武汉工程大学年英语考试大纲

武汉工程大学2010年

专升本《大学英语》考试大纲

根据教育部高等教育司在2004年制定的全新的《大学英语课程教学要求》，特组织编写武汉工程

大学专升本《大学英语》考试大纲，以帮助广大学生复习时参考。

一考试内容

本考试包括五个部分：1)写作2阅读懂得；2)听力懂得；3)词汇与语法4)完型填空。全部题目

按顺序统一编号。

(一)写作(Partone:Writing)

共1题，考试时间30分钟。要求考生写出不少于120词的短文，试卷上可能给出题目，或规定场景,

或看图作文，或写报告、评论、发言稿和日常应用文等，要求表达思想清楚，意义连贯，无重大语法错误。

短文写作部分的目的是测试学生运用英语书面表达思想的初步能力。

(二)阅读懂得(PartTwo:ReadingComprehension):

阅读懂得部分包括仔细阅读(ReadinginDepth)和快速阅读(SkimmingandScanning),测

试学生通过阅读获取书面信息的能力；所占分值比例为40%,其中仔细阅读部分30%,快速阅读部分10虬

考试时间40分钟。

仔细阅读部分要求考生阅读三篇短文。三篇均为多项挑选题的短文懂得测试，每篇长度为300-350词。

仔细阅读部分测试考生在不同层面上的阅读懂得能力，包括懂得主旨大意和重要细节、综合分析、估量判

定以及根据上下文估量词义等。多项挑选题型的短文后有若干个问题，考生根据对文章的懂得，从每题的

四个选项中挑选最佳答案。

快速阅读部分采用「2篇较长篇幅的文章或多篇短文，总长度约为1000词。要求考生运用略读和查读

的技能从篇章中获取信息。略读考核学生通过快速阅读获取文章主旨大意或中心思想的能力，阅读速度约

每分钟100词。查读考核学生利用各种提示，如数字、大写单词、段首或句首词等，快速查找特定信息的

能力。快速阅读懂得部分采用的题型有单项挑选是非判定、句子填空、完成句子等

(三)听力懂得(PartThree:listeningComprehension):

共25题，考试时间25分钟。这一部分包括两节：A节(sectionA)和B节(sectionB)组成。A节对话

部分(ListeningConversations)包括短对话和长对话，均采用多项挑选题的形式进行考核。短对话约有

7-8段，每段为一轮对话和一个问题；长对话有两段，每段为5-8轮对话和3-4个问题；对话部分共15题。

每段对话均朗读一遍，每个问题后留有15秒的答题时间。B节有两种测试，其一：由三篇短文组成，每

篇短文之后有3一个问题，共10道题；其二：由一篇短文组成，其测试方法为复合式听写，要求学生填

写所缺单词或句子，共10个空。

听力部分的每个问句后有约15秒的间隙，要求考生从试卷所给出的的每题四个挑选项中选出一个最

佳答案。录音的语速为每分钟约120词，念一遍。复合式听写题型先给出一篇短文，再留出10个空(space)。

第一部分为前7个空(S1-S7),要求考生用听到的原文填写空缺的单词。第二部分为后三个空(S8-S10)。

要求考生根楣所听内容写出要点。全文是一篇200词左右的短文，朗读三遍。第一遍是全文朗读，没有停

顿，要求考生听懂全文内容。听第二遍时，在第一部分的第一空格处略有停顿，让考生填入所缺单词。第

二部分之后停顿2分钟，让考生根据所听到的内容写出主要意思。第三遍同第一遍一样，没有停顿，供考

生校对。

听力懂得部分的目的在于测试考生接受、懂得和获取口头信息的能力。

（四）词汇与结构（PartFour:VocabularyandStructure）

共20题，考试时间为10分钟。词汇题是考查考生对词汇及词组的辩异能力以及在句中的具体运用；

结构题是测试考生对标准英语书面语语法结构的把握程度。

词汇与结构部分的目的是测试学生运用词汇、短语及语法结构的能力。

（五）完形填空（PartFive:Cloze）

共20题，考试时间15分钟。在一篇题材熟悉、难度适中的短文（约200个词）中留有20个空白，每

个空白为一题，每题有四个挑选项，要求考生在全面懂得内容的基础上挑选一个最佳答案，使短文的意思

和结构复原完整。填空的词项包括结构词和实义词。

完形填空测试考生综合运用语言的能力。

二答题及计分方法

客观性试题用机器阅卷，要求考生从每题四个挑选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上（Answer

Sheet）该题的相应字母中间用铅笔划一条横线，多选作答错处理。主观性试题按科学的评分标准评分。

试卷五个部分的题目数、计分和考试时间列表如下：

各部分名称题目数计分考试时间

短文写作11530

快速阅读101015

听力懂得252525

仔细阅读153025

词汇与结构201010

完型填空201015

总计91100分120分钟

三参考书目

1.郑树棠，陈永捷，《新视野大学英语读写教程》（1-4册），外语教学与研究出版社

2.郑树棠，徐忠，毛忠明，《新视野大学英语听说教程》（1—4册），外语教学与研究出版社

3.李荫华《大学英语综合教程》（1-4册），上海外语教育出版社

2010年武汉工程大学专升本《大学英语》考试样题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatElectivesto

Choose.Youshouldwriteatleast12owordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

Whatelectivestochoose

1.各大学开设了各种各样的选修课

2.学生因为各种原因挑选了不同的选修课

3.以你自己为例……

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

UniversitiesBranchOut

Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsofnational

competitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheplaceofthescientificdiscoveriesthat

moveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainand

maintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowof

goods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobal

integration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.

Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshavebecome

moreself-consciouslyglobal:seekingstudentsformaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentire

rangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,

offeringcoursesofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative

(合作的)researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.

Oftheforcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthemovementacross

borders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroad

hasgrownatanannualrateof3.9percent,from800,000in1975to2.5millionin2004.Mosttravel

fromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelopingtodevelopedcountriesis

growingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries,isontherise,too.

Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthedoctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38

percentofthoseintheUnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudy

isgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica'sbestinstitutionsand10percent

ofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessorsin

scienceandengineeringareforeign-bom,andinChinamanynewlyhiredfacultymembersatthe

topresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.

Universitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsinanother

country.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,

takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.Andinthe

UnitedStates,institutionsarehelpingplacestudentsinsummerinternships（实习）abroadto

preparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvardhaveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateat

leastoneinternationalstudyorinternshipopportunity-----andprovidingthefinancialresourcesto

makeitpossible.

Globalizationisalsoreshapingthewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolvessourcing

portionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHowardHughesMedical

InstituteinvestigatorTianXudirectsaresearchcenterfocusedonthegeneticsofhumandiseaseat

Shanghai9sFudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfacultycolleaguesfrombothschools.The

Shanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduatestudentsworkingina4,300-square-meter

laboratoryfacility.Yalefaculty,postdoctorsandgraduatestudentsvisitregularlyandattend

videoconferenceseminarswithscientistsfrombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsboth

countries;Xu'sYalelabismoreproductive,thankstothelowercostsofconductingresearchin

china,andChinesegraduatestudents,postdoctorsandfacultygeton-the-jobtrainingfroma

world-classscientistandhisU.S.team.

Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshasconsistentlyledtheworldinthe

commercializationofmajornewtechnologies,fromthemainframecomputerandtheintegrated

circuitofthe1960stotheInternetinfrastructure（基石出设施）andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.

Thelinkbetweenuniversity-basedscienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimes

highlyvisible:SiliconValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128

outsideBostonhaslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,

governmentshaveencouragedcopyingofthismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyinCambridge,

England,whereMicrosoftandscoresofotherleadingsoftwareandbiotechnologycompanieshave

setupshoparoundtheuniversity.

Forallitssuccess,theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingthe

research-universitymodel.Mostpoliticianrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceand

nationaleconomicstrength,butsupportforresearchfundinghasbeenunsteady.Thebudgetofthe

NationalInstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythan

inflationsincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpacewith

inflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundiswelcome,butthenation

wouldbebetterservedbysteady,predictableincreasesinsciencefundingattherateoflong-term

GDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentperyear.

Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultyrecognizingthatadmittingmoreforeignstudents

cangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternationalunderstanding.Adjustedfor

inflation,publicfundingforinternationalexchangesandforeign-languagestudyiswellbelowthe

levelsof40yearsago.InthewakeofSeptember11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramatic

declineinthenumberofforeignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.Universities,andcorresponding

surgeinenrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericanuniversityand

businessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandareversalofthedecline,buttheUnited

Statesisstillseenbymanyasunwelcomingtointernationalstudents.

MostAmericansrecognizethatuniversitiescontributetothenation'swell-beingthroughtheir

scientificresearch,butmanyfearthatforeignstudentsthreatenAmericancompetitivenessbytaking

theirknowledgeandskillsbackhome.Theyfailtograspthatwelcomingforeignstudentstothe

UnitedStateshastwoimportantpositiveeffects:first,theverybestofthemstayintheStatesand

一likeimmigrantsthroughouthistory一strengthenthenation;andsecond,foreignstudentswho

studyintheUnitedStatesbecomeambassadorsformanyofitsmostcherished(珍视)valueswhen

theyreturnhome.Oratleasttheyunderstandthembetter.InAmericaaselsewhere,fewinstruments

offoreignpolicyareaseffectiveinpromotingpeaceandstabilityaswelcominginternational

universitystudents.

1.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatpresent-dayuniversitieshavebecome.

A)moreandmoreresearch-orientedB)in-servicetrainingorganizations

C)morepopularizedthaneverbeforeD)apowerfulforceforglobalintegration

2.Overthepastthreedecades,theenrollmentofoverseasstudentshasincreased.

A)by2.5millionB)by800,000

C)atanannualrateof3.9percentD)atanannualrateof8percent

3.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringare

foreign-bom?

A)10%B)20%C)30%D)38%

4.HowdoYaleandHarvardpreparetheirundergraduatesforglobalcareers?

A)Theyorganizeaseriesofseminarsonworldeconomy.

B)Theyofferthemvariouscoursesininternationalpolitics.

C)TheyarrangeforthemtoparticipateintheErasmusprogram.

D)Theygivethemchancesforinternationalstudyorinternship.

5.Anexampleillustratingthegeneraltrendofuniversities9globalizationis.

A)Yale'scollaborationwithFudanUniversityongeneticresearch

B)Yale'shelpingChineseuniversitiestolaunchresearchprojects

C)Yale'sstudentsexchangeprogramwithEuropeaninstitutions

D)Yale'sestablishingbranchcampusesthroughouttheworld

6.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?

A)IthousesmanycompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.

B)ItisknowntobethebirthplaceofMicrosoftCompany.

C)ItwasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity.

D)ItiswheretheInternetinfrastructurewasbuiltup.

7.WhatissaidabouttheU.S.federalfundingforresearch?

A)Ithasincreasedby3percent.B)Ithasbeenunsteadyforyears.

C)Ithasbeenmorethansufficient.D)Itdoubledbetween1998and2003.

8.ThedramaticdeclineintheenrollmentofforeignstudentsintheU.S.afterSeptember11was

causedby.

9.ManyAmericansfearthatAmericancompetitivenessmaybethreatenedbyforeignstudentswho

will_____.

10.ThepolicyofwelcomingforeignstudentscanbenefittheU.S.inthattheverybestofthemwill

stayand___.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

11.A)Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.B)Shewaspopularamongboys.

C)Shewassomewhatoverweight.D)Shedidn'tdowellathighschool,

12.A)Attheairport.B)Inarestaurant.

C)Inabookingoffice.D)Atthehotelreception.

13.A)Teachinghersonbyherself.B)Havingconfidenceinherson.

C)Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.D)Tellinghersonnottoworry.

14.A)Haveashortbreak.B)Taketwoweeksoff.

C)Continueherworkoutdoors.D)Goonvacationwiththeman.

15.A)Heistakingcareofhistwinbrother.B)Hehasbeenfeelingillallweek.

C)HeisworriedaboutRod'shealth.D)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.

16.A)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.

B)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.

C)Sheplantstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.

D)SheboughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.

17.A)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn'treturnthebook.

B)Thewomandoesn'tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.

C)Thewomandoesn'tfindthebookusefulanymore.

D)Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.

18.A)Mostoftheman'sfriendsareathletes.

B)Fewpeoplesharethewoman'sopinion.

C)Themandoesn'tlooklikeasportsman.

D)Thewomandoubtstheman'sathleticability.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.

B)Sheisgoingtogetitattheairport.

C)Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.

D)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.

20.A)Itendsinwinter.B)Itwillcostheralot.

C)Itwilllastoneweek.D)Itdependsontheweather.

21.A)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.B)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.

C)Theremightbeatrafficjam.D)Thereisalotofstufftopack.

22.A)Athome.B)Attheairport.C)Intheman'scar.D)Bythesideofataxi,

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.B)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.

C)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.

24.A)Translator.B)Travelagent.

C)Languageinstructor.D)Environmentalengineer.

25.A)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.

B)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.

C)Devotionandworkefficiency.

D)Educationandexperience.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theycarealotaboutchildren.

B)Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.

C)Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.

D)Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.

27.A)Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.

B)Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.

C)Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.

D)Theiradoptiveparentsdon'twantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.

28.A)Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.

B)Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.

C)Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.

D)Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.

29.A)Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.

B)Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.

C)Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.

D)Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Hesufferedfrommentalillness.

B)HeboughtTheWashingtonPost.

C)Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.

D)Heturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.

31.A)Shecommittedsuicidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.

B)ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.

C)ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU.S.publishingcompany.

D)Shetookoverherfather'spositionwhenhedied.

32.A)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.

B)Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.

C)AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.

D)KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans9mind.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)It'llallowthemtoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.

B)It'llpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.

C)It'llenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.

D)It911protectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.

34.A)Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.

B)Theycanonlyvisitdoctorwhospeaktheirnativelanguages.

C)Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.

D)Theycan'timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.

35.A)Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.

B)Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.

C)Theyneedn'tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.

D)Theydon'thavetopayforthemedicalservices.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

PassageOne

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Byalmostanymeasure,thereisaboominInternet-basedinstruction.Injustafewyears,34

percentofAmericanuniversitieshavebegunofferingsomeformofdistancelearning(DL),and

amongthelargerschools,it'scloserto90percent.Ifyoudoubtthepopularityofthetrend,you

probablyhaven'theardoftheUniversityofPhoenix.Itgrantsdegreesentirelyonthebasisofonline

instruction.Itenrolls90,000students,astatisticusedtosupportitsclaimtobethelargestprivate

universityinthecountry.

Whilethekindsofinstructionofferedintheseprogramswilldiffer,DLusuallysignifiesa

courseinwhichtheinstructorspostsyllabi(课程大纲)，readingassignments,andscheduleson

Websites,andstudentssendintheirassignmentsbye-mail.Generallyspeaking,face-to-face

communicationwithaninstructorisminimizedoreliminatedaltogether.

Theattractionforstudentsmightatfirstseemobvious.Primarily,there'stheconvenience

promisedbycoursesontheNet:youcandothework,astheysay,inyourpajamas(睡衣).But

figuresindicatethatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.While

dropoutratesforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20percent,therateforonline

studentsis35percent.Studentsthemselvesseemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthesetup.

InasurveyconductedforeComell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthanathirdofthe

respondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobeasgoodastheclassroomcourse.

Clearly,fromtheschools9perspective,there'salotofmoneytobesaved.Althoughsomeof

themoreambitiousprogramsrequirenewinvestmentsinseversandnetworkstosupport

collaborativesoftware,mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded(升级)systems.

Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon'tcometocampus,themoretheschoolssaveson

keepingthelightsonintheclassrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots.And,

whilethere'sevidencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDLcourseforavarietyofreasons,

theywon'tbepaidanymore,andmightwellbepaidless.

36.WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?

A)Allitscoursesareofferedonline.

B)Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.

C)Itboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampus.

D)Anyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.

37.Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedby.

A)aconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirements

B)thegreatdiversityofstudents9academicbackgrounds

C)aminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstruction

D)thecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessors

38.ManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycan.

A)earntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffort

B)saveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpenses

C)selectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversities

D)workontherequiredcourseswheneverandwherever

39.Whataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?

A)Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.

B)Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.

C)Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.

D)Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.

40.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurpose

of.

A)buildinguptheirreputationB)cuttingdownontheirexpenses

C)upgradingtheirteachingfacilitiesD)providingconvenienceforstudents

PassageTwo

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindless

activitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebecca

wantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoa

writingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyear.

AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketowork

hardonastorytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingto

liveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'twinthecontestagain?

Thafsthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescan

surface.

Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,"Don'tyouwanttowinagain?”“No,"

shereplied,6aIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade."

Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自发地)toldthem.Telling

myselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall.Ioffered

suggestionsfirstgradewasquickly“guided"bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawild

imaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithouteven

realizingit.

Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowlittle

aboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade.IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwas

co-opting(借用)mydaughter'sexperience.

Whilesteepingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquickly

followwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelp

ifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growand

findtheirownvoices.

41.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A)Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivities.

B)Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.

C)Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.

D)Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'stimenowadays.

42.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?

A)Shedidnotquireliveuptoherreputationasawriter.

B)Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.

C)Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.

D)Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.

43.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear'swritingcontest?

A)Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.

B)Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'shelp.

C)Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.

D)Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.

44.Theauthortookgreatpainstorefineherdaughter'sstoriesbecause.

A)shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance.

B)shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuch

C)shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamofbecomingawriter

D)shewasafraidRebecca'simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting

45.What9stheauthor9sadviceforparents?

A)Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.

B)Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.

C)Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.

D)Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.

PassageThreeQuestion46-50arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Everythingthatisneworuncommonraisesapleasureintheimagination,andbecauseitfills

thesoulwithapleasantsurprise,satisfiesitscuriosity,andgivesitanideawhichitdidnotpossess

before.Wearetoomuchfamiliarwithonesetofobjectsandtiredoutwithsomanyrepeatedshows

ofthesamethingsandwhateverisneworuncommoncontributesalittletovaryhumanlifewiththe

strangenessofitsappearance:itservesusforakindofrefreshment,andtakesoffthatsatiety(厌腻)

wetendtocomplainofinourusualandordinaryentertainment.Itisthisvarietythatgivesourmind

somethingnewandrelievesourattentionfromdwellingtoolongandwastingitselfonany

particularobject.Itisthis,likewise,thatimproveswhatisgreatorbeautiful,andmakesitaffordour

mindadoubleentertainment.Woods,fields,andmeadowsareatanyseasonoftheyearpleasantto

lookuponbutneversomuchasinthebeginningofthespring,whentheyareallnewandfreshand

notyettoomuchaccustomedandfamiliartotheeye.Forthisreasonthereisnothingthatmakesa

prospectmorefascinatingthanriversorspraysofwaterfromfountains,wherethesceneis

constantlyshiftingandentertainingthesighteverymomentwithsomethingnew.Wearequickly

tiredwithlookinguponhillsandvalleys,whereeverythingremainsfixedandsettledinthesame

placeandmanner,butfindourthoughtsalittleexcitedandrelievedatthesightofsuchobjectsas

areeverinmotionandslidingawayfrombeneathoureyes.

46.Whichofthefollowingcontainsthemainideaofthepassage?

A)Whateverisnewismoreworthwhilethanthatwhichisold.

B)Strangenessmakesathingfascinating.

C)Wemustchangetheoldforthenewtoachievevariety.

D)Wecannotevaluatethewortho