68. Babies were unnamed until they were two so that ________.

　 A. an old social custom could be kept up

　 B. maternal attachment could be maintained

　 C. they could have better chances to survive

　 D. their parents would not be too sad if they died

68．The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to “___________”.

A．re-think

B．activity

C．motivation

D．timetable

答案　 65.C　 66.A　 67.A　 68.D

Passage 59

(06·北京D篇)

While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants (婴儿), societal conditions frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain (保持). First of all, the high infant death rate in the premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of mother and child.

One of these premodern attachment-discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal (母亲的) attachment was tightly wrapping (包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking (抚摸) and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers’ and fathers’ affection for their infants.

A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding (母乳哺育) was not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city infants were sent to wet nurses in the country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little for the city infant- who, in many case, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.

67．We may infer from the last two paragraphs that ___________.

A．different teaching methods should be used

B．grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging

C．English courses are necessary for foreign students

D．teaching content should be changed halfway

66．Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students ___________.

A．had to write their papers

B．became better at speaking

C．became less interested in reading

D．had fewer problems with listening

65．What is the text mainly about?

A．Foreign students have more problems.

B．There are many ways to improve English.

C．Teaching should meet students’ needs.

D．English learning problems should be studied again.

59．If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important _____________.

　　　 A．to keep it slim

　　　 B．to keep it warm

　　　 C．to take special care of its legs

　　　 D．to take it to animal doctors regularly

答案　 56.B　 57.D　 58.D　 59.B

Passage 58

(06·全国ⅠC篇)

A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant(显著的)problem.

The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation(动机), we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.

Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining(保持)or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

58．Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets?

　　　 A．They are big in size.

　　　 B．They live a very long life.

　　　 C．They can run races for some time.

　　　 D．They are quiet and easy to look after.

57．It can be inferred that greyhounds　　　　 .

　　　 A．love big doghouses

　　　 B．like staying in bed all day

　　　 C．make the best guard dogs

　　　 D．need some exercise outdoors

56．The text is written mainly　　　　 .

　　　 A．to tell people how to raise greyhounds

　　　 B．to let people know more about greyhounds

　　　 C．to explain why greyhounds are aggressive

　　　 D．to describe greyhounds of different colors

48.The best title for the text would be　　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A.Signs of a Storm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B.Drops in Air Pressure

　　　 C.Animals’Sharp Senses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D.Nature’s Weather Signs

答案　 45.C　 46.A　 47.C　 48.D

Passage 57

(06·全国ⅠA篇)

Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds(灰狗)and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy!　 Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then　 get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive(好斗的)because they are big in size. In fact greyhounds love people and are gentle with children.

　　　 Greyhounds can live for 12 – 14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after that they make great pets. They don’t need a lot of space, don’ t make a lot of noise, and don’ t eat a lot for their size.

　Normally, greyhounds can be as tall as 90 cm. There is , however, a small-sized greyhound,which stands only 33 cm. Greyhounds come in a variety of colors. Grey and yellowish-brown are the most common. Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these.

　　　 Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healthy. Because they’ re slim(苗条的)they don’t have the leg problems like other dogs the same height . But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside.