根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? 1  But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars．So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow．When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"

  2  Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood．Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to get help from reading．

Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you．  3 Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas．If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

This is nothing but creativity．  4  Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words．

So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading．  5 Go and get a book!

E．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading．

F．Reading can help you make more friends, too．

G．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary．

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 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 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 meanings 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.

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

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

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

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

Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change, either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too.
There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.
【小题1】 The early language had ______.

On October 19, 1959, the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America. It was an experiment. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language is not English. Experts said the goal was admirable, but the method would not work. They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA. And they still are.

Forty years later, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. But during the years its role has expanded. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

     Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-hour broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.

Three elements make Special English unique. It has a limited vocabulary of 1500 words. Most are simple words that describe objects, actions or emotions. Some are more difficult. They are used for reporting world events and describing discoveries in medicine and science. Special English is written in short, simple sentences that contain only one idea. No idioms are used. And Special English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of Standard English. This helps people learning English hear each word clearly. It also helps people who are English speakers understand complex subjects.

Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. Individuals record the programs and play them over and over to practice their listening skills. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for improving their students' ability to understand American English and for the content of the programs. Universities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for student use.

1.At the beginning, Special English program was         .

         A．well received

         B．rejected by native people

         C．doubted by some professionals

         D．intended for teaching English

2.What kind of English is spoken on Special English?

         A．British English.

         B．American English.

         C．Both British and American English.

         D．Not certain.

3.Which of the following are the elements that make Special English unique?

         a．limited vocabulary

         b．short simple sentences

         b．good communication method

         d．slow speed

         e．interesting feature programming

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

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

         A．Special English has been founded for less than 50 years.

         B．Native English speakers don’t have a great affection for Special English.

         C．Special English usually starts with 20 minutes of the latest news.

         D．People can learn some idioms from Special English.

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that        .

         A．listening to Special English can be a student’s homework

         B．listening to Special English can improve the content of the program

         C．some student record the Special English material for sale

         D．learning English from VOA is a traditional way for English learner.

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

_____ 1. Miss Wang is now working in a joint venture (合资企业) as a business woman. Her major work is to contact the foreign businessmen through emails, calls and letters. She has no trouble communicating with the English-speaking people face to face. However, when it comes to business writing, she is not sure about the grammar and the form.

_____ 2.Mr. Zhang taught himself English. Three months ago, when he was required to work as a sales representative in Britain, he had trouble in communicating with his English customers. The problem is with his pronunciation and intonation (语调). He wants to find some websites offering spoken English teaching with correct pronunciation and ideal sound effects.

 ____3.Ms. Wilson is now teaching English in China. She has found that the major problem with her students’ reading comprehension lies with their limited vocabulary. However, memorizing a list of 10-20 new words every day is a boring task for the students. She wants to find some games from the internet, so that her students may have interest in learning and using the words.

_____ 4. Li Yue is not interested in reciting English texts. He says it is boring. He is more interested in practicing his newly learned English expressions in classroom activities. But when he is at home on holiday, he has no one to talk to in English. His mother suggests him looking for interactive websites from the Internet.

_____ 5.Zhang Ming is going for his undergraduate study in America. His friend has rented a room for him from an old American couple. This is his first time to go abroad and stay with the natives. To get along well with them, Zhang Ming is eager to learn English idioms and everyday topics. So, he searches the Internet for some useful websites.

ELT Website Review

A

☆http: // www. putclub.com

   PUT stands for postgraduate plus undergraduate plus teachers. It provides various listening materials for students of English at different levels, including news and articles for academic purposes. It also has some instruction on how to improve listening skill. There is also a forum (论坛) for you to share your English learning experiences with other.

B

☆http: // www. oup. Com / elt / products / students/

This site offers interactive games and exercises to help learners practice English in an entertaining way. Resources are organized at various levels and cover all the four basic skills. The exercises include three levels: primary, secondary and adult. You can choose an exercise of your own level.

C

☆http: // www. focusenglish. com / dia / co. html

Do you sometimes get upset when you’re unable to express yourself clearly? This website focuses on idiomatic and everyday expressions that can help learners deal with daily conversational situations. Each dialogue is accompanied by carefully designed exercises so you can follow the steps and practice at your own pace. From this you will know how native express things.

D

☆http: // writing. englishclub. com / s-talk / htm

You can find tips on how to start writing memos (备忘录), to send emails or to write business reports for your company. There are exercises at different levels and in different forms. If you register (注册) as our member, send us your writings. Our language experts will emails you in reply and offer free instructions within seven working days.

E

☆http: // esl. About. com / cs / pronu / a / astress. htm

 English is considered a stressed language. This means we stress certain words while other words are quickly spoken. When you speak English, the words you stress can change meaning in a sentence. This website provides examples and exercises to help you improve your pronunciation through correct word stress.

F

☆http: // www. vocabulary. Com

  This vocabulary puzzle and activities site helps you learn vocabulary in an interesting and innovation (有创意的) way. The activities come at 3 levels of difficulty, with 20 thematic topics on various subjects such as Wizards, Elections, Holidays, Character Education, Science Shakespeare, and Fitness.