Day 1

Building a vocab you ...

Choose the best answer:

1. Why is English learning a challenge to non-native speakers, according to the writer?

A. English grammar is different from Chinese grammar.

B. English has the largest vocabulary among languages.

C. It’s difficult for them to understand the logic of the language.

D. Many English words have different meanings and usages.

2. What problem do Chinese students have in studying English have according to the article?

A. Their method of learning English vocabulary is poor.

B. They think there’s no need to learn a large vocabulary.

C. They do not work hard enough to increase their vocabulary.

D. They find it hard to communicate with native speakers.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. American college students have a vocabulary of more than 15,000 words on average.

B. Memorization of words is of little help in learning English.

C. Students should not use Chinese when they memorize English words.

D. SATs examiners look out for how well Chinese students understand English words.

Day 2

Happy 25th, Super ...

阅读文章并根据文章内容填表， 注意每空不要超过三个词。

 

Day 3

So many words to learn

Choose the best answer:

1. The article tells that researchers at Harvard and MIT ______.

A. studied the reading habits of 2,000 dedicated readers

B. have been helping Google to digitize books for years

C. took eight years to collect the books published in 2000

D. analyzed about 5 million books from Google’s database

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The number of words in English keeps increasing.

B. Most irregular verbs have become regular in recent years.

C. Webster’s has more words than the American Heritage Dictionary.

D. 52% of words used in English books are included in standard dictionaries.

3. The underlined phrase “got the official nod” in Paragraph 8 means “______”.

A. changed greatly B. were frequently used

C. began to be used by officials D. was accepted officially

4. What is the main point of the article?

A. How to become a dedicated reader.

B. The most common words in published books.

C. The way the English language keeps changing.

D. Dictionary recommendations for English language learners.

Day 4

My brother, my father

Choose the best answer:

1. The brother did all the following for the writer EXCEPT _______.

A. cook supper

B. make his bed

C. gather his school books

D. playing games at the bus stop

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

A. The responsibility was too much for the brother.

B. The brother no longer enjoyed being a kid.

C. The writer felt he did nothing for his family.

D. The brother grew up quickly under force of circumstance.

3. What does the underlined phrase “fill his shoes” probably mean?

A. have the same shoe size as him.

B. do what he does successfully.

C. drive him out of his office.

D. understand how he feels.

4. Which of the following best sums up the article?

A. The family never recovered from the death of the father.

B. It makes no difference whether there is a father in the family.

C. The writer preferred a Brother’s day to a Father’s day.

D. Love from a brother can help support a whole family.

Day 5

翻译以下短语并用其中的短语翻译句子。

Chunks:

1. get stuck in ____________________

2. in a row ____________________

3. fulfill a fantasy ____________________

4. a dedicated reader ____________________

Sentences:

1. 尽管我们出发得早，还是遇到了交通堵塞。

__________________________________________________

2. 她连续三次赢得了比赛。

__________________________________________________

3. 这款电子游戏让我实现了当赛车手的梦想。

__________________________________________________

4. 他是一个很敬业的老师，把所有精力都放在了学生身上。

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六版写作兵法参考答案：

1. are only skin-deep

2. 1) posed a great threat to the local environment

2) posed a challenge to his position as the team leader

3. Rest assured that