【推荐1】阅读下面有关内容，请从 A—F 选项中选出符合各段段意的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Tips for Learning English

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The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it— again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

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The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English”.

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There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm (节奏) or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become.

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This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.

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Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much fun. However, if you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you’ve learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English.

A．Use All of Your Resources

B．Speak Without Fear

C．Watch English Films and Television

D．Do Exercises and Take Tests

E．Surround Yourself with English

F．Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible

【推荐2】This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.

To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.

If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.

The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters ( 音标 ) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.

The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.

In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained (简单解释) and easy to understand.

When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.

Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.

1. This dictionary can help you with all the things except ________.

A．singing

B．grammar

C．spelling

D．pronunciation

2. How many of the words in the dictionary have two spellings?

A．All

B．One

C．Few

D．Some

3. Which of the following is the AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色”?

A．colour

B．collar

C．color

D．corner

4. How many words are there in this dictionary？

A．Two thousand	B．One thousand
C．One hundred	D．We don’t know

【推荐1】阅读理解

On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the trees. In Spain, the New Year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o'clock comes, people start eating the grapes. In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the New Year.

1. This story is about New Year’s Eve in_______.

A．Italy	B．Spain
C．Japan	D．All of the above

2. People in Spain welcome New Year by _______after twelve.

A．eating grapes	B．eating noodles
C．throwing the old things	D．watching the sunrise.

3. People in both Spain and Japan _______ to bring in the New Year.

A．throw things away	B．get together
C．eat some food	D．climb a mountain

4. Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _______.

A．look at the stars

B．look for New Year’s wishes

C．see the sun coming up

D．have a rest

5. The people in _______ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food.

A．Japan

B．China

C．Spain

D．Italy

【推荐2】Across the world, more and more people are volunteering online. What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?

Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV, though the two have never met, and neither knows the other’s name. Taralekar received no payment for the job. She is one of a number of talented people who regularly donate their time online. But what is driving them to help total strangers, while asking for nothing in return? For Taralekar, the project gave her the chance to us her professional experience. “I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,” she says.

For some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal. After losing his wife to cancer, Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect data on the disease. “Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying, I determined to help scientists find a cure for cancer,” he says.

Interests and hobbies are also one of the factors (因素). In 2011 Sam Luk, a designer, joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve a murder case. The police posted them online, calling for volunteers to help them make sense of the messages. “I’m interested in patterns and I love Sherlock Holmes,” says Luk.

For writer Clay Shirky, some large online volunteering projects benefit millions of people, giving him a sense of achievement. He helps write Wikipedia, the world’s biggest encyclopedia (百科全书), which is written entirely by people willing to donate their professional knowledge without any reward.

1. What does Radha Taralekar do according to Paragraph 2?

A．She is a witer.	B．She is a teacher.
C．She is a medical worker.	D．She is a police officer.

2. Tony Selman spent a lot of time helping Cancer Research because of __________.

A．his wife’s suffering from the pains caused by cancer

B．his wish to become an experienced doctor to treat cancer

C．his dream of building a hospital where cancer patients can be treated

D．the close relationship between him and the workers of Cancer Research

3. What leads Sam Luk to help the police with a murder case?

A．A sense of responsibility.	B．His interest and hobby.
C．A sense of achievement.	D．His professional knowledge.