Question

(2013·南通模拟) “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岁才开始学习英语的老人，凭借顽强的毅力，取得了可喜的成绩。

1.由第二段的第一句可知她是Englishtown的一名“学生”。

答案　C

2.她50岁开始学英语，仅仅几年后，就取得了“惊人的”进步。后三项分别表示“挑战性的”“令人气馁的”“烦扰的”，都不符合语境。

答案　A

3.　在她居住的德国乡村没有“提供”夜校课程，所以她选择了网络学习方式。

答案　B

4.根据本句后半句中的内容可知她参加的是在线“会话”课程。倒数第二段中的第三句也是答案提示。

答案　A

5.　根据第二段第一句中的内容可知Englishtown是一个极好的“学习”场所。

答案　D

6.下一句提到她的儿子难以理解她为什么花那么多的时间去学习，由此可知他认为妈妈有点儿“疯狂”。

答案　A

7.　他不能理解的是妈妈为什么花那么多时间学习，“却”乐在其中。

答案　B

8.她从第一级开始学习，并且很快“取得进步”。此处progress作动词，表示“进步，进展”。

答案　D

9.她在两年后学完了所有的“课程”。A项表示“渠道，频道”，B项表示“时间表”，D项表示“论文，报纸，试卷”，都不符合语境。

答案　C

10.根据下文第24空后面的内容可知她察觉到自己仍然有“语法”方面的困难。

答案　C

11.　她没有“放弃”，而是坚定地继续学习。A项表示“还击，抵抗”，C项表示“转过去，拒绝(进入)”，D项表示“寻找”，都不符合语境。

答案　B

12.为了使她本来已经很优秀的英语更出色……。

答案　D

13.虽然她的英语已经非常优秀，可是她又为自己制订了新的“目标”。

答案　A

14.她为自己制订了新的目标，并且“集中”理解语法要点。

答案　C

15.　本句的后半部分提到“但是你需要自律、自我激励以及保持动力”，由此可知她认为在线学习一点也不“乏味”。

答案　B

16.如果你真的想学习，即使当你意识到有困难或者认为不会有“成功”的时候，也决不要放弃。

答案　B

17.　结合本句前后两句中的内容可知学习英语也应该“很有趣”。

答案　A

18.她对所有的“话题”都感兴趣。A项表示“措施”，C项表示“时间表”，D项表示“时尚”，都与语境不符。

答案　B

19.通过五次参观英国，她已经能够使用英语。put...to use是固定搭配，表示“利用，使用”。

答案　D

20.　Englishtown使她的生活发生了“改变”。

答案　C