People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed．It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive．

       Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions．They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors．There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed．As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory．The controversy is often referred to as “nature/nurture”．

       Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors．That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory．Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts．

       Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claimed that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act．A behaviorist, B．F．Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings．The behaviorists’ view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans’ respond to environmental stimuli as the basis of their behavior．

       Either of these theories cannot yet fully explain human behavior．In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes．That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain．

1．Which of the following statements would the supporters of the “nature” theory agree with?

       A．A person’s instincts have little effect on his actions．

       B．Environment is important in determining a person’s behavior and personality．

       C．Biological reasons have a strong influence on how we act．

       D．The behaviorists’ view correctly explains how we act．

2．Concerning the nature/nurture controversy, the writer of this article      ．

       A．supports the nature theory

       B．supports the nurture theory

       C．believes both are completely wrong

       D．thinks that the correct explanation of human behavior will take ideas from both theories．

3．In the United States, Black people often score below White people on intelligence tests．With this in mind, which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．Nature proponents would say that Whites are genetically superior to Blacks．

       B．Supporters of the nature theory would say that Whites score well because they have a superior environment．

       C．Behaviorists would say that Blacks often lack the educational and environmental advantages that Whites enjoy．

       D．Nurture proponents would disagree that Blacks are biologically inferior to Whites．

       The English have the reputation of being very different from all other nationalities．It is claimed that living on an island separated from the rest of Europe has much to do with it．Whatever the reasons, it may be fairly stated that the Englishman has developed some attitudes and habits distinguishing him from other nationalities．

Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, and reserved person among people he knows well．Before strangers he often seems inhibited, even embarrassed．You have only to witness a railway compartment any morning or evening to see the truth．Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing（打盹）in a corner, and no one speaks．An English wit once suggested to overseas visitors, "On entering a railway compartment shake hands with all the passengers．" Needless to say, he was not being serious．There is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, if broken, makes the person immediately the object of suspicion．

It is well known that the English seldom show openly extremes of enthusiasm, emotion etc．Of course, an Englishman feels no less than any other nationality．Imagine a man commenting on the great beauty of a young girl．A man of more emotional temperament might describe her as "a marvelous jewel", while the Englishman will flatly state "Um, she's all right．" An Englishman may recommend a highly successful and enjoyable film to friends by commenting, "It's not bad．" The overseas visitors must not be disappointed by this apparent lack of interest．They must realize that "all right", "not bad" are very often used with the sense of "first class", "excellent"．This special use of language is particularly common in English．

1．One explanation for the different character of English people is that ________．

A．they are geographically isolated from the European continent

B．they have nothing to do with the other Europeans

C．they like to keep quiet among their acquaintances

D．they tend to be reserved by nature

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討厭

．The word "inhibited" （Line 2, Para．2） in this passage probably means ________ ．

A．unable to have good manners

B．unable to express and relax freely

       C．a(chǎn)ble to act properly

       D．a(chǎn)ble to talk freely

3．According to the passage, on entering a railway compartment, an overseas visitor is expected to ________ ．

       A．inquire about the code of behavior in the train

       B．shake hands with all the passengers

       C．shake hands with the person he knows

       D．behave like an Englishman

4．The English way of commenting on something or somebody suggests that ________．

       A．the English are modest in most circumstances

       B．the English feel no less than any other nationality

       C．the English tend to display less emotion than they feel

       D．the English don't take a strong interest in making comment

請認真閱讀下面對話，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，在標有題號的右邊橫線上，寫出一個英語單詞的完整、正確形式，使對話通順。

M: What course will we take up （1）b_______ the subjects we learned last term, Miss Wang?

W: American literature, I think so．

M: Is it （2） d______ to learn?

W: Yes．But it is （3） u_______ for you to learn English and it' s interesting．

M: Is there any （4） d________ between American literature and British literature ?

W: The （5） h______ of American literature is very short, about 200 years．When it （6） f______ appeared in America, it was only a branch of British literature．（7） U_____ the War of Independence and the founding of the U．S．A．, American literature showed its （8） o_____ characteristics as a mirror reflecting the society．Therefore, American literature was formed and （9） d_______ at the time of the War of Independence．

M: That （10） s______ interesting．I' m sure all the class will like it．

實現(xiàn)有效的溝通，建立良好的人際關系，不僅要善于言表，更要學會傾聽。請你根據(jù)下面提供的信息，寫一篇題為 “Being a Good Listener” 的英文演講稿。

       為何傾聽：表示尊重，增進理解，建立良好的人際關系

       誰來傾聽：家長傾聽孩子理解孩子，消除代溝;老師傾聽學生了解學生，滿足需求;同學相互傾聽增進友誼，互幫互學

       怎樣傾聽：（請你聯(lián)系自己擬定內(nèi)容，列舉兩至三點。）

       注意：

       1、對所給要點，逐一陳述，適當發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯。

       2、詞數(shù)120左右。開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

       3、演講稿中不得提及考生所在學校及本人姓名。

Good afternoon, everyone．

       The topic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”．

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       Thank you for your listening!

Mary found herself looking forward more and more ________ the coming entrance examination．

A．to pass         B．to have passed        C．passing            D．to passing

----The two pairs of shoes are ______ the same size．

----But they are different ______ color．

A．of; from           B．of; in             C．in; from             D．in; in

The murderer ran away from his village, trying to avoid ______ by the police, but in vain．

A．to be caught         B．being caught         C．to be catching        D．to catch

Lily finally admitted ______ my umbrella by mistake．

A．to take         B．to have taken         C．having taken         D．have taken

But someday, all our hard work will______; we will attend the university of our choice and go on to have a great career．

A．turn out       B．pay off         C．work out       D．go out

This is a new ______ to language teaching, which can stimulate students’ interest to learn the language．

A．a(chǎn)pproach         B．means           C．method         D．way