南京信息工程大学大学英语期末复习资料

大学英语复习资料

SectionIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowing5texts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouranswerson

yourANSWERSHEET.

Text1

ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.Heisoftencalledthebestmovie

makerHollywoodhaseverhad.Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasone

ofthefirstdirectorstodothis.

BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinVienna,

Austria.However,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaperaftergraduation.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesin

Germany.However,theNazishadrisentopowerinthenation.WiderwasJewish,andherecognizedthathehadno

futureinNaziGermany.In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.Itwascalled“TheBad

Seed”.ThenhereceivedwordthatproducersintheUnitedStateshadacceptedoneofhisscripts.BillyWilderleft

EuropeforAmerica.

InAmericaheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.Wilder

andBrackettwroteseveralsuccessfulmovies.Onewasthenineteenthirty-ninemovie,<6Ninotchka,\starringGreta

Garbo.ErnstLubitschdirectedthefilm.Wilderalwayspraisedthismanasafriendandteacherwhosehumorand

expertdirectiongreatlyinfluencedhisworks.

In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder?sfirstmovieasanindependent

filmmakerwasahugesuccess.Itwas"TheSevenYearItch”.In1959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasvery

popular.I.A.L.DiamondjoinedWilderinwriting“SomeLikeItHot”.

Bythe1980s,Wildernolongerwasconsideredthemostunusual,creativemovie-makerinHollywood.Inrecent

years,however,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In

1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthe

highestawardaproducercanreceive.

1.WhichisWilder'sfirstsuccessfulmovieasanindependentfilmmaker?

A.Ninotchka.B.TheBadSeed.

C.SomeLikeItHot.D.TheSevenYearItch.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutWilderaccordingtothetext?

A.Heintendedtobealawyeratfirst.

B.HestarredamovieforthefirsttimeinParis.

C.Heisthefirstdirectortomakerealisticmovies.

D.Hehasbeenacceptedasthemostcreativemovie-maker.

3.WhydidWilderleaveGermany?

A.HewasJewishandcouldn'tdevelopthere.

B.TheNazisweresearchingforhimeverywhere.

C.HewasinvitedtoproducehisscriptinAmerica.

D.HeexpectedtogotoParistoformawritingteam.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheMakerofHistoryofAmericanMovies

B.BillyWilder-aBestMovieMaker

C.AnAutobiographyofaDirector

D.TheBestDirectorandProducer

Text2

Whenyourchildliestoyou,ithurts.Asparents,itmakesusangryandwetakeitpersonally.Wefeellikewecan

nevertrustourchildagain.Whydoeslyingcausesuchanger,painandworryforparents?

Parentsareunderstandablyveryafraidoftheirchildrengettinghurtandgettingintotrouble,buttheyhavevery

littleprotectionagainstthesethingsastheysendtheirkidsoutintotheworld.Kidslearnfromotherkidsandfrom

externalmedia,andthismakesparentsfeelunsafebecausetheycannotcontroltheinformationandideasthattheir

childrenareexposedto.

Whenyourkidlies,youstarttoseehimas"sneaky（卑鄙的）”,especiallyifhecontinuestolietoyou.Youfeel

thathe'sgoingbehindyourback.Youbegintothinkthatyourkidsare"bad”.Because,certainly,iflyingisbad,liars

arebad.It5sjustthatsimple.Parentsneedtomaketheirkidsresponsibleforlying.Butthemistakeparentsmakeisthat

theystarttoblamethekidforlying.Ifsconsideredimmoraltolie.Butwhenyoulookatyourkidlikehe'sasneak,it's

aslipperyslope（滑坡谬误）thatstartswith“Youlie^^andendsupat"You'reabadperson”.

Kidsknowlyingisforbidden.Buttheydon'tseeitashurtful.Soakidwillsay,“Iknowit'swrongthat1eata

sugarsnackwhenI'mnotsupposedto.Butwhodoesithurt?^^“Iknowit'swrongthatItrademydriedfruitfora

Twinkie.Butitdoesn'treallyhurtanybody.Icanhandleit.Whafsthebigdeal?^^Thafswhatthekidsees.

SoIthinkthatparentshavetoassumethatkidsaregoingtotellthemlies,becausethey'reimmatureandthey

don'tunderstandhowhurtfulthesethingsare.They'realldrawntoexcitement,andthey'llallhaveatendencyto

distort（歪曲）thetruthbecausethey'rekids.

5.Whydoparentsworryabouttheirkidsandfeelunsafe?

A.Nobodytruststheirkidsintheworldbecauseoflying.

B.Lyingalwayscausestheirkidstogethurtorgetintotrouble.

C.Theirkidsareexposedtooutsideworldwithouttheircontrol.

D.Theycan'tprotecttheirkidsfromotherkidsandexternalmedia.

6.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetowardsparents5seeingkidsasbadiftheylie?

A.Immoral.B.Negative.

C.Supportive.D.Different.

7.Theunderlinedword"they"reallyrefersto.

A.parentsB.theirchildren

C.otherkidsD.badthings

8.Howdoparentsreacttokids'lying?

A.TakingnonoticeofitB.Blamingthemimmediately.

C.Pretendingtobeangryandeducatethem.D.Acceptitbutmakethemresponsibleforit.

Text3

Onemomentitwasquietandcalmintheforest,thenext,theairwaschargewithtension.Theelephanthadheard

thedistantalarmcallsofanimalsandhermoodsuddenlychanged.Iurgedtheelephantdeeperintotheforest.We

soundedlikeaforestfire---cracking,snapping,trailblazing.Butthroughallthenoisecameasharpwarningcry.The

elephantstoppedandwehearditagain---thetell-talecallofaspotteddeer.

Ilookedquicklyaroundtheshadowsoftheforest.Raysofsunlightshonethroughtreebranches,beneathwhich

thepatchwork（交错）ofgreenplantsandshadows-within-shadowswouldmaketigerstripes（条纹）lookmore

attractive.Apartfromanoccasionalnoisefromtheelephanfsstomach,theforestwassilent.

Gradually,thetensionslippedfromourbodies.Theelephantseizedanearbybranchandputitintoitsmouth.I

reachedforwardandgentlymovedmyhandovertheelephant'sneck;therewasasoftpart,freeofwrinklesandhairs,

behindherear.

ThiswasmyfourthtimetosensetheauraoftheforestinCorbett,althoughIsawnotigersintheend.Locatedat

thefootoftheHimalayanmountains,Corbettishometoabout135Bengaltigers,buttheforestseemedtobeguarding

theirwhereabouts（出没处）,asilentreminderoftheirsecrecyandrarity.Still,Iwashappyenoughtouchingthe

elephantbehindtheear.IfIhadsodesperatelywantedtoseeatiger,Icouldhavegonetoazoo.Afterall,spottingtigers

merelyconfirmstheirbeauty;trackingthemcanmakeyouawareofsomethingmore.

9.Whichofthefollowingwasaclearsignalofalarm?

A.Theelephantstopped.

B.Aspotteddeercalled.

C.Theelephantseizedabranch.

D.Theforestwassilentforawhile.

10.Theauthorbeginshisaccountofthetourintheforestmainlyby.

A.describingvarioussounds

B.comparingdifferentanimals

C.listingdifferentactivities

D.introducingvariousplants

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“tosensetheaura“mostprobablymean?

A.Toseethediversity.

B.Toenjoythescenery.

C.Tofeeltheatmosphere.

D.Toexperiencethefreedom.

12.HowdoestheauthorfeelafterseveralvisitstoCorbett?

A.SeeingaBengaltigerisquitethrilling.

B.Itisverytime-consumingtotravelinCorbett.

C.ItisreallyworthwhiletostudytheanimalsinCorbett.

D.TheprocessoffindingBengaltigersismostappealing.

Text4

Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents（洋流）.Mostdoitusingsatellitesandother

high-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway-bystudyingmovementsof

randomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears'experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990s

whenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.

Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.

Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes-about60,000intotal-fellintotheoceaninashipping

accident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhim

thattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswent

intothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.

ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld*sbestareasforbeachcombing（海滩搜寻）becausewindsandcurrents

joinhere,andasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthem

andaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliable

informationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogram

designedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.

Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusual

objectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500

subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolf

gloves.

13.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.fittingroomsB.tradingfairs

C.businesstalksD.groupmeetings

14.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout.

A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident

B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing

C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes

D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident

15.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?

A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.

B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcomber.

C.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels.

D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.

16.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor.

A.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworld

B.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsonthesea

C.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociation

D.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea

17.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontooceanpollution.

B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.

C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.

D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.

Text2

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.Some

peoplebelievethattheycan'thelpputtingonweightastheygetolder,whileothersholdthatiftheystopexercising,

theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths:

rilneverloseweight—Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong!Whilewecan*tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan*tblameourgenesformakingusfat.There*s

plentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreasonisthattheysharethesamehabitofeatingtoomuch

andexercisetoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIbumcaloriesslowly

Wrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Infact,althoughfatpeopleconsumemoreenergy

thanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat!Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfood

intakemoreaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalancedandvariedprogram

that'sfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferentmute.Ifyoudoyoga,tryaTaichiclass.

Ifyoulikeswiping,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge.

Nopain,nogain.

Wrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyourbodytellingyousomething'swrong,andcontinuingto

exercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularly,butthisis

yourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Ifthey

don't,restandseekmedicaladvice.

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.

B.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle.

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.

D.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.

6.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting?

A.Bytakingvariedexercise.B.Bychoosingsimpleexercise.

C.Bydoingregularexercise.D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

7.Whatistheauthor*sopinionabout"Nopain,nogain"inexercising?

A.Keepinglitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.

C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toclarifysomemisconceptionsaboutfatnessandexercise.

B.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

C.Toconfirmwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.

D.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepinglit.

Text3

Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth（收费站）.，Tmpayingformyself,

andfbrthesixcarsbehindme,“shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdrivers

arrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,atSomeladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.^^

Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend^refrigerator:"'Practicerandom

kindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.^^Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.

JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfor

days,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.64Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,shesaid,explainingwhy

she'dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,4tlikeamessagefromabove.^^Herhusband,Frank,likedthe

phrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,

alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn'tknowwhereitcame

fromorwhatitreallymeant.

Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnne

wrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.

“Here'stheidea,“Annesays."'Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.^^Herfantasiesinclude

paintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgiving

moneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”

Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhat

youmighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,withevery

singleact.Letitbeyours!

9.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?

A.Sheknewthecardriverswell.B.Shewantedtoshowkindness.

C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.D.Shehadseventickets.

10.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe.

A.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantB.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten

C.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallD.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom

11.Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?

A.JudyForemanB.AnneHerbert

C.AliceJohnsonD.NatalieSmith

12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?

A.Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.

B.Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone'sbehavior.

C.Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.

D.Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone'scharacter.

13.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.

B.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayit

C.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.

D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers,backtothegiver.

Text4

Notmanyparentsrealizethatbyencouragingtheirchildrentodrinkplentyoffreshwater,they'rehelpingthem

buildhealthier,strongerbodies.

Wateristheidealdrinktopreventthirstandensurehydration（水合作用）.Ourbodiesneedwatertoregulate

bodytemperatureandtoprovidethemeansfornutrientstotraveltoallourorgans.Wateralsotransportsoxygento

ourcells,removeswaste,andprotectsjointsandorgans.Poorhydrationcanaffectachild'sconcentrationlevels,

memoryandlearningability.

nWhilemostparentsknowthateveryoneshouldbedrinking6〜8glassesofwatereachday,theyoftenfindit

difficulttogettheirchildrentodrinkwater,"saysMeganPentz-Kluyts,aleadingregisterednutritioncoach.

However,therearehealthywaysofmakingwatertastier.

Keepabigbottleofwaterinthefridgethathasbeenflavoredwithfreshfruitsandherbs,suchaschopped

lemons,strawberries,apples,ororanges,astheseflavorthewateranduptheintakeofnutrients.

Mixfruitjuiceswithwatertoincreasewaterconsumption.However,it*sbettertoeatfruitwholeasitprovides

nutrientssuchasfiber,vitamins,andminerals,whichmaynotalwaysbefoundinthesamequantityoncethefruit

hasbeenmadeintoajuice.

Freezebottlesofwaterovernightsothatthewaterisstillcoollaterinthedaywhenthesunisbeatingdown.

Usefuncontainerswithyourchildren'sfavoritecharactersonthemtomatchthefruitorherbthat'sbeenusedto

flavoritforeasyreferencewhengrabbingfromthefreezerforschool.

Byencouragingyourchildrentodrinkwaterfromanearlyage,you'llhelpthemformahabitthatwillbeeasy

tofollowthroughfortherestoftheirlives.Youcansetthebestexamplebyalwaysreachingforwaterwhenyou*re

thirstyorbymakingsurethatthere*salwayscoolwaterreadilyavailable,whetherinthefridgeathomeorpacked

intothecarforafter-schoolrunsorfamilyoutings.

14.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinthepassage?

A.Tipsonwhattodoforyourchildren.

B.Waystogetyourkidstodrinkmorewater.

C.Hydrationisconnectedwithahealthybody.

D.Meansastogettingwaterfromkindsoffruit.

15.WhichisNOTthefunctionofdrinkingwateraccordingtothepassage?

A.Makeallourorgansnourished.

B.Protectyourjointsandorgans.

C.Developyourlearningability.

D.Makeyourskinmorebeautiful.

16.Theauthorrecommendedfruitjuices.

A.becausefruitjuicesarebetterthanwater

B.becausekidspreferjuicestowater

C.tomakekidsconsumemorewater

D.toshowfruitjuicesarerichinvitamins

17.Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthorfromthepassage?

A.Considerate.B.Defensive.

C.Subjective.D.Enthusiastic.

Text5

Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood---nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnew

trendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.

Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsilly,butatthisnewpop-uprestaurantinthe

UK,Pdprobablydoittoo."ThePictureHouse^^istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant-youorder,clickaphoto

ofthefood,shareonInstagramandeatforfree!

Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant(BirdsEye,whocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople'saddiction

withphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.Theyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfof

theBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnew

diningrange.

Thepop-updinerwasopeninSoho,LondonforthreedaysinMay,andisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.

Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayfor,iftheyphotoandInstagramit.

TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye's"FoodforLife,^^campaign,anewmarketingprojectthataimsatchanging

thewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood."Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtime

moments-fromtheeverydaytothespecial,saidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.

ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobean

effectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.Lastyear,ina

cafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendthere,notbywhattheyeat.

18.Instagramprobablyis.

A.arestaurantfreeofchargeB.acampaignof“FoodforLiffe”

C.anewmarketingprojectD.aprogramusedtosharephotos

19.“ThePictureHouse“encouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto.

A.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB.attractmorecustomers

C.createanewsocialmediatrendD.rewardtheregularcustomers

20.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NoNeedtoPay.B.ThePop-upDiner.

C.PaybyPicture.D.FoodforLife.

PartB

Directions:!

Readthefollowingtextfromwhich,fivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemost

suitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext26-30.ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Youmaynotbeveryfamiliarwith“ecotourism”.21CButinanageofgrowingenvironmentalawareness,

itisnottoodifficultforustoimagineandunderstandthisnewformofholiday.

Ecotourismwhichisconsideredasakindofresponsibletourism,istypicallydefinedastraveltoplaceswhere

specialandunusualplants,animalsandculturalheritages（遗产）arethemainattractions.22Therefore,programs

concerningtheprotectionofsomenaturalandculturalsotsalsoformapartofecotourism.

Ecotourismisdevelopingatagreatspeed,accordingtoarecentreportbytheWorldTourismOrganization.

Ecotourisminrecentyearshasenjoyedanannualgrowthofabout5%worldwide.23DTheyincludebird

watching,hiking,diving,photographyandtakingpartinvariouskindsoflocalculturalevents.

24However,itlookslikesomesmallertownsandcountryareasmaywellbecomethenewdestinationsfor

peopletovisittomorrowbecausetheyarerichinecological,culturalandhistoricalresources.

Ecotourismhasbeengainingincreasingrecognitionandpopularitymainlyfortherelaxing,naturalandvivid

experienceitofferstotourists.Peopleareattractedtonatureandlongtobeclosetoit.However,conflictbetween

natureandhumanbeingisunavoidable.25G

A.Thedefinitionofecotourismisbeyondwords

B.Ittakesecologyandcultureintoconsideration

C.Itisanewtermintoday'stourismindustry

D.Morethan80activitieshavebeenlistedforecotourism

E.Peoplecanhavegreatfunenjoyingnaturethroughecotourism

EBigcitiesarestillthemajorplacesthatattracttouristsinoursocietytoday

G.Howtoprotectnaturalresourceswhiletakingadvantageisofgreatimportance

2.Readthefollowingtextfromwhich,fivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemost

suitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext21-25.ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Commonpublicspeakingproblems-

Theuseof“Ifeel"，“Ithink"and"maybe”

Inthequestion-and-answersessionofthespeakingcompetition,manycontestantsbegantheiranswerswith

uncertainexpressionslike“Iffeel","Ihear","maybe"and"perhaps”.Thesewordsshowthatthepersonisonly

speakingfromhisorherpointofview.21G_

Workonkeepingyouranswersbriefandtothepoint.Alsoworkondeliveringthemwithcalmnessandconfidence.

Insteadoftheempty-sounding“Iguess”,usingfacts,togetherwithaclearconclusionbasedonthosefacts,isfarmore

likelytobepopularwithanaudience.

22

Don'tsticktothesametone.Itcanbeboring.Trytomixitup.Forexample,whentheyspokeabouttheirdreams,

somesoundedromantic.Othersusedhumor.Veryfewusedseveraldifferentstylestighter.23A.ratherthan

juststickingwiththesameone.

Irresponsibleanswers

24you'reresponsibleforyourwords.Eventhoughyouwanttoanswerquickly,youdon'twanttosound

foolish.Soyoushouldthinktwicebeforeyoutalk.Don'tbelikethestudentwho,whenaskedabouthisopinionon

bookpira