C
The questions of what children learn, and how they should learn it, is continually being debated and reheated. Nobody dares any longer to defend the old system, the parrot – fashion (way of learning by repeating what others say) of learning lessons, the grammar with a whip system，which was good enough for our grandparents．The theories of modern psychology have stepped into argue that we must understand the needs of children．Children are not just small adults；they are children who must be respected as such．
Well，you may say，this is as it should be，and a good idea．But think further．What happens?
‘Education’ becomes the responsibility not of teachers, but of psychologists．What happens then? Teachers worry too much about the psychological implications of their lessons，and forget about the subjects themselves．If a child dislikes a lesson，the teacher feels that it is his fault，not the child’s. So teachers worry whether history is ‘relevant’ to modem young children．And do they dare to recount stories about violent battles? Or will this make the children themselves violent? Can they tell their classes about children of different races，or will this encourage racial hatred? Why teach children to write grammatical sentences? Verbal expression is better．Sums? Arithmetic? No：real—life mathematical situations are more understandable．
You see．you can go too far．Influenced by educational theorists，who have nothing better to do than write books about their ideas，teachers leave their teacher—training colleges filled with grand，psychological ideas about children and their needs. They make complicated preparations and try out their ‘modern methods’ on the long – suffering children. Since one ‘modern method’ rapidly replaces another, the poor kids will have well been fed up by the time they leave school. frequently the modern methods are so complicated that they fail to be understood by the teachers, let alone the children; even more often, the relaxed discipline so necessary for the ‘informal’ feeling the class must have, prevents all but a handful of children from learning anything.
63．Under the old system, children were           .
A．made to learn passively                        B．good enough to their grandparents
C．made to learn actively                          D．understood and respected by teachers
64．What happens when teachers pay too much attention to the psychological implications during a lesson?
A．They find that children dislike the lessons.
B．They worry too much about history, stories, racial hatred, grammar and arithmetic.
C．They don’t pay enough attention to what students are learning.
D．They tend to blame students for their failure in teaching.
65．How do you understand the underlined sentence at the end of the passage?
A．Children will learn well in a relaxed classroom atmosphere.
B．Few children will actually learn when there is no discipline.
C．Relaxed discipline is necessary for children to develop.
D．No children will learn anything without strict discipline.
66．What is the author’s attitude toward the theories of modern psychology?
A．Indifferent (不关心的).                       B．Tolerant (容忍的).
C．Supportive (支持的).                           D．Critical (批评的).

In the clinic，I asked if Michael could be retested，so the specialist tested his again. To my

    36     ，it was the same score.

    Later that evening，I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over，we agreed that we knew our    38    much better than an IQ（智商）test. We     39    that Michael’s score must have been a    40     and we should treat him     41     as usual.

    We moved to Indiana in 1962，and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got    42    grades in the school，especially    43     biology and chemistry，which was a great comfort.

    Michael     44      Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards，his teacher permitted him to take more courses than     45     .In 1968，he was accepted by the School of Medicine，Yale University.

    On graduation day in 1972，Frank and I    46     the ceremony（典礼）at Yale. After the ceremony，we told Michael about the     47     IQ score be got when he was six. Since that day，Michael sometimes would look at us and say    48     ，“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor，not until after I graduated from medical school！”It is his special way of thanking us for the    49    we had in him.

    Interestingly，Michael then    50     another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had     51     the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126，an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be     52     .

    Children often do as    53    as what adults，particularly parents and teachers，   54   of them. That is，tell a child he is“    55   ，”and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36.A.joy                      B. surprise                   C. dislike              D. disappointment

37.A.tearfully                     B. fearfully                  C. cheerfully                D. hopefully

38.A.student                       B. son                  C. friend               D. doctor

39.A.argued                B. realized                   C. decided                   D. understood

40.A.joke                    B. mistake                   C. warning                   D. wonder

41.A.specially                     B. strictly                    C. naturally                  D. carefully

42.A.poor                    B. good                C. average                   D. standard

43. A. in                      B. about               C. of                    D. for

44. A. visited                      B. chose               C. passed              D. entered

45. A. allowed                     B. descried                   C. required                  D. offered

46. A. missed                      B. held                 C. delayed                   D. attended

47. A. high                 B. same                C. low                  D. different

48. A. curiously            B. eagerly                    C. calmly              D. jokingly

49. A. faith                 B. interest                    C. pride                D. delight

50. A. looked for          B. asked for                 C. waited for                D. prepared for

51. A. received                    B. accepted                  C. organized                D. discussed

52. A. imperfect           B. impassible           C. uncertain              D. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestly                    B. much                      C. well                 D. bravely

54. A. hear                   B. learn                       C. expect              D. speak

55. A. wise                  B. rule                  C. shy                  D. stupid

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卡相应位置

Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his   36  to let my mother   37   her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the   38  . One evening, our father came home and there was no   39  , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as   40   as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.

   41   I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not    42   us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he   43   and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he   44   to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children    45  .

My father did not eat and had    46   all day but he sat there and felt   47   at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my   48  . At that moment, I felt moved   knowing that he tried his best not to let us   49  , and he wanted us to know he was always there ____50______ us.

In   51   times, I think, it is important not to   52   weakness but strength.   53   the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that   54   a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens(加固) that cement.

It is his values and    55   that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that one’s memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is really his own fault. Not all of us can become very strong or very clever, but all of us can improve our memory by the same means — practice.
Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have a better memory than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because people who can’t read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is exercised all the time.
So if you want a good memory, learn from those who cannot read or write: practice remembering.
【小题1】According to the passage, few people know that _____.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

In the clinic,I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.To my

    36   ,it was the same score.

Later that evening,I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day.After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our    38   much better than an IQ(智商) test.We    39    that Michael’s score must have been a      40      and we should treat him    41    as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.He got      42      grades in the school,especially      43      biology and chemistry,which was a great comfort.

Michael    44    Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student.Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than    45   .In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine,Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I    46    the ceremony(典礼) at Yale.After the ceremony,we told Michael about the    47    IQ score he got when he was six.Since that day,Michael sometimes would look at us and say    48   .“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the    49    we had in him.

Interestingly,Michael then    50    another IQ test.We went to the same clinic where he had    51    the test eighteen years before.This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points.A result like that was supposed to be    52   .

Children often do as    53   as what adults,particularly parents and teachers,   54    of them.That is,tell a child he is “   55   ,”and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36.A.joy                       B.surprise              C.dislike                       D.disappointment

37.A.tearfully               B.fearfully             C.cheerfully                  D.hopefully

38.A.student                 B.son                    C.friend                       D.doctor

39.A.argued                  B.realized              C.decided                     D.understood

40.A.joke                            B.mistake              C.warning                    D.wonder

41.A.specially               B.strictly               C.naturally                   D.carefully

42.A.poor                     B.good                  C.average                     D.standard

43.A.in                        B.about                 C.of                             D.for

44.A.visited                  B.chose                 C.passed                       D.entered

45.A.allowed                B.described            C.required                    D.offered

46.A.missed                  B.held                   C.delayed                     D.attended

47.A.high                     B.same                  C.low                           D.different

48.A.curiously                     B.eagerly               C.calmly                      D.jokingly

49.A.faith                     B.interest               C.pride                         D.delight

50.A.looked for            B.asked for            C.waited for                 D.prepared for

51.A.received               B.accepted             C.organized                  D.discussed

52.A.imperfect              B.impossible          C.uncertain                   D.unsatisfactory

53.A.honestly               B.much                 C.well                          D.bravely

54.A.hear                            B.learn                  C.expect                       D.speak

55.A.wise                     B.rude                   C.shy                           D.stupid