildrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeakingandlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.MostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechilD.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelightpainfriendlinessandsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicatetheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguagE.ItisagreedtoothatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstorE.Thisself-imitation模仿leadsontodeliberate有意的imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeoplE.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetourteethinto.ThemeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworlD.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsofmamaasagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfatherhisdogoranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself.Idoubthoweverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.71.Beforechildrenstartspeaking_____.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadults’oralinstructions72.TheunderlinedwordobeyinParagraph1iscloseto_____inmeaning.A.orderB.setC.changeD.follow73.A.baby’sfirstnoisesare____.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD.animitationofthespeechofadults74.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech________.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignoredbecausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless75.Thespeakerimplies____.A.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundsB.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeakchildrenstillenjoyimitatingC.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyD.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeak
Sometimesyouthinkyourteacherhatesyou?You'renottheonlyonE.Teachersandstudentssometimeshavepersonalityclashesjustlikeanytwopeoplewhodon'tgetalong.Afterallteachersaren'tperfect.Howevermostofthetimetherearelotsofreasonswhyyouandyourteachermightnotbegettingalong.Sotrytofigureoutifyourteacherreallydoesdislikeyouorifsomethingelseisgoingon.Herearesomequestionstoaskyourself:※Isyourteacher'sangeraimedatyoupersonallyoratsomethingspecificyou’vebeendoing?AllteachershavesomethingthattheystronglydislikE.Maybeyourteacherhatesitwhenpeoplewhisperinclass.Ifyoutryhardnottodothesethingsthesituationmightgetbetter.※Areyoutheonlypersonbeingtreatedbadlyorisyourteacherbeingroughonthewholeclassroom?Askyourclassmatesifthey'vebeenhavingtroublewiththeteachertoo.Iftheysayyesperhapsyourteacherishavingproblemsoutsideofschoolorisnewandfeelsoverwhelmed压力过大的.※Areyouworkinguptoyourability?YouandthekidsittingbesideyoubothgotaC.onthelasttestandyourteachertoldyouthatyoucoulddobetterbutdidn'tsayanythingtoher!Isn'tthistotallyunfair?Wellteachersoftengradestudentsbydifferentstandardsespeciallyiftheyfeelthatsomeoneisn'tdoingtheworkthey'recapableofdoing.It'stheirwayofmotivatingastudenttotryalittleharder.※Areyoumoresensitivethanmoststudents?Trytofindoutifyouarejustextrasensitivetocriticism.Iftheotherstudentaren'tassensitivetheywillnotbebotheredeventhoughtheteachertreatedthemexactlythesameway.There'snothingwrongwithbeingsensitivebutifyoureacttocriticismdifferentlythanmostkidsthiscouldbeafactorinwhyyouthinkyourteacherdoesn'tlikeyou.68.Thewriterthinksthatit____whenateacherandastudentdon'tgetalong.A.causesnoharmB.isunusualC.oftenhappensD.isdangerous69.Thepurposeofthefourquestionsinthepassageisto_______.A.helpstudentsfindoutthereasonswhytheydon'tgetalongwiththeirteachersB.helpteachersfindoutthereasonswhytheydon'tgetalongwiththeirstudentsC.helpstudentsunderstandwhyit'sgoodtogetalongwiththeirteachersD.helpteachersunderstandwhyit'sgoodtogetalongwiththeirstudents70.Whatwouldhappenifagirlstudentisn'tdoingtheworksheiscapableofdoing?A.Shemighthavetroubleinherteacher'sclass.B.Shemightwonderifherteachergaveherlowergrades.C.ShemightbegradedbyanotherstandarD.D.Shemightmistakeherteacher'sinspiringwordsforcriticism.71.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsbeingsensitive?A.PositiveB.NegativeC.NeutralD.Critical
Whilechildrenaredogs---loyalandaffectionate情深的―teenagersarecats.It’ssoeasytobeadogowner.YoufeedittrainitandbossitarounD.ItputsitsheadonyourkneeandgazesatyouasifyouwereaRembrandtpainting.Itboundsindoorswithenthusiasmwhenyoucallit.Thenaroundage13youradoringlittlepuppyturnsintoabigoldcat.Whenyoutellittocomeinsideitlooksamazedasifwonderingwhodiedandmadeyouemperor.Insteadofdoggingyourdoorstepsitdisappears.Youwon’tseeitagainuntilitgetshungry―thenitpausesonitssprintthroughthekitchenlongenoughtoturnitsnoseupatwhateveryou’reserving.whenyoureachouttoruffleitsheadinthatoldaffectionategestureittwistsawayfromyouthengivesyouablankstareasiftryingtorememberwhereithasseenyoubeforE.Younotrealizingthatthedogisnowacatthinksomethingmustbedesperatelywrongwithit.ItseemssoantisocialsodistantsortofdepresseD.Itwon’tgoonfamilyoutings.Sinceyouaretheonewhoraisedittaughtittofetchandstayandsitoncommandyouassumethatyoudidsomethingwrong.FloodedwithguiltandfearyouredoubleyoureffortstomakeyourpetbehavE.Onlynowyou’redealingwithacatsoeverythingthatworkedbeforenowproducestheoppositeofthedesiredresult.Callitanditrunsaway.Tellittositanditjumpsonthecounter.Themoreyougotowarditwringingyourhandsthemoreitmovesaway.Putadishoffoodnearthedoorandletitcometoyou.Butrememberthatacatneedsyourhelpandyouraffectiontoo.Sitstillanditwillcomeseekingthatwarmcomfortinglapithasnotentirelyforgotten.Betheretoopenthedoorforit.Onedayyourgrown-upchildwillwalkintothekitchengiveyouabigkissandsayYou’vebeenonyourfeetallday.Letmegetthosedishesforyou.Thenyou’llrealizeyourcatisadogagain.72.Whatdoestheworditrefertointhethirdparagraph?A.acatB.adogC.achildD.asituation73.Whenyoucalladoghowwillitprobablyreacttoyou?A.excitedlyB.indifferentlyC.angrilyD.calmly74.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Catsdonoteasilyfollowyourdirectionswhiledogsaremoreloyal.B.Parentshadbetterleavetheirteenagersaloneanddon’tcareaboutthem.C.Parentsshouldconsiderwhattheydowrongtoeducatetheirchildren.D.Youcan’texpectChildrentobeconsideratetowardtheirparents.75.Whatisthechiefpurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellushowtoraisepetslikecatsanddogs.B.Totellushowadogchangesintoacat.C.Totellusthesimilaritiesbetweenpetsandchildren.D.Totellushowtodealwithteenagersaged13orso.
Itisphysicallyimpossibleforawell-educatedintellectualorbravemantomakemoneythechiefobjectofhisthoughts;asphysicallyimposssibleasitisforhimtomakehisdinnertheprincipalobjectofthem.Allhealthypeopleliketheirdinnerbuttheirdinnerisnotthemainobjectoftheirlives.Soallhealthy-mindedpeoplelikemakingmoney---oughttolikeitandtoenjoythesensationofwinningit;butthemainobjectoftheirlivesisnotmoney;itissomethingbetterthanmoney.Agoodsoldierforinstancemainlywishestodohisfightingwell.Heisgladofhispay---veryproperlysoandjustlygrumbles埋怨whenyoukeephimtenmonthswithoutit;butstillhismainnotion观点看法oflifeistowinbattlesnottobepaidforwinningthem.Sowithdoctors.Theylikefeesnodoubt---oughttolikethem;yetiftheyarebraveandwell-educatedtheentireobjectoftheirlivesisnotfees.Theyonthewholedesiretocurethesickand---iftheyaregooddoctorsandthechoicewerefairlyputtothem---wouldrathercuretheirpatientandlosetheirfeethankillhimandgetit.Andsowithallotherbraveandrightlytrainedmen;theirworkisfirsttheirfeesecondveryimportantalwaysbutstillseconD.58.______accordingtothepassagE.A.Healthy-mindedpeopleshouldn’tlikemoneyB.Healthy-mindedpeoplealsolikemoneyC.NothingisworthmorethanfoodD.Healthypeoplecanmakemoremoney59.A.goodsoldier’ssomethingbetterthanmoneyis______.A.thewishtofightbravelyandwinbattlesB.thechancetobekepttenmonthsinthearmyC.thecomplaintaboutlessmoneyD.thehappinesswithenoughmoney60.Whatdoestheworditstandforinthelastparagraph?________.A.FeE.B.MainobjectC.ChoiceD.Education61.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.A.Allpeopledon’tmaketheirworkthemainobjectoftheirlivesB.MoneyisalwaysveryimportantforallthepeopleC.Soldiersanddoctorsarebraveandwell-educatedD.Moneyisstillsecondforthosebraveandwell-educated
DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10to15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.61.Wecanlearnthat________fromParagraph1.A.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely62.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGabouttraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.63.TheunderlinedwordlegibilityinParagraph3means________.A.unexpectedB.unreadableC.easytoreadD.complex64.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.Rightorwrong:thedeathofhandwritingB.HowtoimprovehandwritinginschoolC.HandwritinglessonsareonthewayoutD.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills65.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.A.negativeB.objectiveC.criticalD.optimistic
Ihearmanyparentssayingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebellion.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakethesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutbravelyontheirownmostofthemaretryingtoseizeatoneanother’shandsforsafety.TheysaytheywanttodressastheypleasE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.ButsomehowtheyallendupcrowdedroundlisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlyopenedupateenagemarket.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromnewspapersandTVwhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptogreatdifficultyfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthedifficultyisworthgettingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.PopularitywillcomewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.That’stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.61.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______________.A.readershowtobepopularintheworldB.teenagershowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselvesC.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.peoplehowunderstandandrespecteachother62.Accordingtothewritermanyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirownbutinfactmostofthem_____________.A.havemuchdifficultyinunderstandingeachotherB.arenotsureofthemselvesC.darenotdothingsD.areverymuchafraidofgettinglost63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereisnopopularitythatreallycounts.B.Whatmanyparentsaredoingisactuallykeepingtheirchildrenfromfindingtheirownpath.C.Itisnotnecessarilybadforateenagertodisagreewithhisorherclassmates.D.MostteenagerssaytheywanttodowhattheyliketobutinfacttheyaredoingthesamE.64.Duringtheteenageyearsoneshouldlearnto________________.A.becomedifferentfromothersinasmanywaysaspossibleB.getintotherightseasonandbecomepopularC.findone’srealselfD.rebelagainstparents
MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdieD.AsasingleparentItriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItriedthemorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryearitsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.AtthisratehewouldnevergraduatE.IsenthimtotheschooladviserandIevenbeggedhim.NothingworkeD.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandpleadedforhelp.PleaseGodIcan’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I’mattheendofmyropE.I’mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.A.manintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.BeforehecouldsayanotherwordIchokedupandallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.IlovemysonbutIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworkeD.It’soutofmyhands.ForamomenttherewassilenceontheotherendofthelinE.TheheadmasterseriouslysaidThankyouforyourtimeandhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finallyheevenmadethehonorroll.InhisfourthyearIattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.InoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfarounD.OnourwayhomehesaidMumrememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?InoddeD.ThatwasmE.IthoughtI’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaiditreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouprouD.56.BysayingKarlbecamewithdrawntheauthormeansthattheboychangedentirelyand__.A.preferredtostayaloneathomeB.lostinterestinhisstudiesC.refusedtotalktoothersD.begantodislikehismother57.Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecause.A.thespeakerwastoomovedtosayanythingtothemotherB.thespeakerwaitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC.thespeakerdidn’twantthemothertorecognizehisvoiceD.thespeakerwasunabletointerruptthemother58.Thesentenceheevenmadethehonorrollmeansthat__.A.hewasevenonthelisttobepraisedattheparent-teachermeetingB.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhomadeprogressingradesC.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhohadturnedthemselvesaroundD.hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool59.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Childreninsingle-parentfamiliesoftenhavementalproblems.B.Mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’lifE.C.Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.D.Schooleducationdoesn’tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.
Mosthighschoolshaveatleastfoursportstheyoffertotheirstudents.Inmanydistrictstheremustbeanequalamountofsportsforboysandgirls.Someschoolsevenhavesportingclubs.Highschoolsportshavebeenanimportantpartofthehighschoolcurriculum课程formanyyears.HowevernotallparentsfullyrealizetheimportancE.Somechildrenarenotevenallowedtoparticipateinschoolsportsbecauseofthecostthetimecommitment投入orthepossibilityofinjury.Thetruthisthathighschoolsportsaremorethanjustfun.TheyaregreattoolstohelpstudentslearnaboutlifE.TheycanteachstudentsteamworkcooperationandleadershipetC.Studentscantakethesethingsintotheireverydaylivesaswell.WhentheybuildtheirconfidenceonthesportingfieldstudentsarealsobuildingconfidenceagainsttheworlD.TheywillbeabletoworkwellwithothersinallotherareasoftheirlifE.Highschoolsportsarealsotheperfectwaytokeepteensawayfromdrugsandotherdangerousbehaviors.CoachesaregreatrolemodelsthatcanoftenencourageplayerstobewellbehaveD.SomeschoolsevenhavelimitsonGPAsgradepointaveragefortheirathletes.Ifastudentathlete’sgradesfallbelowacertainpointtheycannotplay.StudentswholovesportswilldoanythingtoplayincludingstudyingmorE.Theywillalsobelesslikelytotrydrugsorbreakthelawinanyothermanner.Soallowyourchildrentoparticipateinschoolsports.Getinvolvedandmakefriendswiththeparentsoftheotherstudents.Thewholefamilycanhaveagreattimeandlearnaboutsportstogether.64.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor____.A.highschoolteachersB.highschoolstudentsC.students’parentsD.sportslovers65.Theauthorbelievesthathighschoolsportsare____.A.interestingandusefulB.importantandcheapC.expensivebutworthwhileD.dangerousbutmeaningful66.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartCoachesaregreatrolemodelsmean?A.Coachesrespectathletes’wishes.B.Coachesareagoodexampletostudents.C.Coachesaregoodpartners.D.Coachesaregreatathletes.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTusedtosupporttheideathatschoolsportshelpkeepstudentsawayfromsomedangerousbehaviors?A.Coacheshaveapositiveeffectonstudents.B.Schoolsarestrictwiththeirstudents.C.StudentslovingsportsstudymorE.D.Parentscanhaveagreattimewiththeirchildren.
ForSparkyschoolwasallbutimpossiblE.HefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgradE.Heflunkedphysicsinhighschoolgettingagradeofzero.SparkyalsoflunkedLatinalgebraandEnglish.Hedidn'tdomuchbetterinsports.Althoughhedidmanagetomaketheschool'sgolfteamhepromptlylosttheonlyimportantmatchoftheseason.Therewasaconsolation安慰match;helostthattoo.ThroughouthisyouthSparkywasawkwardsocially.Hewasnotactuallydislikedbytheotherstudents;noonecaredthatmuch.Hewasastonishedifaclassmateeversaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.There'snowaytotellhowhemighthavedoneatdating.Sparkyneveronceaskedagirltogooutinhighschool.Hewastooafraidofbeingturneddown.Sparkywasaloser.Hehisclassmates...everyoneknewit.Soherolledwithit.SparkyhadmadeuphismindearlyinlifethatifthingsweremeanttoworkouttheywoulD.Otherwisehewouldcontenthimselfwithwhatappearedtobehisinevitablemediocrity平凡.HoweveronethingwasimportanttoSparky-drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Ofcoursenooneelseappreciatedit.InhissenioryearofhighschoolhesubmittedsomecartoonstotheeditorsoftheYearbook.Althoughthecartoonswereturneddown.Sparkywassoconvincedofhisabilitythathedecidedtobecomeanartist.AftercompletinghighschoolhewrotealettertoWaltDisneyStudios.HewastoldtosendsomesamplesofhisartworkandthesubjectforacartoonwassuggesteD.Sparkyspentagreatdealoftimeonit.FinallythereplycamefromDisneyStudios.Hehadbeenrejectedonceagain.Anotherlossfortheloser.SoSparkydecidedtowritehisownautobiography自传incartoons.Hedescribedhischildhood-alittleboyloserandchronicunderachiever.ThecartooncharacterwouldsoonbecomefamousworldwidE.ForSparkytheboywhohadsuchalackofsuccessinschoolandwhoseworkwasrejectedagainandagainwasCharlesSchultz.HecreatedthePeanutscomicstrip连环漫画andthelittlecartooncharacterwhosekitewouldneverflyandwhoneversucceededinkickingafootball--CharlieBrown.71.FromthefirstparagraphwecanseethatSparkywasinhighschool.A.afailureB.anartistC.agoodplayerD.atopstudent72.Sparkyneveraskedaclassmatetogooutwithhimbecausehewasafraidof.A.makingmistakesB.makingfriendsC.beingrefusedD.beinginvited73.InhissenioryearSparkyfeltconfidentthathehadabilityto.A.playgolfB.drawcartoonsC.learnEnglishD.writenovels74.Hisonlysuccessmentionedinthispassageis.A.hisgolfmatchinhighschoolB.hisartworksenttotheYearbookC.hissubjectsinthesenioryearD.hisautobiographyincartoons75.FromthepassagewecaninferthatSparkyisaperson.A.weakB.proudC.disabledD.determined
DanielleSteelAmerica'ssweetheartisoneofthehardestworkingwomaninthebookbusiness.UnlikeotherproductiveauthorswhowriteonebookatatimeshecanworkonuptofivE.Herresearchlongbeforewritingtakesatleastthreeyears.Onceshehasfullystudiedhersubjectsreadytodiveintoabookshecanspendtwentyhoursnonstopatherdesk.DanielleSteelcomesfromNewYorkandwassenttoFranceforhereducation.Aftergraduationsheworkedinthepublicrelationsandadvertisingindustries.Latershestartedajobasawriterwhichshewasbestfitfor.Herachievementsareunbelievable:390millioncopiesofbooksinprintnearlyfiftyNewYorkTimesbest－sellingnovelsandaseriesofMaxandMarthapicturebooksforchildrentohelpthem.Dealwiththereal－lifeproblemofdeathnewbabiesandnewschools.Her1998bookaboutthedeathofhersonwasshottothetopoftheNewYorkTimesbest－sellinglistassoonasitcameout.Twenty－eightofherbookshadbeenmadeintofilm.SheislistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforoneofherbooksbeingtheTimesbest－sellerfor381weeksstraight.NotcontentwithabighousealovingfamilyandaviewoftheGoldenGateBridgeDanielleSteelconsidersherreaderstobethemostimportantresourceandhaskeptintouchwiththembye－mail.Whilesheisoftencomparedtotheheroines女主人公ofherowninvention.Herlifeisundoubtedlymuchquieter.ButifshedoeshaveanythingincommonwiththemitisherstrengthofwillandherinimitablestylE.ThereisonlyoneDanielleSteel.5.DanielleSteelisdifferentfromotherwritersinthat________.A.shecanwriteseveralbooksatthesametimeB.sheoftendoessomeresearchbeforewritingabookC.sheisoneofthemostpopularAmericanwomenwritersD.shecankeepwritingforquitealongtimewithoutabreak6.ChildrenwhohavereadMaxandMarthapicturebooksmayknow________.A.howtodealwithaffairsatschoolB.whattodoifMaxandMarthadieC.whattodowhennewbabiesarebornintotheirfamiliesD.howtosolvethedifficultproblemsintheirwritingclasses7.OneofDanielleSteel'sachievementsisthat________.A.someTVplayswerebasedonherbooksB.herpicturebooksattractedalotofyoungmenC.oneofherbooksbecameabest－sellerin1998D.shewrotetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords8.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatDanielleSteel________.A.livesanexcitinglifeB.valuesherreadersalotC.writesaboutquietwomenD.ispleasedwithherachievements9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinimitablemean?A.Hardworking.B.AttractivE.C.StrangE.D.UniquE.
YvesGomesisnowauniversitystudentinMarylandbuthemaysoonhavetoleavethecountry.IstillwanttocontinuewithmycollegeeducationandIwanttobeabletostudyhereandgotomedicalschoolhesaiD.GomesisoneofthousandsofyoungillegalimmigrantswhogrewupintheUnitedStatesandarenowstudyingatAmericancollegesanduniversities.HeisdoingwellinhisstudiesbutheisfightingdeportationtoIndiaacountryheleftwithhisparentswhenhewasjust14monthsolD.Theyweredeportedmorethanayearago.IfIwastogobacktoIndiaIwouldjustfeellikeallofthatwouldhavegonetowastebecausehereatleastIamstillabletogotocollegehesaiD.ImmigrationisadivisivepoliticalissueintheUnitedStateswithsome11millionpeopleinthecountryillegally.OneelementofthedebateisthehundredsofthousandsofundocumentedimmigrantsbroughttotheUnitedStatesbeforetheageof16.PendinglegislationknowastheDREAMActwouldgivethemachancetobecomelegalresidentsiftheycompletetwoyearsofcollegeorjointhemilitary.MilanieSchwartzapoliticallyconservativestudentattheUniversityofTexasexplainswhysomeAmericansopposethelegislation.Wethinkit’sunfairthatstudentswhoareillegalimmigrantswouldgetafasttracktocitizenshipwhilepeoplewhodidcomeherelegallywouldn’thavethosesameopportunitiesshesaiD.ThequestionislegalizationornotsaidJonFeerewhoalsoopposestheDREAMAct.HeisapolicyanalystwiththeCenterforImmigrationStudiesinWashingtonandisconcernedabouttheact’seffectontheeconomy.There’salotofunemploymentintheUnitedStatesrightnow.AndtherearealreadymanylegalimmigrantswhoarealreadyherewhoaredesperateforthosejobshesaiD.ButsupportersoftheDREAMActsaywell-educatedimmigrantswouldhelptheeconomy.RaulHinojosaisanimmigrationresearchanalystatUCLA.NotlettingthemcontributetotheeconomywouldnotonlyloseallthefinancialinvestmentwehavealreadymadeintheseyouthsbutwewouldloseliterallytrillionsofdollarsofpotentialvaluebecausetheywantandarereadytocontributetotheUSeconomyhesaiD.That’sexactlywhatYvesGomeswantstodo—finishschoolandbecomeadoctor.HesayswithouttheDREAMActmanystudents’dreamswillbelost.TheyarestudyingatHarvardtheyarestudyingatUCLA—thetopuniversities—andtheyallhavebrightfuturesandbecauseofthesystemtheyaregoingtobetoldtogohomegobacktoacountrytheydon’tevenknowhesaiD.TheDREAMActhasfailedtowinpassageinCongresssinceitwasfirstintroduced10yearsago.NowtimeisrunningoutforpassagethisyearandoppositionRepublicanshavethreatenedtoblockit.YvesGomeshopesthatwon’thappen.HewantstofinishschoolandeventuallybecomeaUScitizen.66.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson_______.A.controversialviewpointsontheDREAMActB.thecontentoftheDREAMActC.thenecessityfortheDREAMActtogetthroughD.thepossibitlityofthepassageoftheDREAMAct67.WhichofthefollowingisinfavoroftheDREAMAct?A.MilanieSchwartz.B.JonFeerE.C.RaulHinojosA.D.Republicans.68.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutYvesGomesistrue?A.HewasborninIndiabeforehisparentsimmigratedtoAmericaillegally.B.HisparentswereforcedtoleaveIndiamorethanayearago.C.HewantstofinishschoolinAmericaandbecomeanurseinIndiaaftergraduation.D.HeisoptimisticaboutthepassageoftheDREAMAct.69.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.NotallthepeopleapproveofthepassageoftheDREAMAct.B.TheDREAMActwasabandonedinCongresstenyearsago.C.IftheDREAMActshouldwinpassageallillegalimmigrantswouldbecomeUScitizens.D.Illegalimmigrantsareattachedtotheirmotherlands.70.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby_______.A.givingexplanationsB.followingthetimeorderC.comparingopinionsfromdifferentsidesD.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffects
Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudiesanddropout------oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves-----theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthatisacondemnationofthestudentsasawholeanddoesnotexplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycannotabsorbanarmyofuntrained18-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrained22-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.We_may_have_been_looking_at_all_those_surveys_and_statistics_upside_down_it_seems_and_through_the_rosy_glow_of_our_own_remembered_college_experiences.Perhapscollegedoesnotmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings-----maybeitisjusttheotherwayroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeopleareonlytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端邪说tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatiflittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.64.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT______.A.abouthalfofthehighschoolgraduatescontinuetheirstudiesatschoolB.collegegraduatesarebelievedtobeabletoearnmoremoneyC.administratorsoftenencouragecollegestudentstodropoutD.moreandmoreyoungpeoplearefoundunfitforcollege65.Whichofthefollowingisoneofsomeobservers’opinions?A.Thestudentsexpectsomuchthattheyarenotsatisfiedwiththehardcollegelife.B.Theeconomicsituationissodiscouragingthattheyouthhavetoattendcollege.C.Collegeshouldimprovebecauseofsomuchcampusunhappiness.D.Collegesprovidemorechancesofgoodjobsthananywhereelse.66.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A.Ourcollegeexperienceprovesthatthosesurveysareincorrect.B.Thesurveysmayremindusofourbeautifulcollegeexperiences.C.Thesurveysshouldallbere-examinedaccordingtoourcollegeexperiences.D.Ourcollegeexperiencesmaymakeusmisunderstandtheresultsofthesurveys.67.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Toargueagainsttheideathatcollegeisthebestplaceforallyoungpeople.B.Toputforwardanideathatcollegeshouldnotbethefirstchoice.C.Tovalueyoungpeople’sfurthereducationincolleges.D.Topersuadeyoungpeopleintoworkingafterthecompletionofhighschool.
Careereducationisinstructionintendedtohelpyoungpeopleidentifychooseandprepareforacareer.Suchinstructionmayfocusonaperson’sroleinworkleisureorfamilylifE.Careereducationdiffersfromvocationaleducationwhichisdesignedtoteachspecificoccupationalskills.Careereducationincludestheformalandinformallearningthatoccursinthefamilyinthecommunityandinschools.Inschoolscareereducationconsistsofinstructiveactivitiesincludedinmanycourses.Theseactivitiesaredesignedtoimprovetheattitudesknowledgeandskillsimportantforworkroles.Careereducationhelpsstudentsdevelopself-understandinganduseittoplantheireducationandworkinglifE.Acompletecareereducationprograminschoolbeginsinkindergartenandcontinuesatleastthroughhighschool.Manycollegesanduniversitiesalsooffercareereducationthroughtheircounseling咨询programs.Inkindergartensandelementaryschoolsyoungsterslearnaboutdifferenttypesofwork.Inmiddleschoolsorjuniorhighschoolchildrenbegintoexploretheoccupationsandleisureactivitiesthatinterestthemmost.Inhighschoolstudentsgetmorespecificinformationaboutoccupationsandlifestyles.Theymaybeinclassroomsmallgrouporindividualsessionswheretheylearnhowtomakecareerdecisions.Theyalsoshouldobtaintheskillstheyneedforfurtherstudyorforajobaftergraduation.Counselorsprovideinformationonsuchmattersashowtolocateandapplyforjobsandhowtobesuccessfulininterviews.Teachersandcounselorsuseavarietyofmethodstoprovidecareereducationincludingfilmsaboutoccupationsorindustries.Childrenmayinviteparentsorotheradultstocometoschoolanddescribetheirjobs.A.studentmayaccompanyaworkeronthejoB.CooperativeeducationcombinesclassroomstudywithpracticalworkexperiencE.50.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.Careereducationiscarriedoutinprimaryschoolsonly.B.Careereducationiscarriedoutinmiddleschoolsonly.C.Careereducationiscarriedoutincollegesonly.D.Careereducationiscarriedoutinthewholeprocessofpeople’seducationfromkindergartentouniversity.51.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.notonlyteachersbutalsoparentsareresponsibleforyoungsters’careereducationB.inhighschoolsstudentsknowmorespecificinformationaboutoccupationsC.careereducationmaybeinclassroomsmallgrouporindividualsessionsD.teachersuseavarietyofmethodstoprovidecareereducationincludingfilms52.AchildmaygetcareereducationinallthefollowingplacesEXCEPT_________.A.schoolsB.homesC.communitiesD.publicplaces53.Theunderlinedwordcombineinthelastparagraphmeansto________.A.connectB.forceC.provideD.attempt
Anyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir回忆录ofRalphW.TylerwhoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902broughtupandschooledinNebraskathe19－year－oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehooked_on_teachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charterswhoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewell－knownnationalityin1938whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight－YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanfordapositionheheldforfourteenyears.Therehefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependentspiritintheirwork.AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967heneveractuallyretireD.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Eveninhis80shetravelledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives目标thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.5.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler'smemoir?A.Topmanagers.B.Languagelearners.C.Seriouseducators.D.Scienceorganizations.6.TheunderlinedphraseshookedonteachinginParagraph2probablymean________.A.attractedtoteachingB.tiredofteachingC.satisfiedwithteachingD.unhappyaboutteaching7.WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10years?A.TheUniversityofChicago.B.StanfordUniversity.C.OhioStateUniversity.D.NebraskaUniversity.8.Tylerissaidtohaveneveractuallyretiredbecause________.A.hedevelopedanewmethodoftestingB.hecalledforfreespiritinresearchC.hewasstillactiveingivingadviceD.hestillledtheEight－YearStudy9.WhatcannotwelearnaboutRalphW.Tylerinthisarticle?A.Whenandwherehewasborn.B.WherehestudiedandworkeD.C.HisdevotiontoAmericaneducation.D.Hislifewithhisfamily.
Whenwehearthewordscollegestudentsweusuallythinkofayoungpersonbetween18and22yearsolD.ButintheU.S.Atodayacollegestudentoftenismucholder.Infacteducatorssayinthenextfewyearscollegesanduniversitiesmayhavemoreolderpart-timestudentsthantraditional传统的full-timeyoungerstudents.EducatorsreportabigincreaseinthenumberofAmericanswhoattendcollegeanduniversityclassesintheeveningoratnightorweekends.Mostofthemareolderthan25yearsoldandmorehavefull-timeorpart-timejobs.Manyareintheirthirtiesorforties.Whyaresomanypeopledecidingtospendtheirtimeandmoneyinordertocontinuetheireducation?MostaredoingitbecausetheybelievemoreeducationwillhelpthemtogetabetterjoB.SomeareindustrialworkerswhosefactorieshavecloseD.Theyarelearningnewskillstoprepareforotherkindsofwork.Someofthepart-timestudentsarenotpleasedwiththejobstheyhavE.Theyarestudyingfornewones.Somehaveretired退休andarelookingfornewkindsofwork.Twoofeverythreeofthestudentsolderthan35arewomen.Manyofthemarereturningtoschoolafteryearsofstayingathometocareforchildren.Areolderstudentsgoodstudents?Mostteacherssayyes.Theysayolderstudentsreallywanttolearn.Theyaskdifficultquestionsandarenotpleasedwithsimpleanswers.Theyoftengethighgrades.68.It'ssaidthatinthenextfewyears_________________.A.studentsincollegesanduniversitieswillbemucholderB.full-timestudentsincollegesanduniversitieswillbeevenyoungerC.Americancollegesanduniversitieswilltakeinpart-timestudentsequallyD.Thenumberofolderstudentswillbegreaterthanthatoftheyoungerones69.JudgewhichofthefollowingisFALSEaccordingtotheabovepassagE.A.It'sreportedthatalargenumberofAmericansattendcollegeoruniversitiesclassesintheirsparetimE.B.Mostofthemareover25.C.Mostofthemarewithoutjobs.D.Thenumberofstudentsincollegesanduniversitiesisreportedtohavegoneupgreatly.70.Whyaresomanypeopledecidingtogoonwiththeireducation?Because___________.A.MostoftheAmericansenjoylearningsomethingnewB.Mostofthembelieve:moreeducationbetterjobsC.TheyhavelosttheirjobsD.Theyaretiredoftheirjobstheyhave71.Theyoftengethighgradesmeans____________.A.theyrisetohighgradeseasilyB.theyoftengetverygoodmarks分数C.theyaremorelikelytoreceiveamaster'soradoctor'sdegreeupongraduationD.theyoftenwinhighprize
HeyDadoneofmykidsaskedtheotherdaywhatwasyourfavouritefastfoodwhenyouweregrowingupWedidn'thavefastfoodwhenIwasgrowingupIinformedhim.Allthefoodwasslow.Comeonseriously.WheredidyoueatItwasaplacecalled‘home’IexplaineD.GrandmacookedeverydayandwhenGrandpagothomefromworkwesatdowntogetheratthediningtableandifIdidn'tlikewhatsheputonmyplateIwasallowedtositthereuntilIlikedit.BythistimethekidwaslaughingsohardIwasafraidhewasgoingtosufferseriousinternaldamagesoIdidn'ttellhimthepartabouthowIhadtohavepermissiontoleavethetablE.ButherearesomeotherthingsIwouldhavetoldhimaboutmychildhoodifIfiguredhissystemcouldhavehandleditIwas13beforeItastedmyfirstpizzA.Itwascalledpizzapie.WhenIbitintoitIburnedtheroofofmymouthandthecheeseslidoffswungdownandplastereditselfagainstmychin.It'sstillthebestpizzaIeverhaD.PizzaswerenotdeliveredtoourhomE.Butmilkwas.BreadandrollscamefromtheOmarman.Allnewspapersweredeliveredbyboysandallboysdeliverednewspapers.Ideliveredanewspapersixdaysaweekevenwhenthesnowwas18inchesdeep.Itcost7centsapaperofwhichIgottokeep2centsIhadtogetupat400a.m.everymorning.OnSaturdaysIhadtocollectthe42centsfrommycustomers.Ifyougrewupinagenerationbeforetherewasfastfoodyoumaywanttosharesomeofthesememorieswithyourchildrenorgrandchildren.Growingupisn'twhatitusedtobeisit?1.Hearingwhattheauthorsaidhischildprobablythought________.A.hewasluckytohavefastfoodB.itwasunbelievabletolivewithoutfastfoodC.howhappyhisownlifewasD.hisfatherwasjokingwithhim2.Whenheusedtohavemealswiththeadultstheauthor________.A.hadtowatchhistablemannersB.couldchoosewhathelikedC.wasnotgivenmuchfreedomD.hadtoeateverythingofferedtohim3.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstpizzatheauthorhad?A.Itleftagoodmemoryonhim.B.Theauthordidn'tlikeitatall.C.ItwastoopoorlymadE.D.Hedidn'tknowhowtoeatit.4.Whydidtheauthortalkabouthisexperienceofdeliveringnewspapers?A.Toshowthathisfamilyusedtobequitepoor.B.Toshowthatchildrenbeforehadtomakealivingbythemselves.C.ToshowthathehadgainedalotfromtheexperiencE.D.ToshowthatgrowingexperiencewasquitedifferentbeforE.5.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstoday'schildren?A.HethinkstheyarespoileD.B.HethinkstheyaretooobsessedwithfastfooD.C.Hethinkstheyshouldgothroughsomehardship.D.Hedoesn'tgivehispersonalopinion.
HonestlysincemydaughterwasbornIhavethoughtalotabouthowtoraiseachilD.Ionceheardastorythattoldaboutwhenababywasborn.Thestorysaidthatwhenababywasbornanewmasterwasborn.Theparentsofthatbabywouldbecometheservants.Thequestionis:Why?BasedonmyobservationthisphenomenonistruE.Mostparentswhodon'tpaymuchattentiontotheirkidshavedifficultieswiththeirkids'attitudE.I'llmakeacomparisonofhowtwofamiliesraisetheirchildren.Thefirstoneisafamilywiththreechildren.BothmotherandfatherneversayNototheirchildren'sdemands.Asaresultalloftheirchildrenbecamestubbornandwon'tlistentotheirparents’wordsWecan't.Thesecondfamilyeducatedtheirchildrenstrictlyfromoneyearoldtohighschool.TheparentsneverapprovedoragreeddirectlytogivetheirchildrenwhattheywanteD.Theyalwayspostponedoneortwodayseveniftheycouldaffordit.Duetothewaytheirparentseducatedthemthesechildrenunderstoodthatiftheywantedsomethingtheyhadtowaitortheyhadtomakeaneffortfirst.AsaresultallthekidsfromthesecondfamilysuccessfullygraduatedfromuniversityontimE.Inmyopinionifwewanttobesuccessfulparentsandraiseourchildrenwellwehavetostartdiscipliningthemwhentheyaretoddlersbutnotwaituntiltheybecometeenagers.59.Whydidthewritergivetwodifferentstoriesinthispassage?A.TohelpprovehisopinionaboutraisingachilD.B.TolistdifferentwaysthatparentsmaytakE.C.Tocriticizesomeparents’foolishaction.D.Toprovethathiswayofeducationisright.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpostponedinthethirdparagraphmean?A.CarriedoutatoncE.B.Gaveup.C.Putoff.D.Madeadecision.61.Inthewriter’sopinionwhichofthefollowingaboutraisingachildisTRUE?A.Childrenshouldberespectedoncetheywereborn.B.ParentsshouldeducatetheirchildrenasearlyaspossiblE.C.Itisrighttimetoeducatetheirchildrenwhentheyareteenagers.D.Childrenshouldbehelpedwhenevertheymakemistakes.
MorethanonemillionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonotgotoschool.InsteadtheylearnathomE.Mostoftentheirparentsaretheirteachers.EducationalcompanieslibrariesandtheInternetprovidemanyfamilieswithteachingmaterial.Parentschoosehomeschoolingforseveralreasons.Somechooseitbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefs.Otherssayitprovidesmoretimeforthefamilytobetogether.Theysaythehomeoffersabetterplaceforlearning.Someparentsbelievehomeschoolingavoidsproblemsofrationalschools.Criticshoweversaychildrenneedtoattendschoolwithotherchildren.AllfiftyAmericanstatesandtheDistrictofColumbiapermithomeschooling.Somestatesdonotrequiremuchpreparationbyparentsortestingofchildren.Otherstateshavemorerequirementsforhomeschooling.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesbeganwhenthecountrywasestablisheD.Infarmareaspeopleoftenlivedfarfromaschool.Widespreadhomeschoolingtookplaceuntilaboutthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1852thestateofMassachusettspassedthefirstlawrequiringchildrentoattendschool.OvertheyearstheAmericanpubliceducationsystemstrengthenedandgrew.Bythe1960sand1970showeversomeAmericansbelievedthattraditionaleducationwasnothelpingtheirchildren.Soanumberofparentsbeganhomeschooling.HomeschoolingexpertLindaDobsonsaysmanypeoplehavehelpedthemovementgrow.Shesaysmanykindsofpeoplehavejoinedthemovement.TheseincluderichpeopleandpoorpeoplE.Theyrepresentmanyracesreligionsandpoliticalbeliefs.Ms.Dobsonsaysthenumberofhome-schooledchildrenhasincreasedanestimatedfifteentotwentypercenteachyearduringthelastfifteenyears.61.TeachingmaterialsforhomeschoolingdoNOTcomefrom_______.A.parentsB.librariesC.theInternetD.educationalcompanies62.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhyparentschoosehomeschooling?A.Itmakesparentsandtheirchildrenhavelesstimetogether.B.Somepeoplehavedifferentreligiousbeliefsfromtheothers.C.Itcan’tprovideacomfortableplaceforchildrentobein.D.Therearetoomanystudentsinahomeclassroom.63.Homeschoolingwasstartedin________.A.the1960sB.the1970sC.the1850sD.the1770s64.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesnowis__________.A.facingmanydifficultiesB.strugglingC.growingfastD.decreasinginlargenumbers
Forthemostpartschoolsaredesignedtoproducepeoplewhofitintosocietynotpeoplewhosetouttochangeit.Howeverschoolsparticularlyuniversitiesmaynotonlyspreadculture;theymayaddtotheculturalheritage遗产.TodayAmericansocietyplacesagooddealofemphasisonthedevelopmentofnewknowledgeespeciallyinthephysicalandbiologicalsciencesmedicineandengineering.Inrecentyearsthenation’sleadinguniversitieshaveincreasinglybecomeresearchcentres.Anemphasisonresearchhasleduniversitiestojudgeprofessorsnotbyabilitiesasteachersbutasresearchers.Promotionssalaryincreasesandotherbenefitshavelongbeendependentonresearchandpublication出版物.Howeverthemostimportantisnolongerpublishing.Tobesuccessfulthesedaysprofessorshavetobringinmoneyprovidedbygovernmentandprivateindustry.Criticsclaimthatacademicsuccessismostlikelytocometothosewhohavelearnedtoignoretheirteachingdutiestopursueresearchactivities.Defenderssaythatevenwhenstudentsthemselvesarenotinvolvedinresearchprojectstheybenefitfromsuchanemphasisonresearch.MajorresearchuniversitiesliketheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavealsocooperatedwithindustrialcompaniestodeveloptechnologyandproductswithcommercialpotential.Withuniversity-industrytiescontinuingtogrowdebatehasincreasedabouttheconsequencesforbasicscienceacademicopennessthecontrolofinformationthedirectionofresearchandtheinfluenceonstudents.69.Accordingtothepassage__________isNOTemphasizedbytoday’sAmericansociety.A.PhysicalsciencE.B.Biologicalsciences.C.Engineering.D.ComputersciencE.70.Inthepresentstandardasuccessfulprofessorisonewhocan______.A.teachwellB.getfinancialsupportforresearchC.getthehighestsalaryD.havemanypublications71.Supportersofthepresentemphasisonresearcharguethat______.A.itinvolvesmorestudentsinitB.itdoesgoodtostudentsanywayC.ithasadirectgoodeffectonteachingD.itearnsalotofmoneyforauniversity72.Theauthorseemstobe_______themoveofemphasistoresearch.A.totallyagainstB.sorrytoseeC.infavorofD.neutralabout
西安交大附中2007—2008学年度下学期高三第四次模拟考试A.篇DearSirorMadamWithsomanystudentsgoingorhavinggonetostudyabroadinourschoolWeiweiTangisamongthefewforwhomwritingaletterofrecommendationisreallyapleasurE.IfirstsawherwhenIworkedasatutorteacher班主任ofaclassinthethirdyearofitsseniorhighschool.ThatdayIwasontheplaygroundsupervisingthemorningexercisesofmyclass.Nexttomineweretheclassesofthefreshmen.Amongthemwasagirltowhomthemorningexcisesofourschoolseemedtotallyalien陌生的.Shedidn’tseemtobeworriedorembarrassedbutsheexercisedtothemusiccopyingthemovesofherclassmates.HerconfidenceimpressedmE.LaterwhenIwaswatchinganEnglishtalentshowinourschoolIsawthegirlagain.Shewashostingtheprogram.ThattimeherbeautifulspokenEnglishstruckme.LateronIlearntfromotherteachersofEnglishthatsheoftendidsuchjobsonsimilaroccasions.In2006whentheybecamegradethreestudentsIwasinchargeofEnglishteachingoftwoclassesoneofwhichwasClass11andthegirlbecameoneofmystudents.FacingtheCollegeEntranceExamtheyweregoingtopassoneofthehardestyearsoftheirlifE.ThoughWeiweiTangdidn’ttoptheclassinacademicperformancetwoofherindividualitiescontributedtomypleasureofwritingthisveryletter.Foronethingshewasdefinitelyamongthestudentswhowereoftenaroundtheteacherscommunicatingideasandaskingquestions;foranotherherconfidencewasn’tlessenedbythepressurefromgoingtoanideacollegE.HeractiveparticipationinvariouscampusactivitiesmayhavecontributedalottoherbeingsofriendlytoothersandsocommunicativE.WhenshetoldmeofherplantostudyabroadandherTOFELgradeIdidn’tfeelitunexpectedbecauseIbelievethatiswhatsheshoulddo—facingmorechallengesandcreatingmorechances.HerconfidentsmilesdeservemorE.SincerelyyoursKaneShawEnglishteacherofhersenioryearofhighschool45.Whichofthefollowingismostprobablyanexamplefromparagraph5?A.AsamemberoftheEnglishClubofourschoolsheoftenhostedkindsofceremonies.B.Severaltimesshewasamongthetoptenstudentsinthegradeinthefinalexaminations.C.Sheoncefoundapursewithseveralthousandyuaninitandhelpedfindtheowner.D.Shewasalwaysontimeforschoolandwasneverabsentfromschoolforanyreason.46.AccordingtothewriterthewriterfirstsawWeiweiTangin.A.2002B.2004C.2005D.200647.Whichofthefollowingwordscan’tbeusedtodescribeWeiweiTang?A.Confident.B.ActivE.C.Silent.D.CommunicativE.48.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.Thegirlisconfident.B.Whenhefirstsawthegirl.C.Howhegottoknowthegirl.D.Thegirlwasn’tintheschoolforherjuniorhighschoolyears.
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