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Pre-reading Questions
　　1. Do you find it difficult to learn a foreign language? What are some of the difficulties you have?
　　2. What suggestions have your teachers or anybody else made about learning a foreign language?
Learning a Foreign Language
　　There are many ways to learn a foreign language well! ①Read the suggestions below. Following these steps will give you a firm foundation.
　　1） Spend time
　　By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed in the language. ②The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. ③This means listening, reading, writing and speaking. It does not mean sitting in class looking out of the window, or listening to other students who do not speak well, or expecting explanations in your own language about how the language works. ④ It means spending time enjoyably on whatever relates to the language you are learning. ⑤
　　2） Listen and read every day
　　Wherever you are, listen to the language on your MP3 player and read what you are listening to. ⑥Listen to and read materials that you like, materials that you can mostly understand, or even only partly understand. If you keep listening and reading, you will get used to the language. One hour of listening and reading each day is more effective than many hours of class time.
　　3） Focus on words and phrases
　　Build up your vocabulary. You'll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through listening and reading. Read online, using online dictionaries, and make your own vocabulary lists for review. Soon you will run into your new words and phrases elsewhere. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading. ⑦
　　4） Take responsibility for your own learning
　　If you do not want to learn the language, you won't. If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose content that interests you, that you want to listen to and read. Look up the words and phrases that you need in order to understand your listening and reading. Do not wait for someone else to show you the language or tell you what to do. ⑧Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up. Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it. A teacher cannot teach you to become fluent, but you can learn to become fluent if you want to.
　　5） Relax and enjoy yourself
　　Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. It does not matter. ⑨You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer, but this will happen at a pace that you cannot control. ⑩So sit back and enjoy. Above all, make sure you spend enough time with the language. That is the greatest guarantee of success.
Key Sentences
　　1、There are many ways to learn a foreign language well!
　　学好外语有许多种方法。
　　2、By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed in the language.
　　最为重要的因素在于你花多少时间浸泡在外语之中。
　　3、The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn.
　　你在语言学习上用的时间越多，你就学得越快。
　　4、It does not mean sitting in class looking out of the window, or listening to other students who do not speak well, or expecting explanations in your own language about how the language works.
　　这并不意味着你坐在教室里，看着窗外，或者听那些口语说得不太好的同学说话，也不是期望用自己母语来解释怎么说外语。
　　5、It means spending time enjoyably on whatever relates to the language you are learning.
　　而是说要多花时间心情愉悦地学习任何与所学语言相关的东西。
　　6、Wherever you are, listen to the language on your MP3 player and read what you are listening to.
　　无论你在何处，听MP3播放器学外语并且读出你所听到的内容。
　　7、Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading.
　　通过大量的听力和阅读练习，你才能积累词汇量。在此之前，你不必担忧如何准确地表达。
　　8、Look up the words and phrases that you need in order to understand your listening and reading. Do not wait for someone else to show you the language or tell you what to do.
　　在词典中查阅你所需要理解的词或短语，别等着别人来告诉你如何去做。
　　9、Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. It does not matter.
　　不要担心你记不住或者不明白或者不能说， 没有关系（不要紧）。
　　10、The language will gradually become clearer, but this will happen at a pace that you cannot control.
　　你的语言学习会逐渐变得清楚明白，但是这将需要一个过程。学习语言进步的速度是你无法控制的。
Text A
　　Exercises
　　Ⅰ. Checking Your Comprehension
　　Directions: Choose the best answer to each question from the information given in the passage.
　　1.The author suggests that a foreign language learner should_________________.
　　作者建议外语学习者应当_________________。
　　A） observe how other people speak
　　B） spend more time in class
　　C） be clear about how the language works
　　D） enjoy being involved with the language
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【正确答案】D
【答案解析】本题考查作者对外语学习者的建议。文章第二段最后一句提到，spending time enjoyably on whatever relates to the language your are learning，即要多花时间心情愉悦地学习任何与所学语言相关的东西。答案为D。
　　2. According to the author, a good language learner should_________________.
　　按照作者的观点，一个好的语言学习者应当_________________。
　　A） carry an MP3 player at all times
　　B） read what he or she is listening to
　　C） listen to and read the most difficult texts possible
　　D） stay away from teachers and class time
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【正确答案】B
【答案解析】本题考查一个好的语言学习者的做法。文章第三段首句提到， listen to language on your MP3 player and read what you are listening，即听你的MP3播放器里的外语音频，然后read 你听到的内容。答案为B。
　　3. Learning a foreign language well involves_________________.
　　学好外语包括_________________。
　　A） building up one's vocabulary
　　B） making one's own dictionary
　　C） avoiding new words and phrases
　　D） stressing accuracy rather than fluency
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【正确答案】A
【答案解析】本题考查课文对学好英语的建议。课文中the third step 首句提到,build up your vocabulary,即扩充你的词汇量。答案为A。
　　4. If you want to learn a language well, you should_________________.
　　如果你要学好外语，你应该_________________。
　　A） learn the language like a child
　　B） depend mostly on your teacher
　　C） be responsible for your own learning
　　D） ask someone to tell you what to do
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【正确答案】C
【答案解析】通过浏览各个选项可知，C项在课文第五段中被提及，即take responsibility for your own learning,即对你自己的学习负责。答案为C。
　　5. The author believes that the greatest guarantee of success is_________________.
　　作者认为成功的最大保证是_________________。
　　A） to relax and enjoy yourself
　　B） to forget what you cannot remember
　　C） to have a leisurely pace
　　D） to spend enough time with the language
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【正确答案】D
【答案解析】通过关键词greatest guarantee of success可以定位到文章最后一段的最后一句，this指代前一句的内容，即spend enough time with the language is the greatest guarantee of success。答案为D。
　　Ⅱ. Building Your Vocabulary 词汇学习
　　Section A
　　Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct choice of the words given in the brackets.
　　1. We welcome any comments and _________________ about these plans. （suggest, suggestions）
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【正确答案】suggestions
【答案解析】句意：我们欢迎任何关于这些计划的批评建议。and连接两个并列的成分，因此空格处应填入与名词comments相同的名词形式。答案为suggestions。
　　2. Right now I cannot give you a detailed _________________ of why I'm late. （explain, explanation）
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【正确答案】explanation
【答案解析】名词短语a detailed在句中作动词give的直接宾语，空格中的词作形容词detailed修饰的中心词，因此应填入名词形式。答案为explaination。
　　3. The minister took _________________ for the disaster and resigned. （responsible, responsibility）
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【正确答案】responsibility
【答案解析】空格中的词在句中作动词take的宾语，因此应该填入一个名词。且take responsibility for对……负责，是动词短语固定搭配。答案为responsibility。
　　4. When I get home from work, I like to _________________ with a glass of wine. （relax, relaxing）
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【正确答案】relax
【答案解析】本题考查动词like的用法。like to do something或者like something,to后面接动词原形。答案为relax。
　　5. The _________________ of almost any project depends largely on its manager. （success, successful）
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【正确答案】success
【答案解析】定冠词the修饰空格中的词，在句子中做主语成分，因此空格中应该填入名词形式success成功。答案为success。
　　6. She is such a good teacher, and her lessons are really _________________. （enjoyable, enjoyably）
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【正确答案】enjoyable
【答案解析】空格中的词位于be动词are的后面，在句子中作表语成分，副词enjoyably 不能作表语，形容词enjoyable（令人愉快的）可以作表语，符合题意。答案为enjoyable。
　　Section B
　　Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
　　③list ⑤partly ①matters ⑥involves
　　②fluently ④guarantee accumulate factor
　　1. As long as you are happy, that‘s all that _________________.
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【正确答案】matters
【答案解析】句意：只要你高兴，那就很重要。as long as 表示条件，意思是“只要”，引导条件状语从句。all that相当于what，即that is what matters，语法结构是that is＋宾语从句。答案为matters。
　　2. Tom didn't read _________________ till he was nearly eight.
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【正确答案】fluently
【答案解析】句意：直到将近8岁的时候，他才能读得流利。注意not till 句的翻译“直到……才”，根据关键词read 可知，fluent 可以搭配修饰，因此空格中应该填入fluent 的副词形式。答案为fluently。
　　3. We are making a _________________ of the top ten men we would not want to be married to.
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【正确答案】list
【答案解析】句意：我们不想嫁给那些在我们列表上排在前十位的男人。make a list 列表、列个清单，是固定搭配。答案为list。
　　4. A famous brand name is not necessarily a _________________ of quality.
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【正确答案】guarantee
【答案解析】句意：一个知名的商标品牌不必然是品质保证。不定冠词a修饰空格中的词，在句中做标语成分。因此空格中应该填入一个能与quality 搭配的名词形式，guarantee of quality 品质保证。答案为guarantee。
　　5. I feel _________________ responsible for the problems we're having.
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【正确答案】partly
【答案解析】句意：我觉得我应该为我们现有的问题付部分责任。观察本句成分可知，空格中填入的词在句子中做状语成分，同时根据句意，partly 符合题意，修饰形容词 responsible。答案为partly。
　　6. Any investment _________________ an element of risk.
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【正确答案】involves
【答案解析】句意：任何投资都包含风险的成分。空格中填入的词在句中作谓语，因此应该填入一个动词。且根据主语 investment 与宾语 risk 的逻辑关系可知，投资也是包含风险的。答案为involves。
　　Section C
　　Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word.
　　1. She was immersed _________________ her work to try and forget her problems at home.
　　她沉浸在工作中，试图忘记家庭的烦恼。
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【正确答案】in
【答案解析】她沉浸于她的工作，试图忘记家庭的烦恼。be immersed in是固定搭配，意思是沉浸于。答案为in。
　　2. I found the job tiring at first, but I soon got used _________________ it.
　　开始我发现这份工作很无趣，但不久我就适应了工作。
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【正确答案】to
【答案解析】我发现这份工作开始很无聊，但是很快我就适应了。get used to是固定搭配，意思是习惯于；适应于。答案为to。
　　3. All eyes were focused _________________ the young actress who was sitting at the table next to us.
　　所有的眼睛都集中到了一位坐在我们旁边桌子上的年轻女演员身上。
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【正确答案】on
【答案解析】句意：所有的眼睛都集中于这位年轻的表演者身上，她坐在我们旁边的桌子边上。focus on 是固定搭配，意思是集中（注意力、精力）于。答案为on。
　　4. All the pressure built _________________ and he was off work for weeks with stress.
　　所有的压力增大，他因此几个星期没上班。
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【正确答案】up
【答案解析】句意：各方面的压力越来越大，他因负荷太重有好几个星期没来上班。build up是固定搭配，意思是（使扩大）、增多。答案为up。
　　5. I ran _________________ an old friend on the street yesterday.
　　昨天在街上我碰到了一位老朋友。
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【正确答案】into
【答案解析】句意：昨天我在街上偶然遇到一位老朋友。run into是固定搭配，意思是偶然遇见，碰到。答案为into。
　　6. When we took control _________________ the company, it was losing money.
　　我们掌控这个公司时，它正处于亏损中。
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【正确答案】of
【答案解析】句意：当我们掌管这个公司的时候，它正在亏本中。take control
　　Ⅲ. Bridging the Gap
　　Directions: Fill in the blanks with a word or a phrase that best completes the passage. You may choose a suitable one from the list given.
　　⑥、look for ⑧、funny ③、started ⑩、because
　　⑤、success ①、learning ⑦、Actually
　　②、discourages ⑨、speak ④、without
　　"You need to start early, or as a kid in order to be fluent in English （or any other language）!"This is one of the biggest myths about 1 a new language. What is really sad about this belief is that it actually 2 people from trying. If you are 18 or 30 or 65 and you truly believe you should have 3 when you were younger, then either you will not try （since you will think you are too old）, or you will try 4 believing in it. When we do something without believing in it, guess what? Yes, we usually fail, since motivation is a big factor in 5 .
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【正确答案】1.learning 2.discourages 3.started 4.without 5. success
【答案解析】1.首先根据空格后面的关健词language 确定空格中应填入的动词为learn。about作为介词时，后面直接名词或是动名词，因此词learn应该转化为动名词形式learning。答案为learning。
　　2.根据前面的关键词sad及句意可知，此处空格应该填入一个表示消极意思的动词，且discourage somebody from doing 不鼓励某人做某事，是固定搭配。根据主语是第三人称单数it，确定动词后面要加s。答案为discourages。
　　3.根据空格前面的年龄18/30/65以及后面的younger可以确定，动词start符合题意。同时根据空格前面的have 可知，应该填入start 的完成时态。答案为started。
　　4.or连接前后两个成分表示选择关系，根据前面的truly believe，可知后面应该是 believe的否定形式，因此believing前面的空格应该填入表示否定的词。答案为without。
　　5.since在句中表示原因，解释前面的usually fail。因为motivation在成功中很重要。那么如果失败，就是因为没有motivation。答案为success。
　　It is only natural to 6 reasons that can explain our difficulties in doing something. However, you are never too old to exercise, travel, learn anything or…learn a new language. 7 , all these activities help you live longer, enjoy your retirement, keep your brain working and maintain your language skills.
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【正确答案】6. look for 7. Actually
【答案解析】6.根据空格后面的reasons以及explain的逻辑关系可知，是要寻找答案来explain一些事情中的难题。答案为look for。
　　7.空格前面一句讲述了人们不会因为太老而不能做某些事情，空格后面则讲述了人们通过做上述那些事情可以获得很多益处。根据空格前后的逻弃关系是后面解释说明前面，因此actually事实上，符合题意。答案为Actually。
　　What is 8 is that I always hear this belief from people who do NOT speak any foreign language! Meanwhile, of course, people who do, 9 several languages do not bother mentioning it. Why? Quite simply , let's face it, 10 most, people who learn a new language do so as adults. That's when you need to!
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【正确答案】8. funny 9. speak 10. because
【答案解析】 8.根据空格后面的句意，有趣的是，我总能从那些根本不说外语的人那里听到这个观点。funny滑稽的、有趣的，符合题意。答案为funny。
　　9.meanwhile 是与此同时，含有递进的意思。speak 是与language 搭配的固定动词，且do加动词原形表示强调的意思。答案为speak。
　　10.根据空格前面的why可知，后面是对前面讲述的内容进行解释， because 表原因，符合题意。答案为because。
　　Ⅳ. Translation
　　Section A
　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words of phrases in the brackets.
　　1. Busy preparing for the exam, he _______________ （完全沉浸在学习中）.（ be immersed in）
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【正确答案】has been immersed in studying
【答案解析】busy preparing for the exam 是现在分词形式作伴随状语，表示与主语动作同时发生。be immersed in 沉浸于，是固定搭配。答案为 has been immersed in studying。翻译：由于忙于准备考试，他完全沉浸在学习之中。
　　2. Though he was in college for quite a few months, he_______________________（不习惯离家在外的校园生活）.（get used to）
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【正确答案】had not got used to living campus away from home.
【答案解析】根据前半句的was判断，后句也应该用过去完成时。get used to 习惯于，是固定动词短语搭配。答案为had not got used to living campus away from home。翻译：尽管他上大学几个月了，仍不习惯离家在外的校园生活。
　　3. He took the part-time job ___________________（为了积累经验）.（build up）
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【正确答案】to build up experience.
【答案解析】不定式中的to可表目的。积累经验，即build up experience。答案为 to build up experience。翻译：为了积累经验，他做这份兼职工作。
　　4. As you have grown up, you should ____________ （对自己的言行负责）.（take responsibility for）
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【正确答案】take responsibility for your words and deeds.
【答案解析】as表示原因。take responsibility for 为……负责，是固定搭配。情态动词should后面直接接动词原形。答案为take responsibility for your words and deeds。翻译：因为你已经长大成人，你应当对自己的言行负责。
　　5. Confidence and hard work __________________（是取得成功的最大保证）.（guarantee）
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【正确答案】are the biggest guarantee of success
【答案解析】the biggest guarantee 最大的保证。本题陈述一般性事实，因此用一般现在时即可。答案为are the biggest guarantee of success。翻译：自信并努力工作是取得成功的最大保证。
　　Section B
　　Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese.
　　Languages are meant to be spoken. So, in order to learn effectively, you should try to speak with someone face to face. Speaking will greatly increase your confidence. Of course, speaking with a native speaker is best. However, most learners do not live in English-speaking countries, and so are unlikely to be able to benefit from practising with native speakers. On the other hand, you can make very considerable progress by speaking to fellow learners. Don't be embarrassed because both of you are Chinese. Practise ten minutes every day . After a few weeks, you will begin to notice a difference. Speaking with others is the best way to ensure that you can really make yourself understood. It is also a good way of identifying the words and phrases that you will need in daily life.
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【正确答案】语言就是要利用它来说话的。所以为了高效地学习语言，你应该尝试着跟别人面对面地谈话。口头表达能增强你的自信心。当然，最好是和讲本地语言的人说话，才能强化这门语言。然而，大多数英语语言学习者并不生活在英语国家，所以，不大可跟讲英语为母语的人练习对话并从中获益。另一方面，你可以通过和一起学习英语的人们对话来获得很大进步。不要因为你们都是中国人而感到尴尬。每天练习十分钟。几个星期以后，你就会开始发现变化。和他人讲话是最好的方法来确保别人能理解你的表达，也是强化你日常所需要的词汇和短语的好方法。
　　Ⅴ. Organizing Your Ideas
　　Directions: Put the following sentences in the proper order so that they make a complete paragraph.
　　1. The mother cat looked up and said, "Bow wow wow wow!!! "
　　2. When the dog ran away, the mother cat said to her kittens,
　　3. A mother cat was resting with her kittens in a garden.
　　4. At this moment, a vicious dog approached menacingly.
　　5. "See, children, there is always an advantage in learning a second language."
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【正确答案】排列句子顺序： 3 — 4 — 1— 2 — 5
【解题思路】做句子排序题首先要通读各项，掌握短文的大意。然后要找出每一部分的关键词来确定句子先后顺序。第3句中交代了短文的关键信息：对象mother cat、kittens；地点in the garden,因此作为首句。最后根据每一句中的关键词 at this moment,looked up,run away 等确定各部分顺序。
　　Ⅵ. Reflecting on the Text
　　思考： 学习外语是否应该像儿童学习自己的母语？
　　Almost all Chinese students have studied English for quite a few years but most of them cannot speak it correctly or fluently. Some people claim that the best way to learn a foreign language is to learn it as a child learns his mother tongue. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What are the differences between learning a foreign language and learning one's mother tongue? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
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【解题思路】本作文的主题是“学习外语是否应该像儿童学习自己的母语”，可以分为三部分来写，下面以统一这种观点列出写作提纲。
　　1.明确自己的观点（agree）。
　　2.列出自己“统一”的原因。
　　（1）接触新事物，环境很重要（environment）.
　　（2）勤加练习，善于学习（exercise and study）.
　　（3）每天进步一点点，就像孩子的成长一样（make progress every day）。
　　3.总结自己的观点。