A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”

Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.

But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.

But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.

No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

A．标语

B．信号

C．唱片

D．图像

2.A dog can tell something__________.

A．by giving signals	B．by making different sounds
C．by purring	D．by barking

3.It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.

A．give the others information

B．express their actions and feelings with words

C．tell others how they feel

D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning.

4.Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.

A．all the words that we know	B．more and more words we use
C．all the words we need	D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words

5.What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?

A．Make more and more new words

B．look up some new words in a dictionary

C．learn more language

D．Try to read as many books as possible

 

借鉴别人的学习秘诀， 是学习的捷径之一。请把下面的学习秘诀和例子对上号。

Secrets of top students

Example One: “If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining in the science,                        

I ask him to say it again,” says Anna Lee. “also asking more helped a lot.”   

1.____________

Example Two: “When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework，”says Dave Roman “ I             

will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn’t so tiring.

2. ___________

Example Three: One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He

learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time

to remember biology terms while practicing running.                     

3.____________

Example Four: In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band.

“I was so busy that I couldn’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order.” He says.                                                 4.___________

Example Five: Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher

asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read

five pages, she reads ten. “Part of learning is practicing,” she says, “and the

more you practice, the more you learn.”                              

 5.____________

A. Get your things in order. B. Plan your time well. C. Study anywhere or everywhere. D. Speak out and ask more. E. Do more than you are asked. F．Make yourself busy

 

 

借鉴别人的学习秘诀， 是学习的捷径之一。请把下面的学习秘诀和例子对上号。

Secrets of top students

Example One: “If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining in the science,                        

I ask him to say it again,” says Anna Lee. “also asking more helped a lot.”   

1.____________

Example Two: “When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework，”says Dave Roman “ I             

will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn’t so tiring.

2.__________

Example Three: One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He

learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time

to remember biology terms while practicing running.                     

3.____________

Example Four: In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band.

“I was so busy that I couldn’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order.” He says.                                                4.__________

Example Five: Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher

asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read

five pages, she reads ten. “Part of learning is practicing,” she says, “and the

more you practice, the more you learn.”                              

5.___________

A. Get your things in order. B. Plan your time well. C. Study anywhere or everywhere. D. Speak out and ask more. E. Do more than you are asked. F．Make yourself busy

 

阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案(每格限填一词)
The way in which we communicate with others can be greatly improved by building a better vocabulary. In our personal life，we communicate and share experiences with others. However, how well we do it depends on(取决于)our ability to express ourselves through spoken and written language. Luckily，increasing(增加)our word power can make us own the skills we need to communicate better with others and can also help us get better results in our study.
When you see a new word，whether through reading or hearing someone say the word，just be ready to take out your dictionary and look it up-learn about the word and anything that relates(与…相关)to it. If you understand the word, you’ll hopefully remember it well.
Meanwhile, you’d better write down words to learn. You can go through the dictionary，magazine and newspaper or even take down the unknown words you hear. Try to review them every day-look at the words and speak them out loudly. Copy the words over and over again，along with their meanings，and you will surprisingly remember themn in no time.
You can also do word searches，crossword puzzles or other word games. Playing these games，you are more likely to come across new words, and when you are caught in new words, study them. The more words you have in your brain’s word bank，the better you will become at these word games. You will be remembering，learning and having fun，too.
Finally, reading is also believed to be an excellent way to learn new words and build up your vocabulary. Read things you are interested in，because in this way，you are less likely to become bored. But dont skip over(忽略) those words you don’t know. Instead, you should remember and use them in your own daily conversations. Use them more, and you’ll surely have a better chance of remembering them.

Topic：Increasing Your Vocabulary
【小题1】__________ of building up vocabulary	●Improve your ability to express yourselves and communicate better with others. ●Be 【小题2】___________to your study.
Suggestions on remembering new words	1.Remember every new word you meet with by【小题3】__________it. ●Learn about the word and anything that relates to it by looking it up in your dictionary.
	2.Make a 【小题4】__________of new words to learn. ●Review the words every day by looking at and speaking them out loudly. ●Copy the words and their meanings over and over again.
	3.Do word games. ●Play these games，come across new words and study them with fun.
	4.Learn words through reading. ●Read things you【小题5】__________. ●Do not skip over new words，but remember and use them more.

任务型阅读（本题共10分，每空1分）

先阅读（A）、（B ）两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。

（A）

party  get  communication  use  general

Do you often say the magical words “Thank you”? I certainly do in my daily life when I  66  with others. But some people aren’t  67 to saying “ Thank you” after they have got help from others. They think an easy “Thank you” doesn’t really matter. However, it’s very important. You may have many choices to express your grateful feelings. But  68  , you should learn to say “Thank you ” first. No matter how nicely we dress, how beautifully we decorate our homes, how exciting our dinner  69  are, we can’t be popular without good manners(礼貌). I think of them as a kind of hidden beauty secret. Haven’t you noticed that the kindest people keep  70  more beautiful? The habit of saying “Thank you” can make us feel good and become polite to everyone else around us.

(B)

An English dictionary is the most important thing when you learn English. Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words. In this way, they will know how to use a word after reading its English examples. By doing so, they can think in English. A dictionary plays an important part in both your English speaking and your English writing. Recently, e-dictionaries have become more and more popular. There are many advantages in using them. For example, they are easy to carry and quick to use. Also, there are a large number of words with real-voice pronunciation. Whenever you want to know a new word, take an e-dictionary out of your pocket, and then you’ll find a satisfying answer.

任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）

1._______  2. _______3. _______ 4._______ 5._______

任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。

6. n _______ a word that shows how many

7. p _______ liked by many people

任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。

Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words.

Successful English learners always use their dictionaries 8. _______9._______ they can learn new words.

任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。

10.What is the most important thing when you learn English?

________________________________________________.