It was the final examination for chemistry at the college．The examination was two hours long, and exam papers were given．The professor was very strict and told the class that any exam paper which was not on his desk in two hours would be refused and the student would fail．A half hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and asked the professor for an exam paper．

"You're not going to have time to finish this," the professor said slowly as he gave the student a paper．

"Yes, I will," answered the student．He then took a seat and began writing．After two hours, the professor began to call for the exam papers, and the students stood up and put them on the professor's desk, all except the late student, who continued writing．A half hour later, the last student came up to the professor who was sitting at his desk and busy writing something．He tried to put his exam paper on the stack（撂）of the other papers already there．

"No, you can't, I'm not going to take that in．It's late．"

The student became worded．He thought for a while, then he asked the professor in a low voice," Do you know WHO I am?"

"No, surely I don' t, "answered the professor．

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" The student asked again．

"No, and I don't care, "said the professor in a louder voice．

"Good," answered the student, who quickly lifted the stack of exam papers, put his paper in the middle, and rushed out of the room．

1．What did the professor do before the exam began?

A．He counted the students．

B．He told the students some rules about the exam．

C．He wrote some papers．

D．He said he was very strict．

2．Why did the professor say slowly to the late student?

A．He refused to give him a paper．

B．The exam lasted two hours．

C．He was angry with him．

D．He did not believe he would pass the exam．

3．What do the words "call for" mean in "the professor began to call for the exam papers"?

A．打电话              B．收集                   C．检查                 D．上交

4．Why did the student ask "Do you know who I am?" twice?

A．He would play a joke on the professor．

B．He wanted to frighten the professor．

C．He was afraid that he would fall the exam．

D．He had a plan in his mind．

5．What do you think of the professor's attitude（态度）to the late student?

A．He was friendly．                                     B．He was rough．

C．He was cold．                                        D．He was careless．

Hi Brad,

It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare the form of a composition and organize sentences. ①Could you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.

Best wishes,

                                                                      Cindy

Hi Cindy,

A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three parts. First, tell them(the audience) what you are going to tell them. Then tell them, and finally tell them what you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of the information is in part two. It works like this.

Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You would begin with an opening sentence or two saying something like “The Great Wall of China is a national ②landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.” That uses about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell them.

The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as how long it is, when it was built, who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the seven wonders of the world and you would talk about how you felt and what you thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.

Finally, you would use about another 25 words to say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous. ③每个中国人至少参观长城一次.I plan to go back whenever I can.” Here, you are telling them what you told them in the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula(惯例)works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helps to organize your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful.

Best wishes,

                                                                 Brad Franklin

1.将文中①处的画线部分翻译成汉语：                                             .

2.(A) 试写出文中②处画线部分landmark的汉语意思：            .

(B)下面有四个在文中出现的单词，请找出画线部分发音哪个与众不同?                .

A. work            B. word            C. information            D. world

3.将文中③处的汉语翻译成英语：                                                 .

4.从文中找出适当的词组填空：How I wish to get a letter from you soon!

How I wish to _________  _________ you soon!

5.用英语回答问题：What’s the main idea of the passage?                                .

Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well, but usually write poorly because they make many mistakes.

The students who use dictionaries most do not learn quite well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. For this reason, they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.

The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context（语境）. Then they read again and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.

51. Why are students who never used dictionaries poor in writing?

       A. Because they don’t know how to use right words. 

       B. Because they are not sure how to spell words.

       C. Because they make a large number of mistakes.

       D. Because they can’t understand the main idea.

52. The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_________”.

       A.  the students who only look up key words

       B. the students who look up every new word            

C. the students       who never use dictionaries  

D. the students who use large edition dictionaries

53. What kind of English learners are probably the most successful ones?

A. Those who use dictionaries most

B. Those who use small two-language dictionaries

C. Those who sometimes use large college edition dictionaries

D. Those who never or hardly ever use dictionaries

 54. When does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary?

   A. At the beginning of the reading.                              B. At the end of the reading.

   C. During the first reading.                                         D. After the first reading.

 55. What is the best title of the passage? 

     A. How to make good use of a dictionary                   B. Why to use a dictionary

C. How to improve spoken English                D. How to practise reading fast