2012年12月短文题目及原文

1、2012年12月PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A Theycaremoreaboutanitem'spricethanitsuse.B Theygrabwhatevertheythinkisagoodbargain.C Theybecomeexcitedasiftheyhadneverbeenthere.D Theybehaveasiftheirmemorieshavefailedtotally.27.A ThosewithaVIPcard.B Thosewith15itemsorles

2、s.C Thoseneedingassistance.D Thosepayingincash.28.A Gobackandpickupmoreitems.B Takeoutsomeunwantedpurchases.C Changetheitemstheyhavepickedup.D Calculatethetotalcostofthegroceries.29.A Itcallsforcarefulness.B Itrequirestolerance.C Itneedsagoodknowledgeofmath.D Itinvolvescommunicationskills.PassageTwo

3、Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.A Apackageofideasformallypresented.B Ashortpresentationclearlydelivered.C Anaturalandspontaneousstyleofspeech.D Acleveruseofvisualaidsinpresentation.31.A Theskillfuluseofgesturesandfacialexpressions.B Differencesinstylebetweenwritingandspeaking.

4、C Differentpreferencesofaudiences.D Theimportanceofpreparation.32.A ThedifferencesbetweenAmericanandAsiancultures.B Thesignificanceofcross-culturalcommunication.C Theincreasingimportanceofpublicspeaking.D Thekeytobecomingagoodspeaker.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33

5、.A Bycomparinghisperformancewithothers'.B Bybeingrepeatedlycorrectedbyadults.C Byobservingwhattheirteachersdo.D Bybeinggivenconstantpraise.34.A Thebeststudentsareusuallysmartbynature.B Itisonlynaturalforchildrentomakeerrors.C Childrencannotdetecttheirownmistakes.D Allchildrenshouldhaveequaloppor

6、tunities.35.A Itisfavorabletoknowledgeaccumulation.B Itisbeneficialtoindependentchildren.C Itisunhealthytostudents'upbringing.D Itisunhelpfultostudents'learning.原文：PassageOneSinceIstartedworkingparttimeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuyssomething.Tome,acustomeri

7、sapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcart.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace

8、.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,"Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon'tmindwaitingminuteslater,he'sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilki,rae(tollsofpapertowels.Strangeitseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.Insteadofwritingacheckorlookin

9、gforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,"Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?”After5minutesofdiggingthrousheborrowsmypenbecauseshe'sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat'ssomethingIca

10、n'taffordtoforget.Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26 Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers'enteringthegrocerystore?27 Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeintheexpressline?28 Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheckoutcounter?29 Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjoba

11、ttheendofthetalk?PassageTwoThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullywrittenmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontan

12、eousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon'trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparedtext,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageands

13、tyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageandstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellwritteninformationthatismeanttobereaddoesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptwrittentextsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwritin

14、g.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersappreciateitwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisten

15、ingmoredifficult.Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30 WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?31 Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?32 Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?Passage3Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcor

16、rectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Hecomparesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusesitandlanguageasthosearoundhimuseit.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople's.Inthesamdoalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,climb

17、,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhatmoreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetodetecthismistakes.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim.Soonhebecomesdependentontheexpert.Weshouldlethimdoith

18、imself.Lethimfigureout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisorthat.Ifrightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchtediouswork?Ourjobshouldbetohelpch