1、大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 93（无答案）Section C0 So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hour
2、s spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.“Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the
3、 climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the word of printed language. Almost all of i
4、t is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest(追求)for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching i
5、nstructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.“When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of
6、failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.1 The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_.（A）it is one of the most
7、 difficult school courses（B） students spend endless hours in reading（C） reading tasks are assigned with little guidance（D）too much time is spent on teaching about reading2 The teaching of reading will be successful if_.（A）teachers can improve conditions at school for the students（B） teachers can ena
8、ble students to develop their own way of reading（C） teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading（D）teachers can make their teaching activities observable3 The word “scrutiny“(Line 3, Para. 3)most probably means “_“.（A）inquiry（B） observation（C） control（D）suspicion4 According to the passa
9、ge, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when_.（A）children become highly motivated（B） teacher and learner roles are interchange able（C） teaching helps children in the search for knowledge（D）reading enriches children s experience5 The main idea of the passage is that_.（A）teachers shoul
10、d do as little as possible in helping students learn to read（B） teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible（C） reading ability is something acquired rather than taught（D）reading is more complicated than generally believed5 Thoreau said education often made straight-cut ditches o
11、ut of twisting small streams. But not at the EcoDorm, which houses 36 undergraduates and is the spiritual heart of Warren Wilson College, a liberal-arts school of fewer than 1,000 students in Swannanoa, N.C.In recent years, colleges like Warren Wilson took a leading role in the sustainability moveme
12、nt, which seeks to develop a durable human relationship with the environment. More than 600 U.S. colleges and universities have signed up for a pledge to become carbon neutral. Ninety dorms are now LEED certified, the most widely accepted national standard for green design. The EcoDorm is one of onl
13、y two student residences that have LEED s highest rating.Two Warren Wilson students first proposed the dorm a decade ago. Undergraduates on the planning committee initially suggested that it be built with corncobs or straw. The design, by Asheville-based Samsel Architects, required compromisesas wel
14、l as a number of creative solutions. The wood used for building the walls was harvested from campus trees that were suffering from a certain disease. The kitchen cabinets were made from recycled fence posts. Rainwater is collected into a disused railway tanker car and pumped back into the house to c
15、lean the low-flow toilets. Two toilets, which convert decaying organic matter to fertilizer, are also available on the second floor; students shovel in wood chips after they use them. The EcoDorm consumes nearly two-thirds less electricity than would a conventional building of the same size.Margo Fl
16、ood, the executive director of Warren Wilsons Environmental Leadership Center, says those who apply to live there “see an integration between their actions and their values.“ They pledge not to use hair dryers. Their music does not have its sound made louder electronically. The residents plant and h
17、arvest scores of fruits and vegetables in their garden.The EcoDorms residents speak of the comfort of finding a home where their values are shared. “I didnt have to worry about paper towels being wasted or feeling bad about drying my clothes outside,“ Jeremy Lekich, a senior who oversees the dorms g
18、arden, says. “Basically, it has made my life easier.“6 What is the aim of the sustainability movement?（A）To persuade university to become carbon neutral.（B） To develop durable dorms for undergraduates.（C） To boost harmonious human-environment relationship.（D）To play a leading role in protecting envi
19、ronment.7 What do we learn about Warren Wilson College?（A）It has ninety LEED certified student residences.（B） It has one of the most sustainable dorms.（C） It established the first green student residences.（D）It can provide dorms for only a few students.8 The design by Asheville-based Samsel Architec
20、ts required compromises in_.（A）the electricity provided for the dorm（B） the means of collecting rainwater（C） the appearance design of the building（D）the building materials of the dorm9 What do the EcoDorm s residents have in common?（A）Their desire for comfort.（B） Their belief in the importance of ac
21、tions.（C） Their values on the environment.（D）Their ways of fulfilling their ideals.10 What is allowed to do in the EcoDorm?（A）Use hair dryers.（B） Dry clothes outdoors.（C） Play music loudly with electronic equipment.（D）Use electricity in the day time.10 College-bound American high school students usu
22、ally have some combination of parents, teachers, guidance counselors, or peers to support them in the tough process of applying to and beginning college. Unfortunately, adults who want to go to college particularly adults who have been out of school for a long timegenerally have no such support syst
23、em. “Adults have a much harder time starting out in college because, unlike regular students, they have adult obligationsraising children and working full time that often conflict with the demands of school,“ says Deepa Rao, a World Education expert. “Also, adults who have been out of school for a l
24、ong time may not be academically prepared for college level work. Some have little exposure to technologies like email and Internet research, which are an increasing part of college communication and courses. They may be unaware of available resources, such as financial aid, tutoring centers or ment
25、oring programs, and may be unfamiliar with terms such as bursar and prerequisite. And if you dont know where to begin or what to do once you do get there, it s easy to get overwhelmed and simply give up.“The challenges that working adults face when going to college inspired Deepa to develop a web pa
26、ge and website as part of World Educations National College Transition Network(NCTN), an online forum for technical assistance, news, and helpful resources for educators, policy makers, and others interested in adult learning. The new website is a counterpart(对应物 )to the NCTN, set up to guide adults
27、 who are considering college through the process of applying to and succeeding in school. The website is arranged like a college campus, with “buildings“ representing the sort of departments and classrooms housed on a college campus. Each building contains “classes“ that describe the admissions proc
28、ess, where to look for grants and scholarships, and lists resources, where an out-of-practice student can review reading, writing, and math. There are also lists of advice and resources to help students with their college life. Another helpful aspect of this interactive, multimedia site is its audio
29、 capacity: all texts can be read to the visitor. This particular feature is especially helpful for people with visual problems or learning-disabilities.The cycle of learning runs from cradle to grave, and World Education works to break down barriers to education for people of all ages, all over the
30、world.11 According to the passage, working adults find it difficult to start their college education because_.（A）they are too busy and academically unprepared（B） they have been out of school for quite a long time（C） tutoring resources in college are unavailable to them（D）they do not have enough mone
31、y for further education12 The comparison between adult students and regular students shows that_.（A）the latter are less prepared than the former（B） the latter have more problems than the former（C） the former have more problems than the latter（D）the former are no less prepared than the latter13 The p
32、urpose of the website is to_.（A）help adult students edit web pages（B） provide adult students with guidance（C） solve financial problems of adult students（D）enable students to repair computers by themselves14 The newly created website provides programs_（A）for regular college students only（B） for stude
33、nts interested in websites（C） for students including the disabled（D）for educators interested in adult learning15 The last paragraph shows that learning_.（A）involves difficulties（B） starts at ones birthplace（C） requires repeated efforts（D）is a lifelong process15 Housing officials say that lately they
34、 are noticing something different: students seem to lack the will, and skill, to address these ordinary conflicts. “We have students who are mad at each other and they text each other in the same room,“ says a teacher. “So many of our roommate conflicts are because kids dont know how to negotiate a
35、problem.“And as any pop psychologist will tell you, bottled emotions lead to silent seething(不满)that can boil over into frustration and anger. At the University of Florida, emotional outbursts occur about once a week, the universitys director of housing and residence education says. “It used to be:
36、Lets sit down and talk about it,“ he says, “Over the past five years, roommate conflicts have intensified. The students dont have the person-to-person discussions and they dont know how to handle them.“ The problem is most dramatic among freshmen; housing professionals say they see improvement as st
37、udents move toward graduation, but some never seem to catch on, and they worry about how such students will deal with conflicts after college.Administrators speculate that reliance on cell phones and the Internet may have made it easier for young people to avoid uncomfortable encounters. Why express
38、 anger in person when you can vent in a text? Facebook creates even more friction as complaints go public. “Things are posted on someone s wall on Facebook: Oh, my roommate kept me up all night studying,“ says Dana Pysz, an assistant director in the office of residential life at the University of Ca
39、lifornia, Los Angeles. “Its a different way to express their conflict to each other.“ In recent focus groups at North Carolina State University, dorm residents said they would not even confront noisy neighbors on their floor.Administrators point to parents who have fixed their childrens problems the
40、ir entire lives. Now in college, the children lack the skills to attend to even modest conflicts. Some parents continue to intervene on campus.16 What does the word “address“(Line 2, Para. 1)mean?（A）To speak to.（B） To deal with.（C） To make a formal speech.（D）To mark with a destination.17 What is the
41、 main reason of roommate conflicts?（A）Students text each other in the same room.（B） Students are always mad at each other.（C） Director of housing is responsible for that.（D）Students are not good at negotiating.18 According to the passage, we can conclude that cell phones and the Internet_.（A）make ou
42、r life more convenient（B） make it easier to have person-to-person communications（C） make it easier to take frustration out（D）enable students to avoid uncomfortable meetings19 What should parents do according to the passage?（A）They should intervene in their children s life on campus.（B） They should c
43、ultivate the independence of their children.（C） They should deal with their children s problems their whole lives.（D）They should teach their children how to deal with the smallest conflicts.20 The best title for the passage is_.（A）Student s Life in College（B） Students Failure to Communicate（C） Parent s Intervention in Their Children s Life（D）Teachers Concern about Students
