1、I know I was there; I saw it happen and that seems to settle the matter. Or does it? Can we really trust the evidence of our eyes?Take competitive sports for example. Most fans at sports events are always controlled by emotion, which leads to the fact that they will not agree with each other and eve
2、n disagree with the referee although they watch the same game. He was out of bounds when he caught the pass, says one fan. Another says, Youre crazy. I saw it with my own eyes. He was five feet in bounds. You must be blind. The referee rules that the receiver did step out of bounds. But thousands of
3、 fans are still not convincedbecause they were there!Its the same story in the courtroom. Trial (审判) procedure depends on witnesses giving sworn testimony (证词). But just how reliable is the testimony of a person who reports what he has seen? In a recent study, ten thousand witnesses were asked to de
4、scribe the man they saw commit a crime. The study reveals that, on the average, the witnesses overestimated the mans height by five inches, his age by eight years, and gave the wrong hair colour in 83 percent of the cases. These witnesses didnt play tricks on them!What can we do to keep error to min
5、imum? Above all, dont let your emotions interfere with your vision. Dont see something because you want to see it. Another solution to the problem would, of course, be to note down what you see. Dont rely on your memory alone. Take pictures, make recordings, and use any other aid, which will help a
6、lot to reduce distortion. One more solution is also needed: The error is not likely to be minimized until the people involved stay relaxed. If you are tense, you are very likely to see red when the colour is blue.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)78.
7、 The reason why fans disagree with each other at sports events is that few of them_.79. The word them in Para.3 refers to_.80. What are the other two solutions to keeping visual error to minimum besides not letting your emotions interfere with your vision?81. It can be inferred from the passage that
8、 the author takes sports events and courtroom as examples in order to illustrate _.78. are not controlled by emotion79. the mans height, age and hair colour80. Nothing down what you see and staying relaxed.81. We cant completely trust the evidence of eyesTwo【黄浦区】 Read the passage carefully. Then ans
9、wer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed. In the days that followed, banks and businesses closed, the number of the unemployed workers rose to 15million, and many people lost their savings. As the economic c
10、risis wore on, it became known as the Great Depression. It left many people feeling anxious and uncertain about the future.Within days of his inauguration(就职典礼) in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR) began taking steps to stabilize the banking system, support the economy, and provide jobs
11、 for unemployed workers. To keep the American public informed about the changes that were underway, he gave a series of radio addresses called fireside chats. FDR used these broadcasts to speak about a number of issues. The first of Roosevelts fireside chats was delivered on Sunday, March 12,1933. H
12、is goal in this message was to explain the bank crisis in the United States.He explained to American why banks had run out of money. Roosevelt assured people that their money was safe and that they could get their money when they really needed it. He said that most of the banks would be open the nex
13、t day and that others would be open again very soon. His messages purpose was to restore Americans confidence in their banking system.Roosevelts chats to America were popular with the people. Many looked forward to hearing what FDR had to say. The White House did not always tell the public whether a
14、 particular radio address was to be regarded as a fireside chat. As a result, there is some question about the exact number of these speeches. Twenty-eight such addresses were definitely identified, and two other radio addresses could have also been chats.Roosevelt delivered his final fireside chat
15、on June 12,1944. The focus was opening a fifth war-loan drive. He complimented the American people for supporting the war effort with the purchase of more than $32 billion of war bonds. He encouraged them to buy more as the war effort continued to cost money every day, money that he confidently pred
16、icted would lead to final victory.(Notes:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78._ led to the Great Depression according to the passage.79. Whats the purpose of Roosevelts fireside chats?80. Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat to assure people of _.81. W
17、hy did Roosevelt praise the American people in his final fireside chat?Keys:78. The crash of the United States stock market79. To keep the American public informed about importance issues/messages/the changes80. The safety of their money81. Because they supported the war effort by buying war bonds T
18、hree【浦东新区】Sunshine might be healthier than most people think, outweighing the risk of skin cancer. British doctors suggested last week and ran straight into a storm. The four researchers at Bristol University in western England were accused of weakening years of campaigning to warn people of the dan
19、gers of too much sun. Experts agree exposure to the suns ultraviolet rays (紫外线) increases the risk of skin cancer and accelerates the signs of aging. But in the British Medical Journal, the Bristol team led by Andrew Ness wrote, “There is evidence that the potential benefits of exposure to sunlight
20、may outweigh the widely publicized negative effects on the incidence of skin cancer.” Vitamin D, made in the body in reaction to sunlight, prevented rickets (软骨病) in children and was associated with a protective effect against heart disease. Sunshine was also useful for treating certain skin conditi
21、ons and there was evidence that it reduced the incidence of multiple sclerosis (硬化症). There was also the “feel good effect of lying or sitting in the sun.” The researchers said it was too early to advise people to spend more time in the sun, but suggested the basis of the current advice to cover up
22、should be reviewed. “Perhaps, while we await the conclusions of such formal analyses, those of us who enjoy spending time in the sun can rest assured that the chance that we will be one of the people dying from the sun is small.” they added. Their article was strongly criticized by health campaigner
23、s who claimed it was unbalanced and not backed by scientific evidence. Britains Health Education Authority said skin cancer was the most common form of cancer in the country, with more than 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year and more than 2,000 people dying from the disease. It said treatment almo
24、st always required surgery and almost 50 per cent of cases were fatal. The authoritys skin cancer campaign manager Christopher New said, “We are very disappointed with this controversial article. It doesnt have enough supporting evidence and runs the risk of undoing many years of good health educati
25、on.” Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)78. According to the four researchers at Bristol University, _ does more good than harm.79. What does the author mean by saying “the British doctors ran straight into a storm”?80. The “good health education” reminds peopl
26、e _.81. People have not yet been able to reach an agreement on _.78. exposure in sunshine.79. their article aroused a heated debate.80. that sunshine may cause skin cancer.81. whether sunshine is good for people or not.Four【长宁区】The paper is written in an attempt to discuss what the creative process
27、is .Though much theory has accumulated ,little is really known about the power that lies at the bottom of poetic creation. It is true that great poets and artists produce beauty by employing all the powers of personality and by combing emotions, reason, and intuitions(直觉). But what is the magical sy
28、nthesis(合成) that joins and arranges these complex parts into poetic unity? John L.Lowes, in his justly famous” The Road to Xanadu,” developed one of the earliest and still generally acceptable answers to this interesting question. Imaginative creation. He concludes, is a complex process in which the
29、 conscious and unconscious minds jointly operate. “there is .the deep well with its chaos(杂乱) of accidently mixing images ,but there is likewise the vision which sees shining in and through the chaos of the potential lines of form , and with the vision, the controlling will ,which gives to that pote
30、ntial beauty actuality.” The deep well is the unconscious mind that is peopled with the facts, ideas , feelings of the conscious activity. The imaginative vision, an unconscious activity, shines through the land of chaos, of lights and shadows , silently seeking pattern and form. Finally, the consci
31、ous mind again, through will , captures and embodies the idea in the final work of art. In this way is unity born out of chaos. Though there can be no absolute certainty, there is general agreement that the periods in the development of a creative work parallel(与.相似), to some extent ,Lowess theory of well , vision ,
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