题目内容
In ________, the house is like the letters.
- A.form
- B.shape
- C.figure
- D.pattern
This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.
Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.
Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher —if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across.
To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts.As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration, and study that math arid science do, though the study differs slightly in kind.Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.
My other comment is that tke text aged.The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references (参考文献) seem newer than the late 1950s.As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.
These are small points, though, and don't affect the main discussion.I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.
【小题1】According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to ____ .
| A.gain knowledge and expand one's view |
| B.understand the meaning between the lines |
| C.express ideas based on what one has read |
| D.get information and keep it alive in memory |
| A.requires great efforts | B.demands real passion |
| C.is less natural than learning maths | D.is as natural as learning a language |
| A.Some ideas are slightly contradictory. |
| B.There is too much discussion on studying science. |
| C.The style is too serious. |
| D.It lacks new information. |
| A.an advertisement | B.a book review |
| C.a feature story | D.a news report |
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The Rolls Royce logo consisting of the two Rs clearly stands for Rolls and Royce, the two founders of this car manufacturing company.
In 1884 Frederick Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his first car, a “Royce”, in his Manchester factory in 1904. He was introduced to Charles Steward Rolls in a Manchester hotel on May 4 that year, and the pair agreed a deal where Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold by Rolls. A clause (条款) was added to the contract, saying the cars would be called “Rolls Royce”.![]()
The current Toyota logo consists of three ovals: the two perpendicular (成直角的) ovals represent a relationship of trust between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to symbolize the letter “T” for Toyota. The space in the background implies a global expansion of Toyota’s technology and unlimited potential for the future.
The Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) is a South Korean company manufacturing automobiles. Their automobiles are available in many countries around the globe. In 2003 it was South Korea’s largest car maker and the world’s seventh largest car maker. The Hyundai logo appears to be an H (symbolizing Hyundai). The oval shape indicates the company’s global expansion and the “H” is symbolic of two people (specifically the company and customer) shaking hands.
The Mercedes-Benz logo represents one of the most famous brands in the world. The Benz logo is a three-pointed star that represents its domination of the land, the sea, and the air. The famous three-pointed star was designed by Gottlieb Daimler to show the ability of his motor for land, air and sea usage. It was first seen on a Daimler in 1909 and was combined with the Benz laurel wreath (桂冠) in 1926 to symbolize the union of the two firms. Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s oldest automobile manufacturers.
【小题1】Which company’s logo is a symbol of two people shaking hands?
| A.Rolls Royce’s. | B.Toyota’s. | C.Hyundai’s. | D.Mercedes-Benz’s |
| A.Rolls Royce was founded in 1884 |
| B.Mercedes-Benz originally produced motors |
| C.Toyota is having difficulty expanding its technology |
| D.Hyundai has the same long history as Mercedes-Benz |
| A.Rolls Royce’s. | B.Toyota’s. | C.Hyundai’s. | D.Mercedes-Benz’s. |
| A.the ovals in the logos have the same meaning |
| B.Hyundai is South Korea’s seventh largest car maker |
| C.the three-pointed star of the Mercedes-Benz logo was first seen in 1926 |
| D.the Mercedes-Benz logo is a symbol of the combination of two companies |