新人教英语选修10自主广场（Unit 4 Learning efficiently）

新人教英语选修10自主广场（Unit 4 Learning efficiently）

自主广场我夯基我达标Ⅰ.词组活用Applyto　tendto　lookforwardto　beupto　relyon1.He__________histeacherforhelp.2.I__________hearingfromyou.3.It__________ustohelpthoseinneed.4.Thesemeasures__________improveworkingconditions.5.Don’t__________myseeingyouoff.答案：1.appliedto　2.lookforwardto　3.isupto　4.tendto5.relyonⅡ.句子翻译1.假设你遇到了车祸，你怎么办？_____________________________________________________答案：Supposethatyoumetanaccident,whatwouldyoudo?2.每个人坐车时都要系上安全带。_____________________________________________________答案：Everyoneissupposedtowearaseatbeltinthecar.3.他喜欢晚饭后外出散步而不喜欢待在家里看电视。_____________________________________________________答案：HepreferstogooutforawalkaftersupperratherthanstayathometowatchTV.4.他的词典和我去年买的一样。_____________________________________________________答案：HehasthesamedictionaryasIboughtlastyear.5.这场演出不仅仅是成功，而是完美。_____________________________________________________答案：Theperformanceismorethanasuccess.Itisperfect.Ⅲ.单项填空1.Thechildtalkstousasifhe__________agrown-up.A.is　　　　　　　　　B.willbeC.hadbeenD.were答案：D2.__________theclouds,youwouldfindtheairplaneintheskyeasily.A.WereitnotforB.IfithadnotbeenforC.IfitwerenotD.Haditnotbeenfor答案：A3.Myfatherwasstrict.HerequestedthatI__________televisiononweeknights.A.mustn’twatchB.notwatchC.couldn’twatchD.don’twatch答案：B4.It’stimewe__________ourmeeting.A.mustbeginB.beginC.beganD.begun 答案：C5.Itwasorderedthat__________putinorder.A.theclassroomtobeB.theclassroombeC.theclassroomwereD.theclassroomwas答案：B6.IfonlyI__________asbraveasyouare.A.beingB.wasC.beD.were答案：D7.IfIhadstudiedEnglishlastyear,I__________abletospeakitnow.A.wouldhavebeenB.shouldbeC.hadbeenD.couldbe答案：AⅣ.根据课文内容填空(每空一词)Thebestwaytoimproveyourskills__________anyendeavoristopractise,practiceandthenpractisesomemore.Thetextsyouchoosetopractice__________shouldnotbetoodifficultoryouwillsoongetfrustratedand__________.Somemethodsofreadingaremore__________thanothers,soitisagoodideatousethesametechniques__________goodreadersdo.Whenyoureaddifferenttypesoftextyoumay__________differenttechniques.Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedand__________.Youdonotlook__________alloftheunknownwordsorphrases,youcanguessfromthe__________verysoon.Youwillbesuccessfulto__________readingskills.答案：in;with;bored;efficient;as;adopt;digested;up;context;improve我综合我发展Ⅰ.听力第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Heisinnowaytoblame.B.Hewillacceptallresponsibility.C.Hewillbemostcarefulnexttime.2.Whyisthespeakers’motherupset?A.Theirfatherdoesn’tliketraveling.B.Theirfatherdoesn’ttellherthetruth.C.Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromise.3.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardtheman’sforgetfulness?A.Sheiskindtohim.B.Sheisangrywithhim. C.Sheisworriedabouthim.4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Gototheperformanceherself.B.Begivenaridetothetheatre.C.DriveJohntotheperformance.5.Whatisthepresentpriceofthesuitcase?A.25dollars.B.35dollars.C.50dollars.听力原文及答案：(Text1)W:Whatanaccident！Ifyouhadbeencareful,thingswouldnotbeastheyare.M:Whatdoyoumean?Wasitmyfault?IfitwasIwoulddefinitelytakeresponsibilityforit.(Text2)M:Iwonderwhatmakesmothersoupsetthesedays.W:Fathercan’tmakehisvacationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.ButthecompanyisaskingFathertopostponehisvacation.(Text3)W:What’swrongwithyou?M:Iforgotallaboutthetwoo’clockmeeting！Tom’sgoingtokillme.W:Oh,Icanseewhyyou’resad.Itcanreallybeannoyingwhensomethingimportantslipsyourmind.[来源:Z,xx,k.Com](Text4)M:I’mnotgoingtoseetheperformancetonight,butJohnis.Doyouneedaride？W:Yeah.Doyousupposehe’dmindpickingmeup?M:Idon’tthinkso.(Text5)M:CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,Ilikethat50-dollarsuitcaseverymuch,but35dollarsisallIcanafford.M:Youmusthavebeenlookingatthewrongpricetag.50dollarswastheoriginalprice,butthisbluepricetagsaysit’sbeenreducedto25.答案：1~5ACABA第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。6.Whydoesthemanenjoyvolleyballbest?A.Itisateamgame.B.Itisapopulargame.C.Itisaone-sidedgame.7.Howmanyteamshasthemanplayedfor?A.One.B.Two. C.Three.听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。8.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.9.Whycan’tthemangethistextbook?A.Thebooksarrivedaweeklater.B.Fewerbookswereshippedthanordered.C.Morestudentssignedupfortheclassthanexpected.10.Howdidthemanfeelatthebeginningoftheconversation?A.Angry.[来源:]B.Excited.C.Anxious.听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandtheman?A.Wifeandhusband.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Instructorandplayed.12.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Startalittleweighttraining.B.Playbasketballwithhisfriends.C.Becomeamemberofabasketballteam.13.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?A.Theman’swork.B.Theman’shealth.C.Theman’smarriage.听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。14.Whatservicedoesthewomanhelptosell?A.Abargainondancelessons.B.Amembershiptoasportsclub.C.AgreatdealonairfaretoHawaii.15.Whydoesthemanrefusetheoffer?A.Heneverbuysthingsoverthephone.B.Hedoesn’thaveextramoneytospend.C.Hedoesn’tneedtheservicebeingprovided.16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hewillaccepttheoffernexttime.B.Hisnamewon’tberemovedfromthelist.C.Hemightbecalledagaininthecomingweeks.听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Howtoplanagarden.B.Howtoplantdifferentflowers. C.Howtochoosethebestplantsingarden.18.Whatisthespeakermostlikelytobe?A.Abookseller.B.Abookwriter.C.Agardendesigner.19.Whomisthespeakertalkingto?A.Plantgrowersofanursery.B.Membersofagardeningclub.C.Studentartistsofanartschool.20.Whatisthefirststepinplanningagarden?A.Choosealltheplantsneeded.B.Makeadrawingofthegarden.C.BuyabookcalledGardenPlanning.听力原文及答案：(Text6)W:SoMartin,whatsportsdoyouplay?M:Iplayvolleyball,tennisandtabletennis,butvolleyballismyfavoritegame,becauseyoucanenjoyitasateam.W:Wheredoyouplay,then?M:IplayatlocalsportscentersmoreduringthewinterandinthesummerIplaybeachvolleyball.W:Now,doyoudoquitewellinthecompetitions?M:Yes,I’veplayedforSouthwestEnglandandwe’vegottenthroughtothesemi-finalsofdifferentEnglandcompetitions,andforWessex,myothervolleyballteam,we’veactuallywonafewcompetitions.W:Oh,welldone!(Text7)M:Ican’tfindmytextbookforBiology101.W:I’msorry,butwe’resoldout.M:Soldout！Howcanthatbe?W:Wereceivedthewrongnumberofbooks.We’reoverfiftybooksshort.M:ButwhatamIgoingtodo?Ihadmyfirstclassthismorningandalreadywe’vebeenassignedtwounitstoreadforFriday.W:We’llbegettingthebooksnextMonday.M:Butthatdoesn’thelpmenow!W:Whynotasksomeonewhohasabooktoshareitwithyou?M:Iliveoffcampusanddon’tknowanyoneinmyclassyet.W:Cometothinkofit,myroommateistakingbiology,andIknowsheboughtherbooksyesterday.I’llaskherifshe’llletyouborrowitforadaytogetyourreadingdine.AndI’llmakesuretoputasideabookforyouwhentheycomeinnextweek.M:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.(Text8)M:I’mthinkingaboutjoiningacompanybasketballteam.Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.W:Yeah,butthatwastwenty-fiveyearsago,beforeweweremarried.Look,Ijustdon’twantyouhavingaheartattackrunningupanddownthecourt. M:So,whatareyousuggesting？ShouldIjustgiveuptheidea?W:Well...yououghttoatleasthaveaphysicalbeforeyoubegin.M:Well,OK,but...W:Andyouneedtowatchyourdietandcutbackonthefattyfoods.Andyoushouldtryeatingmorefreshfruitandvegetables.M:Yeah,you’reprobablyright.W:Andyoushouldstartalittleweighttrainingtostrengthenyourmuscles,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.M:Hey,you’restartingtosoundlikemypersonalfitnessinstructor!(Text9)[来源:.Com]M:Hello.W:Goodevening,sir.IsthatMr.CharlesPhilips?M:Yes,itis.W:Well,Mr.Philips.Thisevening,I’mcallingtoofferyouaspecialreductionon...M:Ohno,letmeguess.YouwanttosellmeagreatdealonairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,youwanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons.W:No,no,actually...Mrs.Jones.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastwoman.Uh,wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclubdowntownforthepriceof$39.95M:Thirty-nineninety-five?Ithoughtyousaidfree！Uh,listen.I’mnotinterested.W:Well,itincludesunlimiteduseoftheweightroom,swimmingpooland...M:Again,I’mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogramIdoaroundthehouseanyway.W:Well,thisisaonce-in-a-lifetimedeal.M:Nah.LikeIsaid,I’llpassthistime.Andpleaseputmeonyour“donotcall”list.W:OK.It’lltakebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournameisremovedfromourcomputer.Youmightbecalledbyanotherwomanduringthattime.M:Oh,dear!(Text10)I’mpleasedtobewithallofyoutoday.Iunderstandthegardeningclubhasaspeakereachmonth,andtodayI’vebeenaskedtogiveyousometipsonplanningyourgarden.Asyouknow,muchofthepleasureofflowergardeningcomesfromplanningthegardeninadvance,sogardenersneedadrawingoftheirfuturegarden.Awell-plannedgardenmeansyou’llhaveflowersalltimesandtheenjoymentofanattractivearrangement.Thefirstthingyoumustdoistodrawanoutlineofyourgarden.Writeinthekindsofflowersandwhereyouwantthemtogrow.Choosetheflowersthatwillgrowbestinyourgarden.Isitinthesunorshade?Whattypeofsoildoesithave?Youcankeepyourgardenbloomingalltheyearbyplantingseedsofdifferentflowersthatbloomindifferentseasons.Perhapsyou’dliketobuyabookI’vewrittencalledGardenPlanning,whichhasalltheinformationyoumightneedtohelpyouplanabeautifulgarden.答案：6~10ABCBC11~15ACBBC　　16~20CACBBⅡ.单项填空1.Wemust________ourminds________asolution.A.apply;tofindingB.apply;tofindC.applied;forfindD.applied;forfinding答案：A　applysth.tosth./doingsth.“把……运用到……”。2.Thereisasmallobject________apinonthedesk. A.resemblingB.resemblinginC.resembledD.resembledlike答案：A　分词短语resemblingapin作宾语修饰object，表示“与（他人或他物）相似，像……”用resemblesb./sth.(insth.)。3.Thesortofmusichelistenstovaries,but________popularmusic.A.tendstowardB.tendsonC.tend　D.tending答案：A　tendon有“服侍；招待；注意；留心”的意思。tendto/towards有“趋向；走向；有助于”意思。4.Thereisalistening-indevice________thechair.A.underB.belowC.beneathD.over答案：C5.________yourclassmateswhenyoumeetwithpuzzles.A.Consult　B.ConsultwithC.ConsultingD.Consulton答案：B6.—Whydidn’tyougotothedancelastnight?—IfI________tired.Iwouldhave.A.werenotB.hadn’tC.haven’tbeenD.hadn’tbeen答案：D　虚拟语气，与过去事实相反的假设，从句用过去完成时，主句用“wouldhave+过去分词”，此处省略了gonetothedance。[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]7.—Didyouenjoythesnowlastnight?—Yes,butIwishI________acold.A.hadn’tB.didn’thaveC.hadn’thadD.wouldn’thave答案：C　wish后的宾语从句一般为虚拟语气，表示一种不可能实现的愿望，其谓语动词常用过去完成时，表示与过去事实相反的假设。8.I’dliketheredsilkdress________thatblackoneifyouletmechoose.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.moreorlessD.morethan答案：B　ratherthan意为“非，而不是”，连接两个平行结构;otherthan作“除了”讲时，表示所说的不包括在内;morethan意为“多于；岂止；非常”;moreorless“或多或少；大体上”。9.Idon’tliketheway________hecongratulatedus________gettingmarried.A.inwhich;onB.that;forC.inthat;on　D./;about答案：A　theway后面的是定语从句;congratulatesb.onsth.表示“祝贺某人某事”。10.Theproblemofpovertyisparticularly________inrural(乡村的)areas.A.sharpB.acuteC.strongD.solid答案：B11.Iam________bothspeakingandwriting.A.concentrated B.concentratingC.concentratedonD.concentratingon答案：D12.OnthelongjourneyPeter________amostinterestingguide.Weallhadawonderfultime.A.practisedB.behavedC.provedD.conducted答案：C　prove相当于连系动词，provedamostinterestingguide是provedtobeamostinterestingguide的省略形式。13.Ipreferthattheplan________fullydiscussedbeforeitiscarriedout.A.is　B.was　C.wouldbeD.shouldbe答案：D　prefer后接宾语从句时用虚拟语气，用“should+动词原形”。14.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun’sheat,theearthatnight________,toocoldforustolive.A.wouldbefreezingcoldB.willbefreezingcoldlyC.wouldbefrozencoldD.canfreezecoldly答案：A　短语相当于虚拟条件句，对现在的事实作相反的假设。freezingcold非常寒冷的。15.Therecorder________500yuan.ButIdon’tthinkit’s________thatmuch.A.cost;worth　B.worthy;costC.worth;worthD.takes;cost答案：AⅢ.完形填空Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines;anever-endingfloodofwords.In　1　ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend　2　canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare　3　readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading　4　atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency(缺陷)　5　intheactualstuffoflanguageitself—words.Takenindividually,wordshave　6　meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrases,sentencesandparagraphs.　7　however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto　8　wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackover　9　youhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich　10　downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas　11　reads.Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan　12　,whichmovesabar(orcurtain)downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate　13　thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,　14　word-by-wordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst　15　issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconceptsyouwillnotonlyreadfaster,　16　yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound　17　readingskillgreatlyimprovedaftersometraining.　18　ChaliceAu,abusiness manager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute　19　thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan　20　alotmorereadingmaterialsinashortperiodoftime.1.A.applyingB.doingC.offeringD.getting2.A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly3.A.goodB.eagerC.poorD.urgent4.A.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.custom5.A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves[来源:]6.A.someB.alotC.littleD.dull7.A.FortunatelyB.InfactC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately8.A.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.recite9.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if10.A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures11.A.someoneB.oneC.heD.reader12.A.acceleratorB.actorC.applicatorD.observer13.A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than14.A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating15.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.contentD.regression16.A.butB.norC.orD.for17.A.ourB.yourC.theirD.sucha18.A.LookatB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider19.A.forB.inC.afterD.before20.A.masterB.gooverC.presentD.getthrough答案：1.D　getajoboradvancing求职或晋升。applyforajob求职。 2.A　快速阅读和理解能力会使成功和失败大不相同。roughly粗略地;decidedly明确地;无疑地。3.C　本句开始用了theunfortunatefact，下一句又出现了poorreading　4　atanearlyage，故选C项。4.B　下文描写了两种不良的阅读习惯regression和vocalization，由此可断定。5.A　liein为固定搭配，表示“在于”。6.C　根据“untiltheyarestrungtogetherinto...”可断定。7.D　根据句意可确定。8.B　根据下句对regression的解释可知，regression表示“回读”。9.A　空后的句子缺宾语，what表示read的内容。10.C　slowdown表示“减速”。11.B　one泛指人。12.A　根据本段第三句可确定。13.D　空前的faster表明了此处为比较级结构。14.C　现在分词短语作结果状语。表示make“使成为”。15.B　为了训练阅读速度，理解会受影响。故该句用了sacrifice表示“牺牲”。16.A　notonly...but...表示“不仅……而且……”。17.C18.B　take...forinstance/example“以……为例”。19.D20.D　getthrough表示“完成”。goover表示“复习”。Ⅳ.阅读理解ATOKYO—Achild-likerobotthatcombinestherolesofnurse,companionandsecurityguardistogoonthemarkettohelpthegrowingranksofelderlyJapanesewithnoonetolookafterthem.[来源:]The“Wakamaru”robotcanwalkaroundahouse24hoursaday,warningfamily,hospitalsandsecurityfirmsifitperceives(notices)aproblem.Itwill,forexample,callrelativesiftheownerfailstogetoutofthebath.Camerasimplantedinthe“eye-brows”oftherobotenableitto“see”asitwalksaroundanapartment.Theimagescanbesenttothelatestcellphones,whichdisplaythepictures.MitsubishiHeavyIndustrieswhichdevelopedWakamaruplanstostartsellingthemeter-highrobotsforabout$15000.Wakamaru,whichspeakswitheitherthevoiceofaboyorgirl,isalsodesignedtoprovidecompanionship,greetingits“papa”whenhecomeshome.Itisthefirsthouseholdrobotabletoholdsimpleconversations,basedonavocabularyofaround10000words.Itcannotonlyspeakbutcanunderstandanswersandreactaccordingly.[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]Itwillask“Areyouallright?”ifitsownerdoesnotmoveforsometime.Iftheanswerisno,orthereisnoanswer,itwilltelephonepresetnumbers,transmittingimagesandfunctioningasaspeakerphone.Wakamaruwillinformasecurityfirmifthereisaloudbangorifanunknownpersonentersthehousewhiletheownerisoutorasleep.Itcanrecognizeupto10faces.[来源:]Butlikemostrobotsitcannotclimbstairs. Itcanbesettoremindforgetfulpeoplewhenitistimetotakemedicine,eatandsleep.MitsubishiadaptedWakamarufromrobotswhichalreadymakestogoaroundnuclearpowerfacilities(设施).Theideatousethetechnologyinthehomecamefromacompanyemployee.Theprojectchiefsaid:“Lookingattheageingofsocietyandthefallingbirthratewedecidethatthiscouldworkasabusiness.WewanttoofferWakamaruasaproductthathelpssociety.Thetechnologyhasgainednation-widepublicityinJapanamongincreasingconcernoverhowtolookaftertheever-growingnumberofoldpeople.ThelifeexpectancyofJapanesewomenhasshotuptoalmost85,thehighestintheworld.Atthesametime,extendedfamiliesarebeingreplacedbynuclearfamilies.ThishasleftmanyJapaneseanxiousabouttheirelderlyparents,whomtheyrarelyseebecauseoftheirlonghoursattheoffice.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheRobot?A.Itisusedinsomenuclearpowerfacilities.B.Itcannotspeakbutcanunderstandanswers.C.Itcangoupanddownthestairseasily.D.Itcanrecognizeasmanyas10faces.2.Thepurposeofthispassageis__________.A.tointroduceanewproductB.tosolvetheageingproblemsC.totellpeoplehowtousetherobotD.toshowtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Therobotcandialpropernumbersforhelp.B.Therobotislikelytohaveapromisingmarket.C.TherobothasgiventheJapaneseachancetolivelonger.D.ThenuclearfamilieshaveleftmanyelderlyJapaneseanxious.4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheLatestDevelopmentofRobotTechnologyB.JapaneseRobotandtheAgeingSocietyC.VastMarketoftheNewRobotD.Japanese-builtRobottoHelptheOld答案：1.D　根据第八段可知D项正确。根据第十一段可排除A项。2.A　全文围绕新型的机器人而写，详细介绍了它的功能及生产目的和原因。3.B　根据倒数第二段第一句“Thetechnologyhasgainednation-widepublicityinJapan...”可知。A项为文中所提到的而非推断出来的。4.D　A、C两项过于笼统。B项不太确切，因文中并未详细介绍theAgeingSociety，仅仅是生产该产品的原因。BIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythat exercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathskill.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible,”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.5.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis__________.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.languagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathstudy6.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto_________.A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe/sheislearningalanguageC.toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell7.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans__________.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner8.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat___________.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime9.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_________.A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathB.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyothersubjectsC.Italianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguage D.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage答案：5.A　文章第二段提出“learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower”，以下各段围绕这个观点叙述了两项科学研究。6.D　根据本段“learningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.”可判断。7.C　根据后面的定语从句“whohadlearntasecondlanguage”可排除A、D两项。倒数第二段有提到“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworld”，由此可断定答案。8.A　根据第五段中的“Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference”可推理出答案。9.D　根据最后一段中的研究结果和“Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter”一句可判定答案。CByfarthemostcommondifficultyinstudyissimplefailuretogetdowntoregularconcentratedwork.Thisdifficultyismuchgreaterforthosewhodonotworktoaplanandhavenoregularroutineofstudy.Manystudentsmuddlealong(无计划地进行),doingabitofthissubjectorthat,asthemoodtakesthem,orlettingtheirsetworkpileupuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Fewstudentsworktoasettimetable.Theysaythatiftheydidworkoutatimetableforthemselvestheywouldnotkeeptoit,orwouldhavetochangeitfrequently,sincetheycanneverpredict(foresee)fromonedaytothenextwhattheiractivitieswillbe.Nodoubtsomestudentstakemuchmorekindlytoaregularroutinethanothers.Therearemanywhoshyawayfromaself-controlledweeklytimetable,anddislikebeingtieddowntoafixedprogramofwork.Manyablestudentsstatethattheyworkincycles.Whentheybecomeinterestedinatopictheyworkonitattentivelyforthreeorfourdaysatatime.Onotherdaystheyavoidworkcompletely.Ithastobeadmittedthatwedonotfullyunderstandthemotivationtowork.Mostpeopleover25yearsofagehavebecomeusedtoaworkroutine,andthemajorityofreallyproductiveworkerssetasideregularhoursforthemoreimportantareasoftheirwork.The“tough-minded”schoolofworkersdoesn’tfullyaccepttheideathatgoodworkcanonlybedonenaturally,undertheinfluenceofinspiration.Thosewhobelievethattheyneedonlyworkandstudyasthefittakesthemhaveamistakenbeliefeitherintheirowntalentorinthevalueof“freedom”.Freedomfromcontrolanddiscipline(纪律)leadstounhappinessratherthanto“self-expression”or“personalitydevelopment”.Oursocietyinsistsonregularhabits,timekeepingandpunctuality,andwhetherwelikeitornot,ifwemeantomakeourwayinsociety,wehavetomeetitsdemands.10.Themostwidespreadprobleminapplyingoneselftostudyis_________.A.changingfromonesubjecttoanotherB.thefailuretokeeptoasettimetableofworkC.theunwillingnesstofollowasystematicplanD.workingonasubjectonlywhenonefeelslikeit11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Manystudentsarenotinterestedinusingaself-controlledtimetable.B.Manystudentsdon’tlikebeingtoldtostudytoafixedtimetable.C.Mostpeopleover25yearsofagedon’tworktosettimetable.D.Tough-mindedpeopleagreethatgoodworkisdonenaturally.12.Theunderlinedpart“asthefittakesthem”inParagraph4means________.A.whentheyhavetheenergy B.whentheyareinthemoodC.whentheyfeelfitD.whentheyfindconditionssuitable13.Asuitabletitleforthepassagemightbe_________.A.AttitudestoStudyB.AStudyPlanC.TheDifficultiesofStudyingD.StudyandSelf-discipline答案：10.B　根据第一段和第二段第一句判断。11.A　根据第三段第二句可推知答案。12.B　根据倒数第二段中第四句和第五句可判断。13.DⅤ.短文改错此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正:此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词:在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意:原行没有错的不要改。Oneevening,whilemyfamilywaswatchingTVin1._________thesittingroom,myfatherbegantosmokecigarette.2._________Soontheroomwasfullwithsmoke.Motheraskedfather3._________tostopsmoking,butfathersaidhewastoodifficult.4._________IsatasideandthoughtwhatIcoulddo.ThenIhadanidea.5._________ThenextdayIgaveapackofcigarettestomyfather6._________andwhisperedtohim.Seeingthat,motherlikedpuzzling.7._________Sometimelater,motherwonderediffatherdidnotsmokeanylonger.8._________FatherexplainedthatthatthecigarettesIhavegivenhimwere9._________aspecialkindthattheycanhelpgiveupsmoking.Wealllaughed.10._________答案：1.was→were　强调家庭成员用复数。2.cigarette→acigarette　cigarette为可数名词。[来源:]3.with→of或full→filled　befullof或befilledwith为固定词组。4.he→it　指代前文的tostopsmoking这件事。5.在thought后加about/of　what引导的从句是名词性从句。6.√7.puzzling→puzzled　指人“迷惑不解的”。8.if→why　问原因，用why引导。9.have→had　过去的过去。10.去掉they　that作定语从句的主语。Ⅵ.书面表达[来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K]请根据下表用英语写一篇短文，介绍某地区五年来人们饮食的变化情况，投稿给ChinaDaily辑部。内容包括:[来源:学§科§网] 1.饮食变化的总的情况;2.说明人们饮食方面发生的原因；[来源:]3.变化说明了什么及所带来的益处。词数:100~12019981999200020012002Grain44%[来源:]44%43%[来源:]42%42%Meat19%21%23%23%22%Fruit&vegetable25%23%21%21%22%Milk12%12%13%14%14%Total100%100%100%100%100%参考词汇:nutrition营养　consume消费ChangeinPeople’sDiet________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案：写作指导:此题属表格类作文。写作时，首先要仔细分析所给的表格，并提取相关信息，然后根据要求组织语言，完成书面表达。要注意句子结构的变化，以增加文采。参考范文：ChangeinPeople’sDietThistableshowsthatthereweregreatchangesinpeople’sdietfrom1998to2002.Theamountofgraintheyatefellyearbyyear,andatthesametimetheyincreasedtheirconsumptionofmilkandmeat.Thereweretwomainreasonsforthesechanges.First,peoplewerebetteroffandcouldaffordmoreexpensivefoodwithbetternutrition.Second,moreandmorepeoplebegantopayattentiontothequalityoftheirdiet.Theybelieveeatinginascientificwaydoesgoodtotheirhealth.Thesechangesinpeople’sdietshowsthattheirlivingconditionimprovedgreatlybetween1998and2002.Wearesurethattheywillliveahappierandhealthierlife.新高考新题型Ⅰ.阅读表达阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.ItshowsthatmoststudentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeaking.Writingincreasedasaproblemasstudentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthattheywerenowexpectedtohandin.Readingremainedasasignificantproblem.Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Althoughmanystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation,weconsidereditimportanttonotewhattoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglishteachingintheirowncountry.Tousethesamemethodwouldbeself-defeatingbecauseitmightreducemotivation,especiallyifithasfailed inthepast.Thereforeadifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.Varietyofactivitywasalsoseenasawayofmaintaining(保持)orincreasingmotivation.Severalyearsagowehadonetimetablethatoperatedthroughout,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabouthalfwaythroughthetenweeks.Thisledustoamajorre-think,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressedlanguageneedsofthestudents.1.What’sthetextmainlyabout?(Pleaseanswerwithin10words.)2.Whendidwritingbecomeabiggerproblem?3.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1intoChinese.4.Whichsentenceinthetextcanbestreplacethefollowingone?Wegotsomehelpfromthestudy,anddecidedwhereweshouldplacetheemphasisoninourteaching.5.Whatcanyouinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?答案：1.Teachingshouldmeetstudents’needs.2.Whentheforeignstudentshadtowritetheirpapers.3.当学生在写要求他们上交的论文过程中遇到困难时，写作就上升为一个难题。4.Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.5.Differentteachingmethodsshouldbeusedbecausetheycanmaintainorincreasemotivation.Ⅱ.语法填空阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。Whatisyour　1　color?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyou　2　,youmustbeanoptimist(乐观者),aleader,anactiveperson　3　enjoyslife,peopleandexcitement.Doyouprefergraysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquietandshyandyouwouldrather　4　thanlead.Ifyoulovegreen,youarestrong-mindedanddetermined.Youwishtosucceedandwantotherpeopletoseeyouaresuccessful.Atleastthisis　5　psychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausethey　6　(study)themeaningofcolorpreference,andtheeffectthatcolors　7__onhumanbeings.Theytellus　8　wedon’tchooseourfavoritecolor　9　wegrowup.Ifyou　10　(碰巧)lovebrown,youdidsoassoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.答案：1.favorite　2.do　3.who　4.follow　5.what　6.havebeenstudying　7.have　8.that　9.as　10.happentoⅢ.信息匹配下面是一篇有关开除教师事件简要说明的文章及其有关这场风波详细的说明。请阅读下列文章和有关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。A.AlettersentThursdayandsignedby52assemblyrepresentativesandninestatesenatorscondemnsadecisiontoletKevinBarrettteachanintroductoryclassonIslamthisfall.B.UniversityofWisconsin-MadisonProvostPatFarrelllaunchedareviewafterBarrettspokelastmonthonatoldshowabouthisviewsthattheterroristattacksweretheresultofagovernmentconspiracytosparkwarintheMiddleEast.Afterthereview,FarrellsaidBarrettwasaqualifiedinstructorwhocanpresenthisviewsasoneperspectiveontheattacks.[来源:]C.Barretthassaidhethinksthemostlikelytheoryabout9/11plot(阴谋)isthatitwasan“insidejob”organizedandcommandedbyVicePresidentDickCheney.“Istillhaveeveryexpectationthiswillbeaverypositiveeducationalexperienceforoutstudents.” D.FarrellsaidThursday,“SomeareupsetaboutMr.Barrett’sviewpointson9/11anddon’twanttopaymuchattentiontowhatmakesforaqualityeducationalexperience.”E.RepublicanRep.SteveNasssaidthelawmakers’letter,whichcalledBarrett’sviews“academicallydishonest”,sendsastrongmessagetotopU.W.leaders.“When61legislatorscondemnadecisionKevinBarrett,theleadershipoftheU.W.systemoperatesatitsownperilifitcontinuestoignoreviewsofthetaxpayers,”Nasssaidinastatement.F.ThestateAssemblylastweekrefusedtotakeupaproposedresolutionsupportedbyNasscallingonuniversitytofireBarrett,whowillget$8247asapart-timeinstructorthisfall.请阅读以下对有关事件的简要说明,然后把简要说明和风波的详细说明信息相匹配:1.NassstatedthatitisdangerousfortheuniversitytopersistinemployingBarrettregardlessoftheirdemands.2.ThroughaninvestigationofBarrett’sspeech,theuniversitymadeadecisionthathecanstillbeaninstructor.3.Nass’resolutiondidn’tpassthestateassembly,soBarrettcanremaintobeateacher.4.Sixty-onelegislatorsstronglyobjectedtotheuniversitykeepingBarrettasaninstructor.5.Barrettarguedthatthe9/11plotislikelytobetheresultofagovernmentconspiracy(阴谋)tosparkwarintheMiddleEast.答案：1.B　2.D　3.F　4.E　5.A