阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。One of the speaking rules you

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。One of the speaking rules you

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
One of the speaking rules you need to know might sound strange to most ESL(English as a second language) students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.
Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction(部分) of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. When they sometimes ask me about grammar, I can easily look up the definition(定义) and apply it, but I can’t tell them the answer off the top of my head.
I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.
Do you want to be able to recite the definition of a causative verb(使役动词), or do you want to be able to speak English fluently?
小题1:According to the author, what opinion do most ESL students hold?
A.Grammar matters a lot only in speaking.
B.Grammar doesn’t matter much in speaking.
C.Grammar is not important in English learning.
D.Grammar is very important in English learning.
小题2: What is the author?
A.An ESL student.
B.A native English teacher.
C.A native English student.
D.A teacher teaching English natives.
小题3: The underlined part “off the top of my head” means ________.
A.without consideration
B.on purpose
C.after thinking
D.with difficulty
小题4:Which of the following titles best suits the text?
A.Grammar Counts!
B.Fluency or Grammar?
C.Exams or No Exams?
D.No More Grammar!

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析

举一反三
Researches show what we already suspected: Three out of four babies who died of SIDS(婴儿猝死) involved co-sleeping. We’ll say it again. The safest course is not to sleep with babies.
We know the argument: Bad parenting, not co-sleeping, is to blame for the dozens of babies’ deaths. Some parents stick to co-sleeping because it helps them bond with their newborns. They say those who give co-sleeping a bad name either had been drinking, used drugs or were too tired to notice that they rolled over on their children.
But, most of the cases did not involve drugs or alcohol. There’s a “but” here, however. Submitting to a test for drugs or alcohol in these cases is voluntary, so it’s difficult to know with certainty.
Organizations like the Black Health Coalition and others have explained the safe way to co-sleep. While we understand those arguments, we also know that mistakes can happen and that it only takes one time for something to go terribly wrong. The risk outweighs the benefit.
In all likelihood, parents will continue to co-sleep, and some will do so without ever having an incident, but babies are too vulnerable(易受伤的) for parents to take such chances. Therefore, the best place for babies to sleep is in their own beds, on their backs, with no pillows, blankets or toys. No parent wants a tragedy(悲剧) to occur. The best way to make sure the tragedy doesn’t happen is to allow babies to sleep alone in their own cribs(摇篮).                                         
小题1:According to the author, most of the SIDS cases happened because of ________.
A.drugs
B.co-sleeping
C.drinking
D.bad parenting
小题2:Some parents think sleeping with their babies can ________.
A.keep the babies healthy
B.give co-sleeping a good name
C.prevent themselves from drinking
D.develop a good relation with their babies
小题3:The author holds the opinion that ________.
A.parents can sleep with babies, but cautiously
B.co-sleep helps to bring babies closer to parents
C.parents can’t take chances to sleep with their babies
D.accidents only happen to those careless parents
小题4:Which of the following best describes the structure of the text?
A.①B.①②C.①D.①
↙↘                                  ↓                  ↙↓↘              ↙↓↓↘
②③④                  ③④                 ②③④           ②③④⑤
↘↙                                 ↓                  ↘↓↙
⑤                            ⑤                  ⑤
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The King"s School, Canterbury is an independent, co-educational secondary school. There are currently 791 pupils on the school roll(名单). The School has a long and distinguished history, and it is also one of the oldest charities in the country, providing scholarships to pupils and organizing a Charity of the Term.
The curriculum(课程)at King’s is based on strong academic roots. It emphasizes and relies upon what is best in traditional independent school education: scholarly excellence supported by a caring and tutorial system, and a wide-ranging co-curricular programme. However, it is continually adapting and reacting to the changing demands of modern education: new subjects are added, new teaching techniques adopted, and there is an increasing awareness of the need to provide programmes of study that match individual needs and skills.
The curriculum is divided into three units: the Lower School (Year 9), an introductory year; the Middle School (Years 10 and 11), working to GCSEs; and the Sixth Form ( Years 12 and 13), taking AS and A levels.  
Full details can be found in:  Shell Guide and Handbook; Middle School Academic Guide 2009-11; Middle School Academic Guide 2010-12;  Sixth Form Guide 2009-11 and Sixth Form Guide 2010-12.
Formal and structured educational support, for those who need it, is available at all levels. The well-stocked Library is open 7 days and 6 evenings per week. ICT facilities (including the Internet) are available for all and the whole school (studies within the Houses as well as classrooms) is extensively networked.   
Pupils are offered extensive careers advice throughout their time at King’s. Almost all go to university, either immediately or following a GAP year.  The most popular university destinations are Cambridge, Bristol, Nottingham, Durham, Leeds, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, and University College, London.
Director of Studies: Geoff Cocksworth: grc@kings-school.co.uk
Examinations Officer: Elaine McDowell: eam@kings-school.co.uk  
小题1:The passage serves as a brief introduction to __________.
A.the King"s SchoolB.the curriculum
C.the teaching planD.British education
小题2: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?
A.The King"s School, Canterbury is a famous high school in Britain.
B.The curriculum at King’sis best in traditional and modern education.
C.All pupils of the school go to university immediately after they graduate.
D.pupils’ dormitories as well as classrooms are provided with network
小题3:The following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that __________.
A.The King"s School focuses on pupils’ individual development
B.pupils in the King"s School who pass GCSEs will go to university
C.pupils in the King"s School have an easy access to the school library
D.pupils in the King"s School receive good education
小题4:The passage is probably taken from a ___________.
A.handbookB.websiteC.guideD.teaching plan

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阅读理解C
Robots are smart. With their computer brains, they help people work in dangerous places or do difficult jobs. Some robots do regular jobs. Bobby, the mail carrier, brings mail to a large office building in Washington D.C. He is one of the 250 mail carriers in the United States.
Mr. Leachim, who weighs two hundred pounds and is six feet tall, has some advantages as a teacher. One is that he does not forget details. He knows each child’s name, the parents’ names and what each child knows and needs to know. In addition(另外), he knows each child’s pets and hobbies. Mr. Leachim does not make mistakes. Each child goes and tells him his or her name, then dials an identification number. His computer brain puts the child’s voice and number together. He identifies the child without mistakes. Then he starts the lesson.
Another advantage is that Mr. Leachim is flexible. If children need more time to do their lessons, they can move switches. In this way they can repeat Mr. Leachim’s lesson over and over again. When the children do a good job, he tells them something interesting about their hobbies. At the end of the lesson the children switch Mr. Leachim off.
小题1:The first paragraph of the passage tells us ________.
A.human beings are not as smart as robots
B.robots can help people in many different ways
C.robots will take the place of man to rule the earth
D.we can only use robots to do some regular jobs
小题2: Mr. Leachim’s ________ makes him a good teacher.
A.advantagesB.knowledgeC.appearanceD.energy
小题3:The word “flexible” in the last paragraph means ________.
A.not strictB.not hard
C.changeableD.suitable
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There are 250 robot teachers in the United States.
B. Bobby works in a large office building in Washington D.C.
C. Mr. Leachim is run(开动) and controlled by electricity.
D. The lessons taught by Mr. Leachim are given on a TV set.
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阅读理解D
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay(黏土) or small stones. They are not flat, either. They often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plants’ life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants.
The deserts of the world are not uninhabited(无人居住的). People also live outside oases(绿洲), but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
小题1:According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of ________.
A.clayB.rockC.stonesD.sand
小题2:The underlined word “hospitable” has the meaning of being ________.
A.kindB.braveC.cruelD.strange
小题3: In the desert ________.
A.It rains in spring only.
B.it rains for a short time every month
C.the rainfall is just enough for the plants
D.there is some rain, but far from enough
小题4:People live ______.
A.only inside the oasesB.both inside and outside the oases
C.only outside the oasesD.in places with regular rainfalls.

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For an owl (猫头鹰) with one-metre wingspan, the sky should be the limit. But Troy prefers his bird’s eye view to be no higher than 5 feet 10 inches. The one-year-old owl has an inconvenient symptom: he’s afraid of heights. After an unfortunate start in life when he fell from his nest by accident, Troy was raised by Gareth Tonen, a handler (饲养员), who just happens to be 5 feet 10 inches tall.
As a result, Troy has grown up without any great ambitions of his own. When it comes to trees, he can’t see what is about and would prefer to fly along at Mr. Tonen’s side. Only when the 25-year-old handler climbs up a tree can Troy be tempted to leave his comfort zone and join him.
Ashley Smith said, “ Troy’s fear of heights was a result of forgetting how to be a bird. He’s been in captivity (被圈养) for as long as he can remember and has never been higher than his handler can lift him. He sees himself as more of a human than an owl, and he doesn’t know how to sit in trees or hunt. Gareth has to almost act like an owl to get Troy to behave like one.”
As a result, a daily tree climb has become part of Troy’s – and Mr. Tonen’s – routine. Ladders have been fixed so Mr. Tonen can climb into the trees and call for Troy, who will fly up and join his handler but go no higher. Most of the time he flies down again, but occasionally Mr. Tonen has to carry him back to ground level. The afternoon ends with a meal of mouse, rabbit or his favorite, chicken.
Mr. Tonen said, “He now looks upon me as his mum or dad. He’s gaining more confidence and if I have to carry on climbing up trees with him then we’ll do what it takes for him to be a high flyer.
小题1:Troy was brought up by Gareth Tonen because he ______.
A.couldn’t fly highB.got badly hurt
C.left his parents accidentallyD.couldn’t live in trees
小题2: What can you learn from the second paragraph?
A.Troy doesn’t show any interest in flying high up in the sky.
B.Gareth Tonen has spoiled Troy by offering him everything.
C.Gareth Tonen is pleased to see Troy fly along at his side.
D.Troy would like his owner Gareth Tonen to climb up trees.
小题3:According to Ashley Smith, Troy doesn’t know he is a bird because ______.
A.he has developed the symptom of fearing heights.
B.he has been raised since he was very small.
C.he can’t learn how to fly higher than his owner.
D.he doesn’t want to fly among trees hunting for food.
小题4: Why does Gareth Tonen have to climb up trees every day?
A.To set an example of flying high to Troy.
B.To see how high Troy can really fly.
C.To teach Troy how to get meals in high trees.
D.To get Troy back down to cure his fear of heights.

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