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Secondly,sticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemore“fashionable”.
Thirdly,listentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotime.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.
Fourthly,ifyouhavetime,listentosomeinterestingstoriesin“SpecialEnglishfromtheV.O.A.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook”.
21.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto________.
A.improvetheirlisteningability
B.readfast
C.writebetterEnglishandreadfaster
D.speakcorrectly
22.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradio,youshould________.
A.readtheChinese-languagenewspaperstepbystep
B.readagainandagaintheChinese-languagenewspaper
C.gothroughtheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst
D.beabletorecitetheChinese-languagenewspaper
23.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourse,you________.
A.shouldsticktoit
B.shouldbeginwiththelastbook
C.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionable
D.shouldn’tdoanythingelse
24.Inthispassage,V.O.A.standsfor________.
A.abookB.amagazine
C.atext-bookD.aradiostation
B
Thegroundhog(土拨鼠)hasbeenconsideredaweatherprophet(预言家)formanyyearsinnorthAmerica.Accordingtolegend,allwinterlongthefurrybrowngroundhogsleepsinhiscomfortableundergroundhome,orhole.OnFebruary2,hewakesup.Thegroundhogisveryhungryandcomesouttosearchforfood.Ifthesunisshinning,thegroundhogwillseehisownshadow.Thesightofhisshadowgiveshimsuchafrightthathequicklyreturnstohishole.Thiseventmeansthatspringwillnotcomeforsixmoreweeks.Ifthesunisnotshining,therewillbenoshadow.Thegroundhogwillnotbescaredandhewillstayoutsidehishole.Springwillcomeverysoon.
TheideathatanimalscouldforetelltheweatherprobablybeganinancientEurope.Atthetime,mostofthepeoplewerefarmersandtheweatherwasveryimportanttothem.Ifspringcameearlytheycouldbegintheplantingseasonearlyandhaveanearlyharvest.Theyfoundsomeanimalsweregoodweatherprophets.OnFebruary2,whentheycelebratedCandlemasDay,areligiousholidayaroundthetimewinterends,allthepeoplewatchedforananimalleavingitshole.InGermany,farmerswatchedforabadge.InEnglandfarmerslookedforahedgehog(刺猬).Theybelievedtheanimalscouldforetelltheweatherforthenextsixweeks.
WhentheearlysettlerscametoNorthAmericatherenobadgersorhedgehogsneartheirhomes.Thefarmersdidnotknowwhentoplanttheircrops.Intimetheydiscoveredananimalthatleftitsholeattheendofwinter.Thatanimalwasthegroundhog,alsocalledawoodchuckoramarmot.EveryFebruary2theywatchedforagroundhog.Finally,thedaycametobecalled“GroundhogDay”.Manygroundhog-watchingclubswereformed.Thememberssometimesdressedinnightshirtsandtophatsmadeofsilk.Theywouldgotothehillsinthedarkmorningandwaitnearagroundhoghole.Sometimesthegroundhog-watchingclubswouldhaveothertypesofcelebrations
25.WhichofthefollowingwillfrightenagroundhogaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.HisownshadowB.Theshiningsun
C.Thecomingspring
D.Hisundergroundhome
26.Accordingtolegend,ifitiscloudyonFebruary2,_____.
A.springwillcomeinMarch
B.winterwillendinashorttime
C.thegroundhogwillgoonsleeping
D.thegroundhogwillrefusetogoout
27.WhydidancientEuropeanswatchforanimalsonCandlemasDay?
A.Toamusethemselves.
B.Toprotecttheirharvest.
C.Tosaygoodbyetowinter.
D.Toknowwhentoplantcrops.
28.TheearlyNorthAmericansettlers____.
A.woreformalclothesonGroundhogDay
B.triedtocatchgroundhogsneartheirhomes
C.regardedthegroundhogasaweatherprophet
D.mistookgroundhogsforbadgersorhedgehogs
C
Acoupleofweeksago,my12-year-olddaughter,Ellathreatened(威胁)totakemyphoneandbreakit.“Atnightyou’llalwayshaveyourphoneoutandbreakyou’lljusttype,”Ellasays.“I’mreadytogotobed,andtrytogetyoutoreadstoriesformeandyou’rejuststandingtherereadingyourtextsandtextingotherpeople,”sheadds.IcametorealizethatIwasignoringherasafather.
Ellaisn’ttheonlykidwhofeelsthiswayaboutherparent’srelationshipwithdevices.CatherineSteiner-Adair,apsychologistatHarvard,wroteTheBigDisconnect:
ProtectingChildhoodandFamilyRelationshipsintheDigitalAge.Forherbook,
Steiner-Adairinterviewedmorethan1,000kidsfromtheagesof4to18.Shetalkedtohundredsofteachersandparents.
Oneofthemanythingsthatknockedmysocksoff,”shesays,“wastheconsistency(一致性)withwhichchildren—whethertheywere4or8or18or24—talkedaboutfeelingexhaustedandfrustratedormadtryingtogettheirparents’attention,competingwithcomputerscreensoriPhonescreensoranykindoftechnology.”
Acoupleofyearsago,mydaughtergotalaptopforschool.Andbecauseshewasbecomingmoreindependent,wegotheraphone.Wesetuprulesforwhenshecouldusethedeviceandwhenshe’dneedtoputitaway.Wecreatedacharging(充电)station,outsideherbedroom,whereshehadtopluginthesedeviceseverynight.Basically—exceptforhomework—shehastoputitallawaywhenshecomeshome.
Steiner-Adairsaysmostadultsdon’tsetupsimilarlimitsintheirownlives.“We’velosttheboundariesthatprotectworkandfamilylife,’’shesays.“Soitisveryhardtomangeyourselfandbepresentinthemomentsyourchildrenneedyou.’’
Aftermydaughter’slittleintervention(介入),Imademyselfapromisetocreatemyownchargingstation.Toplugmyphonein—somewherefaraway—whenIamdoneworkingfortheday.I’vebeentryingtoleaveitthereuntouchedformostoftheweekend
29.WhydidEllathreatentobreakherfather’sphone?
A.Herfatherspentalotofmoneyonhisphone.
B.Herfatherdidnotdoanyhouseworkorreadtoher.
C.Herfathermadealotofnoisebytalkingonthephone.
D.Herfathergavehisattentiontohisphoneinsteadofher.
30.Bysaying“knockedmysocksoff’’,Steiner-Adairmeans“___’’.
A.madefunofher
B.surprisedheralot
C.tookhersocksoff
D.madeherexhausted
31.Whetdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinparagraph4?
A.Howheprotectedhisdaughterfromdevices.
B.Whyhisdaughterwasdissatisfiedwithhim.
C.Howtocreateachargingstationathome.
D.Whychildrenneedalaptoporaphone.
32.Wecaninferfromthetexttheauthor___.
A.willnotusehisphoneformnowon
B.planstocreatemorechargingstationsathome
C.isamanwholearnsfromhismistakes
D.doesn’tthinkalaptopishelpfultohisdaughter
D
Childrenarequicktoask“why”and“how’’whenitcomestonewthings,butresearchsuggeststhattheylearnmorewhenteachersturnthequestionsbackonthem.“Whenchildrenexplainevents,theylearnmorethanwhenjustgettingtheresults,’’saidCristineH.Legare,aprofessorattheUniversityofTexas.
Ms.Legarebroughtin96childrenaged3to5andsetbeforethemacomplextoymadeupofcolorful,interlockinggears(齿轮).Withthefirstgroup,theresearchersasked,“Canyouexplainthistome?
”Withthesecondone,theysaid,“Look,isn’tthisinteresting?
’’
Thetwogroupsofchildrenfocusedondifferentthings,researchersfound.Childrenwhowereaskedtoobservenoticedthecolorsofthetoy,whilethoseaskedtoexplainfocusedonthechainofgearsworkingoneachother.
Childrenwhohadexplainedthetoywerebetteratre-creatingitandnotbeingdisturbedbydecorativegears,andtheywerebetterabletousewhattheyhadlearnedwhohadobservedthetoyoutperformedthechildrenintheexplanationgrouponamemorytaskfocusedonthetoy’scolors.
DedreGentner,thedirectorofthecognitivescienceprogramatNorthwesternUniversity,saidthatteachersintroducingaconceptcanimprovestudents’understandingbygivingexamplesofclosecomparisons,andthenaskingchildrentoexplainhowconceptsarerelated.
Inaseriesofexperimentswith3-to7-year-olds,shefocuschildrencanbeconbeconfusedbycomparisonsthatfocusonarelationshipratherthanadirect-objectmatch.
Forexample,a3-year-oldshownapictureoftworabbitsfacingeachotherandtold“thisisatoma’’andthenaskedtofindanother“tome”willchooseapictureofarabbitoveroneoftwocatsfacingeachother98percentofthetime.A7-year-oldismorelikelytorecognizethemoreabstractcomparisonofarelationship.
However,Ms.Gentnerfoundthat3-year-oldscanthinkmorelike7-yesr-oldsiftheyaregivenmoreexamples.Whenshowna“toma”withrabbitsandanotherwithcats,andthenasked,“Canyousaywhybothofthesearetomas?
”mostofthechildrencangiveagoodexplanation.
33.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?
A.Observationcomesfirstforalearner.
B.Childrencanlearnmorefirstforalearner.
C.picturesc