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My camera can be ________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A．treated B. adopted C. adjusted D. adapted

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Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).

As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.

When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.

The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.

1.What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?

A. His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.

B. His workmates are eager to become famous too.

C. These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.

D. His colleagues was jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.

2.The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.

A. was in fact a complex hoax

B. was a great scientific invention

C. contributed to the theory of evolution

D. had the skull like that of an ape
3.What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Happily. B. Generally.

C. Doubtfully. D. Completely.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Hebrew is probably a kind of language.

B. Truths of science will never be out of time.

C. People believe scientists because they are persuasive.

D. We are advised to believe famous scientists.

________is our strong suggestion that he ________ a holiday, but ________ doesn’t help.

A. As; takes; which B. As; should take; it

C. It; takes; which D. It; take; it

Had he spent more time practicing speaking English before, he _______ able to speak it much better now.

A. will be B. would be C. has been D. would have been

Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work. College classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.

We are in the 21st century now, but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious: Everything of importance comes from the teacher.

With a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interchange among students. In small or standard-size classes, chairs, desks, and tables can be arranged in a variety of ways: circles, U-shapes or semicircles. The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else.

Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possible for students to turn around and form groups of four or six. Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other, think out loud, and see how other students’ thinking processes operate---all these are essential elements in developing new modes of critical thinking.

In courses that regularly use a small group format, students might be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course. A colleague of mine, John, allows students to move around during the first two weeks, until they find a group they are comfortable with. John then asks them to stay in the same seat, with the same group, from that time on. This not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students’ names and faces.

1.The final purpose of arranging desks in circles or U-shapes is __________.

A. for teachers to divide students into small groups

B. to make it possible for students to interact with each other

C. for teachers to find out how students think

D. to give students more opportunities to practice speaking

2.The expression “step back in time at least a hundred years” is intended to convey that________.

A. college classrooms often reminded people of their past

B. critical thinking was encouraged even one century ago

C. desk arrangement in a classroom was quite different from that a hundred years ago

D. today’s arrangement of college classroom space has little difference from past’s

3.The way of arranging desks in classrooms in straight rows indicates that ________.

A. students can be easily prevented from cheating during tests

B. it is convenient for teachers to monitor students

C. teachers play a significant role in a classroom

D. it is good for students to concentrate on listening to teachers

It is said that body language ________ 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7 per cent.

A. lies in B. accounts for

C. consists of D. goes with

根据所给首字母, 汉语提示或语境写出符合句意的单词或词组, 每空一词。

1.I thought he l_____ to me, but on the contrary, he told me the truth.

2.Mark Twain went to the south of America, hoping to _____ _____ _____. (发财)

3.There is no doubt that all the teaching staff are _______ (称职的) for their jobs.

4.Strawberries don’t taste nice if they’ve been _______ (冻住).

5.Our school library is in great need of v________ who can offer to clean the desks without being paid.

6.C________ this new house with the old one, you will know for sure which is better.

7.This is a famous school with every class in it c_________ of about 50 lovely students.

8.You can’t imagine what difficulty I had p______ (陈述) my idea to the boss.

9.Highly intelligent men who major in science and technology are ____ ____ ___ (称作) science geeks (理工男).

10.We’d better ___ ____, or we will not catch the early bus.

Pearl Buck(1892—1973)was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She grew up in China, but was educated at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. After her graduation she returned to China and lived there until 1934 with the exception of a year spent at Cornell University, where she took an MA in 1926.Pearl Buck began to write in the twenties; her first novel, East Wind; West Wind, appeared in 1930.It was followed by The Good Earth (1931),Sons(1932),and A House Divided(1935),together forming a trilogy(三部曲)on the stories of the family of Wang. The Good Earth stood on the American list of bestsellers for a long time and earned her several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the William Dean Howells Medal. She also published The first Wife and Other Stories(1933),All Men are Brothers(1933),The Mother(1934),and This Proud Heart(1938).The biographies(传记)of her mother and father, The Exile and Fighting Angel, were published in 1936 and later brought out together under the title of The Spirit and the Flesh(1944).

Pearl Buck’s works after 1938 are too many to speak about. Her novels have continued to deal with the differences between East and West. Her interest has spread to such countries as India and Korea.

Pearl Buck was active in many charity(慈善)organizations; in particular she set up an organization for the adoption of Asian-American children and took an active interest in children with low IQ.

1.What is the correct time order of the following events?

a. Pearl Buck took an MA at Cornell University.

b. Pearl Buck published The First Wife and Other Stories.

c. Pearl Buck’s first novel, East Wind; West Wind appeared.

d. Pearl Buck published the biographies of her mother and father.

A.a,b,c,d B. a,d,c,b

C.a,c,b,d D. a,d,b,c

2.We can learn from the passage that_______.

A. Pearl Buck attended a college in China

B. The Good Earth was well-received by American readers

C.Pearl Buck stayed in China in 1926

D. Pearl Buck stopped writing in 1938

3.According to the passage, Pearl Buck was interested in______.

A. American history B.politics in India and Korea

C. writing novels about war D.doing charity work

4.In which part of a magazine would you probably read the passage?

A. People B. Politics C. Travel D. Business

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. ___1.__The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. __2._ You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. ___3.___ In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition.

After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. __4.__ Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. ___5.___ After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

A. The people of Australia are very hard-working.

B. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.

C. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos.

D. Australia is big, but its population is not large.

E. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

F. The sky is blue and the water is clean.

G. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves.

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