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Generations of children who sat through endless lessons of “chalk and talk” in front of a bossy teacher can take some relief. But the “chalk and talk” method helped them achieve better exam results. Modern classroom techniques may make school days a good deal happier, but contentment(满足) is not the road to success in examinations, according to university researchers.
Their three-year study, monitoring the progress of 2000 teenagers, tried to measure the influence of the “boredom factor” in 17 selected schools in the north of England. The researchers also found that the old-fashioned approach(方法) of teachers ordering pupils about is still alive and producing results. Their conclusions were welcomed yesterday by educationists who were worried by the shift to less formal lessons.
The pupils in the latest study were asked to award teachers marks to measure how frequently they followed or ignored today"s fashion for “child-centred” education. A five-point scale was given to spot the teachers who always told them what they should know and what to write down. “It was significant and not anything you would get by chance or accident. Certainly, when you compare the pupil"s interest and attitude to school, there is a quite definite and highly significant difference,” one of the researchers said. But the rankings were turned upside down when the team of four researchers looked at how the children did in examination. The sort of methods now frowned upon(不赞同) actually improve the final grades.
The researchers said,“There is nothing wrong with old-fashioned, didactic(说教性的) teaching in the fight place, even if it isn"t the flavor at the moment.” However, he insisted the best teachers had always mixed the two techniques to match the needs of pupils, although certain examinations forced some to concentrate more on dictation and learning by rote(死记硬背).
小题1:University researchers have discovered that _______.| A．modern teaching methods provide students with entertainment | | B．students taught by modern techniques are happy and successful | | C．traditional teaching methods help students score higher | | D．students like old teaching better than modern teaching at school |
小题2:We can infer from Paragraph 3 that _______.| A．child-centred education promotes friendship among children | | B．the research findings are not significant enough for a conclusion | | C．those who show greater interest in school did better in exams | | D．those who don"t show much interest in school may turn out to score higher in tests |
小题3:The researchers suggest that _______.| A．more old methods be used in teaching | | B．students be taught how to score high in exams | | C．dictation be used as one of the best teaching methods | | D．old and new methods be used together |
小题4:The best title for this text would be _______.| A．The Examinationbased Teaching | | B．Rote Learning Was the Winner | | C．The Problem of Child-centred Education | | D．The Problem of the Traditional Method |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
小题1:从文中第二句“But the‘chalk and talk’method helped them achieve better exam results.”可以得知C项是正确的。
小题2:文章第三段后三句话指兴趣和成绩不成正比,态度决定成绩。所以得出态度端正可以使—名学生在考试中取得的成绩更好一些。
小题3:文章最后一句话明确指出:“However, he insisted the best teachers had always mixed the two techniques to match the needs of pupils”,所以本题选D项。
小题4: 此题考查考生的综合能力。 |
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President Bush this week announced his support for a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon．Details published Friday said Israel would remove troops and all settlements from the Gaza Strip by the end of next year．About seven-thousand settlers live there.
Israel would also remove four settlements in the West Bank．But six large settlements would remain．The ruling Likud party of Minister Sharon is expected to vote on the proposal on May second.
Minister Sharon visited the White House on Wednesday．President Bush praised what he called “ historic and courageous actions．” Mr．Bush said the plan gives the Palestinians, in his words, “ a chance to create a reformed, just and free government．”
Palestinian leaders have denounced（谴责）the president．Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was at the White House Friday．He said he welcomed the plan．Blair urged other countries to get involved.
At least for now, Israel would continue to control airspace, waters and land passages．Minister Sharon says the plan is necessary because the Palestinian Authority has failed to stop attacks against Israelis．Diplomatic efforts also have not succeeded.
A Bush administration official said the president supports the plan because Israel is taking steps to remove existing settlements．Mr．Bush said removing all Jewish settlements in the West Bank would be unrealistic.
Palestinian officials called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union．Palestinian President Yasser Arafat says the plan is hurting Palestinians and they will never stop seeking an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Israel captured（夺取）Gaza and the West Bank in the nineteen-sixty-seven Middle East War．It soon began to build settlements．Palestinians want their own state in all of the West Bank and Gaza．They also demand the right of return to lands that are now part of Israel.
On Friday, several thousand Palestinians protested against President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon.
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Israel removed troops and all settlements from the Gaza Strip | | B．Israel had ten settlements in the West Bank | | C．President Bush supported the proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon | | D．British Prime Minister Tony Blair was for the plan |
小题2:From the passage we learn that _____.| A．Palestinians and Israelis are in peace | | B．Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories | | C．Other countries also support the proposal | | D．Israel would not continue to control airspace, waters and land passages |
小题3:What is the attitude of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat towards the plan?| A．Agree | B．Happy | C．Disagree | D．Regret |
小题4:In which part does the passage appear?| A．Sports news | B．Science fiction | C．High technology | D．Home and abroad |
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The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 36 these wide modern roads are generally 37 and well maintained, with 38 sharp curves and many straight 39 ,a direct route is not always the most 40 one. Large highways often pass 41 scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 42 large urban centers which means that they become crowded with 43 traffic during rush hours, 44 the “fast, direct” way becomes a very slow route. However, there is 45 always another route to take 46 you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 47 new “superhighways”,there are often older, 48 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 49 of these are good two lane roads; others are uneven roads 50 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along hilly 51 or down frightening hillsides to towns 52 in deep valleys. Though these are less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 53 the air is clear and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 54 to get a fresh, clean 55 of the world.
36. A. Although B. Since C. Because D. Therefore
37. A. rough B. splendid C. smooth D. complicated
38. A. little B. few C. much D. many
39. A. selections B. separations C. divisions D. sections
40. A. terrible B. Possible C. enjoyable D. reasonable
41. A. to B. Into C. over D. by
42. A. lead B. connect C. collect D. provide
43. A. large B. fast C. light D. heavy
44. A. when B. for C. but D. that
45. A. yet B. still C. almost D. quite
46. A. unless B. if C. as D. since
47. A. relatively B. regularly C. reasonably D. respectively
48. A. and B. Less C. more D. or
49. A. All B. Several C. Lots D. Some
50. A. driving B. crossing C. curving D. traveling
51. A. rocks B. cliffs C. roads D. paths
52. A. lying B. laying C. laid D. lied
53. A. there B. when C. which D. where
54. A. space B. period C. chance D. spot
55. A. view B. variety C. visit D. Virtue |
Artificial(假的) flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.
The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers | | B．The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph | | C．Flowers Native to the United States | | D．Material Used for Artificial Flowers |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to _______.| A．create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew | | B．do a thorough study of plant structure | | C．make a copy of one member of each United States flower family | | D．show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers |
小题3:The underlined word “it” refers to _______.| A．the intention | B．the collection | | C．one member | D．each flower family |
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British men are couch potatoes. They spend nearly half their freetime watching TV. They watch more TV than women, do less housework, less charity work and less childcare—but spend more time shopping, a poll(民意测验) suggests. Analysts(分析家) from Eurostat, the EU"s statistical office, interviewed working men and women in 10 countries.
Britain, where men devoted 49% of their freetime to the box, came a narrow second to the Hungarians with 51%.German and Norwegian men watched the least TV—just over one third of their spare time.
The analysts took the average of the figures for the whole year including holidays and weekends. They broke down the “average day” into five categories(类)—free-time, sleep, meals and personal care, travel, domestic chores(家务事) and work or study. It shows that British men have four hours and 41 minutes free time each day—20 minutes more than women. But women spend nearly double the amount of time on domestic chores than men. Almost three-and-a-half hours of a woman"s day is taken up with domestic work, compared to less than two hours for men.
Food preparation makes up the bulk(量) of the chores, with leaning and shopping the next most time-consuming. They further broke down the free-time and domestic categories to show that men spend 137 minutes each day in front of the TV, compared to women"s 114 minutes.
Women spend slightly more time socializing resting and reading than men, but slightly less time on hobbies, sport and exercise. Universally unpopular with both sexes is culture—accounting for just 2% of both men and women"s leisure time.
小题1:According to the passage, couch potatoes refer to _______.| A．a kind of potatoes produced in Britain | | B．people spending much time sitting and watching television | | C．a kind of food offered by the English people | | D．people who like doing housework instead of watching TV |
小题2: According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be included in the ten countries?| A．Germany. | B．Norway. | C．Hungary. | D．Russia. |
小题3:What both men and women don"t like in their spare time is _______.| A．taking part in cultural activities | B．shopping | | C．enjoying their hobbies | D．doing domestic chores |
小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Domestic Chores—Only Women"s Right | | B．British Men—Couch Potatoes | | C．What the Research Means | | D．Men and Women in Different Situations |
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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim, as a friend, really feel good about it? Or did he envy my luck?” “And was Paul friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad.
But when we look back, it is too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meanings. And if we do not really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You"re a lucky dog!”(你真幸运!) Is he really on your side? If he says, “You"re a lucky guy(人,家伙)!”,that is being friendly. But “a lucky dog”, there is a bit of envy in those words. What he may be saying is that he does not think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another phrase that says one thing means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone"s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.
小题1:When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he _______.| A．feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him | | B．feels he might not have understood his friends" true feelings | | C．think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend | | D．is sorry that his friends let him down |
小题2:When the writer talks about someone saying, “You"re a lucky dog!”, he is saying that _______.| A．the speaker is just friendly | | B．this sentence suggests the same as “You"re a lucky guy!” | | C．the word “dog” should not be used to apply to people | | D．sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious |
小题3:This passage tries to tell you how to _______.| A．avoid(避免) mistakes about money and friends | | B．get an idea of friendly people | | C．avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you | | D．keep people friendly without trusting them |
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