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Since he _____ to say nothing about this to anyone, he obviously intended to keep it a secret.

A.
selected
B.
pursued
C.
tended
D.
chose

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Most students try to learn English grammar using grammar textbooks. They study grammar rules and take grammar tests. They use an analytical（分析的） approach, attempting to memorize, and then apply, a great number of rules.

However, research has proved this method inefficient and ineffective. The truth is, the human brain simply cannot consciously remember process and use hundreds of or thousands of grammar rules. Real speech is too fast.

Native speakers do not learn grammar in this way, but rather intuitively (凭直觉地) and unconsciously. They learn in a complete way, not by attempting to memorize individual grammar rules. As a result, native speakers use correct grammar fluently and easily.

Fortunately, it is possible for English learners to learn grammar this way. Language teacher Blaine Ray has developed a unique "intuitive" approach to teach English grammar. Her system uses "point of view" stories to teach the patterns of English grammar, allowing students unconsciously to acquire correct grammar without ever studying grammar rules.

In this system, the teacher first tells a simple story from one point of view. It may be told about the past, then repeated, but beginning with "since he was a child"; then repeated again, but this time about the future.

Listening to these stories allows students intuitively and effortlessly to learn English grammar and makes them be able to use it correctly when they speak.

Point of View Stories is a creative new way to study English grammar, and offers hope to millions of frustrated English learners.

1.Which of the following ways is approved by the author?

A. Remembering grammar rules.

B. Taking grammar tests.

C. Analyzing grammatical structure.

D. Applying language to situations.

2. What does the underlined part "this way" in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. Talking to native speakers when learning.

B. Learning English grammar in a complete way.

C. Using correct English grammar.

D. Learning English grammar from a teacher.

3.From this passage we learn that ______.

A. native speakers learn English grammar by listening to stories

B. Blaine Ray’s method gets students to grasp correct grammar unconsciously

C. Blaine Ray teaches grammar rules by asking students to tell stories

D. it’s hard for students to speak correct English in the new system

4.This passage wants to ______.

A. criticize the traditional way of learning grammar

B. introduce a new way to study English grammar

C. ask students to learn English grammar by listening to stories

D. tell us how the native speakers learn English grammar

5.Why shouldn’t the English learners use an analytical approach?

A. because the analytical approach can let them learn English grammar effortlessly

B. because the analytical approach makes them be able to use English correctly when they speak.

C. because the analytical approach can’t let them memorize and then apply a great number of rules.

D. because Real speech is too fast.

Our “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride their bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone,” said Christie.

Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, I’ll watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine, I’ll take someone out.

The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christie’s daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “She’s like a different child when there’s no one else around,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn’t have to make an effort to gain attention(注意).

Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的）son, Tom doesn’t stutter once during our activities since he doesn’t have to struggle for a chance to speak. And the other son, Sam, who’s always a follower when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.

The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves（应得到）to be an only child at least once in a while.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．The basic needs of children.

B．The advantage of spending time with one child at a time.

C．The happy life of two families.

D. The experience of the only child being with mother.

2.Right after McKenzie came back, the other children were _____________.

A．happy B．curious C．regretful D．friendly

3.What is one of the changes the author finds in her children?

A．Tom has less difficulty in speaking.

B．Sam holds her hand more often.

C．The boys become better followers.

D．The daughter acts like a leader.

4.The author seems to believe that ___________.

A．having brothers and sisters is fun

B．it’s tiring to look after three children

C．every child needs parents’full attention

D．parents should watch others’ children.

Last week when I was sitting in my office, I heard an elderly lady talking on the phone about her husband. Her husband’s name was Ed. He dropped her off for her doctor’s appointment and was going to park the car and wait for her. She was so upset that she started to cry. I knew I should take action.

The lady told me her name was Helen and she called the restaurant she and her husband were going to have lunch at after her appointment to see if he was waiting for her there. She explained that she thought her husband parked the car in the parking lot and waited for her in the car but she didn’t find him there so she returned to see if he entered the medical building, but Ed was not there either. She regretted making her husband park the car alone since some signs of Alzheimer’ (早老性痴呆症)had appeared in his behavior. I asked a few nurses to help look for Ed inside and out side the medical building according to Helen’s description. Then I offered to drive Helen to the restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there.

On arriving at the parking lot of the restaurant, Helen began to search for Ed’s car but she failed, which suggested Ed wasn’t there. We decided to have a talk with the manager before we returned to the hospital. On our way to the manager’s office, I received a call from a nurse, who said they had found Ed. What a relief(安慰)! But we still needed to go on searching since he forgot where he parked his car! Fortunately, we didn’t have much difficulty finding it.

As I waved goodbye to the couple, I thought, “This is true love in life. The love is not romantic but it stays with us all the time.”

1. What did Helen do after she found Ed was missing?

A. She called the police. B. She turned to the author.

C. She called the restaurant. D. She searched for him everywhere.

2. We learn from this passage that Ed .

A. went to the restaurant himself B. might have developed Alzheimer’s

C. visited his friend in the hospital D. worried about his wife very much

3. When did the author know that Ed was found?

A. After the author and Helen returned from the restaurant.

B. While the author and Helen were on their way to the restaurant.

C. Before the author and Helen found the manager of the restaurant.

D. When the author and Helen arrived at the parking lot of the restaurant.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author was Helen’s friend. B. The author had seen Ed before.

C. The author went to see his doctor. D. The author worked in the hospital.

OSLO — Excited with pride, Norwegians sang in the streets of Oslo on Sunday, celebrating Norway’s National Day and the country’s Eurovision Song Contest victory.

Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak’s winning song Fairytale as they walked in the country’s traditional National Day parade (游行) celebrating the Norwegian constitution.

Alexander Rybak — called “Alexander the Great” by the Norwegian media — won a great victory in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.

Alexander has played violin and piano since he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sings. In 2006 he won the Norwegian talent show Kjempesjansen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world’s most celebrated violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, won the Anders Jahres Culture Price and has been the concertmaster for Norway’s largest symphony orchestra (交响乐队) for youths, Ung Symfoni.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “This is a phenomenal performance by a young and talented musician,” Stoltenberg said in a statement.

Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo’s Gardermoen airport when he arrives next Sunday, after having invited all his countrymen from the stage in Moscow.

With Rybak’s win, Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audience of over 100 million people. Norway’s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promised that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million euros this year. “I don’t think that is necessary,” he told national broadcaster NRK.

The win was Norway’s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and 1995.

1.What do Norwegians usually do on the country’s National Day?

A. Sing Fairytale. B. Have a parade. C. Hold a song test. D. Watch the ESC.

2.Which of the following statements about Rybak is TRUE?

A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.

B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ESC.

C. He is called “Alexander the Great” when he was born.

D. He showed a great talent for music before this ESC.

3.The underlined word “phenomenal” in Para. 5 means “____”.

A. very unusual and impressive B. too special to be understood

C. with an educational purpose D. able to draw a large audience

4.What’s Trond Giske’s opinion?

A. Norway will host next year’s Eurovision finals.

B. It doesn’t require too much money to win the finals.

C. Norway is determined to win next year’s Eurovision finals.

D. It doesn’t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.

5.The main idea of the text is that ______________________________.

A. the Eurovision Song Contest belongs to the world

B. National Day is being celebrated in Norway

C. Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway

D. Norway celebrates a Eurovision win on National Day.

With only fish and birds for company, Eric Erden has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean to Australia in his 23-foot-long boat since he left California on July 10, 2009.

This is the first part of Eric’s trip around the world using only his own energy. He will row, bike, and walk without help from any motors at all. His plan includes climbing the tallest mountain on each of the six continents he visits, to honour the memory of a fellow climber.

He says he is doing this to show kids that they can achieve any goal, but he also hopes to have some great adventures along the way.

Storms and huge waves regularly force him in the wrong direction and even threaten to overturn his boat. “Sometimes I really feel scared,” says a somewhat embarrassed Eric. “But that’s part of the journey. I knew this wouldn’t be easy when I started.”

Protein bars give him energy, and he boils water to heat freeze-dried meals on a one-burner stove. A sun-powered machine removes salt from ocean water so he can drink it, but when that fails he sometimes tries to collect rainwater in a bucket.

He’s not bothered by any of the hardships. Eric sees the world as a laboratory where there is much to learn. And when his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people — especially children. He has already visited several schools and shared his story.

1.Why is Eric making this trip?

A．To encourage children to reach for their goal.

B．To learn to overcome various hardships.

C．To do experiments all over the world.

D．To honour the memory of a fellow climber.

2.What does Eric plan to do on each of the six continents he will visit?

A．Visit schools to share his story.

B．Study the culture of the local people.

C．Climb the tallest mountain.

D．Cycle from one end to the other.

3.How does Eric mainly get drinking water?

A．He boils the seawater on a stove.

B．He has brought fresh water with him.

C．He collects rain water in a bucket.

D．He uses a special machine to make seawater fresh.

4.Which of the following words best describes Eric’s character?

A．Determined.

B．Intelligent.

C．Fearless.

D．Lonely.

Since he _____ to say nothing about this to anyone, he obviously intended to keep it a secret.

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