12A.sendB.sendingC.to sendD.sent

A、10∶1

B、12∶1

C、14∶1

D、16∶1

A、12

B、190

C、240

D、60

A．1 44

B．1 2

C．2 4

D．0

In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the chil-dren happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago-so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interestedrather than giving them actual instruction.

The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co- operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for mak-ing people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of educa-tion. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.

According to the passage, the American elementary education is supposed to make children______.

A．sensible and sensitive

B．competitive and interested

C．curious and friendly

D．happy and co-operative

Advertisement can be thought of "as the means of making known in order to buy or sell goods or services". Advertisement aims to increase people's awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform. and to persuade. The media are all used to spread the message. The press offers a fairly cheap method, and magazines are used to reach special sections of the market. The cinema and commercial radio are useful for local market. Television, although more expensive, can be very effective. Public notices are fairly cheap and more permanent in their power of attraction. (78) Other ways of in creasing consumer interest are through exhibitions and trade fairs as well as direct mail advertisement.

(79) There can be no doubt that the growth in advertisement is one of the most striking features of the western world in this century. Many businesses such as those handling frozen foods, liquor, tobacco and medicines have been built up largely by advertisement. We might ask whether the cost of advertisement is paid for by the producer or by the customer. Since advertisement forms part of the cost of production, which has to be covered by the selling price, it is clear that it is the customer who pays for the advertisement. How ever, if large—scale advertisement leads to increased demand, production costs are reduced, and the customer pays less.

It is difficult to measure exactly the influence of advertisement on sales. When the market is growing, advertisement helps to in crease demand. When the market is shrinking, advertisement may prevent a bigger fall in sales than would occur without its support. (80) What is clear is that businesses would not pay large sums for advertisement if they were not convinced of its value to them.

Advertisement is often used to ______.

A．deceive customers

B．increase production

C．arouse suspicion

D．push the sale

If people are exposed to bright red, which of the following things does NOT happen?

A. They breathe faster.

B. They feel satisfied.

C. Their blood pressure rises.

D. Their hearts beat faster.

In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. (80) The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago-so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.

The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a Society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on cooperation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.

According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children ______.

A．sensible and sensitive

B．competitive and interested

C．curious and friendly

D．happy and cooperative

Can you imagine how you would feel if you fell dangerously ill and could not reach or call a doctor? Millions of people 【C1】______ the world are in this unfortunate 【C2】______ , living in distant places 【C3】______ there are no railways, no proper roads and no telephones. Thousands of 【C4】______ are lost every year 【C5】______ could have been saved if medical attention 【C6】______ in time. 【C7】______ today help could be brought quickly and easily 【C8】______ many of these people 【C9】______ full advantage was taken 【C10】______ the aeroplane. 【C11】______ country has proved this 【C12】______ than Australia. The Australians 【C13】______ greater use of the aeroplane than any 【C14】______ people in the world. In no other country 【C15】______ the total number of miles flown by the 【C16】______ person so high. In fact, it has been 【C17】______ that Australians jump into planes 【C18】______ people in other countries jump into trains and buses. It is not surprising, 【C19】______ that Australia should have been the first country 【C20】______ a Flying Doctor Service.

【C1】______

A．all over

B．through

C．on

D．within