In today’s world English is the most wildly used language. It is our duty to learn English in the new situation of the reform and opening (改革開放) to the outside world. How can we master the English language? I’d like to give you some good advice.

First, get interested in it. I enjoy listening to foreign friends talking when I was a child. At the same time I watched the English programme Follow Me on TV. From then on, I kept on learning English. The more I learned, the more progress I made.

Second, practice makes perfect. Many people study English very hard, but they are very shy to speak it in public, for they are afraid of making mistakes. Remember you have to make a mistake before you can correct it. A native English speaker makes mistakes sometimes, too.

Third, the beginners should be encouraged to pay attention to idioms. The English language has many idioms. For example, you should say “He is as strong as a cow.”

68. If we want to learn English, we must first 　　　　　.

　 A. show interest in it　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoy listening to it

　 C. watch English programmes on TV　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. practice speaking it

69. When learning English, we will 　　　　　.

　 A. remember the mistakes and correct them　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. try not to make any mistakes

　 C. avoid mistakes before making them　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. not be afraid of making mistakes

70. The underlined word “idioms” in the last paragraph means “　　　　 .”

　 A. 單詞　 　　　　　　　　 B. 習(xí)語　 　　　　　　　　 C. 句子　 　　　　　　　 D. 短語

71. According to the writer, what is the most important in learning English?

　 A. Not being shy to speak in public　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Paying attention to idioms.

　 C. Practising listening and speaking as much as possible. 　

D. Watching English programmes

根據(jù)所給的句子以及漢語釋義，用所學(xué)過的單詞或短語完成句子，每空一詞。

1.His kindness really made us _______ _______ (舒適，自由自在).

2._______ _______(難怪) he made such rapid progress, he was so hardworking.

3.We’d better book a table _______ _______ (提前) in case it is crowded.

4.A hurricane _______ _______ _______ (很可能) attack the village tomorrow.

5.The pictures made the speech _______ _______ _______（活躍起來）.

6. The firemen tried to _______ _______ _______ (接近) the building to put our the fire.

7.The system is mainly _______ _______ (模仿) the ancient one.

8. He delivered the speech without _______ _______ (參考，查閱)his notes.

9.He refused Mary’s invitation by _______ _______ _______ _______ (背對)her.

10. Nobody likes _______ _______ (丟臉) in public.

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文后的空格里填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語。注意：每空不超過三個(gè)單詞。

My name is Jane. My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine. My hobby is traveling and I hope to visit Great Britain one day. I’d like a pen-pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.

I’m Manuel. I’m a businessman and have a large  company with many workers and clerks. I’d like to find a pen-pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America. I like using the Internet.

I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. I’d like a pen-pal who is fond of language learning working in Oxford University. I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language can only happen in a classroom.

I’m Peter and interested in the differences bet ween East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse and listening to jazz. I usually get up at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a pen-pal living in Sydney who has the same interest as me.

Cindy is my first name. I’m working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide as I am working. I’d like to find a pen-pal who comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I’m interested in history, but I don’t like to discuss languages.

Name    Vocation(職業(yè))  1.___________   Pen-pal from

Jane    2._____________ Traveling;

listening to pop music and 3.____________  

London

4. _____________    Businessman Using 5._________   North America

Jackson 6. _____________    Teaching    Oxford University

Peter   Student 7.____________ and listening to jazz    8. _____________

Cindy   9. _____________    Playing the piano; listening to jazz; history   10. _____________

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（每小題1分，滿分10分）

    請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)完成文章后的表格。注意：補(bǔ)全填空應(yīng)符合語法和搭配要求，每空只填一個(gè)單詞。請將答案寫在答題紙上的相應(yīng)位置。

An oral history is a piece of writing based on an interview with a person who has lived through a significant period in history or experienced a historical event. His or her memories provide a personal view of the past.

     The first goal of all oral histories is to record stories about a specific subject. That subject may be a historical event like the D-Day invasion. It may be a period of history like the Depression, or a social or cultural trend, such as child labor. The first step in an oral history project, therefore, is to select a subject that interests you and is of historical significance.

     Before attempting to identify people to interview for your project, you must first gather background information about the subject. The Library of Congress, which houses thousands of oral histories, provides these tips for researching your subject.

     Before entering the library or logging onto the internet, decide on key words to use in your search. Use detailed search words. For example, search for rock and roll of the ’60s instead of the more general term music.

     Look through newspaper and magazine articles and Internet Web sites to identify documents that are related to your subject. Make copies of those that will help you plan your interview questions and discard all others.

     Discuss what you’ve read about your subject surprised you? What aspect of your subject would you like to know more about? Asking questions like these will help you to focus your subject and to identify the voice or voices you need to interview.

     Oral histories are as much about self as they are about subject. One goal of an oral history interview is to find out what happened. A second and equally important goal is to discover how people reacted to or were affected by what happened. The person you select to interview, therefore, should have had some experience with the subject – either as a participant or a witness.

     Once you have identified one or more people to interview, begin preparing your questions. The best questions are open-ended, encouraging the speaker to respond with more than a mere “Yes” or “No.” For example, an interviewer might have asked Clarence Hughart this question about his D-Day experience: Were you scared? That question, however, would probably not have elicited the sort of dramatic storytelling that Hughart provided.

     Make a list of ten possible interview questions. The first two or three should be fairly general, asking the interviewee to talk about his or her childhood, perhaps. These kinds of questions put people at ease. Save more sensitive questions until the interview has been underway for five, 10, or 15 minutes or more.

     After the interview come the final steps: writing a summary of the interview and then shaping it into a finished piece of writing.