Question

“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown       Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made      progress!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were       in the German countryside where she lives. At Englishtown, she joins       classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teacher.

In 2010, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly     . “I spent hours and hours studying,” she said “Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my       after 2 years and studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be       ! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in which I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all      .”

Ellen has been able to        her English to use by visiting England five times! “I am very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has       with Englishtown.”

1.A. professor   B. friend   C.student  D.reporter

2.A. amazing     B. challenging   C. discouraging         D. disturbing

3.A. satisfied     B. offered C. attended       D. represented

4.A. conversation      B. composition  C. listening         D. reading

5.A. dropped    B. brushed         C. awarded        D. progressed

6.A. channels    B. schedules      C. courses          D. papers

7.A. fun     B. waster  C. weakness      D. wonder

8.A. measures   B. topics    C. timetables     D. fashions

9.A. take   B. set         C. make     D. put

10.A. ruined      B. started  C. changed        D. Turned

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个有志者，事竟成的故事。一位50岁才开始学习英语的老人，凭借顽强的毅力，取得了可喜的成绩。

1.考查名词。Professor教授；friend朋友；student学生；reporter记者。由第二段的第一句可知她是Englishtown的一名“学生”，故选C。

2.考查形容词。 Amazing令人吃惊的；challenging挑战性的；discouraging令人气馁的；disturbing烦扰的。句意是：她50岁开始学英语，仅仅几年后，就取得了“惊人的”进步，故选A。

3.考查动词。 Satisfied使满意；offered被提供；attended被参加；represented被代表。句意是：在她居住的德国乡村没有“提供”夜校课程，所以她选择了网络学习方式。故选B。

4.考查名词。Conversation交谈，会话；composition作文，作品；listening倾听；reading阅读。根据本句后半句中的内容可知她参加的是在线“会话”课程。故选A。

5.考查动词。 Dropped下降；brushed刷；awarded授予；progressed进步。句意是：她从第一级开始学习，并且很快“取得进步”，故选D。

6.考查名词。Channels频道，通道；schedules时间表； courses课程；papers论文数。句意是：她在两年后学完了所有的“课程”。故选C。

7.考查名词。Fun乐趣； waster浪费者；weakness弱点；wonder惊奇。结合本句前后两居中的内容可知学习英语也应该是“很有趣”。故选A。

8.考查名词。 Measures措施；topics论题；timetables时间表；fashions时尚。句意是：她对所有的“话题”都感兴趣。B选项与语境相符，故选B

9.考查词组。句意是：通过五次参观英国，她已经能够“使用”英语。Put...to use是固定搭配，表示“利用，使用”，故选D。

10.考查动词。ruined       毁灭；started出发；changed改变；Turned转动。

句意是：Englishtown使她的生活发生了“改变”。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文