awful, acquire, adapt, conduct, instruct, take risks

What is the best way to learn a foreign language?There is no easy answer to this question. In 1880, an experiment was 1. 　　　 by a French language expert. First, he used a grammar book to 2.　　　　 him, but failed. Then, he tried to 　3. 　　　　to the new situation and decided to 4.　　　　 in order to be successful. He memorised an 5.　　　　 lot of words, but the results were still not good. Finally, from his three-year-old nephew’s experience, he drew a conclusion that children must be born with a special ability to 6.　　　　 language.

请细读以下这封信，根据信中提到的问题写一封回函。

Dear Li Ming,

　　 How are you?

　　 I have learned from your blog that your school is conducting Research-oriented Learning, which has aroused my great interest. I’m keen on knowing more about it. Can I ask you some questions?

　　 First, why are you attempting this new learning method?

　　 Second, how do you conduct Research-oriented Learning?

　　 Third, what is the advantage of this learning method?

　　 Last but not least, did you meet with any difficulty or setback? What are they, if any?

　　 I would appreciate it if you could reply to these questions.

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Wang Hao

参考词汇：研究性学习 Research-oriented Learning

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

　　 2. 词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 　37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 　39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 　40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would 　41 before they start, 　42 halfway done when I find out the 　43 result．

　　　 Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up.

　　　 But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 　46 . Thus you are 　47 　in a difficult position and feel sad．How 48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 　49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．

　　　 In fact that is what 　50 is like: we are often 　51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable (吸引人的) like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I 　54 remember a philosopher's（哲学家）remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual (不经意的) 　55 may not be a bad one．

36．A．front　　　　 　　 B．same　　　　 　　 C．opposite 　　　　 D．either

37．A．get　　　　　 　 B．keep　　　　 　　 C．lead 　　　　 D．bring

38．A．a report　　　　 　 B．news　　　　 　　 C．a theory　 　 D．advice

39．A．reduce　　　　　 B．suffer　　　　 　　 C．prevent　 　　 D． cause

40．A．on　　　　　 　　 B．for　　　　　 　 C．without　　 　 D．off

41．A．use　　　　　 　　 B．stay　　　　 　　　 C．prepare　 　　　 D．handle

42．A．or 　　　　　　B．but　　　　　 　　 C．so　 　　 　　 D．for

43．A．satisfying　　 　　 B．surprising　　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　 D．impossible

44．A．courage　　　 　 B．strength　　　 　　 C．attention　　　 D．patience

45．A．given　　　　 　 B．held　　　　　 　　 C．made 　 　　 D．picked

46．A．near　　　　　 　 B．alone　 　 　　　　　 C．behind 　 　　 D．about

47．A．caught　　　　 　 B．attracted 　　　　　　 C．filled　 　 　　 D．struck

48．A．dares　　　　 　 B．deals　 　　　　　　　 C．comes 　 　　 D．does

49．A．goes　　　 　　　　　 B．changes 　　　　　 C．progresses　　　 　　 D．improves

50．A．life　　　　 B．society　　 　 　　　 C．nature 　　 　　 D．study

51．A．supplied　　　 　　 B．faced　　 　　　　　　 C．connected 　 D．fixed

52．A．before　　　　 　　 B．after　　　　 　　　　　　 C．until 　　 D．as

53．A．following　　 　　 B．next　　　　 　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

54．A．almost　　　 　　 B．also　　　 　　　　 C．once　 　 　　 D．still　

55．A．treatment 　　 　　B．choice　　 　　　　　 C．action　　　 　　 D．remark (评论)

A farmer once owned an old mule（骡子）. One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to 　36 and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the 　37 , the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but 　38 that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his 　39 together and told them what had happened and 　40 them to help shovel（铲）some dirt to bury the old mule in the 　41 and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was 　42 …But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly 　43 him. He was 　44 that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his 　45 , he should shake it off and step up! So he did, blow after blow.

He repeated “Shake it off and step up！” to__46__himself.No matter how painful the blows were，or how disappointing the situation seemed，the old mule just__47__on shaking it off and stepping up!

As you might have guessed, it was not long 48 the old mule finally, stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise 49 him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he 　50 his adversity（逆境）.

51 is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them 52 , and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us 53 have the potential to 　54 and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are 　55 in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.

36．A．sink　　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　 C．leave　　　　　　　　 D．sigh

37．A．location　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．position　　　　　　 D．situation

38．A．decided　　　　　　 B．doubted　　　　　　 C．complained　　　 D．responded

39．A．brothers　　　　　 B．relatives　　　　　 C．neighbors　　　　 D．children

40．A．required　　　　　 B．requested　　　　　 C．demanded　　　　 D．recommended

41．A．house　　　　　　　 B．water　　　　　　　　 C．hole　　　　　　　　　 D．well

42．A．excited　　　　　　 B．amused　　　　　　 C．disappointed　　 D．surprised

43．A．came　　　　　　　　 B．happened　　　　　 C．struck　　　　　　　 D．occurred

44．A．awake　　　　　　　 B．aware　　　　　　　　 C．afraid　　　　　　　 D．ashamed

45．A．chest　　　　　　　　 B．stomach　　　　　　 C．tail　　　　　　　　　 D．back

46．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　 B．express　　　　　　 C．encourage　　　　 D．praise

47．A．kept　　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．relied

48．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　 D．since

49．A．save　　　　　　　　 B．protect　　　　　　　 C．desert　　　　　　　 D．bury

50．A．solved　　　　　　　 B．handled　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　 D．experienced

51．A．That　　　　　　　　 B．How　　　　　　　　　 C．As　　　　　　　　　　 D．What

52．A．readily　　　　　　　 B．passively　　　　　 C．positively　　　　　 D．willingly

53．A．frequently　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　　 D．usually

54．A．affect　　　　　　　 B．benefit　　　　　　　 C．direct　　　　　　　　 D．conduct

55．A．cheerful　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．meaningful