(A)

　　不问年老年少,都可以养成好习惯和坏习惯。好习惯受益终身,坏习惯贻害无穷。因此,应当学好祛恶。

　　Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.

　　There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.

　　Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided(避免).

　　We should keep away from(远离) all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.

　　1. ________ are formed little by little.

　　A. Good habitsB. Bad habits

　　C. Both good habits and bad habits

　　D. Either good habits or bad habits

　　2. The underlined word "them" in the first paragraph refers to ________.

　　A. bad habits B. good habits

　　C. children D. other persons

　　3. Generally speaking, it's difficult for one ________ and easy for them ________ which should be avoided.

　　A. to form bad habits; to form good habits

　　B. to form good habits; to form bad habits

　　C. to form such habits as will be good; to get rid of bad habits

　　D. to get rid of bad habits; to form good habits

　　4. Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

　　A. Because habits are of great help to every one of us.

　　B. Because a man can never get rid of a habit.

　　C. Because it's hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits.

　　D. Because we are forced to do them again and again.

　　5. According to the passage, early rising ________.

　　A. has something to do with success

　　B. is an easily formed habit

　　C. is such a habit as should have been avoided

　　D. is such a habit as will be kept

　　答案与分析:

　　1.选C。细节理解题。由第一段得知:习惯,不论好坏都是逐步形成的。

　　2.选A。词义理解题。第一段最后一句告诉我们:年纪较大的人,有时会被坏习惯所毁掉。此句中的them指的就是bad habits。

　　3.选B。一般常识题。人们常说:"学坏容易,学好难。"文章第三段也说明了这个道理。

　　4.选C。因果关系题。好习惯为人希冀,坏习惯遭人唾弃。可坏习惯一旦形成,却很难改掉。所以,要十分注意莫让坏习惯形成。

　　5.选D。细节理解题。早起是一个好习惯,应当保持。

　　(B)

　　兴趣是最好的老师。出生于意大利北部的Maria Montessori是世界上最伟大的教师之一。她不仅知识渊博,而且在开发学生创造性思维方面有着非常可贵的经验。

　　The child of today owes much of its plea-

　　sant school life to the work of Maria Montessori and others who felt as she did.

　　Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in northern Italy. Both her parents were well educated.

　　While Maria was a student, she took great interest in the study of the particular nature of the child's mind. It came to her that small children should have freedom(自由) to learn.

　　Maria became a doctor and a professor at Rome University. In 1907, after working with backward students, she was given a chance to try out her ideas on children. There were sixty children, aged three to six, in the Children's House. The rooms were bright and colorful. Maria let the children make their own choice of what they wanted to do and work with their own speed. They became busy, peaceful and happy.

　　Maria Montessori was one of the world's great teachers. She traveled in Europe, America and Far East. She thought that true education, providing(提供) for the real needs of the child, would produce wise and happy grown-ups and therefore a peaceful world. Her original way of education has changed our whole idea of what childhood is.

　　Maria Montessori died in Holland at the age of eighty-two.

　　1. The short passage is mainly about .

　　A. the education of backward students

　　B. a new idea of education

　　C. the importance of proper education

　　D. the life of Maria Montessori

　　2. Maria traveled a lot in the world to .

　　A. teach the backward students

　　B. enjoy her life in real nature

　　C. spread her ideas of teaching

　　D. study the situation of education

　　3. In what way did Maria teach the children in the Children's House?

　　A. She taught them the best way of learning well.

　　B. She let them learn in a very pleasant way.

　　C. She taught them by showing them how to do things.

　　D. She just let them choose the most interesting subjects.

　　4. We learn from the passage that ________.

　　A. Maria left her homeland in order to study abroad

　　B. Maria didn't get married

　　C. Maria's own parents were her teachers

　　D. Maria fully understood the child's mind

　　5. Which of the following best explains why Maria was one of the world's great teachers?

　　A. She created a new way in teaching, which changed the old idea of children's education.

　　B. She taught the backward students very successfully and produced a peaceful world.

　　C. She showed great love for the children and trained them in a new way.

　　D. She taught backward students in many different countries and let them learn freely.

　　答案与分析:

　　1.D。通读全文后,显然可知文章是围绕Maria的一生进行描写的,故选D。

　　2.C。 文章第五段"Her original way of education has changed our whole idea of what childhood is."这句话表明:她独特的教育方法改变了我们所有的对儿童的看法,故选C。

　　3.B。从文章第四段中"Maria let the children make their own choice of what they wanted to do and work with their own speed. They became busy, peaceful and happy."可以得出答案为B。

　　4.D。文章中均没提及选项A、B、C,故选D。

　　5.A。文章第五段表明:她认为真正能够提供儿童所需的教育必将造就一批聪明、愉快的成年人乃至一个和平的世界。她独特的教育方法改变了我们所有的对儿童的看法,故选A。

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