47.A. nature B. sea
C. planet
D. forest
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by
using ONE word that best fits the context.
In
order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary.
Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 48 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to
speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 49 , we must be able to read the language,
and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences
that are grammatically correct.
There
is no easy way to success 50
language learning. 51
good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize
rules from a grammar book. It is not 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. 52 we are satisfied with only a few rules we have
memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a
good piece of 53 for those 54
are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise
speaking and 55 (write) the language whenever we can.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30
marks)
Directions:
Read
the following four passages . Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and
D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage
you have just read.
A
In
the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men
and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes are different, because
their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women
see the world in different ways.
Boys,
for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also
generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary
for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than
boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and
are better at learning foreign languages.
What
makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain.
The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left
side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is
used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions(情感).
In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop
differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In
girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference
is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than
the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
