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　Withtheinventionanddevelopmentoftelevision,entertainmenthasgrownmuchmorevisualincharacterandisdemandinglessandlessuseoftheimagination,consideredbymanytobeman'sgreatestfaculty.Butitsgreatestinadequacyliesinitsinabilitytoexercisejustthosecreativepowersinmenwhicharecalleduponanddevelopedinthepursuitofaworthwhilehobby,Thislackisnotseriouswhileamanisstillfullyemployedinhisday-to-dayworkwhichitselfoftengiveshimopportunitiestocreateeitherwithhishandsorwithhismind.Atthistimeheseeksonlysomeformofrelaxationinhisleisure.Therecomesatime,however,whenhemustretirefromhisoccupationonaccountofage,anditisthenthattheseshallowerpastimes,usefulenoughhasaformofrelaxation,mightceasetosatisfythehithertoactiveman.Today,manyelderlypeoplearefindingthistobetrue,andseemconstantlytobesufferingfromasenseoffrustrationafterretirement,whichrevealsseemconstantlytobesufferingfromasenseoffrustrationafterretirement,whichrevealsitselfinashorttemperandslowdegenerationofhealth,thetwomostcommonsymptoms.

　　1.Thewritercriticizesvisualentertainmentbecause

　　A.itdoesnotrequireman'screativepowers.

　　B.itdemandstoomuchofourimagination.

　　C.itcannotimproveourintelligenceandskill.

　　D.itleadsmantoslowdegenerationinhealth.

　　参考答案：

C

　　2.Whatisregardedasman’sgreatestfaculty?

　　A.Entertainment

　　B.Character

　　C.Hobbies

　　D.Imagination

　　参考答案：

D

　　3.Whilefullyemployed,menlookfor

　　A.visualentertainmentthatrequiresimaginationintheirleisure.

　　B.opportunitiestocreateeitherwiththeirhandsorwiththeirmindsintheirleisure.

　　C.somethingthatwillhelpthemrelaxintheirleisure.

　　D.creativehobbiesintheirleisure.

　　参考答案：

C

　　4.Whenretired,theelderlypeoplefindthat

　　A.shallowerpastimescannolongersatisfythem.

　　B.itisunnecessarytocultivatecreativehobbiesintheiryoungerdays.

　　C.doinganythingafterretirementisunnecessary.

　　D.relaxationismostsuitablefortheirretiredlife.

　　参考答案：

A

　　5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

　　A.hobbiesaremoreimportanttotheyoungthantotheelderly.

　　B.weshoulddevelopworthwhilehobbieswhenweareyoung.

　　C.inancienttimesentertainmentwasmorevisualincharacter.

　　D.hobbiesarenotimportantinthehealthofmodernmen.

　　参考答案：

B

　　Isteachingimportant?

Well,ofcourseitis.Therewasatimewhenthenecessaryknowledgecouldbetaughttotheyoungbyfamilymembers.Butassocietiesbecamemorecomplexanddivisionoflabormorecommon,itwasimpossibleforfamilymemberstoteachtheinformationandskillsyoungpeopleneededtobecomeusefulmembersofthesociety.Astheneedforspecialistsappeared,thejobofteachingcameintobeinginourcountry,andteachingasajobhasbeenofincreasingimportanceoverthepasthundredyears.Today,wehavestrictrulesforteachers.Wehopeallchildrencanattendschools.Manythingstellusthatteachingisindeedan"important"job.

　　Inrecentyears,therehasbeenanincreasingneedforteacherstobe"responsible".Thismeansthatthepublicexpectsteacherstosucceedinteachingimportantinformationtotheyoung.Teachers'salariestoday,whilenotmuch,certainlyaremuchhigherthantheywereinyearspast.Theseincreaseshavecomeaboutbecausepeoplehaverealizedthatwithoutenoughsalaries,peoplewhohaveabilitieswillnotbecometeachers.Todayalmostnoonesaysthat"anybodywilldo"forateacher.Thepublicexpects"qualitypeople"toteachtheyoung,andprogressisbeingmadetogivesalariesthatwillmakepeoplewhohaveabilitiesbecometeachers.

　　1.Beforethejobofteachingcameintobeing,__.

　　A.familymembershadbeenresponsiblefortheeducationoftheyoung

　　B.specialistshadbeeninchargeofteachingyoungpeople

　　C.youngpeoplehadhadtobeself-educated

　　D.thesocietyhadplayedanimportantroleineducatingyoungpeople

　　参考答案：

A

　　2.Thejobofteachingcameintobeingmainlybecauseof__.

　　A.thedevelopmentofthesociety

　　B.theexplosionofinformation

　　C.Theneedforspecialists

　　D.thecivilizationofhumanbeings

　　参考答案：

C

　　3.Teachers'salariesareraisedtodayinorderto__.

　　A.showtheimportanceofteachingasajob

　　B.attractmorequalifiedpeopletobecometeachers

　　C.maketeachers"responsible"intheirteaching

　　D.improvethequalityofpublicteaching

　　参考答案：

B

　　4."Anybodywilldo"forateachermeansthat__.

　　A.almostallpeoplewanttobecomeateacher

　　B.ateacherissohighlyrespectedthatpeopleallwanttohelphim

　　C.ateacherwilldowhateverhecanforhisstudents

　　D.thejobofteachingissoeasythateverybodycandoit

　　参考答案：

D

　　5.Weknowfromthepassagethat__.

　　A.itisimportanttobesuccessfulinteachingtheyoung

　　B.enoughsalariesarenecessaryinmakingqualitypeoplebecometeachers

　　C.greaterprogresshastobemadeinteaching

　　D.teachingisaproductofthesociety'sdivisionoflabor

　　参考答案：

B

　　Inancienttimesthemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.

　　IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudywithpeoplewhohadmadeaspecialstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheprocessoftestingcandidatesforthedoctor'sdegree.

　　Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestion,wasprobablynotknownuntilthenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameintoexistencewiththegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry.Aroomfullofcandidatesforastateexamination,timedexactlybyelectricclocksandcarefullywatchedoverbymanagers,resemblesagroupofworkersatanautomobilefactory.Generally,duringexaminationsteachersandstudentsareexpectedtoactlikemachines.

　　Onetypeoftestissometimescalledan"objective"test.Itisintendedtodealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikecorrectanswerstostudentswhohavenotlearnedthematerialproperly.

　　1.IntheMiddleAgesstudents______.

　　A.tookobjectivetests

　　B.specializedinonesubject

　　C.weretimedbyelectricclocks

　　D.neverwroteexams

　　参考答案：

D

　　2.Themainideaofparagraph3isthat______.

　　A.workersnowtakeexaminations

　　B.thepopulationhasgrown

　　C.thereareonlywrittenexams

　　D.examinationsarenowwrittenandtimed

　　参考答案：

D

　　3.Thekindofexamswherestudentsmustselectanswersare______.

　　A.personal

　　B.spoken

　　C.objective

　　D.written

　　参考答案：

C

　　4.Modernindustrymusthavedeveloped______.

　　A.beforetheMiddleAges

　　B.aroundthe19thcentury

　　C.inGreeceorRome

　　D.machinestotaketests

　　参考答案：

B

　　5.Itmaybeconcludedthattesting______.

　　A.shouldtestonlyopinions

　　B.shouldalwaysbewritten

　　C.haschangedsincetheMiddleAges

　　D.isgivenonlyinfactories

　　参考答案：

C

　　Afterabusydayofworkandplay,thebodyneedstorest.Sleepisnecessaryforgoodhealth.Duringthistime,thebodyrecoversfromtheactivitiesofthepreviousday.Therestthatyougetwhilesleepingenablesyourbodytoprepareitselfforthenextday.

　　Therearefourlevelsofsleep,eachbeingalittledeeperthantheonebefore.Asyousleep,yourmusclesrelaxlittlebylittle.Yourheartbeatsmoreslowly,andyourbrainslowsdown.Afteryoureachthefourthlevel,yourbodyshiftsbackandforthfromonelevelofsleeptotheother.

　　Althoughyourmindslowsdown,fromtimetotimeyouwilldream.Scientistswhostudysleepstatethatwhendreamingoccurs,youreyeballsbegintomovemorequickly（althoughyoureyelidsareclosed）.ThisstageofsleepiscalledREM,whichstandsforrapideyemovement

　　Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleep,somepeoplerecommendbreathingveryslowlyandverydeeply.Otherpeoplebelievethatdrinkingwarmmilkwillhelpmakeyoudrowsy.Thereisalsoanoldsuggestionthatcountingsheepwillputyoutosleep!

　　1.Agoodtitleforthispassageis___.

　　A.Sleep

　　C.Dreams

　　B.GoodHealth

　　D.WorkandRest

　　参考答案：

A

　　2.Theworddrowsyinthelastparagraphmeans___.

　　A.sick

　　C.asleep

　　B.standup

　　D.alittlesleepy

　　参考答案：

D

　　3.Thispassagesuggeststhatnotgettingenoughsleepmightmakeyou___.

　　A.dreammoreoften

　　C.nervous

　　B.havepoorhealth

　　D.breathequickly

　　参考答案：

B

　　4.DuringREM,___.

　　A.youreyesmovequickly

　　C.youarerestless

　　B.youdream

　　D.bothAandB

　　参考答案：

D

　　5.Theaveragenumberofhoursofsleepthatanadultneedsis___.

　　A.approximatelysixhours

　　C.abouteighthours

　　B.aroundtenhours

　　D.notstatedhere

　　参考答案：

D

　　Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

　　Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaTVsetinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andtheycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifhehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoi