题目内容
How does Mike learn about the world?
A. B. C.
These oranges look nice,but_____very sour.
A.feel B.taste C.sound D.look
Stonehenge is one of_________most famous historical places.
A.an B.a C.the D./
When the baby the light music, he stopped .
A.heard; to cry B.heard; crying C.listened; crying D.listened; to cry
What does the man think of the film?
A.The music is nice. B.The story is interesting. C.It is too long.
Some students get so nervous before an exam that they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology (心理学) professor at the University of Chicago, has studied these highly anxious (焦虑的) exam-takers.
“They start worrying about the results. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry，it actually uses up attention and memory resources that we could otherwise be using to focus (集中) on the exam.” says Sian Beilock.
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the coming second test.
The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second exam would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 20% worse on the second exam. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%.
Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things not connected to the test.
Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who wrote about their feelings got an average grade of B＋，compared with a B－for those who did not.
But what can they do if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and they can still improve their performance.
1.In which paragraph does the author introduce the background of his study?
A. In the last paragraph. B. In the second paragraph.
C. In the third paragraph. D. In the first paragraph.
2.According to Sian Beilock, if you want to succeed in an exam, you should ________.
A. focus your attention on the exam B. be as serious as you can about the exam
C. set clear study goals and keep them D. make a careful preparation for the exam
3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph means “_______”.
A. looking for a chance B. preparing for the exam
C. writing about the feelings D. taking the exam
4.We can infer (推断) from the study that students who sit quietly before the exam ______.
A. are more likely to get better exam results
B. worry more about the exam in their mind
C. have a positive attitude towards exam results
D. have a strong will to be successful in the exam
—How much difficulty did you have the problem?
— . It’s quite easy.
A.to solve; Nothing B.to solve; None C.solving; None D.solving; Nothing
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decided that my way must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .
A.was rather impolite B.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .
A.changed his mind B.accepted the offer
C.saw the writer’s purpose D.decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay?
A.￡5. B.￡7. C.￡20. D.￡27.
4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was .
A.careful B.honest C.funny D.smart
Complete the following sentences as required. （根据所给要求，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)
1.I was having dinner at my friend’s this time last night. (改为一般疑问句)
___________ ______________ having dinner at my friend’s this time last night?
2.Our school life is very enjoyable. (改为感叹句)
___________ ______________ our school life is!
3.As the manager here, Mr. Wang is in charge of our company. (保持句意基本不变)
As the manager here, Mr. Wang is____________ _____________ our company.
4.Many children go to the beach to have a swim in summer. (对划线部分提问)
___________ ______________ many children go to the beach in summer?
5.Mary hoped to achieve an A in the physics test. (保持句意基本不变)
Mary hoped she ___________ ______________ an A in the physics test.
6.an exciting discussion, we, three days ago, about, had, our trip (连词成句)
_________________________________________________________________________
B.
C.
B. C.