二、按要求完成句子,一空一词(含缩写词)。
1. We usually take the bus to school. (用 by 改写句子) We usually ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.
2. 一步一步来,永不放弃。(汉译英) Take action ______ ______ ______ and never give up.
3. 这是一篇查尔斯·狄更斯写的短篇小说。(汉译英) This is a short ______ ______ ______ Charles Dickens.
4. I will finish reading this interesting book before next Friday. (改为同义句) I will finish reading this interesting book ______ ______ ______.
5. We can improve our writing skills by keeping diaries in English. (对画线部分提问) ______ ______ ______ improve your writing skills?

2. “一步一步来”常见表达是“step by step”。
3. “短篇小说”是“short story”，“由……写的”用“written by”，这里用过去分词作后置定语修饰“story”。
4. “before next Friday”意思是“在下周五之前”，“in less than a week”表示“不到一周内”，在语义上相近，可作为同义表达。
5. 对“by keeping diaries in English”（通过用英语写日记）提问，是问方式，用“how”，原句有情态动词“can”，变疑问句时把“can”提前，第一人称“we”变为第二人称“you”。
1. go to school by bus 2. step by step 3. story written by 4. in less than a week 5. How can you

一、阅读下面短文,从方框内的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A. be born with B. be connected with C. look up D. pay attention to E. read aloud
My mother tells me English and French have a lot in common. I think it's very fun, so I start to learn French. I 1. ______ every morning to practice my pronunciation. Some French words don't pronounce “h”, either! That's interesting! I often 2. ______ words in the dictionary to know about their meanings and uses. Later, I 3. ______ some words like “restaurant” and “café” and find that their spellings are almost the same as those in English. There are also some similarities in grammar and punctuation(标点符号). French learning really can 4. ______ English learning in many ways. Now I learn French very well. My friends even say I must 5. ______ a talent for languages!

2. 结合“in the dictionary to know about their meanings and uses”可知，是在字典里查找单词，“look up”有“查找”的意思，所以选C。
3. 由“find that their spellings are almost the same as those in English”可知，是关注一些单词后发现拼写和英语里的几乎一样，“pay attention to”表示“注意，关注”，所以选D。
4. 前文提到法语和英语有很多共同之处，这里说法语学习在很多方面能和英语学习联系起来，“be connected with”意为“与……有联系”，所以选B。
5. 朋友说“我”一定天生就有语言天赋，“be born with”表示“天生具有”，所以选A。
1. E 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A

二、完形填空。
I am Li Fei. I had learned English for 11 years, but I knew few English idioms(习语). Last year, I went to study in America. Then I met some problems when I had 1 with Americans. I didn't know what they meant if they used some “strange” 2. One day, I asked my roommate Kevin, “Can we play soccer tomorrow?” He answered, “Let's play it by ear.” I was 3. “Ears can play soccer?!” Then Kevin explained it to me 4, “It means let's see how things go. Maybe we can't play soccer tomorrow because the weather report says it will be 5.” He was always nice to me. Last October, I took the train to California. Beside me sat a young man. When he knew I was Chinese, he asked me some 6 about the Great Wall. I told him, “The Great Wall is more than 20,000 kilometers long.” The man said, “You don't say.” I looked at him with surprise. “He is 7,” I thought. Later, I knew he meant “Really?” Once, I was invited to my 8 home. I felt nervous. Then his mother said to me, “Break the ice, please.” I 9, “You didn't give me any ice.” Later he told me his mother meant I could make myself relaxed in their home. From then on, I realized English idioms had special meanings. It was not 10 to translate (翻译) them word by word.
() 1. A. connections B. conversations C. arguments
() 2. A. expressions B. descriptions C. imaginations
() 3. A. active B. excited C. shocked
() 4. A. angrily B. patiently C. hurriedly
() 5. A. rainy B. sunny C. cloudy
() 6. A. secrets B. changes C. knowledge
() 7. A. brave B. strange C. creative
() 8. A. pal's B. cousin's C. teacher's
() 9. A. repeated B. refused C. wondered
() 10. A. easy B. wise C. interesting

1. B；2. A；3. C；4. B；5. A；6. C；7. B；8. A；9. C；10. B