题目内容
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not dad an opportunity to go swimming for years can1swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still2away. A mother who has not3the 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 started as following:4we have learned something, additional learning increases the5of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and6ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but 7.
The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination,8it may result in a passing grade, is not a9way 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
- A.
- 2.
- A.more
- B.drive
- C.travel
- D.ride
- A.
- 3.
- A.though about
- B.cared for
- C.showed up
- D.brought up
- A.
- 4.
- A.Before
- B.Once
- C.Until
- D.Unless
- A.
- 5.
- A.accuracy
- B.unit
- C.limit
- D.length
- A.
- 6.
- A.remind
- B.inform
- C.warm
- D.recall
- A.
- 7.
- A.recite
- B.overlearn
- C.research
- D.improve
- A.
- 8.
- A.though
- B.so
- C.if
- D.after
- A.
- 9.
- A.convenient
- B.demanding
- C.satisfactory
- D.swift
- A.
- 10.
- A.at most
- B.by the way
- C.on the other hand
- D.in the end
- A.
本文同过对儿时记忆的东西不容易忘记,展开讨论,论述为什么不容易忘记,同时论述到现在有的人为了应付考试,进行的突击学习,在短时间记住,很快就会忘记,告诉我们,反复记忆使人记得深,记得牢。
1.考查副词词意辨析和语境的理解。说一个数年没有游泳的人,一进入水中依然还会游,而且和以前一样好。
2.考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从上文get on a bicycle暗示这里指骑自行车。
3.考查动词词组辨析和语境的理解。表示“想起,想到”,一位妈妈可以唱起多年没有想到过的歌曲。
4.考查连词词意辨析和语境的理解。表示一旦我们学会,我们记得的时间长度和我们学习的付出是相关联的。
5.考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。表示时间的长度。
6.考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。remind sb of sth表示“使某人想起”,recall不和of搭配,余两项不符合上下文。
7.考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从语境知道,小时候学习的东西令人长时间不忘记的原因是我们不但学习了,而且是过度的学习。
8.考查连词词意辨析和语境的理解。突击学习虽然可以让我们考试合格,但是不是令人们满意的学习方法。
9.考查形容词词意辨析和语境的理解。从上下文知道,这里表示令人们满意的
10.考查形容词词意辨析和语境的理解。从已经知道,这里是从另外的角度分析,所以,选“另一方面”。
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 |