I’m a strong believer that learning different languages makes you look incredibly good when you’re in a foreign country and can understand and speak the language. The list below is 4 apps that will help you learn a foreign language! You can download them for free.
Babbel – Learn Languages
Babbel is an excellent language tool to help you progress step by step with learning a new language. It helps you learn grammar along the way as you work your way through the tasks and assignments. You need to pay a monthly subscription(定金), but this will still be cheaper than taking physical lessons with a tutor!
Duolingo: Learn Languages Free
The app has many languages to choose from and will work through the basics all the way to advanced words and sentences. It’s all completely free too! It’s incredibly well designed, looks great and will help you learn, remember and progress with just a little bit of time every day.
Tandem: Language Exchange
Rather than have you work through tasks and memorize different things, the app lets you match with people who share your interests but speak the language you want to learn. You can then have text, voice and video conversations with people who want to learn your native language, and in return you learn theirs, all by simply communicating with each other. It’s a great way to learn with only $1 a day.
Learn English – busuu
This app is perfect if you want to learn English. There are all sorts of audio and visual learning aids. You’ll find yourself working through interactive tests and learning tools for vocabulary and dialogue.
1.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. Sell apps to language learners. B. Introduce language learning apps.
C. Teach language learners to use apps. D. Teach languages through apps.
2.Which app suits best if you want to learn through communication?
A. Babbel – Learn Languages B. Tandem: Language Exchange
C. Duolingo: Learn Languages Free D. Learn English – busuu
3.What is Duolingo different from the other three apps?
A. It is completely free to use. B. It is specially for English learning.
C. It is unsuitable for beginners. D. It is the most effective（有效的）app.
4.What do the apps have in common?
A. They cover all languages. B. They focus on grammar.
C. They contain many tests. D. They are free to download.
At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊断）with a kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.
In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”
She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are not different from your classmates, young man.”
I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out(溢出) and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?
I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day--- with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:“See what you can do when you keep trying?”
1.The author didn’ t finish the reading in class because________.
A. He was new to the class B. He was tired of literature
C. He had an attention disorder D. He wanted to take the task home
2.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?
A. He had good sight B. He learned a lot from school
C. He gave up reading D. He made a great invention.
3.What was Mrs.Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A. Angry B. Impatient
C. Encouraging D. Sympathetic
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.
B. teacher can open up a new world to students.
C. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.
D. The disabled should be treated with respect.
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
On a cold windy day, a poor boy tried to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door. Wandering on the street, he was not a successful seller. What’s worse, he found that he only had one dime（一角硬币） left. His empty stomach reminded him constantly that for days he hadn’t eaten anything. He had no choice but to beg for a meal at the next house. Hesitantly he knocked at door, thinking about what to say when it opened. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. “What can I do for you?” asked the young woman. The boy paused for a while “Would you please give me some … a drink of water?” the boy dare not to look directly into her eyes. She looked at the bony boy and thought he might need something to give him energy so she brought him a glass of milk. His head rising and small hands taking the cup, he drank it up slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied with a warm smile on her face. “My mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” Deeply moved, he said sincerely, “Then I shall thank you from the bottom of my heart.”As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the whole human race. As a matter of fact, he was about to give up and quit before that point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. However, the local doctors were unable to give the effective medical treatment. Finally they sent her to a hospital in the big city, where specialists can be called in to cure her rare disease. Among those famous specialists, Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
Dressed in his doctor’s gown, he went in to see her._______________________________________________
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假定你是李华。上周日学校组织全校高三师生去人民公园进行了一次户外郊游活动，受到了大家的一致好评。请你就本次活动给校园英语报写一篇报道。内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动内容；
3. 活动的意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I can still recall the day 1. I sat on the stairs of a temple in Nepal. The square before the temple became very muddy as 2. result of the rain. We had to walk on a path 3. (make) by a line of bricks on the muddy ground.
A friend of 4. ( I ) complained all the way while she stepped on the bricks walking towards me. Looking around she said very 5. (patient), “Disgusting indeed! What if I fall into the dirty water?”
Since I knew her very well, I 6. (nod) cautiously, hoping to comfort her by my silent sympathy.
A few minutes later, 7. friend came to the same scene. She stepped on the brick path dancing briskly and singing, “Jump, jump, jump!” until she reached the dry ground. She couldn't help 8. (shout), “What fun it is!” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is that one can entirely be free 9. dust.”
In the eyes of the two there were two different worlds. As the world has a population of 6 billion, it follows that there should be 6 billion 10. (world).
I will always appreciate my father and his faith.
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ______, including all his struggles.
One ______, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a burning desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ______ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which ______ took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t go quickly. After forty minutes of ______walking in the field, we ______ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and angry. ______ the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad laughed. “Just think, my little girl, only ______ dozen left for each of ______ and then we’re done.” Such is Dad----whatever problem he ______, he never gives up.______, the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, ______ Dad remained optimistic. He ______ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to ______ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ______. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to ______ our family. He always puts our happiness ______ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ______ his exhaustion(疲劳) after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ______ others first.
Dad，the life ______ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
1.A. farmer B. grocer C. gardener D. teacher
2.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
3.A. gap B. form C. order D. position
4.A. usually B. repeatedly C. finally D. really
5.A. happily B. aimlessly C. easily D. hardly
6.A. yet B. even C. still D. nearly
7.A. Cutting B. Taking C. Picking D. Dropping
8.A. five B. ten C. twenty D. fifty
9.A. them B. you C. me D. us
10.A. brings up B. meets with C. works out D. thinks about
11.A. Thankfully B. Strangely C. Hopefully D. Unfortunately
12.A. or B. but C. for D. so
13.A. happened B. stopped C. aimed D. continued
14.A. face B. examine C. appreciate D. question
15.A. love B. pride C. friendship D. honesty
16.A. settle B. start C. support D. impress
17.A. before B. after C. beside D. under
18.A. in terms of B. in control of C. in spite of D. in place of
19.A. putting B. cheering C. thinking D. turning
20.A. styles B. ways C. lessons D. history
