Learn a new language as quickly as possible

Learn like a spy! Be mistaken for a native.

Pimsleur courses help people who need to speak another language quickly. Our courses took 40 years to develop and are now used by the FBI, CIA, and business professionals everywhere. They’re so effective; you have nothing to lose!

You will get:

??Language instruction that is proven to be effective

??No boring repetition, charts or meaningless formulas

??Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs

??Audio instruction with a 25-year history of success

??Full 30-day money-back guarantee (just in case)

??Special offers on our more advanced courses

Reasons to learn using the Pimsleur Approach:

??Speak without an accent so that you sound like a native.

??Practice what’s natural to you in English.

??Feel safe and confident. You’ll know how to deal with any situation.

??Protect your busy life. 30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout.

??Remember without trying. Material is scientifically arranged so that you learn without pain.

??Join 25 million people who have graduated with success since 1980.

The entire Pimsleur Approach is what language learning should be: quick, fun, and easy! Each lesson is the foundation for the next. You’ll keep building on what you’ve learned.

What can prove Pimsleur courses to be successful ?

A. Full 30-day money-back guarantee

B. Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs

C.25 million people have graduated with success .

D. 30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout.

According to the text, what does the course offer?

A. Effective language instruction.

B. Language rules for you to recite.

C. Learning a new language by repeating many times

D. Opportunities to work with business professionals.

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a reason for choosing the Pimsleur Approach?

A. It will correct your accent.     

B. It will build your confidence.

C. It will help you remember things easily. 

D. It will teach you how to control your balance .

It can be inferred that the text is a(n) __________.

A. report on a new language learning method

B. ad of a language training organization

C. notice of the opening of a new course

D. comment on a language training organization

Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky (混沌的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.
The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.
The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing – small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur (蛇颈龙), an aquatic (水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct (已灭绝的) for 65 million years.
The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.
Skeptics (怀疑论者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.
Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris (废弃物) to the surface that might look like a strange animal.
However, none of these is identified.
【小题1】According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?

A．It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water.

B．The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water.

C．The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal.

D．There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness.

【小题2】Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?
a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.
b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.
c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.
d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.
e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat.

A．b, e, c, a, d	B．a, b, e, d, c
C．b, d, a, c, e	D．d, c, e, b, a

【小题3】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．The natural scenery of Loch Ness.

B．The Nessie.

C．Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster.

D．The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。下面是几部荣获奥斯卡奖的著名电影，首先请阅读它们的海报信息：

A.        The Hurt Locker

US Army ordnance disposal teams disarm improvised explosive device (IED)placed by Iraqi guerrilla fighters．         B．                Slumdog Millionaire

TV game—show success fuels one man’s escape from poverty in this Bollywood-tinged romantic drama．

C．   The Departed

A policeman and a criminal go undercover and infiltrate(渗透) each Other’s worlds in this crime thriller．       D.               Dances With Wolves

A nineteenth—century soldier learns to respect and then love the Lakota(拉科他族人) way of life

E．      Brave heart

Thirteenth—century Scot Sir William Wallace takes up the sword to defend his people against the English．    F.                Gladiator

A slave in ancient Rome finds dignity and a reason to live in gladiatorial combat．

下面是对这几部影片的简要介绍，请把它们对应的海报找出来：

1.Sergeant First Class William James，a battle．tested veteran，arrives as a new team leader in Bravo company of a U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (E.O.D.) unit to disarm improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004，replacing Staff Sergeant Matthew Thompson, who is killed by a radio—controlled improvised explosive device in Baghdad．

2.In AD 180，the dying Roman emperor wishes to grant temporary leadership to Maximus, but was killed by his son，Commodus, Maximus realizes the truth，but unfortunately, he is taken to Zucchabar, a Roman city in North Africa，by slave traders。There，he iS bought by Proximo, and forced to fight for his life as a gladiator in arena tournaments．

3.In the 13th century，after several years of political unrest，Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward I of England．Young  witnesses the treachery of Longshanks, survives the death of his father and brother．Twenty or so years later, he led the people to fight against the English army, but finally he was killed．1eaving a shout“Freedom!”

4.In Mumbai，India，eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, a former street child from the Juhu slum, is a contestant on the TV show of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire．and is one question away from the grand prize．However，he is detained and interrogated by the police，who suspect him of cheating because of the impossibility of a simple“slumdog”knowing all the answers．Jamal recounts the incidents in his life which provided him with each answer．

5.Colin is introduced to organized crime by Irish mobster Costello．Costello trains him to become a mole inside the Massachusetts State Police．Colin is accepted into the Special Investigations Unit，which focuses on organized crime．Before Billy graduates from the police academy，he is asked by Captain Queenan to go undercover, as his family ties to organized crime make him a perfect infiltrator．

 

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat . Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more .

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .

1．After the car owner received a phone call. He          

A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

C．sent some money to the thief by mail

D．told the press about it

2．The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

A．the car thief who stays at home     

B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

C．one of the policemen in Changwa  

D．the owner of the pigeons

3．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

B．what Chen thinks might be correct

C．the thief is extremely clever

D．the money paid is too little

4．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

A．criminals            B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars    D．demands for money

5．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

A．he reads the ads in the newspaper  

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

C．he has seen the car owners in the park 

D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

 

       Learn a new language as quickly as possible

       Learn like a spy! Be mistaken for a native．

       Pimsleur courses help people who need to speak another language quickly．Our courses took 40 years to develop and are now used by the FBI, CIA, and business professionals everywhere．They’re so effective; you have nothing to lose!

You will get:

•Language instruction that is proven to be effective

•No boring repetition, charts or meaningless formulas

•Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs

•Audio instruction with a 25-year history of success

•Full 30-day money-back guarantee （just in case）

•Special offers on our more advanced courses

Reasons to learn using the Pimsleur Approach:

       •Speak without an accent so that you sound like a native．

•Practice what’s natural to you in English．

       •Feel safe and confident．You’ll know how to deal with any situation．

       •Protect your busy life．30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout．

•Remember without trying．Material is scientifically arranged so that you learn without pain．

•Join 25 million people who have graduated with success since 1980．

       The entire Pimsleur Approach is what language learning should be: quick, fun, and easy! Each lesson is the foundation for the next．You’ll keep building on what you’ve learned．

1.What can prove Pimsleur courses to be successful ?

       A．Full 30-day money-back guarantee

       B．Eight fluency-focused lessons on four audio CDs

       C．25 million people have graduated with success ．

       D．30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout．

2.According to the text, what does the course offer?

A．Effective language instruction．

       B．Language rules for you to recite．

       C．Learning a new language by repeating many times

       D．Opportunities to work with business professionals．

3.According to the text, which of the following is NOT a reason for choosing the Pimsleur Approach?

A．It will correct your accent．

       B．It will build your confidence．

       C．It will help you remember things easily．

       D．It will teach you how to control your balance ．

4.It can be inferred that the text is a（n） __________．

       A．report on a new language learning method

B．ad of a language training organization

       C．notice of the opening of a new course

       D．comment on a language training organization