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Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheageofsix.Atthisstagenearlyailtheteachersarewomen,mostlymarried.(76)Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andtheteachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthingistomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theoldauthoritarian(要绝对服从的)methodsofeducationwerediscredited(不被认可)ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.
Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethemaccepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtoworktogetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisisonco-operationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthisprocess.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefactthatAmericansocietyishighlycompetitive;
however,theneedformakingpeoplesociableinthissensehascometoberegardedasoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrowupwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewascriminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystemfails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmostpeoplesociableandreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysandthroughkindnessandfriendliness.
1.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducationissupposedtomakechildren__________.
A.sensibleandsensitive
B.competitiveandinterested
C.curiousandfriendly
D.happyandco-operative
2.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschoolsbecausetheythink__________.
A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother
B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisonco-operation
C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas
D.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren
3.Theauthor'
sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbebestdescribedas__________.
A.favorable
B.negative
C.tolerant
D.unfriendly
4.
TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes__________.
A.materialwealth
B.competition
C.co-operation
D.personalbenefit
5.Theword"
sociable"
(Line8,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans__________.
A.fondoftalkingfreely
B.friendlywithotherpeople
C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare
D.happyatschool
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Nonverbal(非语言的)communicationhastodowithgestures,movementsandclosenessoftwopeoplewhentheyaretalking.(77)Thescientistssaythatthosegestures,movementsandsoonhavemeaningwhichwordsdonotcarry.
Forexample,thebodydistancebetweentwospeakerscanbeimportant.NorthAmericansoftencomplainthatSouthAmericansareunfriendlybecausetheytendtostandclosetotheNorthAmericanwhenspeaking,whiletheSouthAmericanoftenconsiderstheNorthAmericantobe"
cold"
or"
distant"
becausehekeepsagreaterdistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto.The"
eyecontact"
providesanotherexampleofwhatwearecallingnonverbalcommunication.Scientistshaveobservedthatthereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachotherthanthereisbetweenpeoplewhodon'
tlikeeachother.(78)Thelengthoftimethatthepersonwhomyouarespeakingtolooksatyoureyesindicatestheamountofinteresthehasinthethingsyouaretalkingabout.
Ontheotherhand,toolongagazecanmakepeopleuncomfortable.Theeyesapparentlyplayagreatpartinnonverbalcommunication.Genuinewarmthorinterest,shynessorconfidencecanoftenbeseenintheeyes.Wedonotalwaysconsiderasmiletobeasignoffriendliness.Someonewhoisalwayssmiling,andwithlittleapparentreasons,oftenmakesusuneasy.
6.Accordingtothepassage,nonverbalcommunication__________.
A.isamethodoftenusedbypeoplewhocannotspeak
B.cantellsomethingthatwordscannot
C.canbeusedtotalkwithpeoplewhocannotbear
D.islessusedthanwords
7.TheSouthAmerican__________.
A.tendstokeepadistancebetweenhimselfandthepersonheisspeakingto
B.usuallystandsclosetothepersonheistalkingto
C.isoftenunfriendlywhenspokento
D.isoftencoldanddistantwhenspeaking
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Lesseyecontactsuggestsdistanceinrelation.
B.Thelongeronelooksatyou,themoreinteresthehasinyou.
C.Thereismoreeyecontactbetweenpeoplewholikeeachother.