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41.A.showsB.showingC.shownbyD.isshownby 42.A.scaleB.scoresC.amountD.quantities 43.A.countryB.nationalC.federalD.law 44.A.InbriefB.InparticularC.InconsequenceD.Inaddition 45.A.confidentiallyB.incidentallyC.universallyD.internationally 46.A.notB.onlyC.actuallyD.perhaps 47.A.howeverB.thereforeC.forexampleD.aboveall 48.A.toB.forC.ofD.against 49.A.ignoranceB.ignoredC.ignorantD.ignorantly 50.A.levelB.standardC.statusD.identity
PartⅢReadingComprehension
Directions:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Passage1 Researchindicatesthatparentswhorewardselfcontrolandindependencetendtohavechildrenwithhighachievementmotivation.Suchparentssethighstandardsfortheirchildrenbutallowthemtoworkattheirownlevelandtomaketheirownmistakes.Bycontrast,parentsoflowneedachieverstypicallysetimpossiblyhighgoalsfortheirchildrenandmakeextremedemands.Inaddition,parentsofhighneedachieversencouragegoodperformancebutdonotberatetheirchildrenwhentheyfail.IfachildcomeshomefromschoolwithfourA’sandoneBonareportcard,theparentsfocusontheA’s;parentsofapotentiallowneedachievertendtoask,“WhytheB?”Parentsofhighneedachieversrespondtomediocregradeswithwarmthandsuggestionsforreasonablegoalsandwaystoreachthem.Parentsoflowneedachieversmightsay,“You’redumbandlazyyou’llneveramounttoanything”,andpunishthechild.Whenachildishavingtroublewithamathproblem,theparentofapotentiallyhighneedachieverwillsuggestthegeneralprocedureandletthechildworkouttheparticularsolution;alowneedachiever’sparentwillsolvetheproblemandthenhandthechildtheanswer. Thatneedsforaffiliationandachievementexistwithinallofus,tovaryingdegrees,isundeniable.Andalthoughbiologicalbasesforatleasttheaffiliationneedhavebeenproposed,agreatdealmoreisknownaboutthepsychologicalbasesoftheseneedsandhowtheycomeabout. Closelyrelatedtomotivationareemotions,whichcanactivateanddirectbehaviorinmuchthesamewayasphysiological,social,andpsychologicalmotivationsdo.
Parentsofhighneedachievers_____. A.usuallyleavetheirchildrenalone B.setveryhighstandardsfortheirchildren C.allowforfailureonthepartoftheirchildren D.controltheirchildrentoaminimumdegree
Inthefourthsentenceofparagraph1,theexpression“beratetheirchildren”probablymeans_____. A.praisethem B.neglectthem C.scoldthem D.beatthem
Ifachildgetsgoodmarksforsomecoursesandlowermarksforothers,aparentofahighneedachieverwill_____. A.criticizehimforthelowermarksandpraisehimforthegood B.praisehimandgivesomesuggestionsforfurtherimprovement C.praisehimforthegoodmarksandrewardhim D.criticizehimforthelowermarksandpunishhim
Thepassageismainlyabouttheroleof_____. A.rewardinpromotingtheirchildren’sstudy B.selfcontrolandindependenceinchildgrowth C.emotionalreactioninpromotingachievement D.praiseinpromotingdesiredbehavior
Passage2 Aquestionthathaspuzzledanthropologistsforyearswhethertheuniquelyhumanhabitofbipedalism(walkinguprightontwolimbs)developedsuddenlyamongourancientancestersoroccurredgraduallyovertime-receivednewattentioninSeptember1988.AnthropologistWilliamL.JungersofStateUniversityofNewYorkreportedevidencethataustralopithecines,humanlikecreatureswholivedbetween1millionand4millionyearsago,probablymovedinamannersimilartobothhumanbeingsandapes,suggestingthatbipedalismwasagradualdevelopmentinearlyhumanbeings.
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