WhenIwasinGermany,onedayatChri-优题课

第二节：阅读下面61到65几段文字，为它们从A到F中选出适当的标题。注意：有一个标题是多余的。

A．The most common problem is a “wandering” mind

B．Selective listening is also a mental barrier

C．Listening isn’t an easy skill to master

D．Attitudes can also interfere with good listening

E．Noise and background music makes listening more difficult
F．Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge
1．__________________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought．Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear．Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty – five percent after a few days．So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training．To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening．
2．__________________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s good reason．The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak．The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks as a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute．That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time．
3．__________________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively．Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones．
4．__________________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate．Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen．Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks．
5．__________________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear．For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking．However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks．They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them．In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear．

第二部分原文填空
Fly the kite when a ________ appears to be coming on .Stand inside a door or under some _____, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet. Take care that the string doesn’t touch the wall or the door. When a thundercloud comes over the kite, the_____ piece of metal will pull the electricity from the cloud. The kite and the string will become _____. When the kite and the string are wet from the rain, they will conduct the electricity very well. You can ____ and store the electricity in the condenser and use it for other experiments

For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in．The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs．Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom(生育高峰)generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population will expand greatly over the next 50 years．By 2050,25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65,up from 14 percent in 1995．The change sets questions for government and society, of course．But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well．“In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学)．
Lawyers can specialize in“elder law”, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse(虐待) and age discrimination(歧视)．Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers,74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history．“Any students who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, ”one professor says．
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC．She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria．” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it．She says,“I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying．”
“．．．Old is suddenly in”(Line 1, Para．1) most probably means “_______”．

A．America has suddenly become a nation of old people

B．gerontology has suddenly become popular

C．more elderly professors are found on American campuses

D．American colleges have been full of old students

Why can businessmen make money in the growing elder market?

A．Retirees are more willing to spend money．

B．They can employ more gerontologists．

C．The elderly have a great purchasing power(购买力)．

D．There are more elderly people working than before．

Who can make big money m the new century according to the passage?

A．Retirees who are willing to spend money．

B．The volunteer workers in retirement homes．

C．College graduates with an MBA or law degree．

D．Professionals(专业人员)with a good knowledge of gerontology．

It can be seen from the passage that the increase of America's elderly population_______．

A．will provide good job opportunities in many areas

B．will be just an unbearable burden on society

C．may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination

D．will create more students in universities

第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
M: Excuse me, how can I get to the Riverside Theatre?
W: Sorry．I didn't catch w________ you said．
M: Please s________ me where the Riverside Theatre is.
W: Do you speak French? I'm a f________ here.
M: Oh, wonderful! I come from Paris．Is there a Riverside Theatre near here?
W: OK．Let me tell you the way．Walk a________ the river and take
the fourth t________ on the left, then go down until you reach the
second set of traffic l________．Turn right at the end of the road
and you will see the theatre.
M: Good heavens! What a long way!
W: You can take a taxi if you can't r________ what I told you or if you _
don't want to walk a long way.
M: Well, I like w________．It's a fine day for it, isn't it? And
Shakespeare's play is worth the e________!
W: Yes, you are right．I like Shakespeare too!
M: Thank you very much.
W: It's a p________．

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In this passage, I would like to introduce my cousin Li Hua,
_____ now is working as a village head（村长）in a faraway village in the 76_____
west of China. From1998 to 2001, he s_____ in Quanzhou No.1 Middle 77_________
School. He worked very hard and was _____（允许进入）to Xiamen 78_________
University. After _____ （毕业）in 2005 , he continued to receive 79___________
f_____ education in London till 2008. 80___________
To everyone’s _____（惊奇）, he chose to return to our 81________
motherland and work as a village head instead ____ seeking jobs in large 82________
cities _____ gaining the degree. 83________
Now he is trying _____ best to spread agricultural knowledge 84_________
among the farmers. Besides, he d_____ time to looking after the old and helping the pupils with their homework. He is a highly respected village head. 85__________