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英语二学习指南

英语

（二）-学习指南

PartI.UseofEnglish

Directions:

In this part there are some sentences or questions. For each sentence or question there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the ONE answer to respond the sentence. 

1.—Dad,Iwonfirstplaceinthespeechcontest.

—______!

I’mproudofyou,mydaughter.

A.CongratulationsB.GoodluckC.MypleasureD.Goodidea

2．—Excuseme,couldItakethisseat?

—Sorry,__________.

A.hereitisB.takeitC.itisn’tD.it’staken

3.—Mr.Smith,youarefinedforover-speeding.Pleasesignhere.

—Fined?

Over-speeding?

________

A.Areyouallright?

B.Youcan’tbeserious!

C.Mindyourownbusiness!

D.Youaskedforit!

4．—Let’sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.

—________Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?

A.Thanksalot.B.Whatfor?

C.Yes,I’dliketo.D.Whynot?

5．—ItisreportedthatitwillrainhardnextSunday.

—______.We’replanningtogoboatingthatday.

A.Idon’tthinkso.B.Ihopenot.C.I’mafraidnot.D.Ihopeso.

6.—I’mtravelingtoLondonbybicycle.Seeyounextweek.

—Seeyou,and_____.

A.goodluckwithyourtripB.takeiteasy

C.itcertainlywillbehappyD.makeyourselfcomfortable

7.—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?

Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.

—______.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.

A.ItjustdependsB.It’suptoyou

C.AllrightD.Gladtohearthat

8.—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?

—Sorry,I’mastrangerhere.

—______.

A.ThanksanywayB.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.NevermindD.Noproblem

9.—HowdoyoufindtheconcertintheBeijingGrandTheatrelastnight?

—______.Buttheconductorwasperfect.

A.Icouldn’tagreemoreB.Idon’tthinkmuchofit

C.IwascrazyaboutitD.Ireallylikeit

10.—Theweatherhereinsummerissochangeable.Pleasetakeanumbrellawhenyougoout.

—________.

A.Well,don’tworryB.Well,itjustdepends

C.Oh,takeiteasyD.OK,justincase

11.—Haveyoubeenwastingtimeoncomputergamesagain?

—________.I’vebeenstudyingalotandIneedabreak.

A.NowayB.Idon’tagree

C.NotreallyD.Icouldn’tagreemore

12.—ThankyouverymuchforhelpingmewhenIwasintrouble.

—_____.

A.Don'tmentionitB.Withpleasure

C.That'srightD.Yousaidit

13.—I’msorryIdidn’tmakeittoyourpartylastnight.

—______,Iknowyou’rebusythesedays.

A.OfcourseB.Nokidding

C.That’sallrightD.Don’tmentionit

14.—Haveaniceweekend.

—Thankyou._____.

A.SeeyoulaterB.Whataboutyou

C.ThesametoyouD.It’smypleasure

15.—Ican’tgetonwellwithsomeofmyclassmates.Theyjustleavemeinthecold.

—________.Butwhat’sthereason?

A.Sorrytohearthat.B.Howaboutthat?

C.Don’tmentionit.D.Nevergiveup!

PartII.Readingcomprehension

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Psychologistshavediscoveredthateventhemostindependent-mindedofuswillconformtosocialpressurewhenwearewithagroupofpeople.Inoneclassicexperiment,peoplewereshownaverticallineandaskedtofindalineofidenticallengthfromaselectionofthree.

Youmightthinkthatthisisanabsurdlyeasytask,andwhenpeopleperformitbythemselvestheydoitverywell.However,psychologistshavediscoveredthatweareveryeasilyswayedbytheopinionsofotherpeoplewhenwedothistaskinagroup.Inonestudy,agroupofthreepeoplewassetup,wheretwoofthepeoplewereconfederates（同伙）oftheexperimenter.Whentheconfederatesdeliberatelygavewronganswers,peoplewereoftenswayedtogivethewrongansweralso.Infact,75%ofpeoplegaveatleastonewronganswer,withsomepeopleconformingtopeerpressureoneveryoccasion.

Butwhydopeopleconforminthisway?

Inaneasytasklikethis,itseemsthatpeopledonotwanttostepoutoflinewiththeprevailingopinionofthegroup.Onmoredifficulttasks,peoplealsoconformbecausetheyloseconfidenceintheirownabilitytomakedecisionsandprefertotrustthemajorityopinioninstead.

Atypicalexampleofthiskindofconformityariseswhenwecomeacrosspeopleindistress.Wouldyouhelpawomanwhohasbeenattackedinthestreet?

Itturnsoutthatyouaremuchmorelikelytogotoherassistanceifyouarealone.Whenotherpeoplearealsoaround,adiffusionofresponsibilityoccurs.Peopleareparalysedintoinaction,becauseeveryoneassumesthatsomeoneelsewillgotothewoman’sassistance.

1InParagraph1,theunderlinedword"conform"probablymeans“________”.

A.seekindependenceB.disobeyorders

C.seekpleasureD.followwhatothersdo

2.WhatisthepurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinParagraph2?

To________

A.explainwhypeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers

B.provethatpeopleareeasilyinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers

C.traintheconfederatesoftheexperimenterasindependent-minded

D.describehowpeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers

3.Inthelastparagraph,accordingtotheauthor,whywouldn’tonehelpthewoman?

He________.

A.thinkshehasnoresponsibilitiestogiveahand

B.thinkshehasnothingtodowithit

C.istooshytogivehishelpinghand

D.thinkssomeoneelsewillofferassistance

4.Whatmethoddoestheauthormainlyusetodevelopthetext?

A.Givingexamples.B.Cause-effectanalysis.

C.Comparativeanalysis.D.Processanalysis.

PassageTwo

Dyslexiaisaproblemthatrestrictstheabilitytorecognizewordsandconnectsoundswithletterswhenpeopleread.Peoplewiththislearningdisordermayalsohaveproblemswhentheywrite.Dyslexiaisnotrelatedtoeyesightorintelligence.Theprobleminvolvesareasofthebrainthatprocesslanguage.Brainscientistsarestudyingwhethertheycanpredictwhichyoungchildrenmaystrugglewithreadingtoprovidethemwithearlyhelp.JohnGabrieliattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisleadingthestudyoffive-year-oldinabouttwentyschoolsintheBostonarea.

Theystudiedintheschoolswithkindergartens．Andforallthechildrenjoininginthestudy,theygivethemabriefsetofpaper-and-pencilteststolookatwhichchildrenappeartobeatsomeriskforstrugglingtoread.Sofar,fiftyofthemhavebeenexaminedinascanner,aspecialmachine,toshowbrainactivity.Writtentestsarenotalwaysabletoidentifydyslexiaorotherproblems,whilebrainscansmayofferamorescientificwaytoidentifyproblems.Andwithreadingproblems,earlyidentificationisimportant.Whenitcomestohelpingchildrenovercomereadingdifficulties,theyoungerthechild,themoreeffectivetheyare.

Readingproblemsarenotusuallyidentifieduntilachildisinthethirdorfourthgrade.Thelaterchildrenarerecognizedaspoorreaders,thelesstreatmentcanhelp.And,asProfessorGabrielipointsout,poorreadingcanmakeeducationastruggle.Readingiseverything.Evenmathandsciencehavetextbooks.

Whilethechildrenaregiventasksrelatedtoreading,thebrainscansmeasuretheextenttowhichcertainpartsofthebrainbecomeactivewhilethechildrendothework.Thescientistssaytheyarepleasedwithearlyresultsfromthestudy,buthavealongwaytogo.

5.Dyslexiaaffectsthepartofbrainconcerning________.

A.eyesightB.intelligenceC.languageD.emotion

6.Dyslexiaproblemsaremorelikelytobeidentifiedthrough________.

A.speechcontestsB.readingefficiency

C.listeningcomprehensionD.brainscans

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingshasthebesttimetoovercomereadingdifficulties?

A.Tom,aboyinthekindergarten.B.Kate,ahighschoolleaver.

C.Jane,aprimaryschoolstudent.D.Steve,amaninhisthirties.

8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AneffectivewaytoidentityDyslexiaatanearlystage.

B.Alearningdisorderinvolvingone’sintelligence.

C.Dyslexia—aproblemaffectingone’sreadingandwriting.

D.ApossiblesolutiontotheproblemsrelatedtoDyslexia.

PassageThree

Iwassittinginmykitchen.Mymomstoodinfrontofme,hardlykeepingthetearsfromspillingover.Shetoldmethatmythree-year-oldcousinhadcancer.Hearingthis,Iwentcompletelynumb.Howcouldthisbehappening?

Ihadjustseenher,andshewasfine.

Thesethingsdidn’thappentoourfamily,that’swhatmyunclesaid.Itseemedliketheworldturnedupsidedown;justlastweekmygrandmotherhadpassedaway.IfeltlikeIcouldn’tgetmyfeetonsolidground.

That’swhenmysister,Madi,camedownthestairswithherlongbrownhairfreshlywashed.Shesatnexttomeandsmiled.Despitewhatwashappening,everythingwouldworkout,hersmileseemedtosay.

“Mom,doyouthinkIcouldgetmyhaircuttomorrow?

”Madiasked.

“Sure,”Momsaid,startingtowashthedishes.

“IwanttodonateittoLocksofLove”Madismiled.

Mymomstoppedwashingandturnedtolookather.“Areyousure?

”InoticedthatMomwasholdingbacktears.Thiswasasacrifice（牺牲）forMadi.Herlonghairwasanimportantpartofher.

“Yeah,it’sjusthair.Eventuallyitwillgrowback.”Shesaid.

“Allright,”Momsaidquietly,smilingagain.

Madigaveupapartofherselfforawhile.Sheletapieceofherselfgotosomeoneelse,someoneshedidn’tknow.Thatdayshebecamemyherotoo.

9.Onhearing3-year-oldcousinhadcanc