Good communication is the key to success when learning online. You should take the opportunity to get to know your teacher and classmates through email and by participating in Internet discussions. This will lead to a more positive and (1) learning experience.
It’s true that learning the technology needed to take part in a class can at times be (2). For example, you may need to ask h ow to (3) your assignment on the Web. But, don’t worry! If you have a problem, ask for help. There’s no such thing as a stu pid question, so there is no need to be intimidated or (4). Sharing (5) and answers freely is what makes the Internet such a great medium for learning.
Online classroom teacher Mike Roberts was asked about what he thought the greatest (6) of online learnin g is. “As a teacher, I need the students to ask questions so that I know what areas of my lessons need further (7). That’s what is great about teaching and l earning over the Internet. In an ordinary classroom, time is limited, so students seem to ask the (8) amount of questions possible. But in the (9) classroom, students are always asking questions. They really seem to feel (10) asking me for the information that they need. They also share a lot of valuable ideas with each other in a way that you don’t usually see in a regular classroom.”
A. interested
B. frustrating
C. comfortable
D. valuable
E. post
F. virtual
G. rewarding
H. insights
I. embarrassed
J. communicate
K. benefit
L. medium
M. explanation
N. information
O. minimum
I have to write to you about the way you dress. I was a little intimidated to (1) in person, so I am writing instead. I hope this doesn’t (2) you, but something has to be done. I must (3) to you to start dressing like a mom.
Your (4) sense of fashion is more like a sister’s than a mother’s. Personally, it’s (5) to have a mom who dresses younger than I do. You wear T-shirts with torn jeans and your nose is (6). My friends say it’s strange, but I think they’re being a little too (7). It’s mo st likely because their boyfriends think you are pretty. Still, if you want me to have any friends in this community, it is vital that you (8) the ring from your nose and start dressing like the other moms. Don’t your peers ever show any concern?
Don’t you remember how horrible being a teenager c an be? I feel (9) because I think people of my age would rather talk to you than to me. Last week at the shopping center, I had the (10) worst experience of my life. The young man who took our money asked if you were my older sister. I thought he would lik ely ask you out if I hadn’t said “Thanks, mom” to you. It was disgusting.
A. disgusting
B. embarrassing
C. pierced
D. appeal
E. commit
F. upset
G. challenge
H. comment
I. remove
J. suddenly
K. unique
L. negative
M. offensive
N. absolutely
O. awful
S ome people just can’t keep from giving. That was the way it was with my neighbor. Despite being crippled, she was very active. In fact, she seemed to do more for the (1) every day than I ever do in a year’s time. I was always (2) at the pace she kept. On Mondays and Fridays, she worked at a college giving students (3) on what career to choose. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she helped out at a church that gave (4) to people without homes. And on the weekends, she taught local kids who needed (5) help with their schoolwork. And most importantly, she always had a positive (6). I don’t remember once hearing her complain about her troubles. The stresses of ev eryday life never seemed to (7) her. Instead, she looked for every (8) she could find to spread her good humor around. I remember when I had just lost my job. She took a day off from work to spend time with me and listen to my trifles. She never once became impatient with my (9). She never acted like there was anything in this world more important than what I had to say.
What I (10) now is not having ever really done anything for her. I suppose she never needed it.
A. complaints
B. curiosity
C. attitude
D. trend
E. occasion
F. regret
G. envy
H. bother
I. extra
J. amazed
K. engaged
L. aid
M. acceptance
N. guidance
O. community
“So, how about your interview?”
“The whole thing was bad from the beginning. I entered the room with (1) and gave the woman a strong handshake. She said I (2) too hard and hurt her. I had a real hard time (3) with her after that.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, it was pretty apparent that I failed to (4) her to hire me. I tried to make eye (5) with her, but she kept looking awa y, which made me think she wasn’t very (6) or interested in what I was saying.”
“I know what you mean. It can be so stressful being (7) for a job. It’s very (8) when you don’t get any encouragement from the person who is asking you questions. But, don’t worry. I’m sure you made a better (9) than what you think.”
“I don’t think I impressed her at all. I was really bothere d that she kept looking away, only (10) me once in a while to throw in a word or two. I had to get her attention by making big gestures and changing the tone of my voice. I don’t think I have ever had su ch a horrible experience.”
A. impression
B. focused
C. confidence
D. exchange
E. contact
F. communicating
G. committing
H. interviewed
I. persuade
J. depressing
K. interrupting
L. enable
M. squeezed
N. extended
O. relaxed
AIDS has emerged as the world’s biggest problem over the past 25 years. The (1) has touched the lives of people around the world, but no other place has been plagued like Africa. In Africa 20 million people were (2) with the disease in 1999. That number continues to grow. Africa has (3) for nearly four out of five AIDS related deaths in the world. It is (4) that as of 1999, 13 million children had lost their parents to AIDS. Although there is no cure, people in more developed countries can get medicine to help. In Africa though, most do not have (5) to new medicines. Most people neglect going to the doctor to find out if they have the disease. Because they have not been (6) with the illnesses, they continue to spread the disease without knowing it. Many men leave their rural homes to find work. This (7) many people when the workers have AIDS and their behavior is not safe.
In (8) to this crisis, many groups have set up programs. The goal is to educate people about AIDS. It is difficult to implement such programs, though, because of poor (9) rates. Some education programs have worked, tho ugh. One such project (10) people’s fear of getting tested for AIDS. Other campaigns focus on schooling for the poor.
A. response
B. judgment
C. literacy
D. diagnosed
E. resent
F. combats
G. infected
H. represented
I. accounted
J. estimated
K. illustrated
L. epidemic
M. access
N. facilities
O. threatens
I shouldn’t have been surprised how tired I was after working a whole day in the factory. Each day I worked continuously asse mbling radios. It wasn’t heavy work, but the repetition and standing for an entire day was difficult. At the end of the day, my legs (1) from having stood in one place so long. We were supposed to get a rest outdoors every four hours, but (2) we hardly ever were given the opportunity. The heat inside the factory was (3) and many people often became ill. Although I did not become ill, my muscles often hurt wickedly near day’s end. Besides, a sore boy was nothing new to me. But, finding (4) was not easy, so I stayed on. I tried to (5) as little as possible. After many years, I was (6) a job managing a small group of workers. I knew the job would be more stressful, but I agreed to try it anyway. During the (7), I assisted another manager. After a few days, I started (8) my group on how to do their work. They all had been my (9) when I was an ordinary worker, so some of them refused to listen to me. I often had to (10) at them so they would understand I was serious. The hardest day I ever had was when I had to fire one of them.
A. complain
B. regret
C. yell
D. offered
E. afforded
F. trembled
G. employment
H. career
I. peers
J. intense
K. burning
L. coaching
M. unfortunately
N. effort
O. trial
When we stepped out of our front door last evening, something seemed different. I had this (1) feeling that something bad was going to happe n. Our neighborhood isn’t the kind of place where you would expect to get (2), but I guess you never know.
My husband and I were walking across our lawn to our parked car when a man leaped from behind our bushes. The man (3) a gun at my husband and demanded that we give him our money. We of course did so, and then begged for (4) from him. He told us to get on our knees and then he showed my husband’s forehead into the dirt. He then (5) my watch off my wrist and told me to lie down and c lose my eyes. I did n ot know if we were going to (6). Then I heard his footsteps (7) away into the darkness. I went to the police, but I couldn’t (8) the man because he was wearing a stocking over his head. They admitted that they probably wouldn’t be able to do anything abo ut it.
Of course, we can (9) to lose the money. I can find a replacement for the watch he took. What bothers me though, is how (10) it made me to even go out in my own yard. I hate this feeling of fear.
A. survive
B. exist
C. fade
D. afford
E. scared
F. alarmed
G. unusual
H. robbed
I. attached
J. pointed
K. sympathy
L. mercy
M. identify
N. committed
O. grabbed
Upon seeing an apple fall while walking, Isaac Newton was struck with an idea. His new concept was that the same force that pulled the apple to the ground guides the moon. This simple story about Newton (1) what makes a great mind. Great minds like Newton’s just seem to be always open to new ideas. It is almost automatic for them. A bright idea often (2) to them even when it seems very odd. They understand with (3) that there is logic to be found even within the most unusual idea. Then they hold onto the idea. They turn it over and over in their mind until that element of logic (4) itself. This process involves (5) what you know with what you experience in the world around you. In contrast, many very smart people have (6) over one great idea throughout their lives. In the end though, they are unable to unlock the (7) of what it takes to be a genius. What is it that they have omitted in their search? They have simply forgotten to (8) the new combinations being formed in the unconscious. They have (9) only their conscious mind without giving time for their unconscious mind to provide the answers. This is (10) true of those who work too hard. They might be well advised to take a little walk every once in a while.
A. labored
B. observe
C. applied
D. employed
E. particularly
F. unusually
G. certainly
H. perspective
I. mystery
J. exemplifies
K. compose
L. occurs
M. reveals
N. emerging
O. combining
Think of success as water. In the course of progress, it flows. Water breaks rock and reshapes land. Success similarly changes things, (1) the world in ways both great and small. Think of outstanding inventors and (2) scientists. These were people for whom success flowed, and their names will be with us always. Your (3) river of success might be blocked, however. It may be backing up and forming behind a dam. Destroying this barrier, and setting your (4) free, must be first on your list of things to do.
Maybe you have (5) problems that keep you from succeeding at school. Surely, if you cannot concentrate in class, you cannot learn and hold onto (6) information. Enhance your ability to pay attention through a process of thought direction. Classes in this timeless practice are offered in most universities. If it’s not taught at your school, maybe there’s a religious group nearby that offers instr uction.
Your personal (7) might be mental, however. There’s a chance that you have possibly encountered awful events in your life that are now (8) you from being more productive. Be glad that fortunately therapy is available for you. Seek help from a therapist, and maybe you can make steps toward the life that you want.
Remember, the (9) for greatness is within you. And the (10) to awaken this greatness, to break the dam, is your own. Good luck!
A. responsibility
B. reality
C. capacity
D. personal
E. eternal
F. potential
G. altering
H. encountering
I. distracting
J. information
K. concentration
L. accomplished
M. published
N. vital
O. barrier
What’s more important to you, money, a comfortable life, or self-respect? Many people believe that we are living in an age where values are in decline. They say that a standard for morality has been (1) by self-interest. Some people even (2) the people of this earth will soon be punished and that disasters will destroy much of the civilization today. Most disagree with such (3), but they do think that it is time to stop our excessive ways.
A non-religious woman from California co mmented, “I do believe that a moral (4) should guide our actions. We share this planet and we need to keep the values like (5) and treat each other with respect. There is a significant need for each inhabitant of this world to take a good look at how they are behaving.”
Another man from New York said, “It’s not enough to be a good person in your heart. We have to (6) our good intentions throug h our actions. There is plenty of (7) out there. It often cause people to give in to (8) instead of doing what is right. I have faith that if people just start following their (9) instead of what’s easy, things will improve. We are all going to be faced with some (10) decisions.I think we’re ready for the challenge, though.”
A. fascination
B. conclusions
C. temptation
D. integrity
E. convenience
F. utilization
G. replaced
H. represented
I. conscience
J. consciousness
K. tough
L. predict
M. reveal
N. demonstrate
O. compass
Test 1
1. With the _______of Mary, all the girl students are eager to go to the party.
A. exhibition
B. exception
C. except
D. reception
2. Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed.
A. spare
B. fast
C. moderate
D. moral
3. All the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65.
A. faded
B. illustrated
C. confined
D. concerned
4. This river is so big that it is impossible to build a _______ under it without modern technology.
A. canal
B. tunnel
C. channel
D. cable
5. The _______ is nearly dead, so I can not start the car again.
A. bean
B. beam
C. bake
D. battery
6. When making modern cameras, people began to _______ plastics for metal.
A. surround
B. substance
C. stretch
D. substitute
7. With the help of the government, a large number of people _______ after the flood in 1991.
A. survived
B. suspended
C. suffered
D. suspected
8. He always has a lot of _______ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinking about.
A. novel
B. spoil
C. acceptable
D. additional
9. Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully.
A. sorting
B. joking
C. counting
D. comparing
10. We do not have a _______ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B.A. and a B.S..
A. continue
B. bay
C. assistance
D. graduate
11. In the United States, the foreign policy is decided by the ________ government, not by each state.
A. federal
B. figure
C. scientific
D. service
12. He works in our university as a visiting _______, not as a formal faculty member.
A. traditional
B. scholar
C. nurse
D. pilot
13. When you fill in the application form, please use your _______ address so that we can contact you easily later.
A. policy
B. plain
C. permanent
D. principal
14. John _______ to be a polite man. But in fact he is very rude.
A. pretends
B. assures
C. affords
D. melts
15. We can not trust him any more because he often ________ his duty.
A. owes
B. spoils
C. deserts
D. neglects
16. In order to increase our output, we need to import more production _______.
A. facilities
B. hens
C. votes
D. artists
17. When a spacecraft travels, one of the major problems is reentry into the Earth’s _______.
A. surface
B. atmosphere
C. attitude
D. bent
18. This river forms a natural _______ between China and Korea.
A. boundary
B. string
C. spot
D. zone
19. She is already 16 years old. But she _______as if she were still a little girl.
A. believes
B. absorbs
C. accuses
D. behaves
20. We are _______ at the rapid progress Mark has made in this semester.
A. distinguished
B. annoyed
C. astonished
D. scored
21. The doctors _______ the medicines to the people in the flood area.
A. distributed
B. packed
C. prayed
D. undertook
22. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is _______, not foreign.
A. domestic
B. strain
C. purchase
D. murder
23. He tried to _______relations with his former wife but he failed.
A. measure
B. maintain
C. shelter
D. reply
24. He _______ to study harder in the future so that he could have more opportunities to find a better job.
A. resolved
B. resorted
C. requested
D. reserved
25. The _______ work continued for more than a week but there was still no sign of the missing boy.
A. research
B. rescue
C. vessel
D. vast
26. Many kinds of animals are believed to have _________ from the earth.
A. withdrawn
B. vanished
C. found
D. hung
27. The engineers in this lab spent several weeks _______ their plans for the new bicycle.
A. counting
B. stripping
C. elaborating
D. casting
28. Pine trees are usually believed to _______ cold weather.
A. guard
B. accomplish
C. roar
D. endure
29. Free medical service is _______ to nearly all the college students in China.
A. favorite
B. available
C. convenient
D. average
30. After working for twenty hours without any rest, the doctors were _______.
A. exhausted
B. mounted
C. wrapped
D. restored
31. The college students in China are _______ from smoking on campus because this will do them no good.
A. discouraged
B. observed
C. obeyed
D. obtained
32. Professor Smith is also the _______ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.
A. detective
B. president
C. manager
D. director
33. We won’t allow any foreign country to _______ in our internal affairs.
A. devote
B. district
C. interfere
D. wander
34. We can not _______ all the magazines together.
A. route
B. draw
C. thread
D. bind
35. What he said in the meeting _______ everybody present.
A. disgusted
B. dismissed
C. disposed
D. eliminated
36. Some lazy men would rather _______ than work.
A. indicate
B. declare
C. solve
D. starve
37. This boy was _______ for what he had done in the class.
A. scolded
B. overcome
C. inclined
D. displayed
38. Some states in the United States _______ people to carry guns.
A. apply
B. charm
C. ignore
D. forbid
39. Carelessness made him fail in his job _______.
A. interview
B. intention
C. stomach
D. stocking
40. Sometimes it is very difficult to _______ some of the English words. Even the native speaker can not help.
A. decrease
B. create
C. define
D. delight
41. Students with _______ problems may apply for student loans.
A. economic
B. financial
C. male
D. economical
42. Both sugar and salt can ______in water.
A. desert
B. absorb
C. dissolve
D. involve
43. I have not heard anything from him since his _______.
A. departure
B. fault
C. foundation
D. acceptance
44. Without a proper education, people could _______ all kinds of crimes.
A. conduct
B. stoop
C. commit
D. sweat
45. Several loudspeakers are _______ from the ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly.
A. connected
B. sustained
C. associated
D. suspended
46. This morning in the class, our teacher lost his _______ at last because he could not stand any more.
A. temper
B. terror
C. verse
D. contain
47. It is not _______ for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need some of them for my research.
A. continuous
B. difficult
C. convenient
D. sufficient
48. When traveling alone in the mountains, you’d better take a _______ with you in case you get lost.
A. compass
B. compress
C. compose
D. campus
49. As a teacher, you should not _______ the students from asking questions in class.
A. ruin
B. restrain
C. import
D. impose
50. If you have any problems during your study here, please do not _______ to call me for help
A. hesitate
B. despair
C. urge
D. request
Test 2
1. This kind of medicine has the power to _______poison.
A. splash
B. resist
C. adopt
D. occupy
2. He is easily _______ so I do not like to talk with him.
A. defended
B. afforded
C. created
D. offended
3. I am _______ to believe that he won’t come back to see his wife again.
A. inclined
B. puzzled
C. accompanied
D. performed
4. Before you mail this letter, you should check again whether you have _______ it or not.
A. sunk
B. sighed
C. sought
D. sealed
5. After talking for nearly ten hours, he _______ to the government’s pressure at last.
A. expressed
B. yielded
C. decreased
D. approved
6. My hands and feet were ________ with cold as I waited for the bus.
A. cliff
B. still
C. stiff
D. stick
7. This problem is beyond his ability and he can not ________ it.
A. slip
B. pack
C. gain
D. solve
8. When you buy the spare parts for your car, try to get the _______ ones from the authorized dealer.
A. genuine
B. generous
C. genius
D. gentle
9. If you use _______, you can get a higher quality picture.
A. wax
B. shame
C. goose
D. slides
10. Who _______ this country, the people or the president? This question is not easy to answer.
A. frightens
B. differs
C. displays
D. governs
11. This year our university does not have any _______ to continue the international student exchange program.
A. function
B. fundamental
C. funeral
D. funds
12. Who is the patient being _______ on?
A. painted
B. operated
C. tied
D. fetched
13. Mary is _______ of music but I am not.
A. pause
B. adventure
C. grammatical
D. fond
14. This man has been proved _______ of murder.
A. guilty
B. spoil
C. flash
D. curious
15. The international situation is very _______ in the Middle East.
A. delicious
B. perfect
C. delicate
D. percent
16. Even though he knew that I should study, he still ______ me to go to the movies.
A. recognized
B. extended
C. persuaded
D. unexpected
17. We _______ that it will take another four months to finish this plan.
A. grant
B. estimate
C. council
D. check
18. He read the paper several times but be still _______ some printer’s errors.
A. overlooked
B. ignored
C. noticed
D. outlined
19. She often talks with a _______ appearance but in fact she is always telling lies.
A. tidy
B. sincere
C. worship
D. merry
20. If the students can not support themselves during their study in university, they may ask for a student _______ from the government.
A. menu
B. spoon
C. loan
D. bond
21. English has become a communication _______ for people from different countries.
A. merit
B. stream
C. enjoyment
D. medium
22. During the eight years war, many people _______ their blood for their country.
A. shed
B. tempted
C. reserved
D. devoted
23. You have greatly _______us. What you have done is not what you told us about several weeks ago.
A. disappointed
B. deserted
C. clarified
D. opposed
24. Before you begin writing your paper, please write ------__________ first. Then we can have a better idea about what you are going to talk about.
A. an origin
B. a detail
C. an example
D. an outline
25. If you ask why I plan to study in the United States, the only answer is that it is a _______ for me.
A. chapter
B. ceremony
C. chamber
D. challenge
26. A _______ political and economic situation is very important for the development of any country.
A. stain
B. stable
C. peaceful
D. pink
27. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your _______ in college.
A. performance
B. policy
C. smart
D. statement
28. The World Trade Center is often called a _______ Building, because it is made up of two identical buildings.
A. Alike
B. Folk
C. Twin
D. Former
29. It is impossible for us to _______ such a difficult task within the limited time.
A. fuel
B. frown
C. fulfill
D. frost
30. Please do not _______ when somebody else is talking.
A. intend
B. interpret
C. interrupt
D. invest
31. As a commander, you should not _______ the soldiers to unnecessary danger.
A. express
B. explode
C. exploit
D. expose
32. This newspaper often _______ the government’s opinion, not the public opinion.
A. affects
B. reacts
C. reflects
D. recognizes
33. Although in great danger, the wounded still did not want to _______ from the front.
A. feedback
B. backward
C. withdraw
D. departure
34. This movie has a _______ ending. You can not imagine who will be killed finally.
A. dramatic
B. original
C. considerable
D. temple
35. During the graduation _______, the president gave a wonderful opening speech.
A. evolution
B. sign
C. individual
D. ceremony
36. The dog _______ the rabbit but could not catch it.
A. ceased
B. chained
C. checked
D. chased
37. If your letter is over weight, you must pay for the _______.
A. excess
B. exceed
C. excel
D. excerpt
38. In the class the teacher asked the students to _______ their bad habits.
A. weaken
B. omit
C. overcome
D. overtake
39. When you study in the United States, usually you have to buy your own health _______.
A. insurance
B. expense
C. evidence
D. payment
40. Chocolate and ice-cream have different _______.
A. favour
B. favourites
C. fever
D. flavours
41. This is an _______ that will not be easily forgotten.
A. impact
B. academic
C. insult
D. alternative
42. Please _______ me for my rudeness. I really do not know the custom here.
A. engage
B. comfort
C. execute
D. forgive
43. Water and air are _______ to human beings. We can not live without them.
A. harbour
B. function
C. definite
D. essential
44. When the airplane takes off, the passengers are told to _______ their seat belts.
A. fountain
B. fix
C. tight
D. fasten
45. This is not what we asked you to do. You can not get more pay for the _______ work.
A. owing
B. device
C. tired
D. extra
46. My throat is _______. I cannot speak any more.
A. sore
B. purchase
C. glow
D. faint
47. Many years ago, a lot of factories were _______ from big cities to the mountainous areas in case of war.
A. transferred
B. transformed
C. transmitted
D. transported
48. He said in his letter that he would _______ some photographs but I couldn’t find anything in the envelope.
A. case
B. double
C. enclose
D. nonsense
49. Many English words are _______ from Latin.
A. displayed
B. spread
C. lost
D. derived
50. I feel _______ to say that I can not believe what he said.
A. wanted
B. observed
C. obliged
D. wandered
Test 6
Water
Water is everywhere on our earth. It is in every living thing. It is in the air. It runs through mountains and valleys. It forms lakes, rivers and even oceans.
Water is extremely important to our life. We take in water every day by drinking it or eating food containing water. Without water we simply cannot live. Water can also be used to wash clothes and other things. Unfortunately, our water resources are seriously polluted with waste products from factories.
Therefore, we must take effective measures to stop water pollution. The most important thing is to educate people to realize the importance of the protection of our environment. Factories should stop putting poisonous products into rivers or into the sea. Besides, we have to start cleaning our water resources. Man has to work with nature --- not against it.
Test 7
Food
Food is essential to our lives. Food provides us what our bodies need for existence, such as protein, sugar, calcium and so on. We must eat to supply the energy and nutrition needed for our growth. Food is as vital to our bodies as power is for machines.
Farming technology has been developed rapidly. Because of the importance of food to our lives, much effort has been made to develop agricultural machinery to raise the yielding. Now we have a lot of machinery such as tractors and combines. In particular, the fertilizer industry has contributed a lotto the high output of agriculture. Now farmers are becoming less and less dependent on climate for farming. However, food problems have not been solved today. Some people in the world are still suffering a great shortage of food. The world population is still rising sharply, what is worse, people are destroying more and more farm land for buildings and city expansion. There exist various solutions to the problem. The main ones involve more agricultural investment for farming technology, birth control and protection of farm land.
Test 8
Communication Instruments
Communication instruments have been playing an important role in the busy world of today. Of them all, three kinds are most commonly used.
First, the most widely-used and the most conventional one is mail, by which people use written words to exchange information. Although it is not so fast as other types, mail is the cheapest means of communication to convey ideas and thoughts, in every detail. Then comes a telephone, which enables people to communicate conveniently without restrictions of time and place. With the development of modern science and technology, computers have become a more recent kind of communication instrument. Communication with computers is fast and easy. Electronic mail is the best instance.
Owing to their peculiarities, these three sorts of communication instruments have won millions of people respectively. They help to bring people all over the world closer.
Test 9
Opportunity and Success
Opportunities do not come often. They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without being noticed.
Therefore, it is advisable that you should value and treat them with care.
When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you mean to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of tour ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. Otherwise, you will make no advantage of opportunities when they come to visit you.
The difference between a man who succeeds and one who does not lies only in the way each treats opportunities. The successful person always males much preparation to meet opportunities as they duly arrive. The unsuccessful person, on the other hand, works little and just waits to see them pass by.
Test 10
How to Study
There is a lot of misunderstanding about studying. Most students have not been taught the principles behind really effective working. Here is a graph showing the amount a person learns against the number of hours he works in a day. If he does not do any work, he learns nothing (point 0). If he does an hour’s work, he learns a certain amount (point 1). If he does two hours’ work he learns about twice as much (point 2). If he does more work, he’ll learn still more (point 3). Now if he tries to do more than 23 hours’ work in 24 hours, he’ll be so exhausted that he will hardly remember anything.
Now whatever the exact shape of this curve, it must have a crest. Point X is the very maximum anyone can learn in the day, and this represents the optimum, the best amount of work to do. It is the best possible compromise between adequate time at the books and fatigue. If you press yourself to work past the optimum, you can only get on this downward slope and achieve less than the best, and then get exhausted and lose your power of concentration.
So when you’ve finished your optimum hour, you must stop. You must go out and do something else actively but work.
2005 年-2012 年六级作文真题及范文 2012 年6 月英语六级作文题 题目：The impact of the Internet on interpersonal communication 要求：commenting on "Dad：Hi sweetie, how was school, today? Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad" The impact of the Internet on interpersonal communication In contemporary society, our life is filled with a variety of anecdotes or stories, and the following is no exception: "Dad：Hi sweetie, how was school, today? Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad." Funny as it seems, this conversation can be naturally associated with the impacts of Internet on our life: In an era of Internet, the time for interpersonal communication is impaired by online chats or blogs. Apparently, the impacts of the Internet on interpersonal communication are diverse. For one thing, as a vital invention, Internet brings great convenience to our communication, eliminates the barrier of distance, and helps humans to keep in touch wherever and whenever. For another, it is Internet that does not enables family members, friends or classmates to communicate more in a face-to-face way. One case in point is that youngsters may spend hours chatting with acquaintances through QQ or MSN, but rarely do they talk with other face to face. Unfortunately, it we let this trend to continue as it is, the interpersonal relationship will, definitely, become alienated. To my understanding, it is advisable for people to communicate more with their families, friends and acquaintances in real life instead of merely through the Internet. Do bear in mind: Internet is just a tool. 2011 年12 月英语六级作文题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Way to Success by commenting on Abraham Lincoln s famous remark, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend, the first four sharpening the axe." You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. The Way to Success What is success? In fact, success is a positive feeling, it is a state of confidence after we achieve our ideals So all of us will try our best to get success."If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z..Hardworking is x; y is good methods and z is stop talking and get down to work."It is said by Einstein, who is used to be a winner of the Nobel Prize. According to this Wisdom, we known that if we want to do everything successful, we must follow these ways. When we begin to study, our parents and teachers always told us to study hard. Hardworking, which is an useful way to success, is necessary for us. Hardworking, which means we should try our best to do the things. Besides, if you want to get success, we not only need hardworking, but also have some useful methods. If you have some useful methods, you will feel that it is easier to achieve your goals. What ' s more, we must stop talking and get down to work. Success is base on the actions. Actions, may not let we get success. But if we not action, it can never be successful. Regardless of the dream is big or small, the goal is high or low, from now on, swing it into action. In my opinion, if you follow these important ways to do every things, you will get success at last. 2011 年6 月英语六级作文题 1.现在许多人热衷于各类证书考试 2.其目的各不相同
翻译题应试技巧 汉语主动句译成英语被动句 我们在汉译英时，往往也需要把汉语主动句译成被动句。这是因为：为了保证上下文连贯，使衔接更紧密，句子更自然；或强调动作承受者；或使语气婉转、措辞恰当。具体转换方法有如下两种。 1）把汉语主动句的宾语译成英语被动句的主语。 例1 ____________（将领你们去参观我们的新车间）by the secretary. 译文：Y ou will be shown our new workshop. 简评：如果这句话不是划线填内容，你完全可以将它翻译成The secretary will show you our new workshop。正是因为题型是补全句子，这就给翻译带来了一定的难度，你必须去适应题型要求而不是让题型来适应你。让我们看看译文已给出部分：by the secretary显然是一个被动语态特征，"秘书"在译文里已经由原来的主语变成了译文句子的补足成分。所以，题目是暗示我们要把原句中"你们"转换成译句里的主语，这样才符合出题要求。 例2 Y ou __________（我们期待你能组织贸易推广活动）this time. 译文：are expected to organize the trade publicity campaigns. 简评：根据题目可推知全句意思是：我们期望你能组织这次的贸易推广活动。中文句子主语、谓语、宾语分别是：我们、期望、你。但是在英文译文的给出部分中我们看到句子以you开头，也就是说"你被期望能组织这次贸易推广活动"。中文的宾语变成了英文的主语，这就要求我们在翻译时要使用被动语态。全句完整答案是：Y ou are expected to organize the trade publicity campaigns this time. 2）当汉语句以"我们"、"人们"、"大家"等泛指性代词作主语时，在翻译成英文的时候常常可以忽略主语不译，并把英文译句处理成被动语态。处理后的英文译句往往带有know，see，find，say，suppose，estimate，report，suggest，stress，consider，expect，admit，point，understand 等动词。 例3 如果原子失去一个或多个电子，我们就说这个原子带正电荷。 译文：If one or more electrons are removed，the atom is said/believed/thought to be positively charged. 简评：这句话是一个条件从句。即：在原子失去一个或多个电子的情况下，这个电子带正电荷。"我们就说这个原子带正电荷"可理解为"这个原子被认为/ 被确信/ 被说成是带正电荷"。那么根据前面所说的原则，我们在翻译时可以将泛指性主语"我们"省略不译，并使用被动语态。 从这个例子里我们还可以看出，在科技文章中，根据英语表达习惯我们应当多采用被动语态，以强调事物的客观性。 例4 人们采用各种措施来防止腐蚀。 译文：All kinds of measures are taken to prevent corrosion. 简评：这句话可以按原文译成主动态，即：People have taken all kinds of measures to prevent corrosion。也可以用被动语态来翻译--All kinds of measures are taken to prevent corrosion。两者比较而言，被动态译文更突出表明所有、种种措施已经付诸实施，all kinds of measures得到强调，而主动态译法只是平铺直叙，重点不突出。
英语六级考试预测试卷（7） SECTION A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: W: I certainly hope the library will be open this Saturday. M: The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am. to 9pm. On Saturdays 9 to 5, closed Sunday. Q: When will the library be open on Saturday?
2018 年6 月大学英语六级——作文预测【1】作文题目：环境与经济题目要求： 1）随着经济的高速发展，环境污染已经成为不可忽视的一个问题。 2）如何做到环境与经济平衡发展? 参考范文： Nowadays we have enjoyed an increasingly prosperous life in the wake of enormous social and economic development. But at the same time, we forget that the consequence brought about by rapid economic development. For instance,green house effect,dust storm,haze. As society develops, people are attaching much importance to deal with the relationship between economic development and environmental. Economic development is seemingly more important ,the country develops much faster and better that it creates enormous job opportunities, improves living conditions and increases government revenues. However, the environment is becoming worse and worse .In order to protect the environment which we depends on, something must be done. First and the foremost, we are expected to use public transportations instead of private cars that emit a large amount of exhautsgas. what ' s more, we can plant more trees to absorb carbon dioxide and build an environment-friendly society. Last but not least, it is surely necessary to complete relevant laws and regulations. We should remember that our future depends upon what we do right now. 【2】作文题目：网络谣言 Direction ：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the harm caused by misleading information online. You are required to write at least150 words but no more than 200 words 参考范文： （描述图画）This is a simple but thought-provoking drawing. As we can see in it, a meeting seems to be going on, with several staff members sitting around a table and a laptop in front of each of them. A leader-like man stands there, compal ining: “We have lots of information technology. We just don ' t have much useful information. ” （点明寓意）Simple as the picture is, the message it conveys is profound. Evidently it is meant to reveal the fact that there is too much junk information online. （举例论证）Taking a look around, we can also find examples too many to enumerate. The best illustration that I can recall here and now is the fact that whenever you search for the cure for a disease or a scenic spot to visit, you are flooded by advertisements, many of which are even cheating. 分（析影响）Actually, the problem has become so widespread that it has severely affectedpeople 'lif s e and hindered the development of 第 1 页共10 页
六级翻译 helj 2011/4/12 令狐采学 10/12) 82.There is no denying that you __________________________________ (越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter. 83.Only when I reached my thirties _____________________________(我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的). 84. Much _________________________________(使研究人员感到惊讶), the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected. 85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; ______________________________(我一定是把它忘在哪儿了). 86. I ____________________________________________ (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday. (10\06) 82.___(他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leavethem and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties. 83.Before you take any action, please remember to ___ (权衡你的决
定会产生的后果).84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances ___ (他会违背还钱的承诺).85. Most educators advise that kids ___ (不要沉溺于电脑游戏).86. Business major as he is, he has ___ (从未考虑过从事推销员工作). (09\12 ) 82. How long does a jacket like this last me? — (这要看你多长时间穿一次). 83. The theory he advanced has proved (对许多传统概念的一种挑战). 84. The manager (本可以亲自参加会议), but he was called away for some urgent business abroad. 85. Both research and practical experience have shown that a (均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的). 86. Much (我感到遗憾), I was unable to finish the work on time. (09/06) 82.With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ________ (说服他不买车). 83.________ (保持幽默有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitive society.. 84.When confronted with the evidence, ________ (他不得不坦白
大学英语六级翻译策略之汉语主动句译成英语被动句 我们在汉译英时，往往也需要把汉语主动句译成被动句。这是因为：为了保证上下文连贯，使衔接更紧密，句子更自然;或强调动作承受者;或使语气婉转、措辞恰当。具体转换方法有如下两种。 1)把汉语主动句的宾语译成英语被动句的主语。 例1____________(将领你们去参观我们的新车间)by the secretary.来自https://www.doczj.com/doc/7a9239540.html, 译文：You will be shown our new workshop. 简评：如果这句话不是划线填内容，你完全可以将它翻译成The secretary will show you our new workshop。正是因为题型是补全句子，这就给翻译带来了一定的难度，你必须去适应题型要求而不是让题型来适应你。让我们看看译文已给出部分：by the secretary显然是一个被动语态特征，“秘书”在译文里已经由原来的主语变成了译文句子的补足成分。所以，题目是暗示我们要把原句中“你们”转换成译句里的主语，这样才符合出题要求。 例2You__________(我们期待你能组织贸易推广活动)this time. 译文：are expected to organize the trade publicity campaigns. 简评：根据题目可推知全句意思是：我们期望你能组织这次的贸易推广活动。中文句子主语、谓语、宾语分别是：我们、期望、你。但是在英文译文的给出部分中我们看到句子以you开头，也就是说“你被期望能组织这次贸易推广活动”。中文的宾语变成了英文的主语，这就要求我们在翻译时要使用被动语态。全句完整答案是：You are expected to organize the trade publicity campaigns this time. 2)当汉语句以“我们”、“人们”、“大家”等泛指性代词作主语时，在翻译成英文的时候常常可以忽略主语不译，并把英文译句处理成被动语态。处理后的英文译句往往带有know，see，find，say，suppose，estimate，report，suggest，stress，consider，expect，admit，point，understand等动词。 例3如果原子失去一个或多个电子，我们就说这个原子带正电荷。 译文：If one or more electrons are removed，the atom is said/believed/thought to be positively charged. 简评：这句话是一个条件从句。即：在原子失去一个或多个电子的情况下，这个电子带正电荷。“我们就说这个原子带正电荷”可理解为“这个原子被认为/被确信/被说成
之 2011年12月大学英语六级全真预测试题及答案解析
2011年12月英语六级全真预测试题及答案解析 一、阅读理解 第1题： Occasional self-medication has always been part of normal living. The making and selling of drugs have a long history and are closely linked, like medical practice itself, with the belief in magic. Only during the last hundred years or so has the development of scientific techniques made it possible for some of the causes of symptoms to be understood, so that more accurate diagnosis has become possible. The doctor is now able to follow up the correct diagnosis of many illnesses with specific treatment of their causes. In many other illnesses, of which the causes remain unknown, it is still limited, like the unqualified prescriber, to the treatment of symptoms. The doctor is trained to decide when to treat symptoms only and when to attack the cause: this is the essential difference between medical prescribing and self-medication. The advance of technology has brought about much progress in some fields of medicine, including the development of scientific drug therapy. In many countries public health organization is improving and people's nutritional standards have risen. Parallel with such beneficial trends have two adverse effects. One is the use of high-pressure advertising by the pharmaceutical industry, which has tended to influence both patients and doctors and has led to the overuse of drugs generally. The other is the emergence of the sedentary society with its faulty ways of life: lack of exercise, over-eating, unsuitable eating, insufficient sleep, excessive smoking and drinking. People with disorders arising from faulty habits such as these, as well as from unhappy human relationships, often resort to self-medication and so add the taking of pharmaceuticals to the list. Advertisers go to great lengths to catch this market. Clever advertising, aimed at chronic sufferers who will try anything because doctors have not been able to cure them, can induce such faith in a preparation, particularly if steeply priced, that it will produce—by suggestion—a very real effect in some people. Advertisements are also aimed at people suffering from mild complaints such as simple colds and coughs, which clear up by themselves within a short time. These are the main reasons why laxatives, indigestion remedies, painkillers, tonics, vitamin and iron tablets and many other preparations are found in quantity in many households. It is doubtful whether taking these things ever improves a person's health; it may even make it worse. Worse because the preparation may contain unsuitable ingredients; worse because the taker may become dependent on them; worse because they might be taken in excess; worse because they may cause poisoning, and worse of all because symptoms of some serious underlying cause may be masked and therefore medical help may not be sought. 1. The first paragraph is intended to ________. [A] suggest that self-medication has a long history [B] define what diagnosis means exactly [C] praise doctors for their expertise [D] tell the symptoms from the causes
2020年英语六级作文范文及题目预测(1)【题目预测】 Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then give your comments. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 In the picture above, two men shake hands with both saying “it’s my fault”. We can infer that their cooperation will be continued and connections be closer after they acknowledge their mistakes actively. The inference is grounded in the following two points. Firstly, acknowledging our mistakes actively represents a kind of attitude which indicates that we have realized the mistakes and we will be responsible for it. Such an attitude can, to some extent, mitigate the consequences our mistakes have incurred. Secondly, when we say “sorry, it’s my fault” to our partners or to the person involved with our mistakes, they will forget the harm or loss our mistakes bring them and will continue cooperation and connection with us because they regard that we can shoulder the responsibility. Otherwise, we will leave a bad impression on them. All in all, it is not embarrassed to acknowledge our mistakes. Instead, acknowledging our mistakes actively reflects our responsible attitude and can leave a good impressions on others.
2011年12月英语六级作文范文 The Way to Success First essay—stream of thought type The Way to Success "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." And here comes our question, what is the way to success? A strong will and great efforts are the most essential two keys to the door of success. Why do people fail to achieve their goal? The reason is that most of them give up halfway due to their lack of a strong will once they encounter any difficulty. A man of a strong will always sticks to his cause no matter how tough it might be. Would Thomas Edison be such a great man in history if he had done nothing but possessing a strong will? We are all familiar with his story that he had tried one thousand kinds of materials before he finally made his great bulb light up. Without hard effort, Edison might have been a nobody. Without efforts, no one can succeed. To sum up, a strong will and great efforts can help one open up the way to success. Where there is a will with efforts, there is a way. 【作文解析】 本次六级考试作文题为The way to success，与本次四级考试作文Nothing succeeds without a strong will遥相呼应，大同小异，都是在讨论成功这一话题。 此次六级考试作文的话题依然是老生常谈，即通往成功的道路，相信很多考生对此并不陌生，背过范文的同学写起来肯定也是得心应手。 该范文段落结构清晰，阐释说理也足以让人信服，是一篇不错的作文。 开篇作者通过引用爱迪生关于天才的一句名言来引出问题，吸引读者注意，引起读者的思考。紧随其后，作者就开门见山地亮出了自己的观点：只有坚强的意志和不懈的努力才能打开成功的大门。 第二段，作者同样以一个问题来引领全段，引发思考。然后通过对比不成功和最终成功的人的不同表现，来阐释坚强的意志对获得成功的重要作用。 第三段，作者进一步阐释“仅有坚强的意志，没有实在的努力，也能成功吗？”同样是先发问，然后举了爱迪生的事例，来证明答案是否定的。举名人的例子，而非个人的实例来作为文章的论据才更
2020年12月英语六级模拟预测题及答案阅读一 The Present Is the Most Important Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Ara bian Nights’ Entertainments. If we respected only what is inevitable and has a right to be , music and poetry would resound along the streets. When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, --that petty fears and petty pleasure are but the shadow of reality. This is always exhilarating and sublime. By closing the eyes and slumbering, by consenting to be deceived by shows, men establish and confirm their daily life of routine and habit everywhere, which still is built on purely illusory foundation. Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who fail to live worthily, but who think that they are wiser by experience, that is, by failure. I have read in a Hindoo book, that “there was a king’s son, who, being expelled in infancy from his native city, was brought up by a forester, and, growing up to maturity in that state, imagined himself to belong to the barbarous race with which be lived. One of his father’s ministers having discovered him, revealed to him what he was, and the misconception of his character was removed, and he knew himself to be a prince. So soul, from the circumstances in which it is placed, mistakes its own character, until the
英语六级考试写作终极预测 话题1：老年人孤独生活 Part I Writing ( 30 minutes ) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the lonely life of aged people. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Given is a simple but thought-provoking cartoon: an aged grandma sits in front of mirror, looking at “herself”in the mirror and saying to herself, “I feel rather lonely when my son goes to work and my grandson studies in school.” 首句功能为：引出图画;之后为图画内容描述，主要是四要素：人/物、动作、文字和环境，写出四要素中的两三点即可。 Obviously, this cartoon can be naturally associated with the significance of children’s accompany for aged parents: if elderly people intend to enjoy happiness,it is advisable for their children to spend more time in parents. In contemporary society, it has become a trend for young people to be busy with their work and study. Meanwhile, an increasing number of youngsters find it difficult to have spare time to accompany lonely parents. However, it is adult children’s accompany that enables aged parents to build