62. Usually, Mrs. A. recite their

C

　 The behaviour of a building’s users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放）by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero-carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own — though extremely important- is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behaviour of the people using the building has to change too.

　　 The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency (效率)，which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.

‘Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything,’explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher，‘consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design. ’In other words，old habits die hard, even in the best-designed eco-home.

Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill-payers don’t have the knowledge they need to change their energy-use habits. Without specific information，it’s hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback (反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors，could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behaviour directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.

Social science research has added a further dimension (方面），suggesting that individuals’behaviour in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted 一 whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.

Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused programme to teach people about buildings and their own behaviour in them.

64.　　　　 The author failed to get the questions he had expected because _______.

A.　　　　 the class didn’t begin as usual

B.　　　　 several students didn’t come to school

C.　　　　 he didn’t try hard to make his estimate

D.　　　　 Mrs. Totten didn’t start from the back of the class

65，Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.　　　　 An Unforgettable Teacher

B.　　　　 A Future Mathematician

C.　　　　 An Effective Approach

D.　　　　 A Valuable Lesson

63.　　　　 The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always _______.

A.　　　　 asked questions in a regular way

B.　　　　 walked up and down when asking questions

C.　　　　 chose two or three questions for the students

D.　　　　 requested her students to finish their usual questions

62. Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to _______.

A.　 recite their homework together

B.　　　　 grade their homework themselves

C.　　　　 answer their homework questions orally

D.　　　　 check the answers to their homework questions

61.　　　　 What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?

A.　　　　 It is wise to value one’s time.

B.　　　　 It is important to make an effort

C.　　　　 It is right to stick to one’s belief.

D.　　　　 It is enough to do the necessary.

60.　　　　 More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at _______.

A.　　　　 facebook.com/towner

B.　　　　 newwritingsouth.com

C.　　　　 newtowner.org.uk

D.　　　　 towner.org.uk

B

In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment

In Mrs. Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals (小数).

Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions.

Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had apeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the zxxk front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.

Since I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.

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What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.

When Mrs. Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer I’d got for problem No. 14. “I…I didn’t get anything,” 　I answered，and my face felt warm.

“Correct,” she said.

It turned out that the correct answer was zero.

What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third，I would never make it as a mathematician.

If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.

59.　　　　 What is most important for the beginners?

A.　　　　 Practising as much as possible.

B.　　　　 Gaining confidence and having fun.

C.　　　　 Studying and writing at their own pace.

D.　　　　 Learning skills from writers and teachers.

58.　　　　 Applications for the Writer Squad should be e-mailed no later than _______.

A.　　　　 6 September, 2014

B.　　　　 8 September, 2014

C.　　　　 17 September, 2014

D.　　　　 12 October, 2014

57.　　　　 To join the Writer Squad，each applicant should first _______.

A.　　　　 provide a piece of their writing

B.　　　　 meet the Writer Squad Leader

C.　　　　 offer their family information

D.　　　　 complete an application form

56.　　　　 Towner Writer Squad will be started _______.

A.　　　　 to train comedy and TV writers

B.　　　　 to explore the fantastic gallery space

C.　　　　 to introduce a contemporary art museum

D.　　　　 to promote the development of young writers