第二十二講　推理判斷題

　　(1)(8 min.)

　　(2024·師大附中一模)Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family round table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member.

　　We listened to each other and the interest was not put-on; it was real. Our family was a unit and we supported each other, and nurtured each other, and liked each other, and — we were even willing to admit — we loved each other.

　　Today, the family round table has moved to the local fast-food restaurant and talk is not easy, much less encouraged.

　　Grandma, who used to live upstairs, is now

　　the voice on long distance, and the working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four-year-old.

　　So family conversation is as extinct as my old toys and parental questions such as “What have you been doing, Bobby？” have been replaced by “I'm busy, go to watch television.”

　　And watch TV they do; count them by the millions.

　　But it's usually not children's television that children watch. Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing.

　　Where are they to be found? Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch. That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p. m．， not fewer than a million until after midnight! All of this is done with parental permission.

　　Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some sense. When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner. When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off.

　　Not so the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!

　　Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed. Parents need to intervene. Nonintervention may be a wise policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be wise at all.

　　1. From the first two paragraphs one may infer that the writer's a attitude towards “the old days” is ______.

　　A. preferringB. hating

　　C. being tired of

　　D. disappointing

　　2. The working parent is not willing to listen to her (his) four-year-old child talking about his sandbox games because she (he) is ______.

　　A. boring

　　B. very tired

　　C. busy

　　D. angry

　　3. According to the writer, the responsibility for the kid's watching adult television and watching it for a long time should be undertaken by ______.

　　A. the television stations

　　B. the society

　　C. TV programs

　　D. their parents

　　4. If we use television with some ______， television can provide our young people with much knowledge.

　　A. instruction of experts

　　B. judgment of our own

　　C. direction of engineers

　　D. indication of teachers

　　5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

　　A. Parental nonintervention will not be praised.

　　B. Nonintervention may be a good policy in international affairs.

　　C. Parents must exercise some control and show some concern about the cultural influence on the children.

　　D. Parents need to intervene.

　　(2)(8 min.)

　　(2024·師大附中二模)Dallas Children's Theater Academy

　　Show Biz Summer 2024

　　Rosewood Center for Family Arts

　　5938 Skillman*Dallas, TX 75231 * (214) 978-0110

　　Important Information

　　* All classes are taught by DCT Theater Professionals!

　　* All Grade Levels indicated are for Fall 2024.

　　* Tuition Deposit required for registration.

　　* Tuition balance due on the first day of class. No tuition refunds (退款).

　　* DCT reserves the right to cancel any class; refunds made for cancellation.

　　* Please accompany student to first day of class.

　　* Registration begins one-half hour before class time.

　　* Questions? Call Nancy Schaeffer at (214) 978-0110 or e-mail nancy@dct.org

　　How to Register

　　MAIL: Fill out the form in this brochure.

　　* Be sure to list the class and group that you want & the dates.

　　* The registration form may be copied.

　　FAX: Complete the registration form and fax it to DCT at (214) 978-0118.

　　PHONE: Call (214) 978-0110.

　　WEB: Visit _www.dct.org_,_click on Academy Classes

　　Drama Days! — $175

　　Entering Grades: Group A: K Group B: 1st & 2nd Group C: 3rd — 5th

　　Mon. — Fri. 9: 30 a．m. — 1 p．m. June 2 — June 6

　　* Day One — come up with a character, work with your class to plan the play.

　　* Day Two — create the situations and scenes for your one-of-a-kind show!

　　* Day Three — rehearse (排演) your part.

　　* Day Four — pick a costume, get ready!

　　* Day Five — SHOWTIME — invite family and friends to your Friday Showcase!

　　* Bring a sack lunch and drink each day!

　　Laugh out Loud —$175

　　Entering Grades: 5＋Mon. — Fri.1: 30 p．m.—5: 00 p．m. June 23—June 27 Show Friday, June 27

　　* Do you like comedy? Try your hand at the world of comedy in the class just for you!

　　* Learn a comedy sketch from the old masters!

　　* Tell a joke! Learn why old jokes can be the best!

　　* Work with your class to put on a one-of-a-kind Comedy Show for family and friends!

　　Acting — Just Acting — $225

　　Group A: Entering Grades K; Group B: Entering Grades 1st — 2nd; Group C: Entering Grades 3rd — 4th; Mon. — Fri. 9: 30 a．m. — 2: 30 p．m.; Session Ⅰ： July 28 — Aug. 1; Session Ⅱ： Aug. 4 — Aug. 8; Session Ⅲ： Aug. 11 — Aug. 15 * Are you ready to challenge your acting skills and try something new?

　　* Start with the characters: Who are you? Be the star of your dreams.

　　* Become the character you've always wanted to be.

　　* Work with your class to create the plot.

　　* Get ready to present your show for family and friends on the final Friday!

　　Summer Scenes — $225

　　Entering Grades 5th and 6th; Mon. — Fri.9: 30 a．m — 2: 30 p．m.; Session Ⅰ： July 28 — Aug.1; Session Ⅱ： Aug.4 — Aug.8; Session Ⅲ： Aug.11 — Aug.15

　　* Do you want to be an actor?

　　* Improve your skills with instruction from professional actors & directors.

　　* Rehearse and perform scenes from your favorite plays.

　　* Develop characters and polish performances!

　　1. What is the purpose of the text?

　　A. To earn money from the introduction.

　　B. To attract readers to attend Summer Scenes.

　　C. To persuade readers to attend Show Biz Summer 2024.

　　D. To teach readers how to register for Show Biz Summer 2024.

　　2. If you want to attend Show Biz Summer 2024, you should be aware that ______.

　　A. there'll be no refunds in any case

　　B. tuition must be paid at least before June 2

　　C. registration begins half an hour after class time

　　D. students had better be accompanied on the first day

　　3. It can be inferred from the text that all the four one-week specials ______.

　　A. are intended for children aged below 7

　　B. are all held at Rosewood Center for Family Arts

　　C. will take place in June or July and last five days

　　D. need students to bring a sack lunch and drink each day

　　4. Which of the following classes suits those who want to be actors?

　　A. Summer Scenes.

　　B. Acting — Just Acting.

　　C. Laugh out Loud.

　　D. Drama Days!

　　5. Where is the text most probably from?

　　A. A newspaper.

　　B. An entertainment magazine.

　　C. A guide book.

　　D. Part of a brochure.

　　(3)(8 min.)

　　(2024·長郡中學月考六)Have you ever ripped a dollar bill by mistake? If so, perhaps you taped it back together. Sometimes money is damaged in more serious ways. Then it is not easy to fix. If you cannot repair paper money, you cannot use it. You have to send badly damaged money to a special government office in Washington, D. C.

　　The people who work in this office sit at long tables under bright lights. Their main tools are magnifying glasses and tweezers. Their job is to piece together the damaged bills. The workers try to find at least half of each of bill. Otherwise the government will not pay the owner for it.

　　This office is very busy. It handles about 30, 000 cases per year. People may wait a long time before their case comes up, but it's worth it. The service is free, and you may get your money back.

　　How is money damaged? Sometimes it is damaged in a fire. Then a person may have mostly ashes to send in. Sometimes money is damaged in a flood. Then the bills are faded and stuck together. People had sent money that had gone through the washing machine. Some bills have been chewed by animals. Others somehow got into blenders.

　　Also some people don't like banks, so they hid their money in unusual places. If bills are buried in cans, they sometimes get moldy. Mice often nibble at money hidden in attics and basements.

　　Once, a truck carrying money for a bank exploded. There was a big fire. The truck company sent in the remains of the bills. They were worth $2.5 million dollars. Thanks to the government workers, the company got a check for all the money.

　　1. If you cannot repair money, you cannot ______.

　　A. buy it

　　B. use it

　　C. hide it

　　D. send it

　　2. You can send badly damaged money to a government ______ in Washington, D. C.

　　A. bank

　　B. bill

　　C. office

　　D. tool

　　3. Workers find half of a bill so the government will ______.

　　A. pay the owner

　　B. fix the money

　　C. call the owner

　　D. take the job

　　4. Some people hide money because they don't like ______.

　　A. fires

　　B. checks

　　C. mice

　　D. banks

　　5. Thanks to the workers, the company was able to ______.

　　A. put out the fire

　　B. get the money back

　　C. write a check

　　D. buy the money back

　　(4)(8 min.)

　　(2024·十二校聯(lián)考二)Poetry Writing Classes Online

　　Consider it the caviar (魚子醬) of literature: tiny eggs with wonderful taste. Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years and there are those who still treasure its magnificence. If you hear mermaids singing or feel the wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few. Excellence in poetry is mysterious, but a quest(探索) is worth pursuing. In our courses, you will learn to control sound, structure, line, word, theme, etc. into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

　　LevelⅠ

　　Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop

　　Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and comment on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of poetry writing.

　　● Write two-six poems

　　● Lectures on basics of poetry craft

　　● Writing exercises

　　● Present work for critique(評論)(two times)

　　PoetryⅠ is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

　　Online Classes

　　Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365. Registration Fee $25.

　　Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

　　Starts New Lecture Location Time

　　July 6 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day

　　Aug. 17 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day

　　Oct. 5

　　Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day

　　● You can still enroll in this class!

　　Advanced

　　Poetry Writing 10-Week Workshop

　　Focusing on developing projects and receiving comment from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of publishable work. Begin or refine two-six poems.

　　● Lectures that expand on basics of poetry craft

　　● Writing Exercises

　　● Present work for in-depth critique (two times)

　　Online Classes

　　Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365. Registration Fee $25.

　　Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

　　Starts New Lecture Location Time

　　July 14 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day

　　Oct. 6 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day

　　● You can still enroll in this class!

　　1. You learn the following on Poetry Writing Classes Online EXCEPT ______.

　　A. where you can sell your poems

　　B. why it's worth seeking excellence in poetry

　　C. how to write a well-crafted poem

　　D. how to sharpen your skills in poetry

　　2. If you rejoin the online poetry writing classes, you should pay ______.

　　A. $390

　　B. $410

　　C. $395

　　D. $365

　　3. If you are a beginner, you can start the courses from ______.

　　A. July 14

　　B. Aug. 14

　　C. July 6

　　D. Oct. 6

　　4. In Advanced Poetry Writing Class, you are asked to ______.

　　A. lay steady foundations for the basis of poetry writing

　　B. hand in your poems getting ready for publication

　　C. make comments on the works of your classmates

　　D. give some lectures on basics of poetry craft

　　5. The passage is most probably from a ______.

　　A. newspaper advertisement

　　B. book review

　　C. scientific magazine

　　D. news report