2012考研英语阅读理解考前模拟题二.pdf

2012 考研英语阅读理解考前模拟题考研英语阅读理解考前模拟题 考研英语阅读理解考前模拟题考研英语阅读理解考前模拟题 卷二卷二 卷二卷二 Section ⅡⅡReading Comprehension ⅡⅡ Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text1 Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes: emoti onal reactions as well as logical thought processes affect the behavior of most people. “T he burnt child fears the fire” is one instance; another is the rise of despots like Hitler. B oth these examples also point up the fact that attitudes come from experience. In the one case the experience was direct and impressive; in the other it was indirect and cumulativ e. The Nazis were influenced largely by the speeches they heard and the books they read. The classroom teacher in the elementary school is in a strategic position to influence attitudes. This is true partly because children acquire attitudes from those adults whose wo rds are highly regarded by them. Another reason it is true is that pupils often devote their time to a subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never occurred to them before. To a child who had previously acquired little knowledge of Mexico his teachers method of handling such a uni