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Learn English with the BBC

One of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to follow the method you use to learn your first language. As a child you hear the sounds of your own language and you repeat them. You see the written form of the language around you and little by little you are taught the two forms of the language. The BBC uses this method in many different ways.

English Teaching Radio Programs

With explanations in 37 languages as well as completely in English, these programs can be listened to in most areas of the world and are radioed by 300 stations abroad in more than 100 countries.

Courses of Textbooks and Audiocassettes

These audio courses are for people who wish to learn English at home or in the classroom. Although they belong to the radio programs, they can all be used for studying English from beginners' level to advanced.

Video Courses

BBC English programs have been broadcast successfully on television in more than 100 countries. They can also he got on video, with supporting textbooks and audiocassettes; these form complete courses for home study or teaching.

A Magazine

The BBC English magazine is a bi-monthly publication and a guide to BBC English radio broadcast. It's written by the program makers and includes program details, practical home study exercises and articles, as well as news of general interest from BBC programs dealing with science, medicine, technology, etc .

English Language Summer School

　　This popular course for learners and teachers of English is held in London every summer.

For information on any of the above please write to: BBC English, PO Box 76, Bush House, London WC₂B₁PH .

　　In London personal callers can see BBC English courses at the BBC World Shop, Bush House, London WC₂B₄PH .

1．According to the selection, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT“________”.

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A．The BBC are designed only for the English beginners.

B．The BBC programs are broadcast not just on radio, but on TV as well.

C．BBC English video courses can be used for teaching and home study as well.

D．English teachers can also go to the BBC English language summer school.

2．The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 1) means ________.

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A．The BBC has different programs for you to hear and watch

B．The BBC helps you to learn English and your mother language

C．The BBC only helps students at school to learn English

D．The BBC has different supporting textbooks and audiocassettes

3．Which of the following is NOT true about the English magazine?

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A．You can receive a BBC English magazine every two months.

B．The exercises included in the magazine are of great help to learners.

C．It is designed to go with the television programs.

D．The magazine is written by the BBC English.

B
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface (表面)”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace – it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
But the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside – a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter.
“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”
【小题1】The writer began to love her mother’s desk________.

A．after Mother died	B．after she wrote the letter
C．when she was a child	D．when Mother gave it to her

【小题2】The passage shows that_________.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about her daughter in words

C．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The author may work as a writer

B．The author and her mother love each other, but didn’t say it out

C．Neither the author nor her mother had a happy family.

D．The author’s mother is a person who prefers act to words.

【小题4】What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

【小题5】What’s best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and children
C．My Mother’s Desk	D．Talks between Mother and me

 

                        About Convention Tours in New York

     Convention Tours Unlimited, Inc. is a New York City tour operator and destination management company(dmc) that has been providing high-quality Group Tours & Event Services in New York since 1984. Our group services include:

   Full Day Tours

   A day on the Bay: An easy one-hour drive from Manhattan to Bay Shore, Long Island for a delight voyage on the Great South Bay and lunch abroad a boat.

   West Point Tour & Lunch at Hotel Thayer: A visit to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York includes a docent-led tour including the military museum, monuments and landmarks at this historic site. Enjoy a buffet lunch at Hotel Thayer, a hotel overlooking the beautiful Hudson River.

   A Visit to the Rocketfeller house in Historic Hudson River Valley: Kykuit is the wonderful country estate(庄园) of John D.Rockeyfeller with a six story stone house surrounded by terraced gardens and sculpture. Tour through the house filled with antiques and art; the barn housing automobiles and carriages; and the gardens including sculpture by Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Picasso.

   Hyde Park: A visit To The FDR Home & Museum & Lunch At The Culinary Institute of America: Enjoy the scenic ride to the Hudson River Valley home of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt. A national historic site, this wonderful home holds memorabilia of the late president and his family. Visit the Eleanor Roosevelt Library and Museum. Enjoy a lunch at the Culinary Institute of America.

   Please keep in mind:

   Custom-Built: Tours designed to match interests; schedules,  budgets.

   Language Facile: Bi-lingual(双语) and multi-lingual Tour Guides available.

   Picture-Perfect: Photography services available to preserve memories.

65. What is Convention Tours?

   A. A tour management company engaged in high-quality group tours services.

   B. A common travel agency

   C. A special travel site.

   D. A channel of a TV programme about travel.

66. These are the characters of full day tours below EXCEPT_______

   A. the place you want to is most suitable for your interest

   B. you can ask tour guides to take photos for you

   C. more than one language can be available

   D. if you don’t have enough money, you can borrow from the tour guides

67. Where could the above passage come from?

   A From a New York newspaper        B. From a government report

   C. From a travel guidance             D. From a pictorial magazine.

 

As a foreigner , I often hear the Chinese calling me laowai ” . If I could not speak Chinese or if I had no understanding of Asian customs , I might be angry when I am called a “ laowai ” . But having lived in the Philippines and China’s Taiwan Province teaching English for several years , I have come to China with a different view from most other foreign teachers here . In such situations , I just answer back in standard Chinese : “ Ni zenmo zhidao wo shi waiguoren ?( How do you know I’m a foreigner ? )” When I hear people shout out “ hello ” in a more impolite way and then laugh , I reply in Chinese with “ Ni de yingyu bi wo de hao .(Your English is better than mine .)”

Speaking Chinese is a way of living an easier life in China . As an English teacher at Hubei University in Wuhan , I was once invited by a student to spend the weekend with his family . Because I can speak Chinese quite freely , I was able to talk with my student’s entire family . From my personal experience , I knew that the Chinese have a “ gift ”for making foreigners in China feel right at home . That fun-filled weekend I spent with my student’s family in Caidian , a small suburb of Wuhan , just showed that my idea was right .

It was an experience I will never forget .

Americans have a saying : If you can’t beat them , then join them .The secret to feeling at home with the Chinese people isn’t to try to make them change over to Western ways . The secret is to become one of them . Just go with the flow , or don’t take things too seriously . In this way you will surely feel at home in China .

If you no longer emphasize (强调) our differences from the Chinese , you will be more willing to concentrate on what “ big noses ” and “ small noses ” have in common .

68. The reply “Ni de yingyu bi wo de hao ” shows _______ .

A. the author likes to talk with the Chinese    

B. the author isn’t angry

C. the author really think so        

D. the author likes to speak Chinese

69. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The author has known Chinese customs fairly well .

B. The author can speak Chinese very well .

C. The author doesn’t mind being called a “ laowai ” .

D. The author is difficult to get along with .

70. Shouting out “ hello ” to a strange foreigner is usually considered ______ by foreigners .

A. friendly                      B. curious       

C. rude                         D. brave

71. The phrase “ go with the flow ” here means _______ .

A. feel at home                     

B. when in Rome , do as the Romans do

C. flow with the river                

D. take things easy