In my long years of teaching, I often ask my student to read the texts until the

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In my long years of teaching, I often ask my student to read the texts until they can recite them, and I tell them that recitation is an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.
In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?
Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don’t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts, your language level is being raised. Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.
61. The writer often asks his students to recite the texts,_______.
A.But they don’t like to do so.
B.And they are eager to do so
C.But they wrote a letter to the Department of Education reporting the thing.
D.But they do more exercises instead of reciting the texts.
62. What do the students think about the teacher’s advice?
A.The English teacher tries his best to help them with English.
B.The English teacher is very kind to them.
C.The English teacher asks them to do something useless.
D.The English teacher should let them study on their own.
63. According to the text, which of the following is correct?
A.The teacher thinks the students are too naughty to learn English well.
B.The students think they spend a lot of time in reciting the texts and get nothing.
C.The students say that they often forget the words.
D.The students take no interest in English.
64. When the students are against his suggestion, the writer_______.
A.often criticizes them
B.patiently explains to them why they should recite the texts
C.wants to give up his idea
D.is afraid that he is criticized by the headmaster.
65. Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?
A.Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English.
B.Reciting the texts is the best way of learning English.
C.The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them.
D.Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching.

答案

61－65 ACBBA

解析

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举一反三

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed ，we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing . I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).
66. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____for Father and Son.
A. hard      B. enjoyable       C. painful      D. comfortable
67. The word “quit” in the passage means “______”.
A. carry on    B. put off      C. give up      D. pick up
68. Which of the following is the closest (最接近的) in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. The sky is always as clear as crystal.
C. You can find life is full of nice things.              D. Never give up half-way.
69. We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was very successful in his life.    B. the writer reached the top of the mountain.
C. thought the writer was young, he could understand his father.
D. the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain.
70. The best title (题目) for the passage is “______”.
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain       B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain
C. Conversations between Father and Son   D. How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

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第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个

选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Scientists have recently discovered that mothers tend to hold their baby on the left. Of 255 right-handed mothers, 83%

held the baby on the left. And out of 32 left-handed women, 78% held the baby on the left. As a control, women were watched coming from supermarkets carrying baby-sized bags; the bags were held with no side preference.   Then, dental patients were given a large rubber ball to hold during treatment. The majority held the ball to their left side, even when it interfered with the dentist"s activities. This suggested that in times of stress objects are held against the left side.
At that point something clearly contrary was observed. A large number of mothers who brought their premature babies to a clinic were seen to hold their babies against their right side.
So, 115 mothers who had been separated from their babies for 24 hours after birth were observed for holding response. The experimenters presented the baby directly to midline of the mother"s body, and noted how she held the baby. 53% placed the baby on the left and 47% on the right. And it was also noted that the mothers of the group who had held their baby on the left had already had a baby from which they had not been separated after birth.
Left-handed holding enables the baby to hear the heartbeat. In order to discover whether hearing the heart has a beneficial effect on the baby, the sound of a human hear-beat was played to102 babies in a New York nursery for 4 days. A control group of babies was not exposed to hear-beats. The babies in the heart-beat group gained more weight and cried far less than the babies in the control group.
56. Scientists found that _____.
A. left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the right
B. more right-handed women than left-handed women tend to hold their babies on the left
C. only right-handed women tend to hold their babies on the correct side
D. women who hold their babies on the left are nearly all right-handed
57. What was "some clearly contrary"?
Mothers of premature babies held their babiesson the correct side.
B. Mothers of premature babies took their babies to a clinic.
C. Mothers of premature babies were seen to hold their babies differently from other mothers.
D. Mothers of premature babies showed no side preference.
58. In one experiment, 102 babies spent four days _____.
A. not exposed to heart-beats
B. in a control group
C. exposed to the sound of heart-beats
D. in a New York heart-beat group
59. The experiments proved that _____.
A. mothers have an instinct to hold their babies on the left immediately after birth
B. mothers hold their babies on the left at times of stress
C. mothers of premature babies do not have the instinct to hold their babies on the left
D. mothers find it more comfortable to carry their babies on the left because the heart is on that side

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While many young celebrities, especially pretty women, are unwilling to talk about their humble origins, Lu Yan is never too shy to talk about her hometown a small village in northern Jiangxi Province. Surrounded by high mountains, silver stone mining is the major source of wealth in the town where she was born in 1981. When she goes home to visit, she has to take a train from the provincial capital Nanchang for more than an hour, then change to a bus for another hour and a half.
Lu is the eldest of three siblings. "We broke the family planning policy, because village people always want a son," she said smiling. Lu wears clothes from big-name designers now, but when she was a child she often went several years without new clothes. "I grew tall so fast that my mother thought buying new clothes was wasteful," she said. She had no choice but to wear hand-me-downs from relatives.
Lu still remembers clearly her first "made to order" clothing. She picked cotton for a whole summer vacation and earned 90 yuan (US$11). She spent 6 yuan (US$0.70) to take a bus to the county where she asked a tailor to make a coat according to a design in a magazine. "At that time, I thought it was a very modern design," she said. It meant more to her than all the haute couture（高级时装设计）she owned later.
When she graduated from middle school, the 16-year-old Lu was 1.78 metres high. She left for Nanchang to study accounting. "My parents thought the major would help me find a job," she said. She was self-conscious of her height and began walking hunched（拱背）over. "I always bowed. As I grew up, I started to know that my posture（姿势）was not good, so I attended a figure-building class," she said. Little did she know that it would lead her to a bright future.
64. The underlined word “humble” in Paragraph One means_______.
A. rich         B. poor         C. bright          D. modern
65. What does Lu Yan mean by referring to her first "made to order" clothing?
A. Lu Yan made her coat to her own measure by herself.
B. She thought it was a very interesting..
C. She earned the money through her own hard work.
D. It meant a lot to her and her future.
66.Which of the following about Lu Yan isn’t mentioned in the passage?
A. Age.        B. Height.      C. Hometown.          D. Salary.

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Happy Living in Beijing
A special event for the whole family. There will be art works and musical performances by children from international schools, a speech on education planning & income protection insurance by Tenbridge and an exhibition of original paintings and sculptures from the Beijing Central Art Gallery & Cultural Venue. Staff from the Vista Clinic will give a talk on how to deal with medical emergencies. Free buffet, activities for children and lucky draws also. 2 to 6 pm, February 25 at the Chateau Regalia Club House, Tianzhu, Shuiyi District. Please call 6585-9902-48 or email to keturah@bjcagallery.com.
Welsh Society Ball
For the growing number of Welsh people in Beijing, as well as people connected with Wa

les, the St David"s Society (Welsh Society) Ball will be held at the Kerry Centre on March 4. Fifty singers from the Welsh Male Voice Choir will come all the way from the valleys to perform. Reserve your seats with Russell Probert at 6507-2617-12
Newcomers" network
Meet new friends and find useful information on living in Beijing through a cultural activity organized by the International Newcomers Network. 30 yuan per person, including entrance, coffee and pastries. 10 am, February 27 at the Athletic Club, 5/F Capital Mansions, 6 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District. 1355-2611-887 or email at innbeijing@hotmail.com
Guizhou tour
Follow the Chinese Culture Club to Guizhou, one of the best-kept regions in Southwest China. Unspoiled by tourism, Guizhou is famous for its stunning landscape such as limestone karst hills, jagged peaks and terraced rice paddies, as well as colorful ethnic minority cultures. This six-day tour will go into mountains and valleys of Yungui Plate

au. Set off with Chinese Culture Club at 9 am, February 18 at CCC office, Kent Center, 29, Anjialou, Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District. 6432-9341-29
67.If you have a naughty child who often gets hurt himself accidently, you might be interested in _____.
A. Happy Living in Beijing.                     B. Welsh Society Ball
C. Newcomers" network.                           D. Guizhou tour
68.A person from Wales ,who is interested in the cultures of the minorities in China, might dial ________.
A. 6585-9902-48   B. 6507-2617-12              C. 1355-2611-887         D.6432-9341 29
69．If you send an email to keturah@bjcagallery.com, you might know about the following information except ______.
A. Musical performances by children from international schools.
B. Knowing more about mountains and valleys of Yungui Plateau.
C. Income protection insurance by Tenbridge.
D. Whether it is necessary for the parent to take their children there.
70．Which of the following is not right according to the passage?
A.You can either make a call or send an email to know about Happy Living in Beijing
B. You can get a seat to attend Welsh Society Ball at any time.
C. Jan, fond of making new friends, might email at innbeijing@hotmail.com .
D. Guizhou, one of the best-kept regions in China, is still not spoiled by tourism.

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）
第一节：阅读下列三篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题，满分30分）
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
51. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.
A. earn more money for his family    B. learn something from a salesman
C. get away from the farm           D. get enough to eat.
52. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.
A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.     B. he cut down the price by half
C. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.
D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.
53. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.
A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.
B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.
C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.
D. the knives were produced in one factory.
54. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.
A. His business skills and his wealth.     B. The low price of the goods he sold.
C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.
D. His natural skill for showing things.
55. The belief that : “ The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.
A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.
B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.
C. stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money.
D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.

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