跟蹤導練（一）3

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Every country tends to （趨向于） accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others， as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately， our picture of other people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted （扭曲的） one.

Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gets this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information collected from other sources！ How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all！

Differences between peoples do， of course， exist and， one hopes， will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike， and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs （事件）. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel， there might be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be， at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of living beings from themselves.

1. Why does one country tend to criticize the way of life of another？

A. Theyre not normal.

B. Theyre distorted.

C. Theyre similar to each other.

D. Theyre different from its own.

2. When one travels in a foreign country and learns its language he will ___ .

A. find out what its people like

B. like its inhabitants and their language

C. know the country and its people better

D. argue in favor of this country and the language

3. The knowledge one gets by traveling in a foreign country is often ___ .

A. the second-hand information

B. got from arguments about the country

C. different from what one believed before traveling

D. collected from other sources instead of its inhabitants

B

Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse？ What was the name of the movie you saw last week？ The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body， not in your short-term memory bank.

Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The “B” could stand for “brain” if youre one of many with limited instant memory. And the number one source of that vitamin is sunflower seeds （種子）.

Even when youre sleeping or relaxing， your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two percent of your total body weight， it uses up to 30% of the calories （卡路里） you take in each day. For it to work properly， it must be fed. Even if youre not a breakfast eater， that meal is the best way to prepare your brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it， a glass of milk， and an orange， might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle （肌肉） to that hungry， demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory， and that is found in eggs， meats and nuts. In Chinese culture， walnuts are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture， if you keep those two important organs in good working order youll live longer.

However forgetful you are， just keep in mind the letter “B”， which will help you to “bear in mind almost everything” even on those days when lifes challenges are sending you in a billion directions.

4. The underlined word “muffin” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to a kind of ___ .

A. menu B. dinner

C. calorie D. cookie

5. In the passage， Chinese culture is mentioned to ___ .

A. support the idea of long life

B. tell readers to protect the two organs

C. show the importance of vitamin B-1

D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds

6. What can we conclude from the passage？

A. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.

B. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.

C. It doesnt make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.

D. Lifes challenges have no effect on our memory， if dealt with in a proper way.

7. What could be the best title for the passage？

A. Memory Loss of Human

B. Vitamin B-2 and Memory

C. Forgetful？ But not Brain

D. Chinese Culture of Long Life

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一詞，有兩個詞是多余的。

amount chat fair financial interest

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1. Dont ____ him， for he looks honest but hes really a snake in the grass.

2. He came round last week and we ____ for a while.

3. He sent me four fifty-dollar ____ to buy his wife a present.

4. Ray is a complicated， ____ man behind the joking front.

5. Nowadays， he has turned to crosstalk because it appears as if he has lost ____ in film.

6. The server is designed to store huge ____ of data.

7. The kid who has ____ the most money is going to win a family pass to Wonderland.

8. The little boy ____ on the rope tied to a tall tree.

下列各句均有1個錯誤，請改正。

1. A great amount of money have been set aside by his father. ____

2. I dont place any trust on Amys promises because she often tells lies without consideration. ____

3. I found Lina watched the window when passing by her. ____

4. He has a large amount of money while I have large number of books. ____

1. 他們偶爾提高嗓門時，我們聽到了他們的一些談話。

2. 他對這場足球比賽已不感興趣，但還是決定看到終場。

3. 學生們站在路邊為窮人籌款。（用動詞-ing形式）

4. 有決心成功的人從來不說“不可能”。

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

This week， we talk about the application process for American colleges and universities. This is Part Eight in our Foreign Student Series. Earlier， we explained how to begin a search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world. We also discussed the rules for entering the United States. 1

But if your goal is to come to the United States to study， then it is time to make a list of colleges of universities that interest you. 2 Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools.

Some students want to attend a small college. Others want to go to a big university. That university in Columbus， Ohio， in the Midwest， has almost fifty-two thousand students. There are students this year from around one hundred and fifty countries. Ohio State provides international students with an application on its website. 3 Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment.

Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs online. You should start on your applications at least two years before you want to begin studies. 4

But answering all the questions is not enough. Another important step is taking admissions tests. The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take. 5 Colleges and universities may also require international students to take the TOEFL—the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

A. Another one is the ACT.

B. Be sure to choose more than one.

C. Completing a college application can take some time.

D. You can pay the application charge online with a credit card.

E. And we talked about programs that can be completed online.

F. If a really big university appeals to you， then there are ones like Ohio State.

G. If you have a general question for our Foreign Student Series， write to special@voanews.com.

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I never thought Id be a “runner”. I was the girl who 1

slowest in my class. A few years ago， I was walking with a group of 2 in the race for the cure， which was designed to 3 money for the fight against breast cancer， when one lady caught my 4 .

She was close to seventy years old and was one of the weakest women Ive ever seen， 5 a T-shirt with the word—Survivor. It seemed as if she could even be 6 down by a soft wind. However， she was running. And she was even 7 me and some of my friends. She ran 8 but determinedly. Right at that moment， I 9 that in the next race for the cure Id be running along with her.

A week later， I 10 running on the treadmill （跑步機）. Three minutes after I started， I 11 as if my legs were broken. I had to slow down to a walk. But 12 I thought of the woman at the race， I kept it up. I was able to go a little 13

each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later， I was again at the 14 for the cure. When the race started， the other runners passed me. I 15 if Id be able to do it. Then， I 16 the brave woman. I ran as fast as I could until I 17 crossed the finish line. I had just 18 my first race！ I looked down at my legs， amazed. They had done something Id never thought 19 . I have never felt 20 at that moment. And I knew I wanted to do it again.

1. A. moved B. walked C. ran D. swam

2. A. patients B. teachers C. workers D. friends

3. A. raise B. pay C. make D. save

4. A. hand B. eye C. arm D. ear

5. A. holding B. wearing C. waving D. pulling

6. A. turned B. taken C. blown D. knocked

7. A. passing B. watching C. greeting D. calling

8. A. eagerly B. happily C. slowly D. anxiously

9. A. agreed B. learned C. explained D. decided

10. A. practiced B. stopped C. meant D. imagined

11. A. felt B. looked C. seemed D. pretended

12. A. if B. unless C. since D. when

13. A. faster B. longer C. better D. farther

14. A. meeting B. race C. hospital D. moment

15. A. checked B. guessed C. asked D. wondered

16. A. recognized B. saw C. remembered D. understood

17. A. easily B. excitedly C. finally D. hurriedly

18. A. finished B. begun C. entered D. missed

19. A. good B. right C. necessary D. possible

20. A. easier B. stronger C. luckier D. safer