Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to 【1】 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it 【2】 in 1954．Within one year, 37 runners 【3】 the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．
What happens if you put an animal in a 【4】? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You 【5】．If an animal who has not learned swimming could 【6】 by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．
These 【7】 show the power of beliefs．There is no other more 【8】 force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to 【9】 and to destroy．
In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to 【10】 our potential．So pay attention to some of your 【11】．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of 【12】？
Belief is not 【13】, however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be 【14】．To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern is 【15】 created．
| 小题2: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．fake | D．true |
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| 小题3: | | A．broke | B．built | C．faced | D．lowered |
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| 小题4: | | A．cage | B．desert | C．forest | D．pond |
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| 小题5: | | A．drown | B．swim | C．float | D．sink |
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| 小题6: | | A．struggle | B．escape | C．drown | D．leave |
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| 小题7: | | A．samples | B．cases | C．situations | D．periods |
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| 小题8: | | A．terrible | B．reasonable | C．considerable | D．powerful |
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| 小题9: | | A．damage | B．provide | C．create | D．withdraw |
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| 小题10: | | A．access | B．realize | C．show | D．perform |
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| 小题11: | | A．problems | B．beliefs | C．possibilities | D．subjects |
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| 小题12: | | A．surprises | B．choices | C．problems | D．possibilities |
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| 小题13: | | A．beautiful | B．changeable | C．strong | D．mysterious |
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| 小题14: | | A．safe | B．rude | C．merciless | D．dangerous |
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| 小题15: | | A．occasionally | B．immediately | C．accidentally | D．automatically |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:D
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试题分析：本文的主要内容是，信念有着强大的力量，它可以创造也可以毁坏。
小题1: 根据Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier．故选A。
小题2:根据Within one year, 37 runners broke the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．故选B。
小题3:这里想表达37名运动员打破了信念的障碍，broke打破 built 建造 faced 面对 lowered减少，故选A。
小题4: 根据Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．可知这里想说如果把一只动物放在池塘里，pond池塘，故选D。
小题5: 根据Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not，故选A
小题6:根据Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not．可知这里想说如果一个没有学过游泳的动物可以通过游泳逃脱，escape 逃脱，故选B。
小题7: 这里想说这些事例展示了信念的力量，samples 样品 cases 事例 situations情况periods时期，故选B。
小题8:根据These cases show the power of beliefs，故选D。
小题9:根据to destroy，故选C。
小题10:这里想说意识到我们自己的潜能，realize意识到，故选B。
小题11:根据In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to realize our potential，故选B。
小题12: 这里想表达你认为生活充满问题，problems 问题，故选C。
小题13:根据however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．可知这里想说信念并不神秘，mysterious神秘的，故选D。
小题14: 根据As a kid, if a dog bit you,可知这里想说你相信所有的狗都是危险的，dangerous危险的，故选D。
小题15:这里想表达自动地形成，occasionally偶尔 immediately 立即 accidentally 偶然地 automatically自动地，故选D。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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If you are planning to learn a foreign language, here are some suggestions about language learning. I hope these suggestions can help improve your learning of a foreign language
Try to set aside some time every day for your study when your brain is at the most time for receiving information. It’s better to study for 30 minutes every day than for 3 hours once a week. If you can spare two or three hours a day, break them up into some periods to avoid brain getting tired.
Go over each lesson several times, perhaps once in the morning, once in the evening and once several days later. Give your brain time to understand the material, but the break between periods of study shouldn’t be too long, or you will forget most of what you’ve learned.
Make sure you’re comfortable with the bases of the language before learning the more advanced knowledge. Without full understanding of basic knowledge such as words pronunciation and spelling, you’ll find it very difficult to learn more.
Setting proper targets is a good way to encourage yourself. You could set yourself a time limit or aim for a certain level.
Once you have mastered the bases of the language, learn to apply them to the things that you’re interested in. In this way you are more likely to remember the words, phrases and grammatical constructions you meet.
You will find that at times you’re making rapid progress, while sometimes you seem to stand still or even go backwards. This is normal when learning a language, so don’t be discouraged.
Making mistakes in a foreign language is nothing to worry about. What matters is getting your message across, not whether you use all the right words, tenses, cases, etc. If you cannot think of the exact words, try using other ones.
小题1:What is the best time plan for studying a foreign language ?| A．A long period every day. | B．Several short periods every day. | | C．A long period once a week. | D．Several short periods a week. |
小题2:The break between periods of study shouldn’t be too long, because ___________.| A．you will be unable to go over a lesson for several times | | B．you will be too tired to continue your study | | C．you will waste a lot of time for study | | D．you will forget what you are trying to learn easily |
小题3:If you don’t fully understand the basic knowledge, you will ____________.| A．be unable to go on with your study | B．be uncomfortable with yourself | | C．feel it very difficult to learn more | D．stop learning more in a short time |
小题4:According to the author, which of the following is NOT true ?| A．Setting a goal can help you make rapid progress. | | B．you should use what you’ve learned frequently to remember them. | | C．Sometimes you may not make any progress. | | D．Mistakes are quite normal in learning a language. |
小题5:The purpose of this passage is ____________.| A．to give some advice on foreign language learning | | B．to help students get high marks in foreign language exam | | C．to encourage more people to learn foreign languages | | D．to comfort those who don’t learn foreign languages well |
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Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our 16_ , intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us 17_ the day.
18 __, a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 19___ to how smart humans can get.
Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason. 20 _, we are not 3 meters tall 21 _ most people’s hearts are not strong enough to send 22 _ up that high. Scientists say that our thinking ability works in the same way. A baby’s brain size is limited by a series of __23 , such as the size of the mother’s pelvis (骨盆). If our brains developed to be bigger, there could be more 24 during childbirth.
The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much _ 25_ than other Europeans, showed they were more _26_ to develop diseases of the _27_ system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.
If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at _ 28 _ ? Not really, say scientists. They studied _29_ like caffeine (咖啡因)that improve attention. They found the drugs only helped people with serious 30 _ problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the 31 _ effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is a(n) 32 limit to how much people can or should concentrate.
Our memory is also a “double-edged sword”. People with extremely good memories could 33__ having a difficult life because they cannot _34 bad things that happen to them.
Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that 35 all the problems in trying to get smarter, it’s unlikely that there will ever be a “super mind”.
| 小题1: | | A．memory | B．character | C．.ability | D．emotion |
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| 小题2: | | A．go through | B．get through | C．put through | D．carry through |
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| 小题3: | | A．Though | B．Therefore | C．Meanwhile | D．However |
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| 小题4: | | A．standards | B．measures | C．ranges | D．limits |
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| 小题5: | | A．For example | B．In addition | C．At first | D．Above all |
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| 小题6: | | A．until | B．before | C．because | D．so that |
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小题7:A. blood B information C. breath D. strength
| 小题8: | | A．reasons | B．factors | C．aspects | D．effects |
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| 小题9: | | A．chances | B．lives | C．choices | D．deaths |
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| 小题10: | | A．smarter | B．better | C．higher | D．lower |
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| 小题11: | | A．likely | B．possible | C．probable | D．sure |
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| 小题12: | | A．nervous | B．bodily | C．personal | D．physical |
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| 小题13: | | A．exercising | B．concentrating | C．memorizing | D．thinking |
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| 小题14: | | A．poisons | B．drinks | C．plants | D．drugs |
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| 小题15: | | A．health | B．family | C．attention | D．living |
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| 小题16: | | A．same | B．different | C．opposite | D．similar |
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| 小题17: | | A．lower | B．smaller | C．higher | D．upper |
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| 小题18: | | A．end up | B．make up | C．start up | D．come up |
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| 小题19: | | A．remember | B．forget | C．perform | D．share |
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| 小题20: | | A．supposing | B．considering | C．concerning | D．regarding |
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In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example. They want the city to draw special lanes for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea-they say it will slow the traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea-they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park-the largest place of open ground in New York-is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.
小题1:In New York, a group of bike riders ________.| A．are keeping practicing for health | | B．have no cars of their own | | C．are complaining there are not enough buses | | D．are trying to settle the problem of air pollution |
小题2:The advantage of the special lanes is that ________.| A．they will make cars and buses run slowly | | B．they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks | | C．they will make the city more beautiful | | D．the lanes will prevent accidents |
小题3:The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn _______.| A．so that everyone is disappointed | | B．because there are different opinions | | C．because most people travel by train | | D．because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough |
小题4:Cars are not permitted to enter Central Park on weekends _________.| A．so that Bike for a Better City is pleased | | B．so that everyone is happy | | C．and bicycle lanes are drawn | | D．but Bike for a Better City is still not satisfied |
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Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students in the United States enroll in (注册学习) academic preparation programs and are in their late teens or early twenties. This is often a time when students are looking back on childhood in a different way. Their childhood memories and their viewpoint on those memories can be very useful for the production of wonderfully creative writing.
For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories.
That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing (润饰) the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback (反馈意见). The partner’s job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer’s memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft (稿子) produced some very good work.
小题1:The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _____.| A．show readers the difficulty he had in his work | | B．explain his idea of English learning | | C．show readers how ESL students live and study | | D． tell readers how he taught his ESL students to write |
小题2:What did the author ask his students to write about?| A．What they saw around them. | | B．Their predictions for the future. | | C．Their childhood memories. | | D．Their opinions of the United States. |
小题3:In what order do the students write their compositions according to the passage?
a.share their writing with their classmates
b.exchange their memories
c.write their stories
d.ask for others’ feedback
e. make some changes to their compositions and have them typed
f. corrected by the teacher
g. recall their stories| A．g-b-c-a-d-e-f | B．g-c-a-d-b-f-e | | C．e-f-b-c-a-g-d | D．d-e-f-g-a-c-b |
小题4:A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____.| A．make the memory more complete | | B．find spelling mistakes | | C．check the tense of the verbs | | D．give some feedback |
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We find that bright children are rarely held back by mix-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unusual to grade pupils just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is proper. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. And advanced pupil can do advanced work. It doesn’t matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to obtain this goal.
小题1:By “held back” (the underlined part of the first sentence) the author means “______”.| A．drawn to their studies | B．prevented from advancing | | C．made to remain in the same class | D．forced to study in the lower class |
小题2:The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupil’s ______.| A．total personality | B．intellectual ability | | C．personal qualities | D．communicative skills |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the third paragraph?| A．Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities. | | B．Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities. | | C．Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others. | | D．Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be good organizers. |
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