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A man who knows a bit about carpentry (木工术) will make his table more quickly than the man who does not. If the instructions are not very clear, or the shape of a piece is puzzling his experience helps him to conclude that it must fit there, or that its function must be that. In the same way, the reader's sense and experience helps him to predict what the writer is likely to ,say next; that he must be going to say this rather than that. A reader who can think along with the writer in this way will find the text.

This skill is so useful that you may wish to make your students aware of it so that they can use it to tackle difficult texts. It does seem to be the case that as we read we make hypotheses (假设) about what the writer intends to say; these are immediately modified by what he actually does say, and are replaced by new hypotheses about what will follow. We have all had the experience of believing we were understanding a text until suddenly brought to a halt by some word or phrase that would not fit into the pattern and forced us to reread and readjust our thoughts. Such occurrences lend support to the notion of reading as a constant making and remaking of hypotheses.

If you are interested in finding out how far this idea accords with (符合) practice, you may like to try out the text and questions. To do so, take a piece of card and use it to mask the text. Move it down the page, revealing only one

t a time. Answer the question before you go on to look at the next section. Check your prediction against what the text actually says, and use the new knowledge to improve your next prediction. You will need to look back to earlier parts of the text if you are to make accurate prediction, for you must keep in mind the general organization of the argument as well as the detail within each sentence. If you have tried this out, you have probably been interested to find how much you can predict, though naturally we should not expect to be right every time -- otherwise there would be no need for us to read.

Conscious use of this technique can be helpful when we are faced with a part of the text that we find difficult: if we can see the overall pattern of the text, and the way the argument is organized, we can make a reasoned guess at the next step. Having an idea of what something might mean can be a great help in interpreting it.

The author uses the examples of carpentry and reading to show______.

A．the importance of making prediction

B．the similarity in using one's senses

C．the necessity of making use of one's knowledge

D．the most effective method in doing anything

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Computer Mouse

The basic computer mouse is an amazingly clever invention with a relatively simple design that allows us to point at things on the computer and it is very productive. Think of all the things you can do with a mouse like selecting text for copying and pasting, drawing, and even scrolling on the page with the newer mice with the wheel. Most of us use the computer mouse daily without stopping to think how it works until it gets dirty and we have to learn how to clean it. We learn to point at things before we learn to speak, so the mouse is a very natural pointing device. Other computer pointing devices include light pens, graphics tablets and touch screens, but the mouse is still our workhorse.＜br＞

The computer mouse was invented in 1964 by Douglas Engle hart of Stanford University. As computer screens became more popular and arrow keys were used to move around a body of text, it became clear that a pointing device that allowed easier motion through the text and even selection of text would be very useful. The introduction of the mouse, with the Apple Lisa computer in 1983,really started the computer public on the road to relying on the mouse for routine computer tasks.＜br＞

How does the mouse work？ We have to start at the bottom, so think upside down for now. It all starts with the mouse ball. As the mouse ball in the bottom of the mouse rolls over the mouse pad, it presses against and turns two shafts. The shafts are connected to wheels with several small holes in them. The wheels have a pair of small electronic light-emitting devices called light-emitting diodes (LED) mounted on either side. One LED sends a light beam to the LED on the other side. As the wheels spin and a hole rotates by, the light beam gets through to the LED on the other side. But a moment later the light beam is blocked until the next hole is in place. The LED detects a changing pattern of light, converts the pattern into an electronic signal, and sends the signal to the computer through wires in a cable that goes out of the mouse body. This cable is the tail that helps give the mouse its name. The computer interprets the signal to tell it where to position the cursor on the computer screen.＜br＞

So far we have only discussed the basic computer mouse that most of you probably have or have used. One problem with this design is that the mouse gets dirty as the ball rolls over the surface and picks up dirt. Eventually you have to clean your mouse. The newer optical mice avoid this problem by having no moving parts.

Most computer users want to know how the computer mouse works. 查看材料

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B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

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B.that

C.what

D.when

it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that

A．It helps develop our personalities.

B．It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge.

C．It makes our life more interesting.

D．It brings about changes in our lifestyle.

Which of the following statement is true？

A．Shyness helps us to live up to our full potential.

B．Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.

C．Shyness block our chances to a rich life.

D．Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？

A．Fear helps us to be careful about our surroundings.

B．Anger may stimulate us to make greater efforts.

C．Happiness inspires us to continue what we are doing.

D．Anger tends to do us more harm than good.

A．What chemicals tears are composed of.

B．Whether crying really helps us feel better.

C．Why some people tend to cry more often than others.

D．How tears help people cope with emotional problems.

From the text, we can infer that ______.

A．some computers don't have system software

B．software such as Winword, Excel and Foxpro focus on a single task

C．for a computer to perform a useful task, both the system and application software are inevitable

D．language software helps people to learn a language

Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A．Shyness helps us to live up to our full potential.

B．Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.

C．Shyness blocks our chances for a rich life.

D．Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.