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question
four
choices
marked
A,
B,C
and
D.
Choose
the
ONE
answer
to
respond
sentence.
1.—Dad,Iwonfirstplaceinthespeechcontest.
—______!
I’mproudofyou,mydaughter.
A.CongratulationsB.GoodluckC.MypleasureD.Goodidea
2.—Excuseme,couldItakethisseat?
—Sorry,__________.
A.hereitisB.takeitC.itisn’tD.it’staken
3.—Mr.Smith,youarefinedforover-speeding.Pleasesignhere.
—Fined?
Over-speeding?
________
A.Areyouallright?
B.Youcan’tbeserious!
C.Mindyourownbusiness!
D.Youaskedforit!
4.—Let’sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.
—________Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?
A.Thanksalot.B.Whatfor?
C.Yes,I’dliketo.D.Whynot?
5.—ItisreportedthatitwillrainhardnextSunday.
—______.We’replanningtogoboatingthatday.
A.Idon’tthinkso.B.Ihopenot.C.I’mafraidnot.D.Ihopeso.
6.—I’mtravelingtoLondonbybicycle.Seeyounextweek.
—Seeyou,and_____.
A.goodluckwithyourtripB.takeiteasy
C.itcertainlywillbehappyD.makeyourselfcomfortable
7.—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?
Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.
—______.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.
A.ItjustdependsB.It’suptoyou
C.AllrightD.Gladtohearthat
8.—Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheBritishMuseum?
—Sorry,I’mastrangerhere.
—______.
A.ThanksanywayB.Itdoesn’tmatter
C.NevermindD.Noproblem
9.—HowdoyoufindtheconcertintheBeijingGrandTheatrelastnight?
—______.Buttheconductorwasperfect.
A.Icouldn’tagreemoreB.Idon’tthinkmuchofit
C.IwascrazyaboutitD.Ireallylikeit
10.—Theweatherhereinsummerissochangeable.Pleasetakeanumbrellawhenyougoout.
—________.
A.Well,don’tworryB.Well,itjustdepends
C.Oh,takeiteasyD.OK,justincase
11.—Haveyoubeenwastingtimeoncomputergamesagain?
—________.I’vebeenstudyingalotandIneedabreak.
A.NowayB.Idon’tagree
C.NotreallyD.Icouldn’tagreemore
12.—ThankyouverymuchforhelpingmewhenIwasintrouble.
—_____.
A.Don'
tmentionitB.Withpleasure
C.That'
srightD.Yousaidit
13.—I’msorryIdidn’tmakeittoyourpartylastnight.
—______,Iknowyou’rebusythesedays.
A.OfcourseB.Nokidding
C.That’sallrightD.Don’tmentionit
14.—Haveaniceweekend.
—Thankyou._____.
A.SeeyoulaterB.Whataboutyou
C.ThesametoyouD.It’smypleasure
15.—Ican’tgetonwellwithsomeofmyclassmates.Theyjustleavemeinthecold.
—________.Butwhat’sthereason?
A.Sorrytohearthat.B.Howaboutthat?
C.Don’tmentionit.D.Nevergiveup!
PartII.Readingcomprehension
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Psychologistshavediscoveredthateventhemostindependent-mindedofuswillconformtosocialpressurewhenwearewithagroupofpeople.Inoneclassicexperiment,peoplewereshownaverticallineandaskedtofindalineofidenticallengthfromaselectionofthree.
Youmightthinkthatthisisanabsurdlyeasytask,andwhenpeopleperformitbythemselvestheydoitverywell.However,psychologistshavediscoveredthatweareveryeasilyswayedbytheopinionsofotherpeoplewhenwedothistaskinagroup.Inonestudy,agroupofthreepeoplewassetup,wheretwoofthepeoplewereconfederates(同伙)oftheexperimenter.Whentheconfederatesdeliberatelygavewronganswers,peoplewereoftenswayedtogivethewrongansweralso.Infact,75%ofpeoplegaveatleastonewronganswer,withsomepeopleconformingtopeerpressureoneveryoccasion.
Butwhydopeopleconforminthisway?
Inaneasytasklikethis,itseemsthatpeopledonotwanttostepoutoflinewiththeprevailingopinionofthegroup.Onmoredifficulttasks,peoplealsoconformbecausetheyloseconfidenceintheirownabilitytomakedecisionsandprefertotrustthemajorityopinioninstead.
Atypicalexampleofthiskindofconformityariseswhenwecomeacrosspeopleindistress.Wouldyouhelpawomanwhohasbeenattackedinthestreet?
Itturnsoutthatyouaremuchmorelikelytogotoherassistanceifyouarealone.Whenotherpeoplearealsoaround,adiffusionofresponsibilityoccurs.Peopleareparalysedintoinaction,becauseeveryoneassumesthatsomeoneelsewillgotothewoman’sassistance.
1InParagraph1,theunderlinedword"
conform"
probablymeans“________”.
A.seekindependenceB.disobeyorders
C.seekpleasureD.followwhatothersdo
2.WhatisthepurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinParagraph2?
To________
A.explainwhypeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers
B.provethatpeopleareeasilyinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers
C.traintheconfederatesoftheexperimenterasindependent-minded
D.describehowpeoplewouldbeinfluencedbytheopinionsofothers
3.Inthelastparagraph,accordingtotheauthor,whywouldn’tonehelpthewoman?
He________.
A.thinkshehasnoresponsibilitiestogiveahand
B.thinkshehasnothingtodowithit
C.istooshytogivehishelpinghand
D.thinkssomeoneelsewillofferassistance
4.Whatmethoddoestheauthormainlyusetodevelopthetext?
A.Givingexamples.B.Cause-effectanalysis.
C.Comparativeanalysis.D.Processanalysis.
PassageTwo
Dyslexiaisaproblemthatrestrictstheabilitytorecognizewordsandconnectsoundswithletterswhenpeopleread.Peoplewiththislearningdisordermayalsohaveproblemswhentheywrite.Dyslexiaisnotrelatedtoeyesightorintelligence.Theprobleminvolvesareasofthebrainthatprocesslanguage.Brainscientistsarestudyingwhethertheycanpredictwhichyoungchildrenmaystrugglewithreadingtoprovidethemwithearlyhelp.JohnGabrieliattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisleadingthestudyoffive-year-oldinabouttwentyschoolsintheBostonarea.
Theystudiedintheschoolswithkindergartens.Andforallthechildrenjoininginthestudy,theygivethemabriefsetofpaper-and-pencilteststolookatwhichchildrenappeartobeatsomeriskforstrugglingtoread.Sofar,fiftyofthemhavebeenexaminedinascanner,aspecialmachine,toshowbrainactivity.Writtentestsarenotalwaysabletoidentifydyslexiaorotherproblems,whilebrainscansmayofferamorescientificwaytoidentifyproblems.Andwithreadingproblems,earlyidentificationisimportant.Whenitcomestohelpingchildrenovercomereadingdifficulties,theyoungerthechild,themoreeffectivetheyare.
Readingproblemsarenotusuallyidentifieduntilachildisinthethirdorfourthgrade.Thelaterchildrenarerecognizedaspoorreaders,thelesstreatmentcanhelp.And,asProfessorGabrielipointsout,poorreadingcanmakeeducationastruggle.Readingiseverything.Evenmathandsciencehavetextbooks.
Whilethechildrenaregiventasksrelatedtoreading,thebrainscansmeasuretheextenttowhichcertainpartsofthebrainbecomeactivewhilethechildrendothework.Thescientistssaytheyarepleasedwithearlyresultsfromthestudy,buthavealongwaytogo.
5.Dyslexiaaffectsthepartofbrainconcerning________.
A.eyesightB.intelligenceC.languageD.emotion
6.Dyslexiaproblemsaremorelikelytobeidentifiedthrough________.
A.speechcontestsB.readingefficiency
C.listeningcomprehensionD.brainscans
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingshasthebesttimetoovercomereadingdifficulties?
A.Tom,aboyinthekindergarten.B.Kate,ahighschoolleaver.
C.Jane,aprimaryschoolstudent.D.Steve,amaninhisthirties.
8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.AneffectivewaytoidentityDyslexiaatanearlystage.
B.Alearningdisorderinvolvingone’sintelligence.
C.Dyslexia—aproblemaffectingone’sreadingandwriting.
D.ApossiblesolutiontotheproblemsrelatedtoDyslexia.
PassageThree
Iwassittinginmykitchen.Mymomstoodinfrontofme,hardlykeepingthetearsfromspillingover.Shetoldmethatmythree-year-oldcousinhadcancer.Hearingthis,Iwentcompletelynumb.Howcouldthisbehappening?
Ihadjustseenher,andshewasfine.
Thesethingsdidn’thappentoourfamily,that’swhatmyunclesaid.Itseemedliketheworldturnedupsidedown;
justlastweekmygrandmotherhadpassedaway.IfeltlikeIcouldn’tgetmyfeetonsolidground.
That’swhenmysister,Madi,camedownthestairswithherlongbrownhairfreshlywashed.Shesatnexttomeandsmiled.Despitewhatwashappening,everythingwouldworkout,hersmileseemedtosay.
“Mom,doyouthinkIcouldgetmyhaircuttomorrow?
”Madiasked.
“Sure,”Momsaid,startingtowashthedishes.
“IwanttodonateittoLocksofLove”Madismiled.
Mymomstoppedwashingandturnedtolookather.“Areyousure?
”InoticedthatMomwasholdingbacktears.Thiswasasacrifice(牺牲)forMadi.Herlonghairwasanimportantpartofher.
“Yeah,it’sjusthair.Eventuallyitwillgrowback.”Shesaid.
“Allright,”Momsaidquietly,smilingagain.
Madigaveupapartofherselfforawhile.Sheletapieceofherselfgotosomeoneelse,someoneshedidn’tknow.Thatdayshebecamemyherotoo.
9.Onhearing3-year-oldcousinhadcanc