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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.But _1_ a few of them are very _2_. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a _3_ language. Many millions are _4_ to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different _5_. Have you ever _6_ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six month, or your _7_ back .” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes _8_ you master your English in a month. _9_ the first day your _10_ will be excellent. Just send .” Of course, it never _11_ quite like this.The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should _12_ that we all learned our own language well when we were _13_. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. _14_ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and _15_ in it all the time, just imagine how much _16_ that gets!So it is _17_ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English _18_ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and _19_ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will _20_. But they cannot do the students work for him.1. A. not B. quite C. only D. very2. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy3. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother4. A. learning B. enjoying C. trying D. liking5. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers6. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known7. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English8. A. make B. help C. let D. allow9. A. From B. On C. Since D. After10. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation11. A. happened B. know C. seemed D. felt12. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think13. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups14. A. Imagine B. Mind C. Do D. Think of15. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing16. A. time B. money C. language D. practice17. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly18. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes19. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs20. A. do B. work C. help D. master【答案与解析】1. C。only 意为“仅仅、只有”。句意为：世界上约有五百种语言，但只有记种是重要的。2. B。important 意为“重要的”，根据下文提到的像英语被广泛使用，说明了这几种语言是重要的。故不宜选其他形容词。3. B。as a foreign language(外语)与前句中的as their own language相对应。4. C。are trying to do so = are trying to learn English 意为“在尽力学习英语”。5. D。answer 意为“答案”，指回答前面的答案。句意为：学习英语容易还是困难，不同的人有不同的答案。6. C。notice 意为“注意到”，根据不同的动词意义，只有notice切合句意。指注意到这些广告。7. C。这些广告的目的是为了收钱，故选money。or your money back意为：否则退钱。8. B。help sb do sth 意为“帮助某人做某事”。而make / let sb do sth意为“使/让某人做某事”。allow不合该句句型。9. A。from first day 意为“从第一天起”。10. D。由于是指学习英语语言，应该是先学习发音，故选pronunciation(发音)。11. A。happen 意为“发生”，这里指上面广告中提到的“快速学好英语这样事情是决不会发生的”。12. B。remember 意为“记得”。13. B。children与后面的a small child相对应，指小孩学说母语好。14. D。think of 意为“想象、想一想”。15. B。think 意为“思考”，此句意为：谈话用母语，思考用母语。16. D。practice 意为“练习”。这里说明了孩子学说母语好是因为进行上述大量的练习的结果。17. A。句意为：说学习英语容易就难说了。18. A。demand“需要”，句意为：掌握好英语需要大量练习。19. B。take 意为“花费(时间)”。此句意为：而练习需要付出极大的努力和花费大量的时间。20. C。这里是说：好教师、录音磁带、书和词典将对学习英语有帮助。但这些都不能代替学生的学习。完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had 36 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 37 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 38 if she made it.In gay spirits Trudy 39 out , swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7：09 in the morning. His father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her.At ten oclock, rain began falling. 40 , Trudy trod （踩）water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming 41 The wind was 42 and the sea became rougher.Late 43 the wind became even worse. The trainer 44 it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 45 .“No human being could do it in this weather, ” he said, “Its 46 to go on.However, her father shouted, “Dont grab her. Let her 47 ”At seven oclock the tides（潮水）turned 48 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 49 victory was possible now, for the English coast was in 50 .It was getting dark. A sound could be heard 51 the wind; hundreds of car horns （喇叭）were cheering her on. With 52 strength, she finished the last 200 yards.At 9：35 p.m. Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 53 the 21 - mile - wide - Channel 54 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.“Well, Pop, ”she said to her father. “I 55 I get my car this time, dont I”36A. given B. refused C. allowed D. promised37A. as B. unless C. even if D. when38A. suit B. shoe C. hat D. car39A. rushed B. left C. started D. worked40A. At midday B. In the morningC. In the eveningD. In the late afternoon41A. faster B. better C. again D. across42A. stoppingB. rising C. changing D. increasing43A. morning Bafternoon C. evening D. night44A. thought B. considered C. decided D. felt45A. keep up B. slow down C. give up D. take a rest46A. difficult B. stupid C. impossible D. unnecessary47A. go B. decide C. come out D. go on48A. towards B. with C. at D. against49A. realized B. noticed C. found out D. thought50A. the distanceB. reach C. sight D. hand51A. over B. in C. with D. from52A. fresh B. greater C. weakening D. remaining53A. flying B. swimming C. crossing D. passing54A. in spite of B. because of C. against D. during55A. demand B. am afraid C. hope D. guess36D提示：promise sb. sth. 答应某人某事。37B提示：unless she asked如果他不要求。38D提示：由文章最后面的句子I get my car this time 得知。39C提示：started out出发。40A提示：由start at 709 in the morning和while drinking and eating推测可知答案。41C提示：由trod water及drinking and eating可看出42B提示：由the sea became rougher可知。43B提示：白天分为上下午，前面的文字介绍了上午的情况，接着一定是介绍下午的情况。44C提示：表示trainer根据客观情况“认定”该那样做。45C提示：由教练对游泳进展情况的判断而定。46B提示：根据前面的useless和No human being could可确定此系最佳答案。47D提示：参照However及Dont grab her48D提示：见后面的It was more difficult49A提示：realized意识到。50C提示：in sight看得见。51A提示：这里over表示“压过风声”。52D提示：Trudy已精废力尽，受到鼓舞后，倾尽余力。53C提示：cross意为“越过、横过、渡过”。54B提示：因风大多游了14 miles55D提示：用guess较幽默，也最能反映Trudy成功后的得意心情。Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a36part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this37right to our children.When I see a child38to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. Donnie was my youngest third grader. His39of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40answered questions he might be wrong.I tried my best to build his41. But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned （安排）to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42her. One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . Hed missed the third problem. My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face46. From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils. Look, Donnie, she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tearstained face from his arms. Ive got something to48 you. She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. See these 49 , Donnie, she continued. They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? Thats because we make mistakes too.But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what you 51learn to do, too. She kissed him and stood up. Here, she said, Ill leave one of these pencils on 52desk so youll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53teachers. Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile. The pencil became Donnies54possession. That, together with Mary Annes frequent encouragement, gradually 55him that its all right to make mistakes as long as you erase them and try again.36. A. small B. basic C. necessary D. large37. A. correct B. same C. important D. natural38. A. suffering B. object C. fall D. subject39. A. fear B. lesson C. chance D. sense40. A. always B. often C. never D. seldom41. A. selfprotection B. selfimprovement C. selfconfidence D. selflearning42. A. respected B. disliked C. avoided D. mined43. A. worked out B. copied C. gone over D. leaned44. A. left B. offered C. missed D. parted45. A. surprise B. astonishment C. anger D. tears46. A. darkened B. brightened C. pulled D. loosened47. A. lifting B. picking C. holding D. pushing48. A. help B. show C. reward D. promise49. A. pencils B. mistakes C. marks D. containers50. A. used B. built C. worn D. damaged51. A. may B. must C. will D. can52. A. my B. someones C. the teachers D. your53. A. still B. also C. even D. not54. A. prized B. own C. kept D. expected55. A. warned B. informed C. persuaded D. reminded【解题关键】文章首先通过议论来说明犯错误是人们学习过程中的必要部分，但老师和家长往往剥夺孩子犯错误的权利，导致孩子害怕犯错误。然后，通过具体事例说明应如何对待犯错误的孩子，怎样鼓励他们，培养他们的自信心。理清文章的结构、把作者叙述的故事和作者想要表达的观点结合起来理解分析是做好这篇完形填空的关键。【答案解析】36. C犯错误应该是人们学习过程中必要的部分。37. B大人有犯错误的权利，孩子也应该拥有同样的权利。38. D(be) subject to为习惯表达，意为容易受的影响、容易遭受。39. A由后文得出，Donnie害怕犯错误。40. D由上下文的逻辑关系得出，因为Donnie害怕犯错误，所以很少回答问题。never太绝对。41. C作为老师，我应该是尽力建立他的自信。42. A这位见习老师如此可爱，关爱学生，当然受到学生的尊敬。43 B从后面Donnie漏掉了第三题以及他数学不好判断，此处选抄下了数学题符合逻辑。44. A我对Donnie的进步感到满意，因此把学生交给见习老师Mary Anne。Leave sb. with 为固定结构，意为把托付给。45. D后面有Donnie泪流满面的提示。46. BMary Anne脸部一亮，说明她有了一个好主意。47. AMary Anne为了鼓励和安慰Donnie，轻轻地托起了他的头。48. B从后面Mary Anne所做的动作判断，她想通过形象的方式向Donnie展示犯错误是很自然的事情。49. AMary Anne以铅笔和橡皮为例说明犯错误的普遍性。50. C在具体的语境中考查形容词的运用。橡皮经常用来擦写错的东西，因此是磨损了。be worn 当破损讲。51. B must说明人的观点和建议，符合题意。52. D从后面看Mary Anne把一支铅笔放在了Donnie的桌子上，给他以鼓励和启示。53. Ceven表示程度更进一步，符合逻辑。甚至老师也经常犯错误。54. AB、C意义和possession重复，expected文章中没有信息依据。因此此处是Mary Anne把铅笔作为奖赏给了Donnie。55. C Mary Anne通过形象、浅显的方式最终说服了Donnie,使他摆脱了害怕犯错误的心理阴影。I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.My friends told us that taking the “hard 36 ”to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didnt know what to 37. But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 38 , which was relatively modern and 39 . During the 14 - hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 40 at all.It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 41 . However, We had energy, First we tried to get teturn tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller 42 us that tickets would not be on 43 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 44 , but we made up our minds to 45 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 46 the“ gypsy”taxi drivers that tried to 47 us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it 48 cost us thirty yuan to get 49 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 50 the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 51 . The most important lesson about China I ever 52 , is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 53 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 54 agents（代理）could.While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 55 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place, There arent any words to describe it.36A.