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Americanssay"
inthehospital"
Doyouhave
apen?
Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.
Americansusuallysoundthe'
r'
sinwordslike"
bird"
hurt"
.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundthe'
sinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingand
vocabulary.Forexample,"
colour"
honour"
areBritishEnglish.“Color”and"
honor"
areAmerican
English.Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however,forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.
1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraid
that_____.
A.Britishpeoplecan'
tunderstandhimB.Americanpeoplecan'
tunderstandhim
C.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim
2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin_____.
A.spelling
B.pronunciationC.grammar
D.alloftheabove
3.Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?
A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.
B.WhetherBritishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo
C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout
D.Howimportantthedifferencesare
4.Most_____say“Doyouhaveawatch”.
A.Britishpeople
B.Americans
C.children
D.teachers
5.Accordingtothepassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_____difficultyinunderstanding
each
other.
A.little
B.much
C.some
D.great
PassageTwo
Happinessis
contagious,researchersreportedonThursday.
Peoplewiththemostsocialconnections—spouses,friends,neighborsandrelatives—werealsothehappiest,thedatashowed.“Eachadditionalhappypersonmakesyouhappier,”Christakissaid.
“ImaginethatIamconnectedtoyouandyouareconnectedtoothersandothersareconnectedtostillothers.Itisthisfabricofhumanity,likeanAmericanpatchquilt.”
Eachpersonsitsonadifferentcoloredpatch.“Imaginethatthesepatchesarehappyandunhappypatches.Yourhappinessdependsonwhatisgoingoninthepatcharoundyou,”Christakissaid.
“Itisnotjusthappypeopleconnectingwithhappypeople,whichtheydo.Aboveandbeyond,thereisthiscontagiousprocessgoingon.”
Andhappinessismorecontagiousthanunhappiness,theydiscovered.
“Ifasocialcontactishappy,itincreasesthelikelihoodthatyouarehappyby15percent,”Fowlersaid.“Afriendofafriend,orthefriendofaspouseorasibling(兄弟姐妹),iftheyarehappy,increasesyourchancesby10percent,”headded.
Ahappythirddegreefriend—thefriendofafriendofafriend—increasesaperson’schancesofbeinghappyby6percent.
“Buteveryextraunhappyfriendincreasesthelikelihoodthatyou’llbeunhappyby7percent”Fowlersaid.
Thefindingisinterestinganditisuseful,too,Fowlersaid.
“Amongotherbenefits,happinesshasbeenshowntohaveanimportanteffectonreducedmortality(死亡率),painreduction,andimprovedcardiac(心脏的)function.Sobetterunderstandingofhowhappinessspreadscanhelpuslearnhowtopromoteahealthiersociety,”hesaid.
Thestudyalsofitsinwithotherdatasuggestedin1984thathaving$5,000extraincreasedaperson’schancesofbecominghappierbyabout2percent.
“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000,”Christakissaid.
6.Accordingtotheresearch,yourhappiness________.
A.hasnothingtodowithyourworkmatesorschoolmates
B.hassomethingtodowithanyonewhohasacloserelationshipwithyou
C.dependsonthosewhoareinfavourofyouorareagainstyou
D.haslittletodowithwhatsocialconnectionsyouhave
7.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.
A.infectiousB.beautifulC.effectiveD.prior
8.Itcanbeinferredthat________.
A.happinessspreadsasfastandwidelyasunhappiness
B.unhappinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanhappiness
C.happinessspreadsfasterandmorewidelythanunhappiness
D.thespreadofunhappinesshasnotbeenstudiedbyresearchers
9.Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseyourchancesofbecominghappiermost?
A.Beinginapartywithahappyatmosphere.
B.Ahappyexperienceofyourbrotheroryourparents.
C.Ahappytriptoaforeigncountryofyourfriends.
D.Happinessofyourfriend’sfriend.
10.WhatdoesChristakismeanbysaying“Ahappyfriendisworthabout$20,000”?
A.Ahappyfriendcanhelpyoubringinawealthof$20,000.
B.Ahappyfriendisawealthwhichisworthabout$20,000.
C.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby2%.
D.Ahappyfriendincreasesyourchancesofbeinghappyby8%.
PassageThree
Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,"
Happinessdependsuponourselves."
Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.
Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendtoomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture-forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob-thatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'
ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavorite
music,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierand
healthierlives.
Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecan
forgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.
Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhenthey
spendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpa
friendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.
11.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________.
A.TheSecretsof
Happiness
B.MoneyMakesYouHappy
C.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy
D.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy
12.Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat________.
A.themorefriendsyouhave,thehappieryou'
llbe
B.weshouldn'
tthinkaboutourfuture
C.happinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife
D.somepeoplefailtoliveahappylife
13.Thepassagegivesus________piecesofadviceonhappiness.
A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
14.Thewriterthinksthat________.
A.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife
B.it'
swrongtospendtimeonwork
C.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime
D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier
15.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?
A.Readingagoodbook.
B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.
C.Playingasport.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.
PassageFour
Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinueto
undertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildren
toreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivities
aboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat"
readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstop
tryingtodotheimpossible."
Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.
Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossiblefor
childrentodevisethemostefficientsystemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsoa
publicactivity:
Itcanbeseenandobserved.
Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprinted
language.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocess
isnotopentopublicscrutiny.
Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteaching
thatwillaidthechildinthequest(探索)forknowledge?
Smithhasoneprincipalruleforall
teachinginstructions."
Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,
enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren."
Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherand
learnerfulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothis
eliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildren
aregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading.
16.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat_______.
A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcourses
B.studentsspendendlesshoursinreading
C.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidance
D.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading
17.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif________.
A.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudents
B.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading
C.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreading
D.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable
18.Theword"
scrutiny"
inmostprobablymeans"