06年NMET試卷分析和07年NMET 的命題趨勢(shì)研究

1、對(duì)NMET 2007廣東卷方案的思考華南師范大學(xué) 外文學(xué)院何廣鏗一、NMET2007廣東卷的方案(來源:征求意見稿)NMET2007廣東卷出臺(tái)的形勢(shì) 1) 2005年和2006年NMET廣東卷的改革 2) 2004年9月開始廣東進(jìn)入了高中課改實(shí)驗(yàn)NMET06年的結(jié)構(gòu)和考查項(xiàng)目題序題 型題 量賦 分聽力聽獨(dú)白或?qū)υ?522.5聽取信息57.5單項(xiàng)填空1515完形填空2030閱讀理解2040短文改錯(cuò)1010書面表達(dá)1252、NMET 2007廣東卷的初步方案 1) 命題指導(dǎo)思想與原則 考試命題要遵循選拔性考試的規(guī)律與要求，貫徹普通高中新課程的理念，反映本學(xué)科新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的整體要求，考查考生初步的科學(xué)

2、與人文素養(yǎng)，注重能力與素質(zhì)考查，注重時(shí)代性和實(shí)踐性，促進(jìn)素質(zhì)教育的實(shí)施。2) 考試形式(1) 考查方式：閉卷，筆試、口試。(2) 考試時(shí)間（筆試）：120分鐘。試卷滿分為150分。 考試時(shí)間（口試）：30分鐘?？谠嚥捎糜?jì)算機(jī)輔助口語(yǔ)考試，試卷滿分30分，分為A|、B、C、D、E五個(gè)等級(jí)。3) 考試內(nèi)容：見2007年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語(yǔ)考試大綱（課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)實(shí)驗(yàn)版） 4) 試卷題型結(jié)構(gòu) 筆試部分共四道大題，共67小題。其中客觀題85分，約占57%， 主觀題65分，約占43%。筆試內(nèi)容、題量、計(jì)分和時(shí)間安排如下：試卷題型結(jié)構(gòu) 題序題型題量賦分時(shí)間（分鐘）I聽力第一節(jié)：聽獨(dú)白或?qū)υ?522.

3、530第二節(jié)：聽取信息510 II語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用第一節(jié)：完形填空1522.515第二節(jié)：語(yǔ)法填空101510III閱讀第一節(jié)：閱讀理解153020第二節(jié)：信息匹配51010IV寫作第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作11510第二節(jié)：任務(wù)型寫作12525總計(jì)67150120語(yǔ)法填空例題（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語(yǔ)，或使用括號(hào)中的詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式真空，并將答案填在答題卡上標(biāo)號(hào)為31-40的相應(yīng)位置。Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese 31 (kill) right below their windows. She was

4、 32 neighbor. Yet 33 of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police.John Barley and bib Fatane went beyond the headlines to research into the 34 why people didnt act. They found that a person has to go through two steps 35 he can help. First he has to notice that it is 36 emergency (緊急情況). Is

5、the smoke coming into the room 37 a leak in the air conditioning? Is it “steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and 38 important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally 39 (responsibility). He must

6、 feel that he must help, 40 the person wont get the help he needs. 寫作例題（共兩節(jié)，滿分為40分）第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）假設(shè)你最近參加了由某電視臺(tái)舉辦的中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)演講比賽并獲獎(jiǎng)，該臺(tái)準(zhǔn)備組織獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)呷ケ本﹨⒓右淮斡⒄Z(yǔ)夏令營(yíng)活動(dòng)，下表是這次活動(dòng)的時(shí)間安排和活動(dòng)內(nèi)容?；顒?dòng)時(shí)間7月15日-22日或8月15日-22日活動(dòng)內(nèi)容參加英語(yǔ)角 學(xué)唱英語(yǔ)歌曲 聽英語(yǔ)講座 表演英語(yǔ)短劇 看英語(yǔ)電影 教外賓學(xué)中文寫作內(nèi)容電視臺(tái)現(xiàn)就活動(dòng)時(shí)間內(nèi)容征求你的意見。請(qǐng)按照以下要求用英語(yǔ)書信形式給予答復(fù)。1選擇適合你的時(shí)間并說明理由；2解釋你只

7、能參加其中的兩項(xiàng)活動(dòng)（聽英語(yǔ)講座和教外賓學(xué)中文），雖然你認(rèn)為所有的活動(dòng)都很有意義；3說明你選擇的理由：聽英語(yǔ)講座了解英美文化信息；教外賓學(xué)中文因?yàn)?008年北京奧運(yùn)讓越來越多的外賓想了解中國(guó)。寫作要求 1必須使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部?jī)?nèi)容 2信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出讀寫任務(wù)： 閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。 Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too mu

8、ch, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between his language and othersl language. Bit by bit, he makes the right changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things. They learn to talk, run, climb, ride a bic

9、ycle by comparing their own behaviors with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school teachers never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, even fewer chances for him to correct himself. They do it all for him. Teachers act as if the student

10、would never notice a mistake if they did not point out it to him. They act ad if the student would never correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let the student do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word means a

11、nd what the answer is to that problem. 寫作內(nèi)容 1) 概括短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約60詞左右； 2) 就“學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)錯(cuò)誤該不該改正”這個(gè)主題發(fā)表你的看法，至少包含以下的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約90詞左右；a) 以英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)為例，簡(jiǎn)述你學(xué)習(xí)過程經(jīng)常出身的語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤； b) 你是如何看待自己的語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤； c) 你的老師如何對(duì)待你的語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤； d) 你對(duì)老師的做法持什么看法？為什么？ 計(jì)算機(jī)輔助口語(yǔ)考試部分內(nèi)容、題量、計(jì)分和時(shí)間安排如下：題序題型題量賦分時(shí)間A節(jié)模仿朗讀110約30分鐘B節(jié)角色扮演118C節(jié)口頭作文122總計(jì)350約30分鐘二、從普通高中

12、英語(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)課程目標(biāo)思考 1. 課程目標(biāo)強(qiáng)調(diào)三種能力的培養(yǎng) “著重提高學(xué)生用英語(yǔ)獲取信息、處理信息、分析問題和解決問題的能力，特別注重提高學(xué)生用英語(yǔ)進(jìn)行思維和表達(dá)的能力” 2. 方案增加了對(duì)三種能力考查的項(xiàng)目 獲取信息題，寫作題（二題），信息匹配題 三、從普通高中英語(yǔ)課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)評(píng)價(jià)原則思考1、課程評(píng)價(jià)原則中有關(guān)終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)的論述。 1）終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)采用形式：考試（學(xué)期考核、學(xué)段考核和畢業(yè)考核） 2）終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)目標(biāo)：學(xué)生綜合語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用能力 3）終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)試卷設(shè)計(jì)：通過理解與表達(dá)任務(wù)檢測(cè)學(xué)生運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言的能力，考試任務(wù)應(yīng)體現(xiàn)技能的綜合性；主觀性試題占一定比例，適當(dāng)減少客觀題；筆試應(yīng)避免單純語(yǔ)音知識(shí)題與單純語(yǔ)法

13、題；聽力考試所占比例不少于20%。4） 終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)形式：口試、聽力考試和筆 試形式5）終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)評(píng)分辦法：制定嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)脑u(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)與方法并對(duì)考官和評(píng)卷人進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)。6） 終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)的技術(shù)支撐：使用電腦、多媒體和網(wǎng)絡(luò)技術(shù)輔助終結(jié)性評(píng)價(jià)2. 方案增、減的項(xiàng)目 1）增加綜合性的題型：獲取信息、任務(wù)型寫作等 2）減少單純語(yǔ)法題和短文改錯(cuò)題 3）聽力理解分值增加 4）使用多媒體和網(wǎng)絡(luò)技術(shù)輔助高考（評(píng)卷）四、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試的原則思考Bachman & Palmer (1996) 提出的考試設(shè)計(jì)和評(píng)價(jià)原則1）考試信度（reliability） 簡(jiǎn)單來說就是考分的一致性（co

14、nsistency of test scores）。從理論上講，如果一個(gè)考試具有較高信度的話，無論在什么情況下對(duì)同組學(xué)生施考多少次，學(xué)生們各次的考試成績(jī)應(yīng)該一致（鄒申、楊任明，2005：34）。在閱卷過程中，不同閱卷人員對(duì)同一測(cè)試項(xiàng)目（如作文）給予相同的分?jǐn)?shù)，或同一閱卷人員在不同時(shí)間評(píng)卷時(shí)給同一測(cè)試項(xiàng)目相同的分?jǐn)?shù)是閱卷信度高的體現(xiàn)。（轉(zhuǎn)譯自Language Test Construction and Evaluation by Alderson et al, 1995; 129） 四、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試的原則思考2）效度和結(jié)構(gòu)效度（validity and

15、 construct validity） 效度：通俗地說，就是考試達(dá)到其預(yù)期測(cè)試意圖的程度。 結(jié)構(gòu)效度：construct在這里指的是語(yǔ)言能力理論中假設(shè)的基礎(chǔ)能力或特征。比如，我們時(shí)常提及閱讀能力（reading ability）或?qū)懽髂芰Γ╳riting ability），就代表了兩個(gè)典型的理論能力結(jié)構(gòu)（theoretical construct）。如果一個(gè)考試表明能夠測(cè)量某個(gè)理論能力結(jié)構(gòu)，它就具有結(jié)構(gòu)效度 （摘自簡(jiǎn)明英語(yǔ)測(cè)試教程鄒申、楊任明，2005；38，40）。 四、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試的原則思考3）真實(shí)性（authenticity） 真實(shí)性指某一語(yǔ)

16、言測(cè)試任務(wù)（a language test task）與實(shí)際語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用任務(wù)（target language use task）在特征方面的對(duì)應(yīng)程度。 當(dāng)今語(yǔ)言測(cè)試界在考試真實(shí)性方面有兩大派別。一派在實(shí)現(xiàn)考試真實(shí)性上采用“現(xiàn)實(shí)生活法”，即通過完全復(fù)制具體語(yǔ)言使用環(huán)境的考試來達(dá)到真實(shí)性。另一派則是“交際/能力法”（interactional / ability approach）。它的特點(diǎn)是強(qiáng)調(diào)交際語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用過程中的顯著特征。根據(jù)這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)，真實(shí)性不一定反映在語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用實(shí)景中，而是應(yīng)該體現(xiàn)在考試是否真正測(cè)試構(gòu)成語(yǔ)言能力的那些特征（同上，41-42）。四、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言

17、測(cè)試的原則思考4）交互性（interactiveness） 交互性指的是在考試所設(shè)計(jì)的任務(wù)（test task）中學(xué)生的參與程度。參與程度越高，考試的交互性就越強(qiáng)。 例如：一個(gè)包括50多項(xiàng)選擇題考查語(yǔ)法與詞匯題的考試交互性較低，而一個(gè)采用小組討論進(jìn)行口試的考試則交互性較高（同上）。四、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試的原則思考5）后效作用（wash back effect） 后效作用指考試對(duì)教學(xué)的影響。考試的后效作用直接影響以下兩個(gè)方面：教與學(xué)。教指的是教師或?qū)W校，學(xué)指的是學(xué)生（同上，43）。二、從Bachman & Palmer關(guān)于設(shè)計(jì)與評(píng)價(jià)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試的原則思考6）可操

18、作性 即可行性。制約施考過程的因素有：資源因素、人力因素和時(shí)間因素。 盡管上面提到的評(píng)估和設(shè)計(jì)考卷的這六個(gè)方面各有其側(cè)重點(diǎn)，但它們構(gòu)成一個(gè)完整的評(píng)價(jià)體系，缺少其中的任何一個(gè)都將會(huì)使我們?cè)诳荚嚨脑O(shè)計(jì)或評(píng)估中缺乏全面性、客觀性和科學(xué)性（同上，43-44）。2. 方案中對(duì)上述原則的考慮1）考試信度2）考試效度3）真實(shí)性4）交互性5）后效作用6）可操作性五、NMET2007廣東卷（征求意見稿）方案的特點(diǎn)體現(xiàn)普通高中課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)理念在考試中的落實(shí)2. 體現(xiàn)語(yǔ)言測(cè)試?yán)碚撛诟呖加⒄Z(yǔ)科考試的應(yīng)用THANK YOU!I聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分) 做題時(shí)，先將答案劃在試卷上，錄音結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上

19、的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)：聽獨(dú)白或?qū)υ?共 15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分) 聽下面 5 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前。你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。 聽第 1 段對(duì)話，回答第 1 - 3 題。 1. Where does Jane ask Tom to meet her at first?2. When and where do they agree to meet finally? 3. W

20、hat does Jane have to do before going out to meet Tom? 聽第 2 段對(duì)話，回答第 4 - 6 題。 4. According to Peter, what is the problem with the building? A. The air-conditioning is too strong. B. The air-conditioning is out of order. C. The air-conditioning stops working sometimes. 5. Why did Peter miss the breakf

21、ast yesterday morning? A. He overslept. B. He couldnt fall asleep the night before. C. He talked with his roommates late into the night. 6. How many students will be staying in this room? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 聽第 3 段獨(dú)白，回答第 7 - 9 題。 7. Which subject(s) does David find particularly difficult? A.

22、Math. B. English. C. The sciences.8. What does David do to help his uncle with the cows? A. He milks the cows on Sundays and cleans the cowshed sometimes. B. He drives the tractor on Sundays and does the milking sometimes. C. He cleans the cowshed on Sundays and drives the tractor sometimes. 9. What

23、 is David going to do now? A. He is going to work on his own farm. B. He is preparing to attend an agricultural college. C. He is going to study hard to pass the exams. 聽第 4 段對(duì)話，回答第 10 - 12 題。 10. What is the probable relation between the man and woman? A. A research student and a stranger. B. A soc

24、ial worker and a businessman. C. A businessman and a research student. 11. What made the woman begin to smoke at the age of 17? A. Her boyfriend offered her a cigarette. B. She often went to parties with her friends. C. She wanted to follow her friends example. 12. What was the result of the womans

25、first attempt to stop smoking? A. She stopped smoking for a while. B. She managed to give up smoking completely. C. She began to smoke fewer cigarettes than before. 聽第 5 段獨(dú)白，回答第 13 - 15 題。 13. What do the students come to the school for? A. Visiting the school. B. Attending summer courses. C. A sigh

26、tseeing tour of the area. 14. How long has the school been open? A. Twenty years. B. Five years. C. Twenty-five years. 15. What could the students do in the study center if they were out late the night before? A. Talk to the teachers. B. Use the equipment. C. Do the homework.第二節(jié)：聽取信息(共 5 小題；每小題 1.5

27、分，滿分 7.5 分) 聽下面1 段獨(dú)白。請(qǐng)根據(jù)題目要求，從所給的內(nèi)容中獲取必要的信息，填入答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為 16 - 20的空格中。聽錄音前，你將有 80秒鐘的閱讀時(shí)間，錄音讀兩遍。你有 80 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 Caller informationName of callerJohn SmithWhere to goLondonWhen to go(16)What to do there(17)How long to stayA week or soTicket informationClassAirlinePriceWhen to leaveWhen to arriveEconomy(18)

28、RMB 56007:40 a. m.In the morningPacific Airline(19 )11: 40 a. m(20) 返回單項(xiàng)填空(共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分) 從 A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 21 Andrew wont like it, you know. _?I dont care what Andrew thinks! A. So what B. So where C. So whyD. So how 22. Must he come to sign this paper himself? Y

29、es, he _. A. need B. must C. may D. will 23. I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have _ heard of her. A. even B. ever C. just D. never 24. The traffic lights _ green and I pulled away. A. came B. grew C. got D. went 25. I was still sleeping when the fire _， and then it spread quickly. A

30、. broke out B. put out C. came outD. got out 26. Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot at Canada, _ this was a memory she especially treasured. AsB. ifC. when D. where27. Sarah had her washing machine repaired the day before yesterday, _ she? A. had B. did C. hadnt D. didnt 28.

31、 Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost, _ their political influence should be very great. A. As a result B. As usual C. Even so D. So far 29. No matter how frequently_, the works of Beethoven still attract people all over the world. A. performed B. performing C. to be performed D. bein

32、g performed 30. _ this cake, youll need2 eggs, 175 g sugar and 175 g flour. A. Having made B. Make C. To make D. Making 31. “You cant have this football back _ you promise not to kick it at my cat again,” the old man said firmly. A. because B. since C. when D until 32. The young girl sitting next to

33、 me on the plane was very nervous. She _ before. A. hasnt flown B. didnt fly C. hadnt flown D. wasnt flying 33. So difficult _ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found D. have I found 34. You have been sitting on my hat and now it i

34、s badly out of _. A. date B. shape C. order D. balance 35. Excuse me, Sir, is the swimming pool open all day? _. Only from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. A. Thats right. B. Yes, of course C. Sorry, I am not sure D. Sorry, Im afraid not 返回III完形填空(共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分) 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 36 55 各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、

35、C、和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can_36 from a different kind of poverty- of the spirit. _37 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides (自殺) every year

36、 by children under 15, and one child_38_ five needs psychiatric (心理) advice. There are many good things about _39_ in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance bet

37、ween_40_ and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. _41 the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working_42 and often shares in that workA child_43 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the comm

38、unitys _44_: helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies - rather than_45 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets _46 playing with dolls. These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the _47_ children. Their sense of days and time has a l

39、ot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, _48 are provided with a watch as one of the_49 signs of growing up, so that they can_50 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV

40、shows. Third World children do not usually_51 to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments (公寓) . Instead of dangerous roads, “keep off the grass” signs and “dont speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of_52_ to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe th

41、em_53_ from ten floors up. _54_, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third World is not all _55 . 36. A. come B. learn C. suffer D. survive 37. A. As usual B. For instance C. In fact D. In other words 38. A. by B. in C. to D. under

42、 39. A. childhood B. poverty C. spirit D. survival 40. A. adults B. fathers C. neighbours D. relatives 41. A. Anyhow B. However C. Instead D. Still 42. A. away B. alone C. along D. nearby 43. A. growing up B. living through C. playing D. working 44. A. activity B. life C. study D. work 45. A. by B.

43、from C. through D. with 46. A. and B. but C. or D. so 47. A. Eastern B. good C. poor D. Western 48. A. at any moment B. at the same time C. on the other hand D. on the whole 49. A. easiest B. earliest C. happiest D. quickest 50. A. care B. fear C. hurry D. worry 51. A. dare B. expect C. have D. requ

44、ire 52. A. control B. danger C. disappointment D. freedom 53. A. anxiously B. eagerly C. impatiently D. proudly 54. A. Above all B. In the end C. Of course D. Whats more 55. A. bad B. good C. rich D. poor返回閱讀理解(共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AScientific exp

45、eriments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequences will cause serious damage or nothing more than a small trouble still remains to be seen.

46、The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of increasing the productivity of that countrys bees. He imported a very active type of African bee from Tanzania and mated (交配) it with the more easy-going native variety to new kind of bees. The new b

47、ees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed than Professor Kerr, for that was the scientists name, had a total success on his hands. Then things began to go wrong. For some reason as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of something in their environment, the new bees began to develo

48、p extremely attacking personalities. They became bad-tempered and easy to be angry, attacked the native bees and drove them from their living places. But worse was to follow. Having taken over the countryside, the new bees, with their dangerous stings (叮) , began to attack its neighbours - cats, dog

49、s, horses, chickens and finally man himself. A long period of terror began that has so far killed a great number of animals and about 150 human beings. This would have been bad enough if the bees had stayed in Brazil. But now they are on the move, heading northwards in countless millions towards Cen

50、tral and North America, and moving at the alarming speed of 200 miles a year. The countries that lie in their path are naturally worried because it looks as if nothing can be done to stop them. 56. The results of the South American experiment _. A. have caused a serious trouble B. have proved to be

51、wrong C. are not yet certain D. are not important 57. The experiment mentioned in this passage was designed to _. A. increase the amount of honey in Brazil B. make Brazilian bees more easy-going C. increase the number of bees in Brazil D. make African bees less active58. Which of the following may b

52、e the cause of the new bees attacking personalities? A. Their production of honey. B. Their hard work. C. Their living environment. D. Their bad temper. 59. The last paragraph implies that _. A. the bees have been driven to Central and North America B. the bees may bring about trouble in more countr

53、ies C. the bees must be stopped from moving north D. the bees prefer olive in Brazil BHes an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shores, he at first told me: “I havent time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; hell fix them for you r

54、ight away. But Id had my eve on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手藝人). “No,” I replied, the other fellow cant do it well.” “The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-

55、U-wait” - without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋帶) you might as well just throw away the pair. My man saw I wouldnt give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron (圍裙) looked at my shoes, h

56、ad me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said “Come back in a week.” I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots of a shelf. “See what I can do?” he said with pride. Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.” When I got back out into the street, the worl

57、d seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft. These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line,

58、when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消費(fèi)) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job

59、well done.60. Which of the following is true about the old cobbler? A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools. B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais. C. He was proud of his skills. D. He was a native Parisian. 61. The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” (paragraph 7) impl

60、ied that_. A. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him B. it was difficult to communicate with this man C. the man was very strange D. the man was too old 62. According to the author, many people work just to_. A. realize their abilities B. gain happiness C. make money D. gain respect 63. This s