1、A Philistine is a full-grown person whose interests are of a material and commonplace nature, and whose mentality is formed of the stock ideas and conventional ideals of his or her group and time. 单选题 2分

2、And the crowds that listen to them are bored or ecstatic, depending largely on how long the candidates speak for. 单选题 2分

3、While the world is agog over international transmission of the swine flu, let me take teachable moment to remind people, animals bite back. 单选题 2分

4、When the smug vulgarian employs such great words as “Beauty”, “Love” “Nature”, “Truth”, and so no, they mean them. 判断题 2分

5、A philistine is usually characterized by either his desire for conformity or his snobbery. 判断题 2分

6、Personality is，to large extent, inherent --A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor lives of their children. One place where children soak up characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying:" Rejoice, we conquer!". By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all a youngsters change into 'B's. They would need types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management. According to the author, what factors contribute to the building of personality? 单选题 2分

7、Which of the following statements is not true according to the author of the passage? 单选题 2分

8、The phrase "soak up" is closest in meaning to（ ）. 单选题 2分

9、What attitude does the author hold toward examinations in schools? 单选题 2分

10、what suggestion does the author make concerning the management of schools? 单选题 2分

11、In his love for the useful, for the material goods of life, he becomes an easy victim of the advertisement business. 简答题 2分

12、The point is that they tend to appeal to the philistine5 s pride in possessing things whether silverware or underwear. 简答题 2分

13、On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Carke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone. At six o'clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-"a master key" perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn't go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait. It was just after four o'clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet. Why Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday? 简答题 2分

14、Why the wire feel to the floor? 简答题 2分

15、Why on the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out? 简答题 2分