I.阅读下列材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning
You get more time to focus on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in 1. text. This is more useful for those 2. are beginners of English.
You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for learning. And the 3. (able) to finish a story gives you more time to understand it. Short stories are written to give you 4. (much) information with less effort.
It is best consistency(一致性). It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never 5. (seem) to end.
You can share them easily in a group. Since short stories can 6. (read) in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are the perfect way for them.
You can focus more on ideas. Language is less about 7. (word) and more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time 8. (learn) vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language 9. (smooth) because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.
In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension(理解力)10. also open your mind to different worlds.
II. 任务型阅读
阅读短文,并按要求完成1~5题。
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was a little girl, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She is strong-minded and never gives up, which makes her a good firefighter.
Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.
Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job was, she replied, “Helping people and saving their lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.
I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.
1、2题完成句子;3题简略回答问题;4题找出并写下第一段的主题句;5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.Renee Butts's dream was to become because her father was one.
2.Renee Butts must be ready to deal with , like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident.
3.What is the best part of Renee Butts's job?
_______________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
答案：
I.1.the 2.who 3.ability 4.more 5.seems 6.be read 7.words 8.learning 9.smoothly 10.but
II.1.a volunteer firefighter 2.any emergency
3.Helping people and saving their lives.
4.Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right?
5.没有像她那样乐于助人的人,我们无法生存。
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning
You get more time to focus on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in 1. text. This is more useful for those 2. are beginners of English.
You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for learning. And the 3. (able) to finish a story gives you more time to understand it. Short stories are written to give you 4. (much) information with less effort.
It is best consistency(一致性). It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never 5. (seem) to end.
You can share them easily in a group. Since short stories can 6. (read) in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are the perfect way for them.
You can focus more on ideas. Language is less about 7. (word) and more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time 8. (learn) vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language 9. (smooth) because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.
In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension(理解力)10. also open your mind to different worlds.
II. 任务型阅读
阅读短文,并按要求完成1~5题。
Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was a little girl, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She is strong-minded and never gives up, which makes her a good firefighter.
Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.
Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.
When I asked Renee what the best part of her job was, she replied, “Helping people and saving their lives.” I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.
I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.
1、2题完成句子;3题简略回答问题;4题找出并写下第一段的主题句;5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.Renee Butts's dream was to become because her father was one.
2.Renee Butts must be ready to deal with , like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident.
3.What is the best part of Renee Butts's job?
_______________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________
答案：
I.1.the 2.who 3.ability 4.more 5.seems 6.be read 7.words 8.learning 9.smoothly 10.but
II.1.a volunteer firefighter 2.any emergency
3.Helping people and saving their lives.
4.Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right?
5.没有像她那样乐于助人的人,我们无法生存。
