What __________ (be) English for？Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and __________ (learn) lists of words－the __________ (long) the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Many students know hundreds of grammar rules, __________ they can’t speak correctly or __________(fluent).They are afraid of making mistakes. English is the working language. It is widely __________ (speak) and used in the world. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of global culture. You can listen to English songs __________ the radio __________ use English to communicate __________ people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, __________ will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
1.I said hello to her, but she __________（忽视） me completely!
2.I'm always __________（不安的） when I don't get any mail.
3.You should keep __________（镇静的） even in face of danger.
4.The general __________（命令） his men to attack the city.
5.She seems to do these things on __________（故意）.
6.The family has __________(定居) in Canada.
7.Can you __________（辨认出） her from this picture?
8.They've made an urgent __________（请求）for international aid.
9.This film is __________（以……为根据）on a novel by D.H.Lawrence.
10.__________（实际上），each language has its own spelling, usage and expression.
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How to improve your vocabulary
Vocabulary is a key part of learning a new language. _____1_____ Maybe you can’t learn a hundred new words a day, but you can learn one or two a day, totaling thousands of new words over the years. Here are some tips for building up your vocabulary.
Make a plan to learn new words. If you want to improve your vocabulary more quickly, you have to make at least a small promise. _____2_____
Make your vocabulary practical（实用的）. _____3_____ For example, learn more of your trade language—the words that are commonly used in your business or hobby or vocation(职业). Find better, fresher, clearer words to express what your friends are talking about.
_____4_____ As you read, if you come across a new word that you don’t understand. Don’t miss it. Take the time to look it up in a dictionary. Write it down and use it later.
When you learn a word, use it immediately and frequently. Put your new word into conversation with as many different people as you can. _____5_____ Use it in sentences. Write it on a card and practice it while waiting for red lights.
A. Repeat it to yourself.
B. They’re highly reusable
C. Start learning where you are.
D. Decide to learn one new word every day or two.
E. When you’re writing something, use a dictionary frequently
F. Start by learning the words that can express what’s most important to you.
G. The more you read, the more words you’ll see, and the more you’ll understand.
When thinking about quitting(停止) smoking…
List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.
Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons as well as your health and responsibility to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting a light, etc. Set a date for quitting — perhaps a special day like your birthday, a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date holy seriously, and don't let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest (适当的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.
Immediately after quitting...
The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited, e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, department stores, etc.
Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.
Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.
If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else — a pencil, a pen, a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try a fake (仿制的) cigarette.
1.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by sleeping.
B. Try to start a conversation before asking for a light.
C. If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.
D. Every night before going to bed, repeat all the reasons 10 times.
2.From the passage, we know smokers __________.
A. should drink a lot of coffee
B. have to stop to smoke from time to time
C. should drink a lot of wine
D. should not do any exercise
3.According to the passage, what does the underlined word “prohibited” mean?
A. forbiddenB. allowedC. receivedD. welcomed
4.If the passage is in a newspaper, which section is it in?
A. Sports.B. News.C. Health.D. Culture.
Until late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves. That’s because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care center, our 13-year-olds in school and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?
We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears for aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s so hard that we stay away from the people who need us most.
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.
A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less lonely,” the reporter said.
The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep wake up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
Grandparents are a special case. They give grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “my grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end.”
Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.
1.Now in an American family, people can find that ________.
A. children never live with their parents
B. not all working people live with their parents
C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren
D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
2.The reason why old people are left alone may be that ________.
A. the old don’t like to live in a big family
B. the young can’t get enough money to support the old
C. different generations have different lifestyles
D. the old are too weak to live with the young
3.The fact that the reporter told us shows that ________.
A. old people in America lead a hard life
B. old people in America enjoy banana bread
C. she had no time to take care of her children
D. old people are easy to get along with
4.Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ________.
A. they had never seen a baby before
B. the baby was clever and beautiful
C. the baby brought them the image of life
D. the baby’s mother would take care of them
The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.
The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.
The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the world.
For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century, a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.
1.Who discovered how to make paper?
A. The Chinese.B. The Pacific Islanders.
C. The Mayan Indians.D. All of the above.
2.When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?
A. About 1,800 years ago.
B. About 1,900 years ago.
C. About 2,000 years ago.
D. About 2,100 years ago.
3.How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?
A. Through wars.
B. Through the Muslims.
C. Through the Mayan Indians.
D. Through the Pacific Islanders.
4.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. The Invention of Paper.
B. The History of Papermaking.
C. Different Ways of Making Paper.
D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.
