阅读下面的短文并从方框中的 A-F 中为每段文字选出最佳标题。其中有一项选择是多余的。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
A. Take some time to speak English
B. Join an English club
C. Have a mirror on the wall
D. Keep it short and simple
E. Listen to good English speakers
F. Practice with peers or family
Here are some tips to improve your spoken English.
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Whatever you have learnt or read in a day, practice in front of the mirror. For a start, you can read something from newspapers, English magazines, and books. Take a passage and read it aloud. After you think your accent has improved, try reciting a poem in front of the mirror. This will increase your confidence as well.
2.
Talk to your family members and friends in English. You can also organize debates and speeches on a low level, where everyone in your family or friend circle speaks on one topic for a few minutes. It will help you get over the fear of making mistakes, as you will be with your friends and family—your comfort zone.
3.
Listen to people who you think are good English speakers. It will help you catch the skill better. You can also watch their videos, listen to them online, or even in person. It can be anyone from Barack Obama to your teacher in school. Find every opportunity to speak English.
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You will meet people like you there and it will help you realize that you are not the only person who isn’t good at this subject. Also meeting different people will help you overcome your complex. You can also join coaching classes, which will provide you professional help in learning spoken English.
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Nothing is more beautiful than simplicity. So, instead of using an ambiguous(含糊不清的) language with tough words, go for simple words. Learning any new language is difficult and English is no exception. Start simple and go with the flow. With time, you would learn bigger words too.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his fortune(财富)，largely to the cause of global health，during the course of his lifetime.With an estimated(估计)worth of more than $40 billion，according to Forbes，the project will be no small fate(功绩) for Gates.Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues，Gates said that finally his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest？Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity（机会）”in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations，he says，has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful.“National borders allow inequalities，”said Gates.“We all need to take a more global view，rather than just saying my country is doing well.We have to step up these health issues，knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set up an example for him as a child.His father，William H．Gates，was the head of the local Planned Parenthood，and his mother，Mary，volunteered for the United Way.As he gathered his fortune，Gates knew he would finally want to give back as well，but he didn’t expect to devote himself wholeheartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However，Gates,47，began to question his ability to wait that long.“It seemed there was a real time urgency，”Gates said.“I started to think how many lives I could save before then.”
1.Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to .
A．improve the health of population all over the world
B．improve the health of population in America alone
C．avoid leaving his children too much money
D．spare the American government the burden of health care
2.Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is .
A．to set up more foundations for them
B．to help them with natural resources
C．to put more efforts into the health issues in them
D．to help them take a more global view
3.It can be learned from the passage that Bill Gates thinks .
A．Americans can be worldfamous by giving away vast fortune
B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well
C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
D．Americans should care about people in other countries
It has always been said that women are not good drivers, because they simply don’t have very good driving ability. On the other hand, most car accidents happen to men; very few happen to women.
From this, we can see that women are much more careful while driving. Another very interesting fact that we should point out is that in the past, women preferred to let their husbands be the only driver in the family rather than have a driving license. Somehow they were prevented from making this step in their lives, but nowadays there are many women that want to pass their driving tests from an early age.
However, we have to admit that men are more skillful drivers than women, but this does not mean that a woman cannot become a good driver by accumulating(积累) experience. So more and more teenagers and women around the age of thirty now want to pass their driving tests. While taking their driving lessons, they also have a number of special lessons with their parents or somebody in the family that has a driving license, this is just to improve their driving abilities and help them to pass the tests more easily.
To conclude, we can say that women are not such bad drivers. They just need more experience than men in order to be able to drive well. And on the other hand, there are a number of women that show better driving skills than the men around them.
1.Compared with the past, nowadays many women ______.
A．have more accidents while driving B．prefer to have a driving license
C．are somehow prevented from driving D．are the only driver in the family
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Teenage girls cannot take driving tests.
B．Men didn’t allow women to drive in the past.
C．Women can easily pass their tests by taking driving lessons.
D．With enough experience, women can become good drivers.
3.The passage mainly talks about ______.
A．why men are better drivers than women
B．men and their driving ability
C．women and their driving ability
D．why more women like to have a driving license
How would you like to learn more without having to study more？Here’s how：
1．Get to bed and go to sleep.Your performance，attention，and the ability to concentrate are damaged by lack of sleep.Teenagers need nine to ten hours of sleep a night for best performance.
2．Feed your head.The brain runs badly if it doesn’t get enough fuel.That means protein(蛋白质)and complex carbs (复合碳水化合物)－eggs and wheat bread for breakfast，say，rather than sugary cereal(含糖的麦片粥)and orange juice.The biggest mistake teens make is not to have breakfast or to go for sugar，which raises blood sugar levels.
3．Body exercise is brain exercise.Body exercise really improves brain performance，perhaps because it increases blood flow，or perhaps because it reduces stress and anxiety(焦虑).Twenty minutes of activity a day that raises your heart rate will do great good.
4．Learn now what you want to remember for the rest of your life.Teenage brains are much better at remembering things than the brains of young children or adults.Scientists aren’t sure why.Whatever the reason，the teenage years are the time to learn new languages and master other lifelong skills.
5．Learn the power of risk taking.Adults are always worried about the downside of teenage risktaking，and it’s true that teenagers are more likely than adults to get themselves in trouble by drinking and driving.But the fact that the parts of the brain that drive people to try new，risky，and exciting things appear to be more developed in teenagers can be a huge advantage.Pick certain challenges－difficult sports，a hard job，mastering a performance art，traveling overseas－and the teenage brain is able to deal with them.They have this power they’re given to go out and do it without fear.
6．Learn what you love.Because emotional(情感的)systems develop fast in teenager brains，teenagers learn things they’re interested in quickly and well.Their brains give them tools like attention on the project.
1.According to the passage，teenagers should have for breakfast.
A．wheat bread and eggs B．sugar and orange juice
C．sugar and bread D．wheat bread and orange juice
2.Body exercise plays a part in all the following EXCEPT .
A．making people less anxious B．raising heart rate
C．reducing blood pressure D．reducing stress
3.The underlined word “downside” in the passage probably means .
A．excitement B．disadvantage
C．benefit D．power
4.It can be learned from the passage that .
A．teenagers learn quickly when they are fond of something
B．teenagers should be forbidden to drive
C．scientists know why teenagers have a good memory
D．teenagers need less sleep than adults
Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her 36 .So her grandmother helped raise her.
At the age of sixteen，Lena 37 work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After 38 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 39 Louis Jones，who was an actor. 40 ，their life together did not last long.But they had two 41 ，Gail and Edwin.
In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and 42 with an all white jazz band.She 43 made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States 44 racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had 45 performers，but few allowed them to watch the 46 as part of the audience.
Lena Horne became very 47 .After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she 48 filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon 49 making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies 50 she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the 51 kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she 52 ，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.
However，through her hard work，she helped 53 racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s 54 and respect.She used her fame to 55 social injustices(不公正)toward AfricanAmericans.
1. A．dream B．performance C．life D．childhood
2. A．disliked B．found C．lost D．wanted
3. A．taking B．giving C．making D．designing
4. A．saw B．changed C．surprised D．married
5. A．Excitingly B．Amazingly C．Unfortunately D．Happily
6. A．relatives B．children C．friends D．parents
7. A．stay B．play C．perform D．communicate
8. A．always B．hardly C．never D．also
9. A．for B．with C．without D．on
10. A．black B．yellow C．brown D．white
11. A．shows B．dances C．activities D．people
12. A．popular B．hard-working C．happy D．interesting
13. A．took care of B．looked down upon
C．got away from D．caught the attention of
14. A．stopped B．preferred C．began D．enjoyed
15. A．because B．so C．though D．if
16. A．fastest B．worst C．best D．biggest
17. A．served B．sang C．looked D．acted
18. A．break B．protect C．exchange D．show
19. A．hate B．service C．pity D．love
20. A．hide B．fight C．make D．experience
—I have to go home now. Daddy and Mummy must be waiting for me.
—OK. .
A．Take it easy B．Come on
C．You’re welcome D．See you
