7．The passage is most probably written for　 　　　　.

A．test designers 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．students 　　　　 C．test-takers 　　　 D．teachers

6．Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?

A．A letter of complaint.　　　　　　　　　　 B．A computer handbook.

C．A letter to a frienD．　　　　　　　　　　 D．A story of a president.

5．We can find the introduction to a product in　 　　　　.

A．Part 1　　　　　　　 B．Part 2　　　　　　　 C．Part 3　　　　　　　 D．Part 4

4．What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else.

B．Helping others is easier said than done. 　　　　　　　　　　　

C．Experience is better gained through practice.

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

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　 Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

There are four parts in the book:

Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else.

There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.

Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记) . There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

Part 3 is Places: In this part, too. Many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcarD．There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.

Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text.

I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.

3．The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.

A．he wanted to keep his present job　

B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C．he considered the old man dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man

2．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hurt and disappointed

1．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.

A．promised to obey the store rules　　

B．forgot to take any money with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

8．In Paragraph 3，“take special pains”probably means…

A. try very hard　　　　 B. take our time

C .are very unhappy　　 D. feel especially painful

思路点拨：从上文中的“they are actually not so obvious as they seem”及文中的except可知，take special pains与该句语意应相反，据此可得出答案A正确。答案A。

方法提炼：其实take pains to do sth．已不是生词，意为“费力去做某事”。

考能提升训练

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Compassion is a desire within us to help others．With effort, we can translate compassion into action．An experience last weekend showed me this is true．I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly．These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机) with a box of biscuits．He said he was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．

I couldn’t help staring at him．I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world．I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job．

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up．If anything, he looked more pitiable．“Charge it to me,” was all he said．

What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft and safe and easy．Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either．Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself．I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

7．The underlined phrase“out-of-the-way”in Paragraph4 means…

A. far-away　　 B. dangerous

C．ancient　　 D．secret

思路点拨：全文讲到灯塔处于一个孤零零的地方，即荒岛上，所以out-of-the-way为“遥远的地方”。B项dangerous危险的，意为灯塔对其他人有危险，这是错误的理解。答案A。

方法提炼：使用此种方法猜测词义时，须联系上下文灵活处理。

　(8)利用熟词的新词性来抽象词义

利用熟词的新词性来抽象词义，关键应在理解原词的基础上，分析它的新词性，并结合原词含义发挥合理想象，从而概括抽象出它的新词义。

高考示例

However obvious these facts may appear at first glance，they are actually not SO obvious as they seem except when we take special pains to think about the subject．

6．The words“hooked on teaching”underlined in

Paragraph 2 probably mean---------一．

A. attracted to teaching　　 B．tired of teaching

C．satisfied with teaching　 D．unhappy about teaching

思路点拨：由后文“changed his major from medicine to education'’可知Tyler对教学产生了兴趣。答案A。

方法提炼：分析句子成分，became and changed是并列谓语，while．．．是第一分句的时间状语。

　(7)利用构词法知识推测词义

利用构词法知识猜测词义，关键应在理解词根的基础上掌握前后缀规律，如un-，im-，in-，dis-等前缀和一less等后缀可以构成反义词，后缀一ess可以转换性别等，遇到合

成词时在正确理解两词的基础上结合原文把握两词之间的关系，从而准确猜出其词义。

高考示例

The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time．It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places．