reported in kindergartens. The neighboring Hebei Province reported 206 cases on Monday. Sam、David、Elisa、Ezra和Terry想通过选修某一门课程解决各自的问题。阅读下面六门选修课程的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出可以解答各自疑问的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
Sam: How can I develop the characters so as to make my story interesting?
David: When writing an essay, how can I make my points in a more organized manner?
Elisa: When I deliver a speech, how can I attract and hold the attention of the audience?
Ezra: How is our knowledge of the world formed in early childhood?
Terry: My English vocabulary is limited. How can I enlarge it more effectively?
| A | B |
| Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1A ) Here’s a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page? In this course, you’ll learn not only about different writing styles, but also about writing as a means of figuring out a problem and communicating your thought process to the world. This week-long workshop will explore the balance between self-expression and effective communication, offering a unique view into the world of academia (学术界). You’ll get the know-how of college writing, the rules that no student should live without. Comments will be given to students and you’ll make great progress in your writing if you take this course! | High School as a Social Laboratory: An Introduction to Sociology (SO902-3B) In this class, we’ll learn about broad sociological theories, but we’ll discuss those theories in relation to what sociologists have done before studying American high schools and youngsters. We’ll explore the issues such as gender, race, class, and violence in society at large, and the ways in which American high schools reflect those social issues. We’ll watch films and documentaries, such as “Mean Girls” and “Bowling for Columbine”, that make these connections, and you’ll write papers making these connections for yourself based on your own experiences. |
| C | D |
| Children’s Thinking (BI911-1B) This course will introduce students to children’s thinking. It will explore the ever-changing views on cognitive (认知的), social and language development from newborns to middle childhood. Specific topics include: What do babies know about objects, numbers, categories and people? Why is language learning easier for children? What can we learn from children with developmental disorders? Through lectures, discussions, projects and in-class activities, students will gain an understanding of how scientists study children’s thinking and what their work has taught us. | Creative Writing Workshop (EL905-4A ) This course will excite young writers with many tools and approaches to the writing process in either fiction or poetry. It will inspire you to experiment with new writing techniques, such as how to describe a person, a scene, or a situation, etc. It is just for students who have a serious interest in creative writing, who are not afraid to experiment with structure, and who want to develop a daily writing practice. In the group writing classes, students will have the opportunity to explore both genres (体裁) whether enrolled in the poetry or fiction workshop. |
| E | F |
| The Secrets of Learning and Memory (BN901-3A) Individual memory abilities vary greatly. There are famous people with strong memories who can remember 5,000 playing cards in exact sequence, and others who cannot store any long-term memories, where each morning is a strange new world. And you may wonder how the brain manages to identify and sort memories into different types, then keep them from 5 seconds to a lifetime, waiting for a signal to recall them in great detail. Students completing this exciting course will gain useful knowledge of how the brain learns, remembers and forgets. | Persuasive Communication (TA905-1A) This course will introduce you to the arts of organization, style, and delivery to help make you a more confident and persuasive public speaker. You will deliver speeches to your classmates and receive detailed comments from both the teacher and one another. Lectures on developing outlines, coping with speaker anxiety, and making effective use of visual aids will help you improve your skills in public speaking. Building on these skills, the later part of the course will teach you how to prepare a persuasive message based on your individual interests and goals. |
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最
佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A．
Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound． One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood． Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
41． The whole text is mainly about _______.
A． different tribes have different languages
B． the Indians had many kinds of languages
C． how Indians communicated between different tribes
D． why the Indians used many languages
42． An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A． send messages in code
B． get the attention of someone in the distance
C． warn someone of danger
D． to tell a friend from an enemy
43． Sign language is _______.