第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you intend to work with this book seriously, I suggest that you give yourself every advantage by carefully following the laws of learning:

Space your learning.

36 Each session may take one half hour to an hour and a half, depending on the amount of material and on your own speed of learning. Do one or two sessions at a time?three if you’re going strong and are all involved?and always decide when you stop and exactly when you will return.

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Everyone learns at a different pace. Fast learners are no better than slow learners?it’s the end result that counts, not the time it takes you to finish.

Review.

When you start a new session, go back to the last exercise of the previous session, cover your answers, and see how much you remember. 38

Test yourself.

You are not aiming for a grade, or putting your worth on the line, when you take the Comprehensive Tests. 39 You are deciding where repairs have to be made, and especially, you are experiencing a feeling of success at work that is well done.

Use these tests, as well as the abundant drill exercises, as aids to learning. No one is perfect, no one learns in the exact same way or at the same speed as anyone else. 40 And then, give yourself every opportunity to exploit your actual, latent, and potential abilities.

But most important of all, as I will remind you several times throughout this book, develop a schedule and stick to it!

Real learning goes on only through active participation.

On the contrary, you are discovering your weaknesses, if any.

Every chapter of this book is divided into “sessions.”

Find the optimum technique and speed for your unique learning patterns.

This approach works better than any other method for learning words.

Do not rush—go at your own comfortable speed.

Do you have quick recall after a day, or you simply forget everything?

第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45)

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Personally I think trains are exciting and romantic. I must that trains are not important means of transportation in the US, but I do have some 42 with them.

When I was a child, growing up in a small town with very little 43 , we used to go to the station to watch the passenger trains coming in. There was something 44 about the steaming, roaring string of cars coming into view around the mountains, slowly growing larger and 45 and finally 46 crowds of strangers onto the platform.

I took my 47 train trip when I was ten years old. I went with my elder sister to visit our cousins six hundred miles away. The train—so loud and violent on the outside ?ewas 48 and rocking inside. We were very excited, and as that was also our first time away from our parents, we felt somewhat frightened too. However, because I had 49 so much, I was a little disappointed when I was finally one of the passengers I had 50 for so long.

As a college student, I 51 ride overnight train to my roommate’s hometown. We could never afford a 52 , so we played cards, sang, ate, read and talked 53 we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.

My idea that trains are 54 may come from the fact that my husband and I took the train on our honeymoon, spending extra money to eat in the dining car, and 55 the window as the desert scenery slid past.

Now, when I make a trip, I always fly or drive, and 56 are not a very important part of my life. 57 , every time I hear the train whistle faraway on a quiet night, I can always feel the 58 in my heart to pack my bags and jump on board, entering a 59 world of motions, sounds, sights, and experiences which just aren’t 60 in the dull environment of an airplane.

41. A. predict B. believe C. admit D. ensure

42. A. fun B. experiences C. photos D. trouble

43. A. education B. money C. entertainment D. work

44. A. boring B. satisfying C. terrifying D. exciting

45. A. louder B. smaller C. noisier D. faster

46. A. removing B. throwing C. spilling D. shooting

47. A. only B. first C. second D. last

48. A. big B. small C. gentle D. rough

49. A. experienced B. knew C. thought D. expected

50. A. waited B. watched C. appreciated D. trusted

51. A. ought to B. used to C. could D. must

52. A. sleeper B. seat C. meal D. ticket

53. A. before B. since C. until D. after

54. A. exciting B. comfortable C. beautiful D. romantic

55. A. leaning against B. looking out of C. standing by D. sitting beside

56. A. cars B. trains C. planes D. boats

57. A. Indeed B. Therefore C. Still D. Instead

58. A. possibility B. preference C. impatience D. impulse

59. A. common B. quiet C. unique D. gentle

60. A. discussed B. mentioned C. matched D. allowed