unit 2 language课时基础测评
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必修3 Unit 2 Language课时基础测评Welcome to the unit &Reading
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The disease spread rapidly throughout（遍及） Mexico.
2. France plays an important part in European（欧洲的） history.
3. As they had no children of their own, they adopted（收养） an orphan.
4. How is the word “mutton” pronounced（发音）？
5. We should not only depend（依靠） on the government to stop pollution.
6. In 1892 it is recorded (记载)that the weather became so cold that the river froze over.
7. With the development (发展) of medicine, some disease like cancer can be cured.
8. The new factory is expected to create (创造) more than 400 new jobs.
9. Coal forms by a slow process (过程) of chemical change.
10. The quality-oriented education will replace (取代) the present education.
Ⅱ. 选词填空
1. confusing/confused
1)I am terribly sorry, but I am still confused about this point.
2)They asked me so many questions, which were all confusing .
2. include/contain
1)We have included the cost of teapot you broke in the bill.
2)This is the very magazine that contains the information you want.
3. raise/rise
1)The price of oil rose again last month.
2)They both worked hard in order to have enough money to raise the children.
4. certain/sure
1)The deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild rose.
2)We are sure about our winning the English Competition.
5. throughout/through
1)The news of the disease, A（H1N1） flu soon spread throughout the country.
2)One day, two young men were going through the forest when they met a bear.
Ⅲ. 单项填空
1. —Please don’t try to learn too many things at a time, or you may get______ .
—Thank you for your advice.
A. confused B. confusing
C. confusion D. confuse
【解析】选A。句意：请不要一次学太多东西，否则你会被弄糊涂的。get confused “被弄混，混淆的”。confusing令人迷惑的，confusion为名词，confuse为动词，结构不正确。
2. —How did you ______ French?
—I had lived in Paris with my aunt for 2 years before I came to England.
A. pick out B. pick up
C. set up D. set out
【解析】选B。问句句意为：你是怎么学会法语的？pick up在此意为“偶然学会，获得”; pick out挑选出；set up建立；set out 出发，着手。
3. —How many people will attend the party?
—Ten, two children______ .
A. include B. to include
C. including D. included
【解析】选D。此题考查including和included的区别。including应放在two children的前面。
4. —Now, can we get the TV set before Wednesday?
—Well,________ . If you live downtown, we can deliver it to you on Tuesday.
A. it depends B. sounds great
C. with pleasure D. all right
【解析】选A。从if条件句可看出，答句意为“取决于地点”。it depends意为“视情况而定”；B不合句意；C、D表示同意的回答。
5. With few people ________ pigs, the price of pork_______ .
A. rising; rises B. raising; raises
C. rising; raises D. raising; rises
【解析】选D。raise“饲养”。rise指日、月、星辰、价格等上涨。句意为：由于养猪的人少，猪肉价格上涨。
6. We have ten players, so we need one more to ______ a team.
A. make for B. make out
C. make up D. make up for
【解析】选C。句意：我们已有十名运动员，尚需一名才能凑成一个队。make up意为“凑够，补足”；A项“向……前进”；B项“看清，分清”；D项“补偿”。A、B、D三项词义与句意不符。
7. To be honest, I really don’t know what SOS______ . Can you explain it?
A. stands by B. stands for
C. stands up D. stands with
【解析】选B。句意为：老实说，我真不知道SOS代表什么？你能解释一下吗？stand by支持……, stand for代表，stand up起立，stand with和某人在一起。
8. It isn’t quite _______ whether their team will win the game this evening.
A. sure B. right
C. certain D. exact
【解析】选C。sure只用于人作主语的句型中。本题应用certain，其他形容词的含义不符合语境。
9. He likes sports,________ I’d rather play games on computer.
A. as B. while
C. however D. still
【解析】选B。句意为：他喜欢运动，而我则爱好在电脑上打游戏。as “因为，当……时候”，however“然而”，常用逗号与主句隔开，still不引导从句，故A、C、D均不符合题意，while“而，然而”，表对比。
10. The whole book he wrote ______ three parts. It’s mainly about Ming Dynasty.
A. consists in B. makes up
C. consists of D. is consisted of
【解析】选C。consist of “由……组成”，没有被动式和进行时。consist in“在于……”。make up组成。句意：他写的整部书由三部分组成，主要是有关明朝的书。
11. I think Qi Baishi ______ the art more greatly than some other artists.
A. contributed in B. made contribution to
C. contributed to D. made a contribution in
【解析】选C。contribute to=make a contribution to“对……有贡献”。句意：我认为齐白石对艺术的贡献比其他一些画家要大。
12. After his father, he is in _______ control of the company. I mean now the company is in ________ control of him.
A. the; / B. /; the
C. the; the D. /; /
【解析】选B。in control of 控制……，in the control of. . . 由……控制，被……控制着。
13. There are many different versions of English textbooks, but almost all of the teachers ______ the same teaching methods.
A. adapt B. adopt
C. addict D. adjust
【解析】选B。句意：尽管有许多不同版本的英语教材，但几乎所有教师都采用同样的教学方式。adopt采用; adapt改编，使……适应；addict热衷于; adjust调整。
14. Scientists disagree about how the universe (宇宙) was______ .
A. invented B. made
C. discovered D. created
【解析】选D。句意：科学家们对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。create “创造，形成”；invent “发明”；make “制造”；discover “发现”。
15. Farmers in China began to use tractors to ______ cattle for farming work.
A. replace B. take place of
C. in place of D. take the place
【解析】选A。replace=take the place of. . . “代替……”。而in place of 是介词短语，此处应用不定式。take place 发生。
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
Scotland’s first Confucius classroom was officially opened recently. The Confucius classroom at St George’s school was opened by
the Lord Provost and will be used as a center for pupils studying Chinese language and culture.
When opening the classroom, the Lord Provost said, “Learning about Chinese culture is very important for young people today to understand the connection between their lives and the lives of others throughout the world. ”
Marilyne MacLaren, one of the officials said, “It is necessary for young people growing up in the 21st century to be educated about other major players in the world affairs. The new program started in Scotland will provide an excellent chance for more school pupils in Scotland to learn Chinese language, which is fast becoming an international language. ”
St George’s school Head Teacher Judith McCure said, “We are glad to be working with other Scotland schools on this important program. International education is of great importance for today’s global development and the Confucius classroom will give pupils the chance to work together to experience the richness of Chinese language and culture. It will be a lively place for learning and will allow teachers to share resources (资源) and practice together. ”
The first schools to benefit from this program will be St George’s and six other high schools.
The Confucius classroom is funded (资助) by the Chinese government and will also be supported by the network of Confucius Classroom Hubs in Scotland .
1. Which of the statements is true except that_______
A. the first Confucius classroom in Scotland was funded by the Chinese government.
B. the opening of the Confucius schools can make pupils learn Chinese language and culture.
C. international education is very important for the global development.
D. the first Confucius schools in Scotland will benefit six schools including St George’s.
【解析】选D。考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“第一批受益的学校是圣·乔治中学和另外六所中学，因此D项表述不正确，符合题意。根据最后一段，孔子课堂是由中国政府资助的，所以A项表述正确；根据第一段、第二段和第四段可知，孔子学校的开办给学生一个学习汉语和了解中国文化的机会，因此B项正确；根据倒数第三段，国际教育对于全球发展很重要，所以C项表述正确。
2. What does Marilyne MacLaren mean by mentioning “other major players” in the third paragraph?
A. athletes in sports competitions
B. people who do nothing but play
C. countries which play important parts in international affairs
D. people who act in plays
【解析】选C。考查词义推测。本文主要讲在苏格兰开办的孔子课堂会帮助英国的学生了解中国语言和文化，也就是要了解中国。根据第三段中的world affairs可以推断出，major players应该指的是包括中国在内的在国际事务中起重要作用的国家。所以选C项。
3. According to Judith McCure, the opening of the Confucius classroom will_______ .
A. let British students work together with Chinese students
B. be not connected with global development
C. improve the friendship between Chinese schools and Scotland schools
D. benefit both teachers and students
【解析】选D。考查推理判断。根据第四段最后两句，可以知道孔子课堂的开办给老师和学生机会合作与共享，因此对他们都有益，因此D项正确。根据第二句，英国学生们合作学习体验汉语和中国文化，而不是与中国学生合作，所以A项不正确；另外第二句告诉读者，国际教育对于全球经济至关重要，因此B项表述不正确；根据第一句可以知道圣·乔治中学很乐意与苏格兰其他的中学成为合作伙伴，所以C项不正确。
Word power &Grammar and usage
Ⅰ. 选词填空（可使用不止一次）
what, which, who, whom, whose, when, where, why, how
1. What surprised us was that the killer was only a boy of 15.
2. I always think of how I can improve my spoken English.
3. The police wondered why he killed his own brother so cruelly.
4. Has it been made public when/how they will come?
5. The question is who will take the place of the manager when he is away.
6. He still remembers when this used to be a quiet village.
7. They had no idea which picture was better, this one or that one?
8. Go and get your dictionary. It’s where you left it.
9. Can you tell me whom/who the computer on the desk belongs to?
10. The taxi driver decided to find out whose the cellphone was.
Ⅱ. A. 句型转换
1. To deal with this physics problem is difficult for him.
It is difficult for him to deal with this physics problem.
2. Mr. Zhang killed himself on April Fool’s Day.
It was on April Fool’s Day that Mr. Zhang killed himself.
3. The person that discovered America is well known to us all.
Who discovered America is well known to us all.
4. The old couple seemed to have known the bad news.
It seemed that the old couple had known the bad news.
5. A computer can only do the things that you have instructed it to do.
A computer can only do what you have instructed it to do.
B. 完成句子
6. An accident happened to Mary. That’s why she didn’t go to school yesterday (她昨天没有上学的原因).
7. When the accident took place, it happened/chanced that (恰巧) he wasn’t on the bus.
8. The problem how we can raise enough money (我们如何能筹到足够的钱) hasn’t been solved.
9. What made the public angry （使公众生气的）was that the government didn’t care about their safety.
10. Please tell me where I can get/buy this type of computer （我在哪里能买到这种型号的电脑）.
III. 用所给词（组）的适当形式填空（有两项多余）
sort out, care about, look up, in addition, take. . . into consideration, across the world, have a word with. . . , unknown，ban，pure
1. Now there are Chinese people across the world.
2. He was banned from driving for six months because of drinking.
3. When finding a job, you should take your interest into consideration.
4. Can you look up the time of the next train?
5. The author of the book is almost unknown to young people.
6. More and more people care about the environment.
7. You’d better have a word with Peter and see what he thinks of the decision.
8. In addition, I have something else to tell you.
IV. 翻译句子
1. 他已经答应要和父母一起去。（promise）
He has promised to go with his parents.
2. 汤姆毫不费力地解出了那道题。（difficulty）
Tom had no difficulty (in) working out that problem.
3. 火灾迅速在整个林区蔓延。（spread）
The fire spread quickly throughout the forest.
4. 男孩子们不同意这一观点。（disagree）
Boys disagree with the point.
5. 每个学生都可以自由利用图书馆。（access）
Every student has free access to the library.
V. 单项填空
1. —______ you are out of work?
—I will go back to my hometown and start my own company.
A. How about B. What if
C. How come D. Who knows
【解析】选B。句意：——倘使你失业了会怎样呢？——我将返回家乡，开办自己的公司。根据句意，这里应该用what if “如果……将会怎么样？”；how about “……怎么样？”后通常不接句子；how come“为什么……？怎么会……？”。
2. Word came from Mr. Smith ______ he could arrive on the following Saturday.
A. where B. that C. whether D. which
【解析】选B。考查同位语从句。that没有任何意义，引导从句对word的内容进行解释。句意为：从Mr. Smith那里传来消息：他能在下星期六到达。
3. The people living in that apartment building have free access _________that swimming pool. They don’t have to be charged.
A. towards B. to C. in D. of
【解析】选B。access意为“（接近或使用某物的）权利或机会”，和介词to搭配，have (free) access to意为“能够（自由/免费）利用/享有……”。句意：居住在那栋公寓大楼的人可以免费在那个游泳池中游泳，不必交费。
4. —That is _______ you spent your summer holiday, isn’t it?
—That’s right.
A. what B. where C. if D. that
【解析】选B。问句句意：那是你度暑假的地方，对吗？what“……事/什么”； if“是否”；that 没有意义；这里是where 引导的表语从句，“……的地方”。
5. —Tom and Kate, you’ve arrived at last! Welcome!
—Yes, but you can’t imagine what difficulty we had______ your house.
A. finding B. to find
C. found D. with finding
【解析】选A。have difficulty (in) doing sth. “做某事费力/费劲”。答句意为：……你想像不出我们费了多大的劲才找到你家。
6. —I have to _______ these words. May I use your dictionary?
—Of course. Help yourself.
A. look for B. look on
C. look up D. look into
【解析】选C。look up “在(字典、参考书等）中查找”；look for 寻找；look on 观望；look into调查。问句句意：我有几个单词要查。我用一下你的词典好吗？
7. Mary is being punished by the headmaster. That was ______ she broke the school rules.
A. why B. because of
C. the reason why D. because
【解析】选D。玛丽受到校长的惩罚是结果，她违反学校纪律是原因。because引导表语从句时，从句内容强调的是原因，而why引导表语从句时，其内容是表强调结果的。
8. Don’t _____ a promise to your child, or you should ______ it.
A. make; break B. break; make
C. make; keep D. keep; break
【解析】选C。make a promise “许诺”，keep one’s promise “信守诺言”，break one’s /the promise “违背诺言”。句意：不要向孩子许诺，否则你就应该信守诺言。
9. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ______ you read.
A. that B. what
C. which D. whether
【解析】选B。句意：通过提高阅读技巧，你就能读得更快，对你所读的东西理解得更多一点。what引导介词of的宾语从句，在从句中充当of和read的宾语。
10. With no bridge, they had to swim across the river to the_______ bank to_______ the news.
A. other; access B. another; replace
C. opposite; spread D. other’s; indicate
【解析】选C。句意：没有桥，他们不得不游过河到对岸把消息传出去。opposite对面的，spread the news把消息传出去。
11. Be yourself and don’t _______ what others say about you.
A. care for B. matter
C. worry D. care about
【解析】选D。句意：做你自己，不要在意别人怎么评价你。care about“在乎，在意”；care for “喜欢，照料”；matter “有关系，重要”; worry “担心，担忧”。
12. It was at the very beginning_______ Mr. Fox made the decision _________ we should send more fire fighters there.
A. when; which B. where; that
C. that; that D. then; so
【解析】选C。第一空格是强调句型的that, 第二空格是同位语从句的引导词，对decision的内容进行说明。句意为：Fox先生是在一开始做出决定：我们应该派更多的消防队员去那儿。
VI. 完形填空
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination． 1 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work．
Stevenson，a Scotsman，had lived 2 for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 3 ．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 4 ．
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 5 over the hills．They had been 6 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 7 ．To keep the boy happy，Robert asked the boy to do some 8 ．
One morning，the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island．Robert 9 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 10 ．“What’s that? ”he asked．“That’s the 11 treasure，”said the boy．Robert suddenly 12 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 13 ．While the rain was pouring，Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 14 a twelve-year-old boy，just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley，who walked around with the 15 of a wooden leg．Robert had always wanted to 16 such a man in a story． 17 Long John Silver，the pirate with a wooden leg，was 18 ．
So，thanks to a 19 September in Scotland，a friend with a wooden leg，and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy，we have one of the greatest 20 stories in the English language．
本文讲述的是《金银岛》这个故事的真实来历。Stevenson根据儿子画的一幅画以及他的一位瘸腿的朋友创造了英国文学史上最伟大的冒险故事之一。
1．A. However B. Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
【解析】选A。根据空格前的the product和imagination与空后the true story构成逻辑上的转折关系，故用however。therefore因此，所以；besides而且，再者；finally最后，终于。
2．A．alone B. next door
C. at home D．abroad
【解析】选D。根据下文的returned to Scotland以及本段最后一句中his American wife，可知他多年以来一直住在国外。
3．A．meeting B. story C．holiday D．job
【解析】选C。根据下文中罗伯特带着妻子和儿子在山上行走，可知是回来度假的。
4．A. Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
【解析】选A。根据下文第7个空前面的Lloyd，可知罗伯特儿子的名字是Lloyd。
5．A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
【解析】选C。根据下文由于下大雨，他们不得不躲在室内，可知前面那几天他们一直在山上散步。
6. A. attempting B. missing
C．planning D. enjoying
【解析】选D。根据下文天突然下起雨来，可知前几天的天气很好，他们玩得非常快乐，故用enjoy。
7．A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
【解析】选B。根据下句中的happy可知呆在室内有点闷，故用dull。
8. A. cleaning B. writing C．drawing D．exercising
【解析】选C。根据下文中的a beautiful map of an island以及had drawn，可推知罗伯特让他的儿子画画消磨无聊的时间。
9．A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D. recognized
【解析】选B。儿子拿着一幅地图走进来，罗伯特无意中注意到他还画了一个十字架。notice（无意中）注意到；doubt怀疑；decide决定；recognize认出。
10．A．the sea B．the house
C．Scotland D. the island
【解析】选D。根据上文的. . . of an island得出答案。
11．A．forgotten B. buried
C．discovered D．unexpected
【解析】选B。根据常识珠宝应该是被埋在岛上的某个地方，故用buried。forgotten遗忘的；discovered被发现的；unexpected未预料到的。
12. A. saw B. drew C．made D．learned
【解析】选A。根据句意“罗伯特突然看到了有点儿像冒险的故事”，故选A。
13. A. book B. reply C. picture D．mind
【解析】选C。根据上文中的drawing或had drawn得出答案。
14．A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
【解析】选B。根据后面的the pirate，与其对应的是hero，故本题的答案为B。
15. A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
【解析】选A。根据下文的木头腿，可知是在木头腿的支撑下走路，故用help。
16．A．praise B．produce C. include D．accept
【解析】选C。根据最后一段中的a friend with a wooden leg可知他的故事中包括了这样一个人。include包括；praise表扬；produce生产，产生；accept接受。
17．A．Yet B. Also C．But D．Thus
【解析】选D。根据最后一段中故事里有这个朋友，于是他参照这个朋友的原形，创造了海盗这个形象。thus于是，因此，所以。
18．A．read B．born C．hired D．written
【解析】选B。Long John Silver，一个有木头腿的海盗就这样诞生了。
19．A. rainy B. sunny C．cool D．windy
【解析】选A。根据上文中的While the rain was pouring. . . 得出答案。
20．A．news B．love C．Real-life D. adventure
【解析】选D。根据上文中的. . . an adventure story. . . 得出答案。
Task & Project
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. We should develop the children’s ability of combining (结合） theory with practice.
2. You must judge a person by his actions (行动)，not by what he says.
3. Originally (起初)，people trained dogs just for racing.
4. Mr. Wu worked so hard while rescuing people that he eventually (最终) fell to the ground, dead.
5. A red sky at night indicates (表明) fine weather the following day.
6. How many new Chinese characters（文字） are there in the passage?
7. The water is so clear that it reflects（映射） the surrounding mountains.
8. Whatever I suggested, they would go and do the opposite（相反).
9. Try to simplify（简化） your explanation for the children.
10. It took the police about two years and three months to look into the complex（复杂的） case.
Ⅱ. 单项填空
1. You have made a few mistakes in the course of the experiment but ______ you have done well.
A. on the whole B. as a whole
C. in whole D. wholly
【解析】选A。句意：实验过程中，你有几处错误，但总的来说你做得很好。as a whole 着重从整体上看问题而不是将事情分开考虑；on the whole表示“大体上”，并非百分之百的意思；in whole全部；wholly 完整地，整个地。
2. In our daily life, money is very important in a way, but it isn’t______ .
A. everything B. something
C. anything D. nothing
【解析】选A。not. . . everything表示部分否定，由but可知部分否定形式合乎题意。该题易误选C。not. . . anything=nothing表示全部否定。
3. Human beings differ ______ all the other animals ______ their ability to make tools.
A. with; about B. from; in
C. about; from D. from; on
【解析】选B。differ from. . . in. . . “在……方面与……不同”。而differ with sb. on sth. “在……上与某人意见不同”。句意：人类与其他动物在制造工具的能力上不同。
4. Dr. Zhong was chosen to _______ our hospital at the international meeting.
A. represent B. stand for
C. instead of D. take the place of
【解析】选A。句意：钟大夫被选出来代表我们医院出席这次国际会议。instead of意为“代替”，是介词短语，无论词义还是词性都不符合题意；take the place of也是“替代”之意，不符合题意；stand for和represent，作“表示，象征”讲时通用，而代表某人或某单位（某国家）时只能用represent。
5. _______ the direction of Zhang Yimou, the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games was very successful.
A. In B. With
C. Under D. Below
【解析】选C。under the direction of sb. 在某人的指导下。句意：在张艺谋的指导下，北京奥运会的开幕式很成功。
6. Several strong winds may_______ into a hurricane when the suitable temperature is met.
A. combine B. unite
C. mix D. connect
【解析】选A。“combine into”指连接成为一体。句意：……几股强风构成飓风。unite “团结，连接起来”，mix “混为一体，”connect “连接”，不和into连用。
7. English differs from Spanish in _______ it is not pronounced as it is written.
A. what B. which
C. this D. that
【解析】选D。句意：英语和西班牙语不同，因为它的发音和书写不一样。in that “因为，由于。”
8. The president said the report did not ______ his own views.
A. balance B. update
C. reflect D. locate
【解析】选C。句意：总统说这篇报告没有反映他自己的观点。reflect“反映”；balance “平衡”；update “更新”；locate“设立，找出……场所。”
9. He has a strong_______ . He never gives up to whatever difficulty he meets.
A. temper B. appearance
C. talent D. character
【解析】选D。句意：他性格坚强，无论遇到什么困难，他从不屈服。temper脾气；appearance外表；talent才能；character性格。
10. At first, the light was red, but after a while, it _______ blue.
A. turned to B. turned into
C. turned over D. turned down
【解析】选B。turn into“变成”，起初灯光是红的，但过了一会儿，变成了蓝色。
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master （掌握） the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. . There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them. For example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs（输入） in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.
For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically（自动地），and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.
1. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?
A. Reading and listening.
B. Reading and writing.
C. Writing and speaking.
D. Speaking and listening.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句：……你要想提高说和写的能力就要先提高读和听的能力，可知A项符合文意。
2. To improve your reading, when you read you should_______ .
A. look up all the new words in the dictionary
B. think about what you are reading actively
C. spend more time studying grammars
D. copy as many words and sentences as possible
【解析】选B。理解判断题。由第二段内容可知：A、C两项错误。由第二段最后一句可知D项错误。由第二段第二句可知B项正确。
3. The author seems to agree with the view that______ .
A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day
B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day
C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening
D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing
【解析】选C。推理判断题。由倒数第二段的第三句可推知A项错误。由文章内容可知B、D项错误。由第三段的第二、三句：You can only pay attention to your reading. . . easily guess what the speaker is going to say. 可推出C项正确。
4. The passage is mainly about how to_______ .
A. choose suitable listening materials
B. deal with new words in reading
C. improve your English as quickly as possible
D. become fluent in speaking and writing English
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。全文第一段提出：要想提高说、写技能就要先提高听、读技能。提高读、听技能的目的是提高写、说的能力，故选D。
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The disease spread rapidly throughout（遍及） Mexico.
2. France plays an important part in European（欧洲的） history.
3. As they had no children of their own, they adopted（收养） an orphan.
4. How is the word “mutton” pronounced（发音）？
5. We should not only depend（依靠） on the government to stop pollution.
6. In 1892 it is recorded (记载)that the weather became so cold that the river froze over.
7. With the development (发展) of medicine, some disease like cancer can be cured.
8. The new factory is expected to create (创造) more than 400 new jobs.
9. Coal forms by a slow process (过程) of chemical change.
10. The quality-oriented education will replace (取代) the present education.
Ⅱ. 选词填空
1. confusing/confused
1)I am terribly sorry, but I am still confused about this point.
2)They asked me so many questions, which were all confusing .
2. include/contain
1)We have included the cost of teapot you broke in the bill.
2)This is the very magazine that contains the information you want.
3. raise/rise
1)The price of oil rose again last month.
2)They both worked hard in order to have enough money to raise the children.
4. certain/sure
1)The deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild rose.
2)We are sure about our winning the English Competition.
5. throughout/through
1)The news of the disease, A（H1N1） flu soon spread throughout the country.
2)One day, two young men were going through the forest when they met a bear.
Ⅲ. 单项填空
1. —Please don’t try to learn too many things at a time, or you may get______ .
—Thank you for your advice.
A. confused B. confusing
C. confusion D. confuse
【解析】选A。句意：请不要一次学太多东西，否则你会被弄糊涂的。get confused “被弄混，混淆的”。confusing令人迷惑的，confusion为名词，confuse为动词，结构不正确。
2. —How did you ______ French?
—I had lived in Paris with my aunt for 2 years before I came to England.
A. pick out B. pick up
C. set up D. set out
【解析】选B。问句句意为：你是怎么学会法语的？pick up在此意为“偶然学会，获得”; pick out挑选出；set up建立；set out 出发，着手。
3. —How many people will attend the party?
—Ten, two children______ .
A. include B. to include
C. including D. included
【解析】选D。此题考查including和included的区别。including应放在two children的前面。
4. —Now, can we get the TV set before Wednesday?
—Well,________ . If you live downtown, we can deliver it to you on Tuesday.
A. it depends B. sounds great
C. with pleasure D. all right
【解析】选A。从if条件句可看出，答句意为“取决于地点”。it depends意为“视情况而定”；B不合句意；C、D表示同意的回答。
5. With few people ________ pigs, the price of pork_______ .
A. rising; rises B. raising; raises
C. rising; raises D. raising; rises
【解析】选D。raise“饲养”。rise指日、月、星辰、价格等上涨。句意为：由于养猪的人少，猪肉价格上涨。
6. We have ten players, so we need one more to ______ a team.
A. make for B. make out
C. make up D. make up for
【解析】选C。句意：我们已有十名运动员，尚需一名才能凑成一个队。make up意为“凑够，补足”；A项“向……前进”；B项“看清，分清”；D项“补偿”。A、B、D三项词义与句意不符。
7. To be honest, I really don’t know what SOS______ . Can you explain it?
A. stands by B. stands for
C. stands up D. stands with
【解析】选B。句意为：老实说，我真不知道SOS代表什么？你能解释一下吗？stand by支持……, stand for代表，stand up起立，stand with和某人在一起。
8. It isn’t quite _______ whether their team will win the game this evening.
A. sure B. right
C. certain D. exact
【解析】选C。sure只用于人作主语的句型中。本题应用certain，其他形容词的含义不符合语境。
9. He likes sports,________ I’d rather play games on computer.
A. as B. while
C. however D. still
【解析】选B。句意为：他喜欢运动，而我则爱好在电脑上打游戏。as “因为，当……时候”，however“然而”，常用逗号与主句隔开，still不引导从句，故A、C、D均不符合题意，while“而，然而”，表对比。
10. The whole book he wrote ______ three parts. It’s mainly about Ming Dynasty.
A. consists in B. makes up
C. consists of D. is consisted of
【解析】选C。consist of “由……组成”，没有被动式和进行时。consist in“在于……”。make up组成。句意：他写的整部书由三部分组成，主要是有关明朝的书。
11. I think Qi Baishi ______ the art more greatly than some other artists.
A. contributed in B. made contribution to
C. contributed to D. made a contribution in
【解析】选C。contribute to=make a contribution to“对……有贡献”。句意：我认为齐白石对艺术的贡献比其他一些画家要大。
12. After his father, he is in _______ control of the company. I mean now the company is in ________ control of him.
A. the; / B. /; the
C. the; the D. /; /
【解析】选B。in control of 控制……，in the control of. . . 由……控制，被……控制着。
13. There are many different versions of English textbooks, but almost all of the teachers ______ the same teaching methods.
A. adapt B. adopt
C. addict D. adjust
【解析】选B。句意：尽管有许多不同版本的英语教材，但几乎所有教师都采用同样的教学方式。adopt采用; adapt改编，使……适应；addict热衷于; adjust调整。
14. Scientists disagree about how the universe (宇宙) was______ .
A. invented B. made
C. discovered D. created
【解析】选D。句意：科学家们对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。create “创造，形成”；invent “发明”；make “制造”；discover “发现”。
15. Farmers in China began to use tractors to ______ cattle for farming work.
A. replace B. take place of
C. in place of D. take the place
【解析】选A。replace=take the place of. . . “代替……”。而in place of 是介词短语，此处应用不定式。take place 发生。
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
Scotland’s first Confucius classroom was officially opened recently. The Confucius classroom at St George’s school was opened by
the Lord Provost and will be used as a center for pupils studying Chinese language and culture.
When opening the classroom, the Lord Provost said, “Learning about Chinese culture is very important for young people today to understand the connection between their lives and the lives of others throughout the world. ”
Marilyne MacLaren, one of the officials said, “It is necessary for young people growing up in the 21st century to be educated about other major players in the world affairs. The new program started in Scotland will provide an excellent chance for more school pupils in Scotland to learn Chinese language, which is fast becoming an international language. ”
St George’s school Head Teacher Judith McCure said, “We are glad to be working with other Scotland schools on this important program. International education is of great importance for today’s global development and the Confucius classroom will give pupils the chance to work together to experience the richness of Chinese language and culture. It will be a lively place for learning and will allow teachers to share resources (资源) and practice together. ”
The first schools to benefit from this program will be St George’s and six other high schools.
The Confucius classroom is funded (资助) by the Chinese government and will also be supported by the network of Confucius Classroom Hubs in Scotland .
1. Which of the statements is true except that_______
A. the first Confucius classroom in Scotland was funded by the Chinese government.
B. the opening of the Confucius schools can make pupils learn Chinese language and culture.
C. international education is very important for the global development.
D. the first Confucius schools in Scotland will benefit six schools including St George’s.
【解析】选D。考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段“第一批受益的学校是圣·乔治中学和另外六所中学，因此D项表述不正确，符合题意。根据最后一段，孔子课堂是由中国政府资助的，所以A项表述正确；根据第一段、第二段和第四段可知，孔子学校的开办给学生一个学习汉语和了解中国文化的机会，因此B项正确；根据倒数第三段，国际教育对于全球发展很重要，所以C项表述正确。
2. What does Marilyne MacLaren mean by mentioning “other major players” in the third paragraph?
A. athletes in sports competitions
B. people who do nothing but play
C. countries which play important parts in international affairs
D. people who act in plays
【解析】选C。考查词义推测。本文主要讲在苏格兰开办的孔子课堂会帮助英国的学生了解中国语言和文化，也就是要了解中国。根据第三段中的world affairs可以推断出，major players应该指的是包括中国在内的在国际事务中起重要作用的国家。所以选C项。
3. According to Judith McCure, the opening of the Confucius classroom will_______ .
A. let British students work together with Chinese students
B. be not connected with global development
C. improve the friendship between Chinese schools and Scotland schools
D. benefit both teachers and students
【解析】选D。考查推理判断。根据第四段最后两句，可以知道孔子课堂的开办给老师和学生机会合作与共享，因此对他们都有益，因此D项正确。根据第二句，英国学生们合作学习体验汉语和中国文化，而不是与中国学生合作，所以A项不正确；另外第二句告诉读者，国际教育对于全球经济至关重要，因此B项表述不正确；根据第一句可以知道圣·乔治中学很乐意与苏格兰其他的中学成为合作伙伴，所以C项不正确。
Word power &Grammar and usage
Ⅰ. 选词填空（可使用不止一次）
what, which, who, whom, whose, when, where, why, how
1. What surprised us was that the killer was only a boy of 15.
2. I always think of how I can improve my spoken English.
3. The police wondered why he killed his own brother so cruelly.
4. Has it been made public when/how they will come?
5. The question is who will take the place of the manager when he is away.
6. He still remembers when this used to be a quiet village.
7. They had no idea which picture was better, this one or that one?
8. Go and get your dictionary. It’s where you left it.
9. Can you tell me whom/who the computer on the desk belongs to?
10. The taxi driver decided to find out whose the cellphone was.
Ⅱ. A. 句型转换
1. To deal with this physics problem is difficult for him.
It is difficult for him to deal with this physics problem.
2. Mr. Zhang killed himself on April Fool’s Day.
It was on April Fool’s Day that Mr. Zhang killed himself.
3. The person that discovered America is well known to us all.
Who discovered America is well known to us all.
4. The old couple seemed to have known the bad news.
It seemed that the old couple had known the bad news.
5. A computer can only do the things that you have instructed it to do.
A computer can only do what you have instructed it to do.
B. 完成句子
6. An accident happened to Mary. That’s why she didn’t go to school yesterday (她昨天没有上学的原因).
7. When the accident took place, it happened/chanced that (恰巧) he wasn’t on the bus.
8. The problem how we can raise enough money (我们如何能筹到足够的钱) hasn’t been solved.
9. What made the public angry （使公众生气的）was that the government didn’t care about their safety.
10. Please tell me where I can get/buy this type of computer （我在哪里能买到这种型号的电脑）.
III. 用所给词（组）的适当形式填空（有两项多余）
sort out, care about, look up, in addition, take. . . into consideration, across the world, have a word with. . . , unknown，ban，pure
1. Now there are Chinese people across the world.
2. He was banned from driving for six months because of drinking.
3. When finding a job, you should take your interest into consideration.
4. Can you look up the time of the next train?
5. The author of the book is almost unknown to young people.
6. More and more people care about the environment.
7. You’d better have a word with Peter and see what he thinks of the decision.
8. In addition, I have something else to tell you.
IV. 翻译句子
1. 他已经答应要和父母一起去。（promise）
He has promised to go with his parents.
2. 汤姆毫不费力地解出了那道题。（difficulty）
Tom had no difficulty (in) working out that problem.
3. 火灾迅速在整个林区蔓延。（spread）
The fire spread quickly throughout the forest.
4. 男孩子们不同意这一观点。（disagree）
Boys disagree with the point.
5. 每个学生都可以自由利用图书馆。（access）
Every student has free access to the library.
V. 单项填空
1. —______ you are out of work?
—I will go back to my hometown and start my own company.
A. How about B. What if
C. How come D. Who knows
【解析】选B。句意：——倘使你失业了会怎样呢？——我将返回家乡，开办自己的公司。根据句意，这里应该用what if “如果……将会怎么样？”；how about “……怎么样？”后通常不接句子；how come“为什么……？怎么会……？”。
2. Word came from Mr. Smith ______ he could arrive on the following Saturday.
A. where B. that C. whether D. which
【解析】选B。考查同位语从句。that没有任何意义，引导从句对word的内容进行解释。句意为：从Mr. Smith那里传来消息：他能在下星期六到达。
3. The people living in that apartment building have free access _________that swimming pool. They don’t have to be charged.
A. towards B. to C. in D. of
【解析】选B。access意为“（接近或使用某物的）权利或机会”，和介词to搭配，have (free) access to意为“能够（自由/免费）利用/享有……”。句意：居住在那栋公寓大楼的人可以免费在那个游泳池中游泳，不必交费。
4. —That is _______ you spent your summer holiday, isn’t it?
—That’s right.
A. what B. where C. if D. that
【解析】选B。问句句意：那是你度暑假的地方，对吗？what“……事/什么”； if“是否”；that 没有意义；这里是where 引导的表语从句，“……的地方”。
5. —Tom and Kate, you’ve arrived at last! Welcome!
—Yes, but you can’t imagine what difficulty we had______ your house.
A. finding B. to find
C. found D. with finding
【解析】选A。have difficulty (in) doing sth. “做某事费力/费劲”。答句意为：……你想像不出我们费了多大的劲才找到你家。
6. —I have to _______ these words. May I use your dictionary?
—Of course. Help yourself.
A. look for B. look on
C. look up D. look into
【解析】选C。look up “在(字典、参考书等）中查找”；look for 寻找；look on 观望；look into调查。问句句意：我有几个单词要查。我用一下你的词典好吗？
7. Mary is being punished by the headmaster. That was ______ she broke the school rules.
A. why B. because of
C. the reason why D. because
【解析】选D。玛丽受到校长的惩罚是结果，她违反学校纪律是原因。because引导表语从句时，从句内容强调的是原因，而why引导表语从句时，其内容是表强调结果的。
8. Don’t _____ a promise to your child, or you should ______ it.
A. make; break B. break; make
C. make; keep D. keep; break
【解析】选C。make a promise “许诺”，keep one’s promise “信守诺言”，break one’s /the promise “违背诺言”。句意：不要向孩子许诺，否则你就应该信守诺言。
9. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of ______ you read.
A. that B. what
C. which D. whether
【解析】选B。句意：通过提高阅读技巧，你就能读得更快，对你所读的东西理解得更多一点。what引导介词of的宾语从句，在从句中充当of和read的宾语。
10. With no bridge, they had to swim across the river to the_______ bank to_______ the news.
A. other; access B. another; replace
C. opposite; spread D. other’s; indicate
【解析】选C。句意：没有桥，他们不得不游过河到对岸把消息传出去。opposite对面的，spread the news把消息传出去。
11. Be yourself and don’t _______ what others say about you.
A. care for B. matter
C. worry D. care about
【解析】选D。句意：做你自己，不要在意别人怎么评价你。care about“在乎，在意”；care for “喜欢，照料”；matter “有关系，重要”; worry “担心，担忧”。
12. It was at the very beginning_______ Mr. Fox made the decision _________ we should send more fire fighters there.
A. when; which B. where; that
C. that; that D. then; so
【解析】选C。第一空格是强调句型的that, 第二空格是同位语从句的引导词，对decision的内容进行说明。句意为：Fox先生是在一开始做出决定：我们应该派更多的消防队员去那儿。
VI. 完形填空
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination． 1 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work．
Stevenson，a Scotsman，had lived 2 for many years．In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 3 ．With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 4 ．
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 5 over the hills．They had been 6 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse．Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 7 ．To keep the boy happy，Robert asked the boy to do some 8 ．
One morning，the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island．Robert 9 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 10 ．“What’s that? ”he asked．“That’s the 11 treasure，”said the boy．Robert suddenly 12 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 13 ．While the rain was pouring，Robert sat down by the fire to write a story．He would make the 14 a twelve-year-old boy，just like Lloyd．But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley，who walked around with the 15 of a wooden leg．Robert had always wanted to 16 such a man in a story． 17 Long John Silver，the pirate with a wooden leg，was 18 ．
So，thanks to a 19 September in Scotland，a friend with a wooden leg，and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy，we have one of the greatest 20 stories in the English language．
本文讲述的是《金银岛》这个故事的真实来历。Stevenson根据儿子画的一幅画以及他的一位瘸腿的朋友创造了英国文学史上最伟大的冒险故事之一。
1．A. However B. Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
【解析】选A。根据空格前的the product和imagination与空后the true story构成逻辑上的转折关系，故用however。therefore因此，所以；besides而且，再者；finally最后，终于。
2．A．alone B. next door
C. at home D．abroad
【解析】选D。根据下文的returned to Scotland以及本段最后一句中his American wife，可知他多年以来一直住在国外。
3．A．meeting B. story C．holiday D．job
【解析】选C。根据下文中罗伯特带着妻子和儿子在山上行走，可知是回来度假的。
4．A. Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
【解析】选A。根据下文第7个空前面的Lloyd，可知罗伯特儿子的名字是Lloyd。
5．A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
【解析】选C。根据下文由于下大雨，他们不得不躲在室内，可知前面那几天他们一直在山上散步。
6. A. attempting B. missing
C．planning D. enjoying
【解析】选D。根据下文天突然下起雨来，可知前几天的天气很好，他们玩得非常快乐，故用enjoy。
7．A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
【解析】选B。根据下句中的happy可知呆在室内有点闷，故用dull。
8. A. cleaning B. writing C．drawing D．exercising
【解析】选C。根据下文中的a beautiful map of an island以及had drawn，可推知罗伯特让他的儿子画画消磨无聊的时间。
9．A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D. recognized
【解析】选B。儿子拿着一幅地图走进来，罗伯特无意中注意到他还画了一个十字架。notice（无意中）注意到；doubt怀疑；decide决定；recognize认出。
10．A．the sea B．the house
C．Scotland D. the island
【解析】选D。根据上文的. . . of an island得出答案。
11．A．forgotten B. buried
C．discovered D．unexpected
【解析】选B。根据常识珠宝应该是被埋在岛上的某个地方，故用buried。forgotten遗忘的；discovered被发现的；unexpected未预料到的。
12. A. saw B. drew C．made D．learned
【解析】选A。根据句意“罗伯特突然看到了有点儿像冒险的故事”，故选A。
13. A. book B. reply C. picture D．mind
【解析】选C。根据上文中的drawing或had drawn得出答案。
14．A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
【解析】选B。根据后面的the pirate，与其对应的是hero，故本题的答案为B。
15. A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
【解析】选A。根据下文的木头腿，可知是在木头腿的支撑下走路，故用help。
16．A．praise B．produce C. include D．accept
【解析】选C。根据最后一段中的a friend with a wooden leg可知他的故事中包括了这样一个人。include包括；praise表扬；produce生产，产生；accept接受。
17．A．Yet B. Also C．But D．Thus
【解析】选D。根据最后一段中故事里有这个朋友，于是他参照这个朋友的原形，创造了海盗这个形象。thus于是，因此，所以。
18．A．read B．born C．hired D．written
【解析】选B。Long John Silver，一个有木头腿的海盗就这样诞生了。
19．A. rainy B. sunny C．cool D．windy
【解析】选A。根据上文中的While the rain was pouring. . . 得出答案。
20．A．news B．love C．Real-life D. adventure
【解析】选D。根据上文中的. . . an adventure story. . . 得出答案。
Task & Project
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. We should develop the children’s ability of combining (结合） theory with practice.
2. You must judge a person by his actions (行动)，not by what he says.
3. Originally (起初)，people trained dogs just for racing.
4. Mr. Wu worked so hard while rescuing people that he eventually (最终) fell to the ground, dead.
5. A red sky at night indicates (表明) fine weather the following day.
6. How many new Chinese characters（文字） are there in the passage?
7. The water is so clear that it reflects（映射） the surrounding mountains.
8. Whatever I suggested, they would go and do the opposite（相反).
9. Try to simplify（简化） your explanation for the children.
10. It took the police about two years and three months to look into the complex（复杂的） case.
Ⅱ. 单项填空
1. You have made a few mistakes in the course of the experiment but ______ you have done well.
A. on the whole B. as a whole
C. in whole D. wholly
【解析】选A。句意：实验过程中，你有几处错误，但总的来说你做得很好。as a whole 着重从整体上看问题而不是将事情分开考虑；on the whole表示“大体上”，并非百分之百的意思；in whole全部；wholly 完整地，整个地。
2. In our daily life, money is very important in a way, but it isn’t______ .
A. everything B. something
C. anything D. nothing
【解析】选A。not. . . everything表示部分否定，由but可知部分否定形式合乎题意。该题易误选C。not. . . anything=nothing表示全部否定。
3. Human beings differ ______ all the other animals ______ their ability to make tools.
A. with; about B. from; in
C. about; from D. from; on
【解析】选B。differ from. . . in. . . “在……方面与……不同”。而differ with sb. on sth. “在……上与某人意见不同”。句意：人类与其他动物在制造工具的能力上不同。
4. Dr. Zhong was chosen to _______ our hospital at the international meeting.
A. represent B. stand for
C. instead of D. take the place of
【解析】选A。句意：钟大夫被选出来代表我们医院出席这次国际会议。instead of意为“代替”，是介词短语，无论词义还是词性都不符合题意；take the place of也是“替代”之意，不符合题意；stand for和represent，作“表示，象征”讲时通用，而代表某人或某单位（某国家）时只能用represent。
5. _______ the direction of Zhang Yimou, the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games was very successful.
A. In B. With
C. Under D. Below
【解析】选C。under the direction of sb. 在某人的指导下。句意：在张艺谋的指导下，北京奥运会的开幕式很成功。
6. Several strong winds may_______ into a hurricane when the suitable temperature is met.
A. combine B. unite
C. mix D. connect
【解析】选A。“combine into”指连接成为一体。句意：……几股强风构成飓风。unite “团结，连接起来”，mix “混为一体，”connect “连接”，不和into连用。
7. English differs from Spanish in _______ it is not pronounced as it is written.
A. what B. which
C. this D. that
【解析】选D。句意：英语和西班牙语不同，因为它的发音和书写不一样。in that “因为，由于。”
8. The president said the report did not ______ his own views.
A. balance B. update
C. reflect D. locate
【解析】选C。句意：总统说这篇报告没有反映他自己的观点。reflect“反映”；balance “平衡”；update “更新”；locate“设立，找出……场所。”
9. He has a strong_______ . He never gives up to whatever difficulty he meets.
A. temper B. appearance
C. talent D. character
【解析】选D。句意：他性格坚强，无论遇到什么困难，他从不屈服。temper脾气；appearance外表；talent才能；character性格。
10. At first, the light was red, but after a while, it _______ blue.
A. turned to B. turned into
C. turned over D. turned down
【解析】选B。turn into“变成”，起初灯光是红的，但过了一会儿，变成了蓝色。
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master （掌握） the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. . There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them. For example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs（输入） in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.
For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically（自动地），and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.
1. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?
A. Reading and listening.
B. Reading and writing.
C. Writing and speaking.
D. Speaking and listening.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句：……你要想提高说和写的能力就要先提高读和听的能力，可知A项符合文意。
2. To improve your reading, when you read you should_______ .
A. look up all the new words in the dictionary
B. think about what you are reading actively
C. spend more time studying grammars
D. copy as many words and sentences as possible
【解析】选B。理解判断题。由第二段内容可知：A、C两项错误。由第二段最后一句可知D项错误。由第二段第二句可知B项正确。
3. The author seems to agree with the view that______ .
A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day
B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day
C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening
D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing
【解析】选C。推理判断题。由倒数第二段的第三句可推知A项错误。由文章内容可知B、D项错误。由第三段的第二、三句：You can only pay attention to your reading. . . easily guess what the speaker is going to say. 可推出C项正确。
4. The passage is mainly about how to_______ .
A. choose suitable listening materials
B. deal with new words in reading
C. improve your English as quickly as possible
D. become fluent in speaking and writing English
【解析】选D。主旨大意题。全文第一段提出：要想提高说、写技能就要先提高听、读技能。提高读、听技能的目的是提高写、说的能力，故选D。