听力部分题目选自剑桥6Test3Section4ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.1.Accordingtothespeaker,itisnotclearA.WhenthefarmingeconomywasintroducedtoIreland.B.WhypeoplebegantofarminIreland.C.WheretheearlyIrishfarmerscamefrom.2.WhatpointdoesthespeakermakeaboutbreedinganimalsinNeolithicIreland?A.Theirnumbersmusthavebeenaboveacertainlevel.B.Theywereunderthreatfromwildanimals.C.Somespeciesdiedoutduringthisperiod.3.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthetransportationofanimals?A.Livestockwouldhavelimitedthedistancethefarmerscouldsail.B.Neolithicboatsweretooprimitivetohavebeenused.C.Probablyonlyafewbreedinganimalswereimported.4.WhatisthemainevidenceforcerealcropsinNeolithicIreland?A.TheremainsofburntgraininpotsB.ThemarksleftonpotsbygrainsC.ThepatternspaintedonthesurfaceofpotsCompletethesentencesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.STONETOOLS1.Ploughscouldeitherhavebeenpulledby____________orby______________.Thefarmersneededhomeswhichwerepermanentdwellings.2.Thecultivationofcropsaswellasthehusbandryoflivestockleadto_____________inpeople’slife.3.Inthefinalstagesofaxe-making,_______________and____________werenecessaryforgrindingandpolishing,soa________________maynotbeconsideredtobeaproperplace.4.Thetransportationofaxesindicatedthattherewasalinkbetween____________and________POTTERYMAKINGThecolonizersusedclaytomakepots.1.The____________ofthepotswasoftenpolishedto___________.2.Clayfrom_______________areaswasgenerallyused.3.Decorationwasonlyputaroundthe______________________oftheearlierpots.阅读部分(20min)EarlyChildhoodEducationNewZealand'sNationalPonyspokesmanoneducation,DrLockwoodSmith,recentlyvisitedtheUSandBritain.HerehereportsonthefindingsofhistripandwhattheycouldmeanforNewZealand'seducationpolicy.A'EducationToBeMore'waspublishedlastAugust.ItwasthereportoftheNewZealandGovernment'sEarlyChildhoodCareandEducationWorkingGroup.Thereportarguedforenhancedequityofaccessandbetterfundingforchildcareandearlychildhoodeducationinstitutions.Unquestionably,that'sarealneed;butsinceparentsdon'tnormallysendchildrentopre-schoolsuntiltheageofthree,arewemissingoutonthemostimportantyearsofall?BA13-yearstudyofearlychildhooddevelopmentatHarvardUniversityhasshownthat,bytheageofthree,mostchildrenhavethepotentialtounderstandabout1000words-mostofthelanguagetheywilluseinordinaryconversationfortherestoftheirlives.Furthermore,researchhasshownthatwhileeverychildisbornwithanaturalcuriosity,itcanbesuppresseddramaticallyduringthesecondandthirdyearsoflife.Researchersclaimthatthehumanpersonalityisformedduringthefirsttwoyearsoflife,andduringthefirstthreeyearschildrenlearnthebasicskillstheywilluseinalltheirlaterlearningbothathomeandatschool.Onceovertheageofthree,childrencontinuetoexpandonexistingknowledgeoftheworld.CItisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodolesswellinoureducationsystem.That'sobservednotjustinNewZealand,butalsoinAustralia,BritainandAmerica.Inanattempttoovercomethateducationalunder-achievement,anationwideprogrammecalled'Headstart'waslaunchedintheUnitedStatesin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthechildrenofpoorerfamiliessucceedinschool.Despitesubstantialfunding,resultshavebeendisappointing.Itisthoughtthattherearetwoexplanationsforthis.First,theprogrammebegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditattheageofthreewe...
