64. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is _____.

A. any kind of noise　　　 　　　　　　　 B. great changes in level of noise

C. background noise　　　 　　　　　 　　D. various background music

63. Some people may have their hearing hurt _______________.

A. while they are in completely silence B. while they are dancing violently

C. while they are listening to pop music　　　 D. while they are listening to soft music

62. “Background music” in the passage means _______________.

A. music played in the concert　　　　　　 　 B. a kind of noise coming into your ears

C. music helps people to concentrate　　 　 D. music played while people are working

61. The best title for this passage is _______________.

A. Noisy Life　　 B. Background Noise　　 C. Disturbed Concentration　　 D. Changeable Noise

60. “Learn through use” means ____________.

　 A. we use a language in order to learn it.　 B. we learn a language in order to learn it.　

　C. we can learn a language well while we are using it.　　 　D. both B and C.

答案：56-60 BDBCC

B

Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live-in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village-the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere .We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.

Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However ,some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.

59. Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

　 A. A good memory.　　 B. Speaking　　 C. Practice　　 D. Writing

58. One can never learn a foreign language well only by _______.

　 A. much practice　　　 B. studying the dictionary　　 C. learning through use　　 D. using the language.

57. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because__________.

A. he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken.

B. he doesn’t have a good memory.　　

C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings.　

D. he often hesitates to practice speaking it.

56. The most important things to learn a foreign language are ____________.

　　 A. understanding and speaking　　 B. listening, speaking, reading and writing.

　　 C. writing and understanding.　　　 D. memorizing and listening.

70. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?　 ______.

CP: Central Point　　 P: Point　 SP: Sub-point(次要点)　 C: Conclusion

答案：67-70 BADC

湖南省汉寿龙池实验中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

　 There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize(记忆) the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.