Because he wrote his name so that it could be read easily, John Hancock has a place in the dictionary.

    John Hancock was a wealthy man who helped the patriots in the American Revolution. He was president of the Continental Congress. He was also governor of Massachusetts and one of the first men of sign the Declaration of Independence. Yet he is remembered best for his large signature.

    The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without his glasses. Hancock’s signature on the Declaration is four the three-quarter inches long—an inch longer than his usual signature.

    Today John Hancock can be used to mean any person’s signature.

1. The passage is mainly about______________.

A. the American Revolution

B. John Hancock’s handwriting

    C. how an American expression began

    D. signing the Declaration of Independence

2. Hancock is remembered best because he________.

    A. was governor of Massachusetts

    B. helped the patriots in the Revolution

    C. signed his name in large letters

    D. was president of the Continental Congress

3. According to the dictionary, a John Hancock is a________.

    A. governor                          B. man who sign petitions

C. strong patriot                      D. person’s signature

 

V. 信息匹配：（共5题，每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下列短文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息：

A．When I take notes I always rewrite them. I also add things as I go, especially from the readings that I feel are important. This helps me remember things better and as I look things up in the text and add notes, it brings a deeper understanding of the material.

B．When I have to learn a new word, I write down the word and its meaning in the back of my notebook. Then I make sure to use the word at least 7 times in the next week. I put a check next to the word each time I use it to be sure. This way I can remember that word better.

C．I sit in the front of the classroom. That way there are no distractions between me and the teacher. The further back you sit, the more kids there are in front of you who can distract you.

D．I watch my teachers carefully for clues about what’s most important. Some start moving around a lot, some raise their voice, and some start moving their hands about. When this happens, I write down what they’re saying in my notebook.

E. Here are some tips on how to create a good study environment: Find a place to study and keep it for study only. Tool-up the environment with all study needs. Control the noise level at acceptable levels. Avoid relaxing while working.

F. When I work on math problems, I write each step as I do it. This makes me think carefully about what I am doing. If the answer doesn’t seem right, I can go back through the steps I wrote to see where I went wrong.

阅读下列学习方面的问题，并与上面的经验相匹配。

51. I love learning new words, but I’m confused about how to remember them well. Whenever I meet a new word, I look it up in the dictionary for its meaning and write it down. However, a few days later, I’ll forget what the word means. It’s really a headache.

52. I can’t concentrate on what the teacher says in class. I sit at the back of the classroom. What the students in the front row do always attracts my attention. I’m wondering if anyone else has the same problem.

53.  It’s impossible to write down everything the teacher says in my notebook. I have been told to take down the important points, but how can I tell which points are important?

54. I take good notes in class. I’m curious to know how to make good use of these notes to improve my understanding. I’m often confused about how to deal with the notes.

55. I enjoy studying at home at night or over the weekend. But sometimes I just can’t focus. I think it’s the study environment that makes me not feel like studying. Who can tell me how to improve the study environment?

 

If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause to exist something each of us does daily”．

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings．It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world．This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）,as well as taste, when we plan a meal．Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss．

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things．If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining（重组） the old in new ways．”For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph．

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results．To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another．

These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities．

1.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

A．To prepare for a meal．

B．To arrange the furniture in a special way．

C．To buy some books from a bookstore．

D．To“write”a letter with the computer．

2.“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________．

A．a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things  

B．a new thing is only a tale

C．we can seldom create new things

D．we can hardly see really new things in the world

3.What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

A．It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to use it in practice．

B．To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing．

C．A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor．

D．One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice．

4.The best title for this passage is__________．

A．How to Develop One’s Creativity

B．What Is Creativity

C．The Importance of Creativity 

D．Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing

 

 If you don’t use a dictionary. What should you do instead? The first thing you can do is trying to guess what the word means. Often the surrounding context gives a very clear idea of the meaning of the word. Even if you can’t work out the meaning exactly, you may be able to get a vague idea, enough to enable you to continue reading.

Sometimes It is impossible to guess the meaning of a word from the context and then you will have to decide whether the word is important enough to make it worthwhile stopping and looking it up in a dictionary or whether you can just pass it by.

Many times in your reading, you will come across words which you don’t know, but which do not prevent you from understanding all the main points of the text. You can made your dictionary use much more efficient if you only look up the words which are necessary to understand the text. and this means that you must develop the skill to decide whether the words are worth looking up.

1.The passage mainly tells us in our reading what we would do          .

A．without knowledge of English                                 

B．when we look up words in a dictionary

C．when we are guessing new words                         

D．without using a dictionary

2.What does the underlined word “vague” mean?

A．Mysterious.         B．Not clear.         C．Exact.             D．Important.

3.In our reading some words we don’t know          .

A．help us to understand the text well                       

B．don’t prevent us from understanding the main points of the text

C．will be remembered forever

D．are borrowed from other languages

4.In this passage the writer          .

A．advised us to use the dictionary as much as possible

B．told us not to be discouraged by the sight of a dictionary

C．gave us some advice on how to deal with these unknown words

D．introduced some ways to take notes in the course of reading

 

If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause to exist something each of us does daily”．

       We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings．It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world．This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture（质地）,as well as taste, when we plan a meal．Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss．

       A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things．If we believe the expression,“There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining（重组） the old in new ways．”For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph．

       A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results．To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another．

       These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities．

Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

       A．To prepare for a meal．                

       B．To arrange the furniture in a special way．

       C．To buy some books from a bookstore．

       D．To“write”a letter with the computer．

“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________．

       A．a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things  

       B．a new thing is only a tale

       C．we can seldom create new things            

       D．we can hardly see really new things in the world

What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into

    practice?

       A．It’s more difficut to create a new thought than to use it in practice．

       B．To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing．

       C．A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor．

       D．One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice．

The best title for this passage is__________．

       A．How to Develop One’s Creativity         

       B．What Is Creativity

       C．The Importance of Creativity        

       D．Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing