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江蘇省2001年普通高校專轉(zhuǎn)本統(tǒng)一考試

英語試卷

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至14頁兩卷滿分100分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘。

第一卷（共70分）

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PartIReadingComprehension(40%,40minutes)

Direction:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberof

comprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Then,markyouranswer

byblackeningthecorrespondingletterOntheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedStates?You'llget

areplyfromhimwritteninink,nottypedafteronlyafewdays.

ThePresidentgetsabout4000letterseveryweek.Heanswerseveryonewhowritestohim

onspecialWhiteHousePaper.Buthedoesn'tneedalotoftimeforit.Infact,heonlygives20

minutesaweektolookingathispersonalcorrespondence.Hehasthemostmodernsecretaryin

worldtohelphim.

It'scomputer;worth￡800000,whichhasitsownroomsonthefirstflooroftheWhiteHouse.

IthasabankofelectronicpenswhichwritelikethePresidentwrites,inhisfavoritelightblueink.

EachletterthePresidentreceivesgetsanumber;accordingtothetypeofansweritneeds.The

pensthenwritethecorrectreplyforit,accordingtothenumber.Eachlettertakeslessthana

secondtowrite.AWhiteHouseofficialsaid,"It'snotimportantthattheletterscomefroma

computer.EachlettersayswhatthePresidentwantstosay.”

1.forareplyfromthePresident.

A.YouhavetowaitalongtimeB.Youhavetowaitatleastonemonth

C.YouonlyhavetowaitseveraldaysD.Youonlyhavetowaitafewweeks

2.ThereplyfromthePresident.

A.isalwaysprintedB.isalwayswritteninink

C.isalwaystypedD.isalwayswrittenbyhimself

3.Ittakesthecomputertowritetenletters.

A.nomorethantensecondsB.lessthantenseconds

C.alittlemorethantensecondsD.atleastonesecond

4.Thecomputercanbedescribedas.

此頁面為原始試卷頁面，本資料因版面排版，與原始試卷不一致，但內(nèi)容相同。以卜類同。

A.expensivebutefficientB.heavyandinefficient

C.possessingabeautifulhandwritingD.thePresident'smostreliablesecretary

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.thePresidentneverreadsanyletterswrittentohimbyordinarypeople

B.thePresidenthiresaveryefficientsecretarytodealwithhiscorrespondence

C.thePresidentdoesnotreallycareaboutthelettershereceiveseveryweek

D.thePresidentisassuredthatthecomputerexpresseshisviewsintheletters

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inordertolearntobeone/strueselfitisnecessarytoobtainawideandextensive

knowledgeofwhathasbeensaidanddoneintheworld;criticallytoinquireintoit;carefullyto

considerit;clearlytoanalyzeit;andearnestlytocarryitout.

Itmattersnotwhatyoulearn,butwhenyouoncelearnathing,youmustnevergiveitup

untilyouhavemasteredit.itmattersnotwhatyouinquireinto,butwhenyouonceinquireintoa

thing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavethoroughlyunderstoodit.itmattersnotwhatyou

trytothinkof,butwhenyouoncetrytothinkofathing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhave

gotwhatyouwant.itmattersnotwhatyoutrytocarryout,butwhenyouoncetrytocarryouta

thing,youmustnevergiveitupuntilyouhavedoneitthoroughlyandwell.

Ifanothermansucceedsbyoneeffort,youwilluseahundredefforts.Ifanotherman

succeedsbytenefforts,youwilluseathousand.

6.Accordingtotheauthor;firstofallonemust.

A.analyzeB.inquireC.obtainknowledgeD.act

7.Accordingtotheauthor,.

A.LearningisnotimportantB.Knowledgemeanslittle

C.ThinkingisnotnecessaryD.Itisnotimportantwhatwelearn

8.Theendoflearningshouldbe.

A.ThoughtB.MasteryC.InquiryD.Analysis

9.Accordingtotheauthor;anotherman'ssucceedsshould.

A.MakegreatereffortsB.Notbetakenintoconsideration

C.MakeusnervousD.Causeonetostoptrying

10.Theauthorimpliesbutdoesnotsaythat.

A.Thewaytoknowledgeisthroughspecialization

B.Onehastoknoweverythingtobesuccessful

C.Successdependsnotsomuchonnaturalabilityasitdoesoneffort

D.Successinone'sprofessionisleastimportantinone'slife

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

About70millionAmericansaretryingtoloseweight.Thatisalmost1outofevery3people

intheUnitedStates.Somepeoplegoondiets.Thismeanstheyeatlessofcertainfoods,

especiallyfatsandsugars.Otherpeopleexercisewithspecialequipment,takedietpills,oreven

havesurgery.Losingweightishardwork,anditcanalsocostalotofmoney.Sowhydosomany

peopleintheUnitedStateswanttoloseweight?

ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryaboutnotlookingyoungandattractive.Formany

people,lookinggoodalsomeansbeingthin.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealth.Many

doctorssaybeingoverweightisnothealth.ButareAmericansrallyfat?

Almost30millionAmericansweighatleast20percentmorethantheiridealweight.Infact,

theUnitedStatesisthemostoverweightcountryintheworld.Z/ThestoredfatofadultAmericans

weighs2.3trillionpounds/saysUniversityofMassachusettsanthropologist（人類學家）George

Armelagos.Hesaysburningoffthatstoredenergywouldproduceenoughpowerfor900,000cars

togo12,000miles.

Losingweightishardwork,butmostpeoplewanttofindafastandeasywaytotakeofffat.

Bookstoresselllotsofdietbooks.Thesebookstellreadershowtoloseweight.Eachyear,dozens

ofnewbookslikethesearewritten.Eachoneboaststohelppeopletogetridoffat.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionedasawayoflosingweight?

A.Toeatlessfatsandsugars

B.Totakemuchexercise

C.Tohavesurgery

D.Toworkhard

12.ManyAmericansaretryingtoloseweightbecause.

A.theywanttolookattractive

B.theywanttokeepfit

C.theyaremisledbydoctors

D.bothAandB

13.Thefiguresgiveninthethirdparagraphsuggestthat.

A.Americansaredependentoncars

B.Carsconsumealotofmoney

C.Americansneedlosingweight

D.Excessoffatcanbesourceofenergy

14.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.dietbooksarenotalwayseffective

B.dietbooksareusuallyhelpful

C.therearelotsofwaysoflosingweight

D.bookstoresarekeepingtheirpromises

15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.peoplethinktoomuchoftheirappearance

B.thereisnotasurewayoflosingweightasyet

C.surgeryisthefastestwayoflosingweight

D.goingondietisasafewayoflosingweight

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

IrecentlywroteanautobiographyinwhichIrecalledmanyoldmemories.Oneofthemwas

frommyschooldays,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber;wouldpickoutwordsfromthe

Reader'sDigesttotestourvocabulary.

Today,morethan45yearslater;Ialwayscheckout“ItpaystoEnrickYourWordPower“first

whentheDigestcomeseachmonth.Iamimpressedwiththatidea,wordpower.Reader'sDigest

knowsthepowerthatwordshavetomovepeopletoentertain,informandinspire.TheDigest

editorsknowthatthebidwordisn'talwaysthebestword.Takejustoneexample,aQuotable

QuotefromtheFebruary1985issue:Z/Timeisaplayfulthing.Itslipsquicklyanddrinkstheday

likeabowlofmilk.”

Nineteenwords,onlytwoofthenmorethanonesyllable,yethowmuchtheyconvey!That's

usuallyhowitiswithReader'sDigest.Smallandsimplecanbeprofound.

AschairmanofafoundationtorestoretheStatueofLiberty,I'vebeenmakingalotof

speecheslately.Itrytokeepthenfairlyshort.Iusesmallbutvividwords:wordslike"hope",

"guts","faith","dreams”.Thosearewordsthatmovepeopleandsaysomuchaboutthespiritof

America.

Don'tgetmewrong.Tmnotagainstusingbigwords,whenitisrighttodoso,butIhavealso

learnedthatasmallwordcanworkasmallmiracle—ifit'stherightword,intherightplace,at

therighttime.It'sa"secret"thatIhopeIneverforget.

16.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.oneofthemanyoldmemories

B.usingsimplewordstoexpressprofoundideas

C.Reader'sDigestandschoolspeeches

D.Howtomakeeffectivespeeches

17.ItseemsthatReader'sDigestisamagazinepopularwith.

A.peopleofallage

B.teenagers

C.schoolteachers

D.elderlyreaders

18.Theexampletheauthorgivesinthesecondparagraphmightmean.

A.onespendshisdayplayinganddrinking

B.don'twasteyourtimeasonedose

C.timeslipseasilyifyoudon'tmakegooduseofit

D.timeisjustlikedrinkingmilkfromabowl

19.Theauthor's"secret"is.

A.toavoidusingbigwordsatanytime

B.tousewordsthathavethepowertomovepeople

C.toworkamiraclebyusingasmallword

D.tousesmallandsimplewordswherepossible

20.Accordingtotheauthor;well-chosenwordscangivepeople.

A.hope,courage,andideas

B.confidence,determination,andstrength

C.pleasure,knowledge,andencouragement

0.entertainment,information,andpower

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20%,25minutes)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisprovidedwithfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbest

completesthesentence.Then,markyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.

21.It'sstillinthemorning.Thereisn'tintheoffice.

A.anyoneB.everyoneC.nobodyD.anypeople

22.isnotknownthattheydiscussedinthemeeting.

A.ThatB.HeC.ThisD.It

23.Thebestnewsbrokeherandshehasbeengloomyeversince.

A.feelingsB.emotionsC.mindD.heart

24.Heismuchofagentlemantofight.

A.soB.asC.veryD.too

25.Notuntilthistermtorealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareer

asadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

26.whowouldliketogoonthetripshouldputtheirnamesonthelist.

A.ThoseB.TheseC.SomebodyD.Theones

27.Abottleweightslessafterairistakenout,provesthatairhasweight.

A.weB.itC.whichD.what

28.Howlong?

A.yousupposediditlastB.doyousupposeitlast

C.didyousupposeitlastD.yousupposeitlast

29.Smithhadsometroubletheman'saccent.

A.tounderstandB.understanding

C.forunderstandingD.withunderstanding

30.Thenextfewdayscouldbeforthepeacenegotiation.

A.maximumB.practicalC.criticalD.urgent

31.Hequitealotwhenhewasyoung.

A.usedtotravelB.usedtotraveling

C.wasusedtotravelD.wouldusetotravel

32.Youmeyourtelephonenumberincasesomeonewantstocontactyou.

A.hadbettergiveB.hadbettergiven

C.hadbettertogiveD.hadbettergave

33.MaryusedtotheroomwithLinda.

A.separateB.divideC.holdD.share

34.“Mustwehandinourexercise-booksnow?”"No,you"

A.mustn'tB.don'tC.needn'tD.can't

35.Shepulledawayfromthewindowanyoneshouldseethem.

A.lestB.eventhoughC.unlessD.onlyif

36.Notahasbeenfoundsofarthatcanhelppolicefindthecriminal.

A.factB.clueC.symbolD.sign

37.Shewouldmakeateacherfarsuperiortheaverage.

A.overB.thanC.beyondD.to

38.Radioisdifferentfromtelevisioninitsendsandreceivespictures.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.this

39.TomandJackhavereturnedbutstudentsofthegrouphaven'tcomebackyet.

A.otherB.theothersC.othersD.another

40.Ithalfayearsincewetostudyinthisuniversity.

A.is;comeB.is;havecomeC.hasbeen;cameD.hasbeen;havecome

41.Thefactthatsomethingischeapdoesn'tmeanitisoflowquality.

A.necessaryB.especiallyC.essentiallyD.practically

42.Theysetoffbycarandthenearesttown.

A.madeforB.madeafterC.madeoutD.madeto

43.Takethisbaggageandyoucanfindenoughroom.

A.putitwhichB.putitinwhichC.putitatwhereD.putitwhere

44.Hedoesn'twantthathe'sgoingaway.

A.tobeknownB.himtobeknownC.thattobeknownD.ittobeknown

45.Thenoisearoundwasterrible,butIhadtoit.

A.keepawayfromB.keepupwithC.livewithD.liveon

46.Hethathisguestwerebored,althoughtheywerelisteningpolitely.

A.impressedB.sensedC.inferredD.identified

47.OnSundaysIpreferathometoout.

A.tostay;goB.stay;goingC.staying;goingD.staying;go

48.I'dliketowritetohim,butwhat'sthe?Heneverwritesback.

A.significanceB.businessC.pointD.purpose

49.Therewereopinionsastothebestlocationforthenewschool.

A.disagreeingB.conflictingC.rejectingD.reverting

50.bythenewsofhisfather'sdeath,hecouldhardlyutteraword.

A.TobestunnedB.StunnedC.TostunD.Stunning

51.,we'dbettermakesomechangesintheplan.

A.ThatisthecaseB.ThattobethecaseC.ThatbeenthecaseD.Thatbeingthecase

52.Theyhaveequippedtheofficewiththebusinessmachines.

A.lastB.latterC.latestD.later

53.ThepolicefoundthatGeorgehadstillanotherofincome.

A.originB.sourceC.basisD.means

54.Anopen-mindedteacherdoesn'talwaysonesingleteachingmethod.

A.setasideB.takeoverC.takeonD.stickto

55.Muchtothestudent's,theexamwaspostponed.

A.burdenB.concernC.reliefD.requirement

56.Childrennormallyfeelalotofabouttheirfirstdayatschool.

A.anxietyB.differenceC.feelingsD.trouble

57.Theweatherwashotthatshedecidedtohavethebarberherhairstyle.

A.rather;tochangeB.so;changeC.muchtoo;changeD.too;changed

58.Shemeetherformerinstructoronthebus.

A.delightedtoB.happenedtoC.pleasedtoD.tendedto

59.Justasnotwowordsaretrulysynonymousnotwodifferentexpressionscanmean

exactlythesamething.

A.ratherB.alsoC.yetD.so

60.Thenewengineer'ssuggestionswereintherevisedplan.

A.entitledB.engagedC.embodiedD.estimated

PartIIICloze(10%,15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassages.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassages.Then,markthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Otherexperimentshaveshown61thebrainneedstimeto"digest"62hasbeen

learned.Thetimenecessary63thisis5to10minutes.Afterabreakofthistimethe

memorywillhave64whathasjustbeenlearnt,andmorewillberemembered.Duringthis

break,65isimportanttoexercisetherightsideofthebrain,66theleftsideisused

duringalearningperiod.67youshouldrelaxinsomeway,68music,breathingin

freshair;and69atapicture,areallwaysofusing70sideofthebrain.

61.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.it

62.A.thatB.howC.whatD.which

63.A.inB.forC.aboutD.to

64.A.attractedB.addedC.broughtD.absorbed

65.A.thisB.itC.thatD.such

66.A.becauseofB.duotoC.becauseD.justas

67.A.sothatB.nowthatC.howeverD.therefore

68.A.hearingB.attendingC.absorbingD.listeningto

69.A.lookingB.lookC.tolookD.looked

70.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others

Historianscan'ttelluswhenorwhereor71thefirstfoodwascooked.Inearliest72,people

hadeatentheirfood73,anfireusedonlytoprovideheatandlight.

Thefirstprimitivecookswere74women,75preparingfoodandmakingclothingwere

consideredwomen'swork.76mostofthegreatchefsinhistoryhavebeenmen.Thismighthave

beenbecausechefslearned77workinthekitchensofrichfamilies78inrestaurantsandwomen

didn'toftentakejobsoutsidetheirhomes,oritmighthavebeenbecausekitchenequipmentwas

soheavyanddifficulttoworkwith79onlystrongmencoulddoit.Inmoderntimes,great

femaleschefshavebecomeknown,andsomeofthebestcookbooks80bywomen.

71.A.whoB.whichC.howD.what

72.A.timeB.timesC.agesD.period

73.A.uncookedB.beingcookedC.uncookingD.tobeuncooked

74.A.probableB.possibleC.probablyD.likewise

75.A.whileB.sinceC.sothatD.unless

76.A.butB.thereforeC.andD.moreover

77.A.hisB.itsC.theirD.theirs

78.A.aswellB.eitherC.bothD.or

79.A.asB.suchC.soD.that

80.A.havewrittenB.havebeenwrittenC.werewrittenD.arewritten

第二卷（共30分）

PartIV.Vocabulary(10%,lOminutes)

Directions:Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperwordderivedfromtheone

giveninthebracket.

1.Motherwillneed(add)helpwhiletherearesomanyguests.

2.Hisface(dark)withangerwhenheheardthebadnews.

3.Manypeoplekeeptheir(save)inbanks.

4.Don'ttaketheboatoutinthis(storm)weather.

5.Thesestudiesgive(leading)resultsbecausetheyhaven'tlookedatenoughcases.

6.Smokingduringpregnancycould(danger)yourbaby'shealthy.

7.Becauseofher(refuse)toprovidetheinformation,Ihadtoabandontheproject.

8.Myparentswillbe(disappoint)withmeifIfailedtheexam.

9.Heisardently(act)forthecauseofenvironmentalprojection.

10.Thesingergavean(accept)performance,butitwasnotoutstanding.

PartV.SentenceCompletion(20%,30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:PuttheunderlinedpartineachsentencesintoEnglish.

1.他全神貫注在工作上thathedidn,thearanybodyknockingatthedoor.

2.這條河從前是干凈的butithasgotpollutedsincethechemicalplantwasbuilt.

3.Ifheisnotattheoffice,就一定/E別的什么地方。我剛才還看見過他。

4.只要照著告訴你的做,everythingwillbefine.

5.那個工廠面臨的問題ishowtoimprovethequalityofitsproducts.

6.事實上宜到讀了你的信thatIknewthetruestateofaffairs.

7.Ifyouwanttopassyourexams,你就得集中精力提高聽的技能。

8.Shedidnotaskabouthisname,以后也沒仃在遇見過他。

9.我認為司機對那場事故負有責任。Itwasduotohiscarelessnessthatitallhappened.

10.我們到達那里時又累乂餓,andworstofallwecouldn,tfindanyfood.

SectionB

Directions:PuttheunderlinedpartineachsentencesintoChinese.

1.EachtimeIsawMrs.Smith,ImistookherforLauraastheylookverymuchalike.

2.Whensheheardthebellringing,Lucyrosefromherchairandmadeherwaytothedoor;

whileherhusbandsatrootedinhisseat.

3.Ialwaystookitforgrantedthattheywouldsucceedintheirexperiment.

4.Givenbette門nstructions,thewatermelonscouldhavegrownbigger.

5.Idon'tthinkyoushouldactonhisadviceimmediately.

6.Thetrainwasheldupbvthestorm,thuscausingthedelay.

7.Hethoughtthatthebadworkingconditionswouldresultinthestrikeoftheworkers.

8.Thenormaltemperatureforahumanbeingisabout37oC,nomatterinwhatpartofthe

wordhelives.

9.WheninRomedoastheRomansdo.

10.AlbertEinsteinwillalwaysberememberedasthefounderoftheTheoryofRelativity.

江蘇省2002年普通高校專轉(zhuǎn)本統(tǒng)一考試

英語試卷

本試卷分第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分。第一卷1至10頁，第二卷11頁

至14頁。兩卷滿分100分。考試時間120分鐘。

第一卷（共70分）

注意事項：

1.答第一卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考試證號、考試科目用鉛筆涂寫在答題卡上。

2.每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡

皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。如果答案不涂寫在答題卡上，成績無效。

PartIReadingcomprehension（40%,35minutes）

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberof

comprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.Then,markyouranswer

byblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

InWashington,D.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.Itistheaddressof

theWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.

OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom

1792to1800.Atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt.Itwastobethenation's

newcapitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesCEnfant,aFrench

engineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity.L'Enfantthenplannedthecity.Thepresident'shome

wasanimportantpartoftheplan.

Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident'shome.AnarchitectnamedJames

Hobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.

PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentialPalace.Thefirstpresidenttolivethere

wasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswife.Mrs.Adamsdidnot

reallylikehernewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaces

werenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm.

In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.

Theyburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.

AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident'shome.To

coverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.Beforelongitbecameknownasthe

WhiteHouse.

TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Every

yearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughfiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.

1.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.

A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignit

B.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinit

C.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814

D.becauseitwastobethenation'scapitalcity.

2.ThePresidentPalacewas.

A.paintedgrayandwhite

B.madeofgraystone

C.madeofwhitestone

D.madeverywarminwinter

3.Thepresident'shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.

A.builtbytheAmericanarmy

B.builtbytheBritishtroops

C.plannedbyGeorgeWashington

D.plannedbytheFrench

4.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt.

A.becauseJohnAdam'swifedidnotlikeit

B.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplaces

C.becauseithadburneddownduringthewar

D.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit

5.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.

A.coverthemarksoffire

B.attracttouristsfromFrance

C.topleaseMrs.JohnAdams

D.keepitwarminwinter

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationinlong-term

memorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfor

daysorweeks.However;informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,

usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshow

short-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremember

vocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.Theyrepresentedalllevels

ofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.

Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphin

English.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordsthey

remembered.Eachquestionhasfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheard

intherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexample,weather,

whether,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestionshadfour

choicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwords

withthesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmis