D

There is no doubt about it. The best way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously. I don’t mean while you’re unconscious. I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in.

That is how I learnt the 30,000 words in my vocabulary by living in an English-speaking world, mother tongue. I just pick them up. But the problem is that some of them may be misunderstood. Now, to misunderstand does not mean not to understand. To misunderstand is to understand but incorrectly.

The 5% mislearnt of all the words we “know” will be the least frequently used words, as the more frequently used words are less likely to be mislearnt. Some of the misunderstandings may live with all our lives, without knowing that we got them wrong.

Many English teachers think that this natural method of learning words in one’s own mother tongue can be used for a second language learning. They teach their students how to play the Guessing Game. “There is no time to look up in your dictionaries all the new words you come across,” They will say. “You have to practise guessing what the word means from the context.”

This method of guessing in a second language learning does not work. It may succeed in many cases, but results in hundreds or thousands of wrongly-guessed meanings of words.

And what’s more, there are more separate meanings than there are words themselves. Our learners’ dictionaries usually have many meanings. A good dictionary is what makes self-learning possible.

Don’t guess! Look it up!

67. It is certain that the best way to learn new words is________.

  A. to learn them by oneself                           

B. to learn by living in an English-speaking world and using them frequently

C. to guess them from the context

D. to get more separate meanings of each word^

68. The underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to_______.

  A. the 30,000 words                        B. English teachers

  C. misunderstood words                  D. frequently used words

69. Which of the following is most likely NOT true?

  A. Some of the words the writer knows must have been misunderstood.

  B. Most of the 30,000 words the writer learned are frequently used ones.

  C. How many words the writer got wrong are not known.

  D. All the words the writer knows were learned by reading them.

70. It can be inferred that_____________.

  A. when somebody is conscious, he or she usually can’t learn new words by heart.

  B. We must use the words as often as possible in order to master them.

  C. It’s the best way to learn new words that one should only guess their meanings from the context

  D. Only dictionaries can help us learn language well.

Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins. But they aren’t the same. Why are these old Italian violins so special? Many people think they have an answer.

Some people think it is the age of the violins. But there is a problem here. Not all old violins sound wonderful. Only those from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer.

Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. The wood of the violin is very important. It must be from certain kinds of trees. It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something special about wood for violins.

But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this is the secret of the Italians.

Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists make new violins that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old one. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish（清漆）, which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. Since no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish, no one can make the same varnish today.

There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona. And there are not many of the old violins left. So these old violins are becoming more and more precious.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Secrets of Cremona Violins

B．The History of Italian Violins

C．Special Musical Instruments

D．How to Make the Best Violins

2.The main purpose of the first paragraph is to_______________

A．list some facts                                  B．raise a question

C．give an opinion                                   D．offer an answer

3.What is still unclear about Cremona violins according to the writer?

A．The shape．    B．The size．    C．The wood．  D．The varnish．

4.Which of the following words can best describe Cremona violins?

A．Light．       B．Shining．    C．Valuable．D．Modern

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A．Modem things are always better than ancient ones

B．Ancient things are always better than modem ones

C．Once a cultural relic is lost．it Can never be recovered

D．Varnish for violins will become more and more precious

 

The Ministry of Education has spared no efforts to bring on IT learning. What is its main aim? Is it to teach students how to learn the computer or is it meant to change the usual method of teaching in order to    1  students’ strong interest in computers?

Teaching students computer knowledge and skills is different     2  giving class lessons through the use of computers. And schools are beginning to pay much attention to using computers to teach students. There is     3  about the fact that IT learning plays an important role as a new teaching tool in this day of technology.    4  ,?views differ on whether the schools can achieve their targets, as success     5  whether they can make use of computers effectively.

Let’s take the subject of Chinese as an example and see    6  difficulties the experts face in their IT management. At present,20 percent of lessons are given with the help of computers. In other words, in a period of 10 weeks, a Chinese-language teacher must spend two weeks to teach the subject    7  .In carrying out such a major policy as IT learning, the experts should know the    8  that different teachers teaching different subjects have different demands, thus making it     9  to see the policy through.

Some teachers, having already got some computer knowledge, will still be forced to    10  the training courses with those who have zero knowledge about computer.

Another problem is that new teachers may be sent to work in schools    11  IT learning has just started. All teachers—including the seniors who are very     12  in teaching, but who suddenly have no idea what to do when it comes to computers will have to    13  from the very beginning. They will become    14  and their teaching performances may be badly affected. The experts have found out how much of each subject is taught by computers in every school, and have     15  all schools to complete the given work. A hard-pressed teacher may put the daily teaching     16  or the courses onto the computer just to order the required time for IT learning and then    17  the usual way. Furthermore, he may leave school work to his    18  through the computer before class comes to an end in order to “complete” his IT learning    19  .   20   the teaching of the Chinese language is concerned, do computer lessons really achieve the desire goals to raise the students’ level of Chinese, pass on common values and so on? I am not so sure.

1.A.show                      B.be                             C.match                       D.have

2.A.with                       B.to                             C.in                             D.from

3.A.no reason               B.no doubt                   C.no need                     D.no time

4.A.However                B.Therefore                  C.And                          D.So

5.A.depends on             B.leads to                            C.results in                   D.believes in

6.A.that                        B.such                          C.what                         D.how

7.A.the usual way          B.the regular way      C.the best way                     D.the new way

8.A.fact                        B.message                    C.news                         D.truth

9.A.easy                       B.helpful                      C.hard                          D.fast

10.A.sit for                   B.run for                      C.give                          D.attend

11.A.for which                  B.that                           C.where                       D.which

12.A.interested              B.satisfied                    C.successful                  D.experienced

13.A.work                    B.start                          C.teach                         D.manage

14.A.pleased                 B.disappointed              C.certain                      D.comfortable

15.A.ordered                B.improved                  C.encouraged                D.instructed

16.A.methods               B.skills                         C.programs                   D.performances

17.A.make a living        B.give lessons         C.go to lectures            D.does work

18.A.work-mates           B.headmasters         C.instructors             D.students

19.A.skills                    B.experiences                C.duties                        D.methods

20.A.As                       B.So long as                 C.Even though              D.As far as

完形填空

　　The Minitry of Education has spared no efforts to bring on IT learning. What is its main aim? Is it to teach students how to learn the computer or is it meant to change the usual method of teaching in order to 1 students' strong interest in computers?

　　Teaching students computer knowledge and skills is different 2 giving class lessons through the use of computers. And schools are beginning to pay much attention to using computers to teach students. There is 3 about the fact that IT learning plays an important role as a new teaching tool in this day of technology. 4 , views differ on whether the schools can achieve their targets, as success 5 whether they can make use of computers effectively.

　　Let's take the subject of Chinese as an example and see 6 difficulties the experts face in their IT management. At present, 20 per cent of lessons are given with the help of computers. In other words, in a period of 10 weeks, a Chinese-language teacher must spend two weeks to teach the subject 7 . In carrying out such a major policy as IT learning, the experts should know the 8 that different teachers teaching different subjects have different demands, thus making it 9 to see the policy through.

　　Some teachers, having already got some computer knowledge, will still be forced to 10 the training courses with those who have zero knowledge about computer.

　　Another problem is that new teachers may be sent to work in schools 11 IT learning has just started. All teachers--including the seniors who are very 12 in teaching, but who suddenly have no idea what to do when it comes to computers will have to 13 from the very beginning. They will become 14 and their teaching performances may be badly affected.

　　The experts have found out how much of each subject is taught by computers in every school, and have 15 all schools to complete the given work. A hard-pressed teacher may put the daily teaching 16 or the courses onto the computer just to order the required time for IT learning and then 17 the usual way. Furthermore, he may leave school work to his 18 through the computer before class comes to an end in order to“complete”his IT learning 19 . 20 the teaching of the Chinese language is concerned，do computer lessons really achieve the desire goals to raise the students' level of Chinese, pass on common values and so on? I am not so sure.

1．

[　　]

A．show　　　　B．be

C．match　　　 D．have

2．

[　　]

A．with　　　　B．to

C．in　　　　　D．from

3．

[　　]

A．no reason　　B．no doubt

C．no need　　　D．no time

4．

[　　]

A．However　　B．Therefore

C．And　　　　D．So

5．

[　　]

A．depends on　　　B．leads to

C．results in　　　　D．believes in

6．

[　　]

A．that　　　　B．such

C．what　　　　D．how

7．

[　　]

A．the usual way　　B．the regular way

C．the best way　　 D．the new way

8．

[　　]

A．fact　　　　 B．message

C．news　　　　D．truth

9．

[　　]

A．easy　　　　B．helpful

C．hard　　　　D．fast

10．

[　　]

A．sit for　　　B．run for

C．give　　　　D．attend

11．

[　　]

A．for which　　B．that

C．where　　　 D．which

12．

[　　]

A．interested　　B．satisfied

C．successful　　D．experienced

13．

[　　]

A．work　　　　B．start

C．teach　　　　D．manage

14．

[　　]

A．pleased　　　B．disappointed

C．certain　　　D．comfortable

15．

[　　]

A．ordered　　 B．improved

C．encouraged　D．instructed

16．

[　　]

A．methods　　 B．skills

C．programs　　D．performances

17．

[　　]

A．make a living　　B．give lessons

C．go to lectures　　D．does work

18．

[　　]

A．work-mates　　 B．headmasters

C．instructors　　　D．students

19．

[　　]

A．skills　　　B．experiences

C．duties　　　D．methods

20．

[　　]

A．As　　　　　　B．So long as

C．Even though　　D．As far as

完形填空

　　The Minitry of Education has spared no efforts to bring on IT learning. What is its main aim? Is it to teach students how to learn the computer or is it meant to change the usual method of teaching in order to 1 students' strong interest in computers?

　　Teaching students computer knowledge and skills is different 2 giving class lessons through the use of computers. And schools are beginning to pay much attention to using computers to teach students. There is 3 about the fact that IT learning plays an important role as a new teaching tool in this day of technology. 4 , views differ on whether the schools can achieve their targets, as success 5 whether they can make use of computers effectively.

　　Let's take the subject of Chinese as an example and see 6 difficulties the experts face in their IT management. At present, 20 per cent of lessons are given with the help of computers. In other words, in a period of 10 weeks, a Chinese-language teacher must spend two weeks to teach the subject 7 . In carrying out such a major policy as IT learning, the experts should know the 8 that different teachers teaching different subjects have different demands, thus making it 9 to see the policy through.

　　Some teachers, having already got some computer knowledge, will still be forced to 10 the training courses with those who have zero knowledge about computer.

　　Another problem is that new teachers may be sent to work in schools 11 IT learning has just started. All teachers--including the seniors who are very 12 in teaching, but who suddenly have no idea what to do when it comes to computers will have to 13 from the very beginning. They will become 14 and their teaching performances may be badly affected.

　　The experts have found out how much of each subject is taught by computers in every school, and have 15 all schools to complete the given work. A hard-pressed teacher may put the daily teaching 16 or the courses onto the computer just to order the required time for IT learning and then 17 the usual way. Furthermore, he may leave school work to his 18 through the computer before class comes to an end in order to“complete”his IT learning 19 . 20 the teaching of the Chinese language is concerned，do computer lessons really achieve the desire goals to raise the students' level of Chinese, pass on common values and so on? I am not so sure.

1．

[　　]

A．show　　　　B．be

C．match　　　 D．have

2．

[　　]

A．with　　　　B．to

C．in　　　　　D．from

3．

[　　]

A．no reason　　B．no doubt

C．no need　　　D．no time

4．

[　　]

A．However　　B．Therefore

C．And　　　　D．So

5．

[　　]

A．depends on　　　B．leads to

C．results in　　　　D．believes in

6．

[　　]

A．that　　　　B．such

C．what　　　　D．how

7．

[　　]

A．the usual way　　B．the regular way

C．the best way　　 D．the new way

8．

[　　]

A．fact　　　　 B．message

C．news　　　　D．truth

9．

[　　]

A．easy　　　　B．helpful

C．hard　　　　D．fast

10．

[　　]

A．sit for　　　B．run for

C．give　　　　D．attend

11．

[　　]

A．for which　　B．that

C．where　　　 D．which

12．

[　　]

A．interested　　B．satisfied

C．successful　　D．experienced

13．

[　　]

A．work　　　　B．start

C．teach　　　　D．manage

14．

[　　]

A．pleased　　　B．disappointed

C．certain　　　D．comfortable

15．

[　　]

A．ordered　　 B．improved

C．encouraged　D．instructed

16．

[　　]

A．methods　　 B．skills

C．programs　　D．performances

17．

[　　]

A．make a living　　B．give lessons

C．go to lectures　　D．does work

18．

[　　]

A．work-mates　　 B．headmasters

C．instructors　　　D．students

19．

[　　]

A．skills　　　B．experiences

C．duties　　　D．methods

20．

[　　]

A．As　　　　　　B．So long as

C．Even though　　D．As far as