專(zhuān)題02閱讀還原3大?？荚掝}

[話題歸納?內(nèi)容導(dǎo)航:

話題1學(xué)校生活

話題2社會(huì)行為

話題3語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)

:話題通關(guān)-靶向提分1

話題1學(xué)校生活

Passage1

HowtoChoosetheRightSchoolClub

Choosingtherightschoolclubcansignificantlyimprovethequalityyourhighschoolexperience.]

KnowYourInterests

Startbyconsideringyourhobbies,passions,andacademicinterests.Doyouenjoywriting?Theschoolnewspaper

mightbetherighttn.Areyoupassionate（熱情的）abouthelpingothers?2Selectingaclubthatmatches

yourinterestswillkeepyoumotivatedandengaged.

ConsiderYourGoals

3Arcyoulookingtodevelopnewskills,buildleadershipexperience,orsimplyhavefunwithfriends?

Differentclubsofferdifferentbenefits,soifsimportanttochooseonethatmatchesyourgoals.Forexample,if

you'reaimingtoimproveyourpublicspeakingskills,joiningtheDebateClubmightbeagreatoption.

ManageYourTime

Whilei（canbetempting（誘惑）tojoinvariousclubs,4Balancingschoolwork,extracurricular

activities,andpersonaltimeiskeytoavoidingburnout.Chooseonecrtwoclubsthatyouaretrulypassionateabout,

ratherthanspreadingyourselftoothin.5

Finally,don'thesitatetostepoutofyourcomfortzone.Highschoolisatimetoexplorenewinterestsand

discovernewtalents.Ifaclubpiques（激發(fā)）yourcuriosity,giveitatry—youmightfindanewpassionthatyou

neverexpected!

A.Don'tBetooCurious

B.Don'tBeAfraidtoTrySomethingNew

C.it'simportanttoconsideryourschedule.

D.it'snecessarytoconsideryourhobbies.

E.Acommunityserviceclubcouldbeperfectforyou.

F.Herearesometipstohelpyoumakethebestchoice.

G.Thinkaboutwhatyouhopetoachievebyjoiningaclub.

Passage2

Studyinglongerdoesnotnecessarilymeanstudyingbetter.6Belowaresomegreatwaysoflearningas

muchasyoucanwithoutgettingtoostressed.

Findtherightplacetostudy.

Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisavoiddistractions（分散注意力的事物）whilestudying.7Youshould

keepawayfromtelevisionsetsandphonecalls.Getallofyourstudymaterialstogether,soyouwillnotbeinterrupted

inthemiddleofyoursession.

Breakdownthetasksintosmallerparts.

Whenyouhavegotteneverythingready,list（heitemsyouneed（ostudy,andarrangethemacrossseveralhours

ordays,dependingonhowbigyourloadis.Asageneralrule,assign（分再己）atleastonehourtoeachsubject.8

Bydoingthis,youwillbeabletoknowmoreeasilyhowlongyouneedtoreachtopic.

Schedulestudybreaks.

Whenyouhavelistedallofyourtasksandmadeaschedule,youshouldarrangestudybreaks.9This

willgiveyoureyessometimetorest,andyourselfachancetogotothebathroomorhavesoniccoffee.Scheduled

breakswillreducetheneedforyoutointerruptyourselftothelowestlevelduringthestudysession.

Putyourtasksinorderofimportance.

10Justincaseyourunoutoflimetostudy,orifyouthinkyoudonothaveenoughlimetocoverall

topics,youshouldstudyinanorder.

A.Eachbreakmaytakeabout15minuteseverytwohours.

B.Learntoarrangethesubjectsinorderofimportance.

C.Thismeansgoingtooneplacethatwillgiveyoupeaceandquiet.

D.Thekeytoefficientstudyingisfollowingtheschedulestrictly.

E.Youcanfindawaytotestyourknowledgebyhavingastudypartner.

F.Ifyouhaveabroadsubject,youwillneedcobreakitdownintosmallerparts.

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G.Tomakethebestuseofyourtime,youneedtoleamhowtostudyefficiently（高效地）.

Passage3

Everyonewantstoperformwellatschool.Addthesetipstoyourlifeandyoushouldbeonyourwaytobeing

atopstudent!

11Icannotstresshowimportantitistopayattentionlowhatyourteacheristeachingyou.Takepartin

classdiscussionsifyouhavesomethingworthadding.Payattenlionduringclass,inparticularduringlectures.

Takingnotesisimportant.Youdon'tneedtowritedowneverysinglewordyourteachersaysbutwritedown

whatheorshewritesontheboard,oranyspecialfactyouthinkyoumightneedforatest.12Inthisway,itwill

helpyoulearnmoreeffectivelybyactuallythinkingaboutwhatyouarcwriting.

Don'tskipschool.Youwillbemissingoutonstuff.13However,youwillhavemoreworkandyouhave

missedlectures.Also,trynottobelatefbrclass.It'smostlikelytha:yourteacherwon'tappreciateitandyouwill

getyourselfbehind.

14Ifyouhavean"Idon'tcareaboutschoolorthisclass”attitude,thenteacherswillbelesswillingto

helpyouwithproblemsorofferyouextracredit.Thesamegoesforlazyattitude.Havearespectfulattilude（othe

teacherandotherstudents.Trynot（olaughwhenotherstudentsmakemistakes.

Alwaysaskquestions.15Ifyoudon'tunderstand,asksomeone.Readyourtextbookandnotes,andthen

ifthatfails,seekhelp.Askateacher,friend,classmate,parent,etc.Getatutorifyouneedone.

A.Beprepared.

B.Writeinyourownwords.

C.Payattentiontoeverything（heteachersays.

D.Slayingorganisedwillbehelpful.

E.Thereisnoshameinneedingsomehelp.

F.Itistruethatyoucouldmakeupthework.

G.Keepagoodattitudetowardsthings.

Passage4

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatanAmericanhighschoolisreallylike?16

AtypicalAmericanhighschoolhasseverallargebuildingsandenoughspaceforabout1,500students.17

Whenstudentsfirstarriveatschool,theygostraighttotheirlockers（寄存柜，有鎖存物柜）lopulawayorgettheir

textbooksandtohanguptheiroutdoorclothes.AsAmericantextbooksareexpensive,studentswouldratherrentthan

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Joiningclubsandactivitiesisagreatwaytomeetnewpeopleandfindlike-mindedpeers（同齡人）.Don'tbe

afraidtostepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrynewthings.Itcanalsohelpyoudiscovernewinterestsandpassions.

23.

Seekhelpwhenneeded

24.Remember,it'sokaytoaskfbrhelp;nooneexpectsyoutoknoweverything.Don'tbeafraidto

askteachers,counselors,orpeersforhelpwhenyouneedit.Recognizingwhenyouneedhelpisasignofstrength,

notweakness.Seekinghelpcanprovideyouwithnewperspectives（視角；觀點(diǎn)）andsolutionsthatyoumightnot

haveconsideredonyourown.

25

Highschoolisatimeforexplorationandself-discovery.It'simportanttorememberthateveryoneisinthe

sameboatandthatit'sokaytomakemistakesasyoulearnandgrow.Beingreceptivetodifferentperspectivesand

backgroundscanhelpyouunderstandandappreciatethediversity（多本節(jié)，性）inyournewclass.

A.Staypositiveandopen-minded

B.Focusonyourprogressratherthanmistakes

C.Thefirststepistocreateascheduleoraplan

D.It'scompletelynormaltofeelatalossattimes

E.Hopefully,herearesomebenefitsofrightstrategiestomakeitsmooth

F.Herearesometipstohelpyoumakeyourfirstyearofhighschoclsuccessful

G.Everynewexperienceisanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutyourselfandtheworldaroundyou

Passage6

HowtoBecomeaTopStudent

Successfulstudentsusedifferentskillstostudy,whichbringsthemmoresuccess.26

Herearethefourskillsalmostalllop-performingstudentsuse.

Theyhavecleargoals.

Alltop-performingstudentshaveclear,specificgoals.27Theymotivateyouanddriveyoutostudy

more.Butmakesurethatyoudonotgetcarriedaway.Setrealisticgoalswhichcanchallengeyou,butdonotseem

impossibleortoodifficulttoachieve.

Theyareregular

Almostallsuccessfulstudentsstudyregularly,becausetheyknow“whatyougiveiswhatyougef\Ifyouput

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inregularhoursofstudying,thenyouwilllearnmoreandgetbettergrades.28Thiswillhelpyoutostudy

regularly.

Theystudywithoutpressure（壓力）.

Successfulstudentsstudyalot.Buttheystudywithoutpushingthemselvestoomuch.Moststudentsmakethe

mistakeofstudyingtoohardorstudyingcontinuouslyforalongtime.29Studyingshouldbedoneina

balancedmanner.Takeabreakfbrafewminutes,afterstudyingfbr30or45minutes.Relax,walkaroundyourhouse,

ordrinksomewalerandreturntostudying.Suchshortbreakswillrefreshyourbrainandyouwilllearnmore

effectively.

30

Studyingisnotsomethingyoudojustbecauseyourparentsaskyoutodoit.It'sreallyveryimportantfbryou.

Studyinggivesyouknowledgeandabilitythatwillremainwithyoufortherestofyourlife.Itgivesyouthechance

togetajobandcammoney.Andsuccessfulstudentsrecognizethevalueofstudyingwell.

A.Theygiveimportancetostudy.

B.Theyfinishtheirhomeworkontime.

C.Learntheirskills,andyouwillalsojointheirrank.

D.Havingsuchgoalsgivesyouthepowertostudybetter.

E.Setasidesomehours,eachdayoreachweek,forstudying.

F.Thiscreatespressureandslowsdownlearningandmemory.

G.ButtoscoreAgrade,youshouldmakewell-plannedefforts.

Passage7

Accordingtoarecentstudy,mostpeopleholdthestrongbeliefthatmuchimaginationhasgoneaway.31

Everyonehasimagination,butmostofusforgethowtomakeuseofitoncewebecomeolderandolder.Creativity

isn'talwaysconcernedwithgreatworksofartorideas.Peopleatworkandintheirfreetimetypicallythinkofcreative

waystosolveproblems.32

Makeconnections.Itinvolvestakingunrelatedideasandtryingtofindconnectionsbetween（hem.33

Thenfindanimage,forexample,acandle.Writedownalltheideasassociatedwithcandlesandthenconnectthe

ideaswiththejobyouhavetodo.Soimagineyouwanttobuyafriendauniquegift.Youcouldbuyhimticketstoa

matchortakehimoutforthenight.

Setnolimits.Imaginethatnormallimitationsdonotexist.Youhaveasmuchimaginationasyouwant.34

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Ifyouraimistolearntoski,forins:ancc,youcannowpracticeskiingeveryday.Nowapplythistoreality.Maybe

youcanpracticeskiingeverydayinDecember,oreveryMondayinJanuary.

35Lookatthesituationfromadifferentpointofview.Goodwritersalwaysusethistechnique.

Fictionwritersoftenimaginetheyarethecharactersintheirbooks.Ifyourgoalinvolvesotherpeople,putyourself

intheirpositions.Asanoldsayinggoes,thebestfishermenthinklikefish!

A.Besomeoneelse.

B.Infact,theyaremistaken.

C.Dosomethingdifferentfromothers.

D.Thismayaffectyourworkandyourlife.

E.Herearesomewaystofireyourimagination.

F.Thinkabouttheproblemtosolveorthejobtodo.

G.Consideryourgoalandthenewpossibilitiescarefully.

話題2社會(huì)行為

Passage1

Apologizingishowweliveinpeacewithothers,yetfewofusknowhowtodoitwell—andnotdefensively.

Justasoften,apologiesdon'thappenatalloutoffearthatlhey'11beuncomfortableorineftective.IThey

helpsolidify（使變穩(wěn)固）relationshipsandmendtrust,bothofwhichcanlowerstressandimprovementalhealth.If

you'rereadyfbryourfault,herearcfourkeystoapologizingwell.

1.2

Apologiesarebetterlatethanearly,saysCindyHantz,asocialpsychologistwhohasresearchedhowtiming

influencesapologyeffectiveness.klWhatwefoundisthatpeopleusuallytendtoofferanapologyassoonaspossible,“

shesays."It'sanefforttoshutthewholeincidentdown.Youcan'tdeliveraneffectiveapologyuntiltheinjured

personbelievesthatyoufullyunderstandwhatyoudidwrong.Iftheapologycomesbeforethat,it'snotgoingtobe

seenassincere.”

2.Acceptresponsibility.

Whyshouldyouapologizeifyou'rebothatfault?3"ButIliketoencouragepeopletoreallyfbcus

ontakingresponsibilityfbrthepartsoftheconflictthatthey'reresponsiblefbr."Schumannsays.Callingattentionto

thefactthatwe'realsohurtisnormal,butsaveitfbrlateronintheconversation.

3.Beclearabouthowyouplantorepairthings.

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Oneofthecoreelementsofanapologyismakingreparations.Thatwillbepossibleinadirectway:Youbroke

theirfavoritewineglass?Buythemanewone.Spilledcoffeeontheirnewdress?Payforthedrycleaning.4

It'simportantfbrtheotherpersontohearthatthisisnotgoingtocontinue...andtheycantrustyoutoimproveyour

behaviorinthefuture.

4.Don'texpectforgiveness.

Anapologyisastartingpoint.Particularlywithseverefaults,thepersonwrongedwilloftenneedtimeand

spacetoheal.Schumannsuggestssayinglikethis:"Iunderstandthisisn'tgoingtofixeverything,andIwantto

continuetodowhateverIcantomakeupfbrmymistake.Ihopethatevenifyou,renotreadytoforgiveme,

5,

A.Don'trushintoit.

B.Startwithspecificwords.

C.il'simportantnottopressurethem.

D.That'sexactlytheproblemmanypeoplestrugglewith.

E.you'reopentoworkingwithmetogetustoapointwherewccanmoveforward.

F.Sometimesyoucan'trepairwha:'shappened,butyoucanthinkabouttherelationshipmovingforward.

G.Butsincereapologiesbringahostofbenefitstothepersondeliveringthemessageandtheonereceivingit.

Passage2

Howmanytimeshaveyoushrunkyourselfbecauseyoufearbeingjudged?

Thereisaterminsocialpsychologycalledthe'spotlighteffect'.6Therealityisthateveryoneis

soconcernedabouttheirownlifethattheyrarelyspendmuchtimethinkingaboutours.

Ihaveafolderinmylaptopv/hereIkeepencouragingmessagesformyself.IwanttoshareoneIcomeback

tooften:Don'tletothersstandinthewayofyoursuccess.7Thesepeopleareeverywhere,andtheymay

feelimpactfulinthepresentmoment,but(heywillnotmattersoonenoughasyouprogressinyourjoumey.Thisis

yourlifesostoplettingotherpeopledecideittoryou.

8Wetellourselves"Ican'tdothis"or“Iamnotgoodenough^^or“thereistoomuchcompetition”.

1thinkit'sasignofcourageandconfidencetogofbrsomethingthatisscary,uncertain,anddifficult.So,Ifyour

heartissetondoingsomethingthatyoutrulybelievein-gofbrit.Ifitdoesn'twork,atleastyoutried.Findthe

strengthtoreallybelievethatyoubelongineveryroomyouwalkinto.Whatyouhavetosayisjustasimportantas

anyoneelseinthatroom.Mostimportantly,remindyourselfthatconfidencedoesn'thappeninleaps.9.

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Consciouslydotheworkeverydayuntilyoutrulybelievethatyoubelongineveryroomyouwalkinto.

Dothesameforyourselfasyoudoforothers—reflectonyourbestqualities,celebrateyourstrengths,make

yourselflaugh,treatyourselftothings,nurtureyourownhappiness.10Justremembertoserveyourself

fromtimetotimethesamewayyouserveothers.Totrulygivetheworldyourbest,youmustalsotreatyourselfas

yourbestself.

A.Theykeepmegroundedandfocused.

B.Itisslowlylearnedinsmallbabysteps.

C.Ifyou'renotreadytostepout,il'sfine.

D.Alotofustendtoplayitsafebecausewefearfailing.

E.Yourpositivelighthelpsthosearoundyoufeelcaredfor.

F.Itreferstoourtendencytooverestimateothers'attentiontous.

G.Therewillbemanypeoplewhowilldecideyoucan'tdosomething.

Passage3

Everysummerholiday,therearcalwaysmanydrowning（溺死）accidents.Especially,swimminginthewild

isextremelydangerous.11.Surprisingly,inmanydrowningaccidents,alargeproportion（比例）ofdrowning

deathsareabletoswim.

Themainreasonisthatpeoplewhocan'tswimhaveafearofwater.12.Butthepersonthatcanswim

isotherwise.13andlikestoenterwater,appearingoccasionallysoncrx'ousforunusualcondition.Ifnobody

rescues,accidentmayhappen.

14.Don'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthatdrowningdeathsaremostlyswimmers.Thetruthisthatthe

vastmajority（大部分的）ofaccidentaldrowningarethosewhocannotswim.Anextraskillwillgiveyouanextra

chancetosaveyourselfintheeventofanaccident.

Theimprovementofswimmingskillsliesinpractice.Theonlyproperplaceforpracticeisaswimmingpool

withcoachesandambulancepeoplepresent.

Goodadvicetopreventdrowning:15.

A.Heisnotafraidofwater

B.Swimmingisgoodforyourhealth

C.Mostaccidentshappenrightthere

D.Theydon'twanttogoneardangerouswaters

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E.Masterswimmingskillsandneverswiminthewild

F.However,wecannotthinklearningtoswimisuselessforthisreason

G.Commonswimmingstrokes（泳姿）arebreaststroke,freestyle,andbackstroke

Passage4

Iltakestimeloreallygettoknowsomeone,butfirstimpressionsoftendeterminewhethersomeoneiswilling

tospendmoretimelearningaboutyou.Infact,people'sfirstimpressionsaremadewiihinsevensecordsofmeeting

someonenew.16

Showrespect.Peoplewanttofeelrespectedbeforetheyshowyouthesamerespect.17Besureto

treateveryonearoundyouwell,becauseitshowsalotaboutwhoyouarc.

Beenthusiastic.18Don'tbeafraidtoshowthatyouarcinterestedinsomeone.Infact,peopleoften

seepassion（激情）asacharmingsignofstrengthandinspiration.Showingyourenthusiasmbysmilingorusing

friendlyhumorwillmakeyouseemeasygoing.

19Bodylanguageisasimportantasyourwordstofirstimpressions.Makesureyourpostureisgood,

makestrongeyecantact（眼神接觸）andtrytoexpressyourinterestinothers.

Trytoavoidthebaddays.Ifsomethingunfortunatehappens,youdon'thavelofollowascheduledmeetingon

theday.20Letthemknowyoudon'twantunfavorablethingstoaffectthem.It'llshowyourabilityto

communicateeffectively.

A.Makeothersfeellucky.

B.Instead,youcansetanothertime.

C.Payattentiontoyourbodylanguage.

D.Showinterestinthepersonyoumeet.

E.Whenyougooutfordinner,bepolitetowaiters.

F.Bepoliteandshowmannerswith“please”and“thankyou”.

G.Herearesometipsonhowtomakeagoodfirstimpression.

Passage5

Forgetprivacy,younginternetuserswanttobetracked

Oneverysmartphonetheresitsatracker'sparadise（樂(lè)園）oflocationdatareadytobeshared.21And

thistechismarketedasconvenient,notfrightening.

Whatisanacceptablelevelofonlinesurveillance（監(jiān)視）？Ihadassumedweallagreedthattheidealwasnone.

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22Aquickenquiryonmyfriendsfoundthatthosewhowere,likeme,intheir40sandoldereitherhadnoidea

theycouldusetheirphoneinthiswayorhadrelativelylittleinterestindoingso.Butfriendsadecadeorsoyounger

allseemtobetrackingoneanotheratwill.Theydon'tfindtheideaofmonitoringorbeingmonitoredinthisway

upsetting.Theysayitmakesthemfeelsafer.

23Itisjustthattheyarerealisticabouttheprivacythatisavailable.Theyknowthatifyouowna

smartphoneanddon'lwanttodisableusefulthingslikemaps,thenyourlocationisalreadybeingwatched.Ifapp

creators,smartphonemakersandadcompaniesarealreadytrackingyourlocation,thenwhynotsharetheinformation

withpeopleyouknow?

Ifyouwanttostarttrackingthepeopleyouknow,thentherearcsomerulesinvolved.It'sfinetousetracking

tocheckthatafriendhasgothomesafelyattheendofanightout.forexample,butnottosurprisethemonthestreet.

Andthinkcarefullyaboutwhomyousharedatawith.24

Locationtrackingasasafetymeasure,particularlyforelderlyparentsandchildren,isappealing.25

Onceyougrowcomfortablesharingyourlocationwithyourfamilyandfriends,perhapsonedayyou'llbehappyto

shareitwithyouremployerorevengovernmentagencies.

A.Itisforfamilyandclosefriendsonly,notnewdates.

B.Butthetruthishowpopularitisdependsonyourage.

C.Locationsharinghasbeenaroundformorethanadecade.

D.Theriskisthatifyoudoittoooften,itwillbehardtoturnarounci.

E.Afterall,noonewillfinditcomfortabletobewatchedall(hetime.

F.Thisisnotbecausetheyareblindtotheimportanceofonlineprivacy.

G.Locationtrackingissoprecisethatitcanlocateonepersoninacrowd.

話題3語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)

Passage1

LearnhowtoimprovespokenEnglishwithourfivequicktips.

Repeatthelanguage!

Repeatwordsandsentencesoverandoveragainuntilyoucansaythemreallyfluently.1Themoreyou

sayit,themoreitbecomesfixedinyourbrain,andthenlaterwhenyou'respeaking,it'llcomeoutnaturally.

2

First,writeoutinnoteformthestoryyouwanttotell,andthenusingthosenotes,practisetellingthestory.

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Nowthisstorycouldbesomethingthathappenedtoyouorfromamagazine.Justchoosewhateveryouwant,and

practisetellingit.

Memoriselanguage!

3Youcandothisbywritingthemout,orbyspeakingthemoutloudsothatyou'llbespeakingnormally.

Andthemoreyoudothis,themorethey'llstickinyourmind.

Simultaneous（同步的）speaking!

Simultaneousspeaking-itsoundsditYicultbutit\quiteeasy.Andit'ssomethingaseasyas,youtakeanaudio

/7/e］音頻文件），andyoulistenalongtoit,andasyoulistentoit,youreaditatthesametime.4So,you're

tryingtocopytheintonationthepronunciation,theword（重音）,andthesentencestress.

Practiseformingquestions!

Lookatasentenceandseeifyoucanchangethatintoaquestion.5So.forexample,whenseeingthe

scmcncc,"She'sseentheyouneedtochangeitintothequestion,uIIassheseenthefilm?”Andthemoreyou

dothis,themorefluentandquickeryou'llgetatmakingquestions.

A.ListentoEnglish!

B.Practisetellingstories!

C.Butyoucanreadyourcoursebookoramagazine.

D.Tryandrememberasmanyphrasesandexpressionsasyoucan.

E.Makingquestionsisquitediflicultifyouhaven'tbeenpractisingit.

F.Forexample,say“Iwenttotheshops,Iwenttotheshops^^repeatedly.

G.Andasyoureadit,youtrytosayitat（hesamelimeastheotherpersonspeaking.

Passage2

Englishisoneofthemostwidelyspokenlanguages—itisguessedthatnearlyIwobillionpeopleworldwide

canspeakEnglishatthelevelofproficiency（熟練）inusage.6AreportbytheBritishCouncilshowsthe

importanceoftheEnglishlanguagetotheworld.7ItalsorecognizeshowbeingabletospeakEnglishcan

giveindividualsalargeadvantageoverothers.IfyouwanttoknowwhyyoushouldlearnEnglish,readon.

8BecauseofthenumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld,manyinternationalcompanieschoose

Englishastheirlanguageforbusinessuse.Well-knowncompaniesarcusingEnglishintheworkplaceandit'snota

momenttoosoon.Usingthelanguageishelpingthemtomakecommunicationeasierandmaketheirbusinessesmore

efficient.

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TheideaoflearningEnglishhaswidelybeenacceptedasthebestpractice.Someprogramsareinplaceto

promotethis,suchasthe“RighttoReadMcampaign（運(yùn)動(dòng)）inIndia.9TheylistentoavoicewithanIndian

accentreadingfromtheirtextbook,andeveryspokenwordisshoweconalargescreen.

Becausethelanguageisunderstoodinmanypartsoftheworld,beingabletospeakEnglishcangivetravellers

confidenceandhelpthemintegrate（融入）intotheculture.ImaginevisitingtheShardinLondon,ortheChrysler

BuildinginNewYorkandbeingabletointeractwiththelocalsintheirnativelanguage.10

A.MasteringEnglishmakesonemorelikelytobeacceptedwhenseekingnewjobs.

B.ThatmeanstheycanholdaconversationwithotherEnglish-speakingpeople.

C.Thesatisfactionbringsaboutfurtherlearning.

D.Suchvisitingwillprovidelearnerswithinterestingexperiences.

E.Itsaysnon-nativespeakersarefarmorethannativespeakers.

F.Studentssitinstate-of-the-artcomputerlabstolearnhowtomasterEnglish.

G.There'remanyotherreasonswhystudyingEnglishtodayisasmartchoice.

Passage3

EnglishCanMakeYouConHdenl

It'struewhattheysay,thatEnglishcanimproveyourlife.Itmakesyousmarterandhelpsyoumeetpeople

andearnmoremoney,amongotherthings.11

Imagineyou'reinanEnglishclass.12Youfinishedtwominutesago,andnowthepeopleroundyou

areaskingyouforhelp.Youknowalltheanswers,andfeelrespectedandadmired.

You'reflyingbackfromyourvacationandseethatthepersonnexttoyouisreadinganAmericannewspaper.

13"Theenginesareawfullyloud,aren'tthey?”yousay."Yeah.Itfeelsliketheairplanemightbreakintopieces

anymoment,helaughs.Theconversationlakesoffandyoutakeparteasily,andenjoyyourself.Yougetofftheplane

smiling.Whatagreatflight!

14Youdecide（oreadabookinEnglishtopassthetime.Othersonthebusnotice,andlookatyouwith

admiration.TheywouldliketobeabletoreadEnglish,butcan't.Youfeelsatisfied,andaregladyouputthetime

intolearningthelanguage.

You'reataninternationalairport.Youwalkquickly,andlookconfident.15Youknowthaiftherewere

anyproblemsyoucouldeasilycommunicatewiththeairportstaffintheirownlanguage.Youwalk