Question

Today many Chinese people want to            their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest         singing popular English songs     all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable    stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as     as native speakers.

The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China. The      of the men’s competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an, and the winner of the      competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.    winners were very modest and said that they didn't think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women's competition, said      English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was       , so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.

This kind of contest encourages people in China         English. Many people agree that they make       by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English. Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.   singing English songs, there are many other fun     to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a   speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you'll find a good way to learn English better.

1.A. leantB. listen  C. improve  D. hear

2.A. in  B. by  C. from     D. with

3.A. Possibly  B. Nearly C. Luckily  D. Hardly

4.A. on  B. onto C. in  D. under

5.A. good  B. well  C. better  D. best

6.A. winner B. host  C. hostess  D. listener

7.A. woman’s   B. women’s  C. girl’s  D. lady’s

8.A. Both  B. Either     C. Every  D. Each

9.A. study   B. studying       C. studies   D. studied

10.A. not well enough  B. very well     C. not good enough  D. very good

11.A. to speak  B. speak  C. spoken  D. speaking

12.A. progress  B. progresses   C. money  D. friends

13.A. Beside  B. Besides  C. Except  D. Not only

14.A. stories   B. songs  C. movies  D. ways

15.A. strange  B. friendly  C. kind  D. native

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了现在很多中国人想要用不同的方式提高英语.人们通过参加英语歌唱比赛来提高英语，还有一些其他的方法提高英语。

1.现在很多中国人想要用不同的方式提高英语. A. leant学习;B. listen听; C. improve提高; D. hear听到.故选C.

2.例如,来自整个中国的24岁的年轻歌手,加入了一个唱英语歌比赛.by doing通过某种方式做某事。 故选B。

3.几乎所有的歌手唱的都很清晰,在舞台上看上去很舒服. A. Possibly 可能；B. Nearly几乎；C. Luckily幸运地；D. Hardly几乎不。故选B。

4.几乎所有的歌手唱的都很清晰,在舞台上看上去很舒服. A. on在……上；B. onto在……上；C. in 在……里 ；D. under在……下。在舞台上用on。故选A。

5.一些歌手能够唱英语歌唱得像本地人一样好. A. good好的，形容词；B. well好地，副词；C. better较好的；比较级；D. best最好的。as…as中间用原级，副词修饰动词。故选B。

6.男子比赛的获胜者是一个 来自西安的40岁男子. A. winner 获胜者；B. host；主持；C. hostess女主持人；D. listener听众。根据句意，故选A。

7.女子比赛组的获胜者是来自大连的19岁女孩. A. woman’s女人的，单数；B. women’s女人的，复数；C. girl’s女孩的，单数；D. lady’s女士的，单数。女子组应用women’s来表达。 故选B。

8.两个获胜者都很谦虚,说他们认为他们不比其他歌手更优秀. A. Both两者都；B. Either两者或两者以上的每一个； C. Every三者或三者以上中的每一个；D. Each两者或两者以上的每一个。Winners是复数，故选A。

9.女子组比赛组的获胜者说学英语帮她赢得冠军.动词的ing形式作主语。故选B。

10. 她感觉她的英语不足够好,所以她必须努力学习. A. not well enough不足够好；B. very well很好；C. not good enough不足够好；D. very good很好；系动词后用形容词。故选C。

11.这种比赛鼓励中国人说英语, encourage sb. To do鼓励某人干某事。故选A.

12.很多人同意通过唱英语歌取得了进步. A. progress进步；B.progresses进步，不可数；C. money 钱；D. friends朋友。make progress取得进步。故选A。

13.它建议对于北京人来说,对英语感兴趣外,除了唱英语歌还有很多其他有意思的学英语的方法. A. Beside在……旁边； B. Besides 除了……还有； C. Except 除了，在整体中除去一部分；D. Not only不仅。故选B。

14.它建议对于北京人来说,对英语感兴趣外,除了唱英语歌还有很多其他有意思的学英语的方法A. stories故事；B. songs歌曲；C. movies电影；D. ways方式，方法. Ways to do做某事的方法。故选D。

15.可能你甚至能和一个本地人交朋友A. strange陌生的；B. friendly友好的；C. kind友好的； D. native本地的。故选D。

考点：故事类短文