Question

What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and      the hearts of everyone.

Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He      the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11^th “21^st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian on March 22.

His speaking skills and good English won him the top      .

Siu said his first secret to success was      many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five times. Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)

“These books may be      for my age, but reading helps me to learn new words,” he said.

Siu likes English-speaking movies. Super hero movies,      Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.

“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super hero one day. Sometimes I imagine

      to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your      with learning English.

It’s also important to      an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school.      his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.

“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!”Siu said.

1.A. won B. lost     C. brokeD. made

2.A. dropped out of B. worried about    C. gave up    D. took part in

3.A. shape B. price        C. prize        D. work

4.A. selling B. making       C. losing    D. reading

5.A.interesting B. difficult    C. helpful        D. easy

6.A. such as B. instead of    C. because of    D. above all

7.A.herself     B. myself    C. ourselvesD. itself

8.A.answers B. questions        C. interests    D. problems

9.A. buy         B. build            C. invite    D. publish

10.A.Before B. Though        C. SinceD. Because

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文介绍了12岁的赛勒斯，在英语演讲比赛中，以优美的发音获得了第一名。对于他的成功，短文进行了他的经验介绍，第一，读了相当多的书，虽然有些书阅读有些困难，但是可以增加词汇；第二，与兴趣相结合，提高学习兴趣；最后，创设语言环境。总结时说出，学习英语没有捷径，只有练习，练习再练习。

1.赛勒斯，所做的英语演讲题目。并且赢得了每一个人的心。联系选项，明确答案为第一项。故选A

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9.和老师用英语交流。虽然他的父母在家中用粤语交流，但是他一直用英语回答。结合下文，都是在创设一个说英语的环境。故选B

10.和老师用英语交流。虽然他的父母在家中用粤语交流，但是他一直用英语回答。体现为虽然……但是……故选B

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