Banked cloze1 Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.Let's compare two English learners, Lora and Julie. Lora is a typical English learner with an evidently low level of motivation. To be specific, she is underline(1) to all English homework and has just occasional moments of high motivation. She only studies English the day before her test or when she feels underline(2) by the inability to communicate freely with an English speaker. In other words, her underline(3) pushes her to improve her English. However, this never lasts long. Even when she spends two whole days before an exam studying with a(n) underline(4) effort, it's still inadequate. She forgets 90 percent of the things she has learned within a month, which means she hasn't underline(5) the knowledge. This is not at all surprising because the underline(6) of our short-term memory is short, and we need to review lessons all the time; otherwise, we just forget them.Now let's look at another English learner, Julie. She has been reading abundant English stories written in underline(7) versions, believing it will be beneficial. She reads different stories almost every day for 30 minutes to underline(8) her vocabulary. She has bought an English dictionary and uses it to look up English words whose underline(9) meanings are unfamiliar to her. It was hard for her to study regularly at the beginning since every sentence was a challenge. Fortunately, now she can read much faster. Because she reads regularly, she forgets less than other English learners, and her English underline(10) keeps increasing. She will soon be able to read newspapers and other materials written for native speakers.rectangle_box{A absent adj B absorbed adj C accuracy nD allergic adj E appealing adj F condensed adjG duration n H earnest adj I expand vJ frustrated adj K incompetence n L precise n/vM proficiency n N range v O swell v}
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本题考查对文章内容的理解以及词汇的运用。解题的关键在于根据上下文的语境和逻辑关系,从给定的词汇库中选择合适的单词填入空白处。
第1题
根据前文提到Lora是一个典型的英语学习动机水平低的学习者,以及“all English homework”可知,她对英语作业应该是持厌恶态度。“allergic”有“厌恶的”意思,所以此处应选D。
第2题
由“by the inability to communicate freely with an English speaker”可知,因为不能自由地和说英语的人交流,她会感到沮丧,从而促使她学习英语。“frustrated”意为“沮丧的”,故填J。
第3题
结合前文她因为交流不畅而学习,说明是她英语能力不足推动她去提高英语。“incompetence”表示“能力不足”,所以选K。
第4题
“with an... effort”表示“以……的努力”,“earnest”有“认真的,诚挚的”意思,“with an earnest effort”即“认真地努力”,符合语境,选H。
第5题
根据“She forgets 90 percent of the things she has learned within a month”可知,她一个月内忘记了所学内容的90%,这意味着她没有吸收知识。“absorbed”有“吸收”的含义,选B。
第6题
“the... of our short - term memory”指的是短期记忆的……,“duration”表示“持续时间”,短期记忆的持续时间是短暂的,所以选G。
第7题
“abundant English stories”和“beneficial”提示,Julie读的应该是经过精简的版本的英语故事,这样更有利于学习。“condensed”意为“浓缩的,精简的”,选F。
第8题
“her vocabulary”前面需要一个动词来搭配,“expand”有“扩大,扩展”的意思,“expand her vocabulary”即“扩大她的词汇量”,选I。
第9题
“look up English words”是为了弄清楚单词的准确含义,“precise”表示“精确的,准确的”,选L。
第10题
根据“Because she reads regularly, she forgets less than other English learners”可知,因为她经常阅读,所以她的英语水平在不断提高。“proficiency”意为“熟练,精通”,“English proficiency”即“英语水平”,选M。