閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題46

閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題46AHereisapieceofnewsfromanewspapertwoyearsago.Englishcourseswillbeofferedtoprimaryschoolstudentsincitiesandincountryschoolsbeginningnextyear,saidthedirectoroftheDepartmentofBasicEducationofMinistryofEducation,LiLianning.PrimaryschoolstudentswillberequiredtotaketheEnglishcoursebeginninginGradeThree.IncitiessomeprimaryschoolsmayopenthecourseforGradeOnestudents.Andinsomecountryprimaryschools,theprogramwon’ttilbe2002started.unAnewteachingmethodwillbeusedforthisEnglishcourse.Moreemphasiswillbeplacedonstudents’speakingandreadingabilities,insteadofthetraditionalgrammarandpronunciationteachingmethod.Itisexpectedthatstudentswilllearnmoreinacertainenvironment.Therefore,asituationalmethodwillbeusedduringtheclass.FourEnglishperiodseachweekwillberequired.Thelessonscouldbeshort,20or30minutes,butatleasttwolessonsamongthefourshouldbe40minutes.Aneight-leveltestsystemwillbeusedtocoveralllevelofEnglishfromprimaryschoolstudentstoseniorhighs.ThiswouldbethefirstofficialEnglishassessment（評定）introducedintothehighschooleducationsystem.AjuniorhighstudentisrequiredtopassBandFiveandaseniorhighshouldpassBandSeven.StudentswillnotberequiredtopassBandEight.Thisrequiresalargevocabularyof4,500words.TheprogrammeisoneofthekeypartsoftheeducationreformstartedbytheMinistryofEducationinthespiritofhelpingqualityeducation.Thereformisaimedatimprovingstudents’comprehensive（理解）andlifelonglearningabilities.Thefirstfiveyearsoftheten-yearplanistointroducenewteachingmaterials.Thesematerialswillbeusedbyschoolsoverthecountryinthefollowingfive.56．TeacherswillpaymoreattentiontointhecomingEnglishcourse.A．readingandwritingB．speakingandreadingC．speakingandwritingD．grammarandpronunciation57．PrimaryschoolstudentsareaskedtolearnEnglishbecause.A．itwilldogoodtothe2008OlympicsB．theyhaveagoodmemorywhentheyareyoungC．itsuitstheneedsofmodernsocietyD．thiswillhelptoimprovestudents’comprehensiveandlifelonglearningabilities58．Themainideaofthepassageis.A．EnglishisshowingitsimportanceindailylifeB．primaryschoolstudentsshouldpayenoughattentiontoEnglishC．primaryschoolstudentswilllearnEnglishD．howtoteachEnglishintheEnglishcourseBHerearesomeadvertisementstakenfromanewspaper.(1)DearDrewCarter,Yourfirstyearonthisearthhasbeenapleasurerideforallofus.Weloveyou!Love,DadandMomandmanyfriends(2)Lawlis—ClarkeTheDoctorsVirgilandMarjorieLawlisarepleasedtoannouncetheengagement（訂親）oftheirdaughterDianaSusantoMr.RobertBrentClarke,sonofMr.andMrs.JamesClarkeofHerford,Texas.1AspringweddingisplannedinHouston.(3)Isbell—FossMr.AndMrs.DavisK.IsbellannouncethemarriageoftheirdaughterDangtoMr.StanleyFoss,sonofMrs.JohnSipeofAda,Minnesota.TheweddingwillbeearlyAprilatAbidingLoveLutheranChurch.(4)Story—KurioMissStephanieStoryandMr.WarrenKuriomarriedonFebruary5,athalfpastseveno’clockintheeveningatHighlandParkPresbyterianChurchinDallas,Texas.Thebride（新娘）isthedaughterofMr.andMrs,HerbertBruleStoryJr.ofDallas.Thegroom（新郎）isthesonofMr.andMrs.GeraldStanleyKurioofAustin.59．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthefirstadvertisement?A．WeLoveYouB．Happy1stBirthdayC．OneYearOldD．OurOne-Year-OldSon60．LawlisandClarkearegoingtogetmarried.A．inachurchB．whereClarke’sparentsliveC．a(chǎn)gainsttheirparents’willD．toLawlis’sparents’joy61．Whogotorwillgetmarriedinspring?A．NotonlyLawlisandClarkebutalsoIsbellandFoss.B．NeitherLawlisandClarkenorIsbellandFoss.C．EitherIsbellandFossorStoryandKurio.D．NeitherLawlisandClarkenorStoryandKurio.62．Whoarenowamarriedcouple?A．LawlisandClarke.B．DandIsbellandFoss.C．StoryandKurio.D．Thetextdoesn’tsay.(C)Longago,theloveapplewasgrowninflowergardens.Theplant’ssmallyellowflowwerenotverybright,butithasverybeautifulfruit,round,smooth,andshiny,whichturnedbrightredoryellowasitripened（成熟）.Itwasbeautifulbutpoisonous,orpeoplebelievedso.Otherpeoplebelievedithadmagicpowerstocause.EarlySpanishexplorers（探究者）whofoundthisplantgrowingwildisSouthandCentralAmerica,carrieditbacktoEurope.TheseplantsappearedingardensinItalyasearlyas1554.Theymusthavebeenthekindthathadyellowfruit,becausetheItalianscalledtheplant“pomidoro”or,appleofgold.By1750,theplantwasgrownasacuriousplantthroughoutEurope.Somepeoplewereevendaringenoughtoeatthefruit.1781inAmerica,ThomasJeffersonraisedandateloveapples,butfewfollowedhisexample.Thirtyyearslater,theloveappleswereusedasfoodinLouisiana,andby1835,afewpeopleinthenorthernstateswerewillingtoexperimentwiththemtoo.Butevenaslateas1900,therewerepeoplewhostillbelievedthatthese“applesofgold”werepoisonous.Althoughpeopledidnoteatfruitofthisplant,theylikedlookingatitintheirgardens.Later,whentheylearneditwasbothgood-tastingandgoodforthem,theymovedtheloveappleplantfromtheflowergardentothevegetablegarden.Theylearnedtocallitbyanewname63．Onthewhole,thearticletellsabout.A．poisonousfruitsinAmericaB．ItalianswhoareverycuriousC．thehistoryofthetomatoplantD．thefruitseatenbyThomasJefferson64．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．somepeopleareafraidtotrynewthingsB．a(chǎn)llpoisonousfruitsarereallytomatoesC．a(chǎn)llpoisonousfruitsarebrightandcolorfulD．northernersaremoredaringthansoutherners65．Whydidpeopleraisethisplantintheirgardens?.2A．TheylikedeatingitB．TheyenjoyedlookingatitC．TheythoughtgoldwouldgrowD．Itwastheonlychoicetheyhad66．Whichseemstrueaccordingtothepassage?.A．WhatisnotpopulartodaymaybepopulartomorrowB．TheappleofgoldbelongsonlyinflowergardensC．ThomasJeffersonateallhisplantsD．ItwastheAmericanswhofirstatetomatoes(D)IntheUnitedStates,friendscanbeclose,constant,intense,generous,andreal,yetfadeawayinashorttimeifcircumstances（環(huán)境）change.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhilethennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendshipwhereitleftoutandaredelighted.IntheStates,youcanfeelfreetovisitpeople’homes,sharetheirholidays,enjoytheirchildrenandtheirlieswithoutfearthatyoutakingonalastingobligation（負(fù)擔(dān)）.Donothesitatetoaccepthospitality（招待）becauseyoucan’tgiveitinwelcomeorforvariousotherreasons,suchascrowdedspace,languagedifficulties,orfamilycustom,outsidersarenotinvitedintohomes.IntheUnitedStatesbothmethodsareused,butitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteapersontoone’shomethantogotoapublicplace,exceptinpurelybusinessrelationships.So,ifyourhostorhostessbringsyouhome,donotfeelthatyouarebeingshowninferior（次的）treatment.Don’tfeelneglectedifyoudonotfindflowersawaitingyouinyourhotelroomeither.Flowersareveryexpensivethere,hoteldeliveryisuncertain,arrivaltimesaredelayed,changed,orcanceledsoflowersarenotcustomarilysentasawelcomingtouch.Pleasedonotfeelunwanted!Outwardsignsvaryindifferentlands,theinwardwelcomeiswhatmatters,andthiswillbereal.67．IntheUnitedStates,youwillfindfriendshipsifcircumstanceschange.A．diesuddenlyB．passawayC．disappeargraduallyD．lastforever68．Americanstheirforeignfriendstomakeareturnfortheirhospitality.A．a(chǎn)skB．wishC．neverallowD．don’texpect69．Insomeothercounties,givingadinnerpartyathomeisconsideredthaninarestaurant.A．lessfriendlyB．lesshospitableC．morenaturalD．morepopular70．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?.A．FlowersareavailableatalltimeB．FlowersareexpensiveC．FlowersaresignsofoutwardwelcomeD．Flowersarenotnecessarilysenttoguests71．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?.A．AmericanHospitalityB．AmericanFriendshipsC．AmericanInvitationD．AmericanWelcome(E)Haveyoueverbeenatameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenlythatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?Youprobablyfeltsorryandmadeupyourmindtopayattentionandalwayshavebeentoldthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.“Onthecontrary,says”L.Giambra,anexpertinpsychology,“daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutit,themindcouldn’tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’possiblytdoallyourthinkingwithaconscious（存心識）mind.Instead,yourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues.”Earlyexpertsinpsychologypaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.Eric3Klinger,aprofessorofpsychology,isthewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingersays,knownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourlives,learnfromourexperiences,andplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.”Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinyourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.Daydreamscannotbepredicated（料想）.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddire