In my long years of teaching, I often ask my students to read the texts until they can recite them, and I tell them that recitation is an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.

In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?

Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don’t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts, your language   level is being raised. Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.

1.The writer often asks his students to recite the texts, __________.

A.But they don’t like to do so

B.And they are eager to do so.

C.But they wrote a letter to the Department of the Education reporting the thing.

D.But they do more exercises instead of reciting the texts.

2.What do the students think about the teacher’s advice?_______

A.The English teacher tries his best to help them with English

B.The English teacher is very kind to them.

C.The English teacher asks them to do something useless.

D.The English teacher should let them study on their own.

3.According to the text, which of the following is correct_________.

A.The teacher thinks the students are too naughty to learn english well.

B.The students think they spend a lot of time in reciting the texts and get nothing.

C.The students say that they often forget the words.

D.The students take no interest in English.

4.When the students are against his suggestion, the writer_______.

A.often criticizes them

B.patiently explains to them why they should recite the texts

C.wants to give up his idea

D.is afraid that he is criticized by the headmaster.

5.Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?_____.

A.Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English.

B.Reciting the texts is the bestway of learning English.

C.The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them.

D.Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching

 

Most Americans believe that someone isn’t grown-up until the age of 26 and they should complete their education, have a full-time job, have a family to support and be financially independent. They also believe that becoming a real grown-up is a process which begins at about the age of 20 and takes about five years, according to the report from the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.

The findings are based on a representative sample of 1,398 people over the age of 18 who were surveyed in person. The survey found that people expect the transitions to grown-up status to be completed at the following ages: age 20.9 self-supporting; age 21.1 no longer living with parents; age 21.2 having a full-time job; age 22.3 education completed; age 24.5 being able to support a family financially; age 25.7 getting married;  and age 26.2 having a child.

“There is a large degree of agreement across social groups on the relative importance of the seven transitions,” said Tom Smith, director of the survey. The only obvious pattern of differences is on views about supporting a family, having children and getting married. Older adults consider these more important than younger adults do. This probably shows in large part a change in values across generations away from traditional family values. The most valued step toward reaching adulthood, the survey found, is completing education, followed by full-time employment, supporting a family, financial independence, living independently, and marriage.

1.According to the first paragraph, someone is a grown-up when he _______.  

A.has found a full-time job

B.has finished his study in university

C.can make money and support himself after completing his education

D.can support a family and be financially independent after graduation

2.A young man of 24 may be busy ________.  

A.finding a job

B.finding a girl friend

C.making money

D.preparing for his wedding

3.The underlined word “status” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.

A.position

B.rank

C.level

D.situation

4.From the passage, we learn that _________.  

A.being grown-up is just a matter of age

B.being grown-up is a process which takes some time

C.all people think completing education means being grown-up

D.the survey found everyone had a different view about being grown-up

5.The best title for the passage should be “________”   

A.It takes a long time to grown up.

B.Are we grown-up yet?

C.Getting married means being grown-up.

D.Completing education means being grown-up.

 

From their beginnings New England towns had a special democratic system of government. At a stated time all the citizens would assemble at a town meeting, where they would discuss local problems and express opinions freely. They also elected the town’s officials at these gatherings and made decisions about the taxes they would pay and about other community matters. These meetings were usually held at the town hall, which was located in the central square.

In the eighteenth-century town meetings, only men who owned property and who were church members actually voted, although everyone present was allowed to express their opinions. Later, all citizens were allowed to vote. Thus the town meeting became truly democratic. Town meetings are still common in New England communities.

In recent years the town meeting idea has been widely imitated. There are open sessions of this kind on radio and television. Occasionally a meeting of this type is called by a government agency in order to give an opportunity for free and open discussion on current problems and policies.

1.At a town meeting, people do the following things EXCEPT __________. 

A.express their opinions about the government

B.elect officials of the towns

C.make a decision about whom they should marry

D.discuss some community matters

2.In the 18th century, who had the right to vote?  

A.All the citizens.

B.All the men except those who were church members.

C.The rich.

D.The rich men and the church members.

3.Why has the town meeting been widely imitated? 

A.Because many people are interested in it.

B.Because it is very democratic.

C.Because many people enjoy themselves at town meetings.

D.Because sometimes government agencies call them.

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A.Citizens can elect the officials in the town meeting.

B.In recent years, town meetings are often called by a government agency.

C.People can say what they want to say at the town meeting.

D.Nowadays this kind of meeting is also held on radio and television.

5.This passage mainly talks about _______.  

A.the New England town meeting

B.modern town meetings

C.a democratic meeting

D.New England towns

 

 

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What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, and red?  71   Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist(悲观者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colors preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   72   If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

  73  A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.   74   A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area ---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

75   It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

 

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tells us that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up——we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colors do influence our moods——there is no doubt about it .

 

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English                     B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads        D. going to England by car

2. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms        B. free rooms      C. not away on holiday    D. holidays

4. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

5. When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee      B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee        D. wanted to express my politeness

 

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