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单选题Punctuation makes the written language intelligible. It does the job, on the page, of the changes of pitch, pace and rhythm which make it possible to understand speech. Unsurprisingly, therefore, a requirement for some knowledge of how to punctuate makes an early appearance in an English curriculum. The trouble is, that necessary though punctuation is, the task of teaching it to children is considerably more challenging than it might appear. For example, it is possible that to instruct children about writing in sentences by telling them about full stops and capital letters is to court frustration and failure. The notion of the sentence as a statement—a free- standing chunk of information—is something that children come to gradually. As written work grows longer and more complicated, so the perception of sentence increases. Good teachers will, in their teaching of early writing, watch for the child's ability to compose in sentences, and then point out how the use of punctuation will define them more clearly. So, where, in all this, comes the mechanical definition of a sentence—that it needs a verb, for example? The pragmatic answer is that it comes nowhere at all. Adult writers do not, on the whole, look back at their sentences to make sure they contain verbs. We all surely feel our sentences intuitively. Most of the time, to be sure, they will contain verbs. Occasionally, though, they may not—and where's the harm? What is certain is that you cannot possibly use the grammatical rule as a tool with which to teach a seven-year-old about sentence-writing. The child can be nudged and helped towards writing in sentences, but on the whole he will not do it until he is ready. The point is that punctuation is an aid which the writer brings into play to illuminate an already formed idea. Before you can learn the punctuation, you have to know what you want to punctuate. Thus you teach capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to a child who is already writing sentences, questions and exclamations. The development of a child's writing will always be a step ahead of the punctuation, and to reverse the process in response, say, to the short-term demands of a curriculum is to put later progress at risk.

单选题 {{I}} Questions 22～25 are based on the following dialogue about driving.{{/I}}

单选题According to the first paragraph, the term "culture" refers to ______.

单选题The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modem standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale (更大规模的) development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why. Leading figures from the arts circle have come togther to fight for the 21-year-old theatre. Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said: "If they have to tear it down it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart." John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. "There's a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes." Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. "It's silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They're going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre." Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said: "The Secombe has played an out- standing role in the cultural life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists' workshops, and performances." Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerslake said: "At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress./

单选题{{I}}Questions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题It can be inferred from the passage that stages of sleep are primarily classified according to ______.

单选题What are the two speakers talking about?

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单选题{{I}} Questions 15-18 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 15-18.{{/I}}

单选题Nothing impresses quite like a handwritten personal note. Textbooks on business management stress that point, but writing anything in longhand takes time, and busy people never have enough of that. It occurred to Prannoy Roy, India's leading pollster and the founder of small New Delhi-based software firm called Statart Software, that computers could be taught to do the job. Two years ago, Roy brought together several young software engineers to see if a computer could provide the personal touch of a handwritten note by imitating a person's script. The answer will be on computer-shop shelves across the U. S. this month: a program called MyScript, which will sell for $199. Roy, who is applying for a U. S. patent, is convinced that MyScript is the first program of its kind. It is also one of the first Indian computer programs—if not the very first—to go on the market in the U. S. Several American companies, including Texas Instruments and Hewlett Packard, entered into software-development ventures with Indian firms during the 1980s. MyScript works by using a hand scanner to enter a sample of a person's writing, at first just a few words plus the alphabet. "If you have bad handwriting," says Roy, "this is great. You only have to write well once." After that, whenever the person types a letter, it will appear on the screen in his or her hand. The completed note or letter is printed out on a laser or a dot matrix printer, or by a pen plotter. To make the product look as spontaneous as a handwritten letter, the software inserts random discrepancies in word spacing and margins. It also allows editing onscreen to add such touches as crossed-out words or marginal notes. To appeal to the U.S. market, Roy enlarged the script to suit sprawling American handwriting. Roy believes MyScript's appeal will extend from home use to business and public life. At least one politician is studying its possibilities: Rajiv Gandli, India's former Prime Minister and a committed computer bug.

单选题Questions 8-10 are based on the following monologue.