Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries may speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check this in a dictionary.
1.The writer thinks that ___________.
A.choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English
B.dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English
C.it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly
D.using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing
2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A.Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.
B.Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.
C.Small two-language dictionaries have serious shortcomings.
D.Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.
3.When in the reading does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary?
A.At the beginning of the reading B.At the end of the reading
C.During the first reading D.After the first reading
4.This passage mainly tells us .
A.that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries
B.what were the shortcomings of small two-language dictionaries
C.why students should use large college edition dictionaries
D.what dictionary students should choose and how to use it
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Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries may speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check this in a dictionary.
1.The writer thinks that ___________.
A.choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English
B.dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English
C.it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly
D.using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing
2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?
A.Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.
B.Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.
C.Small two-language dictionaries have serious shortcomings.
D.Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.
3.When in the reading does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary?
A.At the beginning of the reading B.At the end of the reading
C.During the first reading D.After the first reading
4.This passage mainly tells us .
A.that students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries
B.what were the shortcomings of small two-language dictionaries
C.why students should use large college edition dictionaries
D.what dictionary students should choose and how to use it
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Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against people or safes (保险箱). He was a real artist of his trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult safe he had ever encountered. In about 10 years, helped by his brother Stefan and two friends, he took about $330,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his last job, early in 1999, he left the safe door open and $80,000 behind. With the money ws a note, "We don’t need all that much."
A witness (目击者) recognized his car and Streit was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he would continue breaking the law, "I am a thief and I shall use every opportunity." Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.
Not to freedom, though. After crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (怀疑) of German customs police on purpose and got himself arrested. "I want to be in a German prison,"he explained to the surprised police. "As German courts give much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison."
In prison, Streit persuaded his keepers to let him make a Christmas Eve telephone call to his former keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. "I’m sorry if I caused trouble. I didn’t want to embarrass anybody by escaping. Conditions weren’t that bad. In fact the food was better than it is here."
1.The underlined word "safecracker" in the first paragraph means "_________".
A.prisoner B.criminal C.stealer D.Robber
2.What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. Streit was caught by German customs police.
b. Streit left a note in the bank.
c. Streit was sent to Stein Prison.
d. Streit worked in a blacksmith shop.
e. Streit escaped from prison.
A.d-b-a-c-e B.b-a-c-d-e C.b-c-d-e-a D.d-b-c-e-a
3.What helped Streit escape from prison?
A.His living alone in prison. B.His good relations with the prison officials. C.His cooperation with other prisoners. D.His working in the blacksmith shop.
4.Streit was finally caught because _______.
A.his car was recognized by someone B.he left a note in the bank safe C.he was recognized by customs police D.he made a phone call to his former keeper
5.Streit preferred to serve his time in Germany because _______.
A.he hated working in the blacksmith shop in the Austrian prison B.the life of prisoners in Germany was better than those in Austria’s C.he wouldn’t have to stay that long in a German prison D.he could escape more easily from a German prison
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We will never give in ______ they do or say about our plan.
A. No matter when B. how C. whatever D. although
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Five Things Ambitious People Never Say
(1)“I can’t do this—it’s too hard.”
Ambitious people never limit themselves or undervalue hard work with these words. 1.
(2)“I’m not good enough.”
Ambitious people never say they are not good enough. Saying you are not good enough holds you back and makes you vulnerable to quit when things get a little rough. And quitting when things get a little rough is never a good thing. The most successful people in the world are not quitters. 2.Be confident and believe in yourself, or no one else will.
(3) “I won’t make it through the obstacles.”
Challenges and obstacles are tests of your resolve and desire to succeed. 3.They say they will make it because they know better things lie ahead—the sun always shines after the storm.
(4) 4.
The only time people won’t take you seriously is if you don’t take yourself seriously. Insisting that people won’t take you seriously is an excuse not to do what you know you should do. Ambitious people never say these words. They respect themselves and honor their work and that earns people’s respect. Start respecting yourself and honoring what you do and people will respect and take you seriously.
(5)“I’m going to fail for sure.”
5.It can teach you valuable lessons and redirect you to the right path. Ambitious people don’t say they are going to fail and let that stop them from trying. They defy the fear of failure by taking calculated risks because they know the only time you are truly defeated is when you don’t try at all. Jim Carrey says it best: “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”
A. People won’t take me seriously.
B. They tell themselves they can do it.
C. They are hard workers who believe in themselves and their abilities.
D. People take it for granted that it is impossible.
E. Ambitious People never say they can do everything well.
F. Ambitious people never say they won’t make it through the hard times.
G. Failure is not entirely bad.
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Have you ever heard anyone say “It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means “It’s raining hard!”
But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.
Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said, “ We need cats!” So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!
In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.
“We need big dogs!” the people said, “The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”
A man across the sea had big dogs to sell. “I will send dogs to you,” he said. “ I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”
He sent the dogs by airplane.
But the airplane did not land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute ---- you guessed it !
Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy.
They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
Remember it, so you can say, “ Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
1.The underlined word “ it” In Paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A.the weather
B.the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
C.the saying “It’s raining hard.”
D.the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky.
2.Cats and dogs drop from the sky because ______.
A.there are many mountains in the country.
B. it snows the year around in the country.
C. was hard for a plane to land in the two countries.
D. coming down by parachute could save money.
3.The main purpose of the passage is to _________________.
A.tell the readers cats and dogs do drop from the sky
B.tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying.
C.show cats and dogs are our good friends.
D.show parachute is an important
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Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge a book by its cover.”? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl when he speaks. He may not be able to find the right words. But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper, he can express himself better than anybody else.
Other people may fool you into overestimating(过高估计) their intelligence by putting up a good front. A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class is bound to (一定会) make a favourable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.
In a word, you can’t judge someone by appearance. The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can see how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you see, the better your judgment is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
1. The passage suggests that ______.
A. a good writer may not be a good speaker
B. a good writer is always a good speaker
C. a speechless person always writes well
D. a good writer will find himself speechless
2. According to this passage, a student who listens attentively and takes notes
in class ______.
A. is an intelligent student
B. may not be an intelligent student
C. will score better in exams
D. will not be a good student
3. The passage suggests that we should judge a per-son’s intelligence through
______.
A. his teachers
B. his deeds in the classroom
C. his appearance
D. his reactions to different situations
4. The writer of this passage wants to tell us not to______.
A. judge a book by its cover
B. make the mistake of thinking a young man stupid
C. overestimate a student’s intelligence
D. judge a person’s intelligence by his appearance
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“Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge(判断)a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when you try to judge the cleverness of others by their looks and performance. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift(天赋)in novel writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl. But don’t make the mistake of thinking he might not be that clever. With a pen and paper, he can tell what he thought very well.
Other people may fool you into mistakenly thinking they are clever by putting up a good front.
A student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sure to make a good impression(印象)on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may get scores much lower than his classmates.
We may conclude that:you can’t judge someone by appearances. The only way to tell whether a person is clever or not is to get to know him by observing(观察) how he reacts to(反映)different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate(准确的)your judgement is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
1.The best title for this passage is___________________________
A. Judging cleverness
B. Choosing a book
C. A speechless young man
D. Putting up a good front
2.The main idea of the passage is ___________________
A. don’t judge a book by its cover
B. don’t judge a person’s cleverness by appearance
C. people may fool you by putting up a good front
D. make sure you know someone well before observing him
3.The young man mentioned in the passage________________.
A. is stupid
B. is a good student
C. is a good writer
D. is successful with girls
4.According to the passage, true knowledge of a person’s cleverness comes from_____________.
A. the grades he gets in school
B. his manners at parties
C. his outward appearanc
D. how he behaves in different situations
5.The passage suggests that in judging a person’s intelligence we should_____________.
A. make quick judgements
B. be creative
C. have patience and be careful
D. give him a test
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Just as one of the parents ____ it, students today are under far greater stress than ever.
A.says | B.speaks | C.puts | D.gets |
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Just as one of the parents ____ it, students today are under far greater stress than ever.
A. says B. speaks C. puts D. gets
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is one’s mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country.
Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programs; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken.
However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.
1.According to some advertisements, you ______ .
A.have to pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks. |
B.needn’t pay you money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks |
C.must pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks |
D.will be paid much money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks |
2.Now most people try to learn a foreign language in order to ______.
A.read the literature of the country | B.read books and reports |
C.do their work better | D.go to foreign countries |
3.Learning a foreign language is a hard job ______.
A.only for scientists and doctors | B.only for the students at school |
C.for those people at home | D.for most people |
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