1、Unit 2 Exploring English.阅读理解Here are a few tips weve put together to help you learn English well.Speak, speak, speak!Practise speaking as often as you caneven speaking to yourself is good practice.Try recording yourself whenever you can. Compare your pronunciation with the master version, see how y
2、ou can do better and have another try. If you do this several times, you will find that each version is better than the last.Why not learn with someone else?It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or a family member to study with you, it will make you keep working.D
3、ont get stuck by a word you dont know.Practice improvising (即兴的) ways of getting your meaning across while speaking spontaneously (本能地)，even if you dont know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anythi
4、ng to get your meaning across.Language learning is also about intuition (直觉)Guesswork is an important way to learn a new language. When listening to recorded material, you arent expected to understand everything in the first round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably und
5、erstand something new each time.Build up your vocabulary.A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning, but dont try to learn too much at once. Its best to study frequently, for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentence
6、s to fix them in your mind, and then come back to them later.And above all, have fun!本文是一篇说明文。作者就如何学好英语从五个方面给出了自己的建议。1Why should one have himself recorded when practicing speaking?ATo improve his speaking.BTo record his own progress.CTo encourage others to start.DTo compare himself with others.答案：A解
7、析：细节理解题。根据文中“Try recording yourself whenever you can.you will find that each version is better than the last.”可知，说的时候尽量录音，并和专业的版本进行比较，找出不足，进而得到提高。故A项符合题意。2What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?APractice speaking frequently.BPersuade someone to study with you.CBuild up your vocab
8、ulary with your friend.DListen to some recorded material.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。由第四段中“If you can persuade a friend or a family member to study with you.”可知，说服别人和你一起学，这样会让你更有动力坚持。故B项符合题意。3It is implied (暗示) in the passage that _ is helpful when you are learning English.Abody languageBgood materialsCexcellent p
9、ronunciation Da proper dictionary答案：A解析：推理判断题。由文中“Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across.”可知，可以使用各种肢体语言来表达自己的意思。故A项符合题意。4According to the passage, one should _ when he is learning English.Aalways work with other peopleBbe able to guess everything newCoften review
10、 what he has learntDtake little notice of grammar答案：C解析：细节理解题。由文中“Its best to study frequently, for short periods of time.and then come back to them later.”可知，要经常复习才能记忆牢固。故C项符合题意。.七选五Building Trust in a Relationship AgainTrust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences._1_Trust is a ri
11、sk.But you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.Unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal.Whether weve been stolen from, lied to, misled, or cheated on, there are different l
12、evels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply cant trust anymore._2_Its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there._3_Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best o
13、utcome would be for your wellbeing._4_If youve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance.But theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”At some point in all of our lives, well have our trust tested or violated.You didnt lose “everything”Once trust is
14、lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life._5_Instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.ALearn to really trust y
15、ourself.BIt is putting confidence in someone.CStop regarding yourself as the victim.DRemember that you can expect the best in return.ETheyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again.FThis knowledge carries over in their attitudes toward their future relationships.GSeeing the pos
16、itive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.本文介绍了三种策略，帮助我们重新建立信任关系。1B解析：根据上句“信任是我们从过去的经历中获取的一种行为”和下句“信任是一种冒险”可知，此空填B，本句是对第一句话的进一步解释：“信任是信赖某人”。2E解析：上句“有时，人们简直无法再信任(别人)了”；下句“这是可以理解的”，由此可推测本句应是解释人们无法信任别人的原因。故填E。3A解析：由下句“对自己有信心能帮助你做出更好的选择”可知，前一句应是“学会真正信任自己”，故填A。4C解析：由本段最后一句“在我们生活中的某些时候，我们的信任会被检验或打破”可知，此处应填C，意为“不要认为自己是个受害者”。5G解析：副词“Instead”表示转折，可推测这里应是“看到事物积极的一面并不意味着你无视已经发生的事”。故填G。
