【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 with his relatives C. asked her to return to work D. got home from hospital alone 29. The children hid notes in their grandparents39。 home in order to_______ A. follow a family tradition B. play jokes on their grandparents C. show their gifts to their grandparents D. make their grandparents feel pleasantly surprised 30. Follow the family tradition, the author A. She called her father regularly. B. She wrote some notes to her father . C. She bought all kinds of vitamins to her father. D. She hid some notes upstairs under her father39。s pillow. 31. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. The writer believed that a family tradition was not good. B. The writer enjoyed talking with her father. C. The writer tried to fort her father with love. D. The writer thanked her children for looking after her father. D We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday munication with friends and coworkers. Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor. Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are pared. Typically, the original message has changed. That’s what happens in dail y life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping it with their personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know. This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as a fact by another, who mat in turn be quoted by yet another。 and this process my continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts. to the passage, passive learning may occur in _________. A. doing a medical experiment B. solving a math problem C. visiting an exhibition D. doing scientific reasoning 33. The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to _________. A. active learning B. knowledge C. munication D. passive learning author mentions the game Rumor to show that _________. A. a message may be changed when being passed on B. a message should be delivered in different ways C. people may have problems with their sense of hearing D. people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor 35. what can we infer from the passage? A. Active learning is less important. B. Passive learning may not be reliable C. Active learning occurs more frequently. D. Passive learning is not found among scholars. 第二節(jié) （共 5小題，每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。 You usually have a tight schedule and extremely busy with classes, homework, youth groups, hobbies, family and friends. And being busy probably isn’t the only thing going on in your life. 36 . Sometimes it’s just too much to handle, and stress moves slowly into your life. Here are some ideas to help you balance your life and reduce stress. 37 Certain practices can reduce stress hormones(荷爾蒙 ). These include remaining in a silent state and listening to music you find calming. Dr. Kathleen Hall, founder of the Stress Institute, also remends using positive affirmations(肯定 ): “Repeating a positive affirmation when you are stressed reduces the production of stress hormones. Create an affirmation you love, such as, “ ‘I am strong。 I am in control。 everything has a purpose.’ ” Interact(互動 ) Sometimes when we’re stressed, we want to separate ourselves from others. 38 .This could mean hanging out with a friend or getting involved in a group. Exercise Sports are a great way to reduce stress. 39 . Try different physical activities until you find one you enjoy: swimming, biking, hiking, etc. Eat healthily 40 . To cut down on stress, always start your day with breakfast. Also, eat more fish and nuts, and vitamin B6, found in bananas, turkey, brown rice and