题目内容
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.30-minute lessons are perfect for your daily commuting, lunch break, or workout.
D.25 million people have graduated with success.
2.According to the text, what does the course offer?
A.Language rules for you to recite.
B.Effective language instruction.
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 teach you how to control your balance.
D.It will help you remember things easily.
4.It can be inferred that the text is a (n) __________.
A.report on a new language learning method
B.comment on a language training organization
C.notice of the opening of a new course
D.ad of a language training organization
1.D
2.B
3.C
4.D
【解析】
试题分析:
1.细节题。由倒数第三行Join 25 million people who have graduated with success since 1980。自1980年以来,已经有25,000,000的学生成功毕业了,故选D
2.细节判断题。由No boring repetition, charts or meaningless formulas,没有无聊的重复,图表或无意义的公式。可知,A错误。
由Language instruction that is proven to be effective。语言命令被证明是有效的。故B正确。文中并未提到学习一门新语言需重复很多次。故C错误。由第三段Our courses took 40 years to develop and are now used by the FBI, CIA, and business professionals everywhere.我们的课程发展花费了40年的时间,现在被FBI,CIA,商业专业人员广泛使用。D选项说的是与商业专业人员工作的机会,故D错误。因此,本题答案为B
3.判断题。由Speak without an accent so that you sound like a native.讲话不带口音,这样听起来你就更地道,纯正,故A正确。由Feel safe and confident.你感到有安全感并且充满自信,故B正确。由Protect your busy life。不扰乱你繁忙的生活。C选项说的是Pimsleur Approach将教你如何控制你生活的平衡,因此是错误的。由Remember without trying.轻松记忆,可知,D正确。故本题答案为C
4.主旨题。本文主要讲的是Pimsleur Approach可以帮助人们尽快的学会一门语言,以及选择这个课程的理由。可知,这是一个语言培训机构的广告。故答案为D.
考点:应用文
点评:本文是一则外语培训机构所打的广告,细节题诸多。解答这种类型的题目,需要注意答题的方法。建议采用带着问题在文章找答案的方法,边看题目边找答案,这样目的明确,时间利用也很充分。
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【小题1】If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call _____.
A.202-225-8333 | B.202-245-4521 | C.301-962-1400 | D.202-200-8956 |
A.can enjoy drawings and coloured-pencil pieces |
B.can learn how to kill pests living on the plants |
C.can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the country |
D.will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves |
A.the first event is about growing healthy plants |
B.all of the events are free of charge |
C.there is no time limit to all the events |
D.you can find the information of all the events either by phone or by e-mail |
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Landscape Pests (害虫)
Learn to identify, control and prevent seasonal landscape-disease and landscape-pest problems at the workshop, 3:30 pm. – 5 pm. Tuesday at the US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington. $15; registration required.
202-245-4521 or www.usna.usda.gov.
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Horticultural(园艺的) Art
Watercolors, pen-and-ink drawings and colored-pencil pieces by the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical (植物学的) Art and Illustration will be on display at the exhibit Botanic 2007: The Art and Science of Plants at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, through Aug. 3. Free. 301-962-1400 or www.brooksidegardens.org.
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Botanical Art
Visit Patterns in Nature, an exhibit by Amy Lamb featuring photographs of flowers, leaves and other botanical life, at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory (温室),West Orangerie, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, through Sept. 9. The conservatory is open 10 am. – 5 pm. Daily. Free. 202-225-8333.
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1.If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call _____.
A.202-225-8333 |
B.202-245-4521 |
C.301-962-1400 |
D.202-200-8956 |
2. If you go to Botanic Garden Exhibit, you _____.
A.can enjoy drawings and coloured-pencil pieces |
B.can learn how to kill pests living on the plants |
C.can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the country |
D.will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves |
3. From the advertisement, we learn _____.
A.the first event is about growing healthy plants |
B.all of the events are free of charge |
C.there is no time limit to all the events |
D.you can find the information of all the events either by phone or by e-mail |