Alan等5个语言学习者都有条件通过计算机辅助学习来提高语言水平。下面是六个最新开发的语言辅助学习软件。请根据不同学习者的特点和要求，选出最合适他们使用的软件。其中有一项选择是多余的。
A．Oxford phrase builder Genie
The phrase builder Genie sits on top of your word processor while you are writing or on top of a webpage you are reading．When you come across a word you are not sure of, you click on it and the meanings will appear in the Genie，taken from the Advanced Learner's dictionary．There’s a lot more too：there’s a massive exercise bank of over 4，000 exercises drawn from the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, which are excellent for vocabulary development．The program also includes study pages which can be printed out and photocopied．
B．Word Invaders
In this version，the aliens are in the form of words，which come down towards you in groups of four, in a line．Three of them are similar, one is either different, or incorrect English．You must choose which one and destroy it．If you choose correctly, you gain points；if you choose incorrectly, you lose them．There are six levels，from Beginner to Advanced, and five different sections to overcome．The program has a word store of 2400 different vocabulary items．
C．Vocabulary Builder
Using Vocabulary Builder is a fun way for young children to learn basic vocabulary．The program combines pictures，text and sound to make an interactive flash card system which teachers can use to help in basic language teaching．Students can choose whether to learn vocabulary, play vocabulary games or record their own story using the vocabulary they’ve learned．
D．Beat the Clock
The name says it all! This is a game designed to boost students’vocabulary levels by giving a definition of a word，which they must type in the box．However, they don’t have time to sit and think for ever about the word，because they are playing against the clock．The quicker they can guess the word，the better the score．The program is divided into six levels，from beginner to advanced，and tests all parts of English vocabulary．
E．Exercise Generator
The generator is for busy teachers who want to produce really professional-looking，paper-based reading and vocabulary activities，tests，homework and exam practice material for their students．It enables you to do it in minutes! It’s also an extremely fast and economical way of building up resources for a library or self access centre．
F．Tell Me More Pro
Tell Me More Pro，covers key areas of English and a range of other languages including Spanish and German The program involves oral and written expressions，comprehension，pronunciation，vocabulary and grammar．From the menu，students can choose the lesson in which they want to work and then pick from a variety of activities
1.Alan is an English teacher in a high school．He intends to develop his career by improving his language skills，especially his oral English．Besides，he wants to learn some other languages so that he will have less difficulty in communicating with local people when he travels in Europe this summer．
2.Jennifer, a little schoolgirl, finds English words difficult to remember．She is good at drawing as well as dancing．She is fond of listening to stories and telling stories．Her parents is trying to find all interesting ways to aid her English study
3.Bob has a girlfriend，teaching English at a language centre．He always finds they have had little time to be together because his girlfriend is always occupied with her work．He is determined to find all effective teaching tool to lighten her burden from her work．
4.Jack, a business man，usually writes e-mails to his business partners around the world．But he is often confused when choosing the proper words in his writing．He needs a dictionary to be installed into the computer so that it can be convenient for him to find the exact meaning of a word．He also hopes to enlarge his vocabulary by doing exercises in the computer when he is free．
5.Tom, a school boy, lost his interest in English because he wastes too much time playing computer games and reading science fiction．His teacher finds vocabulary is a big problem to him．So his parents are wondering how they can help improve his English as well as develop his interest in the subject．
What Is a Boy?
Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”．Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night．
Boys are found everywhere – on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to．Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them．A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face．BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket．
When you are busy, a boy is a trouble – maker and a noise．When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it．
A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand．
He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water （in its natural habitat）, large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines．He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime．
Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper．Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes．Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things．
A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”
1.The whole passage is in a tone of ．
A．humor and affection B．respect and harmony
C．ambition and expectation D．confidence and imagination
2.Could you figure out the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A．He has altogether five fingers． B．He is slow, foolish and clumsy．
C．He becomes clever and smart． D．He cuts his hand with a knife．
3.According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except ．
A．ice cream B．comic books
C．Saturday mornings D．Sunday schools
4.What does the writer feel about boys?
A．He feels curious about their noise． B．He is fed up with these creatures．
C．He is amazed by their naughtiness． D．He feels unsafe staying with them．
Researchers Look Behind the Tears to Study Crying
Many people found themselves unusually moved by the historic presidential inauguration（就职演说）last week in Washington．Watching the huge crowds，we saw laughter，cheers，hugs---but also many tears．
It made us wonder, why do people cry? Surely tears must be good for us—away to calm the mind and cleanse the body．Yet studies show that crying sometimes makes people feel worse．
Three researchers in Florida and the Netherlands recently looked more deeply into the subject．They examined detailed descriptions of crying experiences．Psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg at the University of South Florida says they wanted to study crying as it happens in everyday life，not in a laboratory．
The team analyzed information from the International Study on Adult Crying．As part of that study，three thousand people in different countries，mostly college students，wrote about recent crying experiences．They noted causes，surroundings and any people involved in the event．They also reported how they felt after they cried．
Professor Roaenberg says the research showed that all crying experiences are not created equal．Crying does not always make a person feel better，he says．About ten percent of people reported feeling worse after they cried．
But a third felt better after crying．And a majority reported the experience as helpful．
The research showed that people who cry alone may not do as well as those with others around．People who reached out for emotional support at the time---and received it---reported better results from the crying experience．
But Professor Rottenberg says those who felt shame or embarrassment while crying were less likely to report that crying had been helpful．
Research has shown that women cry more often and more intensely than men．But it may not have better effect，says the psychologist．The new findings，he says，did not show that a person’s sex was an advantage of beneficial crying．In other words，just because women cry more does not mean they are more likely to have a“good”cry．
The paper entitled “Is Crying Beneficial?”appeared in December in Current Directions in Psychological Science And there is more to learn．Jonathan Rottenberg says the science of crying is still in its infancy．
1.Why did the author mention the presidential inauguration in Washington in the first paragraph?
A．Because he was impressed by the laughter, cheers，hugs and tears．
B．Because he wanted to introduce the topic about crying．
C．Because he wanted to show people’s dissatisfaction with the result．
D．Because it was the historic moment that many people cried
2.How did the researchers carry out the research?
A．They studied crying experiences not only in everyday life but also in labs．
B．They collected the crying experiences of the students at the colleges．
C．They studied the crying experiences of grown-ups from various countries．
D．They noted their own crying experiences and compared with others．
3.We can learn from the passage that ．
A．it may be better to cry alone than with others around
B．some support from others may make crying helpful
C．women who cry more often may have better effects than men
D．the effects will be better if you feel shy while crying
4.The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means ．
A．in the early stage B．in a secret state
C．in the first place D．in good condition
Could you survive on your own in the wild if everyone was fighting against you?
It must be hard, as 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen has found out in the book The Hunger Games, written by American author Suzanne Collins, the novel has stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for 51 weeks．
The novel takes place at a time when the United States no longer exists．North America has become Panem, and its biggest city is called the Capitol．The rest of Panem is divided into 12 districts．
Long ago, the districts started a war against the Capitol and lost．Giving up the fight, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to appear in an annual TV event called “The Hunger Games”．
The teenagers have to fight each other in a desolate （荒凉的） environment．The rules and audience may change but one rule always stays the same: kill or be killed．
Katniss lives with her mother and younger sister in District 12, the poorest district of Panem．She struggles to support her family by secretly hunting beyond the border of her district．When Katniss’ sister is chosen by the lottery, Katniss steps up to take her sister’s place in the reality TV show．However, her friendship with the other District 12 contestant （选手）, a baker’s son named Peeta Mellark, makes her situation even more complicated. Katniss knows it may be her death sentence．In order to survive, she must choose which is most important: her own survival or humanity; life or love．
The twists and turns of her adventure make it hard to put the book down．You can feel Katniss’ pain, confusion, love and hatred. And this is how a novel should be: you don’t just read it; you live it．
1.The purpose of writing this passage was mainly to _______．
A．give us an example of how to survive in the wild
B．introduce to us a New York Times best-seller
C．teach us how to win The Hunger Games
D．tell us what might happen in North America in the future．
2.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A．“The Hunger Games” is a televised competition held every two years．
B．Katniss takes her sister’s place to compete because she loves adventure．
C．The new country Panem is divided into 12 parts altogether．
D．The young competitors in the Hunger Games are forced to kill or be killed
3.The word “complicated” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _______．
A．difficult B．hopeless C．advantageous D．impossible
4.In The Hunger Games, Katniss faces more challenges because she has to think about _______．
A．who will support her family
B．what is most important in life
C．how she can defeat her opponent
D．why she has to compete in such a violent game
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Thursday, January 3 |
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Book a Librarian One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session |
Location：Main Library Training Center（5th F1．） Address：100 Larkin St．（at Grove） Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 p．m．－6 p．m． Description： Do you need personalized help Using a computer or the Internet? During the month of January，the library is offering limited one-on-one training sessions（培训课程）．Sessions are limited to 30 minutes and require signing up in advance．Call（415）557-4400 to book an appointment or for more information． |
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Friday, January 4 |
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Beyond Journal Writing for Teens |
Location：Main Library Paley Rm．（3rd F1．） Address：100 Larkin St．（at Grove） Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：4 p．m．--- 5：30 p．m． Description： In this nine-week（January 4 through February 29）class，you will have the opportunity to develop and share your writing （poetry, biography and more） in a supportive group led by a Writers Corps teacher．Open to teen writers aged 13-19． For information，communicate with Betsy Levine，Teen Librarian，at （415）557-4497 or Dmail blevine@sipI．org．
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Tuesday, January 8 |
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Power Panels and Films by World Savvy |
Location：Main Librarv Koret Auditorium Address：100 Larkin St．（at Grove） Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：5 p．m．-8 p．m． Description: World Savvy，The Global Film Initiative team up to take you on a world tour through explorations of art，media and film．Come and share how film and media affect youth，education and our global community at large．To book a position，communicate with Jennifer Collins at（415）557—4268 or jennifercollins@sfpl．org．
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Wednesday, January 9 |
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Business Counseling Sessions |
Location：Main Library（Fourth Floor Business Center） Address：100 Larkin St．（at Grove） Library Sponsored Public Program Event Time：10 a．m．-3 p．m． Description： SCORE—Service Corps of Retired Executives（行政人员）offers free，one-hour business counseling（咨询）sessions from 10 a．m．to 3 p．m． To schedule an appointment with a SCORE counselor, call（415）744-6827．Cosponsored by the Business，Science and Technology Center．
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1.If a boy wants to improve the skill of writing poems he can call ．
A．（415） 744-6827 B．（415）557-4268
C．（415） 557-4497 D．（415）557-4400
2.Who would be most likely to attend the event on Wednesday, January 9？
A．A science teacher B．A retired worker．
C．A school headmaster． D．A supermarket owner．
3.Which event doesn’t need booking in advance?
A．One-on-One Computer or Internet Training Session．
B．Beyond Journal Writing for Teens．
C．Power Panels and Films by World Savvy．
D．Business Counseling Sessions．
In today’s society, a college degree tells little about what you know in comparison to what it tells about what you can learn．For instance, the IT world is constantly changing．Anything you learn today will probably be useless in a few short years．The point is to learn to learn．
Blogging works exactly the same way．And I believe this to be true regardless of your end goal．If you’re trying to make money, this is abundantly clear．There’s always more money to be made．If you’re teaching on a subject, you are constantly looking for new information to share．Even if you’re just sharing your words with others for pleasure, you’re continuously improving your writing and storytelling, so people don’t get bored of you．
This is one of the reasons that bloggers burn out．They forget this．They think they have an unlimited amount of content just waiting to burst from their brain．They get comfortable．Then they start to run out of juice．Sure, at times it seems that some bloggers just have it．They are experts in their fields and will simply feed us with invaluable content forever．But this is not true．Pay attention．Even famous bloggers would run out of content eventually without constant learning．
The point is apparent．Don’t think you’ve succeeded. There are plateaus, but there are no peaks．What happens when someone thinks they’ve hit the peak? They quickly begin sliding down the other side．Always be learning from your experiences．See what posts work for your readers．Which get the best response? Which are completely ignored? Which bring in the most Google traffic, or get the most Absence clicks? Don’t settle or your blog will close for good eventually．
1.Judging from the article, if you have got a college degree, say, in engineering, it means ______．
A．you’re good at engineering B．you’ve finished learning engineering
C．you’ve chosen to learn engineering D．you can find work relating to engineering
2.The writer thinks Blogging works in a way that it requires the writers to ______．
A．be constant learners B．have academic degrees
C．keep on writing D．know everything before starting
3.Which is NOT a possible purpose of people’s blogging?
A．To increase their income． B．To help others to learn．
C．To entertain the readers． D．To keep private records．
4.The writer uses the word “it” in the underlined sentence “Sure, at times … have it” to refers to ______．
A．the failure in keeping on writing B．the knowledge needed for blogging forever
C．the ability of constant learning D．the comfort enjoyed from blogging
5.The questions in the last paragraph are asked to advise bloggers on how to ______．
A．learn from their experiences B．learn from others
C．update their knowledge D．reach blogging peaks
