2014年成人学位英语临考密押试题及答案(第六套).docx
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2014年成人高考专升本试题及答案:英语模拟题(3)导读:根据以下资料,回答21~35题。
第21题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
telyD.finally【正确答案】:D 试题解析:这篇文章告诉考生考试时应当注意什么。
你学习很努力,终于到了考试的这一天了。
第22题请在第_____处填上正确答案A.classB.examC.issueD.final【正确答案】:B试题解析:要在考试开考前几分钟到达考场。
第2根据以下资料,回答21~35题。
第21题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.fortunatelystlytelyD.finally【正确答案】:D试题解析:这篇文章告诉考生考试时应当注意什么。
你学习很努力,终于到了考试的这一天了。
第22题请在第_____处填上正确答案A.classB.examC.issueD. final【正确答案】:B试题解析:要在考试开考前几分钟到达考场。
第23题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.whichB.examineesC.studentsD. who【正确答案】:D试题解析:不要与别的考生交谈,尤其不要与那些突击应考的人交谈。
cram意为“临时应试”。
第24题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.destroyB.hurtC.disturbD.distress【正确答案】:C试题解析:这些人会使你心情焦虑,搅乱你的注意力。
第25题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.reduceB.listenC. be quietD.concentrate【正确答案】:D试题解析:如果有机会,选择能够集中精力的座位就座。
第26题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.exitB.windowC.gateD. seat【正确答案】:A试题解析:尽量不要坐在出口处的位置。
第27题请在第_____处填上正确答案。
A.upsetB.botheredC. excitedD.annoyed【正确答案】:B试题解析:这样在你答完试卷之前离开考场的学生就不会影响你了。
资料成人学位英语临考密押试题及第十套xPart I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actuallythe umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probablythe first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C.We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And therewas a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East Inancient times, the umbrella was allowed-to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was incommon use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellasas protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared againin Italy in 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power and authority.Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become muchlighter in weight. It wasn ’’ t until the twentieth century that women ’’ s umbrellas began to be m variety of colors.1.The first use of umbrella was as_________.A protection against rainB a shade against thesun C a symbol of powerD a symbol of honor答案 :B此题观察的是考生对细节的掌握。
2014年6月英语六级真题及答案详解PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put all your eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person by their appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump to conclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分题库请在答题卡1上作答。
2014年英语B级考试试题答案一、选择题(每题2分,共40分)1. A2. B3. C4. D5. A6. B7. C8. D9. A10. B11. C12. D13. A14. B15. C16. D17. A18. B19. C20. D二、阅读理解(每题3分,共30分)Passage 121. D。
文章开头提到,近年来,中国的电子商务市场发展迅速,因此选D。
22. C。
文章第二段提到,随着移动互联网的普及,越来越多的人开始使用手机购物,因此选C。
23. B。
文章第三段提到,中国的电子商务市场潜力巨大,预计未来几年将继续增长,因此选B。
24. A。
文章最后一段提到,为了在电子商务市场中取得成功,企业需要关注消费者需求,提供优质服务,因此选A。
Passage 225. C。
文章第一段提到,随着全球气候变化的影响,极端天气事件变得越来越频繁,因此选C。
26. A。
文章第二段提到,科学家们正在研究如何减少温室气体排放,以减缓气候变化的速度,因此选A。
27. B。
文章第三段提到,各国政府正在采取措施应对气候变化,例如发展可再生能源,因此选B。
28. D。
文章最后一段提到,气候变化对人类和地球的影响是深远的,我们每个人都有责任采取行动,因此选D。
Passage 329. B。
文章第一段提到,近年来,中国的旅游业发展迅速,吸引了大量国内外游客,因此选B。
30. A。
文章第二段提到,中国的旅游景点丰富多样,包括自然风光、历史遗迹和文化景观,因此选A。
三、完形填空(每题1分,共20分)31. C32. A33. B34. D35. C36. A37. B38. D39. C40. A四、翻译(每句2分,共20分)41. As we all know, China has changed a lot over the past few decades.42. It is important for us to learn from each other and work together to achieve our goals.43. The development of technology has brought about many changes in our daily lives.44. With the improvement of living standards, people are paying more attention to their health.45. We should take measures to protect our environment for the sake of future generations.五、写作(30分)题目:My View on the Importance of Physical ExerciseIn recent years, more and more people have become aware of the importance of physical exercise. As a result, many people are making an effort to incorporate exercise into their daily routines. From my perspective, physical exercise plays a crucial role in maintaining our health and well-being.Firstly, physical exercise helps to improve our physical fitness. Regular exercise can strengthen our muscles, enhance our cardiovascular system, and boost our immune system. As a result, we are less likely tosuffer from various diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.Secondly, physical exercise has a positive effect on our mental health. Engaging in physical activities can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. Exercise promotes the release of endorphins, which are natural mood lifters. Moreover, physical exercise can improve our self-esteem and self-confidence.Thirdly, physical exercise can enhance our social well-being. Participating in group sports or exercise classes can help us build friendships and social connections. This, in turn, can lead to a sense of belonging and community.However, it is important to note that physical exercise should be done in moderation. Over-exercising can lead to injuries and other health problems. Therefore, it is essential to find a balance and consult with a healthcare professional before starting any new exercise regimen.In conclusion, physical exercise is of great importance to our overall well-being. By incorporating exercise into our daily lives, we can improve our physical, mental, and social health. It is never too late to start, so let's make an effort to be more active and lead a healthier lifestyle.。
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choiMany a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. "You’’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer".The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance(自由栏目 )writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’’t even matter that it was cold and ha d no bathroom.I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn’’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I barely madeenough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’’t going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if ? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.1. The passage is meant to______.A warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fameD encourage young people to pursue a writing career答案:A这道题考察考生对文章的整体把握能力。
2014年吉林省学士学位英语全真模拟试题Part I Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singe line through the center1.The advantage of the new bridge will be the way it the towns on the opposite banks of the river.A)communicates B)connects C)attachesD)spans2.Mrs.Karnowsky has the being the oldest person to graduate from this college.A)distinct of B)distinction of C)distinctiveof D)distinguish of3.Saudi Arabia has planted the trees to keep the sand from fertile areas.A)taking over B)taking out C)takingdown D)taking up4.Because she gates dishonesty, she is her son.A)strict on B)heavy on C)hardon D)tight on5.You must walk through the underground to get across that busy street.A)pass B)past C)passageD)passenger6.“When you leave the room.make sure the door.”A)of locking B)you lock C)for you to lock D)to lock7.I come yesterday but I had an important meeting to attend.A)had to B)musthave C)ought D)was to have8.Many an airplane and many a big gun in the exhibition.A)are shown B)has been shown C)has shown D)shown 9.“Alice acts quite unfriendly.”“No.She is than unfriendly.A)more shy B)shyer C)moreshyer D)shy more10.After the coffee with a teaspoon the hostess gave it to the guest.A)whipping B)whirling C)stirringD)beatingl1.Even a child would not be by such an obvious lie.A)cut of B)make up C)pulled through D)taken in12.The child Was terribly frightened of school in his early school days,but he soon it.A)got of B)got away C)gotacross D)growth13.Her excellent performance made a deep on the audience.A)impression B)comment C)reactionD)opinion14.Who on Saturday?A)do help you B)you help C)do you help D)you do help15.Plastics, the machine is light in weight.A)To make of B)Having made C)to be made of D)Made of16. His success was due to he had been working hard.A) that B) the fact that C) the fact which D) the fact17. On the river there is __bridge.A) an old stone fine B) an fine old stoneC) an old fine stone D) a fine old stone18. Only when it rainsA) does the river overflow B) the river does overflowC) overflow does the river D) overflows the river19. He as well as I you.A) agree with B) agree toC) agrees with D) am to agree20. "What kind of dress are you going to make?”I would like one somethinglike____you are wearing".A) one B) that C) theone D) which21.In 1939 the Ohio and Mississippi river overflowed the worst flood ever known in the United Stated.A)the cause of B)which caused C)and caused D)they caused22.The earth might look like a perfect sphere,but careful measurementsA)show is not B)show that it is notC)that shoe it is not D)show it that is not23.For many children,nothing seems so exciting their first airplane ride.A)sodoes B)as C)onD)is24.Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than .A)man B)the man’s C)the one of man’sD)that of man25. the financial means to remain independent.Thomas Edison was compelledto seek employment as a night telegraph operator.A)He was deprived of B)Deprived ofC)That he was deprived D)Although he was deprived of26. The police accused him of setting fire to the apartment but he denied inthe area on the night of the fireA) have been B) to beC) to have been D) having been27. Why do you stand and watch the milk __over?A) boiling B) boiledC) to boil D) being boiled28. "Would you like to go for a walk? Yes, It's "A) so warm the day B) such warm a dayC) so warm a day D) rather warm a day29. Not only the players but also the coach has on uniform.A) their B) hersC) his D) our30. "Did Young and Tom understand her? " No,__ of them is very bright."A) No one B) NoneC) Not one D) Neither Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 3 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community.I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village.Yet no such thing exists.Conditions vary too widely.But the villages I stayed in had much in common poverty, ignorance.Often the villagers themselves were puzzled suspicious.Why had I come I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed.I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else.But to understand how three quarters of the world’s people live,and how their future might affect ours.I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life.In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains.I took the bus from town along a bumpy(崎岖不平的)road,then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river.After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath,there was a magnificent view.After several hours’ walk the village came into view.31.After the writer had arrived in IndiaA)he spent a year writing about the place he lived inB)he took quite a long time finding a suitable place to live.C)he spent years looking for a certain village.D) he lived in a Himalayan community for many months.32.While looking for a“village”the writer foundA) he was searching for the impossible.B) all the village were exactly the same.C) the villagers made him feel confused.D) the village asked him a lot of questions.33.Before coming to India the writerA) had been a successful politician.B) had made a decision to do no more work.C) had been dismissed from his job.D) had written articles for publication.34.The writer decided to change his way of life becauseA)he no longer found his work interesting.B)he wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside.C)he wanted to find out more about the Third World.D) he thought living in a small community would be rewarding.35.The village the writer finally chooses to live inA) was situated at the end of a bumpy road.B) had a letter climate than those in the plains.C) was a short walk from the river.D) had a magnificent view of the river.Passage TwoQuestions 36 to 40 arc based on the following passage.Natural gas began with the plant and animal life of the earth’s prehistoric seas.Dead organisms settled on the ocean floor and were covered by layers of mud,silt(淤泥),and the layers of mud,silt,and sand were compressed intosolid rock.As millions of years passed,these rock layers bucked shifted.and accumulationof gas and oil were displaced and became trapped beneath masses of nonporous rock.Primitive man discovered natural gas quite by accident.The temple fires of Baku on the Caspian Sea(里海)were fired by natural gas seeping(渗漏)from rock fissures(裂缝),and worshipers(礼拜者,崇拜者)of hire journeyed to Baku from ad afar away as India.The mysterious“burning springs”in North America and elsewhere were also evidence of escaping gas,probably ignited by lighting.The first industrial application of natural gas was made by the Chinese.Gas transported by bamboo pipes was burned to evaporate brine and produce salt.Today there are some twenty—six thousand industrial uses for natural gas,and new uses are constantly being developed.Gas manufactured from coal was first produced early in the seventeenth century Because of its elusive nature, it was called ghost, meaning “ghost”-hence, someday ,our word gas.36.The original material for natural gas were prehistoric .A)plant life B)animallife C)minerals D)both a and b37.The natural forces acting on the material were .A)decay B)heat C)pressureD)all of the above38.Over time,layers covering these materials changed toA)rock B)oil C)mudD)all of the above39.The occurrence of natural gas at Baku was once linked withA)medicine B)religion C)chemistryD)geology40.The probably cause of the “burning springs” is given as .A)earthquakes B)heat C)lightingD)pressurePassage ThreeQuestions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.Experiments have been carried out on volunteers to see what happens when all sensations are stopped. This can be done in several ways. One method is to put a man inside a completely isolated room. This room is heavily sound-proofed and absolutely dark. There is no light or sound and the person is instructed just to lie motionless on a bed. People have stayed in rooms such as this for as long as four days. The results of sensory deprivation (SD) vary with the individual.Soon after entering the confinement cell most subjects went to sleep and slept almost without interruption for ten to twenty-four hours. These are gross estimates for there was nothing by which the subjects could determine the time which had elapsed. We know for certain that one subject slept for nineteen hours but insisted that he had had a nap of less than one hour. According to the monitoring microphone, which was capable of picking up the deep breathing of sleep, it seems more likely that most subjects slept all of the first twenty-four hours.We felt that so much sleeping in the first day wasted the effects of confinement, so we started placing subjects in SD early in the morning. We reasoned that after a night's sleep our confined subject would be unable to dissipate the effects of SD by sleeping. Such was not the case. As far as we could determine they went to sleep just as quickly and slept just as long as the previous subjects. We then started entering the subjects at midmorning, midday, and midafternoon. As it turned out, it made no difference when during the day and, presumably, during the night we started the confinement; the initial sleep period was always about the same.We had not expected this extended period of initial sleep. In fact, it had seemed reasonable to expect something of the opposite. SD was a very novel situation for our subjects, and as such, we reasoned, it should have occupied them for some time. I had a similar expectation for astronauts during space flight and was greatly surprised to learn that the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin had been able to sleep during his space flight around the earth.Other effects were also noted. With no real sensations to work on, the brain makes up all sorts of false information. Many people experience vivid dreams and hallucinations. When they are finally taken out of the room into the real changing world of light and sound, they are in a very strange state of mind, ready to believe anything and not nearly able to make decisions.41. This passage is mainly aboutA. how to have a sound sleepB. what causes loss of sensationsC. what will happen if sensations were lostD. how to lose sensations42. What does "subjects" (Para. 3, Line 2,) mean in this passage?A. Any member of a state except the supremeruler.B. Something to be talked or written about or studied.C. Person, animal or thing to be treated or dealt with.D. Theme on which a composition is based.43. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. All the people react in the same way to sensory deprivation.B. The researchers expected the subjects to sleep for a longtime.C. The first reaction to sensory deprivation is to dream.D. Total sensory deprivation means that the brain has no real information towork on.44. We can probably infer from the passage thatA. most astronauts are unable to fall asleep in spaceB. a period of sensory deprivation would make a person hard to controlC. many people are subject to fantasy while in the sensory deprivation cellD. microphones are used to control the breathing of subjects45. All of the following are the results of sensory deprivation exceptthatA. most subjects fell asleep and slept for a long timeB. some subjects didn't know how many hours they spent sleepingC. it took a long time for the subjects to adapt themselves to sensory deprivationD. many subjects became credulous right after sensory deprivationIII ClozeDirections:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the paper below. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centerAn American warship once paid a visit 46 a port in a hit country where the British base invited the officers of the American warship to aparty 47 . Now, Americans like their drinks to have plenty ofice in them, 48 in a cold climate, but at the time the warship's visit to the British base, it was 49 known that the British 50 ever had ice, even in 51 countries.The captain of the American ship did not want to have drink warm drinks at the British party, but it 52 very impolite to 53 the British captain's invitation, so the American captain 54 , but an hour before party was 55 to begin, sent a small boat ashore to his host with several large tins of ice from the warship's refrigerators.When the American offices went ashore for the party, they were looking forward to 56 plenty of ice in their drinks. They were 57 very surprised when,58 their arrival, they were served drinks with no ice in them at all, they thought that the servants might 59 not yet have had timeto 60 the ice that had been sent from the ship, but the party continued, and 61 there was no ice. Of course,the American officers were too 62 to ask what had happened to the ice that they had sent.When the party at last 63 to an end, the American Captain thanked his British host for the pleasant party. Then the secret of the ice came 64 The British captain thanked the American captain for it and said. "It 65 me to have the first really cold bath I had in this line."46. A)at B) to C)on D) in47. A) ashore B) aboard C)above D) afloat48. A) if B) except C)even D) only49. A) obviously B) certainly C)actually D) generally50. A) hardly B) rarely C)seldom D) nearly51. A) many hottest B) the hottest C) some hottest D) these hottest52. A) should be B) would have been C) must have been D) could be53. A) neglect B) ignore C)oppose D) refuse54. A) accepted B) approved C)received D) allowed55. A) due B) sure C)bound D) ready56. A) have B) having C) behaving D) be had57. A) however B) therefore C)nevertheless D) moreover58. A) in B) with C)on D) after59. A) surely B) maybe C)perhaps D) almost60. A) unpack B) uncover C)unfreeze D) unset61. A) yet B) still C)even D) rather62. A)patient B) thirsty C)careless D) polite63. A) came B) went C)got D) had64. A) away B) out C)about D) through65. A) allowed B) let C)admitted D) suggested试卷二及答题纸IV Translate the following sentences into English66.有许多理由不喜欢他,首先,他不讲真话。
2014年6月大学英语六级真题及答案完整版PartI Writing ( 30minutes)Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to put allyour eggs in one basket. You can give examples to illustrate your point .Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise a person bytheir appearance. You can give examples to illustrate your point .You shouldwrite at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Directions: For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining why it is unwise to jump toconclusions upon seeing or hearing something. You can give examples toillustrate your point .You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200words.Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,youwill hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices markedA),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2014年6月大学英语6级真题与答案详解汇总(共三套)完整版 作文1:It is unwise to judge a person by appearance.不要以貌取人 As a prevailing saying goes,“Don’t judge a person by appearance”. Undoubtedly, it reflects a current phenomenon that fewer individuals seem to attach due importance to the significance of intrinsic factors. However, from my own perspective, we should put more emphasis on the quality rather than appearance.
Taking a look around, we can find examples too numerous to list. The best illustration might be some currently over-packaged products in the markets. To put it more exactly, we may easily notice that the delicate packaged products may turn out to be of inferior quality. Exactly, it is the intrinsic factors that enable us to make reasonable choices.
In short, laying a solid foundation is crucial if we want to make achievements in our stu-dies or work, or indeed in any other aspects of our lives. And what we should bear in mind is that essence matters most instead of “the first sight”.
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choiA youngster’’s social development has a profound effect on his academic progress. Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well and have a higher chance of dropping out (退学). In the early grades especially, experts say, youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups rather than individually so that teachers can spot children who may be having problems making friends. "When children work on a project", says Lillian Kate, an educational professor at the University of Illinois, "they learn to work together, to disagree, to think, to take turns and lighten tensions. These skills can’’t be learned through lecture. We all know people who have wonderful technical skills but don’’t have any social skills. Relationships should be the first R."At a certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks the first time that their goals are not set by an internal clock but by the outside world. Just as a 1-year-old struggling to walk, a 6-year-old isstruggling to meet adults’’ expectations. "Young kids don’’t know how to distinguish between effort and ability." says Professor Hill, an early-childhood educator for the state of New Jersey, "If they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task. The effects of obvious methods comparison such as posting grades can be serious", says Hills, "a child who has had his confidence really damaged needs a rescue operation".1. The author seems to think that a kid’s poor relationship with his classmates would________.A have negative effects on his studyB develop his individualism but limit his intelligenceC eventually lead to his leaving schoolD have nothing to do with his achievements in a course答案:A细节题。
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choi By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’’s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’’s language skills increase. A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than "Is the doggie running away?" The parents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A Children who talk a lot are more intelligent. B Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C Active children should read more and be given more attention. D Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods. 答案:D 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第一段:“By adopting a few simple techniques,parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children’s language development.(父母给孩子读书的时候,通过采用一些简单的方法可以提高孩子的语言能力。),因此可以得出这样的结论:“语言能力可以通过适当的方法来提高。”D正确 2. What does "it" in line 2 can most probably be replaced by? A Parents increasing children’s language development_________. B Reading techniques being simple C Parents reading to children D Children’s intelligence development 答案:A 本题考查的是考生对具体词汇及结构的把握。根据上文第一句和第三句中的children’s language development部分,可以看出it指父母能提高孩子的语言能力。代词的指代内容一般应从该句的上下句中找。 3. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about? A Do you see the elephant? B Is the elephant in the cage? C What animals do you like? D Shall we go to the zoo? 答案:C 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段:“In the experimental group,the parents were given A two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended quest-tins rather than yes-or-no questions.(在进行实验的这一组里,给家长进行两小时的培训,让他们学会向孩子们提一些自由回答不能用是或不是回答的问题。)”再根据下文提问的举例可看出家长提出的最好的问题应该是:“What animals do you like?(你喜欢什么样的动物?)”C为正确答案。 4. The difference between the control group and the experimental group was_________. A the training that parents received B the age of the children C tile books that were read D the number of the children 答案:A 本题考查的是考生对细节的把握。答案在第二段“In the experimental group,the parents were given a two-hour training session”(在进行实验的这一组里,给家长进行两小时的培训),文章的调查研究中把孩子及其家长分成两组,显然区别在于实验组里的家长接受了培训。 5. The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that_________. A parents should be trained to read to their children B the more children read, the more intelligent they will become C children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively D children who read actively seem six months older 答案:C 本题是推断题,也是考查对文章细节的把握。答案在第一段最后一句话。“If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading,the child’s language skills increase.(如果家长鼓励孩子们对于家长给他们读的书的内容做出积极的反应,那么孩子们的语言能力就会提高。)”因此C为正确答案。
To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C. We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East In ancient times, the umbrella was allowed-to be used only by royal people or by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.