We must make some investigations___we can draw any conclusion.

Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat(闲谈)with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you—loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout of appearing to force yourself.

Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease(轻松)but the situation is somewhat(一点儿)different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.

1.When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.

A.as loudly as possible B.in a low voice

C.loudly D.forcefully

2.Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is __________.

A.noisy B.quiet C.having a rest D.serious

3.The situation in the class is ________ that in your house.

A.not very different from B.sometimes the same as

C..sometimes not the same as D.not the same as

4. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is _______.

A.to show your ability B.to be very gentle

C. to make sure that you can be heard D.to put the official at ease

5.The main idea of this passage is ________.

A.that we must use different ways at different situations

B.that we must speak loudly

C.that we must keep silent at any time

D.that we must talk with the class1.

A man who knows a bit about carpentry (木工术) will make his table more quickly than the man who does not. If the instructions are not very clear, or the shape of a piece is puzzling his experience helps him to conclude that it must fit there, or that its function must be that. In the same way, the reader's sense and experience helps him to predict what the writer is likely to ,say next; that he must be going to say this rather than that. A reader who can think along with the writer in this way will find the text.

This skill is so useful that you may wish to make your students aware of it so that they can use it to tackle difficult texts. It does seem to be the case that as we read we make hypotheses (假设) about what the writer intends to say; these are immediately modified by what he actually does say, and are replaced by new hypotheses about what will follow. We have all had the experience of believing we were understanding a text until suddenly brought to a halt by some word or phrase that would not fit into the pattern and forced us to reread and readjust our thoughts. Such occurrences lend support to the notion of reading as a constant making and remaking of hypotheses.

If you are interested in finding out how far this idea accords with (符合) practice, you may like to try out the text and questions. To do so, take a piece of card and use it to mask the text. Move it down the page, revealing only one

t a time. Answer the question before you go on to look at the next section. Check your prediction against what the text actually says, and use the new knowledge to improve your next prediction. You will need to look back to earlier parts of the text if you are to make accurate prediction, for you must keep in mind the general organization of the argument as well as the detail within each sentence. If you have tried this out, you have probably been interested to find how much you can predict, though naturally we should not expect to be right every time -- otherwise there would be no need for us to read.

Conscious use of this technique can be helpful when we are faced with a part of the text that we find difficult: if we can see the overall pattern of the text, and the way the argument is organized, we can make a reasoned guess at the next step. Having an idea of what something might mean can be a great help in interpreting it.

The author uses the examples of carpentry and reading to show______.

A．the importance of making prediction

B．the similarity in using one's senses

C．the necessity of making use of one's knowledge

D．the most effective method in doing anything

事给她班上的学生听。 The story said:

"Were you ever in a hospital when you were small？ How did you feel？" The doctors in Children's Hospital are asking for money for children's toys. Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep the sick children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.

After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，"This story gave me an idea."

"You want us to bring some money for the toys." "We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital, "said the boys and the girls one after another.

"Well, your ideas would be nice, "Mrs. Weeks said， "but mine is different."

"We could make some toys, "shouted one of them.

Mrs. Weeks smiled. "Do you think you could make toys？" she asked.

"Yes, yes, "the whole class answered.

"Great! Let's begin to make toys tomorrow, "said Mrs. Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the hospital felt very happy to see the toys. So did the children in the class.

A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:

Some school pupils brought toys to Children's Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctors said，"We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，'THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.'"

(1)、The first newspaper story was mainly about sick children in children's Hospital.

A：T

B：F

(2)、Let the class make some toys and give them to the children in the hospital was in Mrs. Weeks' mind.

A：T

B：F

(3)、At first，the doctors in Children's Hospital wanted to get some money to buy toys for the sick children.

A：T

B：F

(4)、From the passage we can learn that what Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to ask her class to save money for toys.

A：T

B：F

(5)、The author's tone in this passage is enthusiastic.

A：T

B：F

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容进行判断，正确写“T”错误写“F”。

Xiaoyan,

I thought you’d like to know what has happened to your report about improving the website.

Last week I had a meeting with the designers. I gave them a copy of your report and I told them that we needed to have the website redesigned.

-- I’ve had the first page simplified.

-- I have asked them to make the icons large.

-- The colours are now different too.

-- There are more functions, as you suggested, so that customers will be able to transfer funds to an account in another bank.

I’m going to make a presentation about these changes at the Paris, conference and would like to talk to you about that. There are some things I can do myself, but I would like your help with some technical aspects. I must get some slides made too, and would like your opinion about them.

Have you got time for a coffee on either Wednesday or Thursday morning？

David

1. David had a meeting with the designers yesterday.{T、F}

2. David had made the icons larger.{T、F}

3. The speed of access has been made quicker.{T、F}

4. David is going to make a presentation in Paris.{T、F}

5. David would like some help from Xiaoyan.{T、F}

rtainly caused by nature，not by Man，some were caused by lightning in a storm；22 ，perhaps，by the hot material which came out of a volcano．Quite possibly，at times，the heat of the sun set light 23 some dry grass or leaves．At first Man，like other animals，was probably afraid of fire． 24 great was the power of fire that he feared it and worshipped it．Gradually，however，with his better power of thinking，he overcame his fear．Probablly he overcame most of his fear when he 25 how to make fire for himself．Throughout the ages he has learned more about fire，how to control it，and how to use it 26 many ways．Now fire is no longer a master of a god；it is a 27 ． We call only guess how 28 first learned that a fire was useful and what uses he made of it．By 29 a burning stick from fire which had been started naturally，he could make afire at his own“home”．He could keep the fire burning by adding more dry grass．1eaves and wood．The‰30 the chief purpose of frightening animals away．He discovered，by some accident，that flesh roasted in front of a fire 31 better．Then he found that roasted flesh would keep longer，without going bad， 32 uncooked flesh．It must have been much later that Man learned to cook food by heating it with 33 water or with steam．He could not use such methods 34 he had learned how to make pots 35 holding water．

A.made

B.produced

C.given

D.opened

1. His son is (luck)______________ enough to have been admitted to this large company.

2. After an (introduce) _______________ by the manager, we’ll go on with the day’s discussion.

3. We must keep the manager (inform)______________of the advertising campaign.

4. It is suggested that the president of the Union (make) _________________ a speech on behalf of all workers.

5. Having been badly damaged by the earthquake, the town has to be (rebuild)__________ .

6. With such a short time (leave)_________, it’s impossible for us to finish this complicated experiment.

7. The local economy depends (heavy) _________ on the exports of manufacture’s goods.

8. The proposal about the annual sales (discuss) ___________at the next board meeting.

9. If your neighbors are too noisy, then you have a good reason to make your (complain)______________.

10. Lily tends to get very (patience)__________ if you ask her more than two questions.

III. Reading Comprehension (30’)

Directions: Read the following passage and then choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

Task 1

When it comes to human resources, hiring highly-skilled staff is not usually enough for a company to function successfully. Besides the knowledge in their particular fields, employees must always have additional skills—those of co-operation. In the case that work tasks can only be carried out by communicating with people, accepting common decisions, solving problems, sharing information and helping one another, teamwork skills are vital.

While some jobs may require talent, the ability to work as a team is learned

A.expensive

B.important

C.huge

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long().This is very good, but it doesn’t () a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise.Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places.It’s good for your study.

When you return () your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more ()study better.Psychologists(心理学家) () that learning takes place this way.Here take English learning () an example.First you make a lot of progress and feel happy.Then your language study seems ()the same.So you will think you’re learning ()and you may give up.This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up.At some point your language study will again take another big ().You’ll see that you really have been learning all along.If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and () .Don’t give up along the way.Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

(1)A.days

B.time

C.hours

D.weeks

(2)A.help

B.give

C.make

D.take

(3)A.after

B.for

C.at

D.to

(4)A.yet

B.and

C.or

D.but

(5)A.have found

B.have taught

C.told

D.said

(6)A.with

B.for

C.as

D.to

(7)A.to have

B.to make

C.to take

D.to stay

(8)A.something

B.anything

C.nothing

D.everything

(9)A.work

B.jump

C.walk

D.result

(10)A.hard

B.common

C.interesting

D.possible

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容进行判断，正确写“T”错误写“F”。

Xiaoyan,

I thought you'd like to know what has happened to your report about improving the website.

Last week I had a meeting with the designers. I gave them a copy of your report and I told them that we needed to have the website redesigned.

-- I've had the first page simplified.

-- I have asked them to make the icons large.

-- The colours are now different too.

-- There are more functions, as you suggested, so that customers will be able to transfer funds to an account in another bank.

I’m going to make a presentation about these changes at the Paris, conference and would like to talk to you about that. There are some things I can do myself, but I would like your help with some technical aspects. I must get some slides made too, and would like your opinion about them.

Have you got time for a coffee on either Wednesday or Thursday morning？

David

1. David had a meeting with the designers yesterday.（）

2. David had made the icons larger.（）

3. The speed of access has been made quicker.（）

4. David is going to make a presentation in Paris.（）

5. David would like some help from Xiaoyan.（）