The average person learns most of the 30,000-40,000 words whose meaning he or she recognizes by learning or reading them in context or simply absorbing them without conscious effort. The best way to a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate(参加) in a lot of good talks. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently(永久地) by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping words list. However, even those extra few are of value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a large vocabulary. Here are some suggestions of how to do that.

Read plenty of good books. When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you do not, and if you can manage it without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious(认真的), write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list-preferably using it in a sentence. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days.

Listen to good talks and be alert(留心) to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you have already known. Then treat them just as you do with new words you read. Pay attention to parts of words, prefixes(前缀), suffixes(后缀), and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meanings of words. If you are studying a foreign language, be alert for words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 5,000,000-6,000,000 words from Latin, Greek, French, and German.

1. The passage is most probably written for _________ .

A. children B. the old C. people with poor vocabulary D. the common reader

2. English has borrowed much of its vocabulary of 5, 000,000-6, 000, 000 words from other languages except ______ according to the passage.

A. Latin B. Greek C. Tibetan D. French

3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. We learn much of our vocabulary without conscious effort.

B. Keeping a vocabulary list is a good way to enlarge one's vocabulary.

C. Listening to people talking is of little help to one's vocabulary building.

D. All the suggestions given also apply to foreign language study.

4. The best title for the passage would be _________ .

A. Vocabulary Building B. Language Study C. Conscious Reading D. Attentive Reading

每年高考之前总会出现“高考移民”，他们设法到录取分数线较低的省份参加考试。你班同学就此展开讨论，提出了以下两种相反意见：

     请就此给“学生英语报（Student Times）”写一篇报道，说明上述讨论情况。

     说明：（1）.词数100左右;

          （2）.标题和开头段已经给出。

           Students on the Move for Their Exams—Fair or Unfair?

Every year some students from high-score areas move to other provinces to take the Entrance

Examination of the Colleges. Recently we had a discussion about this.

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每年高考之前总会出现“高考移民”，他们设法到录取分数线较低的省份参加考试。你班同学就此展开讨论，提出了以下两种相反意见：

赞同

1．想上好大学，应予理解；

2．录取分数不一，对高分地区学生不公平；学生也是公民，应该有平等的机会。

反对

1．会增加当地的升学压力；

2．对当地学生不利，也是一种不公平；这样特别有利于有权势者，对普通百姓又是一种不公平

     请就此给“学生英语报（Student Times）”写一篇报道，说明上述讨论情况。

说明：1.词数100左右;

           2.标题和开头段已经给出。

               Students on the Move for Their Exams ―Fair or Unfair?

Every year some students from high-score areas move to other provinces to take the Entrance Examination of the Colleges. Recently we had a discussion about this.……