2019年4月自考00596英語閱讀二試題及答案含解析

英語閱讀（二）年月真題

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1、【單選題】PassageOneManypeoplebelievethattakingvitaminsupplementsis

thebestsafeguardagainstthedangersofanincompletedietbutthisshouldbea

lastresortratherthanawayoutofaproblem.Evenifthereisagenuineneed

forextravitamins,thensoonerorlaterthequestionarises"whichonesdoIneed,

howmuchofthem,andhowoften?"Thereisreallynosimpleanswertothisquestion.

TheFoodStandardsCommitteesuggestsintheirrecentreporttothegovernment

thatwedonotneedanyextravitamins.Theysaythattheyare"notnecessaryfora

healthyindividualeatingnormaldiet".Whilstfewofuswouldchallengetheir

authorityonthesubjectofnutrition,itis,perhaps,pertinenttoaskthe

question"howmanyofusarehealthy,andwhatisanormaldiet?"Thereisan

elementofdoubtinmanymindsaboutthesetwoaspectsandthoughfewpeopleare

familiarwiththewordingoftheFoodStandardsReporttheydowonder

instinctivelyiftheyareeatingtherightthings.Theblameforfaultyeating

habitsisoftenplacedatthedooroftheubiquitousjunkandconveniencefoods.

Aswehaveseen,someofthesearenotthecriminalstheyaremadeouttobe.

Whitebreadisonlyslightlylessnutritiousthanbrownbreadandfrozen

vegetablescanbealmostas"fresh"asfreshfood.Thereareveryfewfoodswhich

canreallybedescribedaspurerubbish.Manypre-packedfoodscontaintoomuch

sugarandwewouldallbenefitbyavoidingthese,butmosttinned,processedand

driedfoodscontainusefulamountsoffat,protein,carbohydrate,vitaminsand

minerals.Theadditionofasmallamountoffruitorasidesaladtoconvenience

foodssuchaspizzasorhamburgerscanturnasnackintoawell-balanced

meal."Junk"foodisdifficulttodefine.Whitesugarisprobablythe

nearestcontenderforthetitle.Itcontainsplentyofcaloriesforenergybut

notmuchelse,andisoftendescribedasan"emptycalorie"food.Alcoholis

alsohighincalories.butbeerandwinecontainsomeoftheBvitaminsandwine

isagoodsourceofiron,soevenateetotalercouldnotdescribeallalcohol

asuseless,nutritionallyspeaking.Caloriesmeasuretheenergywederivefromthe

foodweeat,andsugarandalcoholaresometimesdescribedashavingahighenergy

density.Thereisalimittotheamountofenergyweneedeachday(2,000~2,200

caloriesistheaverageforwomenand2,500~3,000formen)andifweeattoomuch

sugarandalcoholthereisnoappetiteleftforthevitamin-richfoodsweneed-

fish,meat,fruitandvegetables.Buyingvitaminscanbepredictedby

psychologicalaswellasnutritionalmotivesanditisprudenttoinvestigatewhy

wethinkweneedthemandwhatbenefitsweexpectfromthembeforewerushoffto

thehealthshoptomakeourpurchases.AccordingtotheFoodStandards

Committee,_______

manyofusdonothaveahealthydiet

manyofusneedtothinktwiceaboutoureatinghabits

A:

peopledonotneedextravitaminsiftheyhaveanormaldiet

B:

peoplemusthaveextravitaminsasasafeguardagainstillnesses

C:

答D:案：C

2、【單選題】PassageOneManypeoplebelievethattakingvitaminsupplementsis

thebestsafeguardagainstthedangersofanincompletedietbutthisshouldbea

lastresortratherthanawayoutofaproblem.Evenifthereisagenuineneed

forextravitamins,thensoonerorlaterthequestionarises"whichonesdoIneed,

howmuchofthem,andhowoften?"Thereisreallynosimpleanswertothisquestion.

TheFoodStandardsCommitteesuggestsintheirrecentreporttothegovernment

thatwedonotneedanyextravitamins.Theysaythattheyare"notnecessaryfora

healthyindividualeatingnormaldiet".Whilstfewofuswouldchallengetheir

authorityonthesubjectofnutrition,itis,perhaps,pertinenttoaskthe

question"howmanyofusarehealthy,andwhatisanormaldiet?"Thereisan

elementofdoubtinmanymindsaboutthesetwoaspectsandthoughfewpeopleare

familiarwiththewordingoftheFoodStandardsReporttheydowonder

instinctivelyiftheyareeatingtherightthings.Theblameforfaultyeating

habitsisoftenplacedatthedooroftheubiquitousjunkandconveniencefoods.

Aswehaveseen,someofthesearenotthecriminalstheyaremadeouttobe.

Whitebreadisonlyslightlylessnutritiousthanbrownbreadandfrozen

vegetablescanbealmostas"fresh"asfreshfood.Thereareveryfewfoodswhich

canreallybedescribedaspurerubbish.Manypre-packedfoodscontaintoomuch

sugarandwewouldallbenefitbyavoidingthese,butmosttinned,processedand

driedfoodscontainusefulamountsoffat,protein,carbohydrate,vitaminsand

minerals.Theadditionofasmallamountoffruitorasidesaladtoconvenience

foodssuchaspizzasorhamburgerscanturnasnackintoawell-balanced

meal."Junk"foodisdifficulttodefine.Whitesugarisprobablythe

nearestcontenderforthetitle.Itcontainsplentyofcaloriesforenergybut

notmuchelse,andisoftendescribedasan"emptycalorie"food.Alcoholis

alsohighincalories.butbeerandwinecontainsomeoftheBvitaminsandwine

isagoodsourceofiron,soevenateetotalercouldnotdescribeallalcohol

asuseless,nutritionallyspeaking.Caloriesmeasuretheenergywederivefromthe

foodweeat,andsugarandalcoholaresometimesdescribedashavingahighenergy

density.Thereisalimittotheamountofenergyweneedeachday(2,000~2,200

caloriesistheaverageforwomenand2,500~3,000formen)andifweeattoomuch

sugarandalcoholthereisnoappetiteleftforthevitamin-richfoodsweneed-

fish,meat,fruitandvegetables.Buyingvitaminscanbepredictedby

psychologicalaswellasnutritionalmotivesanditisprudenttoinvestigatewhy

wethinkweneedthemandwhatbenefitsweexpectfromthembeforewerushoffto

thehealthshoptomakeourpurchases.Cannedfoodsdonotnecessarilymean

unhealthybecausetheymaycontain_______

enoughsugar

someextrasupplements

A:

freshvegetables

B:

someusefulsubstancesweneed

C:

答D:案：D

3、【單選題】PassageOneManypeoplebelievethattakingvitaminsupplementsis

thebestsafeguardagainstthedangersofanincompletedietbutthisshouldbea

lastresortratherthanawayoutofaproblem.Evenifthereisagenuineneed

forextravitamins,thensoonerorlaterthequestionarises"whichonesdoIneed,

howmuchofthem,andhowoften?"Thereisreallynosimpleanswertothisquestion.

TheFoodStandardsCommitteesuggestsintheirrecentreporttothegovernment

thatwedonotneedanyextravitamins.Theysaythattheyare"notnecessaryfora

healthyindividualeatingnormaldiet".Whilstfewofuswouldchallengetheir

authorityonthesubjectofnutrition,itis,perhaps,pertinenttoaskthe

question"howmanyofusarehealthy,andwhatisanormaldiet?"Thereisan

elementofdoubtinmanymindsaboutthesetwoaspectsandthoughfewpeopleare

familiarwiththewordingoftheFoodStandardsReporttheydowonder

instinctivelyiftheyareeatingtherightthings.Theblameforfaultyeating

habitsisoftenplacedatthedooroftheubiquitousjunkandconveniencefoods.

Aswehaveseen,someofthesearenotthecriminalstheyaremadeouttobe.

Whitebreadisonlyslightlylessnutritiousthanbrownbreadandfrozen

vegetablescanbealmostas"fresh"asfreshfood.Thereareveryfewfoodswhich

canreallybedescribedaspurerubbish.Manypre-packedfoodscontaintoomuch

sugarandwewouldallbenefitbyavoidingthese,butmosttinned,processedand

driedfoodscontainusefulamountsoffat,protein,carbohydrate,vitaminsand

minerals.Theadditionofasmallamountoffruitorasidesaladtoconvenience

foodssuchaspizzasorhamburgerscanturnasnackintoawell-balanced

meal."Junk"foodisdifficulttodefine.Whitesugarisprobablythe

nearestcontenderforthetitle.Itcontainsplentyofcaloriesforenergybut

notmuchelse,andisoftendescribedasan"emptycalorie"food.Alcoholis

alsohighincalories.butbeerandwinecontainsomeoftheBvitaminsandwine

isagoodsourceofiron,soevenateetotalercouldnotdescribeallalcohol

asuseless,nutritionallyspeaking.Caloriesmeasuretheenergywederivefromthe

foodweeat,andsugarandalcoholaresometimesdescribedashavingahighenergy

density.Thereisalimittotheamountofenergyweneedeachday(2,000~2,200

caloriesistheaverageforwomenand2,500~3,000formen)andifweeattoomuch

sugarandalcoholthereisnoappetiteleftforthevitamin-richfoodsweneed-

fish,meat,fruitandvegetables.Buyingvitaminscanbepredictedby

psychologicalaswellasnutritionalmotivesanditisprudenttoinvestigatewhy

wethinkweneedthemandwhatbenefitsweexpectfromthembeforewerushoffto

thehealthshoptomakeourpurchases.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that_______

healthyfoodusuallycontainsnocalories

wecannotsimplydefinealcoholas

A:

alcoholsurelycontainsextravitamins

B:

whitesugarisnotatallhealthy

C:

答D:案：B

4、【單選題】PassageOneManypeoplebelievethattakingvitaminsupplementsis

thebestsafeguardagainstthedangersofanincompletedietbutthisshouldbea

lastresortratherthanawayoutofaproblem.Evenifthereisagenuineneed

forextravitamins,thensoonerorlaterthequestionarises"whichonesdoIneed,

howmuchofthem,andhowoften?"Thereisreallynosimpleanswertothisquestion.

TheFoodStandardsCommitteesuggestsintheirrecentreporttothegovernment

thatwedonotneedanyextravitamins.Theysaythattheyare"notnecessaryfora

healthyindividualeatingnormaldiet".Whilstfewofuswouldchallengetheir

authorityonthesubjectofnutrition,itis,perhaps,pertinenttoaskthe

question"howmanyofusarehealthy,andwhatisanormaldiet?"Thereisan

elementofdoubtinmanymindsaboutthesetwoaspectsandthoughfewpeopleare

familiarwiththewordingoftheFoodStandardsReporttheydowonder

instinctivelyiftheyareeatingtherightthings.Theblameforfaultyeating

habitsisoftenplacedatthedooroftheubiquitousjunkandconveniencefoods.

Aswehaveseen,someofthesearenotthecriminalstheyaremadeouttobe.

Whitebreadisonlyslightlylessnutritiousthanbrownbreadandfrozen

vegetablescanbealmostas"fresh"asfreshfood.Thereareveryfewfoodswhich

canreallybedescribedaspurerubbish.Manypre-packedfoodscontaintoomuch

sugarandwewouldallbenefitbyavoidingthese,butmosttinned,processedand

driedfoodscontainusefulamountsoffat,protein,carbohydrate,vitaminsand

minerals.Theadditionofasmallamountoffruitorasidesaladtoconvenience

foodssuchaspizzasorhamburgerscanturnasnackintoawell-balanced

meal."Junk"foodisdifficulttodefine.Whitesugarisprobablythe

nearestcontenderforthetitle.Itcontainsplentyofcaloriesforenergybut

notmuchelse,andisoftendescribedasan"emptycalorie"food.Alcoholis

alsohighincalories.butbeerandwinecontainsomeoftheBvitaminsandwine

isagoodsourceofiron,soevenateetotalercouldnotdescribeallalcohol

asuseless,nutritionallyspeaking.Caloriesmeasuretheenergywederivefromthe

foodweeat,andsugarandalcoholaresometimesdescribedashavingahighenergy

density.Thereisalimittotheamountofenergyweneedeachday(2,000~2,200

caloriesistheaverageforwomenand2,500~3,000formen)andifweeattoomuch

sugarandalcoholthereisnoappetiteleftforthevitamin-richfoodsweneed-

fish,meat,fruitandvegetables.Buyingvitaminscanbepredictedby

psychologicalaswellasnutritionalmotivesanditisprudenttoinvestigatewhy

wethinkweneedthemandwhatbenefitsweexpectfromthembeforewerushoffto

thehealthshoptomakeourpurchases.Theword'teetotaler'Paragraph2

means_______

apersonwhoneverdrinksalcohol

apersonwhousuallyeatsjunkfood

A:

apersonwhonevereatswhitesugar

B:

apersonwhousuallyhasabalanceddiet

C:

答D:案：A

5、【單選題】PassageOneManypeoplebelievethattakingvitaminsupplementsis

thebestsafeguardagainstthedangersofanincompletedietbutthisshouldbea

lastresortratherthanawayoutofaproblem.Evenifthereisagenuineneed

forextravitamins,thensoonerorlaterthequestionarises"whichonesdoIneed,

howmuchofthem,andhowoften?"Thereisreallynosimpleanswertothisquestion.

TheFoodStandardsCommitteesuggestsintheirrecentreporttothegovernment

thatwedonotneedanyextravitamins.Theysaythattheyare"notnecessaryfora

healthyindividualeatingnormaldiet".Whilstfewofuswouldchallengetheir

authorityonthesubjectofnutrition,itis,perhaps,pertinenttoaskthe

question"howmanyofusarehealthy,andwhatisanormaldiet?"Thereisan

elementofdoubtinmanymindsaboutthesetwoaspectsandthoughfewpeopleare

familiarwiththewordingoftheFoodStandardsReporttheydowonder

instinctivelyiftheyareeatingtherightthings.Theblameforfaultyeating

habitsisoftenplacedatthedooroftheubiquitousjunkandconveniencefoods.

Aswehaveseen,someofthesearenotthecriminalstheyaremadeouttobe.

Whitebreadisonlyslightlylessnutritiousthanbrownbreadandfrozen

vegetablescanbealmostas"fresh"asfreshfood.Thereareveryfewfoodswhich

canreallybedescribedaspurerubbish.Manypre-packedfoodscontaintoomuch

sugarandwewouldallbenefitbyavoidingthese,butmosttinned,processedand

driedfoodscontainusefulamountsoffat,protein,carbohydrate,vitaminsand

minerals.Theadditionofasmallamountoffruitorasidesaladtoconvenience

foodssuchaspizzasorhamburgerscanturnasnackintoawell-balanced

meal."Junk"foodisdifficulttodefine.Whitesugarisprobablythe

nearestcontenderforthetitle.Itcontainsplentyofcaloriesforenergybut

notmuchelse,andisoftendescribedasan"emptycalorie"food.Alcoholis

alsohighincalories.butbeerandwinecontainsomeoftheBvitaminsandwine

isagoodsourceofiron,soevenateetotalercouldnotdescribeallalcohol

asuseless,nutritionallyspeaking.Caloriesmeasuretheenergywederivefromthe

foodweeat,andsugarandalcoholaresometimesdescribedashavingahighenergy

density.Thereisalimittotheamountofenergyweneedeachday(2,000~2,200

caloriesistheaverageforwomenand2,500~3,000formen)andifweeattoomuch

sugarandalcoholthereisnoappetiteleftforthevitamin-richfoodsweneed-

fish,meat,fruitandvegetables.Buyingvitaminscanbepredictedby

psychologicalaswellasnutritionalmotivesanditisprudenttoinvestigatewhy

wethinkweneedthemandwhatbenefitsweexpectfromthembeforewerushoffto

thehealthshoptomakeourpurchases.Thepassagetellsusthat_______

weshouldnotbuyvitaminsblindly

whitesugarandmeatshouldnotbeeatentogether

A:

alcoholisagoodcompanionforfoodslikefishandmeat

B:

weneedtomeasurecaloriescontainedinthefoodbeforeweeatit

C:

答D:案：A

6、【單選題】PassageTwoI'veknownthemothersittinginfrontofmeatthis

parent-teacherconferenceforyears,andwehavebeenthroughalottogether.I

havetaughtthreeofherchildren,andIliketothinkwe'veevenbecomefriends

duringourtimetogether.She'saconscientiousmotherwhoobviouslylovesher

childrenwithallofherheart.I'vealwaysbeenhonestwithherabouttheir

strengthsandweaknesses,andIthinkshetrustsmetotellherthetruth.But

whenshehitsmewiththeconcernthat'sbeenbotheringherforawhile,allIcan

doisnod,andstallfortime."Marianna'sgradesarefine;I'mnotworriedabout

that,butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore."She'sabsolutelyright.

I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyears,

andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,forwhathasgone

wrong.Thetruth-forthisparentandsomanyothers-isthis:Herchildhas

sacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement,

andit'sourfault.Marianna'sparentsherteachers,societyatlarge-weare

allimplicatedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,

wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressby

meansofpoints,scores,andawards.WetaughtMariannathatherpotentialis

tiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanher

character.WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearingAs,championshiptrophies,

andcollegeacceptances,andweinadvertentlytaughtherthatwedon'treally

carehowsheobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademic

andextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquit

whenthingsgetchallengingratherthanriskmarringthatperfectrecord.Above

allelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedher

loveoflearning.Mariannaisverysmartandhigh-achieving,andhermotherreminds

herofthatonadailybasis.However,Mariannadoesnotgetpraisedforthe

diligenceandeffortsheputsintostickingwithahardmathproblemor

convolutedscientificinquiry.Ifthatanswerattheendofthepageiswrong,or

ifshearrivesatadeadendinherresearch,shehasfailed-nomatterwhatshe

haslearnedfromherstruggle.Andcontrarytowhatshemaybelieve,inthese

moredifficultsituationssheislearning.Shelearnstobecreativein

herproblem-solving.Shelearnsdiligence.Shelearnsself-controlandperseverance.

Butbecausesheisscaredtodeathoffailing,shehasstartedtotakefewer

intellectualrisks.Marianna'smother______

paysmuchattentiontoherdaughter'sacademicachievements

issensitiveandisreadytoprotectherchildrenatanytime

A:

hasmuchconfidenceinherchildren

B:

ishonestandtrustworthy

C:

答D:案：A

7、【單選題】PassageTwoI'veknownthemothersittinginfrontofmeatthis

parent-teacherconferenceforyears,andwehavebeenthroughalottogether.I

havetaughtthreeofherchildren,andIliketothinkwe'veevenbecomefriends

duringourtimetogether.She'saconscientiousmotherwhoobviouslylovesher

childrenwithallofherheart.I'vealwaysbeenhonestwithherabouttheir

strengthsandweaknesses,andIthinkshetrustsmetotellherthetruth.But

whenshehitsmewiththeconcernthat'sbeenbotheringherforawhile,allIcan

doisnod,andstallfortime."Marianna'sgradesarefine;I'mnotworriedabout

that,butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore."She'sabsolutelyright.

I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyears,

andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,forwhathasgone

wrong.Thetruth-forthisparentandsomanyothers-isthis:Herchildhas

sacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement,

andit'sourfault.Marianna'sparentsherteachers,societyatlarge-weare

allimplicatedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,

wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressby

meansofpoints,scores,andawards.WetaughtMariannathatherpotentialis

tiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanher

character.WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearingAs,championshiptrophies,

andcollegeacceptances,andweinadvertentlytaughtherthatwedon'treally

carehowsheobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademic

andextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquit

whenthingsgetchallengingratherthanriskmarringthatperfectrecord.Above

allelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedher

loveoflearning.Mariannaisverysmartandhigh-achieving,andhermotherreminds

herofthatonadailybasis.However,Mariannadoesnotgetpraisedforthe

diligenceandeffortsheputsintostickingwithahardmathproblemor

convolutedscientificinquiry.Ifthatanswerattheendofthepageiswrong,or

ifshearrivesatadeadendinherresearch,shehasfailed-nomatterwhatshe

haslearnedfromherstruggle.Andcontrarytowhatshemaybelieve,inthese

moredifficultsituationssheislearning.Shelearnstobecreativein

herproblem-solving.Shelearnsdiligence.Shelearnsself-controlandperseverance.

Butbecausesheisscaredtodeathoffailing,shehasstartedtotakefewer

intellectualrisks.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that______

theteacherisreallyworriedaboutMarianna'sgrades

themotherhasbeenafriendofMarianna'steacherfor2oryears

A:

themotherhasnoticedherdaughter'spoorperformanceinherstudy

B:

theteacherknowsthereasonwhyMariannalostherloveforlearning

C:

答D:案：D

8、【單選題】PassageTwoI'veknownthemothersittinginfrontofmeatthis

parent-teacherconferenceforyears,andwehavebeenthroughalottogether.I

havetaughtthreeofherchildren,andIliketothinkwe'veevenbecomefriends

duringourtimetogether.She'saconscientiousmotherwhoobviouslylovesher

childrenwithallofherheart.I'vealwaysbeenhonestwithherabouttheir

strengthsandweaknesses,andIthinkshetrustsmetotellherthetruth.But

whenshehitsmewiththeconcernthat'sbeenbotheringherforawhile,allIcan

doisnod,andstallfortime."Marianna'sgradesarefine;I'mnotworriedabout

that,butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore."She'sabsolutelyright.

I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyears,

andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,forwhathasgone

wrong.Thetruth-forthisparentandsomanyothers-isthis:Herchildhas

sacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement,

andit'sourfault.Marianna'sparentsherteachers,societyatlarge-weare

allimplicatedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,

wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressby

meansofpoints,scores,andawards.WetaughtMariannathatherpotentialis

tiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanher

character.WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearingAs,championshiptrophies,

andcollegeacceptances,andweinadvertentlytaughtherthatwedon'treally

carehowsheobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademic

andextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquit

whenthingsgetchallengingratherthanriskmarringthatperfectrecord.Above

allelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedher

loveoflearning.Mariannaisverysmartandhigh-achieving,andhermotherreminds

herofthatonadailybasis.However,Mariannadoesnotgetpraisedforthe

diligenceandeffortsheputsintostickingwithahardmathproblemor

convolutedscientificinquiry.Ifthatanswerattheendofthepageiswrong,or

ifshearrivesatadeadendinherresearch,shehasfailed-nomatterwhatshe

haslearnedfromherstruggle.Andcontrarytowhatshemaybelieve,inthese

moredifficultsituationssheislearning.Shelearnstobecreativein

herproblem-solving.Shelearnsdiligence.Shelearnsself-controlandperseverance.

Butbecausesheisscaredtodeathoffailing,shehasstartedtotakefewer

intellectualrisks.Accordingtotheauthor,______

thewholesocietyareinvolvedinthecrimeagainstlearning

teachersshouldbeblamedforstudents'lossofstrengths

A:

parentskilltheirchildren'sinterestingrades

B:

childrenarenotborntolovelearning

C:

答D:案：A

9、【單選題】PassageTwoI'veknownthemothersittinginfrontofmeatthis

parent-teacherconferenceforyears,andwehavebeenthroughalottogether.I

havetaughtthreeofherchildren,andIliketothinkwe'veevenbecomefriends

duringourtimetogether.She'saconscientiousmotherwhoobviouslylovesher

childrenwithallofherheart.I'vealwaysbeenhonestwithherabouttheir

strengthsandweaknesses,andIthinkshetrustsmetotellherthetruth.But

whenshehitsmewiththeconcernthat'sbeenbotheringherforawhile,allIcan

doisnod,andstallfortime."Marianna'sgradesarefine;I'mnotworriedabout

that,butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore."She'sabsolutelyright.

I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyears,

andIhaveananswer,rightthereonthetipofmytongue,forwhathasgone

wrong.Thetruth-forthisparentandsomanyothers-isthis:Herchildhas

sacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement,

andit'sourfault.Marianna'sparentsherteachers,societyatlarge-weare

allimplicatedinthiscrimeagainstlearning.Fromherfirstdayofschool,

wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressby

meansofpoints,scores,andawards.WetaughtMariannathatherpotentialis

tiedtoherintellect,andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanher

character.WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearingAs,championshiptrophies,

andcollegeacceptances,andweinadvertentlytaughtherthatwedon'treally

carehowsheobtainsthem.Wetaughthertoprotectheracademic

andextracurricularperfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquit

whenthingsgetchallengingratherthanriskmarringthatperfectrecord.Above

allelse,wetaughthertofearfailure.Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedher

loveoflearning.Mariannaisverysmartandhigh-achieving,andhermotherreminds

herofthatonadailybasis.However,Mariannadoesnotgetpraisedforthe

diligenceandeffortsheputsintostickingwithahardmathproblemor

convolutedscientificinquiry.Ifthatanswerattheendofthepageiswrong,or

ifshearrivesatadeadendinherresearch,shehasfailed-nomatterwhatshe

haslearnedfromherstruggle.Andcontrarytowhatshemaybelieve,inthese

moredifficultsituationssheislearning.Shelearnstobecreativein

herproblem-solving.Shelearnsdiligence.Shelearnsself-controlandperseverance.

Butbecausesheisscaredtodeathoffailing,shehasstartedtotakefewer

intellectualrisks.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

Teachersusuallystimulatetheirstudentstofacenewchallenges

Childrenwillneverlearnanythingiftheyfailintheirscientificinquiry.

A:

Mariannaneverwinspraisefortheeffortsheputsintoproblem-solving.

B:

Parentsusuallyencouragetheirkidstosolvetheproblemsindependently

C:

答D:案：C

10、【單選題】PassageTwoI'veknownthemothersittinginfrontofmeatthis

parent-teacherconferenceforyears,andwehavebeenthroughalottogether.I

havetaughtthreeofherchildren,andIliketothinkwe'veevenbecomefriends

duringourtimetogether.She'saconscientiousmotherwhoobviouslylovesher

childrenwithallofherheart.I'vealwaysbeenhonestwithherabouttheir

strengthsandweakness