75．What will the author most probably talk about next?

　　　 A．The role of China in the spread of the national flag.

　　　 B．The second ancestor of the national flag

　　　 C．The use of modern flags in Europe.

D．The importance of modern flags.

答案　 71.A　 72.C　 73.D　 74.D　 75.B

Passage 41

(06·江苏D篇)

In a recently published book , I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams , lotusflowers　 and clustering . As I used these exercises in my classes , I noticed that students were interested . They said more and wrote more . They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups .They were no longer passively waiting for the bell, but actively took part in the lesson . I find that creativity (创新)can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency (流利程度).

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years . Scholars in the arts ,psychology (心理学), business , education , and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it . Robert J. Sternberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology . He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original )and appropriate (applicable to the situation )”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way , and to use it correctly and properly . Most scholars say there are two types of creativity : big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs . Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation . Our emphasis is on the latter . While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison , our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in new ways .

74．What does the author know of the first national flag?

　　　 A．He knows when it was sent to Europe.

　　　 B．He believes it was made in Egypt.

　　　 C．He thinks it came from China.

　　　 D．He doubts where it started.

73．The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．they could tell wind direction

　　　 B．they could bring good luck to fighters

　　　 C．they were handed down by the ancestors

　　　 D．they were believed to stand for natural forces

72．The underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 means　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．impossible to make sure of

　　　 B．likely to be protected

　　　 C．easy to damage

　　　 D．difficult to find

71．The best title for the passage would be　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．Development of the National Flag.

　　　 B．Power of the National Flag.

　　　 C．Types of　 Flags

　　　 D．Uses of Flags

52.To address a married woman properly, you’d better　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A.are her middle name　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.use her husband’s first name

　　　 C.ask her which name she likes　　　　　　ge the order of her names

答案　 49.B　 50.D　 51.A　 52C

Passage 40

(06·重庆E篇)

The flag, the most common symbol(象征)of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning. the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.

The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive(原始的)artifact. It is , rather, the product of thousands of years’ development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.

Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.

Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was　 therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems(图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.

These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routs through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.

51.When a woman marries in Kores, she　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　tinues to use her family name

B.uses her husband’s given name

C.shares her busband’s family name

D.adds her husband’s given name to hers

50.The word “gears”in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to　　　 .　　　　　　　　

　　　 A.action plans　　　　 B.naming customs　 C.travel maps　 D.thinking patterns

49.The story of Bill Clinton is used to　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A.improve US Kotean relations

　　　 B.introduce the topic of the text

　　　 C.describe his visit to Korea

　　　 D.tell us how to address a person

58. From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, ________.

　　 A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time

　　 B. the whole family often have meals together nowadays

　　 C. it's common for women to get together to cook for a few days

　　 D. family members can know more. about each other by having meals together

答案　 56.B　 57.C　 58.D

Passage 39

(07·陕西C篇)

When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, be rcpeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs. Kim. By mistake, Prcsident Chnton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohm Myong Suk.Thercfore, she should be addressed (称谓)as Mrs. Sohn.

　　　 President Cuntot arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failare to follow Korean customs gave the imprassion that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.

　　　 In addition to Koreans. Some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles(使困惑) English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents. They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.

　　　 Mexican naming customs are different as well. When a woman marries,she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word de (of). This affects (影响)how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name. But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzziement.

　　　 Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations:don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name. Remember that in may Asian cultures,the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒),Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce,admit it, and ask the person to help you say it conectiy.