All of us have read thrilling stories ______ (故事中的主人公只能活一段很有限的时光).
All of us have read thrilling stories ______ (故事中的主人公只能活一段很有限的时光).
All of us have read thrilling stories ______ (故事中的主人公只能活一段很有限的时光).
d specified time to live.
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself—words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.
A、regression
B、reading for ideas only
C、vocalization
D、word-by-word reading
Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a short recorded passage. The passage has some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the blank in order of numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.
Ladies and gentleman,
It's a great pleasure to have you visit us today. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to 【11】 our company to you.
The company was established in 1950. We mainly manufacture electronic goods and 【12】them all over the world. Our sales were about $100 million last year, and our business is growing steadily. We have offices in Asia,【13】and Europe. We have about 1000 employees, who are actively working to serve the needs of our 【14】. In order to further develop our overseas market, we need your help to promote (促销) our products.
I【15】doing business with all of you. Thank you.
【11】
The power of words, then lies in their association with the things they bring up before our minds. Words became filled with meanings for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them exactly, or they will make our speech silly and impolite.
The origin of language is ______.
A.clearly explained in this passage
B.a matter that can not be or has not been explained or understood
C.a question that was difficult to answer
D.a problem already solved
【B1】
Almost every family buys one copy of a newspaper every
day at least. Some people subscribe as many as two or three S1. ______
different newspapers. But why people read newspapers? Five S2. ______
hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost
and win, kings of rulers overthrown or killed—took months and S3. ______
even years to travel from one country to other. The news passed S4. ______
by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in
our newspapers of important events that occurs in faraway S5. ______
countries on same day they happen. S6. ______
Apart from supplying news from all over the world,
newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. They are
whether reports, radio, television and film guides, book S7. ______
reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. They are all
sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large
companies bring attention to their products. They pay the S8. ______
newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising, but it is
worth the money, for news of their products go into almost
every family in the country. Those people who produce
newspaper advertisements are also very important. Money
earned from advertisements makes it possible for it to sell their S9. ______
newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery
and fashion, as well small but very popular section on jokes and S10. ______
cartoons.
【S1】
听力原文: How men first learnt to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feel hugs, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other, and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their associations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literery style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by then position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
(33)
A.A legend handed down from the past.
B.A matter that is hidden or secret.
C.A question difficult to answer.
D.A problem not yet solved.
听力原文: (32) How men first learnt to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (33) somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feel hugs, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other, and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words. (34) The power of words, then, lies in their associations--the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience, and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past, and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literery style. Above all, (35) the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by then position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
(33)
A.A legend handed down from the past.
B.A matter that is hidden or secret.
C.A question difficult to answer.
D.A problem not yet solved.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community(社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom(智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
(1)Benjamin Franklin founded the first lending library in ().
A.1731 B.1800 C.1886 D.1919
(2)How many public libraries have free Internet now?
A.2767. B.6458. C.9225. D.1679.
(3)The right order of the following statements is () .
①The public library system in America developed fast.
②The first lending library was founded.
③ Libraries provide information and chances to ask for job online.
④ Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs.
A.②①③④ B.②③④① C.③④①② D.①②③④
(4)The last paragraph mainly tells us().
A.libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education
B.public libraries in the US should never close the doors
C.the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin
D.libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom
(5)The best title for the passage is().
A.the libraries in the world
B.libraries and opportunities
C.libraries teach kids to read and learn
D.the development of the American libraries
听力原文: Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspaper?
Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings—battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed—took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by words of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the stone day they happen.
Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for the news of their products goes into every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.
Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons.
(30)
A.To make newspapers sell at low prices.
B.To make newspapers run profitably.
C.To make their products known to more people.
D.To sell their products at low prices.