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     Learners report two main difficulties in reading, which may be linked. There are too many unknown
words and as a result reading is simply not a pleasure. For some students, even reading in their own
language is a chore.
     Having a wide vocabulary is essential to making sense of written language. Of course, this is a circular
argument, because the more you read the more vocabulary you learn and the more words you know the
more easily you can read. Don't make the mistake of reading with your dictionary beside you, looking up
every single new or doubtful word. This is laborious and prevents you from practicing the skill of
prediction.
     Sometimes in reading you find a word you know but the sense doesn't seem to fit in. This is not
surprising because words have so many meanings and degrees of meaning. What is more, part of their
meaning is shaped by the words around them. Keep looking at the surrounding words and asking yourself "what sort of meaning would make sense here?"
     The more that people study the reading process, the better they can pass on to language learners a
range of advice to choose from. People have learned to read in all kinds of ways. Here is some information that could help you plan to be a better reader in the foreign language you are studying.
     1)Work out the general meaning first
     When people read in a new language they often feel they must take a detailed approach, focusing on
every word, particularly those they don't know. They read as if they were using a microscope, looking
carefully at each of the small pieces(the individual words), but not necessarily seeing the whole picture at
first. This is called the "bottom-up" approach. Other readers try to look first at the big picture(the
"top-down" approach), attending to individual bricks only as necessary, a process that involves some
intelligent guesswork. Generally this second approach is recommended by successful learners.
     2)Interactive reading
     Another way of thinking about reading is to describe it as an interactive process, where the text brings
something to you and you bring something to the text. Readers bring together all their knowledge of the
world with what they see on the page in front of them. That is why, when reading in our own language, we don't need to read every word. We add meaning which is not actually stated.
     3)From supported reading to independent reading
     Language learners start by needing considerable support as they read. Textbooks supply this support in the form of introductions that summaries the contents, glossaries, pictures, explanations of new grammar
points. In your reading you need to move gradually from this support to reading more the text itself.
1. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. how to use a dictionary
B. how to improve English writing
C. how to be a better English reader
D. how to increase English vocabulary
2. The word "chore" in the first paragraph maybe means ______.
A. an important aspect  
B. an easy question
C. a difficult and tiring thing      
D. something special
3. Successful learners recommend ______.
A. trying to look first at the big picture        
B. looking carefully at each of the small pieces
C. focusing on every word            
D. "bottom-up" approach
4. If you come across a new or doubtful word when you are reading, you can ______.
A. just miss it and let it be              
B. make sense of it with the help of dictionary
C. look it up in the dictionary each time      
D. keep looking at the surrounding words
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Outdoor Survival Provides Adventure Worldwide

　　Although there are no state controlled survival courses in Britain or the United States,there are various independent organizations offering similar activities．

　　Students can take part in outdoor training courses through university clubs and societies．Anyone can register with such groups,which then organize courses,training and trips for all members．

　　One of the most popular outdoor training programmes in both the US and Britain,is Outward Bound(戶外訓(xùn)練)．It was founded in 1941 in Wales and attracts hundreds of thousands of adventurous types every year．

　　The courses are intended to broaden minds through experiences that build confidence,self-esteem(自尊)and character．As well as specialist courses such as canoeing, leadership skills and sailing,participants can take part in week long adventure training camps which include a host of sports and survival training education skills．

　　Michael Williams,an American student,took part in an Outward Bound course last year．He said：“We learned lots of first aid skills,lots of natural history,lots of environmental facts,and took part in a wildlife preservation programme．Beyond that,my favourite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing．”

　　Courses can last up to 40 days and are open to anyone over the age of 14．Students must be in general good health,but do not need to be experienced in outdoor-sports．There is no selection process;everyone is welcome,although new participants are advised to pick a course matching their physical capacity．

　　Most of the British courses take place in the Brecon Beacons in Wales．Another similar organization is the UK Survival School,which includes courses on learning to live with the environment,sailing and winter survival．On a basic survival weekend students will learn how to get water and food,how to make fire and cook with it,to find and build a shelter,control survival life support,how to cross rivers,send off a distress signal,and to use compasses by day and night．

　　According to the leaders,such adventures are “an awakening,an exploration into the unknown”．Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the Earth’s roughest wilderness areas”．

(1)

From the first paragraph,we know ________．

[　　]

A．

students are not allowed to take courses in the state schools

B．

students can take survival courses in the state schools

C．

survival courses are banned in Britain and the US banned

D．

survival courses are not offered in the state school

(2)

In Britain and the United States,survival courses are popular with ________．

[　　]

A．

old people

B．

young people

C．

dangerous people

D．

weak people

(3)

The advantage of the training courses is that ________．

[　　]

A．

participants can make friends with others

B．

participants can visit some places of interest

C．

participants can experience different adventures

D．

participants can learn how wonderful nature is

(4)

In an Outward Bound course last year,the most exciting experience Michael Williams had was ________．

[　　]

A．

learning first aid skills

B．

collecting facts of environment

C．

rock climbing and sailing

D．

preserving wildlife

(5)

What’s the writer’s purpose to write this passage?

[　　]

A．

To persuade readers to take part in the training courses．

B．

To tell readers the danger of this training course．

C．

To introduce the wonders of the world to readers．

D．

To introduce the training course to readers．

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　　The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus．Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them．This mixing of people and music has created American music．

　　Music is a very important part of our lives．Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking．Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth．Others remind of the people we love．Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music．Every nation has a national song like the American “The Star-Spangled Banner”．In the US, high schools and colleges have school songs, too．

　　Music is a part of the history of America．It expresses the problems and feelings of its people．As the years pass, the music grows and changes．

　　Modern science has also changed music．Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music．They have helped to make music an important form of international communication．

　　American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern“pop”, is known around the world．Music is one of America’s most important exports．It brings the people of the world together．Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music．Many people learn and practice English by singing songs, understanding American music can help you understand American people．“Put a dime(10 cents)in the juke box(自動(dòng)點(diǎn)唱機(jī)), baby．” Let’s listen to the music!

(1)

The article mainly tells us about ________．

[　　]

A．

how American music developed

B．

when American music developed

C．

what American music is

D．

why American music is so popular

(2)

From the text we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

American music has spread all over the world

B．

American music began in the 1550s

C．

American music is special

D．

American music has changed modern science in the US

(3)

The last paragraph probably means that ________．

[　　]

A．

American music is very popular

B．

American music is not known by people all over the world

C．

Ameican music can help us understand American people, their history and culture

D．

American music is important in our lives

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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分；共40分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Several interesting American museums tell about health subjects. One is the Doctor Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. It is at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began. The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth. Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected teeth. They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone. They were made for a famous American —— the first President, George Washington.

Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. However, the director of the museum says he wants to make the museum a funny place to visit. He says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth.

Another museum collects devices that help people hear. The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. They include old and strange devices. Some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.

56. It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.

A. the University of Maryland            B. the Museum of Dentistry

C. the Hearing Aid Museum              D. the dentist

57. The text mainly tells about _____.

A. museums in the US               B. interesting American museums

C. American museums with health subjects

D. the history of the medical treatment of teeth

58. What do we learn about George Washington from the text?

A. He once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.

B. He considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visit

C. His artificial (人造的) teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.

D. His teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.

59. The underlined word “devices” in the first and last paragraph probably means _____.

A. ways        B. strategies        C. tools          D. desires

 

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閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題。

__ 1 ___. This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.

In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation. He decided to turn his little school into a dormitory (宿舍樓) for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. __ 2 ___  . This was the first hostel. (青年招待所) .

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country.    ___3____  .

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. __ 4 ___. For this reason, a few weeks spent “hosteling” can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

第一節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A、B、C、D、E中選出最適合放入短文空缺處的選項(xiàng)，并將序號(hào)及相應(yīng)答案寫(xiě)在答題紙上。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

A. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

B. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

C. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

D. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.

E. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文所給的信息回答問(wèn)題，并將序號(hào)及相應(yīng)答案寫(xiě)在答題紙上。

5. According to the passage, why time spent in hostels can be useful or helpful to young people?

 

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Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A＆M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences．Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential (潛能).

Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture．And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says．“This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”

Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes (蚊子)．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes（基因） of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever．Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

The agricultural research at A＆M differs from stereotypes（模式化，老一套）．It’s “molecular (分子) science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says．The program broadened students’ knowledge．Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research．They’re also paid ＄ 600 for their work—another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.

Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

1.．The research program is mainly designed for ______.

   A．high school advisers from Houston

   B．college students majoring in agriculture

   C．high school students from different places

   D．researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Science

2.．It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ____.

   A．had little chance to go to college

B．could often take part in the program

   C．found the program useful to their future

   D．showed much interest in their high school experiments

3.．When the program was over, the students ______.

   A．entered that college                               

B．wrote research reports

   C．paid for their research                            

D．found way to make money

4.．The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most _____ position.”

   A．important       B．favourable    C．a(chǎn)stonishing     D．a(chǎn)dvanced

5.．What would be the best title for the text?

   A．A Program for Agricultural Science Students

   B．A Program for Animal Science Students

   C．A Program for Medical Science Lovers

   D．A Program for Future Science Lovers

 

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