6.A.some　　　　　 B.A lot　　　　　　　 C.little　　　　　　　　　 D.dull

5.A.lies　　　　　　bines　　　　 C.touches　　　　　　　 D.involves

4.A.training　　　 B.habits　　　　　　 C.situations　　　　　 D.custom

3.A.good　　　　　 B.curious　　　　　 C.poor　　　　　　　　　 D.urgent

2.A.quickly　　　 B.easily　　　　　　 C.roughly　　　　　　 D.decidedly

1.A.applying　　 B.doing　　　　　　 C.offering　　　　　　 D.getting

20. B inner strength 意为“内心的力量”；full strength 意为“全力”；fighting strength 意为“战斗力”。Brave 与 courage 语意重复。故答案选 B。

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For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 1 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 5 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually, words have 6 meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first 15 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 17 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 18 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 20 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

19. B stop that smile 意为“阻止笑”，share that smile 意为“一起笑”，win that smile 意为“赢得笑声”，exchange smiles 意为“相互一笑”。故选B。

18. D 句意为“她表示谢意的微笑并没有影响她唱歌”。smile of contempt 意为“轻蔑的笑”，smile of pity 意为“怜悯的笑”，smile of bitterness意为“苦笑”。故答案选 D。

17. C 这里是指“不是出于怜悯，而是因为钦佩”。