46. The
team of doctors wanted to find out
_________.
[ A ]
why certain people age sooner than
others
[ B ]
how to make people live longer
[ C ]
the size of certain people ' s
brains
[ D ]
which people are most intelligent
47. On
what are their research findings
based?
[A] A
survey of farmers in northern Japan.
[ B ]
Tests performed on a thousand old
people.
[ C ]
The study of brain volumes of
different people.
[ D] The
latest development of computer
technology.
48. The
doctor ' s tests show that
_________.
[ A ]
our brains shrink as we grow older
[B] the
front section of the brain does not
shrink
[ C ]
sixty-year-olds have better brains
than thirty-year-olds
[ D ]
some people ' s brains have
contracted more than other people '
s
49. The
word "subjects" in paragraph 5
means_________.
[ A ]
something to be considered
[ B ]
branches of knowledge studied
[ C ]
persons chosen to be studied in an
experiment
[ D ]
any member of a state except the
supreme ruler
50.
According to the passage, which
people seem to age slower than the
others?
[A]
Lawyers. [B] Farmers.
[C]
Clerks. [D] Shop assistants.
Text 2
Television has changed the lifestyle
of people in every industrialized
country in the world. In the United
States, where sociologists have
studied the effects, some
interesting observations have been
made.
Television, although not essential,
has become an important part of most
people' s lives. It alters people' s
ways of seeing the world; in many
ways, it supports arid sustains (维持)
modern life.
Television has become a baby-sitter,
an introducer of conversations, the
major transmitter of culture, a
keeper of tradition. Yet when what
can be seen on TV in one day is
critically analyzed, it becomes
evident that television is not a
teacher but a sustainer; the poor
quality of programming does not
elevate (提高 ) people into greater
understanding, but rather maintains
and encourages the life as it
exists.
The
primary reason for the lack of
quality in American television is
related to both the history of TV
programming development and the
economics of TV. Television in
America began with the radio. Radio
companies and their sponsors first
experimented with television.
Therefore, the close relationship
which the advertisers had with radio
programs became the system for
American TV. Sponsors not only paid
money for time within programs, but
many actually produced the programs.
Thus, in American society,
television is primarily concerned
with reflecting and attracting
society rather than experimenting
with new ideas. Advertisers want to
attract the largest viewing audience
possible. To do so requires that the
programs be entertaining rather than
educational, attractive rather than
challenging.
Television in America today remains,
to a large extent, with the same
organization and standards as it had
thirty years ago. The hope for
further development and true
achievement toward improving society
will require a change in the entire
system.
51.
According to the author American
television is poor in quality
because _________.
[ A ]
advertisers are interested in
experimenting with new ideas
[ B] it
is still at an early stage of
development, compared with the radio
[ C ]
the programs have to be developed in
the interests of the sponsors for
economic reasons
[ D] it
is controlled by radio companies
52. The
second paragraph is mainly
about_________.
[ A ] TV
as the sustainer of American life
[ B ] TV
as the major transmitter of culture
[ C ]
the educational effect of TV on
society
[ D ]
the strong influence and the poor
quality of American TV
53. In
the author' s view American TV
should _________.
[A] be
critical but entertaining
[ B] be
creative and educational
[ C ]
change with the development of
society
[ D ]
attract as many viewers as possible
54. The
author believes that television in
the United States has become
important to most people because
_________.
[A] it
promotes family unity
[ B] it
helps them develop their speaking
ability
[ C] it
attracts their life in many ways
[ D] it
challenges society
55. The
author ' s attitude towards American
television is _________.
[ A ]
critical [ B ] praising
[ C ]
doubtful [ D ] sympathetic
Text 3
The aim
of the teacher is to get his pupils
as quickly as possible over the
period in which each printed symbol
is looked at for its shape, and
arrive at the stage when the pupil
looks at words a phrases, for their
meaning, almost without noticing the
shapes of these separate letters.
When a
good reader is at work, he does not
look at letters, nor even at words,
one by or however quickly; he takes
in the meaning of two, three, or
four words at a time, in a single
moment. Watch carefully the eyes of
a person who is reading, and it will
be seen that they do not travel
smoothly along the lines of print,
but they move by jumps separated by
very short stops. The eyes a very
good reader move quickly, taking
long jumps and making very short
halts (停顿 ); the eyes of a poor
reader move more slowly, taking only
short jumps and stopping longer at
each halt. Some times, when he meets
a difficulty, he even goes backwards
to see again what has already be
looked at once.
The
teacher ' 9 task is therefore clear:
it is to train his pupils to take in
several words at a glance (one "eye
jump") and remove the necessity
forgoing backwards to read something
a second time.
This
shows at once that letter-by-letter,
or syllable-by-syllable (音节) , or
word-by-word reading, with the
finger pointing to the word,
carefully fixing each one in turn,
is wrong. It is wrong because such a
method ties the pupil' s eye down to
a very short jump. Moreover, a very.
short jump too short to provide any
meaning or sense; and it will be
found that having struggled with
three four words separately, the
pupil has to look at them again, all
together and in one group, in order
get the meaning of the whole phrase.
56.
Which of the following is closest in
meaning to the first paragraph?
[ A ]
Pupils should be trained to reach
quickly the stage of reading without
having to
concentrate on the separate symbols.
[B]
Pupils should look at each printed
symbol for its meaning as well as
for its shape.
[ C ]
Teachers should help their pupils
avoid looking at the shape of the
printed symbols.