Question

(2013·南通模擬) “It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new！”says Englishtown _____ Ellen Rema.Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50，and in just a few years，she has made ____ progress!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were ____ in the German countryside where she lives.At Englishtown，she joins ____ classes online and speaks with live native English?speaking teachers.

“Englishtown is a wonderful place to ____，”she says.“My son always says，mom，you are a bit ___.He cannot understand why I spend so many hours studying，____ love it，I do it for myself.”

In 2001，Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly ____.“I spent hours and hours studying.”she said.“Maybe I wanted too much in a short time.I finished all my ___ after 2 years，but noticed I still had ____ difficulties.”

Instead of ____，she chose to press on.After four years at Englishtown，she's still studying in the online classroom，but now to perfect her already ____ English，she has set new ____ for herself and ___ understanding grammar points.

“Studying online is never ____，but you need self?discipline，self?motivation and staying power，”she says.“If you really want to learn，never quit even when you notice difficulties or when you think there is no____.Practice，practice，practice！”

Ellen says studying English isn't all about hard work.It should also be ____！“I really like the online conversation classrooms，”she says.“I have learned so much about other cultures and traditions.I'm open for all____.”

Ellen has been able to ____ her English to use by visiting England five times！“I'm very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here，”Ellen says.“My life has ____ with Englishtown.”

1.A.professor?? B．friend?? C．student?? D．reporter

2.A.amazing?? ????????????? B．challenging

C．discouraging?? ????????????? D．disturbing

3.A.satisfied?? ????????????? B．offered

C．attended?? ????????????? D．represented

4.A.conversation?? ????????????? B．composition

C．listening?? ????????????? D．reading

5.A.live?? B．eat?? C．entertain?? D．study

6.A.crazy?? B．tired? C．worried?? D．attractive

7.A.though?? B．but?? C．while?? D．when

8.A.dropped?? ????????????? B．brushed

C．awarded?? ????????????? D．progressed

9.A.channels?? B．schedules? C．courses?? D．papers

10.A.comprehending?? ????????????? B．reading

C．grammar?? ????????????? D．vocabulary

11.A.fighting back?? ????????????? B．giving up

C．turning away?? ????????????? D．looking around

12.A.significant?? B．shabby? C．broken?? D．excellent

13.A.goals?? ????????????? B．decisions

C．means?? ????????????? D．conclusions

14.A.turns off?? ????????????? B．gets off

C．focuses on?? ????????????? D．puts up

15.A.interesting?? B．boring? C．shocking?? D．unwilling

16.A.vision?? B．success?? C．struggle?? D．tendency

17.A.fun?? B．waste?? C．weakness?? D．wonder

18.A.measures?? B．topics?? C．timetables?? D．fashions

19.A.take?? B．set?? C．make?? D．put

20.A.ruined?? B．started?? C．changed?? D．turned

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】有志者，事竟成。一位50歲才開始學(xué)習(xí)英語的老人，憑借頑強的毅力，取得了可喜的成績。

1.由第二段的第一句可知她是Englishtown的一名“學(xué)生”。

答案　C

2.她50歲開始學(xué)英語，僅僅幾年后，就取得了“驚人的”進步。后三項分別表示“挑戰(zhàn)性的”“令人氣餒的”“煩擾的”，都不符合語境。

答案　A

3.　在她居住的德國鄉(xiāng)村沒有“提供”夜校課程，所以她選擇了網(wǎng)絡(luò)學(xué)習(xí)方式。

答案　B

4.根據(jù)本句后半句中的內(nèi)容可知她參加的是在線“會話”課程。倒數(shù)第二段中的第三句也是答案提示。

答案　A

5.　根據(jù)第二段第一句中的內(nèi)容可知Englishtown是一個極好的“學(xué)習(xí)”場所。

答案　D

6.下一句提到她的兒子難以理解她為什么花那么多的時間去學(xué)習(xí)，由此可知他認為媽媽有點兒“瘋狂”。

答案　A

7.　他不能理解的是媽媽為什么花那么多時間學(xué)習(xí)，“卻”樂在其中。

答案　B

8.她從第一級開始學(xué)習(xí)，并且很快“取得進步”。此處progress作動詞，表示“進步，進展”。

答案　D

9.她在兩年后學(xué)完了所有的“課程”。A項表示“渠道，頻道”，B項表示“時間表”，D項表示“論文，報紙，試卷”，都不符合語境。

答案　C

10.根據(jù)下文第24空后面的內(nèi)容可知她察覺到自己仍然有“語法”方面的困難。

答案　C

11.　她沒有“放棄”，而是堅定地繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)。A項表示“還擊，抵抗”，C項表示“轉(zhuǎn)過去，拒絕(進入)”，D項表示“尋找”，都不符合語境。

答案　B

12.為了使她本來已經(jīng)很優(yōu)秀的英語更出色……。

答案　D

13.雖然她的英語已經(jīng)非常優(yōu)秀，可是她又為自己制訂了新的“目標”。

答案　A

14.她為自己制訂了新的目標，并且“集中”理解語法要點。

答案　C

15.　本句的后半部分提到“但是你需要自律、自我激勵以及保持動力”，由此可知她認為在線學(xué)習(xí)一點也不“乏味”。

答案　B

16.如果你真的想學(xué)習(xí)，即使當你意識到有困難或者認為不會有“成功”的時候，也決不要放棄。

答案　B

17.　結(jié)合本句前后兩句中的內(nèi)容可知學(xué)習(xí)英語也應(yīng)該“很有趣”。

答案　A

18.她對所有的“話題”都感興趣。A項表示“措施”，C項表示“時間表”，D項表示“時尚”，都與語境不符。

答案　B

19.通過五次參觀英國，她已經(jīng)能夠使用英語。put...to use是固定搭配，表示“利用，使用”。

答案　D

20.　Englishtown使她的生活發(fā)生了“改變”。

答案　C