第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I prefer Lynne Truss’s phraseology: I am a grammar “sticker”. And, like Truss – author of Eats, shoots & Leaves – I have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.

Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance”. She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked (砍) up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”, while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a job – even if they are otherwise qualified for the position.

Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit or Dozuki, takes a compulsory grammar test. If job hopefuls can’t distinguish between “to” and “too”, their applications go into the bin.

Of course, we write for a living. iFixit.com is the world’s largest online repair manual (指南), and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. So, it makes sense that we’ve made a strong strike against grammar errors.

But grammar is relevant for all companies. Yes, language is constantly changing, but that doesn’t make grammar unimportant. Good grammar is credibility, especially on the Internet. And, for better or worse, people judge you if you can’t tell the difference between “their” “there” and “they’re”.

Good grammar makes good business sense – and not just when it comes to hiring writers. Writing isn’t in the official job description of most people in our office. Still, we give our grammar test to everybody, including our salespeople, our operations staff, and our programmers.

Grammar signifies more than just a person’s ability to remember high school English. I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing – like stocking shelves or labeling parts. It is the same with programmers. Applicants who don’t think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also aren’t important.

1. The author agrees with Lynne Truss in that ________.

A. grammar mistakes can’t be tolerated??????

B. books on grammar make people stupid???????

C. people need to learn basic grammar??

D. grammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable

2. What’s the author’s “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?

A. They should be left out for a job.

B. They have to correct their mistakes.

C. They aren’t qualified for their jobs.

D. They must be severely punished.

3. Which of the following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?

A. Only one of them has a compulsory grammar test.

B. They are companies where one learns grammar.

C. Grammar is quite important for their existence.

D. They depend on grammar correction for a living.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A. Companies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.

B. Grammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.

C. A “zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair.???

D. People who pay attention to writing may pay attention to other things.

B

All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain clean and tidy.?

You could turn your back for a moment in my mother’s house, leave a half written letter on the dining?room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had “put it back where?it belonged,” I explained to my wife.?

My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother’s house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Puzzled, she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.?

These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find the every sign?of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing?” was a question?frequently asked, but rarely answered.?

Now?my sister has developed a second-hand love of cleaning windows, and my brother does the cleaning?in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but?I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week.

C

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8. What are these ads for?

A. Food you can order for delivery. B. Places to go on vacation.

C. Special offers at a shopping center. D. Things on sale in a big store.

9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads?

A. Spending $ 50 means 3 hours of free parking.

B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.

C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.

D. At Mike’s Cafe, people can get a free soft drink after spending $ 6.

10. We can know from this passage _________.

A. there is more than one theater in the center

B. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price

C. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes

D. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the meal

D

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play, catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional(额外的) learning trials(尝试)increase the length(长度) of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception(例外) to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.

The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.

11. What is the main idea of paragraph I?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood. B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups. C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words. D. Stories for children arc easy to remember.

12. The author explains the law of overlearning by_________. A. presenting research findingsB. setting down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples

13. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______. A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B，选F涂A、C，选G涂A、D。）

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