Did you know it takes 21 days to form a good habit? Research shows that when you “stick to something” for three weeks you are more likely to reach your goals. This is important for language learners or anyone who wants to make a change.

  People who try something new often “fall off the wagon”. Whether it is a plan to lose weight or a decision to learn something, life often gets in the way. Those who make up their minds to learn English are more likely to succeed if they have a short-term goal at the beginning.

  How to make learning English a habit:

Set a specific goal

Example: Break up the four main skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and plan to do one hour of practice in each area at the same time every day.

Find a learning partner

Choose a friend to keep you moving towards your goal. Your friend doesn’t need to be a language learner. He can be someone who wants to start exercising. He can be someone who wants to write a novel. It is best if you both have a goal.

Write out how your life will change when you reach your goal

If I improve my English, I will be able to get a better job.

If I take the TOEFL test, I will be able to get into university.

If I improve my pronunciation, my customers will understand me.

Keep track of your progress

Keep track of your effort in a notebook or online list. Share your progress list with your partner.

  When you reach 21 days, reward yourself! Go out for a dinner or a movie or buy yourself a treat. It will be easier to stay on your program now that you are in the habit. If you ever fall off again, put yourself back on the 21-day challenge.

65. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Life sometimes makes people give up their plans or decisions.

B. An English learner should find a language learner as a partner.

C. A long-term goal is of importance in forming a good habit.

D. It is necessary to spend an hour on each language skill every day.

66. Why does the author advise an English learner to reward himself when he reaches 21 days?

A. Because he should share his progress with his partner.

B. Because he has had a good knowledge of English.

C. Because he would put himself on another 21-day challenge.

D. Because he has formed a good habit of learning English.

67. The best title of the passage would be “________”.

A. Taking 21 days to form a good habit

B. A research on learning English

C. Make learning English a habit

D. Setting a goal in life

   请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

If you love books, then Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World, One Child at a Time will be your favorite. This book will take you on an adventure to one of the highest mountains in the world. 61. You will learn how the people who lived there survived and how author Greg Mortenson helped build an education system.

While climbing K2 in Pakistan, author Greg Mortenson became ill and got lost. He got help in a small village named Korphe. 62. The people of the village took good care of him, feeding him and letting him sleep in the village chief’s house. They also gave him one of their most rare treats: sweet tea.

As Mortenson recovered from his illness, he noticed that the children of the village worked and went to school outdoors. 63. Their teacher came only three times a week and they didn’t have blackboards. They used sticks to write on the ground.

The day he left the village, 64.他许诺回来建一所学校。 His school would allow both boys and girls to attend. He kept his promise and helped found a school with a building and supplies so the kids could study indoors with real writing tools.

That was in 1993. Today Mortenson 65.负责修建80所学校in Central Asia. He has helped more than 18,000 girls receive an education so far.

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers, “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back.”

“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.

“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”

“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is often very importance. Let us try for your umbrella again. and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

The result of the first advertisement was that ______.

　　A. the man got his umbrella back

　  B. the man wasted some money advertising

　　C. nobody found the missing umbrella

　　D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the Church

“If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one .” suggested that____.

　　A. he was quite sure of success

　　B. he was not sure whether he would get the umbrella hack

　　C. he was rich enough to afford a new umbrella

D. he did not know what to do 

This is a story about _____.

　　A. a useless advertisement

　　B. how to make an effective(有效) advertisement

　　C. how the man lost and found his umbrella

D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans．  71  Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．  72  He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．

Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth．  73  When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．

In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent．  74   ．

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．

75   The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．

F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．

G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

The football coach tried his best to _________ every player’s attention to improving their skills.

A. keep        B. take       C. drive       D. draw

The United States won most of the track and field events.______, in swimming, the top three places went to Americans.

A. Likely       B. Probably    C Similarly       D. Generally

A few days after the interview, I received a letter________me admission to the university.

      A．offering        B．offered         C．having offered        D．to be offered

Their faces were filled ______ fear when they saw the tiger.

A. of                 B. in              C. by                       D. with

I’ll talk about a newly-opened market ______ you may get all _______ you need.

A. in which; which    B. where; that    C. where; what    D. which; that

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.

Some people find it difficult to   36   Bjork’s music.  Her sound is an acquired taste, but  37   you get into it, you’re hooked. After the   38   press conference, I was   39   to a room where we did a one-on-one   40   for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.

The   41   at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork   42   the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.

However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.

The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of   43   who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the   44   for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the   45  .

Then suddenly, she ran off to the   46  , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so   47   with the press a few days before.

After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that   48   around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who   49   said, “Welcome to Thailand!”

You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she   50   in that usual swan costume,   51   perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.

She’s   52   a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no   53   .

Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic   54   . It is   55   to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.

36. A. receive                      B. get                           C. hear                         D. accept

37. A. while                         B. after                        C. before               D. once

38. A. heated                B. attended                   C. appointed                 D. packed

39. A. led                            B. brought                    C. fetched                     D. carried

40. A. lecture                B. comment                  C. interview                  D. dialogue

41. A. game              B. party           C. performance         D. play

42. A. held                          B. acquired                   C. seized               D. focused

43. A. viewers               B. tourists                     C. reporters                  D. officials

44. A. state                          B. mood                       C. situation                   D. position

45. A. cameras                     B. audience                   C. films                        D. directors

46. A. exit                           B. entrance                   C. edge                        D. side

47. A. communicative    B. conservative             C. cooperative        D. aggressive

48. A. turned                       B. went                        C. came                        D. ran

49. A. already               B. hardly               C. simply                     D. seldom

50. A. appeared                    B. accompanied             C. presented            D. joined

51. A. or                      B. and                          C. so                            D. but

52. A. showed             B. collected                  C. produced                  D. took

53. A. exception                   B. excuse               C. way                         D. comment

54. A. spirit                         B. ability               C. talent                D. understanding

55. A. easy                       B. simple          C. difficult         D. funny