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!
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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,
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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.
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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.
Learningalanguageisabigcommitmentandisnoteasybyanymeans.Ifyoudon’thavethetimetolearnalanguageinschool,therearestillmany,waytobecomeproficientinanotherlanguage.OneprogramtolookintoisLivemochawhichisafreeonlineprogramwhereyoucanlearnaforeignlanguage.___15___Therearemanyothercountriesandwrittenresourcestoconsideraswell.
A.Thisisonlyonesuggestion.
BSoonlytakewhatyoucanhandle.
C.Manypeoplelearnalanguageinordertogethighmarks.
D.Thereareawiderangeofcountriesthatyoucanchoosefrom.
E.Youcanevengoforamajorinalanguageifyougetfarenoughalong.
F.Beingabletocommunicateinmorethanonelanguagecanopencountlessdoors.
G.Havingknowledgeofasecondlanguagecanmakeyoustandoutinthejobmarket.
Learningfrom________mistakescanhelpuskeepconsciousandavoidrepeatingtheminthedaystocome.
A.previousB.curiousC.obviousD.ridiculous
Someparentsmightfindlearningathometobe________beyondadditionalbondingwiththeirchildren