60. The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

　　　 A. how people open up when emailing　　　　　　　 B. how people do research studies

　　　 C. how to communicate at work　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how to discuss and solve a problem

75．Which of the following may the study lead to according to the researchers?

　　　 A．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television.

　　　 B．Actors may try to behave themselves well in front of babies.

　　　 C．Babies may be allowed to choose what they see on TV.

　　　 D．Scientists may stop ignoring babies’ emotional world.

答案　 72.C　 73.D　 74.D　 75.A

Passage 15

(2006－2007学年度南通市九校(学科基地)联考B篇)

People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.

　　　 The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

　　　 Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.

　　　 Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”

　　　 Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”

74．Mumme reached his conclusion by 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．measuring the time babies spent in front of TV.

　　　 B．making TV programs and advertisements for kids.

　　　 C．showing actors how to react to blue bumpy balls

　　　 D．observing small babies’ reactions to TV programs

73．Which of the following is Mumme’s conclusion?

　　　 A．Small babies should not be allowed to watch television programs.

　　　 B．Adults need to think twice before they act in front of small babies.

　　　 C．TV programs provide small babies with all the information they need.

　　　 D．One-year-olds can be emotionally influenced by TV programs.

72．Psychology is the study of　 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．human’s society and its growth

　　　 B．human’s hopes had dreams

　　　 C．human’s mind and behaviors

　　　 D．human’s languages and cultures

70．What will the next paragraph talk about if the passage goes on?

　　　 A．Preparations for the 2003 season.

　　　 B．The value of Ove Andersson.

　　　 C．How to improve the European market.

　　　 D．Changes on technical side.

答案　 68.B　 69.D　 70.D　 71.D

Passage 14

(北京东城区2006-2007学年度第一学期期末教学目标检测E篇)

Babies are not just passing idle time when they stare goggle-eyed at the television-they are actually learning about the world, U.S. researchers said. Parents may want t limit what their babies see on television , based on the study, said Donna Mumme, assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in Boston, who led the research. “Children as young as 12 months are making decisions based n the emotional(情感的)reactions of adults around them,” Mumme said in a statement. “It turns out they can also use emotional information they pick up from television. This means that adults might want to think twice before they speak in a loud and harsh voice or let a baby see television programs meant for information about the world. A mother urging her baby to eat some　 “yummy” soup on a brother crying in fear when a dog approaches can influence a baby’s reaction. Mumme’s team tested babies to determine. If television has the same influence, showing actors reacting on a videotape to objects such as red spiral letter holder, a blue humpy ball, and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. Ten-month-olds did not seem to e influenced by the video buy the 1-year-olds were. When the actors acted neutrally or positively to an object, the babies happily played with them. But if the actor had seemed afraid or disgusted, the babies would avoid the object.

69．We can learn from the passage that　　 　.

　　　 A．Toyota entered F1 to enlarge its market.

　　　 B．Entering F1 is low risk but rich rewarding.

　　　 C．Toyota team has always been experienced.

　　　 D．Toyota made good preparations for the 2003 season.

68．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　　 A．To go backwards ,Toyota has to stand still.

　　　 B．If Toyota doesn’t make improvements ,they will fall behind.

　　　 C．Keeping calm will help go forward.

　　　 D．In order to keep up with other teams ,Toyota has to stand still.

67．From this passage ,we can learn if we wish to achieve high learning efficiency, we’d better　　 .

　　　 A．shift subjects and use different methods regularly

　　　 B．devote to the same material continuously

　　　 C．turn to teachers for help if necessary

　　　 D．have a break every thirty minutes

答案　 64.C　 65.A　 66.D　 67.A

Passage 13

(2007年北京海淀区高三年级第一学期期末D篇)

The decision to enter F1 and compete at the highest level of motorsport was an intended move by Toyota, the world’s third largest auto manufacturer ,to further challenge its own capabilities. By going head-to-head with the industry’s top performers on the world’s premier racing stage ,the Japanese giant was setting itself a huge task. A sport with an enormous international following, the risks of entering the F1 arena are high-but there are rich rewards for those who succeed .Besides being a showcase for state-of-the-art technology, the intense competition in this most demanding of racing disciplines leaves no room for self-satisfaction. More importantly, it fosters(培养)the kind of forward-thinking team spirit that Toyota is seeking.

　　　 While F1 benefited greatly from the added prestige of having such a distinguished newcomer among its competitors ,the demands placed on Panasonic Toyota Racing last year revealed the shortcomings of not having enough experience as a team .Mistakes were made and valuable lessons were learned ,among which was the fundamental truth: “To stand still in F1 is to go backwards.”

　　　 With the past in mind ,preparations for the 2003 season included sweeping changes on both the technical and personnel(人事的)sides. The management at Toyota Motorsport GmbH was restructured , with John Howett moving from Toyota Motor Marketing Europe to become President ,thus enabling the company founder , Ove Andersson ,more time to concentrate on the operation of the race team at the track .Andersson’s value as an inspirational leader was one of the team’s biggest assets(财富)in 2002.

66．The following are characteristics of a good timetable EXCEPT that　　 .

　　　 A．it can be changed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．it is flexible

　　　 C．it is of many periods　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．it can save our time