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Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).AfteryoureadapassageyoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandthenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Afiredrillis,toputitmildly,aninconvenientexerciseatthebestoftimes.Afiredrillat2:
00inthemorninginterribleweatherconditions,liketheonewehadonThursdaynightandFridaymorninglast,isincomparablymoreinconvenient.Thisiswhywritingthisnotetothankyouallmostsincerelyforyourexcellentco-operationandthespiritwithwhichyouenduredtheinconvenience.
Afiredrillisnotanidleexercise.Itisanextremelyseriousoneandcan,infact,savelivesinthelongrun.Lastweek’firedrillhasalreadyrevealedanumberofimportantthingsregardingfireprecautionsintheHall.Forinstance,thereseemtoexitanumberof“deafspots”intheHall,namely,thetworoomsinPurserHouseandsomeroomsintheBottomcorridor.Ihavenoreasontodoubtthatresidentsfromtheseareascouldnothearthealarm.Ishallrequestanimmediateexaminationofthisproblem.
Ishould,also,remindyouthatitisarequirementthatfiredrillsshouldberegularlycarriedout(atleasttwoineveryoneyear)andeachresidentshouldbemadefullyawareofthisandobligedtotakepart.Allresidentsmusttakefireprecautionswiththeseriousnesstheydeserve.Failuretodosocanresultbinfinesandexpulsion(驱逐)fromtheHall.Thankyouagainforyourco-operation.
1.Thelastfiredrillcausedmuchmoreinconveniencebecause_____B__A__.
A)itwasinbadweatherB)therewere“deafspots”
C)abigfirestartedD)itwasattheweekend
2.Thephrase“inthelongrun”(L.2,Part.2)means_____A___C_.
A)effectivelyB)endlesslyC)eventuallyD)efficiently
3.Somepeopledidnotmaketheirappearanceatthelastdrillbecause___B____.
A)theyweredeafB)theycouldnothearthealarm
C)nobodywakedthemupD)theyrefusedtoleavetheirrooms
4.Afiredrillisextremelyimportantaccordingtothewriterfor___C____D__.
A)itisagoodphysicalexerciseB)itcultivatespeople’sendurance
C)itisalegalrequirementD)itcansavelivesincaseofafire
5.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTstatedbytheauthor?
CB
A)Afiredrillisveryimportantanduseful.
B)Thelastfiredrillreceivedinactiveco-operationfromtheresidents.
C)Thosewhodonottakefireprecautionswillbefinedanddrivenout.
D)Ithasbeenmadearulethatfiredrillswillbeperformedregularly.
PassageTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Accidentsarecaused;
theydon’tjusthappen.Thereasonmaybeeasytosee:
ashelfoutofreach,apatchoficeonthemisfortune—frustration,tirednessorjustbadtemper—thatshowwhattheaccidentreallyis,asortofattackononeself.
Roadaccidents,forexample,happenfrequentlyafterafamilyquarrel,andweallknowpeoplewhoareaccident-prone,sooftenatoddswiththemselvesandtheworldthattheyseemtocauseaccidentsforthemselvesandothers.
Bydefinition,anaccidentissomethingyoucannotpredictoravoid,andtheideawhichusedtobecurrent,thatthemajorityofroadaccidentsarecausedbyaminorityofcriminallycarelessdrivers,isnotsupportedbyinsurancestatistics.Theseshowthatmostaccidentsinvolveordinarymotoristsinamomentsofcarelessnessorthoughtlessness.
Itisnotalwaysclear,either,whatsortofconditionsmakepeoplemorelikelytohaveanaccident.Forinstance,thelawrequiresallfactoriestotakesafetyprecautionsandmostcompanieshavesafetycommitteestomakesuretheregulationsareobserved,butstill,everydayinBritain,somefiftythousandmenandwomenareinjuredfromworkduetoaccidents.Theseaccidentsarelargelytheresultofhumanerrorormisjudgment—noiseandfatigue,boredomorworryarepossiblefactorswhichcontributetothis.Doctorswhoworkinfactorieshavefoundthatthosewhodrinktoomuch,usuallypeoplewhohaveahighanxietylevel,runthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsatwork.
6.Thepassagesuggeststhat___D____A_.
A)Accidentsareusuallycausedbypsychologicalfactors.
B)Accidentsmostlyresultfromslipperyroads.
C)Drinkersrunthreetimesthenormalriskofaccidentsinfactories.
D)About50000peoplelosetheirlivesatworkinBritaineveryday.
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafactorofaccidents?
D
A)Mood.B)Tiredness.C)CarelessnessD)Weather
8.Theword“accidents-prone”(L.2Para.2)means___B____A_.
A)likelytohaveaccidentsB)injuredinaccidents
C)possibletodieinaccidentsD)responsibleforroadaccidents
9.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’opinionofaccidents?
B
A)Safetyprecautionsareoflittleuseinaccidents.
B)Manyaccidentscanandshouldbeavoided.
C)Factoryaccidents,unlikeroadaccidents,areinevitable.
D)Mostroadaccidentsarecausedbyjustafewcarelessdrivers.
10.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____A___C___.
A)AccidentsandAnxiety
B)HowtoDealwithAccidentsonRoadandinFactories
C)HumanFactorsinAccidents
D)HowtoPreventAccidentsonRoadandinFactories
PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneed?
JudgingfromtheresultoftheviolentexperimentbyaGermanKing,FrederickII,inthe13thcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.
Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlanguagedeprivationhere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.
TodaynomuchviolentdeprivationexistsasthatbyFrederickII.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtomapuplanguagerapidly.Therearecriticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringlanguageskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.
Linguists(语言学家)suggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.
Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.WhatisspecialaboutMan’sbraincomparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy-bear(玩具熊)withthesoundpattern“teddy-bear”.
Butspeechhastobestimulated,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild’sbabbling(牙牙学语),grasping,crying,smiling,andrespondstothem.Insensitivityofthemothertothesesignalsdullstheinteractionbecausethechildgetsdiscouragedandsendsoutonlytheobvioussignals.Sensitivitytothechild’snon-verbalsignalsisessentialtothegrowthanddevelopmentlanguage.
11.FrederickII’sexperimentwasviolentbecause______B___.
A)hewantedtoprovechildrenarebornwithabilitytospeak
B)heignoredtheimportanceofmotheringtotheinfant
C)hewasunkindtothenurse
D)hewantedhisnursestosaynomothertongue
12.Thereasonsomechildrenarebackwardinspeakingtodaythat_____A____.
A)theirmothersdonotrespondtotheirattemptstospeak
B)theirmothersarenotintelligentenoughtohelpthem
C)theydonotlistencarefullytotheirmothers
D)theirbrainshavetoabsorbtoomuchlanguageatonce.
13.By“criticaltimes”inParagraph3theauthormeans______C____.
A)difficultperiodsinthechild’slife
B)momentswhenthechildbecomescriticaltoitsmother
C)importantstagesinthechild’sdevelopment
D)timeswhenmothersoftenneglecttheirchildren
14.WhichofthefollowinginNOTimpliedinthepassage?
AB
A)Abilitytolearntospeakalanguageisinborninman
B)Childrendonotneedtobeencouragedtolearntospeak
C)Earlylanguagestartersarenotnecessarilyhighlyintelligent
D)Mostchildrenlearntheirlanguageindefinitestages
15.Ifthemotherdoesnotrespondtoherchild’ssignals______B___D.
A)thechildwillneverbeabletospeakproperly
B)thechildwillstopgivingoutsignals
C)thechildwillinventalanguageofhisown
D)thechildwillmakelittleefforttospeak
PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Americanswhoremember“thegoodolddays”arenotaloneincomplainingabouttheeducationalsysteminthiscountry.Immigrants(移民)complain,too.LatelyaGermanfriendwasfilledwithangerwhenhelearnedthatthemathematicstestgiventohissononhisfirstdayasacollegefreshmanincludedmultiplicationanddivision.JapanesebusinessmeninLosAngelessendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolsstaffedbyteachersimportedfromJapantolearnmathematicsatJapaneselevels,generallyconsideredatleastayearmoreadvancedthanthelevelhere.
ButIwonder:
IfAmericaneducationissopoor,whyisitthatthisisstillthecountryofinnovation(创新)?
WhenIwas12inIndonesia,Ihadtomemorizethenameofalltheworld’smajorcities,fromKabultoKarachi.Atthesameage,myson,whowasbroughtupbyaCalifornian,thoughtt