2. D。细节题。只要看到第 1 段第 2 句话The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks 可知答案为 D。

1. D。细节题。从第 2 段第2、3句话可知答案为 D。

4. In the fourth paragraph, the word “them” refers to _______.

A. the parts of words　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. prefixes

C. suffixes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. roots

[答案解析]

怎样扩大词汇？捷径是：多读、多说、多听、多写。

3. The phrase “be alert to” in the third paragraph may best be replaced by “_______”.

A. look at　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pay attention to　

C. write down　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. learn by heart

2. According to this passage, the best way to build a good vocabulary is _______.

A. to remember a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to read a great deal

C. to take part in a lot of good talks　　　　　　 D. both B and C

1. When you meet a new word in reading, what should you do?

A. Guess its meaning. 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. Ask somebody.

C. Look it up in a dictionary. 　　　　　　　　　　 D. All of the above.

3. A。语义理解题。从文章第 3 段第 2 句话 In these courses, advisors and psychologists try to help students by teaching them to manage test anxiety 可以看出大学开设这门特殊课程的目的。

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The average person learns most of the 30 000-40 000 words whose meanings he or she recognizes by hearing them or getting familiar with them in the context or simply absorbing them without conscious(意识到的) effort. The best way to build a good vocabulary, therefore, is to read a great deal and to participate in a lot of good talks. There are relatively few words that we learn permanently(永久的)by purposefully referring to dictionaries or keeping word lists. However, even those extra few are of value, and no one will make a mistake by working on developing a larger vocabulary. Here are some suggestions of how to do it.

Read plenty of good books. When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you can't, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious(认真的), write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list - preferably using it in a sentence, or you can keep a special vocabulary notebook. Go over the list from time to time. Further, try to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days.

Listen to good talks and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know. Then treat them just as you treat the new words you read.

Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes, suffixes and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words.

If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited(继承) or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500 000-600 000 words from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German.

2. D。词义猜测题。Doreen Sykora 因考试时过度紧张和害怕，那当然是思维不清晰。

1. C。语义理解题。从第 1 段最后一句话Hitoshi Sakamoto, an anthropology (人类学) student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences 可以明显看出 Doreen Sykora 和 Hitoshi Sakamoto 都患有考试焦虑症。

3. What’s the purpose of some special university student-help courses?

A. To help students to reduce test anxiety.　　

B. To show a stress level experienced by students.

C. To learn more knowledge about test anxiety.

D. To have a better understanding of test anxiety.

[答案解析]

有些大学生患有考试焦虑症，不过现在好了，这些大学开设了特殊的课程来帮助他们缓解这种考试焦虑症。