Question

    In order to succeed in your English learning, you need a lot of motivation (动力). However, sometimes for one _______ or another, you find that it is gone.

When you’re a beginner, you usually feel pleased about how _______ you can understand and say. However, when you get better, you realize that there’s actually so much that you still have to _______ . It might make you puzzled and lose your motivation.

I’ve ever had such a problem. But I know that I really want to_______my language learning and I have made my motivation come back again. _______ can I achieve that? Here are my top three tips.

Think back to why you started learning English. There must be a few reasons. Usually writing a list of these reasons will give you a chance to think and remember why. You might even _______ some new reasons, too!

Have a look back at your old work. You will probably see a great change in your_______. Hopefully seeing your _______ will make you realize how far you've come, and how much better you will be, if you keep learning more!

Try _______ new. Sometimes doing the same thing, like memorizing words, can be really ________. Try to find a new activity because it can make things interesting again.

1.A.fact B.plan C.idea D.reason

2.A.much B.many C.little D.often

3.A.speak B.learn C.think D.watch

4.A.finish B.review C.continue D.organize

5.A.Why B.How C.When D.Where

6.A.put up with B.end up with C.come up with D.catch up with

7.A.photo B.ability C.expression D.life

8.A.progress B.passage C.smile D.painting

9.A.everyone B.something C.anyone D.nothing

10.A.exciting B.amazing C.relaxing D.boring

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

本文讲述了为了成功学习英语，需要大量的动力。然而，有时由于这样或那样的原因，发现它不见了。以下是三条建议：回想一下为什么开始学习英语；回顾一下你过去的工作；尝试新事物。

1.句意：有时因为这样或那样的原因，你发现它已经不见了。

fact事实；plan计划；idea观念；reason原因；根据后文第4段“There must be a few reasons.以及writing a list of these reasons.”所以此处是理由，故选D。

2.句意：当你是一个初学者的时候，你通常会为你能理解和说多少而感到高兴。

much许多（不可数名词）；many许多（可数名词）；little几乎没有（不可数名词）；often经常；根据前文“feel pleased ”所以此处是理解许多；结合“there’s actually so much that …”所以此处用much，故选A。

3.句意：然而，当你变得更好的时候，你会意识到其实还有很多东西需要你去学习。

speak说话；learn学习；think想；watch看；根据“ However, when you get better…”所以此处是表示转折，懂的越多，不会的东西也越多，需要学习的东西也多，故选B。

4.句意：但我知道我真的想继续我的语言学习，我已经让我的动力回来了。

finish完成；review复习；continue继续；organize组织；根据“I have made my motivation come back again”我再次获得了学习的动力，所以此处是继续学习，故选C。

5.句意：我怎么才能做到呢?

why为什么；how怎么；when什么时候；where哪里；根据“ Here are my top three tips.”三个办法，所以此处是如何做到的，故选B。

6.句意：你甚至可能会想出一些新的理由。

put up with忍受，容忍；end up with结束，以……而告终；come up with 想出；catch up with追上，赶上；根据“You might even ___6___ some new reasons, too! ”你甚至可能会 一些新的理由，所以此处是想出，故选C。

7.句意：回顾一下你过去的工作，你可能会发现你的能力有很大的变化。

photo照片；ability能力；expression表现；life生活；根据“Have a look back at your old work. ”回顾工作，一般可看到自己的工作能力，所以此处是能力，故选B。

8.句意：希望看到你的进步会让你意识到你已经走了多远，如果你继续学习，你会变得更好。

progress进步；passage行程；smile微笑；painting绘画；根据“how much better you will be lf you keep learning more! ”如果你继续学习，你会变得多好，所以此处是进步，故选A。

9.句意：尝试新事物。

everyone每个人；something一些事；anyone任何人；nothing没有什么；根据“Try to find a new activity”所以此处是一些新的事物，故选B。

10.句意：有时候做同样的事情，比如背单词，真的很无聊。

exciting 令人兴奋的；amazing 令人惊讶的；relaxing让人放松的；boring 枯燥乏味的；根据“Sometimes doing the same thing”有时候做同样的事情，应该是很无聊，故选D。