Question

    While there are not any magic shortcuts to learning words, the larger your vocabulary becomes, the easier it will be to connect a new word with words you already know, and thus remember its meaning. 1.There are four basic steps to building your vocabulary.

Be aware of words. When meeting new words, instead of avoiding them, you will need to take a closer look at them.2. Second, make a daily practice of noting words of interest to you for further study whenever you are reading, listening to the radio, or watching TV.

Read. When you have become more aware of the words, reading is the next important step to increasing your knowledge of words.3. When you come across a word you have recently studied, you understand it, which proves you have learned its meaning. What should you read?4. If you like sports, read the sports page of the newspapers or magazines.

Use a dictionary.5.Remember, words can have more than one meaning, and the meaning you need for the word you are looking up may not be the first one given in the dictionary. Even if it is, the other meanings of the word will help you understand the different ways the word is used.

Study and review regularly. Once you have begun looking up words and you know which ones to study, vocabulary building is simply a matter of reviewing the words regularly until you fix them in your memory.

A.First, try to guess at a word’s meaning from its context.

B.This will give you a quick form of review.

C.Read the entire entry for the word you look up.

D.It is also the best way to check words you have already learned.

E.Reading alone may not be enough to make you learn new words.

F.Whatever interests you.

G.So your learning speed should increase as your vocabulary grows.

Answer

1.G

2.A

3.D

4.F

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四个基本步骤来增加你的词汇量。

1.

根据前句“While there are not any magic shortcuts to learning words, the larger your vocabulary becomes, the easier it will be to connect a new word with words you already know, and thus remember its meaning.(虽然学习单词没有什么神奇的捷径，但是你的词汇量越大，就越容易把一个新单词和你已经知道的单词联系起来，从而记住它的意思。)”和后句“There are four basic steps to building your vocabulary.(有四个基本步骤来建立你的词汇。)”可知，此句为承上启下句，即学习速度会随着你的词汇量的增加而提高。故选G。

2.

根据前句“When meeting new words, instead of avoiding them, you will need to take a closer look at them. (遇到新单词时，不要回避它们，你需要更仔细地观察它们。)”和后句“Second, make a daily practice of noting words of interest to you for further study whenever you are reading, listening to the radio, or watching TV. (其次，每天练习你摘录感兴趣的单词，以便你在阅读、听收音机或看电视时进一步学习。)”可知，这里的“take a closer look at them”和“Second”提示。所以A选项“首先，试着从上下文来猜测一个词的意思。”符合上下文语境，故选A。

3.

根据前句“When you have become more aware of the words, reading is the next important step to increasing your knowledge of words.(当你对单词有了更多的认识，阅读是增加你的单词知识的下一个重要步骤。)”和后句“When you come across a word you have recently studied, you understand it, which proves you have learned its meaning. (当你遇到一个你最近学过的单词时，你能理解它，这就证明你已经掌握了它的意思。)”可知，这里的“you have learned”和选择项中的“you have already learned”保持一致。所以D选项“它也是检查你已经学过的单词的最好方法。”符合上下文语境，故选D。

4.

根据前句“What should you read? (你应该读什么?)”和后句“If you like sports, read the sports page of the newspapers or magazines. (如果你喜欢运动，阅读报纸或杂志的体育版。)”可知，这里是对“What should you read?”的回答，再根据后句的举例可以确定，读你感兴趣的。所以F选项“只要你感兴趣就行。”符合上下文语境，故选F。

5.

根据前句“Use a dictionary. (使用一本字典。)”和后句“Remember, words can have more than one meaning, and the meaning you need for the word you are looking up may not be the first one given in the dictionary. (记住，单词可以有不止一种意思，你查找的单词的意思可能不是字典中给出的第一个意思。)”可知，这里介绍如何查字典。选择项中的“look up”和后句的“you are looking up”保持一致。所以C选项“阅读你查找的单词的整个条目。”符合上下文语境，故选C。