第2练 语言学校
基础巩固
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Onlyby(practice) hardcanyoulearnaforeignlanguagequitewell.
2．Whenreadingarticles(relate) toscience，weoftencomeacrosssomeunfamiliarwords. 3．I’lltrymybesttoimprovemy(speak) EnglishsothatIcangetthatjob.
4．HehadmanyopportunitiestocommunicateforeignersinEnglishwhenhewasatcollege. 5．Believeitornot，thereisnosuchthingstandardEnglishintheworld. 6．WewenttoseehimandheofferedussomeadvicehowtolearnEnglishwell.
7．Theforeignstudenthadmuchtrouble(understand) whattheteachersaidinhislecture. 8．It’sbecauseofhereffortsinclassshegotthefirstplaceintheEnglishcontestinourschool.
9．HerEnglishwasso(limit) thatshecouldn’tunderstandwhatthenativespeakerssaid. 10．MydaughterhasagoodcommandofEnglishandthat’sshehasgotthegoodjob. Ⅱ.单句改错(每小题仅有1处错误) 11
．
Thelearningofanylanguagecanbevaluableandrewarding
，
anditisnotsuitableforeveryone.
12．Inmyopinion，youcangetyourbrotherhelpyouwithyourspokenEnglish. 13．Inmanyways，theeducationsystemintheUSisnotverydifferentfromitintheUK. 14．Therearesomeeasytipsthatwillpromoteanylearnertoachievesuccessatnotime. 15
．
Whenitcomestoeducation
，
themajorityofpeoplebelievesthateducationisalifetimestudy.
16．WatchTVshowsandmoviescanspeedupthelanguagelearningprocessrapidly.
17．Theseinterestingcustomsshouldbegoodpreservedsothatmoreandmorepeoplecangettoknowthem. 18
．
Ifyouhadreadthedirectionscareful
，
somemistakesintheoraltestwouldhavebeenavoided.
19．MyentirefamilywerelearningEnglishatthetime，andsowasallmygoodfriends. 20．Weallliketheprofessor’snewapproachtoteachaforeignlanguage.
话题词汇 1．absorb v．吸收 2．accumulate v．积累 3．approach n．方法 4．have a good command of...精通…… 5．master vt.精通，掌握 6．overcome vt.克服 7．pronounce v．发音 8．regular adj.定期的；有规律的 9．bear sth.in mind记住某事 10．form a good habit养成一个好习惯 能力提升
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
(2018·山西太原一模)
Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedarkcoldwintermonths.Spring!
Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth
，，
renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!
Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverb
，
thatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together
，
youwillget“springtolife”．Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!
Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalfplayedwellandwonthematch.
Now，besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈) thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds
，
itoftenjumps.So
，，
weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump，orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.
Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”，
“spring”meansyoung.However
，
“springchicken”isalsoaninformal
，，
humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So
weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform，asin“nospringchicken”．Forexample，let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon
，
eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay，“That’samazing! Afterall，he’snospringchicken.”
Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife
，
andyousay
，
“Wow
，
she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove. 21．Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”？ A．Theseasonafterwinter. B．Beingyoungandhealthy. C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil. D．Tooccurorappearquickly. 22．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”． B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”． C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”． D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”． 23．Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？ A．Angry. C．Happy.
B．Surprised. D．Frightened.
24．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph? A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.
B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”． C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite. D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.
B
(2018·安徽合肥二检)
Intoday’ssociety，languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性别) byvocabulary，andalsotheirnon-verbal(
非
语
言
的
)
vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviouslydifferentbetweenmenandwomen.
Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendtospeakfasterthanmen
thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenareandalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly
，
precisely
；，，
andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminut
esdescribingapainting，asopposedtothethirteen-minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.
Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon-verbalwayofcommunicating
，
whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men’sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople’sbodyspacewhiletalking
，
andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.
Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneutral.AfterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachotherIhavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicatingwhatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame“language”
，，？
Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex“Iwonderifthere’ssomethingthere？”wouldnolongerexist. 25．Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph? A．Speedofunderstanding. B．Understandingofspeechroles. C．Politenessofcommunication. D．Applicationofbodylanguage.
26．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’scommunication? A．Cautious. C．Ambiguous.
B．Favorable. D．Skeptical.
，
27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext? A．Women，BornExcellentTalkers B．Men’sandWomen’sSocialRoles C．VocabularyandCommunication D．OppositeGender，DifferentLanguage Ⅳ.完形填空
(2018·吉林长春质检)
WhenIwasateenager
，
Ivolunteeredtopassoutwateratalocalrace.Iwassoexcitedto28allthedifferentrunnerswh
