71．The main purpose of the passage is to 　　　　.

　　　 A．show how useful the book is 　　　　　　　 B．explain what creativity is

　　　 C．discuss how one can be creative 　　　　　 D．tell what reaching aims at

答案　 68.C　 69.D　 70.B　 71.B　

Passage 42

(06·福建D篇)

There are two main forms of teaching in Notinghain University: seminar (研讨会)and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges. 　　 In seminars you will be taught will discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow. Learners. Students develop friendships through groups, as well as learning more about other people’s ideas. You can also know your tutors as an individual rather than a face at the end of the room. 　　 Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent(有条理的)argument, and that it can show visual material to a wide audience. 　　 Your typical week’s a work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may attend about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials(辅导). For the rest of the time you are working on your own, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers. When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your about the title and topic. 68. The purpose of the passage is_______. 　 A. to introduce two main forms of teaching　　

B. to persuade you to try out new ideas 　 C. to stress the importance of discussion　　　

D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful 69.One of the values of the lecture is______. 　 A. to make friends through groups 　 B. to learn more about other people’s ideas

C. to offer a chance to discuss with a specialist D. to present to students information not found in books

70．When you use a very familiar word in a new way , you are 　　　　.

　　　 A．creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

　　　 B．creative in the sense of small “C” creativity

　　　 C．not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity

　　　 D．not creative in the sense of small “C” creativity

69．It can be inferred from the passage that the author thought the exercises in the book were 　　.

　　　 A．popular 　　　　　　 B．useful　　　　　　　　 C．scientific 　　　　　 D．creative

68．The underlined words “waiting for the bell” in the first paragraph probably mean 　　　　.

　　　 A．longing for a phone call　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hoping to have a bell

　　　 C．expecting the end of the class　　　　　　　　 D．wanting to speak in class

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.