learning题目答案解析,learning题目答案解析2

STP的交换机的一个端口从learning状态转到forwarding状态要经历一个forwardingdelay,默认这个forwardingdelay是()秒。

A、10

B、15

C、20

D、30

E-learning学习知识时可以进行哪些操作?

B、点赞

C、打赏

D、上述全部

Q-learning算法中,Q函数是()。(难度)

A、状态-动作值函数

B、状态函数

C、估值函数

D、奖励函数

运行STP协议的交换机,端口在Learning状态下需要等待转发延时后才能转化为Forwarding状态。

A、正确

B、错误

RSTP协议定义了不同的端口状态,包括Discarding和Learning,对这两种端口状态的描述,正确的是

A、Discarding状态的端口不学习MAC地址表

B、Discarding状态和Learning状态的端口都不学习MAC地址表

C、Learning状态的端口不学习MAC地址表

D、这两种状态的端口都不转发数据帧

提高培训包含专业技能提高培训、“e路成长”E-learning网络课程培训和公开课培训等,具体要求参照专业培训项目计划执行。()只指出问题的现象,或仅提出建议、设想的名称而无解决问题的具体办法者,能不能视为合理化建议。()

起用了STP的交换机,它的一个端口从learning状态转到forwarding状态要经历一个forwardingdelay,默认这个forwardingdelay是()秒

802.1D中规定了Learning端口状态,此状态的端口具有的功能是(____)。

A、不收发任何报文

B、不接收或转发数据

C、接收但不发送BPDU,不进行地址学习

D、不接收或转发数据,接收并发送BPDU,开始地址学习

22.相比STP,RSTP协议定又了不同的端口状态,包括DISCARDING和LEARNING,对这两种端口状态描述正确的是

A、这两种状态的端口都不转发数据帧口

B、Discarding状态的端口不学习MAC地址表口

C、Leaming状态的端口不学习MAC地址表

D、DISCARDING状态和LEARNING状态的端口都不学习MAC地址表

Q-learning演算法中的Q表(Q-table)的row表示什麼?

A、獎勵(reward)

B、環境(environment)

C、代理人(agent)

D、行動(action)

E、狀態(state)

QUESTION346运行STP协议的交换机,端口在Learning状态下需要等待转发延时后才能转化为Forwarding状态。

A.A.workB.B.learningC.C.teachingD.D.classes

A.A.teachingB.B.pvingC.C.learningD.D.speaking

A.A.learningB.B.tolearnC.C.forlearningD.D.inlearning

【题文】Learning_______country'slanguageisabetterwayknowingof_______culturebehindit.

A、the;a

B、a;the

C、/;the

D、a;/

---Learning______country’slanguageisabetterwayofknowing______culturebehindit.

---Iagreewithyou.

D、a;/

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Learningexperienceshappentousthroughoutourlives.Notlongago,IhadonethatIwouldliketo38.IwasgoingtoMarbleheadwithmysailboatteam.Theteamwasracingdownthehighwayat85mph39werealizedwewere40.Luckily,wesawarestareaahead.Ihadabrandnew$20bill.Iwasso41becauseIhadneverhadthatkindofcashbefore.Butspendingiton42seemedlikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedintothepizzaline.43Igotapizzaandadrink,andwalkedtomytable.Abouthalfwaythroughthemeal,I44Ihadnotactuallyhandedanymoneytothecashier.Ihadjust45out,andnobodyhadnoticed.Ifeltterrible.

Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldn’t46overit.Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothecashierand47formystolenpizza.IwassoupsetthatI48togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamfor49thatsomeonewouldsay,“Hey,Jeff,whydon’tyouusethechange50thepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$20bill”Iwasnot51ofmycashnow.

Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas52ofthe“pizzaincident”,Iwouldsaytomyself,“Don’tthinkaboutit.”

Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis53.MaybeIwasafoolfor54intomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtoappreciatea55pizza.Butthereallessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedoneyourconsciencewill56upwithyou.

Thisreflectsthesaying,“Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone.”Iwasacowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena“57”andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.

38.A.sayB.talk

C.shareD.explain

39.A.asB.while

C.thenD.when

40.A.lostB.tired

C.hungryD.anxious

41.A.excitedB.eager

C.satisfiedD.encouraged

42.A.restB.food

C.travelD.drink

43.A.LuckilyB.Finally

C.ImmediatelyD.Actually

44.A.thoughtB.recognized

C.noticedD.realized

45.A.walkedB.left

C.workedD.found

46.A.lookB.get

C.turnD.think

47.A.askB.pay

C.apologizeD.send

48.A.refusedB.wanted

C.hopedD.meant

49.A.hopeB.surprise

C.angerD.fear

50.A.intoB.with

C.forD.from

51.A.sureB.upset

C.proudD.pleased

52.A.warnedB.reminded

C.thoughtD.told

53.A.experienceB.experiment

C.storyD.mistake

54.A.turningB.taking

C.handingD.giving

55.A.freeB.cheap

C.plainD.delicious

56.A.makeB.wake

C.catchD.put

57.A.cowardB.fool

C.loserD.hero

MaryhasagreattalentforlearningChinese,andwithinjusttwoyears,shecanspeakthelanguage_____.

A.equallyB.loudlyC.fluentlyD.peacefully

Learningasecondlanguagefuelschildren’sintelligenceandmakestheirjobprospectsbrighter.____21____thefactis,inU.S.A,asinmanyotherEnglishspeakingcountries,speakersoftwoormorelanguagesareinthe___22___.Eighty-fourpercentofUSpeoplearemonolingual(speakersofonlyonelanguage).Thisleavesasmallnumberwho____23____tospeaktwoormorelanguages.

Nomatterhowproudpeopleareoftheirculturalroots,tospeakanything____24____Englishisamarkerofdifferencehere.That’swhyfourteen-year-oldUmaris____25____whenpeoplecommentonthefactthatheisabletospeakArabic.Umar’smotherpointsout:―InU.S.A,it’snot____26____forkidstobebilingual.But,ifyouspeakanotherlanguagetoyourchildreninU.S.A,itisthoughtthatyouarenothelpingthemto____27____society.

Butinfact,thegeneral____28____amongexpertsisthatlearningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.Expertsbelievethatbilinguals–peoplewhospeak____29____languages–haveaclearlearningadvantage____30____theirmonolingualschoolmates.This____31____onhowmuchofeachlanguagetheycanspeak,notonwhichlanguageisused,____32____theyarelearningArabic,French,Chineseoranyotherlanguage.

VinssMillon,aprofessorofForeignLanguageTraining,says:―Alotofstudieshave____33____thatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguagesometimeslearnonelanguagemore___34___,butintheendtheydoaswellastheirmonolingualschoolmates,andoftenbetter,inothersubjects.Theviewisthatthereisa(n)____35____fromtheeffortoflearninganotherlanguage.Afewother____36____agreethat“Bilingualstendtouselanguagebetterasawhole.Theyalso____37____greatercreativityandproblem-solvingability,andtheylearnfurtherlanguagesmoreeasily”.

Withallofthebenefits,whydowenotshowmore____38____forlearningotherlanguagesParentsandteachers____39____inbilingualeducationsayitispressurefromfriendsatschool,general____40____tootherlanguagesinEnglish-speakingcountries,andproblemsintheschoolsystemthataretoblame.

21.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Thus

22.A.minimumB.maximumC.minorityD.majority

23.A.claimB.pretendC.decideD.plan

24.A.morethanB.lessthanC.ratherthanD.otherthan

25.A.excitedB.embarrassedC.disappointedD.appreciated

26.A.commonB.unusualC.uniqueD.general

27.A.fitinB.buildupC.contributetoD.figureout

28.A.distinctionB.commissionC.announcementD.agreement

29.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.more

30.A.beneathB.beyondC.overD.of

31.A.determinesB.focusesC.commentsD.depends

32.A.ifB.whetherC.whenD.because

33.A.rejectedB.releasedC.revealedD.reminded

34.A.slowlyB.rapidlyC.easilyD.efficiently

35.A.outcomeB.improvementC.advantageD.tendency

36.A.parentsB.learnersC.schoolmatesD.professors

37.A.displayB.produceC.inspireD.discover

38.A.concernB.respectC.enthusiasmD.intelligence

39.A.involvedB.impressedC.competingD.replacing

40.A.opinionsB.obstaclesC.sensesD.attitudes

ACADEMICACTIVITIESANDLEARNINGTRIPS

NACA(NativeAmericanCommunityAcademy)involvesstudentsinacademicactivitiesandlearningtripsinordertostrengthentheclassroomlearningexperience.Someexamplesofourcommitmenttoacademicactivitiesinclude:

☆StudentDemonstrations

Attheendofeveryschoolyear,NACAcelebratesstudentlearningandgrowththroughStudentDemonstrations.Eachstudentchoosesaprojectthatreflectstheirbestworkanddemonstratesitpubliclyforfamilyandcommunitymembers.Throughthisprocessstudentsalsopracticetheskillsofgivingaproperintroduction,sharingcontentknowledge,makingapersonalconnection,betteringtheirvisualandoralpresentationskillsandinteractingwiththeircommunity.

☆StudentCouncil

StudentCouncilisagroupofpeer-electedrepresentatives.TheyserveasleadersoftheirgradelevelandpromoteNACACoreValues.Theymodelpositiverelationshipsamongeachotherandstaff.StudentCouncilwillfacilitateschoolwideeventstofosterschoolspirit.

☆PotentialLeadersDevelopmentTriptoWashingtonDC

Everysummer,aboutthirty8thgradestudentstakepartinaPotentialLeadersDevelopment.AtriptoWashingtonDCisanimportantopportunitythatpromotesyouthleadershipforstudentswhileengagingthemonadeeperacademiclevel.Itprovidesanexperience-basedunderstandingoftheendlessopportunitiesthathighereducationcanprovideandencouragesthepursuitofacademicsuccess.Studentswhoattendthistriparegreatlyimpacted,longforcompletingtheirhighschooleducationinamorefocusedanddeterminedmannerandbeginmakingplansforcollege.ThetripalsocreatesawarenessofthesignificanceofWashingtonDC/USgovernmentandimportanceofgovernmenttogovernmentrelationships.

1.What’stheaimofNACAtrips

A.Toequipstudentswithsocialexperience.

B.Tohelpstudentsstrengthenwhattheylearninclass.

C.Topromotetheawarenessofprotectingnature.

D.Tohelpstudentswithlearningdifficultiestocatchup.

2.HowdoesNACAcelebratetheendofaschoolyear

A.ByorganizingtripsforstudentstoWashingtonDC.

B.Bychoosingmodelstudentsfortheirgoodrelationships.

C.Bygettingstudentstopresenttheirbestworkpublicly.

D.Bymakingpersonalconnectionswiththecommunity.

3.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutTriptoWashingtonDC

A.Itsparticipantsarefutureleadersofallfields.

B.Itsteachersareallexpertsatpresentationskills.

C.Itsetsmodelsforstudentstosocializeinreallife.

D.Itaimstoinspirestudentsforhighereducation.

假设你是李华,正在一所英国学校学习暑期课程,遇到一些困难,希望得到学校辅导中心(LearningCenter)的帮助。根据学校规定,你需书面预约,请按下列要点写一封信:

4、你的联系方式(Email:lihua@1236.com;phone:12345678)。

注意:1、词数100左右;2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3、开头已为你写好。

DearSir/Madam,

I'mLiHua,aChinesestudenttakingsummercoursesinyouruniversity.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

LanguageLearningandImmersionprogramsWorldwideforTeens

Languageskillsandinsideknowledgeaboutotherculturesthroughimmersionarebecomingmoreandmoreimportantintheglobalizedworld.

AccademiaEuropeadiFirenze

TheAccademiaEuropeadiFirenzeisoneofthemainItalianlanguage,culture,andmusicschoolinItaly.OurmethodallowsstudentstolearnandpracticeItalianlanguagethroughtheirsubjectsofgreatestinterest,whetherart,music,orculture.

Dates:StartseveryMondaytheyearroundexceptonholidays

Contact:IsabelBerger,AccademiaEuropeadiFirenze,ViaCavour,37.50129

Website:www.italianlanguageflorence.com

SpanishImmersionProgramsforTeensinCostaRica&Peru

TakeyourSpanishtothenextlevelwhileexperiencingCostaRica'sbreathtakingbiopersity(生物多样化)ortheculturaltapestry(织棉)ofPeru.GLAintegrates(使融入)Spanishlanguagelearningintomanyaspectsoftheprogram,providingstudentsopportunitiestotakeawaymoreoftheculture,andalsoleavemorebehind.[

Dates:Summer(June,July,August);springbreak

Contact:GlobalLeadershipAdventures,10509SanDiegoMissionRoad,SuiteA,SanDiego,CA92108

Website:www.experiencegla.com

HomestayFrenchSummerSchoolPrograminCannes,France

IfyouarelookingtolearnFrench,thenthereisnobetteroptionthanalanguagehomestaylearningprograminFrance.LivelikealocalwithaFrenchfamily,learnFrenchandculture,havefun,makenewfriends,andgetaheadstartonyouracademic(学院的)/universityyear!

Dates:Summer(June,July,August)

Contact:Passeportpourleslangues—FrenchSummerClasses

Website:www.frenchsummerclasses.com

Mandarin&CulturalImmersionProgramsforTeensinChina

TakeyourMandarintothenextlevelwhileexperiencingChina'stwoworlds:oneruralandtraditional,theotherfast-pacedandurban.GLAweavesChineseculturalimmersionwithlanguagelearningandadventuretoprovidestudentswithadeeper,moremeaningfulexperience.

1.WhatwillimpressastudentthemostinCostaRica

A.Culture.B.History.

C.Biopersity.D.People.

2.WhatdoesMandarin&CulturalImmersionProgramsforTeensinChinafocuson

A.Makingfriendswiththelocalpeople.

B.LearningdifferentdialectsoftheChineselanguage.

C.LearningChinesehistory.

D.HavingadeepexperienceofChina.

3.Whichwebsiteismostsuitableforastudentwhowantstolearnaforeignlanguagethroughart

A.www.italianlanguageflorence.com

B.www.experiencegla.com

C.www.frenchsummerclasses.com

D.www.Spanishsummerclasses.com

4.Astudentwhowantstolearnaforeignlanguageinhisspringbreakwillprobablyjoinin_____.

A.AccademiaEuropeadiFirenze

B.SpanishImmersionProgramsforTeensinCostaRica&Peru

C.HomestayFrenchSummerSchoolPrograminCannes,France

D.Mandarin&CulturalImmersionProgramsforTeensinChina

Wereallyappreciateourlearningenvironment,_________wecanhavedirectcommunication.

A.whomB.whichC.whereD.when

66.Apropera__________toimprovingyourlearningefficiencyisofgreatimportancetoeverystudent.

67.Mr.Smithwasp_________toahigherpositionlastmonth,whichmadeeveryoneofushappy.

68.Theteachersaidthathewouldliketochooseana__________amongustohelpher.

69.---Whataboringspeech!Ican’twaittoleave.

---Youneedabitof__________.Itwon’tbelongbeforeit’sfinished.

70.---Didyourfatheragreetoyourideaofgoingabroadinsummer

---Yes,finallyhe__________ofmyidea.

71.Aftergraduation,weoftenwenttoseeour__________(以前的)teachers.

72.Hedoesexcellentworkandobviouslyheisamanofveryhigh__________.(智力)

73.__________(失望的)andangry,Marybegantocryloudlyandtheyrunoutoftheclassroom.

74.Researcherssaytheyhaveachievedamajor__________(突破)incancertreatment.

75.Neverfeel__________(难为情的,尴尬的)aboutyourheight,justasthesayinggoes,“Alittlebodyoftenharborsagreatsoul.”

Idiomsareoneofthehardestpartsoflearningalanguage.Forthoseofyouwhodon’tknow,anidiomisaphrasewhichhasameaning,butifyoutranslateitwordforword,itsometimesmakesnosenseatall.___16___

Getyouracttogether

Thismightbesomethingyourteachersaystoyouifyouscorebadlyinanexamorifyoumisbehaveinclass.Itmeansyouneedtoimproveyourbehaviororwork.

____17____

Yes,it’slongerandmoredifficulttosaythan“I’msick.”ButifyourEnglishteacherasksyouwhyyouhaven’tdoneyourhomework,heorsheismorelikelytoforgiveyouifyousaythatyouwerefeelingundertheweather.

It’sapieceofcake

Idon’tknowwhythismeanswhatitdoes,butsometimesyoujusthavetoacceptthatEnglishpeopleusethephrase.____18____

Breakaleg

Thisisperhapsoneofthemostconfusingyetwell-knownEnglishidioms.Ifsomeonesaysthistoyou,donottakeoffenceorthinktheyarethreateningyou.____19____Itismostoftenusedforpeoplewishingsuccesstoactorsandactressesbeforetheyperformonthestage,butitcanbesaidinothersituations,too.

___20___It’sdefinitelynotapieceofcake,especiallywhentherearesomanyconfusingidioms.However,withenoughhardworkandinterest,youwillsucceedinnotime.Breakaleg!

A.Itshowsit’ssoeasy.

B.Pullyourselftogether.

C.I’mfeelingundertheweather.

D.Theyarejustwishingyouluck.

E.Tryyourbesttousetheminvarioussituations.

F.Allinall,learninganewlanguagecanbechallenging.

G.HerearefourcommonEnglishidiomsthatyoucanuseinavarietyofsituations.

假定你是李华,面向中学生的海外社区服务学习计划项目(ServiceLearningProject)现正招募志愿者。请按要求给该项目负责人Mr.Robert写一封信,内容包括:

1.个人情况:年龄、性别、学历等;

2.个人条件:英语好、爱好广泛、乐于助人、有丰富的社区服务经历。

注意:1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3.参考词汇:性格personality。

________________________________________________________________________________

Wereallyappreciateourlearningenvironment,______wecanhavedirectcommunication.

A.whomB.which

C.whereD.when

Foralotoffarmkids,“learningtodrive”meanslearningtodriveatractorbeforeeverdrivingacar.

Tractorsareabigpartoffamilyfarmlife,whichisonereasonfarmersandadvocacygroupshaveheavilycriticizedaU.S.DepartmentofLaborproposalthatwouldbarchildrenunderage16fromdoingmanydangerousfarmjobs,suchasdrivingatractorandhandlingpesticides(杀虫剂).

Butwhiletraditionalfamilyfarmerssaythechangethreatensthefutureofagriculture,childandlaboradvocatessaytheplansareamuch-neededupdatetoprotectyoungworkers.Thechangesdoincludealegalexemption(免除)forfarmfamiliesthatwouldallowchildrentoworkonthefarmsownedbytheirparents.Butitwouldstillaffectmanysmallfarmerswhohirekidsinthesummerontheirland.

Atthe20-acrefarmofJulieandScottWilbernearBoone,Iowa,forexample,Drew,14,andJade,12,couldstilldoanyworktheirparentsaskofthemunderthechanges.ButtheWilbers'employee,15-year-oldMacKenzieLewis,wouldbeprohibitedfromdrivingthefour-wheelers.

TheWilberssayfindingpart-timeseasonalworkersisdifficult."It'seasiertohirekidsorteachers,becausepeoplewhohaveregularfull-timejobsaren'tgoingtoquittheirjobtoworkinthesummer,"JulieWilbersays.

Farmworkisoneofthemostdangerousoccupations,anditfrequentlyaffectsthe1.26millionchildrenunderage20wholiveonfarmsintheU.S.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,anaverageof104childrendieeachyearasaresultofafarm-relatedinjury,andmorethan22,000kidsareinjured.

Childsafetyadvocatesandothersapplaudedtheproposal.BarryEstabrook,ajournalistwhohasdoneextensivereportingonfarmlabor,saysgiventheextentofinjuries,theproposalwas"timidatbest."

ChildrenwhoworkinagriculturehavelittleprotectionundertheFairLaborStandardsAct,unlikethosewhoworkinotheroccupations,saidBarry.

"Idon'tseeitasanymoreabsurdtoimagineachilddrivingabackhoeonaconstructionsitethandrivingabackhoeinthefarmfields,”hesaid."Whatisthefundamentaldifference"

58.Whatdoestheproposalaimtodo

A.Protectfarmers’interests

B.Freekidsfromfarmwork

C.Avoidthedangerofdriving

D.Guaranteethesafetyofkids

59.WhatdoJulieWilber’swordsmean

A.Kidsandteachersdoagoodjob

B.Farmworkistoodangerousforkids

C.Thechangewillcausehardshipforthem

D.Theirsonscannolongergiveahelpinghand.

60.What’sBarryEstabrook’sattitudetowardstheproposal

A.HedoubtsitB.Heisinfavorofit

C.HeisstronglycriticalD.Heisuncertainaboutit

Alotofpeopleputofflearninghowtoswimbecausethey’reafraidofdrowning.

___16___Followtheseguidelineswheneveryou’reswimming,andtheoddsofdrowningwilldecreasedramatically:

Don’tswimalone.___17___Anareawithalifeguardisusuallyabestplacetoswimingroups.

___18___Ifyou’relearningtoswiminanoceanorriver,you’llneedtobemoreawareofthemotionofthewater.Ifyoumustlearntoswimthisway,trytomakesureyou’rewithsomeonewhoknowswhatheorsheisdoing,andbesuretoreadthestepsaboutgettingoutofarushingriver.

Staywithinadepthyoucanhandle.Whenyou’refirstlearninghowtoswim,don’ttaketheriskofpingintowaterthat’stoodeepforyoutostandin.___19___

Avoidswimmingduringsevereweatherconditions.Swimminginalightrainshowershouldbefine.___20___Thisruleistobefollowedregardlessofhowwellyoucanswim.

A.Don’tstartoutswimminginmovingwater.

B.Youneedn’tcaretoomuchabouttheheavyrain,either.

C.Thatway,ifsomethinggoeswrong,youcansimplystandupandbreathe.

D.Alwaysgoswimmingwithseveralotherpersonswhoarestrongswimmers.

E.Dostayinthecleanandrapidwatertofullyenjoytheexcitementwhenswimming.

F.However,ifyouseeorhearastormapproaching,getoutofthewaterimmediately.

G.Whendrowningsoccur,mostofthemcouldhavebeenpreventedbysimplesafelymeasures.

Noevidenceshowsthatthekeytolearninganewlanguageissurroundingyourselfwithnativespeakersofthatlanguage.ButwhatifthosenativespeakersareDoratheExplorerandDiego

Itturnsouttelevisionandradiomightbeevenbettertoolsfornewlanguagelearnersthanpreviouslythought.AccordingtotworecentstudiesbyScientificAmerican,itispossibletofutheryourunderstandingofanewlanguagewithoutactivelypracticingorfullypayingattention.

Forstarters,researchpublishedintheJournaloftheAcousticalSocietyofAmericasuggeststhatlanguagelearnerswhofocuscontinuouslyonlearningnewsoundskeepnomoreinformationthanthosewhotakeoccasionalbreaks.WhileonegroupofstudyparticipantspracticeddistinguishingthreedifficultHindisoundsforonehouradayoverthecourseofseveraldays,anothergroupalternately(交替地)spent10minutesonlearningand10minutesonanintentionallydistracting(使人分心的)taskastheHindisoundsplayedinthebackground.Whentestedonthesounds,thedistractedgroupperformedjustaswellasthefocusedgroup.

AndafollowingstudypublishedintheJournalofMemoryandLanguagefurthervalidatesthepowerofinactivelearning.ResearchersfoundthatSpanishstudentslearningtheBasqueaccentimprovedlesswhentheywereinstructedtorepeatsoundsbackduringtheirtraining;listeningtonewsoundssilentlyactuallyresultedinbettermemory.

So,isittimetolayoffyourtutorandbuyaboxsetofCordonSalvajeNotquite.Whilethisgrowingbodyofresearchsuggestsinactivelanguagelearningisanamazingtoolinyourlanguagelearning,thevalueoffocusedpracticecannotbeignored.“Youneedtocometoclassandpayattention,”saysMelissaBaese-Berk,alanguageexpertandco-authorofoneofthestudies,“Butwhenyougohome,turnontheTVorturnontheradiointhatlanguagewhileyou’recookingdinner,andevenifyou’renotpayingtotalattentiontoit,it’sgoingtohelpyou.”

Sogetoutthereandlearn…butnottoohard.Whileyou’reatit,itwouldn’thurttoimproveyourgrammarskills,

12.Whatarethefindingsoftherecentstudiesabout

A.Televisionandradioaretheonlytoolsforlanguagelearning.

B.Inactivelearningplaysagreatroleinlearningnewlanguages.

C.Fullattentioncontributestogreaterachievementoflanguagelearning

D.Itisimportanttocommunicatewithnativespeakerswhenlearningnewlanguages.

13.Theunderlinedword“Validate”inparagraph4referto________.

A.confirmB.contradict

C.indicateD.assume

14.WhatisMelissaBaese-Berk’sattitudetowardsinactivelanguagelearning

A.doubtfulB.favorable

C.indifferentD.disapproving

15.Whichpracticedoestheauthorprobablyapprove

A.Givinguppronunciationdrillsintheclass,

B.Repeatingafterthetapesintentionallyallthetime.

C.Playingtargetlanguagesinthebackgroundwhiledinning.

D.Practicingdistinguishingdifficultsoundsoftargetlanguages.

Childrenwithlearningdisabilities(LD)oftenhaveproblems.Formany,strong___36___ofanger,shame,sadness,ordisappointmentcan___37___psychologicaldifficultiessuchasanxiety,depressionorlowself-esteem.

Theseproblemscanbefarmorethanthe___38___challengesthemselves.

SeveralheadingexpertsinthefieldofLDhaveofferedsuggestionsonwaystohelp___39___childrenfromtheseproblems.

Tobemosteffectiveinsupporting___40___,itcanhelptounderstandsomeprimary___41___forthepsychologicalandemotionalchallengestheymayface.

First,itisnotdifficulttosee___42___childrenwithLDareatgreaterriskfordevelopingpsychologicaldifficultiesifoneconsiderstherepeatedfailurethey___43___.Althoughtheymakeeffortsto“tryharder,”childrenwithLDmayreceivelittle___44___feedback(反馈).Theiracademicstrugglesandfailuresareoftenmetwith___45___byteachers,peersandparents.Suchdisapprovalcantaketheformofunpleasantlabeling(标签)ofachild___46___“slow,”“lazy”or“dumb.”___47___developingasenseofprideintheiraccomplishments,childrenwithLDmay___48___indisappointmentandshame.Lowself-esteemandalackofconfidenceonly___49___preventlearningandacademicsuccess.

Thesecondreasonisthe___50___difficultiestheyoftenexperience.Researchindicatesthatasmanyas75%ofkidswithLDhavesuch___51___asmakingandkeepingfriends.ChildrenwithLDareless___52___andoftenrejectedbytheirpeers.Teachersandotheradultsalsomay___53___tohavenegativeviewsofthem.

Suchsocialrejectioncanresultin___54___ofself-esteemandfeelingsofloneliness,which,___55___,mayleadtopsychologicaldifficultiessuchasanxietyanddepression.

36.A.feelingsB.opinionsC.ideasD.attitudes

37.A.getB.causeC.solveD.overcome

38.A.physicalB.mentalC.potentialD.academic

39.A.previewB.protectC.removeD.separate

40.A.childrenB.expertsC.teachersD.parents

41.A.rulesB.waysC.reasonsD.directions

42.A.whyB.whereC.whichD.when

43.A.experienceB.practiseC.possessD.find

44.A.timelyB.hopefulC.subjectiveD.positive

45.A.courageB.sympathyC.disapprovalD.respect

46.A.forB.asC.withD.to

47.A.InfavorofB.InsteadofC.BecauseofD.Intermsof

48.A.workoutB.turnawayC.breakoffD.endup

49.A.furtherB.hardlyC.evenD.slightly

50.A.socialB.generalC.personalD.cultural

51.A.mistakesB.valuesC.chancesD.difficulties

52.A.controlledB.requestedC.submittedD.accepted

53.A.tendB.meanC.preferD.pretend

54.A.needB.prideC.lossD.awareness

55.A.ingeneralB.inparticularC.intotalD.inturn

FromVOAlearningEnglish,thisistheHealth&Lifestylereport.

Nexttimeyoumakeyourselfahotcupofteaorcoffee,youmightwanttoletitcooldownabitbeforedrinking.Researcherssaylettingyourhotdrinkscooloffcouldhelpyouavoidsomekindsofcancer.

Infact,theUnitedNations'cancerresearchagencydecidedtolisthotdrinkswithlead,gasolineandexhaustfumesas“possiblycarcinogenic.”Inotherwords,eachonecouldcausecancer.

ResearchersatIARC(TheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer)foundevidencethatdrinksattemperaturesabove65degreesCelsius,whenswallowed,cancausecanceroftheesophagus(食管).

Indevelopedcountries,healthexpertshavelinkedesophagealcancertosmokingandalcoholicdrinks.However,researcherssaid“thisformofcancerismorecommoninareaswherepeopledrinkbeveragesatveryhightemperatures.”

InEuropeandtheUnitedStates,manypeopledrinkcoffeeandteaattemperaturesaround60degreesCelsius.Andtheyoftenaddmilkwhichlowersthetemperatureconsiderably.

Thefindings,however,aregoodnewsforcoffeedrinkers.

In1991,theWorldHealthOrganizationlistedcoffeeas“possiblycarcinogenic.”WHOofficialshavesincechangedtheirpositiononthatlisting.Theynowsuggestthatthetemperatureofyourhotdrinkisagreaterriskfactorthantheactualdrinkitself.

ChristopherWildisthedirectoroftheIARC.WhenhespokewiththeAFPnewsagency,hesaidtheresults“suggestthatdrinkingveryhotbeveragesisoneprobablecauseofesophagealcancerandthatitisthetemperature,ratherthanthedrinksthemselves,thatappearstoberesponsible.”

ButhowcommonisesophagealcancerWorldwide,itistheeighthmostcommoncancer.Canceroftheesophaguskilledabout400,000peoplein2012.

I’mAnnaMatteo.

5.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom________

A.AhealthmagazineB.Ascientificresearch

C.AnewsreportD.Aschooltext.

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthepossiblecauseofcancer

A.LeadB.Petrol

C.ExhaustfumesD.Drinks.

7.Thenewresearchtellsus________

A.Drinkingcoffeemaycausecancer.

B.Smokingandalcoholicdrinksarerelatedwithesophagealcancer.

C.Esophagealcanceristhemostcommoncancer.

D.Hotdrinkshavesomethingtodowithesophagealcancer.

8.Therelationshipbetween“coffee”and“beverages”isjustlike________

A.RoseandflowersB.Teaandmilk

C.FishandwaterD.Canceranddoctor

Learningscienceinvolvesknowledgeandapplication.Duringyourundergraduateyears,applicationsstartinthesciencelaboratory.36Thefollowingarewaysonhowtohandleandcleanscienceequipment:

Glassware(器皿).37Iftheglasshasimpurities,theexperimentcanfail.Ingeneral,therearefourwaystocleantheequipment:

1.Completelycleaningtheglasswareusingflowingtapwater.

2.Usingthecleanerthatisspecificallydesignedforlaboratoryglassware.

3.Boilingwaterinthewaretocompletelyremovethesolutions.

4.Usingchemicalsolventandwater-basedsoakingsolutions.

Plasticware.Sincethisismoresensitivethanglass,mildlabcleanerisenoughtocleanit.38Washwithclean,preferablydistilledwater.Useheatandchemicalsolutionsforremovingdifficultgrease,oilandotherorganicmatter.However,notalltypesofplasticscanbearheatandchemicalapplication.39

Stainlesssteellabware.Neverusehydrochloricacidonsteelproducts.Asoftandcleanclothcanbeused.Therearealsostainlesssteelpadsthatcanbeused.40Usuallythesesteelproductshavevisiblepolishinggrainsorlinesthatmustbefollowedasdirectionsforcleaning.Filteredwateristherecommendedliquidforcleaning.Someunfilteredwatercancontaindepositbuiltupthatcanprotecttheequipment.

A.Notethateachchemicalisunique.

B.Notethatthecleanerdoesn’thavestrongPH.

C.Thereareinstancesinwhichwaterisusedforthelastcleaning.

D.Itisstillbestthatyoucheckcleaninginstructionsinthepackaging.

E.However,themannerofcleaningorpolishingmustbecorrectlyobserved.

F.Thistypeofequipmentisusuallyusedasaholderforchemicalstobetested.

G.Youusedifferentscienceequipmenttohelpyouproduceconclusionsongivenproblems.

Overthelastfewyears,learningChinese____41____(become)popularamongpeopleallovertheworld.Lastmonth,IreceivedanemailfrommycousinJack,____42____livedinCanada.HesaidhewasenthusiasticaboutChineseandaskedmetofindhimsomebooks____43____(special)intendedforChinesebeginners.____44____(feel)veryhappy,Icouldn’twaittofindhimsomebooks.SoIwentfromonebookstoretoanothertofindsomething____45____(suit)forhim.FinallyIselectedasetofChinesetextbooksamong____46____(variety)ofsimilarones.ThenIwenttoapostofficetohave____47____(they)deliveredbyairwithoutdelay.Severaldays____48____(late),IreceivedJack’semail,inwhichhesaidthathereallyappreciatedthebooksIhadsent____49____him.I’mverygladthatJackisbeginningtolearnChinesejustlikemanyotherforeignersabroad,butIknowitmaybe____50____enjoyablechallengeforhim.

Ifyouhaveevertriedanewsportortriedlearningamusicalinstrument(乐器),youmaywellknowthatthehardestpartisgettingstarted.Onceyouhavelearnedtheskills,theyreturnquiteasily,eveniftheyarenotusedforlongperiodsoftime.Mostexpertsputthisdownto"muscle(肌肉)memory,"whichmeansthebrainrememberstheactionandcanrememberitwhenneeded.Thereisanotherthingthatmaybeasimportantinrecallingformerlylearnedsportskills---themistakesmadewhilelearningthetask.

ThestudyledbyRezaShadmehrincludedaskingvolunteerstoplayasimplevideogame:hittingaredtargetdot(目标点)withaslightlysmallerbluedot,similartoplayingvirtualdart(虚拟飞镖).Whatthegamersdidnotknowwasthatassoonastheymasteredthegame,theresearchersmovedthebluedotslightlyoff-course,soforcingthemtorestartthelearningprocess.Thoughthevolunteersdidmakemistakeseverytimethegamewaschanged,theygotfasteratmasteringit.

Rezabelievesthatthishastodowiththefactthatinadditiontoperformingthetasktomusclememory,thebrainisalsocorrectingeachwrongmoveandlearninghowtocorrectit.Hecomparesittohavingacoachthatpointsoutthemistakesandmakessuggestionsonhowtoimprove.

Whatsurprisedthescientistsisthatmakingmistakesnotonlytrainsthebraintodobetteratacertaintask,butalsohelpsitlearnfasterfrommistakes,evenwhenthemistakesaremadewhilelearninganentirelydifferenttask.Thebrainkeepsageneralrecordofmistakesanddrawsonthemwheneveranewsportskillisbeinglearned,tomakesurethatmistakesarenotmadeagain.Thishelpsmakeleaningmuchfasterandprobablyexplainswhypeople,whomasteronesportormusicalinstrument,areabletopickupothersmoreeasily.

Makingmistakesisagoodthing.Sothenexttimeyouarepracticingplayingthepiano,workingonyourtennisskill,orlearninganyothersportskill,don'tgetdiscouragedbythemistakes!

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph1referto

A.Thebrain.B.Theaction.C.Anewsport.D.Aninstrument.

29.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout_____________.

A.howRezacarriedouttheexperiment

B.whenthegamerslearnedagamewell

C.whatgamesthevolunteerswereinterestedin

D.whytheresearcherslikedtoplayvirtualgames

30.WhatsurprisedRezamostabouttheresults

A.Mistakeswillberepeatedinlearning.B.Mistakesadddifficultytolearning.

C.Mistakesmakepeoplelearnfaster.D.Mistakesspeeduptheactionsinbrain.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage

A.Mistakeshelpachievesuccess.B.Mistakesshouldbecorrectedintime.

C.Musclememorymakesyousucceed.D.Musclememoryshowspastexperience.

____________mattersmostinlearningEnglishisenoughpractice.

A.WhyB.ThatC.WhichD.What

EnjoyLearningEnglish

1.Read

_36_Nomatterwhatitis,fromcartoonstoBritishliteratureanythingcounts.

Naturallyifyouwishtodevelop,Iwouldrecommendyoutochoosesomethingthatprovidesyouachallenge.

2.Immerse

UnderstandingBritishorAmericanculturecanbeapartoflanguagelearning.Therearealotofexpressionsorsituationsthatcanbeunderstoodandrememberedbetterifyouknowacoupleofcustoms,behavioralpatterns,booksorpoems.

_37_

3._38_

Whereandhow,youmightask.Welltherearemanywaystodothis.Youcanstartyourownblog(learnmorehowtosetupyourblog)inEnglishaboutyourhobby,travelexperiencesoranythingthatinterestsyou.

Ifyoudon’tfeellikewriting,readothers’blogsorarticlesandfeelfreetocommentifyouhaveaquestion!Youcanalsotrytofindanonlinecommunitythathasthesameinterestasyouwhereyoucanshareyourawnideas,thoughtsandbeliefs.

4.Dare

Thisusuallyseemstobethemostdifficultpart,butyouhavetoconqueryourself!IfyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouhavethechancetouseEnglishgrabit!

_39_Sowheneveryoutravelormeetforeignersdon’tforgettospeakasmuchasyoucan!

Oryoucansubscribetointeractivewebpageslikebabbel.comthatnotonlyprovidesmanyinterestingwaysofonlinelearningbutthechancetomeetandspeakotherlanguagelearnerstoo!

5.Relax

Neverforgetthepowerorrelaxation!Youdon’talwayshavetoforceyourselftostudyyouaretired._40_Itdoesn’tsoundtoodifficult,doesit

HaveyouhadanyproblemsduringlearningEnglishWhatdidyoudotoovercomethemDoyouenjoyEnglishlearning

A.Listen

B.Sorenewyourlibrarypass,subscribetoyourfavoriteEnglishmagazineorgoonline!

C.Share

D.ReadasmuchasyoucaninEnglish.

E.Youmustovercomeyourfearsthatyoumightspeakincorrectly,andyoucanalsoaskyourpartnertocorrectyou.

F.Youcanalsolistentosomemusic,watchamovieorlistentoanaudiobook(inEnglishofcourse).

G.Itisalwaysfascinatingtorealizethatyouunderstandashortstory,atextorevenlongerpiecesofartinEnglish.

Learningvocabularyisessential,especiallyforkidswhoareinschool.36Somewordsareeasiertolearnthanothers.Asaparent,youcanhelpyourchildlearnvocabularywordsinafunway.Followthesetipstohelpyourchildlearnwords:

37Setatimeforstudyingandmakeitapointtofollowit.Itwillbebesttostudythevocabularywordslittlebylittleratherbylearningthemallatonceinonego.Writedownallthewordsonapieceofpaper,togetherwiththerightspellingandmeaningofeachword.

Writethewordsdown.Askyourchildrentowritethewordsdownoverandover.Somepeoplefindthistrickmoreusefulwhenlearning.38Anotheractivitythatyoucandoissaythedefinitionoutloudandaskyourchildrentoidentifytheword.Thisisgoodpracticeforthevocabulary.

Usethewordsinasentence.Dothisactivitywithyourchildrenasareviewforthewords.Saythewordandtellyourchildrentouseitinameaningfulsentence.Usingthewordinasentencehelpssinceitpracticeswordassociation.39

Studythewordslittlebylittle.Spreadthewordstolearnthroughoutthespanoftheweek.40Startwithafewwordsthefirstdayofstudyingandaddsomewordsastheweekpasses.Whenreviewing,donotforgettoincludethewordsthatwerepreviouslydiscussed.

Thesetipsarealsogoodforspelling.Theimportantthingistopracticethewordseveryday.

A.Haveascheduleforstudying.

B.Createflashcardswithpicturesforyourchildren.

C.Donottrytoletyourchildrenlearnallthewordsallinoneday.

D.doingthiswillalsohelprememberthemeaningsofthewords.

E.Wordsareimportanttoimproveknowledgeandincreasevocabulary.

F.Makeupsomegamestokeepyourchildreninterestedinthelessons.

G.Makesurethatyourchildrenknowthedefinitionforthewordwhilewriting.

It’snorevelationthatthekeytolearninganewlanguageisimmersingyourselfamongnativespeakersofthatlanguage.ButwhatifthosenativespeakersareDoratheExplorerandDiego

Itturnsouttelevisionandradiomightbeevenbettertoolsfornewlanguagelearnersthanpreviouslythought.AccordingtotworecentstudiessummarizedbyScientificAmerican,itispossibletofurtheryourunderstandingofanewlanguagewithoutactivelypracticingorfullypayingattention.

Forstarters,researchpublishedintheJournaloftheAcousticalSocietyofAmericasuggeststhatlanguagelearnerswhofocuscontinuouslyonlearningnewsoundskeepnomoreinformationthanthosewhotakeperiodicbreaks.WhileonegroupofstudyparticipantspracticeddifferentiatingthreetrickyHindisoundsforonehouradayoverthecourseofseveraldays,anothergroupalternatedspending10minutesonlearningand10minutesonanintentionallydistractingtaskastheHindisoundsplayedinthebackground.Whentestedonthesounds,thedistractedgroupperformedjustaswellasthefocusedgroup.Scoreoneforthesubconsciousmind!

ButasubsequentstudypublishedintheJournalofMemoryandLanguagefurthervalidatesthepowerofinactivelearning.ResearchersfoundthatSpanishstudentslearningtheBasquedialectimprovedlesswhentheywereinstructedtorepeatsoundsbackduringtheirtraining;listeningtonewsoundssilentlyactuallyresultedingreaterretention.

So,isittimetofireyourtutorandinvestinaboxsetofCorazónSalvajeNotquite.Whilethisgrowingbodyofresearchsuggestsinactivelanguagelearningisanawesometoolinyourlanguage-learningarsenal,thevalueoffocusedpracticecannotbediscounted.“Youneedtocometoclassandpayattention,”saysMelissaBaese-Berk,alinguistandco-authorofoneofthestudies.“Butwhenyougohome,turnontheTVorturnontheradiointhatlanguagewhileyou’recookingdinner,andevenifyou’renotpayingtotalattentiontoit,it’sgoingtohelpyou.”

Sogetoutthereandlearn…butnottoohard.Whileyou’reatit,itwouldn’thurttobrushuponyourgrammarskills,too.

32.Whatarethefindingsoftherecentstudiesconcerned

A.Televisionandradioareusefultoolsforlanguagelearning.

B.Inactivelearningplaysagreaterroleinlearningnewlanguages.

C.Fullattentioncontributestogreaterachievementoflanguagelearning.

D.Itisvitaltointeractwithnativespeakerswhenlearningnewlanguages.

33.Theunderlinedword“validate”inparagraph4referto_________.

A.confirmB.contradictC.indicateD.assume

34.WhatisMelissaBaese-Berk’sattitudetowardsinactivelanguagelearning

A.doubtfulB.favourableC.indifferentD.disapproving

35.Whichpracticedoestheauthorprobablyapprove

A.Skippingpronunciationdrillsintheclass.

D.Practicingdifferentiatingtrickysoundsoftargetlanguages.

______themselvesthatlearningtoplaychesscandevelopthemind,manyparentsdecidedtosendtheirchildrentolearnchess.

A.ConvincedB.ConvincingC.BeingconvincedD.Havingconvinced

Whenyoufinishhighoruniversity,islearningdoneTheansweris“No”.Withtheworldever_61_(change)sofast,apersonwillfallbehindlearningforjustafewdays.Infact,lifelonglearning_62_(be)increasinglyimportantovertheyears.Peopleneedtoimprovethemselvesallthetimebylearninginordertoadaptto_63_fastchangesandfiercecompetitioninmodernsociety.Theyhavetolearnaboutthe_64_(late)developmentsandtechniques.

Wecanachievelifelongeducationinseveralways.Thereare_65_(variety)trainingcoursesandnightcourses.Wecanalsochoosedistanceeducation_66_(provide)bysomeuniversities.Wecantakeadvantageofoursparetimetolearn_67_weareinterestedin,suchasEnglish,computerskillsanddrawing.

PeopleinJapanattachgreatimportance_68_lifelonglearning.Theytakeclassestoimprovetheirskillsandlearnnewthings.TheJapaneseliketotrynewlearning_69_(activity).Theyattendallkindsofclasses,of_70_musicappreciationandflowerarrangingaretheirfavourites.

Educationisnotcompletewithgraduation.Weshouldbelifelonglearners.

LearningaForeignAccent

Thebestwaytounderstandsomeonewithaforeignaccentistospeakthesamewayyourself.Soyouneedtolearnaforeignaccent.66Trythefollowingsteps.

67

Forexample,ifyouwanttolearnaFrenchaccent,findaFrenchperson.Thefirstthingistostudyasettext.Asettextthatcoversalltheconsonantandvowelchangeswithinalanguagewillhelpyoualot.68Whenyoulistentotherecording,markdownallthedifferencesbetweenthenativespeaker’spronunciationofeachword,eachconsonantandeachvowelandthewaythatyousaythem.

Practicespeakingwithfacialmovements.

Afterwatchingyournativespeaker,lookatyourselfinamirrorasyouspeak,andnotethedifferencesinfacialmovements.69Sometimesthegeographyofanareacanaffectanaccent.Texasisveryflat,sotheTexanaccentisveryflat.Walesisveryhilly,sotheWelshaccentisrollinglikethehills.Besidesthat,trytosaysomethingofthelanguage.Trysayingsomewordsandsentencesofthelanguagewhoseaccentyouaretryingtomaster.70Speakingthelanguagecanhelpyoulearntheaccentandviceversa.

A.Findanativespeakerofthelanguage.

B.Thinkabouttheoriginsofthelanguage.

C.Howshouldyoulearnaforeignaccent

D.Andseehowthepronunciationfeelsinyourmouth.

E.Thenaskyournativespeakertoreadthetextoutaloudwhileyoumakearecording.

LittleTomwassoenthusiasticaboutlearningChineseandaftersixmonths,hecouldspeakit______fluently.

A.professionallyB.correctlyC.prettyD.locally

Welcometotheexcitingworldofonlinelearning,anewwaytoearnyourdegreeormasternewskills._36_.SimplybyusingacomputerandanInternetconnection,studentscanlearnonlineanytime,anywhereandattheirownpace.

_37_,however,it’simportanttoknowwhatskillsyouneedbeforegettingstarted.Youalsoneedtoknowwhattypeofcoursedeliveryformatwillworkbestforyou,andwheretofindacourseorprogram.

_38_.Attheveryminimum,youshouldbeabletocomfortablysendandreceiveemail,searchtheInternet,andtypereasonablyfastandaccurately.

Onceyoufeelconfidentaboutyourtechnicalskills,you’rereadytogetstarted.ButwheretobeginTherearemanycoursedeliverymethodsusedinonlinestudying.Perhapsthebestwaytofindtheonlinecourseformatthatisrightforyouistoconsideryoureducationneedsandlearningstyle._39_,lookforacoursewithe-books,textbooksandotherrequiredreading.

Finally,howdoyoufindcourseprovidersThebestapproachistouseyournewlyfoundInternetsearchskills.Typeintothesearchenginessuchwordsas“onlinelearning”and“distanceeducation”andyouwilleasilyfindwhatyouwant._40_,yourfingerswillbeflyingandyouronlinelearningadventureswillhavebegun.

A.Beforeyouknowit

B.Computersareavailable

C.Makingaquickdecision

D.Forinstance,ifyouliketoread

E.Onlinelearningisconvenientandflexible

F.Beforesigningupforanonlinecourseorprogram

G.First,makesurethatyourcomputerskillsareingoodorder

Learninghersonwassafeandsoundfromhisletter,Mrs.Whitebreathedasighof________.

A.anxietyB.curiosityC.reliefD.belief

GrowYourVocabularybyLearningRoot(词根)Words

Englishiscalledoneofthemostdifficultlanguagesfornon-nativespeakers.OnereasonisthatEnglishhassomanyrulesandalmostasmanyexceptionsofthoserules.Sometimes,thisleaveslearnersconfused(困惑的).___36___Notallwordscanbepronouncedbytheirspelling.And,maybetheworstthingofallisthattherearemanyidioms,orexpressionsinEnglish.___37___Thatiswhytherearemanyfunnymistakesresultingfromthemisuseofidioms.

___38___Arootwordisthemostbasicformofaword.Rootwordscanhelpyoutobreakdownlarge,newwordsintosmallerunitstodiscovertheirmeanings.___39___Asaresult,bylearning20or30rootwords,youcanenlargeyourEnglishvocabularytoincludehundredsofnewwords.

Arootcanbeanypartofawordthatcarriesmeaning:thebeginning,middleorendprefixes(前缀),bases,andsuffixes(后缀)aretypesofroots.Theprefixappearsatthebeginningofaword,thebaseinthemiddleandthesuffixattheend.___40___Onesimplemethodistofirstlookatabasewordandthenlookforfamiliarprefixesandsuffixesthatgowiththatbase.Forexample,theword“construct”isaverbthatmeans“tobuild”.Theprefix“con-”means“together”or“with”.So,“construct”means“toputthingstogethertobuildorcreatesomething”.

A.AnotherreasonisrelatedtotheEnglishpronunciation.

B.Youcansayweuseidiomslikethey’regoingoutofstyle.

C.TheseconddifficultyliesinthespellingoftheEnglishwords.

D.HavingagoodknowledgeofgrammarisalsousefulforEnglishlearners.

E.BuildingvocabularythroughrootwordsisquiteusefulforEnglishlearners.

F.LearningjustonerootwordcanhelpyouunderstandseveralwordsinEnglish.

G.However,it’scomfortingtoknowlearningrootwordscanhelpEnglishlearners.

Successfule-learningdemands_____self-control,_____qualitymanychildrenmaylack.

A.the;aB.a;theC./;aD./;the

Learningisaproductofinvestment.Ifyoudeveloptherighthabitsanmakesmallconstanteffortsthroughouttheterm,youcanspareyourselfthefrustrationofcramming(恶补)neartheend.

Use30-DayTrials.

PopularizedbyStevePavlina,trialperiodsworkundertheprinciplethatbycommittingtoachangeforamonth,itwillbecomeahabit.36

FocusonLearning,NotGrades.

Gradesarejustameasurementtoolusedtoassesshowmuchyou’velearned.37Lookforwaysyoucanusethematerialyouarelearningandfocusonunderstandingitfirst,putgradesafterwards.

MorningReview.

38Ifyou’vealreadyreadthechapters,spendthetimerewritingthekeyconceptsintoanotebook.Regularstudyingtimescangiveyouconsistencyinyourschedule,whichovertheentiretermcanbeinvaluableinboostingyourunderstanding.

LinkCoursestoDailyLife.

Spendsometimeeachweeklookingforpracticalwaysyoucanusetheinformationyouarelearning.Ifyoucanfindsituationsfromyourdailylifethataresimilartoyoursubjects,theycangofromabstracttheoriestoconcretetools.39

The10-Year-OldRule.

Pretendyouhadtoteacheverythinginyourcoursetoa10-year-old.CouldyoudoitThoughtadvancedphysicsmightnotbecomprehensiblebyayoungchild,theideaisthatyoushouldbeabletosimplifyyoursubjectintoeasilyunderstandablepictures.40

A.Wakeupahalfhourearliertoreadyourtextbook.

B.Whiletheyareuseful,focusingonthemwastesyourtime.

C.Doingthiswillmakeyoursubjectfarrememberinglater.

D.Pickoneortwostudyhabitsandworkonthemforanentiremonth.

E.Limityourstudyingtotheweekdayssoyouneedn’tworkallthetime.

F.Thiscanstrengthentheideasinyoursubjectsbyconnectingthemwithreality.

G.Takesometimetoreadthebackgroundoftheideassurroundingyoursubjects.

52.High-qualityteachingandtop-classlearningenvironmenthavee_________usagoodreputation.

53.MicrosoftreachedanagreementwhichwillallowitsWindowsoperatingsystem,whichmostpeoplearef__________with,toworkwiththeopensourceLinuxsystem.

54.Scientificand_________________(技术的)developmenthasmadepeople’slivesmoreconvenient.

55.Theshapeandthecolor1ofthestoneissoincredible!Isitanaturalstoneoran___________(人工的)one

56.Asapoorstudentfromasmallvillage,Tima___________totheuniversityforascholarship(奖学金)lastyear.

57.Itwasarealr___________forthemothertoknowthatherlostchildwasfoundbythepolice.

58.Beforep___________anoperationonapatient,Dr.Leealwaysdoesaseriesofcarefulpreparations.

59.Inadditiontos_______outallthepapers,thesecretary(秘书)hastotypethemintothecomputer.

Learningbeginsearly

Parents,evenmorethancarecentersandgoodschools,helpchildrendevelopskills.Herearesomemeasuresyoucantake:

16Theygrowwellwhentheyhaveparentsorothercaregiverswhoarelovinganddependable.Smallchildrenneedattention,encouragementandhugs.Childrenwhofeellovedaremorelikelytobeconfident.

17Childrenimitatewhattheyseeothersdoandwhattheyhearandsay.Whenparentsexerciseandeatnourishingfood,childrenaremorelikelytodoso.Whenparentstreatotherswithrespect,theirchildrenprobablywill,too.Ifparentssharethings,theirchildrenwilllearntobethoughtfulofothers’feelings.

Haveapositive(积极的)attitudetowardlearningandtowardschool.18Parentsneedtoencouragethiscuriosity(好奇心)ifchildrenaretokeepit.Showinginterestinwhatchildrendohelpstomakethemproudoftheirachievements.Childrenalsobecomeexcitedaboutschoolwhentheirparentsshowexcitement.Asyourchildapproacheskindergarten,talktohimaboutschool.Talkabouttheexcitingactivitiesinkindergarten,suchasgoingonfieldtripsandmakingfunartprojects.

Bepositiveandencouraging.19Smilesandencouragementgomuchfurthertoshapegoodbehaviorthanpunishment.

20Youngchildrenneedtobecloselywatched.Buttheylearntobeindependentandtodevelopconfidencebydoingtaskssuchasdressingthemselvesandputtingtheirtoysaway.It’salsoimportanttoletthemmakechoices,ratherthandecidingeverythingforthem.Remembertogivethemachoiceonlywhentherereallyisone.

A.Setagoodexample.

B.Provideopportunitiesforrepetition.

C.Praiseyourchildforajobwelldone.

D.Showthatyoucareaboutyourchildren.

E.Talktoyourchildren,beginningatbirth.

F.Letchildrendomanythingsbythemselves.

G.Childrencomeintothisworldwithapowerfulneedtodiscoverandexplore.

Fanslearningtoloveeffort

Foryears,ChinesesportsfanshadattachedalotofimportancetogoldmedalswhentheywatchedtheOlympicGames.56,2016RioOlympicGamessawahealthierandmorerelaxedattitude57sportspeople,fullyinlinewiththeOlympicspirit.

Chinadidn’twinanygoldmedalsonthefirstday.But,insteadof58(criticize)theathleteswhocouldn’tfinishontopofthepodium,mostfanspraisedtheirefforts.

DefendingchampionSunYangfailed59(win)thegoldinthemen’s400-meterfreestyle.However,hereceivedmanywordsofcomfortandunderstandingfromChinesesportsfanswhohadseen60hardSunhadworked.

SwimmerFuYuanhuiwonfans’61(heart),evenifshecouldonlywinabronzemedalinthe100mbackstrokefinal.HerfansonmicrobloggingplatformSinaWeibo62(increase)from100,000toover6millionsincethen.The63(major)ofsportsfansappreciatedherstraightforwardcharacter.

“Aswematureinmentality,learnhowtoappreciatecompetition,andbecomeableto64(calm)applaudourcompetitors,wepresenttheconfidenceandtoleranceofagreatcountry,”65articleinthePeople’sDailypointedout.

49.Learningaforeignlanguageisa______________(挑战)aswellasanopportunity.

50.Afterenteringhighschool,hehasnowchangedintoahappyand__________(自信的)student.

51.Millionsofpeople__________(遭受……之苦)discomfortfromoneormorecoldseachyear.

52.Thehoteloffersawonderfulmixof____________(传统的)charmwithmodernelements.

53.__________(专家)agreethateveryoneneedsvitaminssothatourbodiescanoperatenormally.

54.Themorewee______________thespace,themoreourcuriositygrows.

55.Whileworkinginasmallgroupisinteresting,somepeople___________(更喜欢)tolearninotherways.

56.WhenI’munders____________,Ialwaystakeadeepbreathandsmile.

57.Thestudents__________(竞争)forthehonorofwinningagainsteachotherinthesportsmeetinginSeptember.

58.Weshouldthinkhowtosolvetheproblemsinsteadofc_____________aboutother’smistakes.

Onlinelearningresourceswouldceasetobeeffectiveorevenhavenegativeeffects_______tousethemwiselyandflexibly.

A.shouldthestudentsfailB.ifthestudentsfail

C.hadthestudentsfailedD.ifthestudentshavefailed

KhanAcademyisanonlinelearningwebsitecreatedin2007bySalmanKhan,anAmericanteacher,andisaimedat61(provide)“afreeworld-classeducationtoanyoneanywhere”.

Khanoffersmorethan4,200freemicrolectures,eachof62usuallylasts10to15minutes.Unlike63(tradition)classes,Khanmainlyofferscoursesforstudentsbelowcollegelevel.TheclassescanalsohelpthoseplanningtotaketheSAT,64examoftenrequiredforstudentswishingtoenteranAmericancollegeoruniversity.

65(start)yourlearningjourneyatKhanAcademy,youshouldfirstofallenterthewebsitewithapersonale-mailaccount.YourpersonalhomepageatKhanAcademy66(design)tohelpyoulearnmath.Youcantakeapre-testfirsttoseeyourlevel.Theacademythensuggestsexercisesattherightlevelforyou.

Ifyouareinterestedinothersubjects,click“LEARN”toseealltopics67(offer)online.Try“ArtHistory”,forexample,68youwillbetakentoallthethingsinthatarealikearticles,videosandquestions.

Don’tworryifyoufind69difficulttofollowthecourseinEnglish.Coursesin70(translate)inChinese,Japaneseandotherlanguagesarealsoavailable.

假定你是李华,你校英语俱乐部最近将开展主题为“LearningEnglishfromfilms”的活动。请你以短文形式为倶乐部将要举行的首场活动写一份书面通知,要点如下:

地点:学校大礼堂

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Notice

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强化学习(reinforcementlearning)是人工智能的一种重要学习方法,在智能控制机器人及分析预测等领域有许多应用。强化学习的创新之处在于它是一种不同于传统静态机器学习的动态机器学习方法,它讲究在一系列的情景之下,通过多步恰当的决策来达到一个目标。强化学习的发展表明

①强化学习是对传统静态机器学习方法的全面否定②人类的认识具有无限性、上升性

③学习方法的创新赋予机器人意识而被广泛应用④创新意味着对既有理论和实践的突破

A.①②B.①③C.③④D.②④

1.当前现象:有些青少年不尊重父母;2.原因:以自我为中心,自私;3.解决办法:孝为先,尊重感恩于父母,记住父母的生日等。

注意:1词数:100左右。

2内容应包括以上要点,可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

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Learninganotherlanguageisanexcitingtripintoanewworld,anditcantakesometimeandefforttogetthere.Luckily,thereareafeweasywaystomakeyouradventuregoalotmoresmoothly.

Learnalittleeveryday.

Oneofthekeystolearninganotherlanguageispracticingalittlebiteveryday.36Studyingforlongperiodscanwearyououtandlimityourfocus.Startingwithsmallbutregularsessionsisthebestwaytokeepyourgrammarandvocabularyfreshinyourmind.

Practiceoutloud.

37Pronunciationiskeytolearninganotherlanguageandtomakingyourselfunderstoodbynativespeakers.Readsentencesaloudfrombooksormagazinesinthelanguageyou'restudying,orjustreadoveryourgrammarexerciseswhileyou'repracticing.You'llstarttogetusedtothewaythenewwordssoundandfeel.

Closethebooks.

Fromfilmstointernationalwebsites,therearedozensofwaystoencounter(遇到)otherlanguagesintherealworld.38Listentointernationalradiostations-manyofthemarestreamingovertheInternet-orlookupthewebsitesofnewspapersinthelanguageyou'restudying.Youcankeeplearninganotherlanguagewhilesurfingtheweborhavingamovienightwithyourfriends!

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Learninganotherlanguagetakesdeterminationandperseverance,sokeeppracticing!Remembertoreviewthebasicsaswellasnewvocabularyandgrammar,sinceeverythingyoulearnwillbuildonthefoundationyoustartwith.

Luckily,youhaveagreatreasontokeepupthehardwork.40

A.Beoptimistic.

B.Keepitup.

C.Eventually,they'lljustcomenaturally.

D.Remembertoexploresomeofthemwhenyou'relearninganotherlanguage.

E.Learninganotherlanguagecanbroadenyourhorizonsandintroduceyoutonewpeople

andpartsoftheworld.

F.Getafeelforthelanguagebysayingwordsandphrasesoutloudwhileyoupractice.

G.Reserveanhourtopracticeeachdayandsticktoyourschedule

Learningtoplayaninstrumentissomethingthatcangiveyoualotofpleasure.Itisalsoanachievementandaskill___41___stayswithyourlife.Musichasaparttoplayineveryone’slife,andhas___42___(describe)as“aprimarylanguage.”

Learningtoplayaninstrumentisn’teasyatthebeginningand___43___(take)effortanddetermination.WhileitisOKtoaimforthetop,musicis___44___(certain)notsomethingtotakeupbecauseyouthinkyououghttodoit.

Alotofadultsregretnothavinglearnttoplayaninstrumentwhenthey___45___(be)younger.Butitisnevertoolatetolearn!Andthe___46___(advantage)oflearninganinstrumentarefar___47___(great)thanjustthepleasureofproducinganenjoyablesound.Whenyou’veprogressedfarenough,therearelotsofamateurgroupsthatyoucanjoin___48___youwanttobepartofalargergroup.Onceyou’vereachedagoodenoughstandard___49___(join)abandororchestra(管弦乐队),youaddtheteamskillslikethoseyougetfromplayingsport.There’salsoagreatsocialsidetoplaying___50___others,aswellasthechancetotravelthroughtouring.

Hello,everyone!Uptonow,wehavefinishedlearningthefirstthreeunitsofBook1.Nowlet’sreviewwhatwehavelearnttogether.

InUnitOne,wehavelearntaboutwhatkindoffriendsweshouldmakefromourfriendAnne___56___waskilledbytheGermanNazisduringWorldWarⅡ.Itwasthefirsttimeinherlifethatshe___57___(keep)diariesinthehidingplace.Soshehadgreatdifficulty___58___(set)downwhatsheandherfamilyhadgonethrough.Thoughshegrewsocrazyabouteverythingtodowithnature,itwasnopleasurelookingthroughthedustywindowsanylonger.

InUnitTwo,wehaveknownthatthereismorethanonekindofEnglishintheworldandinsomeimportantwaystheyareverydifferent___59___oneanother.Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthingasstandardEnglish.However,todaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChina____60____(increase)rapidly,althoughtheyfind___61___hardtolearnEnglishwell.Ashighschoolstudents,weshouldmakefulluseofourtime___62___(have)agoodcommandofEnglishinordertopasstheCollegeEntranceExaminationsinthreeyears.

InUnitThree,ourfriendsWangKunandWangWeimadeuptheir____63____(mind)totakeagreatbiketripalongtheMekongRiver.Theybothbought___64___expensivemountainbike.Finallytheygotthechanceaftergraduatingfromcollege.Soontheygottheircousins___65___(interest)incyclingtoo.Aftermakingpreparations,theytogetherstartedtheirjourneyandrealizedtheirdreamtotakeagreatbiketrip.

HowtoBeHappyinYourLife

NewbornLearningshouldn’tstoponceyougraduatefromschool._____16_____Asaninpidual,youmustconstantlyseekformorewaystogrow.Therearealwaysnewthingstolearnandadventureslefttobediscovered.

Supportacause

_____17_____Learningmoreaboutanimalwelfarecantellyouwhichcosmeticbrandssupporttestingonanimals.Youdon’thavetoforceyourselftosupportsomethingyoudon’tbelievein.Youonlyneedtolookatyourinterestsandseewhichonesyouneedtotakesomeimmediateactions.

_____18_____

Thefirststeptolearningisacceptingthatyou’relikelytomakemistakes.Onceyou’veacceptedthat,you’llhaveaneasiertimetakinginthingsandriskingeverythinginfavorofyourpassion....

Enrollinonlineornightclasses

HowaboutlearninganewlanguageyoucanusewheneveryoutravelOrtakingfreeonlineclassesaboutManagementYes,studyingdoesn’talsohavetoberestrictedinthefourcornersofaclassroom._____19_____Butyoulearnsomethingyoulikeandsomethingyouconsideruseful.

Learntoadapt

Youcan’tstopchangesfromhappeninginyourlife._____20_____Thisiswhyyoucan’tstoplearning,andyoucan’tstopgrowing.

Therearesomuchmoretolearn,especiallynowthatwe’revirtuallyconnectedtoeveryoneintheworld.Asastudentoflife,it’sreallyuptoyoutouseallyourresourcesandmakeitintosomethingenriching.

A.It’snevertoolatetostartlearningsomethingnew.

B.Lifeoffersmorelessonsthanschoolevercould.

C.Whynottrytoturnyourpassionforanimalsintoagoodcause

D.Whenyoulearntoadapt,youpickupsomethingyouhaven’tencounteredbefore.

E.Takerisks

F.Youwon’tgetanAforyourefforts.

G.Whatyoucandoistoacceptthatit’sunavoidableandyoujusthavetoadapt.

Geographyisanimportanttoolforlearningandunderstandinghistory.Geographyaffectshistory—justlookatthechangesinworldgeographyoverrecentyears.Governmentschange,and___21___countrieswereborn.Manycountriesnolongerhavethesamenamesthey___22___evenfiveyearsago.Climatechanges___23___eventssuchasdroughts(干旱)andfloodsthatcauselotsoflossoflifeandthemovementsofpeoplefromoneplacetoanotherinsearchof___24___.Environmentalchangescanchangetheentire___25___ofacommunityorregion.

21.A.newB.someC.manyD.old

22.A.didB.doC.areD.have

23.A.bringaboutB.comeaboutC.takeplaceD.happen

24.A.B.safeC.helpD.safety

25.A.peopleB.historyC.natureD.housing

26.A.climateB.buildingC.environmentD.geography

27.A.whileB.butC.andD.so

28.A.pathsB.streetsC.railwayD.ways

29.A.makesB.createC.pullD.uses

30.A.houseB.streetC.holeD.hill

31.A.housesB.bridgesC.streetsD.road

32.A.weB.heC.theyD.workers

33.A.cloudyB.coverC.snowD.rain

34.A.butB.andC.yetD.still

35.A.effectsB.affectsC.affectD.influence

36.A.relatetoB.concernedC.involvingD.referto

37.A.tohappenB.happeningC.happenD.happened

38.A.butB.andC.besidesD.so

39.A.writeB.readC.understandD.know

40.A.weatherB.historyC.climateD.events

Itmaybenecessarytostop__inthelearningprocessandgobacktothedifficultpointsinthelessons.

A.atintervalsB.atrandom

C.ateaseD.atlength

Ifyouwanttotrysomenewlearningmethods,you’dbetterselectthosethatare________foryourself.

A.normalB.enjoyableC.properD.available

StudentsinChinaspendalotoftimelearningEnglish.Butmostofthemcannotuseittocommunicate.Someexpertsthinkthereasonliesinthetestingsystem,becausethecurrentEnglishtestingsysteminChinaputstoomuchpressureonstudentstogethighmarksandpaynoattentiontothedevelopmentoftheiroverall(全面的)languageabilities.Consideringthis,recentlymanyexpertsarecallingforreforms(改革)oftheEnglishlanguagetestingsystemtomakeitmoreeffectivelytodevelopactuallanguageabilities.TheysaychangesarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofthenationalEnglisheducationsystem.

写作要求:

1.用30个词左右概括上述话题的主要内容;

2.用约100个词就这一话题发表自己的看法,并包括如下要点:

(1)你是否赞成英语考试的改革。

(2)你赞同或反对的理由(至少两条)。

(3)对“Howtodevelopoveralllanguageabilities”谈谈你的看法。

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Learningnewculturesisoneofmyfavoritethingstodo.

Collegeisatimefornewandexcitingexperiencesaswellasatimetoexploreperseandinnovative(创新的)ideas.WhatcouldbebetterthantravelingtoChinatolearnabouttheirideas,history,andcultureIbelievestudyingabroadissomethingthateverycollegestudentshoulddotohelptoexpandhisorherhorizons,andtoappreciateeverythingtheworldhastooffer.Ispentthefirsteightofmyearlyyearslivingabroadintwocountries.Fromthisrichperiodofgrowth,Iacquiredanidentityasaglobalcitizen,andtheskillstoindependentlynavigatelifeinaforeignculture.ItseemsappropriatetosupportmynextjumpinlifewithanabroadexperiencethatwillshowthedirectionsinwhichIhavegrownsincemyearlyyears,aswellasprovideauniquecontextforexploringthelimitsofmyeducation.

HereisanundeniableadvantagetolivingandstudyinginChina;tobesubmersedin(投入)theChineselifeistheonlywaytofullyunderstandandlearnabouthowthecountryimpactsandisimpactedbytherestoftheworld.NotonlyamIlearningaboutChina,butIhavealsocometoappreciateothercountriesintheworldfromadifferentpointofview.BeinginChinahasgivenmethechangetolearninadifferentenvironment,andIdonotthinkthereisanybetterwaytolearntheculturethantoactuallybethere.IhaveaverystrongadmirationfortheChineselanguage,people,andculture.IwillcontinuetoapplymynewfoundknowledgetomyentirelifeandthewayIlookattheworldaroundme.

5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstudyingabroad

A.Collegecanbebarriertostudyabroad

B.Studyingabroadcanreplacethecollegeeducation

C.Noteverycollegestudentsuitsforstudyingabroad

D.Studyingabroadcanenrichtheexperiencesoflivingabroad

6.Whatdidtheauthorbenefitfromlivingabroad

A.Skillstoliveindependently

B.Allnationalitiesoftheworld

C.Growingtobeastrongperson

D.Unlimitededucationchances

7.Whatdoestheauthoradvisestudentstodoaboutlearningforeigncultures

A.Learnforeigncultureslocally

B.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo

C.Appreciateculturesfromdifferentpointofviews

D.Trytoimpactforeigncultureswiththeirownones

LearningEnglishischallengingbecauseofthevariousrulesandexceptionstotherules.ThebestwaytolearnEnglishistohearitspokenandrepeatthewordsasyouhearthem.11YouwilllearnhowtomakeEnglishadailypartofyourlifeinordertolearntospeakitquickly.

12AskafriendtohelpyouwritelettersofEnglishalphabetonindexcards.Youshouldwritealetteroneachcard.Practisethelettersbymixingupthecardsandsayingtheletters.Youcanaskyourfriendtohelpyoupronouncethelettersandquizyouonyourknowledge.

MakeyourownvideosinEnglish.Ifyouhaveavideocamera,youcantapeyourselfspeakingEnglishandpracticealongwithyourownvideo.13Watchyourvideosdaily,andrepeatwhatisbeingsaid.

Getaprivatetutor.AprofessionalEnglishinstructorcangiveyouone-on-oneinstructionthatwillhelpyouunderstandtherulesofEnglish.YourinstructorcanteachyouhowtowriteandspeakEnglish.14Youcanalsoinquireatyourlocalcommunitycollege.

WatchmovieswithEnglishsubtitles.Whenwatchingamovieinyournativelanguage,usetheEnglishsubtitlessoyouwillunderstandtheconnectionbetweenyourlanguageandEnglish.

15Youwillmakemistakes,andthatisOK.YouneedtopracticeEnglishasmuchaspossibleinordertoquicklylearntospeakthelanguagefluently.

A.LearntheEnglishalphabet.

B.UseeveryopportunitytospeakEnglish.

C.YoucansubscribesomeEnglishmagazinestolearnEnglish.

D.ConstantrepetitionisthekeytorememberingwordsinEnglish.

E.Ifyouhaveanydifficultpoints,youcanconsultyourdictionaryatanytime..

F.YoucanfindanEnglishtutorbyplacinganadvertisementinyourlocalnewspaper.

G.YoucanmakeaplayinwhichyouandafriendarehavingasimpleconversationinEnglish.

SometimeswhenwearelearningEnglish,itcanbereallyfrighteningtostartspeakingitwith

otherpeopleWemayhaveagoodvocabularyandgrammarbase,butspeakingistheaspectthatwemostneedtopractice36Itwillhelpusgainconfidenceinourselves.Belowareafewgreattipsforyou.

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Peoplemakemistakesallthetime,especiallywhenspeakinganewlanguage.Don’tbesadorfeeldisappointedifyoutakemistakes;it'spartoftheprocessofimprovingyourspeaking.Onceyouhavemadeamistake;correctitandcarryon.AsAlbertEinsteinsaid,“Lifeislikeridingabicycle.Tokeepyourbalance,youmustkeepmoving'’.

Askforhelp.

OnceyouhavestartedspeakingEnglish,don’tbeafraidtoaskpeoplequestionsabouthowtosayorpronouncesomething·38Theymaynotbesohappyifyouaskthemgrammarquestionsastheymaynotknowtheanswersthemselves,butI’msuretherewillbenoproblemwithvocabularyandpronunciationquestions!

Don’tbeshy

Oneofnon-nativespeakers’biggestproblemsisbeingtooshytospeak.39Beaware.

though,thatmostpeoplespeakmorethanonelanguageandknowhowdifficultitistolearnanewone.Also,mostpeoplereallydon’tevennoticeifyousaysomethingwrongorifyouaretooshy.

Mostofthetimewehavefalseperceptions(观念,理解)ofwhatothersmaythink.

Enjoyyourself.

Youarelearninganotherlanguageforareasonsogoahead,havefun,makemistakesandeveninventnewwords!40

A.Theyareallpartsoftheprocess.

B.Trytoavoidmakingmistakes.

C.Thiscanbethebiggestbarrierforalotofpeople.

D.HowshouldweovercomethefearofspeakingEnglish

E.Acceptthatyouaregoingtomakemistakesandleanfromthem

F..Overcomingthisfearofspeakingisextremelyofgreatimportance.

G.Mostofthetimepeoplewillbemorethanhappytohelpyouifyouhaveanyquestions.

BillGatesrecentlypredictedthatonlinelearningwillmakeplace﹣basedcollegeslesssignificant,andfiveyearsfromnow,studentswillbeabletofindthebestlecturesintheworldonline.IapplaudMr.Gates.Butwhat'stakingussolong?

Asearlyas1997,MIT(麻省理工)decidedtopostvideosofalluniversitylecturesonline,forfree,forallpeople.Buttoday,howmanystudentshaveyoumetwhomasteredadvancedmathematicsornuclearphysicsfromanMITonlinevideo?Unfortunately,theanswerisnotmany.

Theproblemisthepoorqualityofonlineeducationwebsitesandtheexperiencetheyprovidetostudents.ThosewhogototheMITwebsiteandwatchcoursesonlinearesurelyverysmartpeople,butifsnotlikeplayingavideogamesuchasWorldofWarcraft.Onlythemostardentstudents,thosewhoarehighlymotivated,willdevotethemselvestostudyingtheseboringonlinevideos.

Therealquestioniswhywearen'tspendingmoretodevelopbetteronlineeducationplatforms.WhereistheAvatarofeducation?Thinkaboutthis.ThemarketforHollywoodfilmsperyeariswortharound30billionUSD.Educationintheworldisatrillion﹣dollar﹣a﹣yearmarket,hundredsoftimesbiggerthanHollywoodmovies.Yetthemostexpensivedigitallearningsystemeverbuiltcostwellunder100milliondollars.

BillGates'predictionisgoingtohappen.Thereisnodoubtaboutit.Butitwillonlyhappenwhenwecreatehighleveleducationalcontentandexperiencesthatengageandexcitemorethanhaseverbeenpossibleintherealworld.

28.WhathasBillGatesforecastaboutonlinelearning?

A.Itwillconcentrateonphysicslectures.

B.Itwillcompletelyreplacerealuniversities.

C.Itwillhelptomakeuniversitiesmoresuccessful.

D.Itwillplayanincreasinglyimportantroleineducation.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"ardent"inParagraph3mean?

A.Creative.B.Enthusiastic.C.Well﹣behaved.D.Experienced.

30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisholdingbackthepopularityofonlinelearning?

A.Thelackoflecturesavailableonline.

B.Thehighcostofaccesstothewebsites.

C.Thelowstandardofeducationalwebsites.

D.Thecompetitionwithonlinecomputergames.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionHollywood?

A.ToshowthatHollywoodproducesmanysuccessfulmovies.

B.Toprovethateducationismoreprofitablethanentertainment.

C.Toarguethatmoviedirectorsshouldproduceeducationalcontent.

D.Tourgethatmoremoneybespentdevelopingeducationalwebsites.

Whenlearningtodrive,we’retold56(obey)thetrafficrulesandnottodriveourvehiclestoofast.Whatsurprisesus57(be)thatsomeyoungpeoplejustenjoythefeelingofdrivingcarsormotorcyclesataveryhighspeed.Jack,5818-year-oldboy,isnoexception.

Recently,Jack’sfatherhasbought59acar,whichisquiteadmiredbyhisfriends.Whenheisoutinthecountry,60therearefewpeopledrivingandthetrafficrulesarenotstrict,theboywilldriveattopspeed.Intowns,however,thereisalwaysaspeedlimit,thatis,fiftykilometersanhour,butJackoftendrivesmuch61(fast).

Oneday,Jackwasdrivingthroughtownswhenayoungpoliceman,whowasnewtohiswork,62(stop)himandsaid,“I’mafraidyouweredrivingatmorethanfiftykilometersanhour,Sir.Pleasegivemeyournameandaddress.”63(look)atthepolicemancarefully,Jacksaidtohim,“Well,Sir,Istartedmyjourneylessthananhourago.”Onhearingthis,hedidnotknowtheanswer64Jack’sexcuse.Hethoughtforafew65(second)andthenletJackgo.

Learningtosetgoalsplaysanimportantroleasyourchildstartstogainindependence.However,settinggoalsdoesn’tcomenaturallytoyourchild,sohelpinghimtolearntheprocessshouldprobablybeoneofyourgoals.

Explaintheword“goal”.Yourchildmayknowwhatagoaliswhenitcomestosoccer,buthemaynotunderstandwhatitmeansineverydaylife.16

Listentoyourchild.Ideally,youwantyourchildtobeabletodecideforhimselfwhathisgoalsare.17Lethimtalkaboutwhathethinkshedoeswellandwhathethinksneedstoimprove.Ifhe’sstuck,youcanprovidesomeexamplesofyourownpersonalgoals.

Helpkeepgoalsachievable.Don’tthrowcoldwateronyourchild.18Forexample,ifyourchildwantstobeachampionswimmer,butcan’tswimanentirelapofthepoolyet,youcansuggesthestartbymakingthathisfirstgoal.

19Helpyourchildwritedownhisgoalsinaneasy-to-followform.Beingabletoseeandcheckoffthestepsonthewaytohisgoalisthekeyinkeepinghimmotivated.Areallysimplewayistohaveyourchilddrawaladderonapieceofpaper,writinghisgoalatthetopandeachsteptothatgoalontherungs(横木).20

A.Changegoalseverysooften.

B.Makeavisualgoalreminder.

C.Don’talwaystellhimwhatyouthink.

D.He’sclimbingtothetopashegetsclosertohisgoal.

E.Youcantakesportsasexampletohelpexplainittohim.

F.Oncehehassetupagoal,hemayfinditverydifficulttoachieveit.

G.Whenagoalisbeyondhisreach,helphimbreakitdownintosmallerpieces.

Learninganylanguage71(take)practice-lotsofpractice!Often,it’sdifficulttoknow72youshouldpracticeit.ShouldyouwatchavideoPerhaps,73wouldbeagoodideatodoafewquizzes.Ofcourse,youshouldtrytospeakEnglishwithyourfriends.Allofthesearegreatideas,butit’salsoimportanttobuildaroutine.Aroutinewillhelpyoumake74(study)Englishahabit.That’sthebestwaytoimproveyourEnglish!

It’simportantto75(expose)tomanydifferentareaseveryday.76,youshouldn’ttrytostudytoomany77(differ)subjects.Thesesuggestionstakea30-minutelisteningandreadingasthebasisfordailypractice.Youaretryingtolearnmanynewthings,sodon’ttrytolearntoomuchinanyoneareatoo78(quick)!

Take5minutestowritedownallthenewwordsyoufindinyourlisteningandreadingexercises.Keepanotebook,andwriteinthe79(translate)inyournativelanguage.Don’tforgettolearngrammarfor10minutes.Trytoquicklysummarizewhatyoulistenedtoandwhatyoureadandspeakoutloud.

That’sit!Approximately45minutesaday,everydayoratleastfourtimesaweek!Ifyoucontinuetodothis,youwillbe80(surprise)athowquicklyyourEnglishimproves!

IfyouarelearningEnglishbecauseyou'regoingtotravelinEnglandandwishtobe(16)____Londonninety﹣nineineveryhundredpeoplespeak(18)English.Youmaysaythat(19)theydon'tspeakEnglishwellthemselves,theycan(20)understanditwhenitiswellspoken.They(21)whenthespeakerisEnglish.Butwhenthespeakerisa(22)____thebetterhespeaks,the(23)itistounderstandhim.

Noforeignercan(24)stress(重读)thesyllables(音节)andmakethetone(声调)(25)andfallinquestionand(26)exactlyasa(27)does.(28)thefirstthingyouhavetodoistospeakwithastrong(29)accent,andspeakbroken,thatis,Englishwithoutany(30).TheneveryEnglishpersonyou(31)willatonceknowyouareaforeigner,andtrytounderstandyouandbereadyto(32)you.Hewillnot(33)Ayoutobepoliteandusegrammaticalphrases.Hewillbe(34)byhisclevernessinmakingout(弄清)your(35)andbeingabletotellwhatyouwanttoknow.

16.A.settledB.heardC.understoodD.known

17.A.becauseB.unlessC.whateverD.for

18.A.AmericanB.badC.standardD.no

19.A.becauseB.sinceC.whenD.evenif

20.A.hardlyB.reallyC.atleastD.atmost

21.A.sayB.canC.thinkD.hope

22.A.foreignerB.nativeC.LondonerD.traveler

23.A.betterB.easierC.harderD.clearer

24.A.neverB.evenC.everD.only

25.A.rightB.exactC.raiseD.rise

26.A.requestB.answerC.sentenceD.phrase

27.A.nativeB.foreignerC.childD.reporter

28.A.WhileB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.Therefore

29.A.LondonB.BritishC.foreignD.country

30.A.grammarB.mistakeC.expressionD.word

31.A.knowB.seeC.lookforD.speakwith

32.A.welcomeB.helpC.teachD.praise

33.A.expectB.scoldC.showD.think

34.A.strictB.surprisedC.pleasedD.praised

35.A.wayB.meaningC.mistakeD.country.

假定你是李华,正在一所英国学校学习暑期课程(course),遇到一些困难,希望得到学校辅导中心(learningcenter)的帮助,根据学校规定,你需书面预约,请按下列要求写一封信:

1.本人简介

2.求助内容

4.你的联系方式.

Whatyou'relearningtodayseemsuseless,but______itwillsurelyhavesignificantinfluenceonyourdevelopment.()

A.onaverageB.inthelongrun

C.inexchangeD.byallmeans

LearningtospeakEnglishwellmaybethebestthingyoucandotoimproveyourlife.That'sright.IfyoucancommunicateinEnglish,youcan:

Contactpeoplefromallovertheworld.TalkaboutyourideasandopinionsonInternetdiscussiongroups.Sende-mailtointerestingpeople.Learnabouttheirlifeandculture.

Travelmoreeasily.Communicatewithpeoplewhereveryougo—Englishisspokeninmorethan100countries(source).Askdirections,haveaconversation,or...askforhelp.Whoknows,maybeEnglishwillsaveyourlifesomeday!

Pushyourcareerforward.Ifyouwantagoodjobinbusiness,technology,orscience,getoutofthatarmchairandstartlearningEnglishnow!(Ifyoualreadyhaveagoodjob,startlearningbeforeyouloseit!)

KnowingEnglishwillletyou:

Put“excellentknowledgeofEnglish”onyourCV.Getyourdreamjob,andearnmoremoney.

Gaintechnicalknowledge.Englishisthelanguageoftechnology,especiallyhightechnologylikecomputerscience,genetics,andmedicine.Ifyou'regoingtoreadabouttechnology,you'llprobablyhavetodoitinEnglish.

Learncomputerscience.Readtechnicalarticleswithoutdifficulty.Orwriteyourownarticles!

Beaworld-classbusinessman(orwoman).It'ssimple.InternationalbusinessisdoneinEnglish.Andallbusinesstodayisinternational.Soifyouwanttoplay,youhavetoknowEnglish—tocontactotherbusinesspeople,gotoconferences,readinternationalbusinessnewspapersandmagazines,etc.

Becomeabetterscientist.Contactscientistsfromothercountries,gotointernationalconferences,visitacademiccentersabroad.Learnaboutnewscientificdiscoveriesbyreadingpapers,books,andmagazines.

Useyourcomputermoreeffectively.MostcomputerapplicationsareinEnglish,soyouwillunderstandthembetter—andbecomeabetteremployee.

25.Accordingtothepassage,knowingEnglishwillletyou______.

A.travelinyourcountrymoreeasily

B.gaintechnicalknowledge

C.contactpeoplealloveryourcountry

D.watchtelevisionnetworks

26.Sendinge-mailtointerestingpeopleisawayto______.

A.learnknowledge

B.contactpeople

C.becomeabetterscientist

D.workbetter

27.Aworld-classbusinesspersonmay______.

A.writehis/herownarticles

B.readinternationalbusinessnewspapers

C.talkabouthis/herideasandopinions

D.readabouttechnology

28.Ifyoudon'tlearnEnglish,youmaylose______.

A.yourgoodjobB.yourfamily

C.yourfriendsD.yourgame

36Wearelearningfromlifeconstantly,aslongaswerecognizeandacceptthoselessons.Whenyouchoosetobeastudentoflife,youopenyourselftolimitlessopportunities.

Exploretheworld.Don’tlimityourselftoyourhometownortothecityyougotyourfirstjob.37Itdoesn’thavetobejustonetownoroneapartmentcomplex(建筑群).Backpackingmaynotbeforeveryone,butit’snottheonlywayyoucanseetheworld.Travellingdoesn’tjusthavetobegoingoverseasbutalsodroppingbymanystates.Cultureexistsnotjustinacountrybuteveninsmallcommunities.

Gainnewlifeskills.Maybeit’stimethatyoufinallylearnhowtofixabrokenfaucet(水龙头)orevenfixthefaultylightinyourbathroom.Learnhowtodriveacarorrideabike.Therearedefinitelythingsyoudon’tknowhowtodo,andyouhavealifetimeaheadofyoutolearn.38

Becultured.Watchasmanymoviesandreadasmanybooksaspossible.Booksandmoviesarethefruitofthewriters’orthemakers’lifeexperiencesandunderstandingoftheirsurroundings.Moviesandbooksareagoodlookintohowpeopleunderstandtheworld.

39Forsomepeople,togrowoldermeanstokeepyourcircleoffriendsdowntoafew,butthatshouldn’tstopyoufrommeetingnewpeople.Widenyourcirclebyallowingpeopleintoyourlifeandlettingthemgettoknowyou.Wideningyourcircletopeoplefromallwalksoflifehelpsyouknowmoreabouttheworld.

Domanyfirsts.Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingforthefirsttime40Itcanbeassimpleaswatchingamoviealoneorasbigastryingbungeejumping.Doingsomethingforthefirsttimedoesn’tneedtohavealife-changingeffect.Itcanbeasimplerealizationthatobviously,goingtoafilmscreeningbyyourselfisn’tsobad.

So,therearesomuchmoretolearn,especiallynowthatwe’revirtuallyconnectedtoeveryoneintheworld.Asastudentoflife,it’sreallyuptoyoutouseallyourresourcesandmakeitintosomethingenriching.

A.Widenyourcircle.

B.Entertainyourself.

C.Ifyoucan’tthinkoftheanswer,maybeyouneedtogooutandtrysomethingnew.

D.Gobeyondtheplaceyouconsiderhome,becausehomecanbemanyplaces.

E.Youdon’talwaysneedagreatrealizationforeverythingyoudo.

F.Lessonsarenotlimitedtoouracademicstudies.

G.It’snevertoolatetostartlearningsomethingnew.

Makingmistakesisanaturalpartofthelearningprocess________youcanturnyourerrorsintolearningpoints.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.where

__51__(base)onrecentresearches,distancelearningisslowlyprovingas__52__(value)asthetraditionalcampusbasedform.Itisafixedtruththatthisformoflearningis__53__theincrease.Moreover,bothstudentsandteachershaveexpressedtheir__54__(happy)withthesecourses.Thebestpartofdistancelearningcoursesistheirflexibleformat(方式).Studentscancontinue__55__(work)andstudyatthesametimewithoutanykindofdifficulty.Youwill__56__(provide)withthefacilitiesofavirtualclassroomandavirtualcampus.Anyone__57__wantstoupgradetheirprofessionalknowledgetoanewlevelcanapplyforthesecourses.Withanonlinestudyformat,thetestsandnotescanbeaccessiblewithjustamouseclickfromyourhomecomputer.However,astudent__58__(attend)anonlinecoursemusttakethetimemanagement__59__(serious).Everyonlinestudentmustkeepinmindthatpropermanagementoftimeandstudyscheduleis__60__keytowardssuccessinthisformat.

Whenlearningtodrive,we’retoldtoobeythetrafficrulesandnottodriveourvehiclestoofast.61surprisesusisthatsomeyoungpeoplejustenjoythefeelingofdrivingcarsormotorcyclesataveryhighspeed.Jack,6218-year-oldboy,isnoexception.

Recently,Jack’sfatherhasbought63acar,whichisquiteadmiredbyhisfriends.Whenheisoutinthecountry,wherethereareafewpeople64(drive)andthetrafficrulesarenotstrict,this65(adventure)boywilldriveatatopspeed.Intowns,however,thereisaspeedlimit,thatis,fiftykilometersanhour,butJackoftendrivesmuch66(fast).

OnedayJackwasdrivingthroughtowns67ayoungpoliceman,whowasnewtohiswork,68(stop)himandsaid,“I’mafraidyouweredrivingatamorethanfiftykilometersanhour,Sir.Pleasegivemeyournameandaddress.”69(look)atthepolicemancarefully,Jacksaidtohim,“Well,Sir,Istartedmyjourneylessthananhourago.”Onhearingthis,hedidn’tknowtheanswer70Jack’sexcuse.HethoughtforafewsecondsandthenletJackgo.

Theyarelearningtoactgraciouslywhensuccesscomes_____way.

A.itsB.hisC.herD.their

--HasJamesfinishedhisreportonhisEnquiryLearningyet

--I’mnotsure.She_________onitlastweek.

A.wasworkingB.hasworkedC.workedD.hadworked

Itmaybenecessarytostop_____inthelearningprocessandgobacktothedifficultpointsinthelessons.

A.atintervalsB.atrandomC.ateaseD.atlength

Ithinklearningatschoolisbetterthanlearningaloneathomebecauseteacherscouldmylearningscheduleandguideme.

A.putupwithB.keepupwithC.comeupwithD.getonwith

__16__

Outdooractivitiesforkidsarefunandalearningexperienceforthemaswellastheirparents.Kidsarelikepotsofwetclay,whateveryouteachthemtheywilllearnveryquickly.Soinsteadofgivingthemexpensivevideogames,whynotteachthemandtakepartwiththeminsomeoutdooractivitiesforkids.__17__It’sinthisagethatyoushouldintroducesomefuncreativeactivitiesthathelptheminthelongrun.EveryfourthkidinAmericasuffersfromobesity,beingobeseinvitesalotofhealthproblems.Outdooractivitiesforkidsprovetobeafunandsplendidexercisethatkidswouldlove.

__18__Inancienttimeskidsusedtoplayoutsideandcomehomeonlyatnightslikecats.Togetridofthedullness,theyplayedeverygametheyeversaworheard.Thesegameswerebeneficialfortheirmindandbodyastheyimprovedtheircreativityandgavethemahealthyworkout.

WaterBalloonsisoneofthebestoutdoorgamesforchildrentoplay.Toplaythisgameyouneedalotofballoons,twotubsandthreeorfourwaterguns.Dividethekidsintwoequalgroupsandfilltheballoonsinwater.__19__Youhavetothrowitatyourteammemberandhe/shehastocatchitandplaceitinatub.

Packyourbagsandheadtothewoods,campingcanbeagreatwaytospendsomequalitytimewithfamilyandalsoseekidslearnalotofimportantthings.__20__Theygettolearnmanythingsandalsoseethebeautyofnatureclosely.

A.Outdooractivitiesforkids.

B.Don'tgettoofarfromyoursight.

C.Youcanplaypassingtheballoonswithyourteammember.

D.Sunnydaysareperfectforsomeoutdooractivitiesforkids.

E.Teachthemhowtoorganizeatent,laybedsandcarrywood.

F.Campingisagetawaychanceforyourkidsfromtheirnormallife.

G.Childrenintheirgrowingstagehaveverysharpandfocusedminds.

Thesayinggoesthatthereisnoendtolearning,____weshouldnevercontentourselveswithalittlebookknowledge.

A.suchB.soC.stillD.yet

Learningtocommunicateinanotherlanguagemaybechallenging,butitisalsoaveryrewardingandenrichingexperience.Itisthebestpassporttodiscoveringanotherculture.Hereareafewtipstohelpyoumakethemostoftheexperience.

Workatyourownpace.

Makethemostofthetimeyouhaveavailabletostudy.Youwillfindyoucanlearnmoreeffectivelyifyoustudyforhalfanhoureveryday,ratherthantrytodoawholeunitinonesitting.

Whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse

Ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.Ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithyou,itwillgiveyouextramotivationtokeepworking.

Rememberthatyoucangoalongwaywithjustalittlelanguage.

Evenifyoufeelunsureaboutyourabilitytoformrightsentences,you’llfindthatitispossibletocommunicatewithjustafewwords.Aboveall,don’tworryaboutgettingthingswrong:peoplewillstillbeabletounderstandyou.Themoreconfidenceyougainincommunicating,themorefluentyou’llbecome.

Buildupyourvocabulary.

Awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon’ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.It’sbesttostudyfrequently.Putwordsintosentencestofixtheminmind,andcomebacktothemlater.Learningvocabularyinthiswayisusuallyveryeffective.

Andmostofall,havefun!

21.Thispassageisbasicallyaboutsome______offoreignlanguagelearning.

A.newsB.noticesC.suggestionsD.advertisements

22.Inthewriter’sopinion,itisbettertostudy______.

A.forhalfanhoureverydayB.awholeunitatatime

C.morethananhouradayD.atanytimeintheday

23.Learningtospeakaforeignlanguageisthekeytoenjoyinganother______.

A.challengeB.cultureC.experienceD.discovery

TherewasatimeIlostinterestinEnglishlearning.Later,itwasmyEnglishteacher,MissHuang,helpedmebuildupmyconfidence.

A.when,whoB.which,whoC.that,thatD.when,whom

______yourownneedsisasimportantaslearningtoexpressyouremotions.

A.UnderstandB.UnderstandingC.UnderstoodD.Havingunderstood

Inlearningaforeignlanguage,oneshouldfirstpayattentiontospeaking.Itisthegroundworkofreadingandwriting.You’dbettertryyourbesttospeak.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Butbecarefulnottoletthemkeepyoufromimprovingthelanguage.Whileyouaredoingthis,agoodexerciseistowrite—keepadiary,writenotes,lettersorarticles,thenifyoucan,asksomeonetogothroughwhatyouhavewrittenandtellyouwhereiswrong.Manymistakesinyourspeakingwillbeeasilyfoundwhenyouwrite.Throughcorrectingthemistakes,youcandobetterinlearningalanguage.

Ifyouareslowinspeaking,don’tworry.Oneofthehelpfulwaysisreading,eitheraloudortoyourself.Theimportantthingistochoosesomethinginterestingtoread.Itcan’tbetoodifficultforyou.Whenyouarereadinginthisway,don’tstoptolookupthewordsifyoucanguesstheirmeaningsoriftheyhavenothingimportanttodowiththesentence.Youcandothatsomeothertime.

56.Fromthepassageweknowthegroundworkis_________whileyouarelearningaforeignlanguage.

A.readingB.writingC.speakingD.listening

57.Toimprovethelanguage,onehasto_________.

A.payattentiontospeakingonly

B.trynottomakemistakes

C.correctmistakesonly

D.keepadiaryandwritenotes,lettersorarticles

58.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe_________.

A.HowtoLearnaForeignLanguageB.HowtoImproveReading

C.HowtoLearnWritingD.MoreReading,LessSpeaking

Anewlearningcenterhasbeenbuiltintheschool,______studentstogettoknowtheworldmoreeasily.

A.allowB.allowedC.toallowD.allowing

Iwasaskedinane-mailaboutlearningidiomsinaforeignlanguage.MaybeIamdifferentfrommostpeople,butIdonotbotherwiththem.Tometheyarekindofdessertoflanguagelearning.Theycomeattheendofameal.Onceyouhavefilledupwiththesolidfare—thekeywordsandphrasesthatareusedinavarietyofsituations,thenyoucanaddafewidiomstospiceupthings.Andbythattimeyouwillbeabletopickthemupnaturallyanyway.

Ifindthatmanylearnershaveanobsession(困扰)withslangandidioms,asifrepeatingsomeverycolloquialexpressionsisgoingtoupgradehowtheysoundinalanguage.Infactitistheopposite.Idiomsaredifficulttousecorrectly.Theycaneasilysoundverystrangecomingfromsomeonewhoobviouslydoesnothaveagoodsenseofthelanguage.

Yes,occasionallyyouhearidiomsorslanganddonotunderstand.But,inmyexperience,therearealwayssituationswhereyoudonotunderstand.Itisbesttofocusonthemostimportantwords,whattheymeanandhowtheyareused.Certainly,itisbestforanon-nativespeakertosticktostandardspeech.

Someteacherseventrytoteachthe“reallanguage”.Thenyouhearnon-nativespeakerssayingthingslike“Igonna”,“Youwanna”etc.Ijustcringe(厌烦).

Youwilllearnalltheidiomsyouneedjustbyexposingyourselftothelanguage.Ingeneral,youcansaveanyphrasethatyoufindinteresting,andifthatincludesidioms,gotoit.ButIwouldnotmakeanyspecialefforttogoafteridioms.I,infact,avoidthem.IfIcomeacrosssomethinginRussianthatstrikesmeasaparticularlyslangyoridiomaticuseofwords,Ijustleaveitaside;donotevenbothertryingtolearnit.Ifitkeepsonappearing,thenIwilllearnit.ButIwouldcertainlybereluctant(勉强的)totrytouseit.

36.Inthewriter'sopinion,whenonelearnsanewlanguage,oneshouldlearnitsidioms________.

A.atthebeginningB.onone'sown

C.intheendD.withouthelp

37.Theunderlinedword“colloquial”inPara.2means“________”.

A.oralB.informal

C.formalD.written

38.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.idiomsarethemostimportantpartinalanguage

B.thewriterisnotverywillingtouseidioms

C.non-nativespeakersshouldlearnmoreidioms

D.therearenowaystomasteridioms

39.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage

A.It'sbettertoavoididiomsinalanguage

B.Idiomsareverycharminginalanguage

C.Howtolearnidiomsinalanguage

D.Whyit'sdifficulttouseidiomsinalanguage

Whenhemetwithdifficultyinlearning,hewouldalways________histeachers.

A.turnoffB.turndownC.turnoutD.turnto

Whenlearningasecondlanguage,itisimportanttostudythecultureofthelanguageyou’relearning.Anyonecanlearnanotherlanguage’sgrammarfromatextbook,butwhatgoodisthislearningifyoudon’tunderstandthecultureofthepersonyou’respeakingtoOnlyinlearninganotherlanguageanditsculturewillyoubeabletoproficientlycommunicatewithapersoninthatlanguage.Therearemanywaystoenhanceyourlanguagestudiesbystudyingthecountry’sculture;thiscanincludereadingliterature,watchingmovies,orlisteningtopopularmusic.

ManyschoolsintheUnitedStatesemphasizetheimportanceofcultureunderstandinginlanguageclasses.Insteadofmemorizingonlyvocabularywordsandgrammarpatterns,classesfromelementaryschoolstouniversitiesareteachingliterature,popsongs,andfilmsintheirclasses.Fromthesevariousmediumsstudentscanlearnagreatdealaboutthecultureofalanguagetheystudy.Thesedifferentformsofmediacanteachvariouscharacteristicsaboutthelanguage,culture,andhistoryofasociety.

Literaturecanallowyoutounderstandthehistoryandcurrentdebatesconfrontingaculture.Forexample,ifyoureadJohnSteinbeck’sGraPesofWrathyoucanunderstandthehistoryandproblemsofordinaryAmericanfarmersintheGreatDepression.Inwatchingfilmsonecanlearnaboutwhatispopularinasociety,andalsoslangphrasesonedefinitelywon’tfindinatextbook.Inpopsongsonecanunderstandwhatthecurrentcrazeinacultureis;whatkindofmusicpeopleliketolistento,whatthatculturefindsromantic,andevenwhatthecontemporary“cool”viewpointinthatsocietyis.

Ifyoutrulyareinterestedinlearningalanguage,don’tunderestimatetheimportanceoflearningaboutthelanguage’shomeculture.Ofcourseonemustlearnalanguage’sgrammarandvocabulary,butthiswillonlygetyousofarinactuallybeingabletocommunicateeffectively.Soifyouarelearningalanguage,takethetimetoalsostudytheculture.

25.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.

A.ImportantFactorsinLearningaSecondLanguage

B.TheImportanceofCultureinLearningaLanguage

C.EffectivelyCommunicatinginaSecondLanguage

D.WhyYouShouldWatchFilmsandListentoMusicWhenLearningaForeignLanguage

26.Intheabovepassageliteratureisdescribedasanimportantwaytolearn_____aboutaculture.

A.historyB.politicalissuesC.socialissuesD.alloftheabove

27.WhichofthefollowingopinionswasNOTexpressedinthepassageabove

A.Languagelearningneedstobesupplementedbyculturallearning.

B.Culturallearningcangivekeyinsightsintoasociety’shistory,language,andcurrenttrends.

C.Amajorityoftimeshouldbegiventoculturallearningwhilelearningasecondlanguage.

D.Thekeytoeffectivecommunicationislanguageandculturalproficiency.

_______mattersmostinlearningEnglishisenoughpractice.

A.WhatB.WhyC.WhereD.Which

LearningEnglishhasapowerfuleffectonthetypeofjobyoucanget.Ifyoudon’tspeakEnglishwell,youwon’tfindmanyjobs,andyes,you’llearnmuchlessmoney.Only2%ofcompanymanagerscan’tspeakEnglish!YourfamilycanalsobenefitfromyoulearningEnglish.Andyoucanlearnwiththem,helpingeachotherasafamily.Childrenhaveuptoa40%betterchanceoffinishinghighschooliftheirparentsspeakEnglishwell.IfyouspeakEnglishbetter,you’llfindmorejobs---goodjobs.Oryoucangetapromotionandearnmoremoney.LearnhowtheBeehivecanhelpyoufindtherightjob.

School.Childrengototheirparentswhentheyneedhelpwithschool.IfyouspeakbetterEnglish,youcanhelpyourchildwithhomeworkandyoucanalsotalktoteachersandotherparents.

Health.Mostdoctorsandpharmacists(药剂师)inAmericaonlyspeakEnglish,andifyoucanexplainwhattheproblemisandunderstandwhatthedoctorissaying,you’llgetbettersooner!OntheBeehive,youcanfindcheap,freemedicalhelporfindimportantinformationforyourfamily.

Education.WithalittlemoreEnglish,youmightbeabletotakeyourhighschooldiploma(GED),gotoavocationalschooltolearnaprofessionorevengotocollege!Findoutwhattypeofeducationisrightforyou,andhowtodoit.Itisnevertoolate!

Money.Ifyouunderstandwhatpeopletellyouatthebank,astoreoralawyer’soffice,nobodywillbeabletocheatyou!WithmoreEnglish,youcansavemore,sendmoremoneytoyourfamilyandevenstartyourownbusiness.Don’twait!FindanEnglishcoursenow!Andremember,withtheBeehiveyoucanpracticeEnglishandfindagoodjob,openabankaccountorfindadoctor!TheBeehiveiswrittenveryclearlysoyoucanmakelifebetter.Manypeoplearedoingit!

46.LearningEnglishwellcanhelpusinthefollowingthingsEXCEPT__________.

A.findingmanymoregoodjobs

B.abetterchanceoffinishinghighschool

C.apromotionandearningmoremoney

D.cheatingotherseasily47.HowcanEnglishbenefityouinAmericaA.You’llcommunicatewithmostdoctorsandpharmacistsbetter.

B.Youcanfindcheap,freemedicalhelpforyourfamily.

C.Youcanfindimportantinformationforyourfamily.

D.YoucantakeyourGRE.

48.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,whereshouldyoulearn

A.MostdoctorsandpharmacistsinAmerica.

B.AvocationalschoolforpracticalEnglish.

C.CollegesforspecialEnglish.

D.TheBeehiveforanEnglishcourse.

49.Whichkindofarticleisthispassage

A.ANotice.B.Amagazine.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Anewspaper.50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage

A.LearningEnglishhasapowerfuleffectonyourjob.

B.LearnmoreEnglish,yourlifewillbesweeter.

C.IfyouspeakEnglishbetter,you’llfindmorejobs.

D.itisnevertoolatetofindouttherighttypeofeducation!

Toaseniorhighstudent,learningatschoolmaymostofhisorhertimeinaday.

A.bringbackB.takeupC.gooffD.turnon

Youcan'tavoid________inlanguagelearning.

A.tomakemistakesB.frommakingmistakes

C.havingmademistakesD.makingmistakes

MyexperienceinlearningEnglishisverysimple.Iamatthelevelthatalmosteveryonecanreach.ThoughIfocusedonEnglishforovertwoyears,anEnglishexpertoranativespeakercaneasilyfindoutmyproblems—thelackofprofessionallearning,mistakesthroughoutmywritings,andsentencesandexpressionsbasedonChinesethoughts.ThoughIhavemanyweaknessesinEnglish,Ihaveharvestedalotofthingsmanypeopleatmyagewishtohave.ThisprovesthatEnglish,consideredasubjectthatcanhardlybeself-taught,maybeacquired(学得)througheverydaylearningandpractice.Someofmyfriends,includingmyparents,thinkitisamiracle(奇迹).TheybelieveitismyperseverancethathelpsmelearnEnglish.Ithelps,Iadmit,butitdeservesnotallthecredit.Idon’tknowyetifit’sdifficulttoovercomemyweaknesses,butIknowI’llbeproudofmyselfwhenIgraspeverythingthathelpsimprovemyEnglish.

ManystudentswithEnglishteacherstoturnto,EnglishclassestostudyinandnewEnglishlearningdevicesandbookstoreferto,can’tlearnEnglishwell.WhyToanswerthatquestion,Ihavetoaskyou,“WhydoyoulearnEnglish”Imayreceivemanydifferentanswers,butthereisadirectanswer:Touseiteveryday.Fromthispointweknowthere’sgreatsimilaritybetweenEnglishandothersubjectslikemaths.Noteveryonebecomesmathematician,buteveryonemustlearntouseitindailylife.

56.Theauthor’sweaknessesinEnglishdon’tinclude______.

A.thelackofprofessionallearning

B.mistakesthroughouthiswritings

C.expressionsbasedonChinesethoughts

D.poorpronunciation12tiku.com

57.Theauthorintendsto______.

A.tellusthatEnglishishardtolearn

B.tellusitisimportanttolearnEnglish

C.showthathehaslearnedEnglishverywell

D.tellushowtolearnEnglishwellthroughhisownexperience

58.TheauthorlearnsEnglish______.

A.byhimself

B.byturningtoEnglishteachers

C.inEnglishclasses

D.withthehelpofhisparents

59.Accordingtotheauthor,learningEnglishwellmusthavethefollowings

EXCEPT______.

A.perseverance12tiku.com

B.everydaylearningandpractice

C.clearpurpose—touseit

D.newEnglishlearningdevicesandbooks

11.Althoughhe’sbeenlearningEnglishforonlyayear,hecanspeakEnglishf________.

12.Theotherday,myfatherdrovehiscarat________Ithoughtwasadangerousspeed.

A.asB.that

C.whichD.what

13.I’mveryc______aboutmysoninhisnewschool,forheneverknowshowtotakecareofhimself.

14.Thesuccessofthesportsmeetc_________allofusandweshouldalwaystryourbesttodowhatwecan.

15.Thenumberofthecollegeis_________.(增长)

16.Youwill___________(逐渐)getbetteratit---it’sjustamatterofpractice.

17.Iwouldbeg__________ifyoucouldgivemesomehelp.

18.Letmetakecareofourfather.You_____himinthehospitalalldaytoday.

A.hadattendedB.areattending

C.wereattendingD.havebeenattending

19.Hevisitshisparentsnowandthen,butnotas__________(频繁)asheusedto.

20.Theplanecauseda__________(革命)inourwayoftraveling.

根据以下提示,以“LearningEnglishOpensupaWholeNewWorld”为题用英语写一篇介绍学习英语的意义的短文。

1.学英语可以给生活带来乐趣。

2.到国外旅行时,便于和外国人交流。

3.学英语可以帮助我们结识外国朋友,了解外国文化。

注意:1.词数150左右。

2.短文必须包括以上要点。

3.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

Interestisas_____tolearningastheabilitytounderstand,evenmoreso.

A.accurateB.temporaryC.demandingD.vital

Inmyopinion,learningEnglishisastep-by-step_______.

A.sectionB.ceremonyC.processD.edition

首先请阅读下面给予英语学习者的建议:

Englishlearningisn’taneasything,butmostpeoplecanlearnitwellifthey’rewillingtoputinthenecessarytime.HerearesomepracticalsuggestionsforlearningEnglisheffectively,overcominganxiety,andlearningthegrammarandskillsnecessaryforsuccessinEnglishclasses.

A.Developagoodattitude.

HaveaclearpersonalreasonfortakinganEnglishclass.Setpersonalgoalsforwhatyouwanttolearn.Leaveperfectionismatthedoor;giveyourselfpermissiontomakemistakesandlearnfromthem.

B.Divideyourstudytime.

Studyadifferenttaskeachtime:vocabularynow,grammarnext,etc.Getanoverviewduringthefirsthalfhour:spend10minutesreviewingdialog,10minuteslearningnewvocabulary,10minuteslearningnewgrammar...Soyou’llatleasthavelookedatitall.About80%ofyourstudytimeshouldbespentonrecitationorpractice.

C.Makeyourselfcomfortable.

Gettoknowyourclassmates,soyou’llfeelyou’reamongfriends.Visityourteacherduringofficehours.Explainyourgoalsandfearsaboutthecoursetoyourfriendsoryourteacher.

D.Attendandparticipateineveryclass—evenifyouaren’twellprepared.

Classtimeisyourbestopportunitytopractice.Learnthegrammarandvocabularyoutsideofclassinordertomakefulluseoftheclasstime.Spendafewminutes“warmingup”beforeeachclassbyspeakingorreadingEnglish.

E.Studyeveryday.

Englishlearningiscumulative:youcannotputitoffuntiltomorrow.Studyoneortwohoursforeveryclasshourifyouwantagoodmark.

F.Learngrammarwell.

Grammaristheskeletonandthebasicstructureofalanguage,soyoumustlearnit.

阅读以下各人学习英语的经历,然后匹配他们给予英语学习者的建议。

46.TomreviewsasimplifiedEnglishgrammartextandcomparesnewgrammaticalstructuresinthelanguagetohisChineseequivalents.Hepracticeswhatheislearningbyemployingitactively.

47.JackyfeelstenEnglishwordsorphrasesperdayaren’ttoomany.Hecanlearntheminnotime.Hetakesalittletimeeachdaytolearn10newwords.Heusestheweekendtorevisewhathehaslearnedduringthepastweek(s).ThiswayheenricheshisEnglishvocabularyby50newwordsperweek.

48.ChenLinoftenmeetsfriendsandtheystudyEnglishtogether.TheycanrepeattheirEnglishvocabulary,dotheirhomeworktogetherandhelpeachotherwithEnglishgrammar.It’salsoagoodopportunitytoexchangeideasonstudyingingeneral.

49.LiWendevelopsapositiveattitudetowardslearningEnglishsoastoimproveherlearninghabitsaswellasherlanguageskills.

50.HuangJuanstudiessomeEnglishvocabularyandgrammareachdayfor15minutesormore.ShefeelsEnglishisalwaysinherhead.Ifshestudiesonceaweek,Englishwillnotbeinhermindaspresent.

Techniquesfor____sleepwouldinvolvelearningtocontrolbothmindandbodysothatsleepcanoccur

A.cultivatingB.promotingC.preventingD.strengthening

Manyastudent______theimportantoflearningaforeignlanguage.

A.haverealizedB.hasrealizedC.havebeenrealizedD.hasrealized

___________mattersmostinlearningEnglishisenoughpractice.

A.ThatB.WhatC.WhichD.Who

Marianne,aschoolgirl,waslearningtoplaythepiano,anddayafterdayherfatherstoodbehindherasshepractised.How__1__andkindherfatherwas,andhowcleverlyheshowedMariannehowtoplaysomeparticularlydifficultpieces!Shewasmaking__2__andthatwasexcellent.

Andthere,almost__3__inthebigchair,satWolfgang,herfour-year-oldbrother,whoneverhadtobetoldtokeepquietwhenMariannewaspractising.

Oneeveningatsundownthefatherpatted(轻轻拍)Marianne'sshouldersayingshehaddonequitewell.Atthe__4__Wolfgangclimbedonhisfather'skneeand__5__tobeallowedtoplaytheprettypieceMariannehadnow__6__.Whata__7__thatwas!Pickinguphisbabyson,thefatherlaughedandtappedthetinynoseandsaid"Lookatyoursmall__8__.Youcannot__9__allthenotesyet.Youmust__10__,littleman."

Therewasnoendof__11__duringthetea,andMariannehadtotellhermotheraboutWolfgang__12__toplayoneoftheclassics.AfterdinnerMariannehelped__13__thedisheswhenthefatherlithispipe.

Butthepipe__14__.Hewasonhis__15__."Listen!"hesaidin__16__voice."Listen!Marianneisplayingthatpiecemuchpretterthanever."he__17__.

ButMariannewaswashingpotsinthekitchen.

Hiswifefollowing,hemovedslowlyup-stairs.A__18__inonehandandhispipeintheother,he__19__openthedoor,andtherewaslittleWolfgangplayingin__20__."Iloveitso!"whisperedthechild.

1.A.worriedB.happyC.patientD.anxious

2.A.successB.fortuneC.mistakesD.progress

3.A.disappearedB.hurtC.lostD.missed

4.A.momentB.timeC.pointD.minute

5.A.beggedB.persuadedC.advisedD.required

6.A.learnedB.stoppedC.masteredD.passed

7.A.jokeB.surpriseC.pleasureD.pity

8.A.headB.noseC.ageD.hands

9.A.coverB.playC.reachD.write

10.A.learnB.waitC.apologizeD.try

11.A.quarrelB.funC.laughingD.conversation

12.A.insistingB.dreamC.demandingD.wanting

13.A.makeupB.putupC.clearawayD.washaway

14.A.putoutB.wentoutC.droppeddownD.brokedown

15.A.feetB.earC.eyeD.watch

16.A.apleasingB.anastonishingC.anattractingD.ashocking

17.A.answeredB.whisperedC.addedD.asked

18.A.gunB.cigaretteC.keyD.lamp

19.A.brokeB.struckC.kickedD.pushed

20.A.thedarknessB.thelightC.theshadeD.silence

EnglishCornerisagoodplacetoyoulearningexperience

A、spareB、shareC、changeD、compare

—Don’tyouthinklearningEnglishwastesmuchtime

—____.Youhaven’tgotapropermethod,Isuppose.

A.IhopenotB.Oh,Icant’tafforditC.NotlikelyD.Exactly

_____childrenthatfailureisanormalpartoflearningisthebestwaytogetthemperformwellinschool.

A.TellingB.BeingtoldC.HavingtoldD.Totell

Ifyou______yourselftothelearningmethodslastterm,youwouldn'thavecommittedsomanymistakes.

A.haveadjustedB.hadadjustedC.adjustedD.shouldadjust

单词拼写

81.Beforelearningnewwords,wehadarevisionofthevocabularyinthep_________lesson.

82.B_______inplayingcomputergames,Jamesforgotfoodandsleep.

83.Aftersuchalongande_________day,theonlythingshewantedwasagoodnight'ssleep.

84.Therefore,bothwaysofcommunicationhavetheirowns_________andweakness,justaseverythingistwo-sided.

85.IfJapanpaidnoattentiontoourw_________,wemayuseforcetosolvetheproblem.

86.Ican'tputupwithheranotherday.Sheneverstops_________(抱怨).

87.Childhood_________(经历)oftenplayabigpartinshapingone'scharacter.

88.Thespokesmanmadeite_________(明显的)thattheywouldnevergivein.

89.Theybelievedthese_________(准则)tobeuniversallytrue.

90.Womenmustbattleonuntiltheyhavegained_________(平等).

IspendmoretimelearningEnglisheveryday_____Icanmakegreaterprogressthisyear.

A.becauseB.sothatC.eversinceD.as

Myearly_______atlearningdrivingwasunsuccessfulthoughIwasverykeenonit.

A.curiosityB.attemptC.assumptionD.assume

EnglishCornerisagoodplaceto______yourlearningexperience.

A.spareB.shareC.changeD.compare

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders(想知道):CanIcommunicatewithAmericansCantheyunderstandmeLearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishHowimportantarethesedifferences

Certainly!therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.‘Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen”Americanssay“inthehospital!”and“Doyouhaveapen”.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish,“color1”andhonor”areAmerican.

Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.

65.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove

66.Whatisnotmentioned(提及)inthepassage

A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.

C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEng-lishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.

D.Howimportantthedifferencesare.

67.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.

A.littleB.muchC.someD.great

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders(想知道):CanIcommunicatewithAmericansCantheyunderstandmeLearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishHowimportantarethesedifferences

Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyougotapen”,whileAmericanssay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen”.

Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysound[r]inwordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsound[r]inthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish,“color1”and“honor”areAmerican.

Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.

41.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakBritishEnglishmightbeafraidthat________.

A.BritishpeoplecannotunderstandhimB.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim

C.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim

42.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.

A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove

43.WhatisNOTmentioned(提及)inthepassage

C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.

44.Most________say“Doyouhaveawatch”.

A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.childrenD.teachers

45.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.

The2-year-oldsonlookedabitupsetwhenlearningthathisparentstoworkinBeijing.

A.areleavingB.haveleftC.wereleavingD.willleave

请根据以下提示,以“LearningEnglishOpensupaWholeNewWorld”为题用英语写一篇介绍学习英语的意义的短文。

注意1.词数:100~120。

You______neverworktoohardinlearningalanguage.That'swhatittakestolearnalanguagewell.

A.mustB.canC.willD.may

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。

31.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat_______.

A.Britishpeoplecannotunderstandhim

B.Americanpeoplecannotunderstandhim

C.thegrammaristoohardforhim

D.thespellingistoohardforhim

32.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.

33.Whatisnotmentioned(提及)inthepassage

34.Most________say“Doyouhaveawatch”

35.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave_________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.

TimemustbemadeuseEnglish.

A.oftolearnB.oflearningC.tolearnD.tobelearned

Lookingbacknow,ifI______theeffortinlearningthepianothen,IwouldnotbewhoIam.

Adidn’tputinB.wouldn’thaveputin

C.shouldn’tputinD.hadn’tputin

WelikelearningFrench,______wemaynevergotoFrance.

A.incaseB.howeverC.eventhoughD.since

--Learningalanguageisn'teasy.Ittakestime.

---Iagree._____.There'snoshortcut.

A.AllroadsleadtoRomeB.Slowbutsurewinstherace

C.PracticemakesperfectD.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday

Whenlearningthetext,youshouldtrytounderstandthewriter'sintentionofwritingthepassageinsteadoftranslatingthewordsandsentences.

A.totallyB.merelyC.thoroughlyD.clearly

Itisourattitudetolearningratherthananythingelsemakesagreat-differencetous.

A.thatB.whatC.howD.why

Onlyby_____yourattention_____whatyouarelearning_____learnitwell.

A.focus;on;canyouB.paying;to;youcan

C.focusing;on;canyouD.pay;on;canyou

Learninghowtodrivetakesusalotoftime,______

A.doesitB.doweC.doesn’titD.don’twe

阅读下面短文,从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个答案中,选出最佳选项。

WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo”asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslationItmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.

Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomaster(掌握)therulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakerputswordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan’tunderstandthespeaker’ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges,Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchange.Let’sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.

“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”

“Ihaveseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”

WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespirit(精神实质)ofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.

64.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______whenwearelearningEnglish.

A.weshouldn’tputeverywordintoourownlanguage

B.weshouldlookupeverywordinthedictionary

C.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage

D.wemustreadwordbyword

65.Thewriterthinksitis_______inlearningEnglish.

A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsounds

B.necessarytorememberthewordorder

C.importanttomastertherulesindifferentways

D.easytomastertherulesforwordorder

66.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.themeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofthewords

B.TheorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentence

C.sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaning

D.iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferent

67.“Sheonlylikesapples.”________.

A.isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapples.”

B.isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapples.”

C.means“Shelikesfruitexceptapples.”

D.means“Shedoesn’tlikeapples.”

Toknowparents’influenceonstudents’learning,researchersstudied438kidsandtheirparents.Beforeaschoolyearstarted,theresearchersaskedparentstowritedownhowanxioustheywouldfeelindifferentsituationsconnectedwithmathlikeplanningtheirmoneyspendingorcheckingtheirhouse’ssize.Theyalsocheckedtheirchildren’smathabilityandmathanxietyinaschoolyear.

Thestudyfoundkidswhoseparentswereanxiousaboutmathlearnedlessmathovertheschoolyear.Andthesekidsdidn’tperformaswellonthetestsasthosewhohadn’tbeenexposedtomathanxiety.Besides,thesekidsalsoweremorelikelytobecomenervousaboutmaththemselves.Butthesekidsonly“caught”thatanxietyiftheirparentshadoftentriedtohelpwiththeirhomework.Thisisanexampleofgoodintentionshavingabadresult.

Thestudy’sresultappearedinPsychologicalScience.ErinMaloneyledthestudy.Assomeonewhohaspersonallyexperiencedmathanxiety,shesays,“Iwasalwaysverynervousaboutmath,notonlytakingtestsbutalsolearningthenewconcepts.SoIreallytriedtobalkatmath,includingfindingexcusestomissmathtestsandnotwantingtodomathhomework.”Itwasonlyaftershesawhowmathcouldbeappliedtoherpassionthatshestartedtoenjoymath.

Parentswithmathanxietyshouldstillsupporttheirkidsasthekidsworkonmathhomework,though.Buttheyshouldknowhelpingkidswithschoolworkrequiresmorethanjustgoingoverfactsandconcepts.Parentsshouldhelpkidslookforwaystohavefunwithmath,likeplayingmath-basedgames.Whenkidshavedifficultyinlearning,encouragethemtobravelyfaceitbutdon’tmakethemnervous.

Whatcanstudentsdoifthey’realreadynervousaboutmathMaloneysays,“Myearlierstudyshowedthatstudentswhowroteabouttheirfearsofmathfor7to10minutesbeforetakingamathtestperformedbetteronthattest.Afterthewritingprocess,manystudentssaidtheirfearsweren’tsuchabigdeal.”

16.The438kids’parentswereaskedtopresent______.

A.theirattitudestoschooleducationB.theiropinionsonkids’mathability

C.theirwaystosolvekids’mathanxietyD.theirmathanxietylevelsintheirdailylife

17.WhatresultdidMaloney’steamreportinPsychologicalScience

A.Kidsaremorelikelytobeafraidofmath.

B.Someparentspaylittleattentiontotheirkids’study.

C.Kidscanpickupnegativethoughtsaboutmathfromtheirparents.

D.Parentsshouldhelpwiththeirkids’homeworkaslittleaspossible.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“balkat”inParagraph3probablymean

A.Enjoy.B.Avoid.C.Learn.D.Understand.

19.WhatadvicewouldMaloneyprobablygivetostudentsontheirmathanxiety

A.Workingcloselywiththeirmathteachers.

B.Seekinghelpduringtheirlearningprocess.

C.Sparingsometimetogoovertheirnotesdaily.

D.Removingmathanxietybyadmittingittothemselves.

书面表达(满分25分)

学校英文报正在开展以LearningEnglishBeyondtheClassroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:

1.学习活动状况描述:

3.你的建议。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.短文的题目和首句已为你写好。

阅读短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Mostofusassociatelearningwithyoungerpeople—kidsinschoolandcollegeorrecentgraduatesearlyintheircareers.ButatUdemy,anopenuniversityofferingonlinecourses,ArtistAnnekeCamstraisengagedinthepursuitoflifelonglearninganddisplaysherpotentialforteaching.Shelovestheexperienceofgainingnewknowledgeandalsolovessharingitwithothers.“I’mretired,butanartistneverretires,”Annekesaid.“Thelastfewyearsontheinternethavebeenagreatjoyforme.I’vetakensomanyUdemycourses,andifssuchagreatfeelingtogetmybrainworkingagain.Ifindjustasmuchsatisfactioninteachinganimation(动画制作)too.”

Shereachescountlesspeoplewithheronlinecoursesandexposesthemtowhattheycanaccomplishontheirownusinganimationsoftware,suchasGoAnimateandPowToon.HermotivationforteachingonUdemyis“togetthetoolstothepeople.”“Youcangosuchalongwaytomakethingsthatlookprofessionalbutstillhaveyourownvoice,”sheexplained.

MostofAnneke’sstudentsstartoutthinkingthey’renotcreativeandcan’tdraw.Annekeunderstandshowfearcangetinthewayofsomanythingspeopledreamofdoing.Withherfive-daychallengecourses,shehelpsthemgetoverthefear.Annekelovestheimpactshehasonherstudents.Whatmakeshermoreproudofthemisthattheyhavegonefromtheirfirstanimationtocreatingtheirownworks.

Sheencouragespeopleofallages,especiallyolderpeople,tocultivatetheircuriosityforlife.Grandparents,forexample,canlearntouseGoAnimateandmakeanimationstogetherwiththeirgrandkids.

“Tmanolderwoman,teachingandhavingfunlearningagain,”Annekesaid,andshewantsotherslaterintheirlivestocatchupwithheronthisjourney.

56.WhatdoesAnnekeenjoydoingafterherretirement(nomorethan10words)

57.AccordingtoPara.2,whatdoesAnnekeexpectherstudentstodowithanimationsoftware(nomorethan10words)

58.WhatisthemainideaofPara.3(nomorethan15words)

59.PleaseexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinPara.4(1word)

60.WhatdoyousuggestoldpeoplelearntodoPleasegiveyourreason(s).(nomorethan20words)

Inthespring,aseason________wearelearningnewrhythmsoflife,manyofusfindcomfortinthenaturalworld.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.which

Instagramhaslaunched(发布)amachinelearningtechnologytoitsappthatbetteridentifiesself-harmandsuicide(自杀)contentintheUKaftertragicdeathofa14-year-oldschoolgirlMollyRussell,whoviewedInstagramcontentconnectedtoanxiety,depression,self-harmandsuicidebeforeendingherownlifeinNovember2017.

Molly’sfamilylaterfoundshehadbeenviewingcontentonsocialmedia,particularlypicturesonInstagram,linkedtoanxiety,depression,self-harmandsuicide,whichherfather,IanRussell,believedto“helptokillher.”Ianhasdemandedthatwebcompaniesshouldtakemoreresponsibilityforfiltering(过滤)harmfulcontentfromtheInternet,whichmaypossiblycontributetomoreyoungpeople’sdeaths.

Concernshavebeenraisedaboutself-harmandsuicidecontentonline,especiallyhowplatformsdealwithsuchcontentanditsimpactoncertainusers,youngpeopleinparticular.Socialmediaplatformsarenowincreasinglybeingpressuredtodeveloptechnologytohelpremoveharmfulcontentasquicklyaspossible,ratherthanwaitingforuserstoreportit.

Now,thenewtoolfromInstagramautomaticallysearchesforsuicide-relatedimagesandwordsontheplatform.Itthenmakesthecontentlessvisible(可见的)intheappor,insomecases,removesitcompletelyafter24hoursifthemachinelearningdecidesitbreakstheapp’ssafetyrules.

InstagrambossAdamMosserisaid,“Ourtechnologyfindspoststhatmayincludesuicideorself-harmcontentandsendsthemtohumanreviewerstomakethefinaldecisionandtaketherightaction.”BetweenAprilandJunethisyear,around90percentofsuchkindofharmfulcontentonInstagramwasfoundbyitsowntechnologybeforeanyrealuserreportedittotheplatform.“Butourgoalistogetthatnumberascloseaswepossiblycanto100percent,”Mosseriadded.“AndIhopethiscouldinsomewayhelpavoidtragicdeathslikeMollyRussell’s.”

12.WhatdoesMolly’sfathermeanbysaying“helptokillher”

A.SomeoneonInstagramhelpedhertokillherself.

B.ShewassufferingfromcyberbullyonInstagram.

C.ContentonInstagramhadnegativeeffectsonher.

D.Shedidn’tgetanyhelpfromsocialmedia.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastthreeparagraphs

A.SocialmediaplatformsarealltakingactiontoremoveharmfulcontentfromtheInternet.

B.Userscanreportharmfulcontentonlinetotheplatformiftheyseeany.

C.Allimagesandwordsthatthenewtechnologyfindswillbecompletelyremoved.

D.Instagramhasalreadyachievedtheirgoaltofind100percentofharmfulcontentinitsapp.

14.WhatisAdamMosseri’sattitudetowardsthedevelopmentoftheirnewtechnology

A.Negative.B.Positive.

C.Doubtful.D.Worried.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A.AnewtechnologybroughtoutbyInstagramafterateenager’sdeath

B.Aschoolgirl’stragicdeathafterviewingharmfulcontentonline

C.Waystopreventyoungpeoplefromself-harmandsuicide

D.Howtodealwithdepression,self-harmandsuicidecontentonline

LearningEnglishrequiresaction!Firstofall,itisbettertofindoutwhattypeofbooksissuitableforyoutoreadandimproveyourEnglishlevel.Youmightnotunderstandeverythingyouread.Butreadingonefromcovertocoverwillgiveyouarealsenseofachievement.Thekeyistofindtherightbook.Let’stakealookatthese.

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21.Whichbookshouldyouchoosetostudytheexpressionabouttrade

A.TravelEnglish.B.BusinessEnglish.

C.Idioms-Learn250Idioms.D.PractiseEnglishConversations.

22.Whatisthepurposeofthetext

A.Toshowthecontentinfourbooks.

B.TointroducethefourEnglishbooks.

C.TostresstheimportanceofEnglishlearning.

D.Toencouragereaderstobuythebooks.

23.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A.Amagazine.B.Awebsite.

C.Anessay.D.Atextbook.

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TheAIresearcharmofAlibabacreatedamachinelearningmodelthatreceivedahigherscoreontheStanfordQuestionAnsweringDatasetthanhumans.Thedatabaseconsistsofmorethan100,000questionstotestreadingcomprehension.

InearlyJanuarythisyeartheAlibabaAIsoftwaremachinescored82.44onthetestwhilehumansscored82.304.Besides,computersandAIhavealreadydefeatedhumans,forexampleingamessuchaschess.However,itseemedthatlanguageskillsweresuperiorinhumansasmachinesfindlanguageshardtomaster.

Alargenumberofcallcenteremployees,oftenindevelopingcountries,maybeoutofworksooniftheAIrobotsarecheaperandaseffectiveashumanlabor.Soonwhenyouphoneacompanyforinformationtheconversationwillgolikethis:“Wearesorrybutallourrobotsarebusyrightnow.Wevalueyourcall.Pleasestayonthelineuntilarobotisfreetoserveyou.Therearejust12callersaheadofyou.”Arobotwillserveyousomepopulartuneswhileyouwait.

SiLuo,whoisachiefscientistofnaturallanguageprocessingatAlibaba’sAIresearchgroupnotedthatquestionssuchas“Whatcausesrain”cannowbeansweredwithahighdegreeofaccuracybyrobots.SiLuosaid,“Webelievethefoundationaltechnologycanbegraduallyappliedtoalotofapplicationssuchascustomerservice,museumtutorials,andonlineresponsestoinquiriesfrompatients,freeinghumaneffortsinanewway.”

SiLuo’steamisworkingcloselywithAliXiaomi,amobilecustomerservicechatbot.AliXiaomicanbecustomizedtobeusedonAlibaba’splatformssuchasTaobaoandTmall.ThenewAIrobotscouldanswerconsumers’questionsastheydidtheStanfordquestions.Therobotswouldlookfortheanswersfrompreparedinformation.However,therearelimitstowhatthesystemwillbeabletodo.Ifquestionsdonothaveclear-cutanswers,orthequestionsaskedaretoounclearorungrammatical,therobotmaynotbeabletodealwiththem.

12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheAlibabaAIsoftwaremachine

A.Ithasbeentestedinsomeareas.B.IthasbecomepopularsinceJanuary.

C.Ithasofferedaspeciallearningstyle.D.Ithasmadepeopleinterestedinreading.

13.Whatdoestheexampleinparagraph3showabouttheAIrobots

A.Theyshouldhavebetterlanguageskills.

B.Theymayreplacehumansinsomefields.

C.Theyneedtobecustomizedtoservecustomers.

D.Theywillbewidelyusedindevelopingcountries.

14.HowdoesSiLuofeelaboutthefoundationaltechnology

A.Doubtful.B.Worried.C.Curious.D.Confident.

15.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutAliXiaomi

A.Itneedstoimproveinsomeways.B.Itisconnectedwithanothersystem.

C.Itisaplatformtoshowgoodservice.D.Itcanansweranyquestionsaccordingly.

Theyfail________thatit’spartofthelearningandgrowingprocess.

A.tounderstandB.Understand

C.understandingD.understood

七选五,从七个选项中选出五个最佳答案,有两项为多余的。

Question:IhavebeenlearningEnglishforabout7years.___16___AndIstillcan'tmakemyselfunderstoodinEnglish.However,IlovelearningEnglish.HowcanIlearnEnglishwellPleasehelpme.

Answer:Manypeoplehaveaskedmethisquestion.___17___HereIwillgiveyouseveraltipsforlearningEnglish.

●___18___

Firstofall,youmustwanttolearn.IfyouarenotinterestedinlearningEnglish,noclasswillhelpyouandnobookwillhelpyou.Soyouhavetobehonestwithyourself.Askyourself,“DoIreallywanttolearnEnglish?”Ifyoucan'tanswer“yes”tothisquestion,itisbetterforyoutosetEnglishasideuntilyou'rereadyandwillingtolearn.

●Setgoals(目标).

TolearnEnglishwell,youmustsetsomegoals.___19___Itwillalsohelpyoutoseeyourprogress.Askyourself,“WhataremygoalsWhatareaswouldIliketoimprove?”Thinkaboutwhatyourgoalsare,andreviewonceinawhiletoseethatyouaremakingprogresstowardyourgoals.

●Practice,practice,andpractice.

Afteryouhavesetyourgoals,youhaveabetterideaofwhatyouneedtopractice.Justliketheathlete(运动员)whosegoalistheOlympicsmusttrain(训练)daily,youasalanguagelearnermustpracticelanguageeverydaytomakeprogresstowardyourgoal.___20___

A.Ithinkitisnoteasytolearnitwell.

B.Wanttolearn.

C.Readingisaverygoodwaytolearnnewwords.

D.MakefriendswithsomeAmericansonline.

E.Themoreyoupractice,themoreprogressyouwillmake.

F.Theanswersareasdifferentasthepeopleaskingthequestion.

G.Havinggoalswillhelpyourememberwhatareasyouwanttoworkon.

TipsforLearningNewTechnology

Weliveinaveryexcitingtime.However,withsuchawealthofresources,theoptionsoflearningnewtechnologycanbeverydifficult.____12____.

Whattolearn

Thefirststep,whenpickingupanewskill,istodeterminewhattolearn.____13____.It'simportanttohavethisstronginclination,asitwillprovideyouwiththenecessaryfuel.Onceyoudecidewhattolearn,reviewingwhatothershavedonewillgiveyouconfidencethatyou,too,candoit!

____14____

Asyouexploredeeperintothepoolofknowledge,youwillwanttoaddotherformsofin-formation.IencourageyoutobrowsethroughiTunesU.____15____.Youcanlistentoandwatchwhatyouarelearning.Thisisparticularlyhelpfulforthosewhopreferanacademicsetting.Besides,thereareahandfulofwebsitesthatofferonlineeducationthesedays.

Timeforaction

____16____.Okay,you'vereadcountlesstutorials,watchedvideos,andhaveabetterunderstandingofthetechnologythatyou'vebeenhopingtolearn.WhatnowWell,it'stimetoputyourknowledgetothetest.Eventually,thebestwaytolearnisbydoing.Pickapersonalprojectthatyoucanbuildusingthisnewtechnology.

A.Learntoshare

B.Listenandwatch

C.Thebestwaytolearnisbydoing

D.Isuggestyoukeepawayfromyourphones

E.Thiscouldbeanythingyouareinterestedin

F.Itofferscompleteclassesonavarietyoftopics

G.Thefollowingtipscanhelpyoustartyourlearning

Whenlearninganewlanguage,speakersoftenhavenon-nativeaccents.Linguisticresearchsuggestssuchaccentisshapedbythespeaker’sfirstlanguagethattheylearnedwhengrowingup.Schepens’team’sresearchputsnewlightonjusthowstrongtheseeffectscanbe.

There’resimilarresearchesfromotherscientists,butSchepens’teamanalyzedadatasetofmorethan50,000adults,wholearnedDutchastheirsecondorthirdlanguages.Besides,theseadultscamefrommorethan60differentfirstlanguagebackgrounds.ThesedatawerecollectedthroughastateexamadministeredbytheDutchgovernmentforforeignersthatenterHolland.Theexamratedeachtesttaker’sDutchspeakingproficiency(熟练,水平)

Theteamfoundthatabouthalfoftheinpidualdifferenceintheproficiencyoflearnerscouldbeaccountedforbyahandfulofreasons:thelearner’seducationandsex(womenhadhigherscoresthanmen),thelearner’sagewhentheyarrivedinHolland,thetimetheyspentinHolland,andthelearner’sfirstlanguage.Thislastreasonwasthemostprominentonesinceitaccountsfor50percentoftheexplaineddifferenceinlearners’proficiency.

WhatleadstothisWorkingwithprofessorHout,Schepens’steamstudiedthelinguisticsimilaritybetweenDutchandthe62firstlanguagesspokenbydifferentlearnersinthedatabase.Thehugemajority---about80percent---oftheeffectofthelanguagebackgroundwasexplainedbylinguisticsimilarity.OfthetesttakerswhogrewupspeakingArabic,onlyabout5percentscoredhigherinDutchspeakingproficiencythantheworst50percentofthetesttakersthatgrewupspeakingGerman.

“OurresultssuggestthisislargelyduetothefactthatGermansharesmanylinguisticcharacteristicswithDutch,butArabicdoesnot,”saysSchepens.

“Thissuggestsalargepartofthenon-nativenessofalearnerissimplyduetothelanguagetheygrewupwith,andthisreasonisentirelyoutoftheircontrol,”saysFlorianJaeger.“Theresultcanplayapartinlanguageteaching.”

12.What’sSchepens’team’sresearchmainlyabout

A.thedifferencebetweenfirstlanguages.

B.thebestwaysforforeignerstolearnDutch.

C.thestrengthsofHolland’sstateexamonlanguage.

D.thefirstlanguage’sinfluenceonnewlanguagelearning.

13.HowdoesSchepens’team’sresearchdifferfromthosesimilarones

A.beingcarriedoutonalargerscale

B.gainingmorecountries’support

C.testingthoseabletospeakmanylanguages

D.beingbasedonteenagersfromGermanyandHolland

14.Whatdoestheunderlined“prominent”inparagraph3probablymean

A.complexB.confusing

C.noticeableD.indirect

15.WhatdidSchepens’teamlearnfromtheteamworkwithHout

A.Europeanlanguageshavelotsofsimilarities

B.Arabic-speakingpeoplefinditeasytolearnGerman

C.Manytesttakershavepoorfirstlanguageproficiency

D.Linguisticsimilaritybenefitslearners’foreignlanguageproficiency

WhileyoumaynotbethenextBillGates,bylearningfrompeoplelikehimyoumaybecomejustas,if______,becauseofyoursuccess.

A.notlessfamousB.notmorefamousC.nomorefamousD.morefamous

假设你是学生李华,下个月你将参加学校举办的以“MyExperienceofLearningEnglish”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿,主要内容包括:

1.个人经历;

2.个人经验。

注意:1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节;

3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。

MyExperienceofLearningEnglish

LearningEnglishwellisnoteasy,butthepassionoflearningEnglishkeepsmegoing.

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ThatismysecretinlearningEnglish

Today,westudyliteraturefromayoungage—learningaboutourhistories,farawayworldsandinfluentialpeople.Whetherwenoticeornot,thesestories—bothfictionandnon-fiction—guideusthroughoutourlives.Theyallowustoseetheworldthroughanother’seyes,openupourworldandteachusabouteverysubjectknowntoman.

Despitetheirimportance,manypeoplethrowouttheiroldbooks—layingwastethewisdomthatliesoneachpage.Inanefforttosavethisknowledgeandshareitwiththoselessfortunate,agarbagemanin,Bogota,Colombiahasbeensavingthrown-awaybooksfor20yearsandsharingthemwiththoseinneed.

“Ihatedtoseeallthebooksinthedustbinsofwealthierneighborhoods.SoIstartedtorescuethem,’’saidGutierrez.ThefirstbookhefoundwasacopyoftheclassicnovelAnnaKarenina.TheTolstoybookwaslaterjoinedbyTheLittlePrince,Sophie'sWorld,TheIliadandanumberofnovels.Today,hehascollectedaround25,000books.

Hisgrowingcollectiondidn’tgounnoticed.Gutierrez’sneighborsweresoonborrowingthebookstohelpwiththeirchildren’shomework.“Therewasalackoftheminourneighborhood,sowestartedtohelp,”saidGutierrez.

ThegroundfloorofGutierrez’shomeisnowfilledwithbooks,fromfloortoceiling.Overspillingwithbooks,heopeneditupasafreelibrary,withthehelpofhiswifeLuzGutierrezandtheirthreechildren.

WordeventuallyspreadaroundaboutGutierrezandhisbooks.Mostofthebooksnowcomefromdonations.Henowtravelsaroundthecountry,deliveringfreebookstopoorandremotedistricts.Thelibrary,named“TheStrengthofWords",hasdonatedbookstosome235schools,institutionsandcommunitylibrariesacrossColombia.

4.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext

A.Bystatingsomefacts.

B.Bycontradictingatheory.

C.Bydescribingascene.

D.Byreferringtodocuments.

5.WhatdidtheTolstoybookmeantoGutierrez

A.Aheavyfinancialburden.

B.Acompanionindifficulttimes.

C.Thebeginningofhischaritycampaign.

D.Oneofhisgreatestachievementsinlife.

6.WhichsayingdoesGutierrez'sstoryleadustobelieve

A.Agoodbookisalighttothesoul.

B.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D.Oneman'sgarbageisanotherman'streasure.

7.What'sthebesttitleforthetext

A.Tolstoybooksrecoveredfromdustbins.

B.Literaturenowappealstogarbagecollectors.

C.Freelibrariespopularwithneighborhoodkids.

D.Garbagemanbuildsalibraryfromrescuedbooks.

WhenHarrisonSchoolDistrict2turnedtoe-learninglastspring,theymadesuretoprovideeachstudentwithalaptopandthetoolsneededtosucceedathome.ButoneremainingneedinmanyfamilieswasInternetaccess.

ChristineO’Brien,spokespersonforDistrict2said,"Whenyouhadmanypeoplelearningandworkingfromhome,sometimestherewereInternetglitches.Wewantedtoavoidthatandmakesurestudentsinourdistrictcouldhaveequalchancestolearnandthatourfamiliescouldlearnfromhomeaswell."

O’BriensaidthatthisyeartheymadesuretosurveyeachoftheirstudentstoseewhoexactlyneededtheInternet.

“ThisyearwewerereallyspecificaboutaskingwhetherfamilieshadInternetserviceathomewithoutaphone,"shesaid.TheydiscoveredthataboutathousandfamiliesneededsomesortofInternetconnection.

Andthat’swhereAltiacameintoplay.AlocalsoftwarecompanyheardtherewasanInternetshortageforstudentsanditsteppedintoseehowtheycouldhelp.Teamingupwithlocalfoundations(基金会),theywereabletoprovideamonthlyInternetservicethatallowsmanypeopletohaveInternetaccessatthesametime.MikeJuran,CEOofAltiasaid;“AtAltiawetalkedtoRandyRochaatDistrict2andIjustputoutanemailtofriendsandpeoplethatIknewandthatmadeitswaybacktoPikesPeakCommunityFoundationandNorwoodFoundationandpeoplespreadthataround.Withinweekswewereabletogetsomethingdone."

"Thecommunitycametogetherandhelpeduspiecethispart.Weworkedsohardasaschooldistricttogetthosedevicesintothehandsofstudentsbutthiswasapiecethatweweren’treadytodo.Wehadn’tbudgeted(预算)forit,sothecommunity’scomingtogethertohelpourfamiliesinthiswaywasreallytrulyamazing,"saidO’Brien.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“glitches”inParagraph2mean

A.Users.B.Services.C.Problems.D.Repairmen.

9.WhatdidHarrisonSchoolDistrict2doaccordingtoO’Brien

A.Theykepttrackofstudents’situations.

B.Theysoldlaptopstostudentscheaply.

C.Theykeptholdingnewlearningprograms.

D.Theyencouragedstudentstotreateachotherequally.

10.HowdidAltiahelptomakee-learningeasier

A.Byvisitingthefamilieseverymonth.

B.Bysendingemailstostudentseveryweek.

C.Bysettingupalocalfoundationtoraisemoney.

D.ByofferingInternetservicetostudentsinneed.

11.WhywasO’Briensothankfulforthecommunity

A.Itinspiredstudentstobehelpfulandactive.

B.Ithelpeddeliverdevicestothehandsofstudents.

C.Itaddedabigparttotheschool’splannedbudget.

D.Itsolvedthingstheschooldistrictwasunpreparedfor.

假定你是李华,正在一所英国学校学习暑期课程,遇到了困难,希望得到学校辅导中心(learningcenter)的帮助。根据学校规定,需要预约,请按下列要点写一封信,要点包括:

1.本人简介;

2.求助内容;

4.你的联系方式(Email:lihua@1236.com)

注意:1.词数80左右;

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1.友谊的重要性;

2.建立友谊需要哪些品质。

注意:1.词数100左右;2.题目已为你写好。

Friendship

Readingpoetrycanbechallenging,butlearninghowtocarefullymovethroughapoemisalsoveryrewarding,____16____But,byfollowingthetipsbelow,anyonecanhavethedeeplyrewardingexperienceofconnectingtoagreatpoem.

Soundabounds(有许多).Poetryismadetobeheard.You'reprobablyfamiliarwithrhymingpoems:rosesarered,violetsareblue...buttherearemanysoundelementsthatpoetsusenotonlytomakethepoemsoundbeautiful,buttoenhancethemeaningorintentionofapoem.____17____WhatdoyounoticeabouthowitsoundsHowdoesthesoundenhanceanoveralltheme,mood,ormessage

____18____Manypoemsmayusewordsorreferenceplacesortimesinhistorythatmaybeunfamiliartoyou.Becuriousenoughtolookupallthewordsandreferencesthatyou'reunfamiliarwith.Youshouldalsogatherinformationaboutthepoet,whatwashappeningintheirlives,andwhatwasgoingonintheworldaroundthem.Allofthesecanofferessentialcontexttobringthepoemtolife.

Analyzethefigurative(比喻的)languageinthepoem.Figurativelanguagecouldbewordsthatarerepeatedofteninthepoemorwordsthatrhymeineachstanza(节).Togetmoreintothefigurativemeaningofthepoem,youshouldlookathowthepoetuseliterarydeviceslikemetaphor,simile,andimagery.____19____

Finally,youdon'thavetounderstandittoengagewithitandenjoyitIfyoulikethewayapoemsoundswhenyoureaditaloud,butdon'tknowwhatit“means,"that'sOK!____20____Thegreatthingaboutartisthatitcanhavelotsofdifferentmeaningsorseeminglynomeaningatallandcanstillbeenjoyed.Thesamegoesforpoetry.

A.Curiositykillstheconfusion.

B.Lookupthewordsyoudonotunderstand.

C.Theyareoftenusedtoadddeepermeaningtothepoem.

D.Maybeitmakessenseinawaythatyoucan'tnecessarilyexpress.

E.Onceyoufindapoemthatinterestsyou,readitoutloudseveraltimes.

F.Youshouldalsopayattentiontohowthepoetopensandclosesthepoem.

G.Unlikepaintingandmusic,poetryrequiresalittleextraefforttoharvestitsfulleffects.

LearningChinesecharacterscanbehardforforeignersandevenforyoungChinese.Thegoodnewsis___36___ChineseCharacterOriginCards,anewly-launchedproduct,canmakelearningthemeasyandfun.

Theproduct___37___(picture)108hanzicomingaliverightinfrontofyoureyes,tellingyouhowthey___38___(change)inthepastthousandsofyears.Thecardswereco—developedbyAmericanexpertRichardSears,betterknown___39___UncleHanziinChina,andShiwangme,aNanjing-basedcompanyspecializinginARandAlapplications.

Searsisafounderofapopularwebsite,hanziyuan.net.The___40___(constant)updateddatabasecontainsmorethan104,000ancientChinesecharacterformswithaproper___41___(explain)oftheirculturalbackground."Iliked___42___ideaofusingtechnologytoshowtheevolutionofChinesecharacters,"saidthe70-year-old,whodecidedtoworkasaspecialexpertwithShiwangme___43___(develop)theproductin2018.

“___44___(take)advantageofUncleHanzi'sdecades-longresearchandhisstrongdatabase,weareabletoofferusershigh-techthrillsandmakethelearningexperiencemuchmorefun,“saidShiwangmeCEOZhangShuai.

ReleasedunderthebrandChineseBookStore,ChineseCharacterOriginCardshasearned____45____(it)alotofpositivemarketfeedback.

FeynmanLearningTechnique

Ifyou'renotlearning,you'restandingstill.Sowhat'sthebestwaytolearnnewsubjectsandidentifygapsinourexistingknowledgeTherearefourstepsaccordingtoFeynman.

Teachittoachild

Review

Instepone,youwillinevitably(不可避免地)encountergapsinyourknowledgewhereyou'reforgettingsomethingimportant,arenotabletoexplainit,orsimplyhavetroubleconnectinganimportantconcept.Thisisinvaluablefeedbackbecauseyou'vediscoveredtheedgeofyourknowledge.____17____.

Nowyouknowwhereyougotstuck,gobacktothesourcematerialandre—learnituntilyoucanexplainitinbasicterms.

OrganizeandSimplify

____18____.Reviewthemtomakesureyoudidn'tmistakenlyborrowanyofthejargon(术语)fromthesourcematerial.Organizethemintoasimplestorythatflows.

Convey(optional)

Ifyoureallywanttobesureofyourunderstanding,runitpastsomeone(ideallywhoknowslittleofthesubject—orfindthat8-year-old!)._____19_____

Notonlyisthisawonderfulrecipeforlearningbutit'salsoawindowintoadifferentwayofthinkingthatallowsyoutotearideasapartandreconstructthemfromthegroundup.____20____.

Importantly,approachingproblemsinthiswayallowsyoutounderstandwhenothersdon'tknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.

A.Thisiswherethelearningstarts

B.However,manypeoplethinkituseless

C.Nowyouhaveasetofhand-craftednotes

D.Writeoutwhatyouknowaboutthesubject

E.Trytobesurewhatismoreimportantwhendoingso

F.Thisleadstoamuchdeeperunderstandingoftheideasandconcepts

G.Thefinaltestofyourknowledgeisyourcapacitytospreadittoanother

LearningChinesecharacterscanbeahardjobforforeignersandevenforyoungChinese.ThegoodnewsisthatChineseCharacterOriginCards,anewproduct,canmakelearningthemeasyandfun.

Canyoupicture108Chinesecharacterssuchasren(person),niao(bird),andlei(thunder)comingaliverightinfrontofyoureyes,tellingyouhowtheyhavedevelopedfromthesymbolscarvedonancientanimalbonesallthewaytowhattheylooklikenowThismaysoundimpossible,butit'sjustwhatthecardspromisetheirusers.

Thecardswereco-developedbyanAmericanexpertRichardSearsandShiwangme,acompanymainlydevelopingARandAIapplications.“Ilikedtheideaofusing2Danimation,togetherwith3DARtoshowthecorrectorigin(起源)ofChinesecharacterstoChinesechildren,”saidSears,whodecidedtoworkasaspecialexpertwithShiwangmetodeveloptheproductin2018.

“WithSears'syearsofresearchandhisstrongdatabase,weareabletoshowlearnersthedevelopmentofChinesecharacterscorrectly,"saidShiwangmeCEOZhangShuai.TheARfeaturedinthecards“wouldsurelyofferusershigh-techexcitementsandmakethelearningexperiencemuchmorefun”,Zhangadded.

ThecardshavebeenwelcomedinthemarketandSearswontheJinlingFriendshipAward.However,ZhangandSearswon'trestontheirachievements.AccordingtoZhang,thisisonlythefirstsetofcards.Theywillrollouttwomore.Atotalof324ChinesecharacterswillbeincludedtohelpChineselearnersbuildastrongbasis.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutChineseCharacterOriginCards

A.Itenjoysalonghistory.B.ItwascreatedbySearsalone.

C.Ithas108Chinesecharactersnow.D.Itwasspeciallydesignedforforeigners.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“rollout”inParagraph5mean

A.Remove.B.Introduce.C.Ignore.D.Revise.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext

A.TheApplicationsofARAndAI

B.TheInventionofChineseCharacters

C.RichardSearsWontheJinlingFriendshipAward

D.TechnologyAddsFuntoChineseCharactersLearning

假如你校英语俱乐部最近将开展主题为“LearningEnglishfromFilms”的活动。你受学生会委托为将要举行的首场活动写一份书面通知,要点如下:

2.活动期间注意事项。

ThoughreasonsforlearningChinesevary,acommonwasenthusiasmforthecountry’srichculture.

A.oneB.itC.thatD.this

e-learning:Hazypast—betterfuture

Howmuchofaneffectdoestechnologyhaveonstudents’learningAsignificantone,itseems,accordingtoexperts.Currentlyavailabletechnologies,themostimportantofwhicharecomputersandtheInternet,apparentlyprovidealearningenvironmentinwhichproblem-solvingandintellectualenquirycanflourish.Theprocessoflearningintheclassroommaybecomesignificantlymoreeffectiveasstudentscandealwithinformationonthecomputer.Orsothetheorygoes.Myownviewpointisratherdifferent,I’mafraid.

Computershavebeenaroundfortwodecadesaspartofschoolequipment.Thereare,ofcourse,obstacleslikecoststoovercome,butit’sjustamatteroftimeandeffort.Thisisbecauseschoolshavedonewhateveryorganisationdoeswhenitseesaninnovation—itappliestheinnovationtoitsexistingmodel,whichaddscostbutdoesn’ttransformthestandardclassroom.Wehave,duringthatperiod,spentover$60billiononthem,butinmyviewtheyseemtohavehadlittleornoeffectonlearninginschools.Contentiskingandthemodeofdeliveryisirrelevant.Ifateachermakesthesubjectmatterinteresting,itdoesnotmatterwhat,ifany,equipmentisused.

However,changeisonthehorizon.Ithinkstudent-centredlearningwillbecomethenormandtransformeducation.Computerswillpavethewayforfarmoreindependentlearning.Studentswhocurrentlydon’thaveaccesstoschoolsorteachersarenowabletogetonline.Theycanstudyfromhomethankstothefactthatmorelearningprogrammesarebeingwrittenforlearnerswhoareforcedbytheircircumstancestobeself-sufficient.Thiswouldproveespeciallybeneficialinthoseareasoftheworldwherequalityeducationislimitedorextremelyexpensive.Therefore,inafewyears’timewecouldhaveacompletelydifferentconversationabouttechnologyanditsimpactonlearning.

—HowlonghaveyoubeenlearningEnglish

—Fourmonths.

—________.YourEnglishissogood.

A.Youcan’tbeserious

B.Withpleasure

C.Ofcoursenot

D.It’sverykindofyou

Nowadays,learningBraille(盲文)issomethingofadyingart.Withthousandsofcomputerprogramsandothermedianowavailable,fewerkidsarelearningtoreadBrailleandmostofthemarelearningtoreadbylistening.IntheUnitedStates,lessthan10%ofthe1.3millionpeoplewhoarelegallyblindareBraillereaders.However,learningBrailleoffersstudentsmuchmorethanjustawaytogetinformation.Listeningtoinformationdoesnotteachstudentshowtospellorwritewell.Theseskillsarebettertaughtbyactuallyreading.ThisisparticularlytruewhenweknowthatBrailleusersoftenaremoreindependent,haveahigherlevelofeducationandbetteremploymentopportunities.LearningtoreadandwriteBraillerequireslotsofpractice,whichcanbecomedull.ThisiswhatthecompanyLego,whichismakingBrailleBrickstohelpblindstudentslearntoreadandwrite,isdealingwith.WestronglybelievetheBrickscanhelpincreasethelevelofinterestinlearningBraille.

Insteadofthegrid(网格)ofraiseddotsnormallyfoundontopofLegos,BrailleBricksusethedotgroupsoftheBraillealphabet.Thisallowsthebrickstobe“read”,buttheystillclicktogetherlikenormalLegos.BrailleisoftenwrittenwithaspecialmachinecalledaBrailler.IfastudentmakesthewrongletterusingtheBrailler,itcan’treallybefixed,sincetheletterispunched(打孔)intopaper.Legos,ontheotherhand,arelotsoffuntoplaywith.Ifastudentmakesamistake,fixingitisaseasyasmovingorchangingabrick.

ThecompanyistryingtheBricksoutwithteachersandblindstudentsinschools.TeachersreportthatstudentsenjoytheBricksandquicklyinventgamesandfunwaystousethem.OnLego’snewBrailleBricks,whichareplannedtohitcommercialstoresinthenearfuture,Brailleisalsotranslatedintonumbersandlettersallowingparentsandeducatorstofollowalong.

12.WhathasmadeBrailleusedlessinrecentyears

A.Thelackofitsactualuse.

B.Thehardlearningprocess.

C.Theapplicationofdigitaltechnology.

D.Thedeclineinthenumberoftheblind.

13.WhatdoestheauthorstressaboutBrailleinParagraph1

A.Itsreplacements.B.Itsimprovement.

C.Itsshortcomings.D.Itsimportance.

14.WhatcanwesayaboutLego’sBrailleBricks

A.Theyarenewreadingsystems.

B.Theyhelptheblindinafunway.

C.Theyworklikeaspecialmachine.

D.TheycomefromtheBraillealphabet.

15.WhatdoesthecompanyexpectofitsBrailleBricks

A.They’llreachtheconsumerssoon.

B.They’llteachblindstudentsnewgames.

C.They’lllightentheburdenonteachers.

D.They’llbetranslatedintootherlanguages.

ThespreadofInternetlearningforhugenumbersofpeopleisleadingsomecollegestoofferMOOCs,MassiveOpenOnlineCourses.MajoruniversitieslikeStanfordinCaliforniaandHarvardinMassachusettshaveinvestedmillionsofdollarstohelplaunchMOOCs.

Thoseschoolsandothersmayhaveheardanattention-gettingprediction.ThemanwhocreatedtheMOOCserviceUdacitysaysthatinfiftyyears,onlytentraditionaluniversitieswillremainintheworld.ThatpredictioncamefromSebastianThrun,acomputerscientistprobablybestknownforhispartinmakingGoogle'sdriverlesscar.HeisstillaresearchprofessoratStanfordUniversity.ButhelefthisteachingpositionatStanfordtohelpstartUdacity,aproviderofMOOCs.

UniversitiesthatfailtojointhemovementforMOOCsmaybeworriedabouttheirchancesofsurvival.Collegesalsohopetogainmorestudentsandcutoperationalcostsinreturnfortheirinvestments.

Moody'sInvestorServicepredictsthatMOOCswillhelplarge,famousuniversitiesgainmorestudents.ItsaysschoolsthatcreatecontentforMOOCscanearnmoneybyprovidingthecoursematerialtosmallerschools.

Buttheinvestmentserviceiswarningthatsmaller,lesswell-knowncollegesmaysufferbecauseofMOOCs.Itsaysstudentsmaywanttoreceivecertificatesfrommajoruniversitiesinsteadofattendingalocaljuniorcollegethatprovidestraditionalcredits.

Recently,theUniversityofWashingtonsaiditwasthefirstAmericanuniversitytooffercreditforMOOCs,creditthatcouldbeusedtowardadegreefromtheschool.

OnecriticismofMOOCshasbeenthatmostcoursesbeingofferedareinscience,mathematicsandtechnology.Butseveralcoursesinliteraturearenowavailable.

ProfessorNelsonsays,"HowmuchMOOCswillchangecollegelifeisstillupintheair.Ihavebeenoftheopinionwhichiswhatuniversitieswillevolvetodoistostillpresentsometraditionalclasses,butthatuniversitiesinsomesensewillbeintegrated."

4.WhydosomemajorcollegesjoininprovidingMOOCs

A.TomakeprofitsthroughInternetlearning.B.TosurviveintheInformationAge.

C.Toofferhelptoothersmallercolleges.D.Toattractmoreinvestments.

5.WhatdidSebastianThrunpredictaboutfuturecollegelife

A.Manytraditionaluniversitieswilldisappear.

B.LectureswillbegivenbyAlratherthanprofessors.

C.Peopledon'thavetoreceiveeducation.

D.TraditionalcourseswillbeentirelyreplacedbyMOOCs.

6.WhatusedtobethedisadvantageofMOOCs

A.Theyweredemandingforstudents.B.Theywerenotfriendlytostudentsofarts.

C.Theywerenotacknowledgedbymostcolleges.D.Theywereexpensiveforstudentstouse.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph

A.Moretraditionalcourseswillbegivenincolleges.

B.Studentsfromdifferentuniversitieswillstudytogether.

C.TheimpactofMOOCsoncollegelifeisnotsure.

D.ProfessorNelsonisnotinfavorofMOOCs.

Afterlearningaboutthesefamouswomen,you'llknowyoucandoalotforsocietynomatterwhat.Youdon'tneedtobeinaspecificfield,timeorenvironmenttomakeadifferencetotheworldinyourlifetime.

AmeliaEarhart(1897-1937)

AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomanwhoeverflewaloneacrosstheAtlanticin1932.Shebecamethefirstwomanpilotin1935afterflyingfromHawaiitoCalifornia.Shebeganherlifelongdreamofflyingacrosstheworldin1937.However,herflightwentmissingonthattripandshewasneverseenagain.

HelenaRubinstein(1870-1965)

HelenaRubinsteinmovedtoAustraliain1902withouttheabilitytospeakEnglish.Later,shefoundedoneoftheworld'sfirstcosmetic(化妆品)companiesaftermixinglanolin,whichisanoilthatcomesfromsheep'swool,withflowers.Becauseofthat,shebecametheworld'srichestwomanatthetime.

KatharineHepburn(1907-2003)

KatharineHepburnwasknownforplayingstrong-willedwomeninherfilms.

ShewonfourAcademyAwardsforBestActress,themostanactresshaseverwon.Hernewdressstylemadewearingtrousersacceptabletowomen,whichwasn'tallowedatthattime.

EmmelinePankhurst(1858-1928)

Emmelinewasaninfluentialwomanactivist,whohelpedBritishwomengettherighttovote.Shefoughtalongwithherhusbandfortherightsofwomenallthetimeinthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury.Aftershelostherhusband,sheteamedupwithherthreedaughtersandformedTheWomenSocialandPoliticalUnion,whichwasbestknownasthesuffragettes(women'srighttovote).

1.WhatwastheproblemforHelenaatfirstwhenshemovedtoAustralia

A.Shedidn'thavemoney.B.Shecouldn'tspeakEnglish.

C.Shedidn'thaveworkexperience.D.Shedidn'tknowhowtomakeup.

2.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeEmmelinePankhurst

A.Determined.B.Friendly.

C.Honest.D.Patient.

3.Whatdothefourwomeninthetexthaveincommon

A.Acreativemind.B.Awarmheart.

C.Agoodeducation.D.Apioneeringspirit.

假定你是校学生会主席李华。你校学生会准备华办面向交换生的“读中文经典,学中文语言(LearningChinesethroughReadingChineseClassics)"竞赛活动。请你用装语写一份通知,内容包话:

1.活动目的;

2.活动形式;

注意:1.词教100左右;

2.可以进当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

46.Jordansaysthatthesecrettohissuccessislearningfromhis_______(失败).(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

47.Englishisoneofthe________(官方的)languagesinIndia.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

48.Theroomwasfilledwithsmoke,whichmadeitdifficultto________(呼吸).(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

49.William_______(毕业)andbecameaworkerinalocalfactory.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

50.TianHuamadesomefriendsto_______(探索)thecityofNewYork.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

51.Going________(乐观)helpsmebecomebothhappierandhealthier.(根据汉语意思单词拼写)

Evenbeforeababyisborn,theprocessoflearninglanguagehasalreadybegun.Inthethirdstageofpregnancy(怀孕),whenthebaby’searsarefullydeveloped,theintonation(语调)patternsofthemother’sspeecharesentthroughthefluidsinthebody.Thisisthoughttobelikelisteningtosomeonetalkinginaswimmingpool:It’sdifficulttomakeouttheinpidualsounds,buttherhythm(押韵)andintonation(语调)areclear.Thishasanimportanteffectonlanguagelearning.Bythetimeababyisborn,shealreadyhasapreferenceforhermother’slanguage.Atthisstagethebabyisabletoidentifylanguagethroughtheintonationpatterns.

ForexampleFrenchandRussianspeakersplaceemphasisondifferentpartsofawordorsentence,sotherhythmofthesetwolanguagessoundsdifferent.Evenatfourdaysold,babiescanusethisinformationtotelltheirownlanguagefromanunfamiliarotherlanguage.Thismeansthatthenewlyborninfants(婴儿)arereadytostartlearningthelanguagethatsurroundsthem;theyalreadyhaveaninterestintheirmothers’language.

Researchhasshownthatbabiesprefertolistentothisexaggerated(夸张的)typeofspeechthantypicaladult-likespeech.Theypaymoreattentionwhenaparent’sspeechhasahigherpitch(音调)andawiderpitchrangecomparedtoadult-likespeechwithlessexaggeratedpitchfeatures.Forexample,amothermightsaytheword“baby”inanexaggerated“singsong”voice,whichholdsababy’sattentionlongerthanitwouldinasimpleadult-stylevoice.Wordsproducedinthiswayalsostandoutmorefromthespeechstream,makingiteasierforbabiestopickoutsmallergroupsoflanguage.

So,babytalkisnotjustawayofgettinginvolvedwithinfantsonasociallevel—ithasimportanteffectsonlanguagelearningfromtheveryfirstmomentsofanewborn’slife.

8.Whatdoesababyfirstlearnintheprocessoflearninglanguage

A.Hermother’slanguage.B.Inpidualsounds.

C.Therhythmandintonation.D.Speechesaround.

9.Howdoestheauthordevelopparagraph2

A.Bymakinganinstruction.B.Byprovidinganexample.

C.Bygivingadefinition.D.Bymakingacomparison.

10.Whydoesamotherpreferthe“singsong”voicewhentalkingtoherbaby

A.Toamuseherself.

B.Toteachasong.

C.Toattractherbaby’sattention.

D.Tomakeherbabyfamiliarwithahigherpitch.

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext

A.Babytalkhelpsinfantslearnlanguage

B.Babiestendtolearnfromtheirmothers

C.Babiesarebornwithunusuallearningability

D.Babytalkhelpsinfantstellonelanguagefromanother

Whetheryou'relearningEnglishasasecondlanguageorareanativespeakerwho'sneverhadthehabitofwriting,improvingyourEnglishcompositionskillsisveryimportant.Knowingyourshortcomingsandpracticingwillallowyoutowriteessaythatisatfirstsimplygrammaticallycorrect,andeventuallysparklingwithstyle.___31___

___32___Lookupthedefinitionsofwordswithwhichyouareunfamiliar.Themorewordsyoucanusesuccessfully,themoreoftenyou'llbeabletofindtherightoneforthetaskathand--andthelesslikelyyourwritingwillbesimplisticandrepetitive.

AskafriendwithgoodEnglishskillstocriticizeandcorrectyourwriting.____33____Rewriteyourpaperorletterafterlisteningtoheradvice,makingthenecessarychanges.

Useyourwordprocessingsoftwarespellingandgrammar-checktoolstofixsimpleerrors.Wheneveryoumisspellaword,replaceitwiththecorrectsuggestionandthenlookatitcarefully,notingthedifferencesfromhowyouthoughtitwasspelled.____34____Usethem.

ThinkinEnglishwhilewritingifyou'reanativespeakerofadifferentlanguage.Havingtotranslateinyourheadslowsyoudown,andcaneasilyleadtoerrors.StudyEnglishgrammarifyouarehavingdifficulties.Lookuptheruleswheneveryou'rehavingdifficultiesorreadagrammarbookallthewaythrough.Itmaybeboring,butit'sextremelyhelpful.

Practicewriting!____35____Everyskillrequiresregularrepetitiontoachievemastery,whetherplayingamusicalinstrument,flyingajetorwritinggoodEnglishprose.

A.Themoreyouwrite,thebetterwriteryou'llbecome.

B.Broadenyourvocabularybyreadingasmuchaspossible.

C.MostmodernWebbrowsersalsoincludespell-checkingtools.

D.Knowingwhatyou'redoingwrongisnecessarybeforeyoucanimprove.

E.Themoreawareyouareofyourwriting,thebetteryourhandwritingwillbe.

F.Toachievethisyou'llneedtoreadmore,askfriendsforhelp,andcontinuallywrite.

G.Putthesymbolsonflashcardsandmemorizethem,thenwritethemagainandagain.

WhenIstartedlearningwithMyEnglishTeacher.eumylevelwasintermediate.MyEnglishwasgood,butIwantedtoimproveitwithanativeteacher.SoIstartedsearchingforteachersonGoogleandYouTube,thisishowIfoundMyEnglishTeacher.eu.

KnowingtheEnglishlanguageopensmanydoorsandoffersbetterchancesforone'scareer.MymaingoalistopasstheIELTSexamandcontinuestudyingattheuniversityinSaudiArabia.

ThemostchallengingpartformewasEnglishwriting.MyEnglishTeacher.euishelpingmetoovercomeit.

Honestly,learningEnglishwithmyEnglishteacher,Jeremy,isanamazingexperience.HeisthebestteacherfromalltheprivateteachersIhaveeverlearnedwith.

Jeremyhelpedmetoimprovemygrammar,writingandspeaking.Before,Ididn'tknowwhatthedifferencebetweentenseswas.Hehasbeengivingmehomeworkthathelpsmetoimprovefaster,withalotofpracticeduringlessons.

IfeellikeI'mimprovingatagoodtempoandJeremyisthebestteacherIknow.IwoulddefinitelyrecommendMyEnglishTeacher.eu'sEnglishcoursestoeverybodywhoisreadytoworkonhis/herEnglish,spendalotoftimelearning,andishappytoworktogetherwiththebestEnglishteachers,andMyEnglishTeacher.eu'sfriendlyteam.

FatimaAlnaser,

AccountantinDhahran,SaudiArabia

1.FatimaAlnaserhasgreatdifficultyin________.

A.Englishwriting

B.oralcommunication

C.listeningandspeaking

D.grammar

2.ForFatimaAlnaser,workingtogetherwiththenativeteacherJeremyis________.

A.unbelievablypleasantB.definitelyboring

C.reallydisappointingD.soheartbreaking

3.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageis________.

A.tointroducevariousservicesaboutMyEnglishTeacher.eu

B.toemphasizetheexistenceofMyEnglishTeacher.eu

C.torecommendagoodwebsitetolearnersofEnglish

D.toinformEnglishlearnersofsomeusefultipsaboutEnglish-learning

1.上网课的优点;

2.上网课的弊端;

3.你的感悟。

注意:1.词数100左右。首尾已给出,不计入总词数;

Hello,David!

It'ssadtoknowthatyou'llhavetohaveclassesathome.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bestwishes!

Yours,

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Learninghowtocopewithdeathhasalwaysbeenacentralpartofhumanexistence.EventhePixarmovieCocobasesitsstoryontheMexicantraditionsofDiadelosMuertos.Inthisarticle,youwillfindoutwhyandhowMexicanscelebratetheDayoftheDead.

IoncevisitedtheMuseumofMummiesintheMexicancityofGuanajuatowithaSwedishfriend.Themummiesweredisplayedamongfakecobwebs(蜘蛛网),andothercheapadornments(装饰物).Confrontedwiththisseeminglackofrespectforthedead,IexplainedtomyshockedcompanionthatMexicanshaveapeculiarlydifferentrelationshipwithdeathtoothercultures.AstheNobelPrize-winningMexicanwriterOctavioPazexplainedinhiswork:

“TheMexicanisfamiliarwithdeath,jokesaboutit,caressesit,sleepswithit,andcelebratesit.True,thereisasmuchfearinhisattitudeasinthatofothers,butatleastdeathisnothiddenaway:helooksatitfacetoface,withimpatience,disdain(鄙视)orirony.”

ThecelebrationoftheDayoftheDead—aweekoffestivitiesfrom28Octoberto2November—isanessentialpartofthisembracementofdeaththatisparticulartoMexicannationalidentity.Thepopularbeliefisthatthedeadhavepinepermissiontovisitfriendsandsonearthandenjoyonceagainthepleasuresoflife.Therefore,Mexicansvisitthegravesoffamiliesandfriendsandadornthemwithcolor1fulflowersandofferingsoffood.Theperiodisajoyouscelebrationoflife,ratherthanasobermourningofitspassing.

Theoriginsofthefestivallieinthe16th-centuryfusionoftheAztecs’beliefindeathasmerelyonepartinthewidercycleofexistence,theirritualvenerations(仪式崇拜)andofferingstothegoddessMictecacihuatl(“LadyoftheDead”)forthedeceased,andtheSpanishconquerors’desiretoaccommodatethesefestivitieswithintheCatholiccelebrationsofAllSaints’DayandAllSouls’Day.

InacountryassociallyandgeographicallyperseasMexico,thereissignificantregionalvariationinthenatureoffestivities:thesouthernstateofChiapasisfarmorelikelytofocusitseffortsonprocessions(队伍)andpubliccommemorations(纪念)ofdeaththanthevalleyof

Mexico,wherethedecorationofaltars(供坛)inhomesandtombsofthedeceasedismorepopular.Urbanization,too,playsalargeroleinregionalvariations.Forthesouthandruralareastheperiodholdsfargreatersocialandculturalsignificancethaninthenorthandlargecities;familiesandcommunitiesinruralareaswilloftenspendlargepartsoftheyearpreparingfortheoccasion.

36.Whydoestheauthorsay“Mexicanshaveapeculiarlydifferentrelationshipwithdeathtoothercultures”

A.BecauseMexicansalwaysshowtheirrespectfordeathintheformofmummies.

B.BecauseMexicansdonotfeardeathorrespectit.

C.BecauseadornmentslikeflowerscanbeseeneverywhereduringtheDayoftheDead.

D.Mexicansfacedeathbravelyratherthanhideitaway.

37.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtotheoriginsoftheDayoftheDead

A.ItwastheAztecswhodeterminedhowtocelebratetheDayoftheDead.

B.TheAztecsbelieveddeathwaspartofthewidercycleofexistence.

C.TheAztecswouldgiveofferingstothegoddessofdeathfortheirlostlovedones.

D.TheSpanishconquerorswantedtofitthefestivitiesintosomeoftheirCatholiccelebrations.

38.WhydoMexicansvisitthegravesoffamiliesandfriendsandoffercolor1fulflowersandfood

A.BecausetheycanaskGodtopermitthedeadtovisittheminthisway.

B.Tocelebratethejoyofnewlifeinspring.

C.Becausethedeadwillbepermittedtovisittheirfamiliesandenjoythepleasureoflifeagain.

D.Becausethisisanessentialpartofembracementofdeath.

39.WhichofthefollowingexplainstherolethaturbanizationplaysintheregionalvariationsofcelebratingtheDayoftheDead

A.Peopleinthesouthandruralareasputmoreemphasisontheoccasion.

B.Peopleinthevalleysusuallydecoratethealtersinhomesandthetombsofthedead.

C.Peopleinthenorthandbigcitiesspendlargepartoftheyearpreparingforthecelebration.

D.Thesouthernstatesdonotcareaboutthedecorationofaltersathome.

Definitionofadultlearningvary,butaccordingtotheEuropeanCommission,itisdefinedasallformsoflearningundertakenbyadultsafterhavingleftinitialeducationandtraining,howeverfarthisprocessmayhavegone.

Educationandtrainingareimportantfactorsinachievingthestrategicgoalofraisingeconomicgrowth,competitivenessandsocialinclusion.However,withsomeexpectations,implementation(实现,履行)remainsweak.Mosteducationandtrainingsystemstilllargelyfocusontheeducationandtrainingofyoungpeopleandlimitedprogresshasbeenmadeinchangingsystemstomirrortheneedforlearningthroughoutthelifespan.Anadditional4millionadultswouldneedtoparticipateinlifelonglearning.Recentresearchconfirmstheimportanceofinvestinginadultlearning.Researchonolderadultsindicatesthatthosewhoengageinlearningarehealthier,withaconsequentdecreaseinhealthcarecosts.

Europe’skeyeconomicchallengeistoraiseitsgrowthandemploymentperformancewhilepreservingsocialcohesion(凝聚力).Rapidprogressinotherregions(地区)oftheworldshowstheimportanceofinnovative(创新的),advancedandqualityeducationandtrainingasakeyfactorineconomiccompetitiveness.Generallevelsofcompetencemustincrease,bothtomeettheneedsoftheemploymentmarketandtoallowcitizenstofunctionwellinsociety.

Europeisfacingunheard-ofdemographicchangesthatwillhaveamajorimpactonsocietyandontheeconomyandconsequentlyoneducationandtrainingprovisionandneeds.TheEuropeanpopulationisaging:overthenext30yearsthenumberofyoungerEuropeans(upto24yearsold)willfallby15%.OneinthreeEuropeanswillbeover60yearsold,andaboutoneinthenwillbeover80.

Raisingtheoveralllevelofskillsoftheadultpopulationbyofferingmoreandbetterlearningopportunitiesthroughoutadultlifeisimportantforbothefficiencyandequityreasonsgiventhechallengesidentifiedabove.Notonlydoesadultlearninghelpmakeadultsmoreefficientworkersand,better-informedandmoreactivecitizens,italsocontributestotheirpersonalwell-being.

4.Whatdosetheauthorsayaboutadultlearning

A.Itreduceshealthcarecostsgreatly.

B.Theyoungneedtakeitseriously.

C.Ithasn’tbeengivenenoughattentions.

D.Moreadultshaverealizeditsimportance.

5.Whatmustwedotodowellintoday’ssociety

A.Upgrade(提高)generallevelsofourabilities

B.Facevariouschallengesbravely.

C.Copywhatotherregionshavedone.

D.Besensitivetothelabourmarket.

6.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4referto

A.ChangeintheeducationsystemB.Changesinthejobmarket

C.ChangesinthepopulationD.Changedinsociety

NoahHiggshatedlearningIrishinschool.Hehatedthewayitwastaught,overlyformalanddisconnectedfromordinarypeople’slives.Mostofallhehatedtheeffectthelessonshadonhisfellowstudents’willingnesstospeakthelanguage.ButtheDublinnativeneverlosthisloveforIrish,norhisopinionthatmorepeopleshouldbelearningthelanguage.

Today,almost40%ofthe7,000languagesspokenworldwideareendangered,accordingtotheUnitedNations.Morearegoingextincteveryyear.ItwasoncewidelyfearedthattheInternetrevolutionwouldacceleratethisdecline.Ifdevelopersandsmartphonemanufacturersaren’twillingtoinvestinsupportingminoritylanguages,thatwouldcutoffpeoplewhospeakthemfromanimportantwaytocommunicateandtrapthoselanguagesinthepast.

Higgs,23,though,isoneofasmallgroupofeducatorsandactivistsreinventinghowminoritylanguagesaretaughtandpreservedonlinebyusingcutting-edgetechnology.

Whenhewas17,Higgshada“crazyteenageidea”.HehadbegunusingDuolingo,amobilelanguage-learningapp,tostudyFrench,andwonderedifthecreatorshadconsideredaddingsupportforIrish.

Atthetimeinearly2013,therewerefivelanguagesonDuolingo,thesmallestofwhich,Italian,hasanestimated67.9millionspeakersworldwide.Bycomparison,atitsheightinthe18thcentury,therewereanestimatedfourmillionIrishspeakers.Todaythefigureiscloserto1.2million.

“Ididn’tgetareply,”Higgssaid.

Buthisemailwasn’tignored.InsideDuolingo’sopen-plan,SiliconValley-styleheadquartersinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,changewasgoingon.Withinfiveyears,thelanguagestartupwouldbuildalibraryofover30languages,includingsomeofthemostendangeredontheplanet.

4.WhatwasthepublicconcernovertheInternetrevolution

A.People’slesscontactinreallife.B.Thenegativeeffectonthelessons.

C.Fewerwaysoflearninglanguages.D.Thedeclineofendangeredlanguages.

5.WhatwasHiggs’“crazyteenageidea”

A.TurningtoDuolingotostudyFrench.

B.TeachingminoritylanguagesontheInternet.

C.AskingDuolingodeveloperstosupportIrish.

D.Usingcutting-edgetechnologytopreserveIrish.

6.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastthreeparagraphs

A.Higgs’emailwentunnoticed.B.Duolingoimproveditsservice.

C.Duolingo’sheadquarterschanged.D.Irishwasonthepointofdyingout.

Chinastartedanationalonlinelearningplatform_____41_____(keep)studiesgoingforitshundredsofmillionsofprimaryandsecondarystudents_____42_____havebeenrestrictedtotheirhomesduetotheoutbreakofCovid-19.

Jointly_____43_____(launch)bytheMinistryofEducationandtheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnologyonFeb.17,thefreelearningplatformcoversthe31provincial-level_____44_____(region)ontheChineseMainland.

Theplatformhasbeenupgradedto_____45_____(far)enrichitsresourcesandpromotetheall-rounddevelopmentofstudents,featuring10sections,includingepidemic(流行病)preventioneducation,moraleducation,mentalhealtheducation,classicliteratureanddigitalteachingmaterials.

_____46_____thesupportofChina'stelecomandtechnologygiants,suchasChinaTelecom,ChinaMobile,Alibaba,BaiduandHuawei,theplatformcanhost50millionstudentsatthesametime.

Morethan870millionvisits_____47_____(pay)totheplatform'swebsitebyMarch19,theChinaEducationDailysaidinaMondayreport.

Chinahasputoffthestartofthenewschoolsemesteraspartof_____48_____(it)epidemiccontroleffortsandstudentshaveturnedtoonlinecoursesfornearlytwomonths.

Astheepidemichas_____49_____(basic)beencontrolledinChina,someregionshaverestartedschoolclasses______50______announceddatesforstartingthenewsemester,mostofwhichplacedgraduatingmiddleandhighschoolstudentsfirst.

LearningfromLeonardo

Yes,LeonardoDaVinciwasagenius.___16___However,wecanlearnfromhimandtrytobemorelikehim.

Beconstantlycurious.

Leonardoactuallydidhavespecialtalents,buthisdistinguishingandmostinspiringqualitywashisstrongcuriosity.Hewantedtoknowwhatcausespeopletoyawnandhowlightisprocessedintheeye.___17___Beingconstantlyandrandomlycuriousabouteverythingaroundusissomethingthateachofuscanpushourselvestodo,everywakinghour,justashedid.

Seekknowledgeitself.

Notallknowledgeneedstobeuseful.___18___Byallowinghimselftobedrivenbypurecuriosity,hegottoexploremorehorizonsandseemoreconnectionsthananyoneelseofhistimes.

___19___

WhenLeonardocameupwithanidea,hedesignedanexperimenttotestit.Whenhisexperimentshowedthatatheorywasflawed(瑕疵的),heabandonedhistheoryandsoughtanewone.IfwewanttobemorelikeLeonardo,wehavetobefearlessaboutchangingourmindsbasedonnewandrealinformation.

Takenotesonpaper.

Fivehundredyearslater,Leonardo'snotebooksarearoundtoastonishandinspireus.___20___Thisway,fiftyyearsfromnow,ourownnotebooks,willalsobearoundtoastonishandinspireourgrandchildren,unlikeourtweetsandFacebookposts.

AShowrespecttofacts.

B.You'dbettershowinterestinwriting.

C.Wemayneverbeabletomatchhistalents.

D.Workuptheenthusiasmtostartwritingthem.

E.Sometimesitshouldbelearnedforpurepleasure.

F.Merelyasmallpartofknowledgecanbeappliedtopractice.

G.Also,heinstructedhimselftolearnaboutthelightofthemoon.

Whenlearningmostthingsforthefirsttime,itisimportanttobe____21____andunderstandthatbecominggoodatsomethingtakestime.Thisis____22____forsports,schoolsubjects,andofcourselanguages.Whenwe’resmall,wedon’tthinkaboutthe____23____oflearningsomethingnew;wejustgorightaheadanddoit,sometimeswithfunnyresults.One____24____iswhenIwaslearningtopaint.Iwasverysmallsothepaintgoteverywhere.But____25____gettingangry,everybodywouldbepatientwithme,____26____meandshowingmethecorrectwaytoholdthepaintbrush,andaftersometimeIwasabletopaint____27____.

Thisisanimportant____28____tolearnwhenwelearnanotherlanguage.Manypeople____29____needonelanguage,becausetheirfriendsandfamilycanonlyspeakthesamelanguage.Asa_____30_____,whenthesepeopletrytolearnanewlanguage,itisusuallymoredifficult.Thiscanbeforanumberof_____31_____.First,thebestwaytoimproveinanythingistohavethechanceto_____32_____.Inthecaseofalanguage,thismeanshavingthechanceto_____33_____withspeakersofthelanguagetheywanttolearn.Ifthischanceisnotthere,itcan_____34_____thepaceatwhichthelanguagecanbelearned.Second,itiseasierforthelearnertoloseinterestbecausetheyhavelesschancetoseetheir_____35_____.Withoutthisabilitytoseehowmuchimprovementhastakenplace,itis_____36_____forthelearnertokeepbelievingthatdevelopmentishappening.

Itis_____37_____tolearnsomethingslowly,andthenmoveatapacewhichis_____38_____fortheinpidual(个别的)learner,thantorushintolearningtoofast.Itisa_____39_____Itrytofollowinmyownteaching,andIhopemystudentsbenefit(得益)fromateachingmethodwhich_____40_____themtolearnattheirownpace.

21.A.patientB.carefulC.excitedD.honest

22.A.funnyB.simpleC.trueD.different

23.A.advantagesB.difficultiesC.purposeD.pleasure

24.A.suggestionB.questionC.ideaD.example

25.A.becauseofB.exceptforC.insteadofD.alongwith

26.A.promisingB.orderingC.answeringD.encouraging

27.A.naturallyB.properlyC.suddenlyD.probably

28.A.skillB.factC.lessonD.task

29.A.stillB.onlyC.evenD.already

30.A.resultB.wholeC.partD.matter

31.A.doubtsB.problemsC.instructionsD.reasons

32A.changeB.askC.practiceD.choose

33.A.agreeB.studyC.workD.communicate

34.A.buildupB.slowdownC.keepD.reach

35.A.abilityB.futureC.progressD.influence

36.A.easyB.importantC.possibleD.hard

37.A.betterB.strangerC.morecomfortableD.moreharmful

38.A.usefulB.rightC.specialD.necessary

39.A.decisionB.hobbyC.jobD.rule

40.A.allowsB.requiresC.invitesD.teaches

Learningtosay“yes,and”

WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovisation(即兴交流)classIwashesitating.Asaquietandshygirl,Ifearedimprovisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,soitseemedlikeaperfectopportunitytolearnhowtospeakandcommunicatewithotherseffectively.Isignedup,knowingtheexperiencewouldgivemehelp.

Duringourfirstclass,welearnedanimportantconceptofimprovisation:“yes,and.”Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,we’dbetteracceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos(犀牛)arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosarelibrarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay“yes”andthencontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.

Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortableandevenstartedtoenjoyourclasses.Ibecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.OncewhenIwasgivingapresentationaboutmyscience,anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn’tgrowoutoftheinformationI’dpresented.Insteadofgettingconfusedandnervous,Itookthe“yes,and”approach—acceptingthequestionandlettingmymindfocusonwhyitwasasked.Thathelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Igotprettyexcitedaboutit.

Thebenefitsofimprovisationgobeyondcommunication.Beforeattendingtheclass,Iwouldgetstuckwhenmyexperimentsproducedunexpecteddata,thinkingthatIhadmadeamistake.Butnow,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Iwillstayopentothepossibilitythattheresultsarereal,keepexploringthedataandendupidentifyinganewtypeofcell—onethatisn’tbehavingasexpected.

Ithinkallscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenit’sworthfindingoutwhetherrhinosare,infact,librarians.Asscientists,ourjobisn’ttochallengedatathatsupportapreconceived(先入为主的)story,buttosay“yes,and.”

24.Whydidtheauthorattendtheimprovisationclass

A.Togetadifferentexperience.

B.TofinishherPh.D.atuniversity.

C.Togiveupherjobasasciencecommunicator.

D.Toimproveherspeakingandcommunicatingability.

25.Whatwastheauthor’schangeafterattendingtheimprovisationclass

A.Sheformedherownideaquickly.

B.Shecameupwithlotsofcreativeresponses.

C.Shepaidmoreattentiontothelogicofanswers.

D.Shebecameagoodlistenerbeforegivinganopinion

26.Theauthormentionsapplyingthe“yes,and”approachtoherscientificexperimentsto______.

A.explaintheprocessofusingthemethod

B.provethebenefitsoftheimprovisationclass

C.shareherownresearchexperienceswithreaders

D.attractfellowscientiststoattendtheimprovisationclass

27.Whatcanbeinferredaboutscientistsfromthelastparagraph

A.Theyshouldattendtheimprovisationclass.

B.Theyshouldquestionallpreconceivedideas.

C.Theyshouldcarryonresearchbyadmittingearlierdata.

D.Theyshouldtrytoimprovetheirprofessionalknowledge.

ReasonstoConsiderLearningaSecondLanguage

Inourcurrentsociety,havingtheabilitytounderstandasecondlanguageisbecomingincreasinglyvaluable.___11___.Sotakealookatwhythisissuchavaluableskilltohave.

Youwillbemorecompetitiveinthejobmarket.

Businessesarealwayslookingforpeoplewhoarebilingualtobetranslatorsandtocommunicatewithnon-Englishspeaker.Bilingualemployeesgetpaid5%-20%morethanpeoplewhoonlyspeakonelanguage.___12___

Youcangetcreditforitduringcollege.

Ifyoustudyanotherlanguageatauniversity,youwillgetcredit(学分)towardgraduating.Youcanstartfromtheverybeginningandlearnabrand-newlanguageorcontinueonfromwhatyouwerestudyinginhighschool.Beaware,however,thatcollegeclassescanmovequicklyandareconsideredtobedifficultattimes.___13___

Youcanstudyabroadinawiderrangeofcountries.

Studyingabroadisanamazingexperiencethateveryoneshouldtakeadvantageof.About79%ofAmericansbelievethatstudentsshouldseizetheopportunitytospendasemesterinanothercountry.___14___Learninganotherlanguagecanhelpexpandthenumberofcountriesyoucanchoosefrom.

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