單項選擇題
1、 When Washington D. C. was burned in 1814, Dollety Madison rescued many official papersfrom the White House.
A．stole
B．filed
C．hid
D．saved
2、 The newspaper did not mention the degree of the damage caused by the fire.
A．range．
B．level
C．extent
D．quantity
3、 I had some difficulty in carrying out the plan.
A．implementing
B．changing
C．keeping
D．making
4、 Her sister urged her to apply for the job.
A．a(chǎn)dvised．
B．caused．
C．forced．
D．promised
5、回答題：
According to the most recent research on parenting,caretakers tend to use three strategies for disciplining children.
Power includes the use of physical punishment such as spanking or the threat of physical punishment, but parents can also demonstrate power by taking away a privilege such as using the ear, attending a sporting event, or in the ease of a very young child, playing with a favorite toy. In spite of the fact that power strategies, especially severe physical punishment, can cause children to fear or even hate parents, it's surprising that power remains the strategy used most often in discipli- ning children. It's also worth noting that children who are harshly dise!plined in this way tend to be hostile, defiant, and aggressive socially.
Second in popularity after power is the withholding of affection. This can take the form of re- fusal to communicate with a child, threatening to abandon or reject the child, or otherwise treating children as though they were unworthy of love. Interesting enough, children disciplined in this way appear on the surface to be very self-disciplined, even model children who are seldom in trouble, but underneath, these same children are generally very nervous,insecure and dependent others to approve of and guide their evaluation of behavior.
Finally, management techniques are employed for discipline. These begin with a set of rules that are dearly expressed at an age-appropriate level. To enforce the rules, parents use a combina- tion of praise and approval with explanation and reasoning, always referring back to the rules.
But regardless of the strategy, the behavior that has precipitated punishment should be dearly understood, and the consequences should be consistent. Key to any kind of discipline is a pattern of consistency so that children understand the relationship between the rules, their behavior, and the consequences.
According to the passage, parents generally use the following strategies to discipline their children except__________.
A．power strategies
B．withholding of affection
C．praisE．
D．management techniques
6、Most babies can take in a wide range of food easily.
A．bring
B．keep
C．serve
D．digest
7、第二篇 Small But Wise
On December 14, NASA1 blasted a small but mighty telescope into space. The telescope is called WISE and is about as wide around as a trashcan. Don't let its small size fool you: WISE has a powerful digital camera, and it will be taking pictures of some the wildest objects2 in the known universe, including asteroids, faint stars, blazing galaxies3 and giant clouds of dust where planets and stars are born.
“I'm very excited because we're going to be seeing parts of the universe that we haven't seen before, ”said Ned Wright, a scientist who directs the WISE project.
Since arriving in space, the WISE telescope has been circling the Earth, held by gravity in a polar orbit (this means it crosses close to the north and south poles with each lap).Its camera is pointed outward, away from the Earth, and WISE will snap a picture of a different part of the sky every 11 minutes. After six months it will have taken pictures across the entire sky.
The pictures taken by WISE won't be like everyday digital photographs, however. WISE stands for" Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer."As its name suggests, the WISE camera takes pictures of features that give off infrared radiation6.
Radiation is energy that travels as a wave. Visible light, including the familiar spectrum of light that becomes visible in a rainbow, is an example of radiation. When an ordinary digital camera takes a picture of a tree, for example, it receives the waves of visible light that are reflected off the tree. When these waves enter the camera through the lens, they're processed by the camera, which then puts the image together.
Waves of infrared radiation are longer than waves of visible light, so ordinary digital cameras don't see them, and neither do the eyes of human beings. Although invisible to the eye, longer infrared radiation can be detected as warmth by the skin.
That's a key idea to why WISE will be able to see things other telescopes can't. Not everything in the universe shows up in visible light. Asteroids, for example, are giant rocks that float through space一but they absorb most of the light that reaches them. They don't reflect light, so they're difficult to see. But they do give off infrared radiation, so an infrared telescope like WISE will be able to produce images of them. During its mission WISE will take pictures of hundreds of thousands of asteroids.
Brown dwarfs8 are another kind of deep-space object that will show up in WISE's pictures.
These objects are "failed" stars 一 which means they are not massive enough to jump start9 the same kind of reactions that power stars such as the sun. Instead, brown dwarfs simply shrink and cool down. They're so dim that they're almost impossible to see with visible light, but in the infrared spectrum they glow.
What is so special about WISE?
A．It is as small as a trashcan.
B．It is small in size but carries a large camera.
C．Its digital camera help astronomers see the unknown space.
D．Never before has a telescope carried a digital camera into space.
8、回答題。
How to Deal With Problems of Growing Old
Thirty-one million Americans are over 60 years of age, and twenty-nine million of them are healthy, busy, productive citizens. By the year 2030, one in every five people in the United States will be over 60. Elderly people are members of the fastest-growing minority in this country. Many call this the "graying of America"
In 1973, a group called the "Gray Panthers" was organized. This group is made up of young and old citizens. They are trying to deal with the special problems of growing old in America. The Gray Panthers know that many elderly people have health problems: some cannot walk well, others cannot see or hear well. Some have financial problems; prices are going up so fast that the elderly can't afford the food, clothing, and housing they need. Some old people are afraid and have safety problems. Others have emotional problems. Many elderly are lonely because of the death of a husband or a wife. The Gray Panthers know another fact, too. Elderly people want to be as independent as possible. So, the Gray Panthers are looking for ways to solve the special problems of the elderly.
The president of the Gray Panthers is Maggie Kuhn, an active woman in her late 70s. She travels across the United States, educating both young and old about the concerns of elders. One of the problems she talks about is where and how elders live. She says that Americans do not encourage elders to live with younger people. As far as Maggie Kuhn is concerned, only elders who need constant medical care should be in nursing homes.
Maggie Kuhn knows that elders need education, too. She spends lots of time talking to groups of older Americans. She encourages them to continue to live in their own houses if it is possible. She also tells them that it is important to live with younger people and to have children around them. This helps elders to stay young at heart.
What health problems do many elderly have ?
A．They feel lonely.
B．They are suffering from cancer.
C．They cannot walk or see or hear well.
D．They have got heart problems.
9、 When faced with doubts from some advisers on the attempted invasion, Kennedy ignored them.
A．failed to understand
B．put up with
C．stood up for
D．refused to consider
10、回答題。
Do You Have a Sense of Humor?
Humor and laughter are good for us. These is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In fact every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive, healing way. So how can we get more laughter into our lives ? 46 Psychologist and author, Steve Wilson, has some answers.
Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor. They think, "either you've got it, or you don't" Dr. Wilson points out that this is false 47 The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth 48 (After all, when a baby laughs, we don't rush over and say. "That! kid has a great sense of humor!") A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime.
Sometimes people think that they don't have a good sense of humor because they are not good juke tellers. Dr. Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor. 49 Then we will make others laugh, too.
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life. One of the best definitions of a sense of humor is " the ability to see the non-serious element in a situation" .
Consider this sign from a story window. Any faulty merchandise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality. The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store's excellent service 50 As Dr. Wilson says, "a good sense of humor means that you don't have to be funny, you just have to see what's funny"
A. What is true, however, is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.
B. However, that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.
C. He advises us to lose our inhibitions ( 抑制) and try to laugh at ourselves.
D. Is it possible to develop a sense of humor?
E. Everyone experiences this emotion.
F. He had a serious purpose, but if you have s sense of humor, you will probably find the sign funny!
請回答（46）題__________
1、 When Washington D. C. was burned in 1814, Dollety Madison rescued many official papersfrom the White House.
A．stole
B．filed
C．hid
D．saved
2、 The newspaper did not mention the degree of the damage caused by the fire.
A．range．
B．level
C．extent
D．quantity
3、 I had some difficulty in carrying out the plan.
A．implementing
B．changing
C．keeping
D．making
4、 Her sister urged her to apply for the job.
A．a(chǎn)dvised．
B．caused．
C．forced．
D．promised
5、回答題：
According to the most recent research on parenting,caretakers tend to use three strategies for disciplining children.
Power includes the use of physical punishment such as spanking or the threat of physical punishment, but parents can also demonstrate power by taking away a privilege such as using the ear, attending a sporting event, or in the ease of a very young child, playing with a favorite toy. In spite of the fact that power strategies, especially severe physical punishment, can cause children to fear or even hate parents, it's surprising that power remains the strategy used most often in discipli- ning children. It's also worth noting that children who are harshly dise!plined in this way tend to be hostile, defiant, and aggressive socially.
Second in popularity after power is the withholding of affection. This can take the form of re- fusal to communicate with a child, threatening to abandon or reject the child, or otherwise treating children as though they were unworthy of love. Interesting enough, children disciplined in this way appear on the surface to be very self-disciplined, even model children who are seldom in trouble, but underneath, these same children are generally very nervous,insecure and dependent others to approve of and guide their evaluation of behavior.
Finally, management techniques are employed for discipline. These begin with a set of rules that are dearly expressed at an age-appropriate level. To enforce the rules, parents use a combina- tion of praise and approval with explanation and reasoning, always referring back to the rules.
But regardless of the strategy, the behavior that has precipitated punishment should be dearly understood, and the consequences should be consistent. Key to any kind of discipline is a pattern of consistency so that children understand the relationship between the rules, their behavior, and the consequences.
According to the passage, parents generally use the following strategies to discipline their children except__________.
A．power strategies
B．withholding of affection
C．praisE．
D．management techniques
6、Most babies can take in a wide range of food easily.
A．bring
B．keep
C．serve
D．digest
7、第二篇 Small But Wise
On December 14, NASA1 blasted a small but mighty telescope into space. The telescope is called WISE and is about as wide around as a trashcan. Don't let its small size fool you: WISE has a powerful digital camera, and it will be taking pictures of some the wildest objects2 in the known universe, including asteroids, faint stars, blazing galaxies3 and giant clouds of dust where planets and stars are born.
“I'm very excited because we're going to be seeing parts of the universe that we haven't seen before, ”said Ned Wright, a scientist who directs the WISE project.
Since arriving in space, the WISE telescope has been circling the Earth, held by gravity in a polar orbit (this means it crosses close to the north and south poles with each lap).Its camera is pointed outward, away from the Earth, and WISE will snap a picture of a different part of the sky every 11 minutes. After six months it will have taken pictures across the entire sky.
The pictures taken by WISE won't be like everyday digital photographs, however. WISE stands for" Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer."As its name suggests, the WISE camera takes pictures of features that give off infrared radiation6.
Radiation is energy that travels as a wave. Visible light, including the familiar spectrum of light that becomes visible in a rainbow, is an example of radiation. When an ordinary digital camera takes a picture of a tree, for example, it receives the waves of visible light that are reflected off the tree. When these waves enter the camera through the lens, they're processed by the camera, which then puts the image together.
Waves of infrared radiation are longer than waves of visible light, so ordinary digital cameras don't see them, and neither do the eyes of human beings. Although invisible to the eye, longer infrared radiation can be detected as warmth by the skin.
That's a key idea to why WISE will be able to see things other telescopes can't. Not everything in the universe shows up in visible light. Asteroids, for example, are giant rocks that float through space一but they absorb most of the light that reaches them. They don't reflect light, so they're difficult to see. But they do give off infrared radiation, so an infrared telescope like WISE will be able to produce images of them. During its mission WISE will take pictures of hundreds of thousands of asteroids.
Brown dwarfs8 are another kind of deep-space object that will show up in WISE's pictures.
These objects are "failed" stars 一 which means they are not massive enough to jump start9 the same kind of reactions that power stars such as the sun. Instead, brown dwarfs simply shrink and cool down. They're so dim that they're almost impossible to see with visible light, but in the infrared spectrum they glow.
What is so special about WISE?
A．It is as small as a trashcan.
B．It is small in size but carries a large camera.
C．Its digital camera help astronomers see the unknown space.
D．Never before has a telescope carried a digital camera into space.
8、回答題。
How to Deal With Problems of Growing Old
Thirty-one million Americans are over 60 years of age, and twenty-nine million of them are healthy, busy, productive citizens. By the year 2030, one in every five people in the United States will be over 60. Elderly people are members of the fastest-growing minority in this country. Many call this the "graying of America"
In 1973, a group called the "Gray Panthers" was organized. This group is made up of young and old citizens. They are trying to deal with the special problems of growing old in America. The Gray Panthers know that many elderly people have health problems: some cannot walk well, others cannot see or hear well. Some have financial problems; prices are going up so fast that the elderly can't afford the food, clothing, and housing they need. Some old people are afraid and have safety problems. Others have emotional problems. Many elderly are lonely because of the death of a husband or a wife. The Gray Panthers know another fact, too. Elderly people want to be as independent as possible. So, the Gray Panthers are looking for ways to solve the special problems of the elderly.
The president of the Gray Panthers is Maggie Kuhn, an active woman in her late 70s. She travels across the United States, educating both young and old about the concerns of elders. One of the problems she talks about is where and how elders live. She says that Americans do not encourage elders to live with younger people. As far as Maggie Kuhn is concerned, only elders who need constant medical care should be in nursing homes.
Maggie Kuhn knows that elders need education, too. She spends lots of time talking to groups of older Americans. She encourages them to continue to live in their own houses if it is possible. She also tells them that it is important to live with younger people and to have children around them. This helps elders to stay young at heart.
What health problems do many elderly have ?
A．They feel lonely.
B．They are suffering from cancer.
C．They cannot walk or see or hear well.
D．They have got heart problems.
9、 When faced with doubts from some advisers on the attempted invasion, Kennedy ignored them.
A．failed to understand
B．put up with
C．stood up for
D．refused to consider
10、回答題。
Do You Have a Sense of Humor?
Humor and laughter are good for us. These is increasing evidence that they can heal us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. In fact every system of the body responds to laughter in some positive, healing way. So how can we get more laughter into our lives ? 46 Psychologist and author, Steve Wilson, has some answers.
Many people believe that we are born with a sense of humor. They think, "either you've got it, or you don't" Dr. Wilson points out that this is false 47 The parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth 48 (After all, when a baby laughs, we don't rush over and say. "That! kid has a great sense of humor!") A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime.
Sometimes people think that they don't have a good sense of humor because they are not good juke tellers. Dr. Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor. 49 Then we will make others laugh, too.
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life. One of the best definitions of a sense of humor is " the ability to see the non-serious element in a situation" .
Consider this sign from a story window. Any faulty merchandise will be cheerfully replaced with merchandise of equal quality. The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to impress customers with the store's excellent service 50 As Dr. Wilson says, "a good sense of humor means that you don't have to be funny, you just have to see what's funny"
A. What is true, however, is that we are born with the capacity to laugh and smile.
B. However, that does not mean that infants have a sense of humor.
C. He advises us to lose our inhibitions ( 抑制) and try to laugh at ourselves.
D. Is it possible to develop a sense of humor?
E. Everyone experiences this emotion.
F. He had a serious purpose, but if you have s sense of humor, you will probably find the sign funny!
請回答（46）題__________