2018年茂名一模英语试题

Two heads are better than one. It means that two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person alone. But not everyone likes working in a group.

There can be a number of reasons why people dislike group work. Some may feel nervous or uneasy in group situations. Others might have had a bad experience with individuals who did not work well as a team. Another comment is that teachers or instructors fail to provide roles for group members. This may create a situation where everyone or no one wants to lead. Whatever the issue, the result is the same: the group does not realize its goal.

Cooperative (合作的) learning is an educational method that can help to solve this problem. There are many methods of cooperative learning. Today we will talk about one: giving each person in a small group a specific duty to reach a shared goal. For example, if learners are divided into groups of four people each, their roles might be: leader, writer, checker and speaker. This structure helps ensure that everyone takes part equally in group work and allows each member to play a meaningful part in completing the shared goal.

Before dividing learners into groups, it is a good idea for the teacher or club’s instructor to first have knowledge about the language skill levels of participants. The goal is to make each group a mixture of higher- and lower-level language learners. Putting too many people with similar skill levels together could make the work too difficult or easy. Role cards can be a helpful tool in this method of cooperative learning. Their purpose is to remind learners of each person’s role.

Before the cooperative activity, the role of the teacher or activity instructor is to explain two things to the group: the main job for the activity and how the cooperative roles work. The person in charge may appoint these roles or let the English learners choose them. Then, during the activity, the instructor’s job is to watch the groups and provide more guidance when needed. After the activity, the instructor may wish to provide feedback to groups on their work and their use of cooperation.

With this cooperative learning method, you can say that four heads are better than just one.

32. What’s the outcome if people do not enjoy group work?

A. The aim of the group can not be achieved.

B. Specific roles will be given to group members.

C. Group members will feel at ease in groups.

D. Group members will fail to work individually.

33. Why does the teacher need to know about those who take part in the activity?

A. To find out language learners with similar levels.

B. To clarify higher- and lower-level language learners.

C. To combine learners with different language levels.

D. To increase the difficulty in finishing the work.

34. Which of the following is TRUE about the role of instructors?

A. To offer group members timely help at each step.

B. To listen to the response from group members.

C. To help the English learners choose their favourite roles.

D. To make clear about the task and working principles of the roles.

35. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Two Heads Are Better than One.

B. Cooperation Is a Must in Learning.

C. Group Work Makes a Great Difference to Learners’ Achievement.

D. Cooperative Learning Contributes to the Success of Group Work.

【答案解析】

32.A 细节理解题。题干问的是outcome（结果），根据第二段的 “the result is the same: the group does not realize its goal（实现它的目标）.”可知，A选项 “The aim（目标） of the group can not be achieved（实现）”正确。

33.C 细节理解题。根据第四段的 “ have knowledge about（了解） the language skill levels of participants（参加者）”和 “The goal（目的） is to make each group a mixture（混合体） of higher- and lower-level language learners.”可知，C选项 “combine learners with different language levels（把有着不同语言水平的学习者组合在一起）”正确。干扰项B项里的“clarify”意为 “澄清，阐明”，不符合文意，故排除B。

34.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“the role of the teacher or activity instructor is to explain two things to the group: the main job for the activity and how the cooperative roles work（合作的角色是如何运作的）. ”可推知，D选项“make clear about（使清楚）the task and the roles’ working principle（角色的运作原理）”正确，故选D。选项A中的“at each step” 与原文 “provide more guidance（指导） when needed”不符，故排除A。选项B中的“listen to the response”意为“听取回应” ，与原文倒数第二段的“provide feedback to groups（提供反馈给小组）”不符，故排除B。选项C中的“choose their favourite（最喜欢的）roles” 与原文 “may appoint（任命） these roles or let the English learners choose them”不符，故排除C。

35. D 主旨大意题。根据文章前三段的描述和第三段的第一句 “Cooperative (合作的) learning is an educational method that can help to solve this problem.”点出中心，接下来几个段落都是围绕Cooperative learning如何促进小组合作的，以及文章最后一段的总结，可知选项D“Cooperative Learning Contributes to（促进） the Success of Group Work”正确，故选D。A选项这句谚语仅仅作为引入作用，不是文章讨论中心，故排除A；B选项意为“合作是学习的必须条件”，C选项意为“小组合作对学习者的成就有很大的影响”，均没有点出文章主要讨论的合作学习促进小组合作，偏离文章讨论的中心，故排除B和C。

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