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英语天天练（1） NAME_____
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Very few of us become fluent in another language by studying it in high school. I
made an effort to keep up the little bit of French that I learned in school，but
eventually realized that this was 1 ．I was well aware that new languages are best
learned when 2 ，and that our abilities in that regard decline with age. 3 ，just
before my 50th birthday，I 4 for French classes.
After I was 5 to see which group I belonged in，I was 6 at almost the
introductory level. I found that it really was true that certain linguistic(语言的)
abilities 7 with age. While I'd always thought of myself as a(n) 8 learner，that was
no longer the case. I absorbed new vocabulary very 9 ．What I learned one week ago
seemed to 10 as soon as I learned the next skill.
Now，a couple of years later，I can listen to the news in French and 11 90
percent of it on the first try and read a novel if it's not too difficult.
Who knows what I might still 12 ？
I've learned so much 13 grammar and vocabulary. I've met people from around
the world and all walks of life who have the 14 to make fools of themselves in order
to 15 something new. I've been taught by patient and inspirational teachers from
many 16 of the world，including France，Eastern Europe，the Caribbean and Africa.
Listening to the news as it is 17 to the people of France，I have a
renewed 18 of how something can look completely different from another 19 ．I've
learned that a language is not just a set of words，but a way of 20 ．But most of all，
I've learned that it really is never too late to learn something new.
1．evable B．pointless C．unbearable D．valueless
2．tic B．curious C．young D．old
3．r B．Therefore C．Besides D．Meanwhile
4． B．registered C．fought D．prepared
5．iewed B．challenged C．asked D．tested
6．cted B．withdrawn C．appointed D．placed
7． B．remain C．disappear D．improve
8．mous B．average C．quick D．dull
9． B．slowly C．steadily D．rapidly
10． in B．make sense C．slip away D．build up
11． B．recite C．share D．repeat
12．te B．overlook C．perform D．accomplish
13． B．beyond C．through D．including
14．ence B．ability C．patience D．courage
15． B．experience C．explore D．possess
16．zations B．corners C．classes D．races
17．d B．spread C．presented D．conveyed
18．tanding B．attitude C．knowledge D．judgment
19． B．aspect C．angle D．direction
20．ng B．working C．living D．Thinking
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Recently，my husband and three kids were playing in Mediterranean(地中海)，
swimming and floating in the picture perfect was ridiculously beautiful in
Majorca， way the sun danced across the water and how the blue horizon was
dotted with storybook sailboats were such beautiful scenes.
My husband and I always dreamed about taking our kids on a trip around the
was one of the things we talked at length we imagined ourlife
with the children，we hoped we would have.
Fourteen years later，we had three boys who were growing up faster by the
was time to make good on those renewed our passports，and then packed our
showed our kids the was about experiencing the dozens of flights
and trains and taxis showed them how wonderful，how diverse，and how
fascinating the world wanted them to learn all that we had learned ourselves，
through our own travels.
But there was something more than that：What we really wanted is to slow down
wanted the days to last a bit longer，and the weeks to take their
years with our children are going too wanted to put the brakes on our busy
lives for a year，and just be with our wanted a break from the daily morning
routine of making lunches，eating breakfast and going out the door in time for
needed family time out.
It was the wonderful two months in Europe，full of incredible we
look back at our lives，I know we'll be glad we did it.I know we'll be happy that this is
a chapter of the story of our family.
1．What did the couple often dream of fourteen years ago?
A．Going to Mediterranean.B．Travelling with their children.
C．Some storybook sailboats.D．Their children's growing fast.
2．What does the underlined part “make good on” probably mean?
A．Do good to. B．Carry out.
C．Make up. D．Put off.
3．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The travel. B．The children.
C．The transportation. D．The diverse world.
4．What was the most important in the writer's eyes?
A．Doing everything slowly.B．Living a busy life.
C．Sticking to the routine.D．Slowing down the time.
语法填空：
Harvard is older than the United States. In the early 1630s some settlers suggested
that a university __1__ (found) just to improve the quality of their descendants so that
they could __2__ (well) build the new home. Thus, it was established in 1636 by vote
of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Like many other __3__ (university) at that time, the Harvard at the early stage
often ran into financial crisis. The school board often had to go to Europe to raise
__4__ (donate), but as you can predict, they often came back __5__ their hands empty.
In 1638, John Harvard, pastor of Charlestown, passed away. He left his library
and half his estate to the institution, __6__ were the biggest donation ever since its

establishment. Therefore, the university was named after his , you can find
a statue of John Harvard __7__ (stand) in front ofthe University Hall in Harvard Yard,
and it is perhaps the University's best __8__(know) landmark.
Like other world famous universities, Harvard too has many colleges and Harvard
Business School is one of them. There is __9__ saying in education that Harvard is the
crown of American education __10__ Harvard Business School is the shining diamond
on it.

答案与解析
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文通过作者学习法语的经历告诉我们要
活到老，学到老。
1.B[根据空格所在句的内容可知，“我”想努力保留在学校学的那一点法语，
但最终意识到 是无意义的(pointless)。]
2.C[根据后半句中的our abilities in that regard decline withage并结合常识可
知，年轻的(young)时候学习新语言的效果是最好的，故选C。]
3.A[根据语境可知，在50岁生日之前，“我”注册(register)了法语课，并结合
上文提到的“年轻的时候学习新语言的效果是最好的”可知，此处表示转折关系，
故选A。]
4.B[参见上题解析。]
5.D[根据空后的to see which group I belonged in并结合语境可知，经过测试
(test)来看“我”属于哪一个团体之后，“我 ”被归(place)为几乎是初级水平，故选D。]
6.D[参见上题解析。]
7.A[根据第一段中的our abilities in that regard decline withage并结合常识可
推知，某些语言的能力会随着年龄的增加而逐渐消失(f ade＝gradually disappear)。]
8.C[根据语境可推知，作者一直认为自 己是一个敏锐的(quick)学习者，但却
不再是这样了，故选C。]
9.B[结合语境及上题解析可推知，作者掌握新词汇的速度很慢，故选B。]
10.C[根据语境可知，“我”一学习下一个技能，一个星期前学的就消失(slip
away)了，故选C。]
11.A[根据语境可推知，“我”第一遍听法语新闻时能够理解 (catch)90%的内
容。]
12.D[根据语境可知，谁知道“我”仍可能实现(accomplish)什么呢？故选D。] < br>13.B[根据下文的内容可知，作者认为自己学到的不仅仅是法语的语法和词
汇，故选B。be yond意为“除……之外”。]
14.D[根据空后的make fools of themselves in order to something new可
知，此处表示作者遇到了来自世界各行各业的人，他们有勇气(courage)使自己(看
起 来)愚蠢以学(learn) 一些新的东西，故选D。]
15.A[参见上题解析。]
16.B[根据下文的including France, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Africa可
知，这些老师来自世界的许多地方(corner)。]
17.C[根据语境 可知，听着播放给法国人的新闻，“我”有了一个全新的理解，
故选C。present“上演，播出” 。]
18.A[根据语境可知，“我”对一些东西是如何从不同角度(angle)看起来完全不同有了全新的理解(understanding)，故选A。]

19.C[参见上题解析。]
20.D[根据语境并结合常识可知，一门语言 不仅仅是一组单词，也是一种思维
(thinking)方式。]

【语篇解读】本 文是一篇记叙文。丈夫和“我”很早就梦想着带孩子们一起去
旅游，享受美景和家人陪伴的时光。十四年 后，我们实现了梦想。
1.B[考查推理判断。根据第二段第一句My husband and I always dreamed about
takingour kids on a trip around the world可推知，14年前，“我”和丈夫梦想着带孩
子们环游世界，故B项正确。]
2. B[考查词义猜测。根据上文可知，“我”和丈夫梦想着带孩子们环游世界，
结合第三段第二句It was time to make good on those plans可推知，是实行这些计
划的时候了。由此可推知，画线部分意为“实行”，故B项正确。]
3.A[考查段落大意。根据第三段的内容可知，该段主要介绍了实行旅游计划，
和三个孩子一 起去旅游的情况，故A项正确。]
4.D[考查细节理解。根据第四段中的But there was something more than that:
What we really wanted is to slow down time可知，作者最希望的是时间能慢下来，
故D项正确。]
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了哈佛大学创建的背景、名称的来
历以及其地位。
1．(should) be founded 考查动词语态和虚拟语气。主语a universi ty和动词
found之间是被动关系，故用被动语态；suggest表示“建议”，后接宾语从句时 ，
从句用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“(should＋)动词原形”，should可省略。
2．better 考查副词的比较级。17世纪30年代早期，一些殖民者建议建立一
所大学 以提高他们后代的素质，以便于他们能更好地建造新的家园。根据语境可
知，空处表示“更好地”，故用 副词比较级。
3．universities 考查名词复数。和当时的其他许多大学一样，早期的哈 佛大
学经常遭遇金融危机。university为可数名词，其前由many other修饰，表示“许
多其他大学”，故用复数形式。
4．donation(s) 考 查名词。学校董事会经常不得不去欧洲筹集捐款，但正如
你所能预测的，他们经常空手而归。空处作及物 动词raise的宾语，故用名词形式。
5．with 考查介词。with表示“具有，带有”。
6．which 考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，
修饰先行词his library and half his estate，并在从句中作主语，故用which引导该
定语从句。
7．standing 考查非谓语动词。今天，你可以在哈佛广场的大学礼堂前发现
一尊站立着的John Harvard的雕像，这也许是这所大学最著名的地标。a statue of
John Harvard和动词stand之间为逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词作宾语补足语。

8．known 考查形容词。根据空处后的名词“landmark”可知，空处修饰 该名词，
表示“知名的，著名的”，故用形容词known。
9．a 考查冠词。该处泛指“一句格言”，且saying的发音以辅音音素开头，
故用不定冠词a。
10．and 考查连词。在教育界有一句名言：哈佛是美国教育的王冠，哈佛商
学院是它的闪 亮之星。空前的“Harvard is the crown of American education”和空后
的“Harvard Business School is the shining diamond on it”为并列关系，故用连词and。