2012年长沙高新区教师招聘考试专业知识(英语)

2012年长沙高新区教师招聘测试专业知识（英语）一选择填空略二.完形填空（每空1.5分，共30分）TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson'simagination36 ,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived37formanyyearsIn1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora38WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson39EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong40overthehillsTheyhadbeen41thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse,KeptindoorsbytheheavyrainLloydfeltthedays42TokeeptheboyhappyRobertaskedtheboytodosome43Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanislandRobert44thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof45“What’sthat?”heasked“That’sthe46treasure“saidtheboyRobertsuddenly47somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy,s48WhiletherainwaspouringRobertsatdownbythefiretowriteastoryHewouldmakethe49atwelve-year-oldboyjustlikeLloydButwhowouldhethepirate（海盗）?RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe50ofawoodenlegRoberthadalwayswantedto51suchamaninastory52LongJohnSilverthepiratewithawoodenleg,was53Sothankstoa54SeptemberinScotlandafriendwithawoodenlegandtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboywehaveoneofthegreatest55storiesintheEnglishlanguage.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.A.HoweveralonemeetingLloydtalkB.B.B.B.B.ThereforeC.BesidesnextdoorC.athomestoryC.holidayD.RobertC.restC.walkD.attemptingB.missingquietB.cleaningdoubtedtheseadullC.busyD.B.B.B.forgottenB.writingC.noticedC.thehouseC.buriedC.HenleygameD.D.jobD.Finally

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D.adventure36.A37.D38.C39.A40.C41.D42.B43.C44.B45.D46.B47.A48.C49.B50.A51.C52.D53.B54.A55.D三.阅读理解（每题2分，共30分）APraguePragueisanancientEuropeancity,featuringoneofthemostmagnificentOldTownsinEurope,alongwithdeliciousfood,inexpensiveshoppingandfriendlypeople.Pragueisalsofamousasbeinghometooneofthemostfamous20thcenturywriters,FranzKafka.ThefamousCzechbeerisalsooneofthereasonstovisitPrague.Thenarrowstreetsoftheolderpartsofthetownareappealingthevisitorstotakenicelongwalkandsettleinsomeofthemanyrestaurants,whichoffertop-qualityfoodsatalowprice.Thebuildingstherearemostlytower-shaped,andsoPragueiscalled“cityofahundredspires.”MauritiusAlsoknownastheParadiseonEarth,Mauritiusliesabout560miles（900km）eastofMadagascarintheIndianOcean.Itisaplaceofmagnificentnaturalbeautycoupledwithexcellentcustomerservice,whichmakesforanunforgettableromanticexperienceattheedgeoftheworld'swarmestocean.TherearelotstoseeanddoinMauritius:thecoralreefs（珊瑚礁）surroundingtheislandofferstunningbeautyandgreatunderwateradventurestothosewhowanttodiveintothepreciouswaters.ThenatureofMauritiusmostlyresemblesthatofParadise,allowingeverycouplevisitingthisislandtofeellikeAdamandEve.Thatisanexperiencenobodywouldwanttomiss!CyprusTheverynameCyprus,ithasbeensaid,glitterswithanage-oldmyth.Today,historyandhedonism（快乐论）arecomfortablymixedontheisland.Somefive-starresortswithinwalkingdistanceofwell-preservedGreekandRomanruinsoffertheconveniencethemoderntravelerhascometoexpect.Cyprusfeaturesaromantichistory,asitwasAnthony'sgifttohisbelovedCleopatraduringthegloriousdaysoftheRomanEmpire.MaybethatiswhyyoufeelalwaysalittlespecialonceyousetfootonCyprus.Formoreinformationaboutmanyothermostromanticplacesintheworld,justlogonat.Theunderlinedword“spires”inParagraph2means.A.narrowstreets B.inexpensiverestaurantsC.top-qualityfoods D.tower-shapedbuildingsWelearnfromthetextthatMauritius.A.ispartofMadagascar B.isanidealdestinationforcouplesC.isincentralIndianOcean D.ismostfamousforitsgoodserviceWhatmakesCyprusdifferentfromtheothertwoplaces?A.Itislocatedonanisland. B.Itofferscharmingresorts.C.Itwasgivenasapresent. D.Ithasaverylonghistory.AcommonfeatureofMauritiusandCyprusisthattheyare.A.old B.romanticC.rich D.mysteriousWhatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A.Toattractmorevisitors. B.Totelltravelingexperiences.C.Tosellinformationonline. D.Tointroducehistoricalplaces.DBCBANexttimeyoufindyourselfdrenched（湿透）inanunexpectedheavyrain,lookonthebrightside-itwillbeamemorableexperience.Whilewetweathermaymakeusfeelgloomy,itsharpensthememoryandimprovesourrecall.Butthosewhofeelinagoodmoodbecauseit'sasunnydayareabletorememberlesswell,accordingtomemorytestscarriedbyAustralianresearchers.ProfessorJoeForgas,wholedtheresearch,said:"Itseemsstrangebutalittlebitofsadnessisagoodthing.Peopleperformedmuchbetteronourmemorytestwhentheweatherwasunpleasantandtheyweeinaslightlynegativemood.Onbrightsunnydays,whentheyweremorelikelytobehappy,theflunkedit.”ThetestswerecarriedoutonshoppersatastoreinSydney,whereresearchersrandomlyplacedtensmallobjectsonthecheck-outcounter.Onrainydays,sadmusicwasplayedinthestore.Whenitwasbrightandsunny,customersheardcheerymusic.Thiswasdonetofurtherinfluencethemtowardsnegativeorpositivemoods.Aftershopping,customerswereaskedhowmanyoftheobjectstheycouldremember.Theirscoreswerethreetimeshigherwhentheweatherwashadandtheywerefeelingangry,comparedwiththosetestedonsunnydays.TheresultswerepublishedinJournalofExperimentalPsychology.Areportonthefindingssaid:"Theypointtoagrowingbodyofevidencethatthewaypeoplethink,thequalityoftheirjudgmentsandtheaccuracyoftheirmemoryareallsignificantlyinfluencedbypositiveandnegativemoods.”ProfessorForgassaid,“Wefoundthatweather-inductednegativemoodimprovedmemoryaccuracy.Shoppersinanegativemoodshowedbettermemoryandhigherdiscriminationability.”Aworsemoodhelpedtofocuspeople'sattentionontheirsurroundingsandledtoamorethoroughandcarefulthinkingstyle,whilehappinessincreasedconfidenceandforgetfulness.Beinghappytendstopromoteathinkingstylethatislessfocusedonoursurroundings.Inapositivemoodwearelesslikelytomakemoresnap（匆忙的）judgmentsaboutpeoplewemeet.Mildnegativemood,inturn,tendstoincreaseattentiontooursurroundingsandproduceamorecareful,thoroughthinkingstyle.Accuratelyrememberingeverydayscenesisadifficulttask,yetsuchmemoriescanbeonimportanceineverydaylife.Surprisingly,theinfluenceofmoodstatesontheaccuracyofreal-lifememoriesisstillpoorlyunderstood.What'sthemajorfunctionofParagraph1?A.Toattractreaders'interest. B.Tointroducethethemeofthewholepassage.C.Togeneralizethewholepassage. D.Todescribeamemorableexperience.Theunderlinedword“flunked”inParagraph2maymean" ”.A.conducted B.failed C.passedD.understoodIntheresearch,researchersplaydifferentmusicto .A.makecustomersbecomesadderorhappierB.helpcustomerschoosewhattheywantC.promotecustom