题目内容
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___1___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 2 away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the 5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but __7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
1. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
2. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
3. A. thought about B. cared for
C. showed up D. brought up
4. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
5. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
6. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
7. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve
8. A. though B. so C. if D. after
9. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
10. A. at most B. by the way
C. on the other hand D. in the end
1-5 CDABD 6-10 ABACC
解析:
为什么你小时候学的儿歌、童谣到你长大了还不会忘记?那是因为overlearn的缘故。他有什么好处?突击学习法有什么不好?看完这篇文章,你就知道了。
1、词义比较常识运用前后照应 大人们都经常感到吃惊,小时候他们所学的东西,虽然其间从来没有操练过,也能够完好地记住。一个好些年里没有机会去游泳的人当他有回到水里的时候,他会仍然(still)象往常一样地游泳。only仅仅, 只不过;hardly几乎不;still依然,仍然,还,表示原有状态的持续;even甚至,表示过分程度。注意后句中的still,此句与后句结构相仿。
2、词义比较词汇用法常识运用 几十年后他仍然可以蹬上自行车把车子骑(ride)走。drive开车,驾驶,通常指驾驶马车、和机动车辆(如汽车等);travel旅行,游历,移动;ride骑(自行车),乘坐(汽车、公共汽车,马背等);move动, 移动,
意义太笼统,不具体。
3、词义比较逻辑推理 当母亲的好些年里没有回想(think about)那些词语了,能够教女儿“Twinkle, twinkle, little star”开头的小诗,也能够背诵灰姑娘或白雪公主的故事。think about 考虑, 回想;care for关怀, 照顾;show up揭露, 露出, 露面;bring up教育, 培养。
4、语句连贯词义比较 before在...之前,表示时间关系;once一旦,如果……就,表示条件关系;until到...为止,直到...才,表示时间关系;unless如果不, 除非,表示条件关系。
5、词义比较逻辑推理常识运用 一旦我们学习了某样东西,额外的、附加的学习就会提高我们记忆它的时间长度(length)。常识告诉我们,时间久了,记忆会变得模糊,其精确性(accuracy)无法保证。length长度,时间的长短;accuracy精确性, 正确度;unit个体,单位;limit 界限, 限度。
6、词义辨析 小时候,我们只是不停地听,不停地去想起并记住(remind)那些小诗和孩提的童谣。remind使人想起,使人记起,提醒,使某人不忘记;inform通知, 告知;warn警告,通知;recall回忆, 回想。
7、前后照应词义比较 我们不仅仅在学习,而且同时也在附加学习(overlearn)着。通过前面的分析,这里点题。recite(背诵)也是一种学习,它包括在learn之中。research研究, 调查)和improve(改善, 改进)文意不符。
8、逻辑推理语句连贯 虽然(though)突击学习可能使你通过考试。though(虽然,即使)表示让步关系;so因而,所以,表示因果关系;if如果,表示条件关系;after在……之后,表示时间关系。
9、逻辑推理词义比较 附加学习的规律告诉我们,突击学习是学习学校课程中便利的(convenient),有时也需要的(demanding),且快速的(swift)的方法,但他不是令人满意的(satisfactory)方法。
10、逻辑推理语句连贯 突击学习可以让学生学得好以便能够通过考试,但学生很可能不久就会忘得一干二净。而(on the other hand)附加学习则是对未来的良好的投资。at most至多,顶多;by the way在途中, 顺便;on the other hand另一方面,表示对立关系。in the end最终,终于。
Social networking isn't only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.
"The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus," said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.
Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. "They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them," said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and peers. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. "Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet," according to the report.
The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are also aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.
B. American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.
C. The Internet is also popular among the American over 50s.
D. Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are hot websites in America.
【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Nearly 2000 adults took part in the survey on line. |
B.The over 50s were introduced to the Internet by the young. |
C.About 20% of adults aged 50 and older don’t like the Internet. |
D.Many Americans 50 plus stay connected using the Internet. |
E. It’s used as a reason for the popularity of the Apple iPad in America.
F. It’s used as an example of the older adults’ awareness of the latest technology.
G. It’s used as a suggestion to the readers who are interested in the IT products.
H. It’s used as a choice for the Americans intending to use Social networking.
【小题4】Where can we most probably read this passage?
I. In an experiment introduction.
J. In a computer magazine.
K. In a product advertisement.
In a news report
This is the age of being busy. Many of us live in busy places and have busy lives. Even the roads are busy as we try to get from here to there. Adults are busy going to jobs and taking care of their families. Kids are busy, too, going to school and doing a lot of homework after school and on weekends.
Busy isn’t bad, necessarily. If you are not busy enough you might be bored. But if you are too busy, you might break down. For example, if you have a soccer game that runs late on a school night and you haven’t eaten dinner or done your homework, that’s a not-so-fun kind of busy. We wanted to know what kids thought, so we did a kidsPoll about being busy with 882girls and boys aged 9 to 13.
Almost all of them said they felt stressed because they were too busy. About half said they felt this way once in a while or some of the time. But 17% said they felt this way most of the time and 24% said they felt this all the time! Oh dear, that’s no fun.
Only 4% of kids said they wanted less free time and 18% said they already had just the right amount. But, no big surprise, 61% of kids wish they had a lot more free time. If they had more time, most would spend it hanging out or playing with friends.
Often, adults plan large parts of a kid ’s day, especially during the school year. kids can’t tell their parents they’ll be skipping school(逃学) today to get more free time! But they can tell their parents they’d like to play a game or read a book during their free time instead of watching TV.
1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to _____.
A.Introduce the topic |
B.Support the main idea |
C.Raise the topic sentence |
D.Attract the readers’ attention |
2.By giving the example of a late soccer game, the writer intends to tell us______.
A.Being too busy is bad for the kids |
B.It is no fun to be busy for the kids |
C.Homework should go before gam. |
D.Being busy may cause the kids to feel bored |
3.According to the passage, the KidsPoll is done to carry out research on _____.
A.How kids arrange their free time |
B.What kids think of being busy |
C.How many kids felt stressed |
D.What kids do with their study |
4.From the passage, we can infer that the writer agrees kids can_____.
A.Spend their free time hanging or playing out |
B.Get a lot more free time from their parents |
C.Have a right amount of free time with permission |
D.Get more free time from school work sometimes |