第3部分第十七节一、完形填空I had been learning English for eight years, but my spoken English was _1_ terrible. It made me so worried. I studied English very hard, and I went to English school every night.But during the eight years, I hadnt got any _2_ at all!Being tired of going to school, I searched the Internet for “Learn English” one night. Then I found a really _3_ English learning system.I thought it might help me with my English.Seven days later I started using the _4_ to learn English.My life _5_ from then on.I was crazy to find that learning English in this way was so easy and interesting.The articles were interesting and the stories were very funny.Then something amazing happened.One day I _6_ an American named James in a coffee shop.Without thinking, I started to _7_ him.My English words came out automatically (无意识地). It was hard for me to believe it.James understood my feelings.We talked for two hours without _8_.My English has _9_ greatly these days.I think there are many good ways of learning English.You should stop using a way that doesnt work and _10_ what is really helpful to you.If you learn English in right ways, you can surely make progress and learn it well.()1.AinsteadBstillCalmostDhardly()2.Amessages BmistakesCprogressDinformation()3.AboringBcommonCcheapDhelpful()4.AhourBtimeClanguageDsystem()5.AchangedBstartedCsolvedDbroke()6.AmetBbeatChelpedDforgot()7.Await forBtalk withClaugh atDthink of()8.AsayingBsmilingCstoppingDunderstanding()9.AmissedBdestroyedCinfluencedDimproved()10.Alook throughBadd upCfind outDmake up二、阅读理解AWant to Speak Like Mr. Bean？ Welcome to Sunshine Language Learning Centre!Sunshine Language Learning Centre will set a course to teach British English. Maybe youve known some British expressions are quite different from American ones. British people use “autumn” for “fall”， “film” for “movie”， “holiday” for “vacation”， “garden” for “yard”， etc.There are more expressions that you may not know. Here are Mr.Beans examples. British people use “Cheers” much more often than “Thanks”. “Cheers” is often used by them in daily conversations to express thankfulness for small favors, such as opening doors for others, lending somebody a pen, showing strangers ways.Are you interested in it? Do you want to learn more? You can learn British English well if you put much effort into it. We have five British teachers with much teaching experience to help you.Course fee: ￥500 for one per son；￥900 for two; ￥1,200 for three; for four students or more, ￥350 eachClasses are on Saturday night from March 12th to August 13th, 55 minutes for each class. One or two hour classes or ever more can be given to those who need to quickly improve their spoken British English. As for longer classes, students will have to pay 30% more for each class.For further information, call 4008102345 or search http:/www.BEcourse.com.Come and join us!()1. Some British expressions are shown in the passage to _.Atell us learning English needs hard workBtell us British English is much easier to learnCprove British expressions are interesting Dmake the learners interested in this course()2. If you and three of your classmates have decided to take the course, you will pay _.A￥1,200B￥1,400C￥1,600D￥2,000()3. The classes will be given _.Aonce a week Bonce a month Ctwice a weekDtwice a month()4. Which of the following is NOT true?AThis language center has five teachers from Britain.B“Cheers” means “thanks” in British peoples daily life.CTwohour classes are twice more expensive than 55-minute classes.DYou can know more about the course by calling the center or visiting its website.()5. The passage is most probably a(n)_Astory Bnotice CadvertisementDinvitationB(xx江门市江海区二模)English has become a language that is most widely used in the world. So which country, not including English-speaking countries, speaks English best? And where does China rank (排名)?Swedish language education company EF published their xx English Proficiency Index (熟练度指标). The Netherlands (荷兰) ranked first, followed by Sweden and Denmark. The rankings are based on English reading and listening test results.According to the index, the English proficiency in China is still low, ranking 36th. Out of the whole country, people in Shanghai are the best English speakers. They speak better English than Italians and French. Hong Kong and Beijing follow Shanghai as Chinas next best English-speaking cities.“Shanghai and Beijing rank high because they are international cities,” EF senior manager Christopher McCormick said. “However, across China, proficiency in English is different from east to west.”China has 400 million English learners, reported China Daily. However, the teaching of English