题目内容
Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(仲裁人) on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a 1 for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect 2 . I read the exam question: “Show how it is possible to 3 the height of a tall building with the 4 of a barometer(气压表) .”
The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a 5
rope to it, 6 the barometer to the street, and then bring it up, 7 the length of the rope. That’s the 8 .”
I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question 9 and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力) in physics. I 10 that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the 11 that his answer should show some 12 of physics. His answer reads:
“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean 13 the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, 14 its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at2,calculate the height of the building.”
I gave the student 15 full credit.
Before I left, the student said he had 16 answers. “But,” said the student, 17 the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者) door. When he 18 ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n) 19 barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will 20 you this barometer.”
1. A. tick B. zero C. mark D. comment
2. A. score B. praise C. reward D. prize
3. A. change B. raise C. determine D. find
4. A. care B. aid C. effort D. improvement
5. A. strong B. big C. beautiful D. long
6. A. lower B. drop C. carry D. place
7. A. covering B. folding C. measuring D. imagining
8. A. height B. width C. size D. weight
9. A. perfectly B. completely C. seriously D. carefully
10. A. demanded B. required C. insisted D. suggested
11. A. warning B. advice C. order D. point
12. A. wisdom B. technology C. knowledge D. gift
13. A. on B. over C. against D. beyond
14. A. stopping B. observing C. timing D. watching
15. A. almost B. still C. simply D. hardly
16. A. some B. other C. two D. no
17. A. interestingly B. surprisingly C. probably D. strangely
18. A. opens B. shouts C. stares D. answers
19. A. fine B. large C. interesting D. attractive
20. A. give B. lend C. sell D. show
解析：
Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.
When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
【小题1】In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.
| A．don’t work well together |
| B．are friendly to each other |
| C．teach each other new ways of building houses |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers |
| A．lead a busy life |
| B．learn new skills of farming |
| C．get used to the life on the farms |
| D．find useful things and pleasure in work |
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the members have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time but on weekends |
| D．the members should not break the rules they make together |
| A．The Rules of Living Together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers and Adults Together |
| D．Free Hours in the Special Work Group |
In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. 【小题1】 Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
【小题2】 Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout (版面设计). At the top of the page is a banner (横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
【小题3】 Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: 【小题4】 If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of long text online. 【小题5】 . Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Always remember to get the permission from the writer first.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building
| A．Start simply. |
| B．Break it into small pieces. |
| C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper. |
| D．Many websites are considered very interesting. |
F. Before you start building your site, do some planning.
G. Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
Question: Why is it so hard for some people to apologize after they’ve done something wrong? I have made every effort to persuade my uncle to be nice to people that he knows he’s hurt. 【小题1】 How I wish things would be better if he’d just say he’s sorry and ask them to forgive him.
Answer: 【小题2】 It’s just easier for him to pretend nothing happened than to face the embarrassment of admitting he was wrong. You’ve probably done the same thing yourself at some time. In fact, most of us have. Furthermore, what if others won’t forgive him even if he apologizes?
【小题3】 Pride blinds us to our mistakes or faults. Or at least it makes us pay less attention to their seriousness.
Pride also makes us unwilling to admit to others that we were wrong. Perhaps we’re afraid they will look down on us if we admit it. 【小题4】
But others see through our pride. And things would be far better if we admitted our faults and asked for forgiveness. 【小题5】
Now you know why your uncle refuses to apologize, talk to him again. Help him to learn how to apologize and ask for forgiveness from others.
| A．But a deeper reason is pride. |
| B．But he just refuses to do that. |
| C．We may even hope that somehow they will overlook it. |
| D．As a result, you would offend others and hurt their feelings. |
F. Otherwise our pride would only hurt us and cause conflict with others.
G. One reason your uncle finds it hard to apologize could be embarrassment.