Question

[1]Your vacabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. Your active vocabulary contains the words you understand and use in speech and in print, and your passive vocabulary includes the words you do not use but understand. Although children learn more new words than adults, the vocabulary of an adult is not fixed and can be increased. Improve your language skills with daily exposure to new words, their pronunciations and meanings.

[2]______. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow. Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

[3]Find a new word every day．If you do not encounter an unfamiliar word in your daily reading，use your dictionary to search for one．

[4]Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word you encounter．Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary，you must be able to use it in speech．

[5]Explain the meaning of the word so that you can connect it to something memorable．Use imagery and personal relevance(關(guān)聯(lián))．If you have just learned that the word“obstinate”means stubborn and unyielding，think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car．Imagine him shaking his head，and think of him as obstinate in his refusal．

[6]Use your new word in speech and in writing．Tell a friend about your boss obstinately refusing to reschedule your vacation time．E-mail your sister about how your cat is obstinate about sleeping on your pillow．The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem clumsy and forced，but the more you use it，the more fluent you will become in its use．Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary．

[7]Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary．Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is，or to ask for the definition of a new word you have used．The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone，the more likely you are to remember it．

1.What is the passage mainly about?(no more than 6 words)

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2.What’s the purpose of the example of the word“obstinate”in Paragraph 5?(no more than 20 words)

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 4 words)

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4.What should we do if there is no unfamiliar word in our daily reading?(no more than 7 words)

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5.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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Answer 1

1.How to enlarge/increase our/your vocabulary

2. to tell us /show how to use imaginary and personal relevance to explain the meaning of a word.

3.Read every day/ Read often

4.Use your dictionary to search for one

5.New word

【解析】

試題分析：

1.這一篇文章的主旨大意是如何擴展詞匯量。

2.舉例的目的是要我們用聯(lián)想或關(guān)聯(lián)法來解釋詞義幫助記憶。

3.下文說到讀得越多，記得越多。

4.根據(jù)第三段If you do not encounter an unfamiliar word in your daily reading，use your dictionary to search for one得知。

5.根據(jù)Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary，you must be able to use it in speech要想增加一個詞匯，你必須能在會話中使用這個新詞。