To learn English well you must learn about yourself. You must discover what your own special needs are in English. You should pick out what makes English different from your own language and concentrate on those parts. And above all, you should pick out your own personal weaknesses in English, pick out your own special problems, find out what mistakes you most often make and   make a list of them.
It will be best if, in your preparation, you can practise doing the various sorts of work you will be asked to do in examination. You should then make a careful note of any mistakes you make more than once. Count up how many times you make each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in second place, and so on.
For example, if your own language is Japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. If you speak German, you may find using some of the conjunctions is your biggest problem. If your mother tongue is French, you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions. And if Italian is your language, you may constantly forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should.
But these are only examples of mistakes typical of certain languages. They may or may not
be your particular personal mistakes. As I say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover.
小題1:
To learn English well the most important thing is to ______.
A．learn about yourself as much as possible
B．discover your own special needs in the language
C．find out the difference between your own language and English
D．pick out your own personal weaknesses in English
小題2:
The writer advises the readers to ______ .
A．spend as much time on English as possible
B．take examinations of various sorts
C．find out their own problems in doing selected exercises
D．keep a notebook with the important languages points in it
小題3:
The first item on the list should be the mistake you make ______ .
A．more than onceB．many timesC．most oftenD．very often

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Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.
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The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (貸款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, tuition（學(xué)費(fèi)）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade,
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Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
小題1:
According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?
A．The twins wasted too much money.
B．The father was out of work.
C．Their saving ran out.
D．The family fell apart.
小題2:
How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?
A．They asked their kids to come home.
B．They borrowed $20,000 from the school.
C．They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.
D．They got help from the school and the federal government.
小題3:
Financial aid administrators believe that _______.
A．more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses
B．the government will receive more letters of complaint
C．college tuition fees will double soon
D．America’s unemployment will fall
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What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?
A．They blamed the government for the tuition increase.
B．Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C．They will try their best to send kids to college.
D．Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.
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According to the last paragraph, the government will      .
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Just 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.
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Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian, believes it is “the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture”  that is to blame. “When children wanted to be doctor, it wasn’t because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is.” She wrote.
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A．choose jobs based on interestsB．become famous
C．be teacher, banker and doctorD．earn more money
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C．Bad influences of celebrities.D．Endless comparison with others.
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A．He is a newspaper reporter.B．He is the spokesman of teenagers.
C．He tells success stories on TV.D．He is against ranking people with wealth.
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A．seek active self-acceptanceB．stick to their own dreams
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A．talk aboutB．deal with C．fight forD．write to
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A．39% of the population．B．200 million people．
C．About 3 million people．D．About one-fifth of the population．
小題3:Homeless people often have difficulty finding a job because________．
A．they have no home addresses
B．they mostly have a drinking problem
C．they aren't supported by government programs
D．they often don't have enough work experience
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For children with cancer(癌),the facts of life include the facts of death.
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A．a(chǎn) storyB．a(chǎn)n advertisement
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B．is made up of many volunteers including doctors, nurses, psychologists and so on.
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The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower－paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unit. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is the sort of work women do.
Make a list of low－paid－jobs,  then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child－care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the government, which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.
It is disgraceful（可恥的） that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second－class citizens. 
小題1:
Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men_________.
A．a(chǎn)fter 25 years
B．a(chǎn)ccording to the law
C．a(chǎn)s a result of those important jobs
D．because women are as strong as men
小題2:
．We can learn from the text that what really matters in this problem is_________.
A．that women interrupt a career to have children
B．what sort of work women do
C．because they are women
D．what unfair pay women get in workplaces
小題3:
．Which of the following best describe the writer’s idea?
A．Women and men should get equal pay for equal work.
B．Women should strengthen themselves.
C．The government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.
D．Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.
小題4:
Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A．Work to give women a fair pay dealB．The equal pay act
C．The sort of work women doD．The biggest problem about women

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If you want to be a volunteer, you have to answer the following typical questions. Do you want to work with people, animals or machines? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? Every year, thousands of people in the west offer volunteer service. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, and the disabled and the injured to solve problems.
Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church (if up to the driving age), advise kids against drugs, work as assistants in schools or nursing homes, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things. Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month. Anybody who wants to serve people in need can become a volunteer.
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小題1:
As a volunteer, only when you grow old enough can you _______.
A．plant trees on hillsB．drive the elderly to church
C．give advice to othersD．help out in local libraries
小題2:
. How is the second paragraph mainly developed?
A．By listing examples.B．By comparing.
C．By giving explanations.D．By discussing.
小題3:
It can be inferred from the passage that to be a volunteer, _______.
A．you can do experimentsB．you must be very strong
C．you need to work very longD．you can get something valuable
小題4:
What’s the best title of the passage?
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It is true that shyness can be a disadvantage socially for those who suffer from it seriously. I mean real shyness, not somebody who is simply quiet. Quiet people could be shy, but on the other hand, they may just be observing because they are unsure of you or others in your company. They may be capable of being extrovert (性格外向的) and sociable, but on some particular occasions, they are quiet.
I have learnt from my experience that those who observe and listen more and talk less can gain a position of strength. This means that even a very shy person, the type who is reluctant to talk in company (在交際場(chǎng)合) , especially new company, can become a strong person in just about anything they choose. Remember, knowledge is power, and a shy introvert (性格內(nèi)向的人) is in a better position to gain knowledge than an extrovert. Introverted people can give great attention to learning, and as good listeners they can take in an enormous amount from others. Over time, people can come to respect them far more than the extrovert who speaks a lot. Usually about themselves.
What does it take , then for a very shy person to be that successful person they have always wanted to be ? They may only need one more thing to push themselves on their way. They need to dare themselves to take the leap; and when they do , they will probably find all the knowledge they have gained over the years will help them on their way to the top in their chosen field.
小題1:
What does the first paragraph mainly want to tell us?
A．A person who is quiet may not be shy.
B．A shy person may not be a calm one.
C．Quiet people are usually doubtful.
D．Shyness is sometimes a bad feature.
小題2:
The underlined word “reluctant” in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A．lazyB．carefulC．eagerD．unwilling
小題3:
According to the author, introverted people can be successful because they usually ___________.
A．have a strong willB．talk less and show off less
C．learn more than extrovertsD．have a good attitude to learning
小題4:
It can be learned from the last paragraph that “one more thing” probably refers to __________.
A．energyB．courageC．quietnessD．knowledge

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（擊垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（價(jià)值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
小題1:How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?
A．OnceB．TwiceC．Three timesD．Four times
小題2: The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A．brokenB．having small lines or folds in itC．flatD．having holes on it
小題3:The speaker did this test in order to _____________.
A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value
B．tell the audience that God values money most
C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money
D．play a trick on the audience
小題4: What would the speaker probably talk about next?
A．How money can make people crazy.B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C．How to keep one’s value of life.D．How to give a meaningful class

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