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　　You of course know that you will never add very rapidly to your vocabulary by merely coming across words, or by reading, or by talking. You must have a plan.

　　Here is one way to get ahead with words in everyday life. It’s the simplest thing in the world.

　　Buy a small pocket notebook. When you read a newspaper, a magazine, or a book, or listen to TV or the radio, and come upon a strange word, enter it in your notebook. Then look it up in the dictionary. If you find that it’s a word too difficult to understand or a highly technical term, just pass it by. But if it sounds like a word that will be helpful to you, take possession of it, make it your own personal possession. Say it aloud many times. Study its exact meaning, note its root. Be sure, also, to copy from the dictionary the example sentence in which it is used, if such is given. Then write our own sentence in line with the examle in the dictionary.

　　All this will take only a few minutes or so, but it is necessary to make the practice a daily habit. Then the list in your notebook will grow and grow, as will your command(掌握)of English.

1．According to the passage, when you come across a new word, ________.

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A．you just forget it

B．you must look it up in the dictionary and possess it if it will be useful

C．just enter it in your notebook and remember it

D．first look it up, then only which of help needs to be possessed

2．The underlined word“term”in the passage refers to ________.

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A．a period of time

B．a word with a particular meaning

C．school day

D．a fixed time

3．It is suggested in the passage that first you copy the example sentence from the dictionary, then write your own sentence ________ it.

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4．From the passage it can be inferred that the most effective (有效) way to add vocabulary is ________.

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A．to look up any word you meet

B．to list useful words in your notebook

C．to keep on practising helpful words in your notebook every day

D．to write down example sentences from the dictionary

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.

　　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles (9.6 km).

　　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

1. From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ .

A. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B. no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　　

C. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D. the Ocean floor is rather flat

2.Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A. On March 2nd　         B. On March 3rd 　　

C. On February 28th 　　　  D. In eight hours' time

3. What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.

B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.

C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.

D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller.

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the America from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　　The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000 km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) wide.

　　There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than 2 miles (3.2 km) deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet --- almost six miles (9.6 km).

　　Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of travelling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

From the third paragraph, we can learn that ______ .

A. the Atlantic will dry up in 4,000 years' time

B. no river flows into the Atlantic ocean　　　

C. it's hard to imagine how much water there is in the Atlantic ocean

D. the Ocean floor is rather flat

Suppose it's February 27th, 2000. You take a steamship to cross the Atlantic to North America, when will you probably get there?

A. On March 2nd　         B. On March 3rd 　　

C. On February 28th 　　　  D. In eight hours' time

What can you learn from the last paragraph of the passage ?

A. The Atlantic has grown smaller than it used to be.

B. The Atlantic had grown wider than it used to be.

C. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean grow smaller.

D. Fast ways of travelling make the ocean seem to grow smaller.

Many students eat their breakfasts on the way to school or in the dinning-room．But some of them don’t really know how to eat well when eating out．

　 Here is some important advice．The first is to eat less fast food．The most obvious harm of eating too much fast food is weight gaining because of too much fat．Young people and adults are at risk of disease related to weight．

　 Too much fast food can drag your body down．French fries, for example, were recently found to contain much more acrylamide（丙烯酰胺） than other food．This may cause cancer．Actually, deep fried food all contains acrylamide．So don’t eat it too often．

　 Soda is another thing you should watch out for．Cokes and other sodas contain a lot of sugar and can slow down a person’s calcium absorption, so it’s best to drink as little soda as possible．

　 Food in the dinning-room may not be as tasty as fast food, but it’s actually easier to make healthy choices．Human bodies need variety．You can have a dinner that balances lean proteins, vitamins and complex carbohydrates（碳水化合物）．In other words, a meal with fish or meat, vegetables and some bread or rice will provide you with most nutrients that the body needs．

　 Some snacks, on the other hand, will help keep you going until your next big meal．It is natural for teenagers, especially boys, to feel hungry during school time．Don’t forget to take some foods, like whole-grain biscuits or low-fat milk in your school bag．

Title: Advice on 1．____________

Writers tell you about their characters through what the characters think，and do. If you pay attention to characters，you will 1 　 the whole story better.

　 Here is a passage from Alica’s Adventures in Wonderland．

Alice was 2 whether she ought to lie down on her face like the three gardeners．But she could not 3 ever having heard of such a rule at parades.“And 4 .”she thought，“what would be the 5 of a parade if people all had to lie

down on their faces so that they couldn’t see it?”So she 6 where she was ,and

waited．

When the parade came close to Alice，they all stopped and looked 7 her．

The queen said 8 ，“Who is this?”She said to the guard，who only bowed and

9 in reply．

　 “Idiot!，said the queen，moving her head from side to side __10__. Turning to Alice，she went 11 ，”What’s your name，child?”

“My name is Alice，if it 12　 Your Majesty，”said Alice Very politely，but she 13 to herself，“why they’re only a pack of cards，after a11．I needn’t be 14 of them．”

　 “And who are these?"said the queen，pointing to the three gardeners who were

lying on their 15　 around the rosebush．“How should I know?"said Alice， 16

at her courage． “It’s no business of mine．”

　　 The queen was angry，and after 17 at Alice for a moment like a wild beast

she began 18 ，“Off with her head!Off with…”

　 “Nonsense!"said Alice very loudly and firmly，and the queen was silent. The king 　19　 his hand upon the queen’s arm and said，” 20 ,my dear, she is only a child.”

1．A.retell　　　　 B. listen to　　 C.understand　　 D. make

2．A.successful　　 B. careful　　 C. peaceful　　　 D. doubtful，

3．A.describe　　　 B. remember　 C. remind　　　　 D. realize

4．A so　　　　　　 B. thus　　　　 C. except　　　　 D. besides

5．A.use　　　　　 B. place　　　 C. size 　　　　　 D. time

6．A.went　　　　　 B. left　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. 1ay

7．A.through　　　　 B. after　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. at

8．A.cheerfully　　　 B. gently　　 C. seriously　　　 D. satisfiedly

9．A.smiled　　　　 B. suffered　 C. promised　　　 D. insisted

10．A.happily　　　　 B. suddenly　 C. especially　　　 D. impatiently

11．A.about　　　　　 B. on　　　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. off

12．A.greets　　　　 B. minds　　　 C. pleases　　　　 D. disturbs

13．A.listened　　　　 B. devoted　 C. led　　　　　 D. added

14．A.proud　　　　 B. afraid　　　 C. fond　　　　　 D. sure

15．A.stomachs　　　 B. backs　　　 C. sides　　　　　 D. faces

16．A.delighted　　　 B. frightened　 C. surprised　　　 D. moved

17．A.calling　　　　 B. staring　 　 C. laughing　　　 D. knocking

18．A．questioning　 B．wondering　 C．shouting　　 D. screaming

19．A．shook　　　 B．1ay　　　　 C．1aid　　　　 D. waved

20．A．suggest　　　 B．order　　　 C．suppose　　　 D.consider