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I'd like to know about fluency. What can I do to feel better when I'm talking to other people? Do you have
some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!
-Roberto in Brazil
A:
Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able
to do "fast".
First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of
English, but also to very good users of English. If you don't, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English.
The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent. The first
trick (诀窍) is to probably have confidence. Some people think they might make mistakes. Don't worry about
that. Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you-a few grammar mistakes aren't going to worry them.
What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress (重音). When you learn a new word
or expression, learn it with its stress. Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary.
Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves (袖子) for when they
need to give themselves thinking time. Sometimes they use "filler sounds" like er,um and so on.
It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them intereste
d-and this is often done by asking questions like "What do you think?" "How do you feel about this?" and so on.
So, to become a fluent speaker, you'll need to put into practice all these kinds of things. And there's the key:
practise, practise, practise.
-Susan Fern
B. listen to very good speakers
C. talk to English speakers
D. buy a radio or a TV set
B. expressions
C. dictionaries
D. words
B. To have a secret plan or idea.
C. To hide some tricks into their sleeves.
D. To have sleeves covering their whole arms.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
A student tries to figure out a major that suits her.
Bored by the Chinese courses he was majoring in, Zuo Cheng, 18, couldn’t imagine having to drag himself into class day after day, week after week, for four years. After rounds of examinations and interviews, he managed to transfer to the Department of International Accounting.
“It may seem like I’ve wasted a year and have to start college all over again, but now that I’ve settled on a field I’ll be able to concentrate,” Zuo said.
Zou is not alone.
“When we were in high school very few of us understood how maajor relates to career. Many students picked colleges before majors, only to discover their mistake a few weeks after arrival on the campus,” said Jiang Xin, 20, who was able to switch to electrical engineering and automation from physics. He said that physics graduates had few other options besides going into teaching. He added that a career in education just didn’t suit him.
“I should have better job prospects（前景）and the chance to earn more money once I graduate,” Jiang said.
A new survey, of 2,500 students nationwide starting in September this year, suggests that as much as 35 percent of the students are disappointed by their courses. The least happy are those majoring in bioengineering, traditional Chinese medicine and math, while students of architecture, economics and foreign languages are the happiest, owing to good career prospects.
However, Shao Yanfang, who works at the admissions office of University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, advised students to consider both short-and long-term goals.
“After graduation do you want to find yourself in a job very specifically related to your college major? Or, would you like to posses the knowledge and skills that will enable you to work in many areas? There are the questions students need to consider. Above all, your choice of major should be based on your own interests, abilities and personality.” Shao said.
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The reasons for students to 76 to other majors |
◆ 77 interest in his own major ◆See few career 78 in his original major ◆Hope to earn more money after 79 |
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Results of a survey |
◆35% express their 80 to their majors ◆The least happy are those 81 in bioengineering, traditional Chinese medicine and math ◆Students of architecture, economies and foreign languages are the happiest, 82 of good career prospects |
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Advice given by the 83 from admissions office of a university |
Students should consider: ◆ 84 you want to find yourself in a job very specifically related to your college major or posses the knowledge and skills that will enable you to work in many areas ◆You have to make your choice on the 85 of your own interests |
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第一部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分 40分）
第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其音标与所给单词的读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．reform A．/ ' rif?:m/ B．/ ' ref?:m / C．/ ri' f?:m / D．/ re' f?:m /
2．exact A．/ ig 'zækt / B．/ eg 'zækt / C．/ ' igzækt / D．/ ' egzækt /
3．whistle A．/ ' wistl/ B．/ ' histl / C．/ ' wisl/ D．/ ' hisl/[来源:
4．professor A．/ ' pr?ufes? / B．/ ' pr?fes? / C．/ pr?u' fes? / D．/ pr?' fes? /
5．convenient A．/ k?n' veni?nt/ B．/ k?n' vi:ni?nt / C．/ k?n' veni?nt / D．/ k?n' vi:ni?nt /
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语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1．swear
A．heart B．research C．nearly D．bear
2．recently
A．restaurant B．secret C．prefer D．system
3．common
A．company B．across C．bottom D．collar
4．occur
A．accept B．access C．according D．accident
5．laughed
A．noticed B．studied C．breathed D．learned （adj．)
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根据句意填入适当形式的词，首字母或中文已给出，请在答案卷上写出完整的单词。
【小题1】As a student, what you said on such an occasion was not s_____________ .
【小题2】 It is i___________ to buy or sell drugs.
【小题3】I used to a__________ early in the morning.
【小题4】These pancakes made by my mother are really t__________ .
【小题5】According to the evidence, the judge c___________ that he hadn’t killed the man.
【小题6】 In his life he gave an example of______________ (勇敢) and wisdom.
【小题7】The clever boy has _____________ (吸收) all the knowledge his teacher could give him.
【小题8】His brother works in a ______________ (出版) house.
【小题9】For a___________ (某种) political reason, he had to leave his motherland 20 years ago.
【小题10】 After a long____________(争论), we decided where to go for our holiday.