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英语测试题

（二）

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

PassageOne

AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewantstoknow:

CanIspeakwithAmerican?

Cantheyunderstandme?

LearnersofEnglishoftenask:

WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishand AmericanEnglish?

Howimportantarethesedifferences?

    Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafew 

 differencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay"inhospital"and"Haveyouapen?

" Americanssay"inthehospital"and"Doyouhave apen?

"Pronunciationissometimesdifferent. 

 Americansusuallysoundthe'r'sinwordslike"bird"and"hurt".SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundthe'r'sinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingand vocabulary.Forexample,"colour"and"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.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreadi

ng

C.teacherscandevisethemostefficientsystemforreading

D.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservable

18.Theword"scrutiny"inPa