loadingquestion, he will often be told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be developing exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts . To encourage such creativity [1] , there are many national prizes offered to students , every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic accomplishments.
This interest in questioning and searching may be considered by some people as bad for young people's manners , that young people lack respect for authority . This impression may be created when visitors notice young Americans asking questions and arguing with older people . However , this is because many Americans have a different attitude toward authority than may exist in other areas of the world . In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. It is important to remember tat it is the person's ideas that are being questioned, not the individual himself. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching , questioning , and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, so that the work of the business can progress in the most effective manner possible.
1.According to the passage, the interest in questioning and searching ________ C.helps to develop creativity and efficiency
2.In work and business situation, the questioning and arguing ________ A.contributes to progress in work
3.American's interest in questioning and searching shows that they ______ D.want to learn more facts and discuss ideas
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
D.It is worthwhile to let students to question the authority and find their own ansewrs to question. 5.It can be seen that the author is A. appreciative of the American attitude towards authority.
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选择题
1.Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still him. <本题2010年5月考过>
D.sticking by 忠于，不离弃（某人）---尽管所有人都清楚他们老板所处的困境，但谁都没有离开。 A.sticking to 坚持，维持 B.sticking with 跟紧，坚持 C.sticking on 贴上
2.The secret agent concealed his real mission,so many local people were___into thinking that he was a good person. C.deceived 欺骗---特工人员隐瞒了他真实的任务，因此很多当地人上当，觉得他是一个好人。 A.betrayed 出卖，背叛 B.driven 驱使 D.convinced 使确信，信服
3.The French pianist who had been praised very highly____to be a great disappointment. B.turned out 原来是，结果是---那位被高度赞扬的法国钢琴家让人很失望。
A.turned up 出现 C.turned in 上交，呈交 D.turned down 把声音关小 4.She cut her hair short and tried to____herself as a man.
B.disguise 假装，伪装---她把头发剪短，想把自己伪装成一个男人。 A.decorate 装饰 C.fabricate 制作，构成 D.fake 伪造
5.Your advice would be___valuable to him,who is at present his wits’end. A .exceedingly 非常地，极度地---你的建议对现在不知所措的他来说非常有价值。 B.excessively 过分地，过多地 C.extensively 广阔地 D.exclusively 专有地
6.At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country ,but halfway in her speech ,she suddenly___to another subject.
A.switched 转换，转变---一开始演讲人讲的是这个国家的环境污染问题，但演讲到一半，她突然转到别的话题上去了。 B.committed 提交 C.favored 支持，赞成 D.transmitted 传输，转送 7.It was such a solemn occasion that not even a child B.uttered a sound. <本题2009年11月考过>
B.uttered 出声，做声---这个场合太严肃了，连孩子都不做声。 A.delivered 递送，发表 C.voiced 表达，吐露 D.spoke 说话 8.My father seemed to be in no___to look at my school report. B.mood 心情，情绪---我爸爸好像没心情看我的成绩单。 A.emotion 情绪，情感 C.attitude 态度，看法 D.feeling 感觉
9.The older New England villages have changed relatively little___a gas station or two in recent decades. A.except for 除…以外---除了近几十年建了一两个加油站以外，这个古老的英国村庄相对来说计划没什么变化。 B.in addition to 除…以外 C.except 反对，不计 D.besides 除了…还有
10.Wouldn't it be wise to the possibility of rain before planning the garden party? <本题2010年5月考过>
D.check 检查，查看---准备聚会时，看看天会不会下雨是不是个比较明智的做法呢？ A.check in 登记，报到 B.check through C.check out 付账后离开，检验
11.He remembered____a bunch of flowers at his birthday party when he was a little boy. D.being given---他记得小的时候，在生日派对上收到一大束鲜花。 A.to be given B.giving C.to give 动名词的被动式
12.We were overjoyed at the news of China____her own man-made satellite. D.having launched---听到中国发射了自己的卫星这个消息，我们喜出望外。 A.to have launched B.to launch C.launched 介词of后接逻辑主语China+现在分词的完成式
13.I have given up trying to convince her;there is no point___with her.
A.in arguing---我已经不想再劝她了，和她争辩没用。B.argue C.arguing D.to argue no point in doing something 固定短语，做…没有意义
14.At first, she wasn’t used___and would find excuses for her mistakes. C. to being criticized---一开始，她不习惯受到批评，总是为她犯的错误找借口。 习惯做某事,用固定词组 be used to doing，受批评要用被动语态 15.Whatever Mr.Brown does,he does it with an eye to___more money. C.making---不管布朗先生干什么，他的意图都是赚更多的钱。 A.make B.be making D.have made with an eye to为介词短语，后接动词或动名词
16.Do you ever have any trouble___the obscure path through the forest? B.finding---找到那条穿过森林的僻静的小路，你有困难吗？ A.to find C.with finding D.to finding have trouble (in)doing…做...事有困难，固定用法 17.We were surpriseed at___he exam.
A.his not passing---我们都很惊讶他没有通过考试。 B.his passing not C.him not pass D.him not to pass
at是介词，后要接名词或动名词；动名词否定要将not置于动名词之前
18.If you stick___the piano every day, you could become quite a good musician. C.to practicing---如果每天都坚持练习弹钢琴，你可以成为一个很好的音乐家。 A.practicing B.to practice D.to have practiced stick to doing sth.坚持做某事，to是介词，后接动名词
19.Her last year's trousers are now outgrown and need A.lengthening a little. need+doing表示被动。 <本题2009年11月考过>
A.lengthening---她去年的那条裤子短了，需要加长一点。 B.to lengthen C.lengthened D.to be lengthening need + doing 固定用法，表示被动
20.After___for the job ,you will be requiredto take a language test. A.being interviewed---参加面试以后，你将被要求再接受一个语言测试。 B.interviewed C.interviewing D.having interviewed
主语为you，是interview动作的接受者，故用动名词的被动式。
阅读理解：The significance of trust is that it
The significance of trust is that it allows the parties involved in the relationship to indicate how they feel, what they behave, and where they disagree without fear of contradiction or reprisal (报复). Trusting relationship encourage people to disclose their plans and perceptions without hurting them selves or others. Hurt, whether real or imagined, is one of the most harmful consequences of personal relationships with other human beings. In situations which you feel that the other person has the power and intent to hurt you, trust diminishes quickly. Thus a climate of distrust appears in your relations with others. Conversely, if I can say whatever comes to my mind without getting hurt, a climate of trust pervades the relationship. Trust is a perceptual phenomenon that evolves from our experiences with others. If trusting were so easy, we would not need to make such a point of its importance in human relationships. To say that a person should trust others is to diminish the difficulty of producing trust. In mutual relationships, both parties must be have toward one another in trusting ways. Even though it hurts in the pit of the stomach (心窝), you must trust the other person and encourage him or her to say those things that demand a trusting response. No one likes to get hurt and few like to hurt others, especially not those others who are close to us in person-to-person relationships. We avoid expressing our true feelings lest we become the target of a revenging attack from the other person. If I indicate that I do not appreciate having you smoke in my car, I may love you as a friend or I may become the subject of ridicule for allowing little things like that to bother me. If that happens, I will be less open and less trusting of you the next time.
1. The significance of trues lies in the fact that _____.
A)trust is not easy to reach between human beings B)trust allows people to say whatever comes to their minds C)one likes to get hurt D)few like to trust others
2. What will not happen if a person feeds he will be hurt by the other?
A)Trust diminishes quickly.
B)He will disclose his plans and perceptions. C)A climate of distrust pervades the relationship?
D)One of the most harmful consequences of personal relationships with others appear. 3. Trust is a phenomenon that _____.
A)results from our expericences with others B)comes from our perceptions C)may trust in the pit of the stomach D)none of the above
4. People avoid expressing their true feelings because _____.
A)they become the target of revenging attack from others B)they are not so open and trusting others
C)they do not want to become the target of revenging attack from others D)they do not want to lose friends 5. Implied but not stated _____.
A)People usually do not like to trust those who are close to us B)People will usually get reprisal or ridicule for their trust C)If trust has been established,it will never disappear
D)The negative response will usually result in the diminishing of trusting between persons
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