英语二学习指南.docx

1、英语二学习指南英语（二）-学习指南Part I. Use of English Directions:Inthisparttherearesomesentencesorquestions.ForeachsentenceorquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswertorespondthesentence. 1. Dad, I won first place in the speech contest._! Im proud of you, my daughter.A. Congratulations B. Good

2、 luck C. My pleasure D. Good idea2 Excuse me, could I take this seat? Sorry, _.A. here it is B. take it C. it isnt D. its taken3. Mr. Smith, you are fined for over-speeding. Please sign here. Fined? Over-speeding? _A. Are you all right? B. You cant be serious!C. Mind your own business! D. You asked

3、for it!4 Lets go and have a good drink tonight. _ Have you got the first prize in the competition? A. Thanks a lot. B. What for? C. Yes, Id like to. D. Why not?5 It is reported that it will rain hard next Sunday. _. Were planning to go boating that day. A. I dont think so. B. I hope not. C. Im afrai

4、d not. D. I hope so.6. Im traveling to London by bicycle. See you next week. See you, and _.A. good luck with your trip B. take it easy C. it certainly will be happy D. make yourself comfortable7. What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. _. Whatever you want to do

5、 is fine with me.A. It just depends B. Its up to you C. All right D. Glad to hear that8. Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum? Sorry, Im a stranger here. _. A. Thanks anyway B. It doesnt matter C. Never mind D. No problem9. How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theat

6、re last night? _. But the conductor was perfect. A. I couldnt agree more B. I dont think much of it C. I was crazy about it D. I really like it 10. The weather here in summer is so changeable. Please take an umbrella when you go out. _. A. Well, dont worry B. Well, it just depends C. Oh, take it eas

7、y D. OK, just in case11. Have you been wasting time on computer games again? _. Ive been studying a lot and I need a break.A. No way B. I dont agree C. Not really D. I couldnt agree more 12. Thank you very much for helping me when I was in trouble. _. A. Dont mention it B. With pleasure C. Thats rig

8、ht D. You said it13. Im sorry I didnt make it to your party last night. _, I know youre busy these days.A. Of course B. No kidding C. Thats all right D. Dont mention it14. Have a nice weekend. Thank you. _.A. See you later B. What about you C. The same to you D. Its my pleasure15. I cant get on well

9、 with some of my classmates. They just leave me in the cold. _. But whats the reason? A. Sorry to hear that. B. How about that? C. Dont mention it. D. Never give up!Part II. Reading comprehensionDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishe

10、d statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage One Psychologists have discovered that even the most independent-minded of us will

11、conform to social pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classic experiment, people were shown a vertical line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three. You might think that this is an absurdly easy task, and when people perform it by themselves they do it

12、very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three people was set up, where two of the people were confederates (同伙) of the experimenter. When the confederates deliberately g

13、ave wrong answers, people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion. But why do people conform in this way? In an easy task like this, it seems that people do not want to step

14、 out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more difficult tasks, people also conform because they lose confidence in their own ability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead. A typical example of this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in

15、distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street? It turns out that you are much more likely to go to her assistance if you are alone. When other people are also around, a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are paralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someon

16、e else will go to the womans assistance.1 In Paragraph 1, the underlined word conform probably means “_”.A. seek independence B. disobey ordersC. seek pleasure D. follow what others do2. What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2? To _A. explain why people would be influenced by

17、the opinions of othersB. prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of othersC. train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-mindedD. describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others3. In the last paragraph, according to the author, why wouldnt one help the

18、 woman? He _.A. thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand B. thinks he has nothing to do with itC. is too shy to give his helping hand D .thinks someone else will offer assistance4. What method does the author mainly use to develop the text? A. Giving examples. B. Cause-effect analysis.C. Com

19、parative analysis. D. Process analysis.Passage Two Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people read. People with this learning disorder may also have problems when they write. Dyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligence. The

20、 problem involves areas of the brain that process language. Brain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them with early help. John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-old in about

21、 twenty schools in the Boston area.They studied in the schools with kindergartensAnd for all the children joining in the study, they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to read. So far, fifty of them have been examined in

22、 a scanner, a special machine, to show brain activity. Written tests are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems, while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problems. And with reading problems, early identification is important. When it comes to helping children ove

23、rcome reading difficulties, the younger the child, the more effective they are. Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth grade. The later children are recognized as poor readers, the less treatment can help. And, as Professor Gabrieli points out, poor readi

24、ng can make education a struggle. Reading is everything. Even math and science have textbooks.While the children are given tasks related to reading, the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the work. The scientists say they are please

25、d with early results from the study, but have a long way to go.5. Dyslexia affects the part of brain concerning _. A. eyesight B. intelligence C. language D. emotion6. Dyslexia problems are more likely to be identified through _. A. speech contests B. reading efficiencyC. listening comprehension D.

26、brain scans7. According to the passage, which of the followings has the best time to overcome reading difficulties? A. Tom, a boy in the kindergarten. B. Kate, a high school leaver. C. Jane, a primary school student. D. Steve, a man in his thirties.8. What is the passage mainly about? A. An effectiv

27、e way to identity Dyslexia at an early stage.B. A learning disorder involving ones intelligence.C. Dyslexia a problem affecting ones reading and writing.D. A possible solution to the problems related to Dyslexia.Passage Three I was sitting in my kitchen. My mom stood in front of me, hardly keeping t

28、he tears from spilling over. She told me that my three-year-old cousin had cancer. Hearing this, I went completely numb. How could this be happening? I had just seen her, and she was fine.These things didnt happen to our family, thats what my uncle said. It seemed like the world turned upside down;

29、just last week my grandmother had passed away. I felt like I couldnt get my feet on solid ground.Thats when my sister, Madi, came down the stairs with her long brown hair freshly washed. She sat next to me and smiled. Despite what was happening, everything would work out, her smile seemed to say.“Mo

30、m, do you think I could get my hair cut tomorrow?” Madi asked.“Sure,” Mom said, starting to wash the dishes.“I want to donate it to Locks of Love” Madi smiled.My mom stopped washing and turned to look at her. “Are you sure?” I noticed that Mom was holding back tears. This was a sacrifice(牺牲) for Mad

31、i. Her long hair was an important part of her.“Yeah, its just hair. Eventually it will grow back.” She said.“All right,” Mom said quietly, smiling again.Madi gave up a part of herself for a while. She let a piece of herself go to someone else, someone she didnt know. That day she became my hero too.9. On hearing 3-year-old cousin had canc