阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

  Besides this question of the time given to pronunciation,there are two other requirements for the teacher:the first,knowledge;the second,technique.

  It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information.This can generally be go form books.It is possible to get from books some idea of the speech;and of what we call general phonetic rules.It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages,between the speech habits of English people and those,of your students.Unless the teacher has such a picture,any explanations he makes on his students'pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use,and lesson time spent on Pronunciation may well be wasted.

  But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books.It depends,after that,what use you make of your knowledge;and this is a matter of technique.

  Now the first and most important part of a language teacher's technique is his own performance,his ability to show off the spoken language,in every detail of sound as well as in fluent speaking,so that the student's ability for imitation is given the fullest space and encouragement.The teacher,then,should be as perfect a model in this field as he can make himself.And to make his own performance better,however satisfactory this may be,the modern teacher has in his hand recordings and a radio,to supply the real voices of native speakers,or,if the teacher happens to be a native speaker himself,or speaks just like one,then to change the method of presenting the language material.

  However,the process of showing pronunciation,whether by personal ex-ample or with the help of machines,is only the beginning of teaching pronunciation.The technique of teaching each sound also needs to be considered.

1.How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time?

[  ]

A.By spending lesson time on pronunciation.

B.Bu making ill-informed explanations upon pronunciation.

C.By not using books on phonetics in the classroom.

D.By not giving students a clear mental picture of the difference between

sounds.

2.Students have an ability for imitation which is________.

[  ]

A.plain and obvious

B.well developed

C.not yet developed

D.too weak to be useful

3.What is the main point the author makes about imitation of the teacher?

[  ]

A.It is a matter of secondary importance.

B.Students should be given every chance for it.

C.It depends on the student's ability.

D.Teachers are perfect models for students to imitate.

4.TO Someone teaching his own language to foreigners mechanical aids can________.

[  ]

A.improve his own performance

B.replace his own performance

C.provide examples of native speech

D.make his voice louder

5.Showing pronunciation is to be regarded as ________.

[  ]

A.a part of teaching pronunciation

B.an exercise of value in itself

C.an example of the use of mechanical aids

D.a technique for teaching separate sounds

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  Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the fligt to ParisHe was Wearing three shirts,a jackt,two pairs of socks,a pair of shorts,and two pairs of jeansHe wascarrying onesmall backpack,which was very full,but he didn`t have any other luggageBrian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flightHe found Tony near the Air France counterTony gave him a round-trip tockct and a smaii package

  “Give tis package to Jean-Paul at the airport in ParisHe will have a sign with your name on itI tjink you can find him easily,Tony said.“You don’t have any luggage,right?

  “Only tjis backpack,Brian answered.“You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”

  “That’s right,One carry-on bag is fine, Have a good trip.”

  Thanks.”

  Is Brian a criminal(犯罪)?Not at allHe is an air courierAnd he paid only 110 for the round-trip ticket to ParisAir couries get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers tio foreign countriesBusinesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next dayOften,the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier companyIt is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick

  Every year about 80,000 people worldside travel as air couriersThe number of tickets for courier travel is growing bu about 10 percent a yearHowever,air-courier travel isn’t for everyone,But if you have very little money,can be flexible(灵活的)about your travel plans,and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week,it can be a great way to take a vacation!

(1)

Why was Brian wearing so meny clothes for his travrl?

[  ]

A.

Because they were the uniforme for air couriers,

B.

Because that made him easier to be recognized

C.

Because his backpack had no room for his clothers

D.

because he did not have any luggage with him

(2)

An air courier is a person who ________

[  ]

A.

mamages a business company in foreign countries

B.

organizes international flights for tourists

C.

travels around the world with cheap tickets

D.

delivers papers and packages to foreign countries

(3)

Businesses choose the air-courier service because ________

[  ]

A.

it costs less

B.

it is flexible

C.

it saves time

D.

it grows fast

(4)

One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he ________

[  ]

A.

cannot decide when and where to travel

B.

cannot take any luggage with him

C.

has to wear two pairs of jeans

D.

saves little money from the travel

(5)

The suthou of the text mainly ________

[  ]

A.

describes the activities of a law-breaker

B.

suggests an ideal way to travel

C.

argues against the air-courier travel

D.

tells us about a developing business


This is the first time your child will be away from home for a period of time. We understand that this can be an exciting and anxious time both for parents and students. In this part,we hope to give you a better idea of what to expect in the areas that matter most to you. If you have any question that we have not answered here, please call us at 618-353-1398 or e-mail us at buhssumr@bu. edu.
Housing and Dining
Housing and dining is provided for all High School Summer Program students. Students should live on campus. The dining room in Warren Towers offers a variety of food options. Summer Program includes 19 meals a week, of which five lunches are included in the program fee. Visit www. bu. edu/housing-dining for more information.
Family Visits
If a parent is in town and would like to spend time with his child, he needs to plan the visit during the student’s free time when there are no activities planned. The parent also needs to send written permission to the Summer Term office forty-eight hours before the student is planning to leave campus. The parent can either e-mail or fax a letter of permission including details to buhssumr@bu. edu or 617-353-5532.
Fitness and Recreation
Students may buy membership cards of the Fitness & Recreation Center as long as they are at least 15 years old and have a Permission Form signed by their parents. We suggest that you fill out the forms even if you do not buy membership cards. We have some planned activities at the Fitness & Rercreation Center and student should have the signed Permission Form. Visit www. bu. edu/fitrec to learn more about it .
45. The passage is most probably taken from________.
A. a newspaper                B. a travel guide
C. a health magazine            D. a school website
46. If you want to know more about Summer Program. You could_______.
A. call 617-353-5532
B. call 618-353-1398
C. visit www. bu. edu/housing-dining
D. visit www. bu. edu/fitrec
47. If a parent wants to spend time with his child, he________.
A. can go to the Summer Term office for permission
B. can email to buhssumr@bu. edu after the student leaves campus
C. has to plan the visit and ask the Summer Term office for permission
D. must call the Summer Tern office at 617-353-5532 ahead of time.
48. If a student goes to the Fitness & Recreation Center, he______.
A. needs a Permission Form signed by his parents
B. must buy a membership card
C. can be of any age.
D. should buy tickets first.

This is the first time your child will be away from home for a period of time. We understand that this can be an exciting and anxious time both for parents and students. In this part,we hope to give you a better idea of what to expect in the areas that matter most to you. If you have any question that we have not answered here, please call us at 618-353-1398 or e-mail us at buhssumr@bu. edu.

Housing and Dining

Housing and dining is provided for all High School Summer Program students. Students should live on campus. The dining room in Warren Towers offers a variety of food options. Summer Program includes 19 meals a week, of which five lunches are included in the program fee. Visit www. bu. edu/housing-dining for more information.

Family Visits

If a parent is in town and would like to spend time with his child, he needs to plan the visit during the student’s free time when there are no activities planned. The parent also needs to send written permission to the Summer Term office forty-eight hours before the student is planning to leave campus. The parent can either e-mail or fax a letter of permission including details to buhssumr@bu. edu or 617-353-5532.

Fitness and Recreation

Students may buy membership cards of the Fitness & Recreation Center as long as they are at least 15 years old and have a Permission Form signed by their parents. We suggest that you fill out the forms even if you do not buy membership cards. We have some planned activities at the Fitness & Rercreation Center and student should have the signed Permission Form. Visit www. bu. edu/fitrec to learn more about it .

45. The passage is most probably taken from________.

A. a newspaper                B. a travel guide

C. a health magazine            D. a school website

46. If you want to know more about Summer Program. You could_______.

A. call 617-353-5532

B. call 618-353-1398

C. visit www. bu. edu/housing-dining

D. visit www. bu. edu/fitrec

47. If a parent wants to spend time with his child, he________.

A. can go to the Summer Term office for permission

B. can email to buhssumr@bu. edu after the student leaves campus

C. has to plan the visit and ask the Summer Term office for permission

D. must call the Summer Tern office at 617-353-5532 ahead of time.

48. If a student goes to the Fitness & Recreation Center, he______.

A. needs a Permission Form signed by his parents

B. must buy a membership card

C. can be of any age.

D. should buy tickets first.

 

 

                              Something big is happening to the human race, something that could be called the Great Transformation.

The Transformation consists of all the changes that are occurring in human life due to advancing technology. For thousands of years such progress occurred slowly. Now everything is changing so fast that you may find yourself wondering where all this progress is really leading.

Nobody knows what all these changes will really mean in the long run. But this mysterious Transformation is the biggest story of all times. It is the story of the human race itself.

Some people worry about what will happen when the deposits(蕴藏)of petroleum are gone, but already researchers are finding all kinds of new ways to get energy. Someday, solar power collected by satellites circling the earth or fission(裂变) power produced by mankind may give us all the energy we need for an expanding civilization(文明).Space exploraton promises to open up much new land for human settlement, as well as leading to the harvest of mineral resources.

Like it or not, our advancing technology has made us masters of the earth. We not only control all the other animals, but also reshape the world’s plant life and even its soil and rocks, its waters and surrounding air.

Technology gives us the power to build a great new civilizaion, if we can just agee on what we want it to be, bu today, there is little global agreement on goals and how we should achieve them.

So it remanins to be seen what will happen as a result of our technology. Pessimists (悲观主义者) worry that we will use the technology eventually to blow ourselves up. But they have been saying that for decades, and so far we have escaped. Whether we will continue to do so remains unknown, but we can continue to hope.

68.The Great Transformation is caused by ________.

A. changes in human life    B.the development of science and technology

C. space exploration        D. unknown reasons

 69.Today it is impossible for people to build a remarkable new civilization because __________.  A.nobody is optimistic about the future

B.human beings aare unabale to do so

C.people diagree with each other in many ways

D.people are worried too much

 70.Advancing technology could possibly make us_______.

    A.hesitate    B.decisive      C.powerless      D.mysterious

 

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