2016高三英语一模试题与答案解析

英语试卷（时间120分钟，满分150分 考生注本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（第13页）和第II卷（第14页）两部分。全卷共页。满 分。考试时 分钟答案必须全部涂写在答题卡（纸）上。第Ⅰ卷（1-16第I卷（共103分SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A. B. C. D.A.Leaveright B.StayforC.Catcha D.WaitforA.Itwillbe B.ItwillnotrainatC.Itwillstop D.ItwillrainA. B. C. D.A.Sheiseagertohave B.SheisunwillingtogoforlunchC.Sheisreadyforthe D.SheisleavingrightA.ThedriverwillstopthebusimmediaB.TheguybythedoorwillhelptheC.ThemanshouldchecktheD.ShewilllthemanwhentogetA.Shedislikes B.ShehasnsfortheC.Shedoesn’tfeellikegoing D.ShehastogettheatreA.Surfingonthe B.MailingsomeC.Sending via D.WritinganattaA.Tomakeatourof B.TovisitsomeC.Toattenda D.TotakelanguageA.Shelikedtogoouting B.ShestudiedveryhardatC.Shewonthechampion D.ShewasinherthirdyearintheSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.Howtoreada B.HowtomakeaC.Howtoforma D.HowtomakeA.Theyaresmart B.TheyaregoodexamplesofallC.Theymakealistfor D.TheyhelpyoucultivategoodA.Alwayshavea B.Keepa“To-Do”C.Getmoreinlectual D.PutdownwhatyouwillQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.Anadultnative B.AprofessionalAmericanC.AbeginnerofEnglish D.AnEnglishA.Readingand B.ListeningandC.Writingand D.ReadingandA.FunandefficiencyinenjoyingreadingB.TherecallofallthegoodmemoriesofyourC.Thetruepleasureoftheworld’sD.TheimprovementofreadingandlisteningSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.NotetoPassenger’sRequestoftheTochangehisflight17ThetypeoftheflightA18FlightAirflightCA19.Departure20Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingCompletetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachWhatdidthewomanATVprogrammeabouthowpeopleusehorsesfor21.Whatarethemainaspectsinwhichpeopleusedhorses?Horsesareusedin22Whatarethetwoexamplesthespeakersmentionedabouttheprogramme?Peoplecansee23andhorsesworkinginthefields.Whenwillthespeakersgohorseriding24 randvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.250Drive-Thru（汽车穿梭）CustomersPayItForwardatInFlorida,oneMcDonald’scustomerstartedapay-it-forwardchainthatinspired249customerstobegenerousanddothesame.ABCNewsreportsthat(25) ofgivingisintheairas250drive-thrucustomersatalocalMcDonald’spaidforthemealsofthepeoplenexttothem.ALakelandcustomer,TorieKeene(26) (pay)forherfoodonWednesdaymorningwhenshedecidedtopayforthemealofthecarnexttoher.KeenethenpurposelytoldMcDonald’scashierMarisabelFigueroa(greet)theothercustomer“MerryChristmas”andnot“HappyHolidays.”ThenextcustomerwasmovedwhenFigueroasaidherfoodwasalreadypaidbythepreviouscar.That’swhenshethoughtthatshewouldlovetodothesame.Itkeptgoingandgoing.Figueroa,(28) workedfrom9a.m.to3p.m.onWednesday,saidthatthechainreactionalmostlastedforherentireshift.“Ijustkept(29)(give)everyonethesamemessage,andtheywereallsosurprisedandsohappy,”she.“Oneladyevenpaidforthemealsofthenextthreecars(30)Whilepeoplewereamazedbyhowgeneroustheycouldget,Figueroasaidshehad (unforgettable)Christmasexperienceinher12yearsofworkingforMcDonald’s.“Ifeelvery(32) (bless)tohavebeenapartofallthat,”thecashiersaid.AndKeenesaidthatshewassurprisedbythenumberofpeoplewhohergooddeedwhenshewas“onlytryingtobrightensomeone’sday.”ItwasWayne’sweddingMrs.Ker （relieve）finally.Waynewantedtocanceltheweddingcoupleofdaysago.Shekeptaskinghim(34) andthenshewastoldthatheheardSusan’sname.Mrs.KersaidtoWayneinaserioustone,“Youwerebothyoungthen.Youdidn’tknowanythingaboutlove!What’sgoingtohappen(35) shehascomeback?Shemighthavelotsofchildrennow!Howcanyoustillbedreamingaboutdatingher?Shehasdisappearedforsuchalongtime.Don’tyousee(36) acruelgirlsheis?”Underhisparent’spressure,Waynecouldn’tcancelthewedding.Beforetheceremony,hekeptremindinghimselfofhisbride’sname.Hewasafraidhe(37) saySusan’sname.Hesaidtohimselfthatheneededtogivehisparents,hisbrideaperfectwedding.Whenhewaskissinghisbride,hethoughttohimself,“HowniceitcouldbeifmybrideisBut(38) couldgobackanymore.Theirrelationshipended15yearsago.HispainwasonlyarecallofMrs.Kernoddedherheadathersonatthewedding,(39) (feel)satisfied.Shecheckedaroundamongtheguests.Suddenly,shesawaboyholdingabouquetinthehall.Everybodywassittingbuthim,(40) helookedprettyoutstanding.Shewasreallyshockedwhenshesawtheboy.Shegaveherhusbandaslightpush,“Baldwin,lookatthatboy!”Mr.Kerfollowedherdirectionandsawtheboy“Doesn’thelookayoungerversionofourson?”Mrs.Kersaidinacuriousvoice.Mr.Kernodded.(To SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.A.enhancedB.obviousC.feedbackD.primarilyE.F.increasinglyG. H.consistentI.capacityJ.impactK. Ourworldischanging,andthebusinessworldisonanevolutionarypaththatisvirtuallyunstoppable.Knowledgebasemanagementisaverygoodexampleofsuchdevelopments.Withtimetheneedtobringthecustomerscloserhas eevenmore41,andthishasfurtherresultedincompaniestakingmeasurestorespondbettertotheirWhendiscussingtrendsinknowledgemanagementsystems,itisalmostimpossibletoignorethe42 thatcloudcomputinghashadonit.Theapplicationofcloudcomputinghasnotonly efficiency,buthasfurtherimprovedproductivity.Throughcloudcomputing,virtualofficesarebeingoperatedalmosteverywherearoundtheglobe.Allittakesistheclickofabutton!Asforcompanies,itisvitalforthemtohireprofessionalsfromallovertheworld.Forbusinessesthatrelygreatlyoncustomersatisfactionandapprovals, ontheirservicesisveryimportant.Customersinparticularareableto45withthestaffontheotherend,andprovidetheirfeedbackastothequalityofservicesthattheyhavereceived.Theroleofmostknowledgemanagersistoensurethatinformationiskeptcurrent,accurateand46.Significantdevelopmentsinthedatabasemanagementsystemshavemadeiteasiertoachievethisgoal,andtherecanonlybesomuchtolookforwardtoaswe47intothefuture.Atthemoment,48informationthatpassesthroughthesesystemscanberunthroughdifferentforms.Therewasatimewhensuchinformationwas49-based.Todayhowever,reportsandotherrelevantinformationcanbepresentedtotheseekerthroughdifferentmedia.Themostefficientknowledgebasemanagementsystemsinthemarketatthemomentarebuiltwiththe50tohandleallkindsofinformation.Oneoftheotherthingsthatwecannotforgettomentionisthefunctionalityoftheseprograms.Theyarecompatible（兼容的）withusersacrossalltforms,andthismakesthemevenmoreconvenientthanbefore.SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Asaparent,youmighthaveacloseemotionalconnectionwithyourchild.You’retheonlyonewhocanfeeltheiremotionsandunderstandalmostallbehavioral51.Everymotherhasanopportunitytokeepaneyeontheirchildrenandyzeeverythingtheysayanddo.Somesigns52thatsomethingbadisgoingtohappen.Ifyouseethatyourchildisinlow53,youshouldbereadytotakeimmediatemeasurestopreventtheexplosionofacryingbomb.Pleaseforgetaboutphysicalpunishment.Thisold-school-methodofparentingisnotthebestwaytocopewithachild’sbadtemper.54,physicalpunishmentisverypainfulforchildren.Thisstrategyistheeasiestwaytoputindisciplineandmakeyourchildwillingtoobey.55,psychologistssaythatphysicalpunishmentissooffensivethatitcanleadtosevereconsequence.Itfillsthemindsandheartsofchildrenwithfear,56andChildrenarelikeinexhaustiblesourcesofenergy.Theycanrun,jump,screamandfoolaroundalldaylong.Soweshouldleadthemtousetheirnegativeenergyinapropermanner.It’s57importanttofinddevelopmentalactivitiesandkeepyourchildengagedasmuchaspossible.Letthemygamesandexercise58theywant—physicalactivityisgoodfortheirhealth.Don’tforgettoencourageyourchildandpresentthemwithcandiesorstickers.Ifyourchildisfondofsingingordancing,thengivethemanopportunitytoopenupandperformlikeastar.Communicationisvitalforyouandyourkids.Everychildneedssocializationandcommunicationwithparentsandtheirpeers.Yourwordsandpiecesofadvicehelpthem estrongerandfindtherightpathinlife.It’sagoodchancetoavoidgenerationgapandbuildarelationship60trust.Lackofcontactandcommunicationusuallymakechildrentoo61andcultivateantisocialalityinfuture.Remembertoarmyourselfwithpatience,forpatienceisthemain62formanyparentswhodealwithchildren’sbadtemper.Everymotherknowsthatit’shardtopreserveunchangedcalmnessandremainindifferenttochildren’scriesandtears.Increasethestrengthofyourmindandfillyourheartwithhopeand63,becauseparentingisthehardestjobintheworld.Ithinkthatthe64oftheproblemisnotchildren,buttheirparents.Ihopetheseusefulpiecesofadvicewillhelpyou65toyourchild’sbadtemper.Whatotherwaystodealwithachild’sbadtemper?Shareyourpointofview!51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.InB.AfterC.NoD.For55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.aswellB.assoonC.aslongD.asfar59.A.B.C.D.60.A.leavingB.addictedC.goingD.based61.A.B.C.D.62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.D.65.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.①Thepastyear,whichisfast ingjustamemory,istheyearIdrovethroughthecarwashatfiftyanhour.Atleast,itfeltlikefiftyanhour.ThatdayIfollowedtheattendant’sinstructions,drovetooneofthosedo-it-yourselfcarwashesIforgotthatmycarwasabitmoody.I’dbeenmeaningtohaveitchecked,butitdidn’thappenoftenenoughtorushmetothegarage.Anyway,thenunexpectedlysuddenlywepickedupspeedbeforetheastonishedeyesoftheattendant.Thecarshotthroughthewashcycle,thewax（蜡）cycle,andthedrycycleataridiculousrateofspeed,andthenaimedforthestreetattheendofthetunnelWeshotthroughthetunnelwithwhatseemedlikethespeedofsoundandrushedoutintothestreetwhileIwasrelievedtoseethatnocarswereapproaching.Thewaterandthewaxhadnotyetdriedthecarlookedasifithadcaughtsometerrible③“Whathappenedthen?”BobbieaskedafterIhadtoldmyfamilythestoryatanevening④“Nothing,”I⑤“Didn’tyougobacktothecar⑥“Ofcoursenot,”I⑦“Idon’tblameyou,”Petersaid.“Theymighthavearrestedyouforspeedinginacar⑧Wealllaughed.Itwasanicemoment.Wewererelaxingafterthedisheshadbeentakenaway,thepleasantsmellofcoffeefillingtheair.Wehadbeentalkingaboutthepastyearand,withoutpausingtothinkofthepossibleconsequences,Ihadtoldthemaboutmyexperiencewiththecarwash.⑨Thestorydelightedthechildren—whoarenolongerchildren.PeterandBobbiearemarried,infact,andIrealizedIhadgiventhemasortofphilosophyoflifeforthefuture.Icouldimaginethem,yearsfromnow,whentheygathertogetherandoneofthemwillsay,“RememberthetimeDaddrovethroughthatcarwash…?”⑩Otherthingshappenedlastyear,too,becauseeachyearhasitsevents,thegoodandthebad,thesweetandthesorrowful,theordinaryandtheterrific.Thetonesandthesmallsstandsidebyside,fundamentallydifferentinqualityorkind,perhaps,butmakingasweetkindofharmony.Thedescriptionofthesecondparagraphbringsupimages 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enjoytheviewsoverlookingLosconductthevisitanytimebecausetheticketsappreciatetheartsandculturesofancientGreeceandancienthavelunchestheybringwiththemanywhereinsidetheexhibitionWhenapatientcallsforhelpatSetonMedicalCenter,“Hi,Mr.Rogers,canIhelpyou?”saysanurse;it’sneveraproblemfindingthenurse.It’sbecausetheyallwearlocatortagsthatarepartofawirelesssystemthattrackstheirmovementsonthefloor.“Youcanevenlwhentheyarewalkingdownthehallway.”saysJamesHattori.ThissystemmadebyHill-Romusesinfrared（红外线的）signalstodetectwhennursesenteraroomtoansweracall.TheHill-Romdeviceslooklikeaminicomputermouse.Somehospitalsareputtingtheminnurses’kitchens.Staffcantalkandlistenthroughawallunittonursesoreventopatientsinotherrooms.“Wecanputthetimewewerespendinghuntingstaffdown,tryingtofindandlocatethemtomuchbetteruse,”saysastaffmemberfromSeton.Hill-Romsaysithassystemsinstalledinmorethan850U.S.hospitals.Somenursesworrythatthedeviceswillbeusedtolisteninonconversationsandscrutinizetheirmovements.“I’mnotwearingmine.Iwillstillmeetmypatient’sneedsbutIwillnotwearthisbadge.”AnnetteBeardenisamongdozensofnursesatEdenMedicalCenterwhostagedanactivetwomonthsagoandhidtheirbadgesthoughtheywerelaterrecovered.“Youknowitmakesmenotfeellikeaprofessional.ItmakesmefeellikethatsomeonehastowatchmetomakesureIamngmyjob.”“Thebiggestreasonweinstalledthistechnologyisbecauseouroldcallsystemisabout25yearsold,”saysahospitalmanager.Forhospitalsthisisacaseoftechnologyallowing,perhapsforcingpeopletobettermakeuseoftheirtime.OfficialsatEdendon’tdenytheymonitorhowlongittakesnursestorespondtocallsbutsaytheirmainconcernispatientcare.“Ithinkitisonetoolthatwecanuseinmeasuringoverallperformancebutbyitselfitisnotavaliddisciplinarytool,”saysanEdenspokes Edenisexpandingitssystemwithhopesthenursewilleventuallyacceptthenewtechnology,butbackatSetonwhereit’sbeeninceforabouttwoyears,thereisnouneasiness.“Oncethestaffactuallyfindouthowadvantageousitcanbeforthemandthepatients,well,actuallyitbecameverypopular.”InCastroValley,California,theEdenMedicalCenterspentalmostthreehundredthousanddollarstoinstalltheHill-Romsystemsontwofloors.Edenhopestogetmoreofthesystemsforotherfloors.WhyisiteasytofindanurseatSetonMedicalThenursesare ThenurseswearlocatorEverypatienthashis/herownEachroomhasaHowcanthestafftalktotheirpatientswhentheyarenotinthesameWithhand B.ThroughmicrophonesintheC.Throughawall D.WithinfraredsignalsontheAccordingtothepassage,theunderlinedword“scrutinize”(paragraph3)probably.watch B.seeC.scanwordby D.makeHowdidthenursesatEdenMedicalCenterreacttotheThenursesreallylikedtheTheythrewthelocatorbadgesTheyrefusedtoTheyedandconcealedtheAccordingtotheadministratorsofthehospital,EdenMedicalCenter,theapplicationoftheHill-Romdevicesmainlyaimsat introducingmodernaddingatoolforrecingtheoldcallimprovingtheserviceforSectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.ItwasearlyintheafternoonofMay10,1996.Ihadn’tsleptin57hours.TheonlyfoodIhadbeenabletodownovertheproceedingthreedayswasabowelofsoup.Weeksofviolentcoughinghadmadeordinarybreathingabitterprocess.At29,028feetupintroposphere（气体对流）,solittleoxygenwasreachingmybrainthatmymentalwasthatofaslowchild.Underthecircumstances,Iwasincapableoffeelingmuchofanythingexceptcoldandtired.I’darrivedonthesummitafewminutesafterAnatoliBoukreev,aRussianclimbingguideworkingforanAmericancommercialexpedition,andjustaheadofAndyHarris,aguideontheNewZealand-basedteamtowhichIbelonged.AlthoughIjustmetBoukreev,IhadcometoknowandlikeHarriswellduringtheproceedingsixweeks.IsnappedfourquickphotosofHarrisandBoukreevstrikingsummitposes,thenturnedandheadeddown.Mywatchreadp.m.I’dspentlessthanfiveminutesontheroofoftheAmomentlater,Ipausedtotakeanotherphoto,thisonelookingdowntheEidge,theroutewehadchosentogoup.Trainingmylens（镜头）onapairofapproachingthesummit,Inoticedsomethingthatuntilthatmomenthadescapedmyattention.Tothesouth,wheretheskyhadbeenperfectlyclearjustanhourearlier,ablanketofcloudsnowhidthepeakssurroundingEverest.Later,aftersixbodieshadbeenlocated,afterasearchfortwoothershadbeenabandoned,aftersurgeonshadremovedtherottenrighthandofmyteteBeckWeathers,peoplewouldaskwhy,iftheweatherhadbeguntoworsen,hadclimbersontheuppermountainnotobservedthesigns?WhydidexperiencedHimalayanguideskeepmovingupward,leadingagangofrelativelyinexperienced—eachofwhomhadpaidasmuchas$65,000tobetakensafelyupEverest—intoanapparentdeathtrap?Nobodycanspeakfortheleadersofthetwoguidedgroupsinvolved,becausebothmenaredead.ButIcanassurethatnothingIsawearlyontheafternoonofMay10thsuggestedthatamurderousstormwasbearingdown.Tomyoxygen-exhaustedmind,thecloudsdriftingupthegrandvalleyoficeknownastheWesternCwm（西冰斗）lookedsofriendlyinnocentinthebrilliantmiddaysun,notdifferentfromtheharmlesspuffs（喷烟）thatrosefromthevalleyalmosteveryafternoon.AsIbeganmydescentIwasextremelyanxious,butmyconcernhadlittletodowiththeweather:acheckofthemeteronmyoxygenhadrevealedthatitwasalmostempty.Ineededtogetdown,fast.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANEIGHTWherewerethethreeclimbersmentionedinthesecondparagraphBesidesthechangeoftheweather,whatelseledtotheexpeditionteam’sfallingintoadeathtrap?Theunderlinedphrase“theharmlesspuffs”inparagraph4refers.Theauthorspentlessthanfiveminutesontheroofoftheworldandclimbeddownfast

第II卷（共47分Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe如今，生态旅游已受到不同旅游者的青睐。 一大早这些孩子就等不及要出门堆雪人、打雪仗了。每次轮到他制定计划的时候，他都会邀请同事们先一起商量。司。（appreciation）（urgeGuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin. （注 出现真 和学校。青浦区201学年第一学期高三年级期末学业质量调研测试卷案一、文字SectionDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.M:Hurry!ThetrainleavesatW:Takeiteasy.Westillhave40minutes.Q:Whattimeisitnow?(B)M:What’sthehurry?We’dlikeyoutostayforW:Thanks,butEasonandIhavetomeetmyparentsattherailwaystation.Q:Whatwillthewomandonext?(A)M:Doyouthinkitwillrain?W:Rain?It’sabouttopour.Q:Whatcanwelearnabouttheweather?M:Howdidyourinterviewgo?W:Icouldn’tfeelbetteraboutit!Q:Whatdoesthewomanfeelabouttheinterview?M:Let’sgoforlunchrightnow,there’sameeting30minutesfromnow.W:What?Rightnow?Q:Whatisimpliedinthewoman’sreply?M:Doyouknowifthisbusstop’satRedSquare?W:Well,thereisamapovertherebythedoor.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?(C)M:Let’sgowatchthefireworksnow.W:Ihaveticketstothetheatre.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:HowdoyouattachawithyourW:Clickonthe“Attaent”,browsetotheyouwanttoattach,andclickQ:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?M:What’sthepurposeofyourW:Iamastudent.IwillbeattendinganEnglishlearningprogramattheUniversityofQ:WhydoesthewomanwanttogotoAmerica?M:Sallyhadnearlyspentallhersparetimestudyingduringthepastthreeyears.W:That’sright,orshecouldn’thavetakenthefirstceinexamssooften.Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutSallyfromtheconversation?SectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.HerearesometipsfordevelothehabitoflifelongFirst,alwayshaveabook.Itdoesn’tmatterifittakesyouayearoraweektoreadabook.Alwaysstrivetohaveabookthatyouarereadingthrough,andtakeitwithyousoyoucanreaditwhenyouhavetime.Justbyshavingoffafewminutesin-betweenactivitiesinmydayIcanreadaboutabookperweek.That’satleastfiftybookseachyear.Second,keepa“To-Learn”List.Weallhaveto-dolists.Thesearethetasksweneedtoplish.Trytoalsohavea“To-Learn”list.Onityoucanwriteideasfornewareasofstudy.Maybeyouwouldliketotakeupanewlanguage,learnaskillorreadthecollectiveworksShakespeare.Whatevermotivatesyou,writeitFinally,getMoreInlectualFriends.Startspendingmoretimewithpeoplewhothink.Notjustpeoplewhoaresmart,butpeoplewhoactuallyinvestmuchoftheirtimeinlearningnewskills.Theirhabitswillinfluenceyou.Evenbetter,theywillprobablysharesomeoftheirknowledgewithyou.NowlistenagainWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?What’strueaboutpeopleinterestedinlearningnewskillsaccordingtothepassage?Whichoneisnotthetipfordevelothehabitoflifelonglearning?Allthebeautifulfairytalesandmasterpiecesthatyouhaveencounteredduringyourchildhoodremainaswarmmemoriesinyouradulthood.Thistime,let’senjoyourselvesintheworldofmasterpiecesthroughEnglish.Whenyouenjoyreading,yourabilitytounderstandEnglishwillalsorapidlyimprove.ThisseriesofReadingRoomarespecialreadingcomprehensionboosterprogram,designedtoimprovereadingcomprehensionforbeginnerswhosecommandofEnglishisnotsatisfactory,orwhoareelementary,middle,andhighschoolstudents.Withthisprogram,youcanenjoyreadingmasterpiecesinEnglishwithfunandefficiency.Thiscarefullynnedprogramiscomposedof5levels.Withthisprogram’slevel-by-levelsystem,youareabletoreadfamoustextsinEnglishandenjoythetruepleasureoftheworld’slanguage.Inaddition,withour“GuidetoListening”,notonlyisreadingcomprehensionenhancedbutalsolisteningcomprehensionskillsarehighlighted.Intheaudiorecordingofthebook,textsarevividlyreadbyprofessionalAmericanactors.Thetextsarerewritten,accordingtothelevelsofthereadersbyanexperteditori