Question

    “How can I improve my English?” A lot of my students have been asking me about this same question again and again._______ the answer won’t be suitable for everyone, I’m still going to tell you some of my experience. I hope that you will improve your English learning skills.

One thing I can tell you is that, once you start learning, you should try to think in English as ___________as you can. If you see something when you’re riding your bike or walking down the street, just_________“How would I say them in English?” At first, you may think with simple words but later  with longer sentences. Now I’m in America, and for_________the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It’s amazing how much this helps.

When I started learning, I was___________ afraid of talking with others in English because I didn’t want to make mistakes. Finally, I had a chance to_________. And while traveling in America, I’d try to  hang out with American friends,_________ I’d have no choice but to speak English. Also, I decided if I  said anything stupid and other people would look_________ me, then so be it. After that, my English  started to_________ much more quickly.

Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you’re writing, and give you some__________ for improvement.

1.A.When B.Although C.Unless D.If

2.A.easy B.quick C.much D.many

3.A.think about B.come up with C.talk about D.deal with

4.A.both of B.either of C.most of D.many of

5.A.never B.seldom C.hardly D.often

6.A.gave it up B.got it over C.looked it up D.thought it over

7.A.so that B.such as C.such that D.in order to

8.A.forward to B.out of C.up to D.down upon

9.A.raise B.climb C.improve D.increase

10.A.advices B.suggestions C.informations D.questions

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：文章介绍了作者学习英语的一些经验。

1.

句意：虽然答案不适合所有人，但我还是要告诉你一些我的经验。

考查从属连词。 When 当……时；Although 虽然；Unless 除非；If 如果。根据下句“I’m still going to tell you some of my experience.”可知，此句是让步状语从句，结合句意可知，此空是“虽然”的意思，应填Although，故选B。

2.

句意：我可以告诉你的一件事是，一旦你开始学习，你应该尽量用英语思考。

考查形容词。 easy 容易的；quick 快的；much 与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句;或与how连用以询问数量;也可与as、so和too连用，许多，大量，多少；many许多的。根据短语as much as多达，结合句意可知，此空应填 much，故选C。

3.

句意：如果你在骑自行车或在街上散步时看到了什么，只要想想“我该怎么说英语？

考查动词短语。 think about 想想；come up with 想出；talk about 谈论；deal with 处理。根据下句“At first, you may think with simple words but later with longer sentences.”可知，此空是“想想，考虑”的意思，应填think about，故选A。

4.

句意：现在我在美国，在大部分时间里，我会用英语思考，直接说出来。

考查介词短语。both of两者都；either of 两者的一个； most of的大部分；many of许多。 结合句意可知，此空是“大部分时间里”的意思，应填 most of，故选C。

5.

句意：当我开始学习的时候，我常常害怕用英语和别人交谈，因为我不想犯错误。

考查频率副词的辨析。never从不；seldom 很少；hardly 几乎没有 often经常。结合句意可知，此空是“经常，常常”的意思，应填often，故选D。

6.

句意：最后，我终于有机会克服了。

考查动词短语。 gave it up放弃了； got it over 克服了；looked it up 查找了；thought it over仔细考虑了。根据后面内容可知，此空是“克服了”的意思，应填 got it over，故选B。

7.

句意：当我在美国旅行时，我会尽量和美国朋友出去玩，因此我就别无选择，只能说英语了。 考查短语。so that 因此；such as 例如；such that以便；in order to 为了。结合句意可知，此空是“因此”的意思，应填so that。故选A。

8.

句意：而且，我决定，如果我说了什么蠢话，别人会看不起我，那就这样吧。

考查动词短语的搭配。 look forward to期待，盼望；look out of向外看； look up to敬仰，钦佩，仰慕；look down upon轻视。结合句意可知，此空是“轻视；看不起”的意思，应填down upon，故选D。

9.

句意：从那以后，我的英语开始进步得更快。

考查动词。raise 上升；climb爬升；improve 提高；increase增加。根据句意可知，此空是“提高”的意思，应填improve，故选C。

10.

句意：此外，让你的美国朋友看看你的写作方式，并给你一些改进的建议，也许是个好主意。考查名词。 advices 建议，不可数名词，没有复数形式，故错误；suggestions 建议，可数名词；informations 信息，不可数名词，故错误；questions 问题，可数名词复数形式。结合句意可知，此空是“建议”的意思，前面有不定代词some，应填suggestions，故选B。