I need to send many old ________to my grandpa in the village.

A. news B. magazine

C. photo D. newspapers

D 【解析】句意：我需要邮寄许多旧报纸给我乡下的爷爷。根据many修饰可数名词复数，news是不可数名词，B/C不是复数形式；故选D

—Is the film interesting?

—I thought it would be. But ________,it's very boring.

A. in all B. in fact

C. in a hurry D. in future

B 【解析】句意：——这个电影有趣吗？——我原以为它会有趣，但是，事实上，它很无聊。A. in all 总之； B. in fact事实上；C. in a hurry 匆匆忙忙； D. in future在未来；根据句意故选B

—Wow, your sweater is very beautiful!

—Thank you. I bought it two days ago. It ________ me $50.

A. took B. cost

C. paid D. spent

B 【解析】句意：——你的毛衣非常漂亮！——谢谢，我两天前买的它。它花了我50元。spend主语是人；sth costs money某物花了多少钱；pay money for sth买某物花了多少钱；take通常是一个固定结构it takes sb time to do sth做某事花了某人多长时间；故选B

Your parents will you if you study hard and get good grades at school.

A. are proud of B. be proud of

C. take pride D. take proud in

B 【解析】 试题分析：句意:如果你在学校里努力学习取得好成绩，你的父母会为你感到骄傲的。be proud of 为……感到骄傲或自豪；take pride in 为…感到骄傲。proud 是形容词，pride 是名词，他们的短语是固定的。故选A。

Do you often make________ in grammar?

A. mistake B. mistakes

C. some mistakes D. a few mistake

B 【解析】句意：你经常犯语法错误吗？ make mistakes犯错误；故选B

Teachers should _____ better _____ their students.

A. communicate; with B. communicate; to

C. to communicate; with D. communicated; by

A 【解析】communicate with侧重表现双方都在交流；communicate to侧重表示一方和另一方交流。故选A（C答案错误，因为前面有should，应用动词原形）。

Please connect the phone ______the computer.

A. at B. into

C. of D. to

D 【解析】句意：把这部手机连接到电脑上.固定搭配connect . . . to. . . 意为“把某物和某物相连”.故选D

Can you _____ the star singer ____ us.

A. introduce; to B. introduces; to C. introduce; with D. introduces; with

A 【解析】 试题分析：句意：你能把这个歌手介绍给我们吗？introduce sb to sb把某人介绍给某人。本句中can是情态动词，故谓语动词用原形，选A。

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you _________ today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important __________work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to _________ words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The_________for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty ? two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to_________. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. _________he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house __________in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and __________in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _________ adding (增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked on the dictionary ________he was very old.

Forty ? four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

1.A. write B. use C. copy D. miss

2.A. easy B. boring C. early D. dangerous

3.A. spell B. collect C. invent D. make

4.A. way B. use C. idea D. prize

5.A. school B. cinema C. village D. college

6.A. Ever since B. Before C. So far D. Later

7.A. built B. sold C. broken D. drawn

8.A. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought

9.A. already B. still C. usually D. always

10.A. if B. because C. until D. since

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 【解析】文章讲述了英语词典的来历。 1.句意：你今天用的英语词典直到清朝才有。A. write 写； B. use 用； C. copy抄写； D. miss思念；根据句意故选B 2.句意：关于词典三个男人做了大量的重要的早期工作。A. easy...

Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(词汇量)and improve their reading skills. They can learn new knowledge from newspapers. But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the content(内容)of the newspaper?

The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely. There is no need to go through all the articles.

Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. If your guess is wrong, don't give up. Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts.

Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable. It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.

26～27题完成句子; 28题简略回答问题; 29题找出并写下本文的主题句; 30题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students ________ their vocabulary.

2.Choosing a right newspaper is the ________step.

3.When will you become familiar with the words?

________________________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

1.increase 2.first 3.After reading them several times in different texts 4.Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. 5.不要在你的字典上查每一个不认识的词. 【解析】文...