A) Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to
concentrate on the separate symbols.
B) Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.
C) Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed
symbols.
D) Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.
22. In a single moment, a good reader picks up ________.
A) several words
B) several phrases
C) several sentences
D) several lines
23. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?
A) The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.
B) The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.
C) The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.
D) The eyes of a good reader move steadily.
24. One may have to read something a second time if ________.
A) there is enough time
B) one reads too fast
C) the passage is very long
D) one reads word by word
25. The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________.
A) word-by-word reading is highly inefficient
B) the pupil’s eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllables
C) pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when reading
D) finger pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaning
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every Industrialized country in the
world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting
observations have been made.
Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people’s
lives. It alters peoples’ ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains
(维持) modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations,
the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV
in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a
sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高) people into greater
understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.
The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both
the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in
America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented
with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio
programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time
within programs, but many actually produced the programs.
Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and
attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract
the largest viewing audience possible, to do so requires that the programs be entertaining
rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.
Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization
and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true
achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.
26. According to the author American television is poor in quality because ________.
A) advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas
B) it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radio
C) the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic
reasons
D) it is controlled by radio companies
27. The second paragraph is mainly about ________.
A) TV as the sustainer of American life
B) TV as the major transmitter of culture
C) the educational effect of TV on society
D) the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV
28. In the author’s view American TV should ________.
A) be critical but entertaining
B) be creative and educational
C) change with the development of society
D) attract as many viewers as possible
29. The author believes that television in the United States has become important to
most people because ________.
A) it promotes family unity
B) it helps them develop their speaking ability
C) it affects their life in many ways
D) it challenges society
30. The author’s attitude towards American television is ________.
A) critical
B) praising
C) doubtful
D) sympathetic
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
“... We are not about to enter the Information Age but instead are rather well into
it.” Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or
about thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only
twenty-one percent of all United States high schools owned one or more computers for
student use. In the fall of 1985, a new survey revealed that half of United States
secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational
experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students
become “computer literate (慢点…的).” “By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will
be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in
computer use will be compared to those who are print illiterate today.”
What is “computer literacy”?