You can find language pollution whenever you open a newspaper or turn on your TV set, listen to a popular song at various advertisements. Language pollution exists almost everywhere and can be seen in the following places;
1. Chinese character are written in the complex(复杂的)form. Although simplified(简单的) Chinese characters were accepted for use many years ago, it seems that more and more people like Chinese characters written in the complex form.
2. Many goods are produced in China but carry foreign names, which sound strange and have no meaning at all.
3. Words and expressions being used have a bad meaning. “Ba”(霸), which means bully(巨大的)in Chinese, is one example. Now there are a lot of goods, restaurants, even factories or firms, with “Ba” in their names.
4. There are too many incorrect grammatical expressions. Some films have strange names and incorrect grammatical structures(结构). “Ai ni mei shang liang”, which means “I love you without consulting”, is grammatically incorrect and this kind of expression is now becoming popular.
Some language experts point out that language pollution must be done away with, which is an idea shared by many others and myself.
1..The writer of the passage suggests that______.
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A．something be done to make our language pure |
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B．the Chinese language not have the word “Ba” |
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C．everything have a good name and a good meaning |
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D．everybody try their best to stop language pollution |
2.. What the writer wants to say is that_______.
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A．great difference exists between the Chinese characters written in the complex form and simplified form |
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B．language used by our newspapers, TV programs, pop songs and advertisements are getting polluted |
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C．many people agree with the experts on language pollution in China |
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D．some film writers haven’t studied Chinese grammar |
3..The underlined expression “done away with” in the last paragraph means______.
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A．got away |
B．recycled |
C．cleaned |
D．ended |
4.. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
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A．More Attention to Grammar. |
B．Experts’ Good Advice. |
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C．Films with Strange Names. |
D．Pollution of our Language. |
Remember those big, colorful books with large pictures of balls or apples when you were a little kid? Those have proven to be helpful, according to a number of studies. Between 1 and 5 years old, introducing books to Children can help greatly because this is usually the age when intellectual (智力的) capabilities form.
At age 1 to 5, a child can decide whether he wants to learn or wants to be a good learner. The road to learning starts here. Their curiosity (好奇) and imagination are fed with the many pictures, sounds and colors in the books.
Children normally began school at 5 years old. But today, they go to school when they are as young as one and a half years old. This is because many parents have recognized that influencing the child's formative years (性格形成时期) is very important. The fight influence can make the child want to read in the future.
Parents should play a part in encouraging children to read. Even just reading them bedtime stories can help children feel the joy and amazement connected to reading. This can help them become better readers and better learners as they grow older.
If children are interested in reading books rather than watching television, they can improve many skills besides reading and learning. Books can act as stepping stones to intelligence. However, parents must be very careful not to overpower their children. If they force children to read books that are too hard to understand, they might think reading is boring and lose interest in it.
1.. This passage mainly ______.
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A．advises kids to spend less time watching TV |
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B．explains why reading is good for us |
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C．tells us that reading is good for children |
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D．suggests that parents spend more time with their kids |
2..Why does introducing books to kids between 1 and 5 years old help them greatly?
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A．Because this is a good way to keep them away from television. |
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B．Because it makes them become interested in going to school. |
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C．Because it helps them learn much faster when they are older. |
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D．Because it is usually the age when intellectual capabilities form. |
3..It is implied in the passage that _____.
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A．the writer read a lot of books when he was a child |
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B．parents should never force their children to do anything |
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C．the formative years may begin at one and a half years old |
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D．a child's formative years are earlier than before |
4..In the writer’s opinion, _____.
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A．children should read all kinds of books |
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B．children should only read books with pictures |
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C．books can help children become cleverer |
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D．bedtime stories make children love their parents more |
Read the following time table and then answer the following questions.
Train Timetable.
Lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York
5:10 AM EX. (Except) Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM
7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM
9:10 AM Ex, Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM
10:00 Am Ex. Hol. (Holiday) 11:45 AM 2:45 PM
1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM
3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM
5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM
1..What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?
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A．5 hours 35 minutes |
B．5 hours 5 minutes |
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C．4 hours 30 minutes. |
D．4 hours 25 minutes. |
2..How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?
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A．5. |
B．3. |
C．7. |
D．2. |
3..On Christmas Day, how many trains at least can you take from Boston to New York?
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A．2. |
B．4. |
C．5. |
D．3. |
To learn English well you must learn about yourself. You must discover what your own special needs are in English. You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate on(集中精力) those parts. And above all, you should pick out your own personal weaknesses in English, pick out your own special problems, find out what mistakes you most often make and make a list of them.
It will be best if, in your preparation, you can practise doing all sorts of work that you will be asked to do in examination. You should then make a careful note of any mistakes that you make more than once. Count up how many times you make for each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in the second place, and so on.
For example, if your native language is Japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. If you speak German, you may find using some of the conjunctions is your biggest problem. If your mother tongue is French, you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions. And if Italian is your language, you may constantly forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should.
But these are only examples of mistakes typical of certain languages. They may or may not be your particular personal mistakes. As I say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover.
1..The most important thing to learn English well is to______.
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A．find out the difference between your own language and English |
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B．discover your own special needs in the language |
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C．learn about yourself as much as possible |
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D．pick out your own personal weaknesses in English |
2..The writer’s advice to the readers is to______.
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A．spend as much time on English as possible |
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B．take examinations of various sorts |
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C．keep a notebook with the important languages points in it |
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D．find out their own problems in doing selected exercises |
3..The first item on the list should be the mistake you make_______.
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A．most often |
B．many times |
C．more than more |
D．very often |
4..To make a list of personal mistakes______.
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A．is a must for any English learner |
B．is a time-consuming job |
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C．needs careful work |
D．can help your study of prepositions |
Learning is natural. It begins as soon as we were born. Our 36 teachers are our families. At home we learn to talk and to 37 and feed ourselves.
Then we go to school. A teacher tells us 38 to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many 39 .Then people say we are 40 .
Are you really educated? Let’s think about the real meaning of 41 .Knowing facts does not 42 being able to solve(解决) problems. Solving problems 43 creativity(创造性),not just a good 44 .Some people who don’t know many 45 are good at solving problems.
Henry Ford is a good 46 .He left school at the age of 15. Later when his company could not build cars 47 enough, he solved the problem. He 48 of the assembly line(装配线).
What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to 49 ? Well, yes, we must remember facts. But a good teacher 50 how to find answers. He brings us to the 51 of knowledge so we can drink for ourselves. When we are thirsty, we know where to go.
True learning combines(结合) intake(输入) and output. We take information 52 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a 53 —it stores a lot of information, but it can’t think. It only obeys commands. A person 54 only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes 55 only when a person can use what he knows.
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