英语四级考试阅读简答题练习

2011英语四级考试阅读简答题练习PartIVShortAnswerQuestions

(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)

Anotherthingtorememberinconnectionwithconcreteisthatyouarenotallowedverymuchfreedomforerrorsineithermeasurementsorlocation.Onceyouhaveasolidmassofconcretesetinplace,itisgoingtostaythere.Youhaveadifficultjobaheadofyouifyoutrytoremedyamistake.Makeverysure,beforeyoufilltheform,thateverythingiswhereandhowyouwantit.

Therearenumerousrulesregardingthepropermixing,handling,andfinishingofconcrete,buttheessentialoneconcernstheamountofwatertouse.Thelesswaterinthemix,thelessthefinishedjobwillshrink.Thelesswaterused,theharderandmoreenduringthejobafterithasset.

Theamateurconcreteworkerisannoyedwithtwodesires.Oneistouseenoughwatertohavetheconcreteniceandsoftandeasytopusharound.Youhavebeenwarnedagainstthat.Thesecondistotakeoffthewoodenformstooearly,toseewhatthejoblookslike.Thatisreallyfatal.Iftheformsarestrippedofftoosoon,whiletheconcreteisstill"green",twothingsarelikelytohappen—youarealmostsuretobreakoffcornersoredges,andyouare

likelytocauseamajorcrackordefectinthebodyofthework.Anexcellentruleistowaituntilyouaresuretheconcreteisproperlyhardened,andthenwaitanotherdaybeforeremovingtheforms.

Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，

标点符号不占格。)

1.Whatwouldbethetitlefortheselection?

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2.Whatdoestheessentialruleconcern?

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3.Whatisoneofthedesirestheamateurmustresist?

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4.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesisnotessentialinsomeonewhoworkswithconcrete:carefulness,diligence,patience,orself-control?

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5.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheconcreteis“green”?

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Unit4

S1.RulesforWorkingwithConcrete.

S2.Theamountofwatertouse.

S3.Tousetoomuchwater./Totakeoffthewoodenfromtooearly.

S4.Diligence.S5.Notdriedout./Notdryenough.2011英语四级考试阅读简答题练习PartIVShortAnswerQuestions

(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)

Asresearcherslearnmoreabouthowchildren’sintelligencedevelops,theyareincreasinglysurprisedbythepowerofparents.Thepoweroftheschoolhasbeenreplacedbythehome.Tobeginwith,allthefactorswhicharepartofintelligence—thechild’sunderstandingoflanguage,learningpatterns,curiosity—areestablishedwellbeforethechildentersschoolattheageofsix.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatevenafterschoolbegins,children’sachievementshavebeenfarmoreinfluencedbyparentsthanbyteachers.Thisisparticularlytrueaboutlearningthatislanguage-related.Theschoolratherthanthehomeisgivencreditforvariationsinachievementinsubjectssuchasscience.

Inviewoftheirpower,it’ssadtoseesomanyparentsnotmakingthemostoftheirchild’sintelligence.Untilrecentlyparentshadbeenwarnedbyeducatorswhoaskedthemnottoeducatetheirchildren.Manyteachersnowrealizethatchildrencannotbeeducatedonlyatschoolandparentsarebeingaskedtocontributebothbeforeandafterthechildentersschool.

Parentshavebeenparticularlyafraidtoteachreadingathome.Ofcourse,childrenshouldn’tbepushedtoreadbytheirparents,buteducatorshavediscoveredthatreadingisbesttaughtindividually—andtheeasiestplacetodothisisathome.Manyfour-andfive-year-oldswhohavebeenshownafewlettersandtaughttheirsoundswillcomposesinglewordsoftheirownwiththemevenbeforetheyhavebeentaughttoread.

Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，

标点符号不占格)

S1.Whathaveresearchersfoundoutabouttheinfluenceofparentsandtheschoolonchildren’sintelligence?

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S2.Whatdoresearchersconcludeaboutchildren’slearningpatterns?

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S3.Inwhichareamayschoolplayamoreimportantrole?

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S4.Whydidmanyparentsfailtomakethemostoftheirchildren’sintelligence?

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S5.Theauthorsuggestsinthelastparagraphthatparentsshouldbeencouragedto

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Unit5

S1.Parentshavegreaterinfluencethantheschool./Parent’sinfluenceisgreaterthantheschool’s.

S2.Theyareestablishedwellbeforetheageofsix.

S3.Sciencesubjects.

S4.Theyweretoldbyeducatorsnottoeducatetheirchildren.

S5.teachreadingathome.2011英语四级考试阅读简答题练习PartIVShortAnswerQuestions

(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words.)

Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher?Ithinkthefollowingwouldbegenerallyaccepted.

First,theteacher’spersonalityshouldbelivelyandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoareplain-looking,orevenugly,becausemanysuchpeoplehavegreatpersonalcharm.Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheover-excitable,sad,cold,andfrustrated.

Secondly,itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateachertohaveagenuinecapacityforsympathy,acapacitytounderstandthemindsandfeelingsofotherpeople,especially,sincemostteachersareschoolteachers,themindsandfeelingsofchildren.Closelyrelatedwiththisisthecapacitytobetolerant—not,indeed,ofwhatiswrong,butoftheweaknessesandimmaturityofhumannaturewhichinduce(诱导)people,andagain

especiallychildren,tomakemistakes.

Thirdly,Iholditessentialforateachertobebothintellectuallyandmorallyhonest.Thismeansthathewillbeawareofhisintellectualstrengthsandlimitations,andwillhavethoughtaboutanddecideduponthemoralprinciplesbywhichhislifeshallbeguided.Thereisnocontradictioninmygoingontosaythatateachershouldbeabitofanactor.Thatispartofthetechniqueofteaching,whichdemandsthateverynowandthenateachershouldbeabletoputonanacttoenliven(使生动)alesson,correctafault,orawardpraise.Children,especiallyyoungchildren,liveinaworldthatisratherlargerthanlife.

Ateachermustbecapableofinfinitepatience.This,Imaysay,islargelyamatterofself-disciplineandself-training,forwearenoneofusbornlikethat.

Finally,Ithinkateachershouldhavethekindofmindwhichalwayswantstogoonlearning.Teachingisajobatwhichonewillneverbeperfect;thereisalwayssomethingmoretolearnaboutit.Therearethreeprincipalobjectsofstudy:thesubjectswhichtheteacheristeaching;themethodsbywhichthesubjectscanbestbetaughttotheparticularpupilsintheclassesheisteaching;and—byfarthemostimportant—thechildren,youngpeople,oradultstowhomthesubjectsaretobetaught.ThetwofundamentalprinciplesofBritisheducationtodayarethateducationiseducationofthewholeperson,andthatitisbestacquiredthroughfullandactiveco-operationbetweentwopersons,theteacherandthelearner.

S1.Plain-lookingteacherscanalsobeadmiredbytheirstudentsiftheyhave

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S2.TheauthorsaysitisS2thatteachersbesympatheticwiththeirstudents.

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S3.Ateachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohave

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