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    63．Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking? A．One day is worth two tomorrows. B．To save time is to lengthen life. C．When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you. D．Time and tide wait for no man. C Being a man has always been dangerous. There are about 105 males for every 100 females, but this ratio drops to near balance at the age of maturity, and among 70-year-olds there are twice as many women as me. But this situation is being changed. Now, boy babies survive almost as well as girls do.. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those years when they are searching for a mate. More important, another chance for natural selection has been removed. Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby (especially a boy baby) surviving depended on its weight. A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death. Today it makes almost no difference. Since much of the difference is due to genes, one more agent of evolution has gone. There is another way to commit evolution suicide: stay alive, but have fewer children. Few people are as productive as in the past. Except in some particular areas, few women have 15 children. Nowadays the number of births, like the age of death, has become average. Most of us have the same number of children. Again, differences between people and the chance for natural selection to take advantage of it have become smaller. For us, this means that evolution is over; the biology Utopia has arrived. Strangely, it has involved little physical change. No other species fills so many places in nature. But in the past 100,000 years---even the past 100 years---our lives have been transformed but our bodies have not. We did not evolve, because machines and society did it for us. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension. No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness. But however surprised our children may be at how far from Utopia we were, they will look just like us. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　As a Fulbright(富布莱特法案基金)scholar at Yale, I wanted very much to get some individual help from some famous professors, but their office-hours were only once a week and there were always students waiting outside．At first, I was too polite to get their help．Then I realized that Chinese politeness does not work in this society．I needed to be aggressive(好胜的)to get what I wanted．I also noticed that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion．The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students．

    　　I was impressed by the role of the professor in the class．The professor didn't act as an authority(权威), giving final conclusions, but as a researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students．One linguistic feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal(情态)verbs-far more than I did in Beiwai．When answering questions, he usually said：“this is my personal opinion and it could be wrong．It would be a good idea if you could read the book I mentioned the other day．” Or,“ You may find the book I recommended helpful．” Or,“You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting．” When making comments in students'performances, the professor usually said：” It might have been much clearer if you had taken in some of the ideas we discussed earlier this semester．”

    　　In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct directions．Therefore students always expect the professor to give an answer to the question．I still remember how annoyed they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer．Their expectations from authorities are much higher than those of American students．Once the Chinese students got the answer, they were sure about it．That is why they make far more certain statement than American students．That is why Chinese students find it difficult to use modal verbs because the function of modal verbs is to provide room for negotiation and different ideas．

    (1)

    According to the author, American students _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    tend to offend others in class

    B．

    show no respect for their teachers in class

    C．

    are more active than Asian students in class

    D．

    are more polite than Asian students in class

    (2)

    The American professors use many modal verbs because they want to _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    argue with their students

    B．

    be more sure about their answers

    C．

    express their ideas more clearly

    D．

    develop their students' own way of thinking

    (3)

    Which of the following statements best expresses the author's idea?

    [　　]

    A．

    Chinese professors can always give correct answer to the question．

    B．

    American professors are not responsible since they don't give students answers．

    C．

    American education produces aggressive students．

    D．

    Education in China is not helpful in developing students' creativity．

    (4)

    Which of the following methods did the author mainly employ in developing the article?

    [　　]

    A．

    Comparison and contrast．

    B．

    Cause and effect．

    C．

    Giving examples．

    D．

    Description．

    (5)

    What is the author's attitude towards education in U．S．?

    [　　]

    A．

    Positive

    B．

    Negative(否定的)

    C．

    Neutral(中立的)

    D．

    Unsure

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    　　Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard．After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table．That's when it happened：my father did not reach for the check．

    　　Conversation continued．Finally I realized that I should pick up check!After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed．I was an adult．I was no longer a kid(child)．

    　　Some people mark off(区分)their lives in years, I measure mine in small events．I didn't become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me“mister．”These events in my life are called“milestones(里程碑)”．

    　　There have been other milestones．The cops(policemen)of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was．Then one day they were suddenly neither．The day came when I suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was．They were just big kids．With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player．Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it．

    　　I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did．Now it's what I do best．I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean．I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra(乐队)attract me．I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties．I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I found myself watching them, and maybe I'll get a book on the subject．I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I'd want, feel close to my ancestors(祖先)long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son．I'll still lose…．

    　　One day I bought a house．One day－What a day!－I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father．I thought then it was a milestone for me．One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone．

    (1)

    The tone established in the passage is one of ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    sad regret

    B．

    amusement

    C．

    happiness

    D．

    deep feeling

    (2)

    The author mentions the event in the restaurant because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    that was one of his milestones

    B．

    he paid the bill but he didn't want to

    C．

    he became a father with dollars

    D．

    that was the last restaurant meal with his parents

    (3)

    “Then they were suddenly neither”suggests that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    suddenly they became older than I was

    B．

    suddenly I knew that they were neither bigger nor older than 2 was

    C．

    suddenly I realized that I made a mistake

    D．

    suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

    (4)

    Which of the following best expresses the author's thinking?

    [　　]

    A．

    One day is worth two tomorrows．

    B．

    To save time is to lengthen life．

    C．

    When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you．

    D．

    Time and tide wait for no man．

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    阅读理解：

    　　Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard．After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table．That’s when it happened：my father did not reach for the check．

    　　Conversation continued．Finally I realized that I should pick up the check!After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed．I was an adult．I was no longer a kid．

    　　Some people mark off(区分)their lives in years, I measure mine in small events．I didn’t become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister．” These events in my life are called “milestones”(里程碑)

    　　There have been other milestones．The cops(policemen)of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was．Then one day they were suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was．They were just big kids．With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player．Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it．

    　　I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did．Now it’s what I do best．I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean．I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attract me．I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties．I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I fond myself watching them, and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject．I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want, feel close to my ancestors(祖先)long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son．I still lose…

    　　One day I bought a house．One day－what a day!–I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father．I thought then it was a milestone for me．One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him, too, another milestone．

    (1)

    The tone established in the passage is one of ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    sad regret

    B．

    amusement

    C．

    happiness

    D．

    deep feeling

    (2)

    The author mentions the event in the restaurant because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    that was one of his milestone

    B．

    he paid the bill but he didn’t want to

    C．

    he became a father with dollars

    D．

    that was the last restaurant meal with his parents

    (3)

    “Then they were suddenly neither．” Suggests that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    suddenly they became older than I was

    B．

    suddenly I knew that they was neither bigger nor older than I was

    C．

    suddenly I realized that I made mistake

    D．

    suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

    (4)

    Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking?

    [　　]

    A．

    One day is worth two tomorrow

    B．

    To save time is to length life

    C．

    When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you

    D．

    Time and tide wait for no man

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