题目内容
People, who argue that good teachers are born and cannot be made, or trained, usually base their position upon the teacher’s personality. They maintain that with the right personality, training is not necessary; with the wrong personality, training is useless. It seems to me that this is a personal impression.Obviously, a really weak personality is an unfavorable disqualification (不合格) for teaching. On the other hand, a teacher’s personality that is too powerful may also be a disqualification, because of his or her tendency (倾向) to dominate(支配) and rule the classroom situation. He or she may fail to cultivate (培养) personality and individuality in his or her own students.
However, this consideration of the teacher’s personality, from the point of view of training him or her to teach in a college or university, does not seem to weaken the case for good teacher training. On the contrary, it may strengthen it if the training course includes effective psychological analysis of the classroom situation, and the interaction between teachers’ and students’ personalities.
Then, we must keep in mind that students expect teachers to teach. They value clear statement of problems, and guidance in their solution. Personal qualities of kindness, sympathy and patience are secondary. Students value their teachers mainly for their intellectual abilities. Enquiries(询问) carried out in England and America over half a century have pointed to this conclusion.
1. The writer believes that ________
A．teacher training is not necessary for those who have the right personality
B．qualified teachers are born and cannot be made
C．training is always necessary for those who want to become good teachers
D．teacher training is only necessary for those who have not the right personality
2. Why might a strong personality be a weak point to a teacher?
A．Because the teacher may give too much control in the classroom.
B．Because the teacher may give too little control in the classroom.
C．Because the teacher may pay too much attention to students’ needs.
D．Because the teacher may easily get angry with the students.
3. A teacher-training course should include
A．personality analysis of different kinds of people
B．personality analysis of different kinds of students
C．analysis of classroom culture and communication
D．analysis of the differences between strong and weak personalities
4. The conclusion made by the writer is ________.
A．teachers’ knowledge and skills are the most important to their students
B．teachers’ kindness and sympathy are the most valuable to their students
C．teachers’ motivation and interests in teaching are the most important to the students
D．teachers’ patience and strong personality are the most valuable to their students
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作者首先提出争论的问题，第二段作者说明了teacher’s personality的重要性，第三段说明了teacher’s personality要在训练中得到学习和增强
2. Because of his or her tendency (倾向) to dominate(支配) and rule the classroom situation. 3. 第三段 4. They value clear statement of problems, and guidance in their solution.
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Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth．The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails．The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to puzzle you---appears to be the key to the finding．
Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week．In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told．Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium．He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls．
His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists．Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the indirect contact of emailing would make it easier to lie．Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication．
But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time．People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says．This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone．
People are also more likely to lie in real time---in an instant message or phone call, say---than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock．He found many lies are spontaneous（脱口而出） responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”
Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate．For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth．But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email．
【小题1】Hancock’s study focuses on _______．
| A．the consequences of lying in various communications media |
| B．the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas |
| C．people are less likely to lie in instant messages |
| D．people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media |
| A．people are less likely to lie instant messages |
| B．people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions |
| C．people are most likely to lie in email communication |
| D．people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations |
| A．They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies |
| B．They believe that honesty is the best policy |
| C．They tend to be relaxed wh en using those media |
| D．They are most practised at those forms of communication |
| A．honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications |
| B．suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes |
| C．more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees |
| D．email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company |
Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth．The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails．The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to puzzle you---appears to be the key to the finding．
Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week．In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told．Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium．He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 percent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls．
His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists．Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the indirect contact of emailing would make it easier to lie．Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication．
But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time．People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says．This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone．
People are also more likely to lie in real time---in an instant message or phone call, say---than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock．He found many lies are spontaneous（脱口而出） responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”
Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate．For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth．But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email．
1.Hancock’s study focuses on _______．
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A．the consequences of lying in various communications media |
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B．the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas |
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C．people are less likely to lie in instant messages |
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D．people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media |
2.Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that _____．
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A．people are less likely to lie instant messages |
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B．people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions |
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C．people are most likely to lie in email communication |
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D．people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations |
3.According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?
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A．They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies |
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B．They believe that honesty is the best policy |
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C．They tend to be relaxed wh en using those media |
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D．They are most practised at those forms of communication |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
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A．honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications |
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B．suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes |
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C．more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees |
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D．email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company |
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To tweet, or not to tweet?
A guide to the social networking/ microblogging service Tewitter
SINCE its creation in 2006, Twitter, the social networking service, has taken cyber space by storm. At first glance it might seem like Facebook, but Twitter is in a league of its own, connecting people with fast-paced updates. It has become a place for activities, celebrities, businesses and everyday people to let others know about videos, opinions, interesting news, advertisements-and, yes what they are eating for lunch.
Twitter: n. a free social networking service that connects users through fast-paced status updates.
Twitter-er: n. one who uses Twitter.
Tweet: n. short updates or messages, of 140 characters or less, wh ich are posted on your profile and sent to your followers.
Retweet (RT): n. unofficial Twitter feature that indicates a re-posting of a tweet from another user. Often uses the text RT@username (of the original source) before the post.
Follower: n. one who receives another user’s updates on his or her Twitter profile.
Direct message: n. a private message sent from one Twitter-er to another.
The phenomenon includes a host of new vocabulary terms and concepts that every self-respecting Twitter-er should know. Here’s a quick course on Twitter.
So you’ve finally been swept up by the techno-tide and gotten a Twitter account. But what to write? Who knew 140 characters could be so overwhelming?
Darren Rowse of the TwiTip blog(www.twitip.com) recommends a two- step tweeting process: figure out what your follows want, and then give it to them. Some combination of cool links, conversation- starting quotes or questions , retweets and photos works well, Rowse writes.
Keep in mind that Twitter doesn’t directly offer photo hosting. You will need to use a third-party site like TwitPic (www.twitip.com) to upload your photos. Other sites, like TwitVid (tweetdeck.com/beta) can be used to post videos.
If you th ink the Twitter Web Site too complicated, try a Twiiter client—Tweetdeck(tweetdeck. Com/beta) and the Mac-only Tweetie(www. stebits. com)are popular, and both also are available as iPhone apps(应用程序).
Even without an iphone, you can update you Twitter on the go. After adding your phone number to your Twitter account, you can text updates to 40404(check Twitter’s Web site for numbers to use outside the United States)
But no matter how you tweet, remember that people can see what you post, and Twitter might not be the best place to complain about your boss, even if you make your Twitter private, your followers may not share your sense of discretion.
Twitter is crowded with celebrith accounts. The famous , who once avoided the media in their private lives, are posting everything on Twitter for all the cyber world to see, gathering followers in the millions. Who’s leading the celebrity pack? TwitterCounter(www.twittercounter.com), a site that tracks the most popular Twitter users, lists Ashton Kuntcher and former fashion model, as the nost popular Twitter-er with, as of our publication date, 2,691,112 followers.
Title: To tweet, or not to tweet?
| Introductionto Twitter | (71) in 2006, twitter, the soclal networking service, has enjoyed(72) among the cyber world. |
| Basic Twitter(73) | ●twitter-er ●tweet ●retwwet |
| (74) to tweet your tweets | ●Follow a two-step tweeting process, according to the (75) of Darren Rowse. ●Use a third-party site to upload your photos and post videos. ●Try Twitter clients to help you (76) Twitter, among which the Tweet-deck and the Mac-only Tweetie are well (77) . ●Add your phone number to your Twitter account if you don’t have an iPhone. ●Be(78) of what you post even if your twitter is made private |
| Celebrity twitter-ers | Celebrties now are (79) about tweeting, among whom Ashton Kutcher is the most popular, (80) by the largest number of twitter users. |
