Question

【题目】How to Improve Vocabulary Fast

Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.

Read every day. 【1】 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

【2】If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.

Elaborate(阐释)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned that the word “stubborn” , think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car.【3】

Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how yourcat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow.【4】But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is【5】.The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.

B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.

C. The vocabulary can be increased.

D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”.

E. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem strange.

F. Find a new word every day.

G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】F

【3】D

【4】E

【5】A

【解析】试题分析：本文属于教育类阅读，主要介绍的是拓宽词汇量的几个建议。

【1】G 在第一段中作者提出扩大词汇量有几个方法，本段第一句Read every day中提出每天阅读可以增加我们的词汇量。G项The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.你阅读得越多，你的词汇量增加得就越快。和这一段的主题完全一致。

【2】F 根据下句If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.在日常阅读中如果找不到不熟悉的单词，也要使用字典找一个自己不熟悉的单词。换句话说，也就是每天都要学一个新单词。故F正确。

【3】D 根据前句If you have just learned the word “stubborn”, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car.当你学习“固执”这个单词的时候，就想象一下能够不愿意借车的邻居。也就是使用想象，来学习单词。与D项Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”.一致。

【4】E 根据本段第一句Use your new word in speech and in writing.作者建议学以致用。也就是把所学的词汇用在讲话和写作中，E项The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.叙述的正是这个话题。

【5】A 根据前面一句Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is.可知要鼓励别人问你最近学了什么单词，或者你来解释一下你所使用的单词的含义。通过这一方法来拓宽的词汇量。故A正确。