“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 teacher.
In 2010, 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 and studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be       ! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in which I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all      .”
Ellen has been able to        her English to use by visiting England five times! “I am very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has       with Englishtown.”
小題1:
A．professorB．friendC．studentD．reporter
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)mazing B．challengingC．discouraging D．disturbing
小題3:
A．satisfiedB．offeredC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．represented
小題4:
A．conversationB．compositionC．listeningD．reading
小題5:
A．droppedB．brushedC．a(chǎn)wardedD．progressed
小題6:
A．channelsB．schedulesC．coursesD．papers
小題7:
A．funB．wasterC．weaknessD．wonder
小題8:
A．measuresB．topicsC．timetablesD．fashions
小題9:
A．takeB．setC．makeD．put
小題10:
A．ruinedB．startedC．changedD．Turned

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:C

試題分析：本文講述了一個有志者，事竟成的故事。一位50歲才開始學(xué)習(xí)英語的老人，憑借頑強(qiáng)的毅力，取得了可喜的成績。
小題1:考查名詞。Professor教授；friend朋友；student學(xué)生；reporter記者。由第二段的第一句可知她是Englishtown的一名“學(xué)生”，故選C。
小題2:考查形容詞。 Amazing令人吃驚的；challenging挑戰(zhàn)性的；discouraging令人氣餒的；disturbing煩擾的。句意是：她50歲開始學(xué)英語，僅僅幾年后，就取得了“驚人的”進(jìn)步，故選A。
小題3:考查動詞。 Satisfied使?jié)M意；offered被提供；attended被參加；represented被代表。句意是：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。故選B。
小題4:考查名詞。Conversation交談，會話；composition作文，作品；listening傾聽；reading閱讀。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。故選A。
小題5:考查動詞。 Dropped下降；brushed刷；awarded授予；progressed進(jìn)步。句意是：她從第一級開始學(xué)習(xí)，并且很快“取得進(jìn)步”，故選D。
小題6:考查名詞。Channels頻道，通道；schedules時間表； courses課程；papers論文數(shù)。句意是：她在兩年后學(xué)完了所有的“課程”。故選C。
小題7:考查名詞。Fun樂趣； waster浪費(fèi)者；weakness弱點(diǎn)；wonder驚奇。結(jié)合本句前后兩居中的內(nèi)容可知學(xué)習(xí)英語也應(yīng)該是“很有趣”。故選A。
小題8:考查名詞。 Measures措施；topics論題；timetables時間表；fashions時尚。句意是：她對所有的“話題”都感興趣。B選項(xiàng)與語境相符，故選B
小題9:考查詞組。句意是：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”，故選D。
小題10:考查動詞。ruined 毀滅；started出發(fā)；changed改變；Turned轉(zhuǎn)動。
句意是：Englishtown使她的生活發(fā)生了“改變”。故選D。
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A talented speaker who was always able to connect with his audience, Reagan became involved in politics in the 1950s. This popular touch led to him being elected the governor of California in 1967.
All the while Reagan was in California, he had his eye on the White House. In 1980, aged 69, he became the oldest man ever elected president.
He held office from 1981 to 1989, the first president to serve two complete terms after World War Ⅱ. When he left, aged 77, he held the highest popularity rate of any retiring president in US history.
He remained positive even when he discovered he had an illness that would destroy him. “I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal（永恒的optimism(樂觀) for its future,”he wrote.
小題1:Reagan can be best described as a man with ______.
A．firmnessB．humourC．optimismD．talent
小題2:What didn’t Reagan do in his life time?
A．Playing the role of a bad guy.
B．Being a leading star of the film.
C．Saving people’s lives.
D．Working as a radio sports announcer.
小題3:Which is the correct order of events described in the passage?
a. Reagan fought a losing battle against Alzheimer’s disease.
b. Reagan became an actor.
c. Reagan worked as a lifeguard.
d. Reagan graduated from college.
e. Reagan was elected the governor of California.
A．a(chǎn), c, d, e ,bB．e, c, d, b, a
C．b, a, c, d, eD．c, d, b, e, a
小題4:When the writer of Reagan’s biography says “The world was a vast opportunity for him,” he really means that _______.
A．Reagan achieved much in his whole life
B．Reagan could have done much better
C．Reagan did much for America and the world
D．Reagan was a very lucky man

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