第一学期 英语考试文档格式.docx

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4.Thebossrefusedtogiveany_______onthefactthathisworkerswereoutofjobs.

A.responseB.commentC.answerD.reply

5.Thepolicesearchedthecityinanefforttocatchthemanwho______themurderlastweek.

A.limitedB.madeC.didD.committed

6.Theyhadtoexaminethedeadtigerbeforetheywere_______astowhokilledit.

A.positiveB.seniorC.virtualD.vital

7.Hecouldbe________abouteverythingelseintheworld,butnotaboutManet,hislovingchild.

A.visualB.criticalC.favoriteD.essential

8.Somepreviousstudyofmusicorperformanceexperienceisdesirablethoughnotaformal________forstudentswishingtotakethecourse.

A.requirementB.commitmentC.managementD.assignment

9.Hehassurely________hisgovernmenttocontinuingdownthepathofeconomicreform.

A.commentedB.communicateC.guaranteedD.committed

10.Itwashardworkbutweallfelt________attheendoftheproject.

A.embarrassedB.frustratedC.rewardedD.challenged

III.ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）

ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Passage1

WhenIwasinthe7thgrade,Ihadalotoftroublereading.Mymotherusedtositbymyside,andexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttomebecauseIdidn'

tunderstandwhatIwasreading.Shewouldhavetoreadeachparagraphtome.Andthenaftereachparagraph,shetoldmethegeneralmeaningofwhatwejustread.

Inclass,ItriedtohidethefactthatIcouldn'

tread.Myteachersgaveusthelasttenminutesofclasstostartourreadinghomework,andIwouldsittherefortenminutesstaringatthepage,pretendingIwasreadingit.Irememberaterriblefeelingofnotwantingtogetintotroublefornotbeingabletounderstand.IhadtowaituntilIgothomesomymothercouldexplainittome.HowdidIevergetintoCornellUniversity?

Bythe8thgradeIstartedunderstandingalittleonmyown,butIwasreadingataveryslowspeed.Igotholdofallthespeed-readingbooksIcouldgetmyhandson.Ireadthemallveryslowlyatthetime.Ievenwentoutandtookacourseonspeed-reading.ThenIdevelopedmyownwaywhichwaseasierandproducedquickerresults.Istartedpracticingthesetechniqueseveryday,andasIstartedtoreadfaster,myunderstandingincreased.IfoundthatIstoppeddaydreamingandthinkingaboutotherthingswhileIwasreading,andstartedgettingthelargermeaning.Iwasreadingfasterandcomprehendingbetter.

Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowly,word-by-word,yougetlostinthewords,losethebiggerpicture,andyourcomprehensiondrops.Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethegeneralpicture.

1.Themaindifficultythewriterhadinreadinginthe7thgradewasthat__________________.

A.sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignments

B.shehaddifficultyreadingwithcomprehension

C.shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar

D.shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoread

2.Thewriterwouldpretendtobereadinginthelast10minutesofclassbecause______________.

A.shewasafraidofbeingfoundout

B.thereadingclasswasterrible

C.shehadtodowhatothersweredoing

D.hermothertoldhertodoso

3.Thewriter'

sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause_______________________.

A.sheenteredCornellUniversity

B.shetookacourseonspeedreading

C.hermotherhelpedher

D.shedevelopedherownwayofreading

4.Fromherownexperience,thewriterfoundthat_________________.

A.one'

scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowly

B.inordertounderstandbetter,onehastoreadslowly

C.onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast

D.manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetime

5.Thewriterwrotethepassageinorderto___________________.

A.provetoreaderstheimportanceofhighereducation

B.tellastoryinhonorofhermother

C.giveadetaileddescriptionofdifferentreadingskills

D.provetheimportanceofreadingfast

Passage2

Learningaforeignlanguageisnotamatterofreadingsomegrammarrulesorsomevocabularywords—althoughthoseareimportantactivitiesnottobeignored.Acquiring（学到）alanguageislearningaskill,notabodyofinformation.It'

smuchmorelikelearningtoswimorrideabikethanitislikelearningabouttheSecondWorldWar.Thatis,youmustnotonlyunderstandtheideasandhaveinformationathand,butalsomakeyourbodyaccustomed（习惯于）tousingthatinformationinphysical（身体的）activity.Inthecaseoflearningasecondlanguage,thephysicalactivityisspeaking,listening,writing,andreading.

Youneed,then,notonlytolearnandunderstand,butalsotopractice!

Hereareafewsuggestionsoneffectivepractice/studytechniques.

1.Makeyourmouthorhanddowhatyourmindislearning.Studyoutloud.Gotothelabandworkwithtapes.Studywithafriend,practicingspeakingandlistening.Trytowritesentencesorashortparagraphusingtheskillsyouhavepracticedwithyourownlips.

2.Studydaybyday.Youcannotgetbyinaforeignlanguagecoursebycramming（临时抱佛脚）atthelastminute.Youmaybeableto"

learn"

vocabularyitemsthatway,butyoucannotteachyourmouthtousetheminsentences.

3.Sometimesgobackandreview"

old"

topicsandvocabulary.Languagelearningiscumulative（累积的）.Thenewskillsyoulearnbuildupontheoldskillsyoulearnedinthepast.Themoreyou"

recycle"

（循环）familiarinformationandskills,thebetteryouwillbeabletotakeinnewones.

4.Don'

tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Self-consciousness（害羞）canbeastrongbarriertolearningalanguage.Perhapspartofthereasonsmallchildrenreadilylearnlanguagesisthattheyarenotafraidofmakingmistakes.

6.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis______.

A.memorizingvocabularywordsisnecessaryinlanguagelearning

B.learningtoswimisquitesimilartolearningabouttheSecondWorldWar

C.understandingtheideasismoreimportantthananythingelse

D.languagelearningisaprocessofacquiringdifferentlanguageskills

7.Oneofthemajorbenefitsofstudyingwithafriendisthat_____________.

A.itmakesonetalkandlisteninaparticularlanguage

B.itbuildsthefriendshipbetweentwofriends

C.friendscansharetapesorotherlearningmaterials

D.onestudiesbetterwithafriend

8.Crammingisnothelpfulinlearningalanguagebecause_________.

A.itisoflittleusetostudywithoutaclearpurpose

B.nothingcanbelearnedthroughcramming

C.anythinglearnedthatwaycanhardlybeputintouse

D.onemaynotfindenoughtimetouseatthelastminute

9.Thepurposeofreviewingoldtopicsis_____________________________.

A.tobuildupagoodbasefornewskills

B.toenjoythegoodideascontainedinthem

C.tothrowawaytheold,uselessinformation

D.toavoidmakingmistakesinthefuture

10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyChildrenAreAbletoLearnaLanguageBetterThanGrown-ups?

B.AFewSuggestionsonStudyingaForeignLanguage

C.WhyLearningaForeignLanguageIsMoreDifficultThanAnythingElse?

D.AnIntroductiontoLanguageTeachingandLearning

Passage3

"

Cultureconsistsofallsharedproductsofahumansociety"

（Robertson,1981）.Thismeansnotonlysuchmaterialthingsascities,tools,andschools,butalsonon-materialthings,suchasideas,customs,familypatterns,andlanguages.Putsimply,culturereferstotheentirewayoflifeofasociety,"

thewaysofapeople"

.

Languageisapartofcultureandplaysaveryimportantroleinit.Somesocialscientistsconsideritthekeystoneofculture.Withoutlanguage,maintainingculturewouldnotbepossible.Ontheotherhand,languageisinfluencedandshapedbyculture.Itreflectscultureinthebroadestsense,isthesymbolicrepresentationofapeople,anditcomprisesasociety'

shistoricalandculturalbackgrounds.Languagealsodisplaysapeople'

sapproachtolifeandtheirwaysoflivingandthinking.

Weshouldnotgofurtherintotherelationshipbetweenlanguageandculture.Whatneedstobestressedhereisthatthetwointeract,andthatunderstandingofonerequiresunderstandingoftheother.

Socialscientiststellusthatculturesdifferfromoneanotherandthateachcultureisunique.Asculturesarediverse,languagesarealsodiverse.Itisonlynaturalthenthatwithdifferenceinculturesanddifferencesinlanguages,difficultiesoftenariseincommunicatingbetweenpeopleofdifferentcultures.Understandingisnotalwayseasy.

Learningaforeignlanguagewellmeansmorethanmerelymasteringthepronunciation,grammar,words,andidioms.Italsomeanslearningtoseetheworldasnativespeakersofthatlanguageseeit,learningthewaysinwhichtheirlanguagereflectstheideas,customs,andbehaviorsoftheirsociety.Itmeanslearningtounderstandtheir"

languageofthemind"

.Learningalanguage,infact,isinseparablefromlearningculture.

11.AccordingtoRobertson,whatisNOTpartofnon-materialculture?

A.Legalsystems.B.Language.C.Religion.D.Tools.

12.Thesecondparagraphisabout_____.

A.the