38、Alfred Korzybski believes that all human beings lead a kind of double life. First, people live in an internal (内在的) world of ideas, feelings, etc. The happenings in this world are patterns of events in the human nervous system . Secondly , people live in a world outside their skins, the external(外在的)world of “reality”. The happenings in this world are patterns of events best known to science.
The first world, the patterns of events inside our skins, Korzybski called the INTEN- SIONAL areA．The second, the patterns of events outside our skins, he called the EXTEN- SIONAL area . Think for a moment about the two worlds in which you live. Look , for example, at the following diagram:
INTENSIONAL PATTERNS EXTENSIONAL PATTERNS
“cat” An object we call “cat”.
The word "cat ". A pattern of physical and
The image of this cat. chemical events best
Ideas about cats. known to science.
Feelings about cats.
Physical tensions aroused
by the cat: the urge to
pick it up, to kick it, etc.
Thinking along these lines , Alfred Korzybski began to see what was wrong with the great number of people: they confused intensional events with extensional “reality”. He believed that too many people mistake the events in their own nervous systems for events in the outside world . When they get lost in a strange city , more often than not they are angry at the map they use. In fact, it’s the maps of words in their heads that are to blame.
1．According to Alfred Korzybski, we human beings live in__________.
A．the world of ideas
B．the world of reality
C．either the world of ideas or that of reality
D．both the world of ideas and that of reality
2．The INTENSIONAL area in the passage refers to the patterns of events__________.
A．outside our skins B．best known to science
C．in the human nervous system D．in the external world of reality
3．Which of the following belongs to EXTENSIONAL pattern?
A．A computer on the shelf. B．A computer is useful.
C．I like the computer. D．I want to buy the computer.
4．According to what Alfred Korzybski states in the last paragraph, you get lost because of _ .
A．the map you bring with you B．the maps of words in your head
C．the reality world before you D．the strange city you visit
36、Be confident my boy, _____ you are born rich or poor.
A．if B．that C．which D．whether
35、你的澳大利亚笔友Tom发来电子邮件，向你询问国家体育馆“鸟巢”的有关信息。请你根据下列提示给Tom回一封电子邮件，简单介绍“鸟巢”。
地 点
北京北部
建筑面积
5．8万平方米，可容纳9万多名观众
开工/竣工时间
2003年12月－2007年
外 观
犹如用树枝搭成的“鸟巢”
用 途
奥运会期间可举办田径、足球比赛
奥运会后将用于各类大型活动
Kofi Annan
的评价
“鸟巢”将成为奥运历史上一个建筑奇观
注意：1.词数100左右; 2.短文的开头已为你写好; 3.短文须包括表中所提供的要点。
提示词语： 田径: track and field events 观众: spectators 建筑: architecture
Dear Tom,
In your last e-mail, you showed a great interest in our National Stadium — the Bird’s
Nest. Now I’d like to introduce it to you.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours faithfully,
Li Ming
34、找出与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. chapter A. chorus B. stomach C. chain D. Christmas
2. worthy A. thread B. further C. worth D. through
3. chief A. believe B. lie C. tie D. diet
4. biology A. commercial B. observe C. occur D. obvious
5. explanation A. excellent B. excuse C. explain D. express
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得分
三、书面表达
（每空分，共分）
33、--- Have you heard of the North Korea’s nuclear test?
--- Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to me.
A. the; a B. the; the C. a; a D. a; the
32、____, this physics problem seemed quite simple, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.
A. On one hand B. In my opinion C. At first sight D. On its own
31、The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _____ the matter.
A. seeing through B. working out C. looking into D. watching over
30、—Kitty, how was your weekend？
—I had a great time. I went skiing with my friends.
—Wow! ________
A．How interesting you are! B．Cheers!
C．Sounds really cool! D．I’ll go there, too.
29、Much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the Japanese government refuses to admit ________ crime they did in ________ World War II.
A．the ; the B．不填；the
C．不填；不填 D．the ; 不填
